ECS2310

Circuit theory I

G K Cambrell

4 points
* 26 lectures, 12 tutorials and 12 laboratory hours
* First semester
* Clayton
* Prerequisites: ECS1310 or ENG1301 at PI level, MAT1920 or ENG1603, PHS1810 or ENG1802, and PHS1820 or ENG1803 at PI level
* Corequisites: ECS2320 and MAT2910

Objectives The student is expected to acquire fundamental skills in circuit formulation, circuit analysis and computer-aided simulation in both the time domain and the frequency domain.

Synopsis Measurement errors and their estimation. Lumped circuits and circuit components: ideal lumped circuit elements and analogies, independent and dependent sources, ideal transformers and gyrators. Introduction to the computer program SPICE. First-order and second-order circuits: zero-input response and zero-state response, complete response. Node and mesh analysis of linear time-invariant (LTIV) circuits: impulse, step and ramp responses. Sinusoidal steady-state response of LTIV circuits: phasor representation, phasor diagrams, network functions and frequency response, complex power and power factor. Coupled circuits and coupling elements: circuits with dependent sources, transformers and gyrators. Network theorems: superposition, Thevenin's and Norton's theorems, maximum power transfer. Network graphs and analysis: nodes and branches as linear graphs, cut-sets and loops, node analysis and mesh analysis, trees, cut-set analysis and loop analysis, proper trees and state equations for LTIV networks.

Assessment Examination (2 hours): 70%
* Mid-semester test: 10%
* Laboratory work: 20%

Prescribed texts

Pang K K Introductory circuit theory Dept Electrical and Computer Systems Engineering, Mi-tec, 1998

Recommended texts

Desoer C A and Kuh E S Basic circuit theory McGraw-Hill, 1988
Nilsson J W and Riedel S A Electric circuits 5th edn, Addison-Wesley, 1996
Tuinenga P W SPICE: A guide to circuit simulation and analysis using PSPICE (with IBM-PC 3.5" disks) 2nd edn, Prentice-Hall, 1992