ELET 1300 FALL 2003
M-W 10-11:30
You can get a CHARGE out of
Electricity!
This is the homepage for ELET 1300, Electric Circuits I, taught by Dr. Curtis D. Johnson in the College of Technology, University of Houston. This is the entry level course for all majors in the Electrical-Electronics Technology Department. The course has a prerequisite or co-requisite of College Algebra and the first circuits lab, ELET 1100.
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September 17, 2003
TEXT: Introductory Circuit Analysis 10th edition by Robert L. Boylestad, Prentice-Hall, 2000
Coverage: The course will cover Chapters 1 through 12.
Details about the class can be found by the following links:
- The semester lecture and coverage schedule.
- The semester homework assignments.
- The policy and procedure for grading.
- Information
about software is found at software
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Contacting the professor: (me)
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Here are some links of electric circuit related webpages:
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REVIEW SESSIONS: There are two review sessions: (1) Thursday, Oct. 30 at 6 pm in room 223 T2 and (2) Friday, Oct 31 at 10 am in room 223 T2
Office Hours:
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Friday |
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9-10 |
1:30-2:30 |
9-10 |
1:30-2:30 |
9:30-11:30 |
- Department Secretary: Linda
Vallejos: 713-743-4070, Room 312 of Technology
- GRADERS: There are two graders who will share
the homework grading responsibilities. In addition they are available to
answer questions about course topics and homework. They will also conduct
review/study sessions before each exam and the final. You can email them
with questions or to set up face-to-face meetings.
- Mr. Rahul Kulkaeni: rahul_in_net@hotmail.com
- Miss. Onda Githoro; ogithoro@hotmail.com
SCHEDULE: The following schedule is planned for the course.
Disclaimer: Please bear in mind that this schedule may
change because of various circumstances that
come up during the semester to
necessitate changes.
(For homework, “out” means assigned)
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8/25 M |
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Introduction: class operations, grading, use of computers, use of website, homework protocol, exam protocol, use of Internet
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8/27 |
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Chapter 1: History, units, unit conversions, scientific notation, significant figures, use of the computer, calculators.
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9/1 M |
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HOLIDAY - NO CLASS
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9/3 |
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Chapter 2: Force and source of work: voltage and potential, dc and ac voltage/current.
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9/8 M |
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Chapter 2: Conductors, semi-conductors and insulators. Measurement and instrumentation.
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9/10
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1 due
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Chapter 3: Introduction to resistance, real properties of wires, effect of temperature on resistance.
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9/15 M |
2 due |
Chapter 3: Special resistance devices, color code, measurement Chapter 4: Introduction to the Resistor and Ohm's Law
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9/17 |
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Chapter 4: Resistor: I-V characteristic, power and energy..
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9/22 M |
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Review of Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4
NOTE:
Last day to drop without a grade |
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9/24 |
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Chapter 5: Properties of series connections of resistors and batteries.
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9/29 M |
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EXAM 1: Covering Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4 Closed Book and Notes: Text equation sheet allowed.
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10/1
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Chapter 5: Kirchhoff's voltage law, voltage divider rule
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10/6 M |
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Chapter 6:Properties of parallel connections of resistor, introduction to conductance..
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10/8
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Chapter 6: Kirchhoff's current law, current divider rule, loading
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10/13 M |
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Chapter 7: Properties of combined series/parallel resistors, definition of a network..
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10/15 |
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Computer Applications: PSpice, Electronics WorkBench, MathCad
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10/20 M |
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Chapter 8: Introduction to network analysis, current and voltage sources, KVL and KCL
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10/22
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7 due 8 out |
Chapter 8: Network analysis by KCL, Nodal
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10/27 M |
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Chapter 8: Network analysis by KVL, Mesh Analysis
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10/29 |
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Review of Chapters 5, 6, 7, 8
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11/3 M |
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Chapter 9: Circuit Theorems: Superposition, Thevenin/Norton, Others :
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11/5 |
8 due
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EXAM 2: Chapters 5, 6, 7, 8 Closed Book and Notes. Text Equation Sheet allowed
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11/10 M |
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Chapter 10: Introduction to Capacitors, static properties
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11/12
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Chapter 10:
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11/17 M |
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11/19 |
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Chapter 11: Concept of magnetic circuit, analyis of magnetic circuits.
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11/24 M |
10 due 11 out |
Chapter 12: Introduction to inductance and Inductors, static properties.
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11/26 |
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HOLIDAY - NO CLASS
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12/1 M |
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Chapter 12: Dynamic properties of inductors in circuits.
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12/3 |
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Course Review: Chapters 1 - 12
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12/15 |
12 due |
FINAL EXAM: 11-2
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Return to course coverage.
In a technical class like this homework is the primary method of learning. Lectures, demonstrations and reading are fine, but the real measure of your learning is your ability to work the problems. Heck, essentially all of your working career is spent "working problems."
Please format your homework as follows:
- Use only one side of the paper
- Do NOT use paper "torn" out of a spiral binder
- Fold the homework length wise and put the course (ELET 1300) and your name (printed) on the outside
- It is ok to work together, BUT, be sure you know how to work the problems because on exams you will have to work alone.
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Ch1: 5, 9, 13, 14, 17, 21, 23, 26, 34, 37 |
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Ch2: 2, 3, 7, 8, 11, 17, 18, 22, 25, 28, 33 |
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Ch3: 2, 3, 7, 9, 14, 16, 18, 25, 28, 31, 33, 43 |
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Ch4: 1, 2, 3, 10, 13, 19, 22, 25, 33, 37,40, 45 |
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Ch5: 2, 3, 6, 7, 12, 15, 19, 22, 26, 29, 31 |
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Ch6:3, 7, 8, 9, 12, 16, 21, 25, 31, 33 |
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Ch7: 1, 2, 5, 8, 11, 13, 17, 20, 26, 29, 32 |
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Ch8: 2, 4, 8, 12, 19, 22, 26, 32, 35 |
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Ch8: 39, 40, 44, 48, 52 Ch9: 1, 3, 6, 9, 15, 17, 22, 25 |
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Ch10: 3, 8, 12, 15, 19, 21, 28, 38, 45, 49, 51 |
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Ch11: 3, 8, 9, 12, 14, 18, 20 |
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Ch12: 5, 9, 12, 15, 18, 23, 29, 31, 34 |
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- Homework: Graded by:
- Two exams (graded by Dr. Johnson)
- The final exam (graded by Dr. Johnson) is counted twice
- The cumulative homework counts as one exam
- The lowest exam score is dropped and your course score is thus based upon the highest three exam scores plus the homework score. NOTE: the HW score is NOT dropped and the final counts at least once.
To help you get through this course, and other courses in the ELET department you can use the following hardware and software. Some of these can be purchased or obtained free for use on your home computer.
- Calculator: Get a scientific calculator that will handle
all the usual math operations as well as math functions like exponentials,
logarithms, trig functions.
- Mathcad: This is a software package which allows you
to find the solutions of math problems. You can solve problems numerically
or symbolically. You can construct graphs easily, perform multiple calculations
as when you are incrementing some variable, and, and....well, it is a very
powerful software. A student version is available for purchase.
- MatLAB: This is another software package for mathematics.
Probably just as good as Mathcad but (I think) harder to use.
- PSpice: This is a circuit simulation software. That
means you can construct a circuit in a window, assign values to all the
components and the software will "solve" the circuit to tell you what all
the voltages and currents will be. You can get graphs of outputs and a host
of other fancy things. This is software you can use in all your ELET courses.
It is available free from Orcad as a student version, which is plenty powerful
for everything you will do in courses. It is a little hard to lean but once
you do it opens up a world of possiblity. Visit www.orcad.com or www.pspice.com
to find out how to get a copy.
- Electronic Workbench: this is another circuit software
package. It is easier to learn than Pspice and also very powerful but it
is not free. You can get a student version but I don't know the price. I
think it is sold through the bookstore.
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