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Course Title

Fall 2017

ENEE, 2700,45987, 3 credit hours

Instructor: Vahid Disfani, Ph.D.

Email and Phone Number: 423-425-4354 Vahid-disfani@utc.edu

Office: EMCS 333

Office Hours: MW 08:30–11:30am & 3:00–5:00pm or by appointment

Course Meeting Days, Times, and Location: TR 09:25–10:40am, EMCS 232

Course Catalog Description: Introduction to analysis of electrical circuits. Fundamental electrical system

components. Kirchhoff’s laws. Resistive circuit analysis. Circuit theorems. Operational amplifiers. Response of first

and second order circuits. Sinusoidal steady-state circuit analysis.

Course Pre/Co Requisites: Differential Equations (MATH 2450) and Electricity and Magnetism (PHYS 2310) or

department head approval. Students who enroll without the required prerequisites may be administratively dropped

anytime during the semester, and may forfeit their fees. Differential course fee will be assessed.

Course Student Learning Outcomes: Students completing ENEE 2700 will demonstrate a systematic approach to:

• An ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering.

• An ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs.

• An ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems.

General Education Statement: The purpose of ENEE 2700 is to introduce you to the fundamental principles of

electronic circuit analysis and design. The material in this course is the historical basis of electrical engineering, and

the foundation for the design of all computer, medical, audio, video, power, and wireless electronics systems. During

this semester, you will learn exactly the same techniques (using linear algebra and basic calculus) that experienced

engineers used to design your laptop and your cell phone (to name two examples). By the end of the semester, you

will be able to analyze the behavior of any electrical device or circuit that can be described using a linear model.

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Required Course Materials: The purpose of ENEE 2700 is to introduce you to the fundamental principles of

electronic circuit analysis and design. The material in this course is the historical basis of electrical engineering, and

the foundation for the design of all computer, medical, audio, video, power, and wireless electronics systems. During

this semester, you will learn exactly the same techniques (using linear algebra and basic calculus) that experienced

engineers used to design your laptop and your cell phone (to name two examples). By the end of the semester, you

will be able to analyze the behavior of any electrical device or circuit that can be described using a linear model.

Text: Fundamentals of Electric Circuits, by Alexander & Sadiku, 6th Edition, ISBN: 9780078028229

UTC Learn: ENEE 2700 uses the UTCLearn Blackboard system to post announcements, assignments, quiz solutions.

To access, with your UTCID and password, go to http://utclearn.utc.edu/

Handouts: Lab and computer exercises, supplemental readings, worksheets, and handouts at instructor's Discretion

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Supplemental Learning Resources:

• Connect/LearnSmart by McGraw Hill

• Schaum’s Outline of Basic Circuit Analysis by John O’Malley

• Schaum’s Outline of Electric Circuits by Mahmood Nahvi and Joseph Edministeris

• Introduction to PSpice, Nilsson and Riedel

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Technology Requirements for Course: Using MATLAB is encouraged and will assist you in solving equations on

both homework assignments and exams. Utilizing PSpice 9.1 or LTspice IV are encouraged, not required, to simulate,

analyze, and design circuits on some homework assignments.

Technology Skills Required for Course: Basic knowledge of MATLAB, PSpice, and LTspice IV will help you

better understand the concepts and do better in homework and projects assigned in this course.

Technology Support: If you have problems with your UTC email account or with UTC Learn, contact IT Solutions

Center at 423-425-4000 or email itsolutions@utc.edu.

Course Assessments and Requirements:

Grading Scales:

Homework 10%

Quizzes 15%

Two midterm exams 40%

Final Exam (Comprehensive) 35%

Course Grading:

Course Grading Policy: The grading scale is A (100-90), B (89-80), C (79-70), D (69-60), F (Under 60).

Instructor Grading and Feedback Response Time: Returned works will be graded in at most two weeks

from their due dates. Students’ emails will be replied by the instructors and TAs in 48 hours.

Course and Institutional Policies:

Homework:

• It isz to your advantage to do all of the homework problems listed in the syllabus as a minimum.

• When you do not have time to do all the problems, set up a few to see if you understand how to start

the problem and the general procedure to finish it. If you do not, you have questions for the next class!

• Engineering requires a disciplined approach to problem solving. Practice solving your problems in an

organized manner. The following method will be required for exams, quizzes and homework that is

turned in:

o Draw clear circuit diagrams. You may want to write on them as you find results.

o Identify what you're asked to find and its basic definition.

o Identify what you're given.

o Identify an approach.

o Don't skip steps. Be careful with your algebra!

o Clearly identify your solution.

• This organized manner of problem solving will help you better prepare for exams, solve problems on

the exams, and will also help in problem solving for other courses.

• Working together on homework (with students currently enrolled in the course) is highly

encouraged.

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Homework is generally assigned each week and is due at the beginning of the class noted on the assignment.

Also note that a section of Review Questions is located at the end of each chapter, but the homework is

assigned from the Problems section that follows. Don’t work review questions instead of chapter problems

by mistake.

All homework assignments must follow the format below. Homework assignments that fail to follow this

format may lose points or be returned with a grade of zero by your TA!

• Complete your assignment on engineering paper only. Write only on one side of the paper (the side

without the grid). Start each new problem on a new page (two short problems per page are allowed

if space permits).

• Write your name at the top of each sheet of paper.

• Work must be presented in a neat and orderly style. The TA will not grade illegible problems. Answers

without supporting work, even if correct, will receive a grade of zero.

• Circle or underline your answers to make them easy for the graders to find.

• Staple the completed assignment, fold it vertically, and write the following information on the outside

of the assignment in the upper right hand corner:

Name

ENEE 2700, Section #

Homework #

Date

YOU MUST TURN IN YOUR HOMEWORK ON TIME!

Late assignments (time denoted in each assignment) will not be accepted. (However, your two lowest homework grades

will be dropped at the end of the semester.) Homework grades become final one week after the graded homework is returned.

Computer Exercises: Computer exercises include circuit simulations and graphing functions. For some, you

will be required to draw a circuit, solve for certain variables, print your results, and answer questions at the end

of the handout. For others, you will be required to graph a function using the graphing software of your choice

(MATLAB, Mathematic, Excel etc.). You may work with any student currently enrolled in the course.

Documentation: All help received on work submitted for grading must be documented. Assistance from any

student, TA, instructor, or other sources of information must be identified. There is an academic penalty for poor

documentation.

Quizzes: Quizzes need not be announced in advance. Quizzes are often based on assigned homework

problems.

Study Journal and Course Notebook: The purpose of the journal is to examine your study skills, particularly

in this course. The exercise is designed to help you improve your study skills and possibly test taking skills.

Due dates will be announced.

Course Notebooks: All graded work (or copies) MUST be kept in a manila envelope, and turned in on the last

day of class to receive a passing grade in this course. Work will be available for pickup at beginning of next

semester. Non-picked up work will be destroyed afterward.

Exams: All exams will be closed book. An equation sheet is allowed.

Late/Missing Work Policy: Late homework will NOT be accepted. Make-up quizzes and exams are NOT given.

In cases of excused absences (e.g. illness, family emergency, participation in UTC varsity athletics, etc.), your

remaining quizzes/exams will be weighted to compensate for the missed quiz/exam. If you cannot take a

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quiz/exam, you must contact your instructor in advance of the quiz/exam, not afterwards. An unexcused absence

from a quiz/exam will result in a grade of zero. All grades become final one week after being returned.

Student Conduct Policy: As a UTC student, it is your responsibility to read and understand the guidelines of the

Honor Code. The UTC Honor Code can be found in the student handbook at: http://www.utc.edu/dean-

students/pdfs/academics.pdf. The UTC Honor Code policy for ENEE 2700 is straightforward: Do not turn in any

work in ENEE 2700 unless it is your work and yours alone. All work must be individual work unless otherwise

stated. This policy will be observed for all quizzes and exams. The instructor reserves the right to submit papers

to the UTC Learn (Blackboard) text-matching software (SafeAssign) for review and analysis of originality and

intellectual integrity. If the results of the review indicate academic dishonesty, disciplinary action may be taken

against the student as outlined in the UTC Student Handbook. Everyone in this class is intelligent and mature

enough to know the difference between exchanging ideas (teamwork) and outright copying of another student’s

work (plagiarism). If you don’t put your own mental and physical effort into an assignment, it’s simply not yours

to turn in. It is your responsibility to resolve any ambiguities about this policy by speaking to your instructor prior

to turning in an assignment. All cases of provable academic misconduct in ENEE 2700 will be reported through

the UTC Honor System.

Examples of acceptable forms of collaboration in this course:

• Discussion of the general approach taken to solve the problem with members of your study group.

• Comparison of your answers or results to the answers or results of other members in your study group

without comparing the entire written solution.

Examples of unacceptable forms of collaboration in this course:

• Copying a student's work verbatim, or allowing your own work to be copied verbatim.

• Creating a “co-authored” homework solution with one or more students that results in each student

turning in an identical solution.

• Copying all or part of another student's computer files (if part of an assignment), or allowing your own

computer files to be copied.

• Any communication between students during a quiz or exam, including cellular, wireless, or infrared

means.

During exams, you will be allowed to run MATLAB on your laptop computer. No other software can be run, and

all wireless access must be turned off. The use of any other stored data, formulas, or software on laptop computers

or scientific calculators during examinations will be considered a violation of the UTC Honor Code.

Honor Code Pledge: I pledge that I will neither give nor receive unauthorized aid on any test or assignment. I

understand that plagiarism constitutes a serious instance of unauthorized aid. I further pledge that I exert every

effort to ensure that the Honor Code is upheld by others and that I will actively support the establishment and

continuance of a campus-wide climate of honor and integrity.

Course Attendance Policy: Regular class attendance is strongly encouraged. Lecture may consist of hand-

written notes, PowerPoint slides, and in-class activities. You are responsible for all course handouts, assignments,

announcements, and material covered in each lecture. Your prompt arrival is appreciated. Note that late arrivals

cannot turn in homework. Eating and smoking are prohibited in the classroom. Drinks are permitted, provided

they are kept in cans, cups with lids, or spill-proof containers. Please turn off or silence all cell phones prior to

entering the classroom.

Course Participation/Contribution: Past experience has shown that a student who does all of the following will

usually make at least a "C"

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• Attends class regularly, arrives on time, pays attention, and takes good notes.

• Turns in all the assigned homework, and makes an honest attempt to work every problem without using a

solutions manual.

• Completes the scheduled reading assignment before the lecture.

• Takes all the exams, and begins studying at least a week in advance for each exam.

• Meets with an instructor in case of questions and attends help sessions on a regular basis.

Course Learning Evaluation: Course evaluations are an important part of our efforts to continuously improve the

learning experience at UTC. Toward the end of the semester, you will receive a link to evaluations and are expected

to complete them. We value your feedback and appreciate you taking time to complete the anonymous evaluations.

Accommodation Statement: If you are a student with a disability (e.g. physical, learning, psychiatric, vision, hearing,

etc.) and think that you might need special assistance or special accommodations in this class or any other class, call

the Disability Resource Center (DRC) at 425-4006 or come by the office, 108 University Center.

Counseling Statement: If you find that you are struggling with stress, feeling depressed or anxious, having difficulty

choosing a major or career, or have time management difficulties which are adversely impacting your successful

progress at UTC, please contact the Counseling and Personal Development Center at 425-4438 or go to

utc.edu/counseling for more information.

End Result: This course is a foundation electrical engineering course. It stresses the engineering problem solving

method using electrical engineering concepts. A good understanding of the basic concepts, tools, techniques of circuit

analysis, and system design will be invaluable as you continue engineering studies. The drill problems and homework

are just two ways to practice what you learn. Do as much as you can and ask questions freely. Good luck!

Course Calendar/Schedule: See below.

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Tentative Course Schedule:

Week Start Date Topic Chapter

1 08/21/2017 - Basic concepts

- Circuit active elements (V, I)

- Circuit passive elements (R, L, C)

- Charge conservation. Kirchoff's Current and Voltage

Laws

Chp. 1, pp. 3-23

Chp. 2, pp. 35-43

Chp. 2, pp. 30-35

Chp. 6, pp. 215-230

2 08/28/2017 - Complex numbers

- Sinusoids

- Phasors

- Phasor relationships for circuit elements

- Impedance (Z) and admittance (Y)

Appendix B

Chp. 9, pp. 369-403

Chp. 10, pp. 413-441

3 09/04/2017 - Kirchhoff’s current law (KCL)

- Kirchhoff’s voltage law (KVL)

- Voltage division

- Current division

Chp. 2, pp. 43-52, 58-66

Chp. 6, pp. 218-233

4 09/11/2017 Steady-state circuit analysis

- Nodal analysis

Chp. 3, pp. 81-93

Chp. 10, pp. 413-441

5 09/18/2017 Steady-state circuit analysis

- Mesh analysis

Chp. 3, pp. 93-113

Chp. 10, pp. 413-441

6 09/25/2017 Examination I

7 10/02/2017 Steady-state circuit analysis

- Circuit analysis tools

Chp. 4, pp. 127-138

Chp. 10, pp. 413-441

8 10/09/2017 Steady-state circuit analysis

- Circuit analysis tools

Chp. 4, pp. 139-148

Chp. 4, pp. 150-161

Chp. 10, pp. 413-441

9 10/16/2017 Steady-state circuit analysis

- Operational amplifier

Chp. 5, pp. 175-185

Chp. 10, pp. 413-441

10 10/30/2017 -Transient circuit analysis

-First-order circuits

Chp. 7, pp. 253-265, 273-

284

11 11/06/2017 -Transient circuit analysis

-First-order circuits

Chp. 7, pp. 265-273, 284-

289, 299-300

12 11/13/2017 -Transient circuit analysis

-Second-order circuits

Chp. 8, pp. 313-326

13 11/20/2017 Examination II

14 11/27/2017 -Transient circuit analysis

-Second-order circuits

Chp. 8, pp. 326-331

15 12/04/2017 Review and Final Examination