Lectures:

Tuesday: 13:00-14:30 (MCD 146)

Thursday: 11:30-13:00 (MCD 146)

DGD:

Friday 14:30-16:00 CBY-C03

TA: May Ou

Labs:

Monday 14:30-17:30 (CBY- B302)

Wednesday 17:30-20:30 (CBY-B302)

Notes:

ELG-2130 CIRCUIT THEORY Dr. P. Payeur and Dr. M. Frize School of Information Technology and Engineering University of Ottawa 2001 Available in Vachon Building

Textbook:

Introduction to Electric Circuits 5th Edition Richard C. Dorf and James A. Svoboda Wiley. Available at the University Bookstore

Lab Manual:
ELG-2130 Laboratory Manuel by D. Makrakis, EITI, 2001.
Also look at: http://www.site.uottawa.ca/~makrakis/lab.

References:
Electric Circuits, 6th Edition, J.W. Nilsson & S.A. Riedel, Addison-Wesley, 2000
Basic Engineering Circuit Analysis, 6th Edition, J.D. Irwin and C.H. Wu, Prentice Hall, 1999.

Teaching Assistants:

May Ou	No Office	2205493	youmaycom@yahoo.com
Chen Jun	CBY B409	8295018	chenjun@site.uottawa.ca
Tian Zhu	CBY B307	x6444	tianzhu123456@hotmail.com
Majid Yarandi	CBY D114A	x6158	yarand00@yahoo.com
Xiaoyong Sun	CBY A709	x6363	xsun@site.uottawa.ca

Assessment:
Each assessment part contributes to the total mark as described below:
Assignments (10%): There will be five assignments. They will be remitted in the proper departmental box assigned to the course ELG-2130 in CBY 5th floor. All due dates must be respected. Late assignments will NOT be marked and will receive a mark of 0. Assignments will be marked by a random selection of problems (few of the problems assigned will be chosen).
Labs (10%):  There will be four experiments. They will be performed by groups of three students. The presence of all students in a team is obligatory and will be checked. Each group must remit a report for each experiment. Indicate clearly the name of the author of the report and the names of the other members of the team.  The reports must be remitted in the appropriate departmental box for ELG-2130 within 7 days of the date of the experiment. Late reports will not be marked. Each student must provide two reports during the term. An absence will get a zero (except for exceptional circumstances and where the work will be redone at a new date, with permission from the instructor.
Mid-term Test (20%): The exam will be a closed book of 80 minute duration; only basic calculators will be allowed; (no programming or alphanumeric keyboard).
Quizzes (15%): Five short quizzes will be given during the tutorial periods (Rules: same as for mid-term test, except for duration).
Final Exam (45%): Closed book three-hour exam. (Rules: same as mid-term test).
Final Mark:  The final mark will be composed of the weighted sum of ALL elements of the course, as described above, including the mid-term test and the quizzes. To pass the course, the mark of the mid-term test and of the final exam must be equal to or greater than 50% of their total value (0.5´20% + 0.5´45%> or =32.5%).

Objectives of the Course:
· Learn the principal functional characteristics of the basic elements making up electrical circuits in terms of variables such as voltage and current, and the fundamental laws of circuit theory.
· Learn how to apply the fundamental laws to analyze circuits both in time and in frequency domains, for a variety of circuits, that is, resistive circuits, circuits of the first order RL and RC, and circuits of the second order RLC.

Course Content: (The modules in the notes correspond to various Chapters of Dorf & Svoboda)
Module 1 (Chap 1 and 2): Basic variables for circuit analysis, SI units, voltage, current, power and energy. Voltage and current sources, independent and dependent, and Ohm’s Law.
Module 2 (Chap 3):  Kirchhoff’s Laws, simple resistive circuits, series and parallel circuits, voltage and current division, and circuit analysis techniques.
Module 3 (Chap 4):  Node voltage analysis, and mesh current analysis.
Module 4 (Chap 5):  Source transformation, superposition, Thévenin and Norton equivalent circuits, and maximum power transfer.
Module 5 (Chap 7):  Inductors and capacitors, in series and in parallel.
Module 6 (Chap 10):  Sinusoidal steady-state analysis  (AC).
Module 7 (Chap 11):  AC steady-state power.
Module 8 (Chap 8):  Analysis of RL and RC circuits of the first order. Natural response and step response, sequential switching, and forced response.
Module 9 (Chap 9):  Analysis of RLC circuits of the second order. The natural response and the step response of RLC circuits in parallel and in series.
Module 10 (Chap 14):  Laplace Transform.
Module 11 (Chap 16):  Filter circuits.

Co-requirement: MAT 2731

Class Attendance:
Class attendance and its effect on course grade is the prerogative of the individual instructor and will be part of the course outline and announced the first day of class.

Policy on Unannounced Quizzes:
Unannounced quizzes and their effect on course grade are the prerogative of the individual instructor and will be part of the course outline and announced the first day of class.

Additional information:
· The mid-term test will be on Thursday, October 25, between 11: 30 and 13:00 am at MCD 146 for Section A.
· Only simple calculators (without programming or alphanumeric keyboard), pencils and pens are allowed for this test, the quizzes, and the final exam.

Assignments (collaboration is fine, copying is not):
To lower likely problems with homework grading, please follow the following guidelines for submission of homework:
· Use a cover sheet on which you completely print your full name, the date, the course number, and the homework assignment number.
· Write on only one side of the paper.
· Number each problem at a position on the page where a staple will not cover the number when you turn your paper in. Number each part in the problem with the complete number.
· At the start of each problem, or each part of a problem, draw the circuit diagram and write a short statement of what is to be solved for. Clearly label the circuit diagrams with all-pertinent voltages and currents.
· Work each problem and each part in order in a single column. Do not put more than one equation or answer on a line.
· Mark all answers, e.g. by putting a box around them.
· If you do not complete a problem or any part of a problem, write, “end” and underline the word at the point where you stopped. This will indicate to the grader that your work is not continued on another page.
· The assignment should be received at the ELG2130 box at the third floor of MCD.

Laboratory:
Each two or three student work as a group. Each group will submit one report. Each report must indicate the members of the group and the name of the writer. A good lab report does more than present data; it demonstrates the writer’s comprehension of the concepts behind the data. Only recording the expected and observed results is not sufficient; you should also identify how and why differences occurred, explain how they affected your experiment, and show your understanding of the principles the experiment was designed to examine. Keep in mind that a format, although helpful, cannot replace clear thinking and organized writing. You still need to organize your ideas carefully and express them coherently.
· The Title Page needs to contain the name of the experiment, the names of lab partners, and the date.
· The Introduction states the objective of the experiment and provides the reader with background to the experiment.
· Equipment may be a simple list, but make sure it is precise and complete.
· Experimental procedure describes the process in chronological order. Explain all steps in the order they actually happened, not as they were supposed to happen.
· Results are generally dominated by calculations, tables and figures; but you still need to state all significant results explicitly in written form.
· Discussion is a significant part of your report, because you show that you understand the experiment beyond the simple level of completing it. This part of the lab focuses on a question of understanding the results.
· Focus your discussion with the following procedures:
· Compare expected results with those obtained.
· Explain your results in terms of theoretical issues.
· Relate results to your experimental objective(s).
· Compare your results to similar investigations.
· In some cases, it is legitimate to compare outcomes with classmates, not to change your answer, but to look for any anomalies between the groups and discuss those.
· Analyze the strengths and limitations of your experimental design. This is particularly useful if you designed the thing you are testing (e.g. a circuit).
· The Abstract summarizes four essential aspects of the report: the purpose of the experiment (sometimes expressed as the purpose of the report), key findings, significance, and major conclusions. The abstract often also includes a brief reference to theory or methodology.  The information should clearly enable the reader to decide whether to read your whole report. The abstract should be one paragraph of 100-150 words.
· The References include your lab manual and any other literature resource you have used.
· The LAB Report should be submitted to the TA at the next lab session.