ECE 2040 - Linear Electric Circuits
Fall 2024

Course Material Overview

The class is divided into three exams, one optional final, three projects, and nine Homework assignments.

Topic
Exam
Proj
HW
On-Line Lectures
Week 1
Aug 19
Circuit Analysis,
Voltage Dividers, and
Parallel--Series Circuits,
Linear Circuits,
Linear Circuit Analysis,
Series & Parallel,
Series & Parallel Reduction,
Dependent Current Source ,
Parallel-Series R & L
Week 2
Aug 26
Thevenin--Norton
Equivalence
State-Holding Divider
Lab Day (Aug 28)
Proj 1 Aug 26:
Chp. 3:2-18, 3-16, 4-4, 6-4, 6-11
Chp. 7:4-6, 7-6
One-Port R Circuits,
Thevenin-Norton Equiv,
Sol. Thevenin-Norton,
Transforming to a 1-Port,
One-Port Example 1,
Thevenin-Norton 1-Port,
State Holding Divider
Curve Fitting

Week 3
Sept 2
Computer analysis
More circuit analysis
No Class Sept 2
Sept 4:
Chp. 4: 3-4, 5-4
Chp. 5: 2-8, 3-10, 3-15, 4-4, 5-9
Nodal Analysis
Mesh Analysis
Node + Dependent Source
Mesh + Dependent Source
Dependent-Source Example
Dependent Sources Example
Dependent Source Example 2

Week 4
Sept 9
Superposition & Symmetry Sept 13:
Proj 1
Sept 9:
Chp. 4: 4-13, 4-22
Chp. 5: 3-9, 3-14
Chp. 7: 4-7, 7-7
Superposition
Superposition R Example,
Superposition C Example,
Symmetric Circuits
Symmetric Circuit 02
Symmetric Circuit 03
Symmetric I Circuit,
R-2R Ladder R Analysis
R-2R Ladder V Analysis

Week 5
Sept 16
Exam Prep Sept 18 :
Spring2019
Fall2020 Fall2024
Mesh--Node Example
Thev-Norton Example
Thev-Norton DepSource
DependSource Amplifier

Week 6
Sept 23
RC Circuits
Op-Amps
Lab Day (Sept 25)
Proj 2 Sept 23:
Chp.6: 3-7, 3-9, 3-16, 4-5 Chp.7: 8-2, 8-6, 8-7
Dynamics 1,
HPF Dynamics
Op-Amp Intro,
Fund. Op-Amp Circuits,
Op-Amp Instrumention,
Finite Op-Amp Gain 1,

Week 7
Sept 30
First-Order Circuits Sept 30:
Chp.8: 3-13, 3-12, 3-15, 3-19, 3-25, 3-26, 6-4, 7-7
Transform Intro,
Signals & Transforms,
Laplace Intro,
Laplace Circuits ,
Freq. Response ,
First-Order ODE,
Second-Order ODE,
Laplace & Freq Resp,
1st ODE Freq Resp

Week 8
Oct 7
Oct 11:
Proj 2
Oct 7:
Chp.14: 2-3, 3-3, 3-5, 4-2, 4-5, 6-7, 7-3, 7-7, 7-13, 7-17
Finite Op-Amp Gain 2
Thevenin Equivalent RC
1-Port, RC Depend Source,
1st-Order(t) LPF & HPF,
Thevenin-Norton OpAmp(t),
C-Focused Op-amp Circuit
Charge Summation,

Week 9
Oct 14
Exam Prep Oct 16:
Spring2019 Fall2020 Fall2024
1st Order Circuits,
Amp&Cap,

Week 10
Oct 21
Oct 21:
Filter Intro,
LPF SOS,
BPF SOS,
R-C Bandpass Op-Amp,
R-L Bandpass Op-Amp,
R-L-C Bandpass Op-Amp,
HPF SOS

Week 11
Oct 28
Lab Day (Oct 30) Proj 3 Oct 28:
Chp. 13: 2-15, 2-18, 2-19, 2-21, 2-24, 3-7, 3-12, 3-16, 4-7, 4-10
3rd Order Example,
SOS LPF example,
Filter Specs,
Classical ASP,
First-Order Amplifier,
LC Network Circuit,

Week 12
Nov 4
Nov 4:
Chp. 10: 4-7, 4-13, 5-18, 5-20 6-14, 8-1, 8-5
Gyrator Circuit 1,
Sallen-Key LPF SOS,
Second-Order Tau-Thomas,
Depend I Source Tau-Thomas,
3rd order Butterworth Filter,
Newsome 2nd Order,
Rauch 2nd Order Circuit,

Week 13
Nov 11
Nov 15:
Proj 3
Nov 11:
Chp. 16: 4-2, 4-4, 4-10, 4-12, 5-9
Sinusoids & Linear Circuits,
1 Freq Linear Circuits,

Week 14
Nov 18
Exam Prep Nov 20: Spring2019
Fall2020
Fall2024
Nov 18:
2nd Order Mag,
2nd Order Phase,
2nd Order Time,
2 op-amp LPF,
1 op-amp HPF,
Week 15
Nov 25
Final Class (no Final)
Final Review (taking Final)
Week 14
Dec 2
Final Review 2

Watch videos before class on monday

No Class: Labor Day (Sept 2), Fall Break (Oct 14), Thanksgiving (Nov 27)

Projects are due on Friday, submitted electronically by 11:59pm ATL time

Homework (paper) is handed in during class on Mondays.

Some useful information using MATLAB with MyDAQ and related MyDAQ information.

Useful Tables and Reference Material :

  • Tables on Laplace Transforms: Table 1, Table 2 and Table 3.
  • Fourier Transform Table.

    Some additional Useful Videos

    Potentially useful lab resources

    Matlab resources

    • MATLAB Primer: pdf or pdf

    • MATLAB helpful information from Jim McClellan: 2 or pdf

    Some outside sources that are worth considering:
    • Review notes on different Seccond-Order Behavior from Swathmore

    Solved Homework Problems:

    Chapter 3: 3.2-2, Solution, 3.2-18, Solution, 3.2-25, Solution, 3.2-27, Solution, 3-2-29, Solution, 3.3-4, Solution, 3.3-5, Solution, 3.3-15, Solution, 3.3-16, Solution, 3.4-1, Solution, 3.4-4, Solution, 3.4-8, Solution, 3.4-20, Solution, 3.6-1, Solution, 3.6-3, Solution, 3.6-4 , Solution, 3.6-11, Solution, 3.6-14, Solution, 3.6-18, Solution, 3.6-23, Solution

    Chapter 4: 4.3-4 (solve by node equation), Solution, P4.3-5, Solution, P4.4-13, Solution, P4.4-22, Solution, 4.5-4 (solve by mesh equation), Solution, 4.7-11, Solution, P4.7-12, Solution

    Chapter 5: 5.2-4, Solution, 5.2-8, Solution, 5.3-1, Solution, 5.3-6 Solution, 5.3-9, Solution, 5.3-10, Solution, 5.3-14, Solution, 5.3-15, Solution, 5.4-4, Solution, 5.4-6, Solution, 5.4-14b, Solution, 5.5-4, Solution, 5.5-8. Solution, 5.5-9, Solution,

    Chapter 6: P6.3-5 Solution , 6.3-7 Solution, P6.3-9 Solution , 6.3-13 Solution, 6.3-15 Solution, P6.3-16 Solution , P6.4-5 Solution , 6.4-6 Solution, P6.4-17 Solution , 6.4-18 Solution,

    Chapter 7: 7.4-6, Solution, 7.4-7, Solution, 7.7-6 Solution, 7.7-7, Solution, P7.8-2 Solution , P7.8-6 Solution , 7.8-7 Solution,

    Chapter 8: P8.3-1 Solution , P8.3-12 Solution , 8.3-13 Solution 8.3-15 Solution, 8.3-19 Solution, P8.3-25 Solution , 8.3-26 Solution, 8.6-4 Solution, 8.6-11 Solution, 8.6-22 Solution , 8.6-25, Solution, 8.6-27 Solution , 8.7-7 Solution ,

    Chapter 10: 10.4-7 Solution, 10.4-13 Solution, 10.5-18 Solution, 10.5-20 Solution, 10.6-14 Solution, 10.8-1 Solution, 10.8-5 Solution,

    Chapter 13: 13.2-15 Solution, 13.2-18 Solution, 13.2-19 Solution, 13.2-21 Solution, 13.2-24 Solution, 13.3-7 Solution, 13.3-12 Solution, 13.3-16 Solution, 13.4-7 Solution, 13.4-10 Solution,

    Chapter 14: 14.2-1 Solution , 14.2-3 Solution, 14.2-4 Solution , 14.2-5 Solution , 14.3-2 Solution , 14.3-3 Solution, 14.3-5 Solution, 14.4-1 Solution , 14.4-2 Solution, 14.4-3 Solution , 14.4-5, Solution, 14.5-2, Solution, 14.6-2 Solution 14.6-3 Solution , 14.7-3, Solution, 14.7-4 Solution , 14.7-7, Solution, 14.7-12 Solution Part 1 and Solution Part 2 , 14.7-13, Solution, 14.7-17 Solution, 14.8-6 Solution

    Chapter 16: 16.4-2 Solution, 16.4-4 Solution, 16.4-10 Solution, 16.4-12 Solution, 16.5-9 Solution