EENG 281 Introduction to Electrical Circuits, Electronics, and Power (Syllabus)
Dr. Li's office hours:  8 – 9:30 am MWF, office hour location: Brown 330 O

Weeks Dates Lectures Notes
Week 1 8/19
Voltage, current
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8/21
Voltage, current, power, energy
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8/23
power, energy, KVL, KCL
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Week 2 8/26
More on KCL
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8/28
Dependent sources, series/parallel resistors, more on KCL
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8/30
HW2 problems, voltage divider, equivalent resistors
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Week 3 9/2
Labor day holiday, no lecture

9/4
Current divider, delta-to-Wye equivalent circuit
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Problems in HW3
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9/6
More about HW3 problems
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Week 4 9/9
Node voltage method, mesh current method and KVL
Tutorial 4 Problems
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9/11
Career day, no lecture

9/13
HW4 Problems
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Week 5 9/16
Source transformation, Thevenin and Norton equivalent circuits
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9/18
Thevenin and Norton equivalent circuits
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9/20
Thevenin and Norton equivalent circuits with dependent sources
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Week 6 9/23
Tutorial 5 problems, midterm review
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9/25
HW5 problems, source transformation limitations, superposition
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9/27
Exam 1 practice exam, and more on superposition
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Week 7 9/30
More on Thevenin's, intro to operational amplifiers
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Common midterm I, 7 pm, 70 min, Room TBD

10/2
Operational Amplifers I
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10/4
Operational Amplifers
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Week 8 10/7
Capacitors, inductors, non-linear circuits
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Coupled Inductors

10/9
More on Tutorial 7
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10/11
lecture canceled
I'll pre-record a video for this lecture
I have to attend an NSF grant conference from 10/10 - 10/12
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Office hour is also canceled
Week 9 10/14
Fall Break, no lecture
10/14 - 10/15

10/16
Natural Response and Step Response of Capacitors
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Midterm grades due

10/18
Natural Response and Step Response of Inductors
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Week 10 10/21
HW8 Overview
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10/23
Natural response and step response of inductors/capacitors, and more on HW8
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10/25
Complex Numbers, Phasor
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Week 11 10/28
Complex Numbers, Phasor, Impedance
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10/30
Complex Numbers, Phasor, Impedance
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HW9.43
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HW9.56
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11/1
Summary, examples, exam 2 review
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Week 12 11/4
More examples, exam 2 review
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11/5 TuesdayCommon midterm II (ch. 5, 6, 7, 9, thru 9.9)
7 pm, 70 min

11/6
Intro to Transformers, AC Power
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11/8
class canceled due to weather
Week 13 11/11
Transformers, AC Power
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Resistance, Reactance, and Impedance

11/13
Transformers, AC Power
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11/15
Wrap up HW10 problems
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Week 14 11/18
Exam 2 review
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11/20
Three phase voltages, HW11
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11/22
Three phase voltages
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Week 15 11/25
Three phase voltages, examples
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11/27
Thanksgiving Break - no lecture We are taking 11/27 off for you to travel

11/29
Thanksgiving Break
11/28 - 11/29
Week 16 12/2
Final Exam Review I
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12/4
Final Exam Review II
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Weel 17
12/10 Tuesday
Final Exam, 120 min, 7 pm, location TBD.