University of Rhode Island
ELE 212 - Linear Circuit Theory

Kirchoff’s Laws, DC-resistive networks, dependent sources, natural and forced response of first- and second-order circuits, sinusoidal steady-state response, phasors, AC power. (Lecture 3 credits)

This course is usually taken concurrently with ELE215 Linear Circuits Laboratory.

Some specifics for Summer 2009:

Instructor: Peter F. Swaszek
Office hours: mornings before class or by appt.
Class times: MTWR 10-11:45 am
Location: Kirk 212
Text: Introductory Circuits for Electrical and Computer Engineering by J. W. Nilsson and S. A. Riedel, Prentice Hall, 2002, 0-13-019855-2

Useful links:

textbook errata

syllabus

Topics with details:

1. Circuit variables, circuit elements, Ohm's and Kirchhoff Laws (all of chapter 1):
   Lecture highlights, example problems, answers to selected problems
   
2. Resistive circuits: series and parallel, voltage and current division,
   source transformations, superposition (all of chapter 2):
   Lecture highlights, example problems, answers to selected problems
   
3. Resistive circuits: node and mesh analysis, Thevenin/Norton models,
   maximum power transfer (all of chapter 3):
   Answers to selected problems , node analysis highlights, mesh analysis highlights, Thevinin and power highlights
4. Inductors and capacitors, definitions (all of chapter 5):
   Lecture highlights, answers to selected problems
   
5. Natural and step response of RLC circuits (all of chapter 6):
   Lecture highlights, answers to selected problems
   
6. Op amps (all of chapter 4):
   Lecture highlights, answers to selected problems
   
7. Steady state analysis, phasors (sections 7.1-7.8):
   Lecture highlights, answers to selected problems &larr we are here
   
8. AC power (sections 7.9-7.11):
   Lecture highlights &larr we will cover this on wednesday June 17