ENGR 203- Electrical Fundamentals III

Catalog Description: Laplace and Fourier Transforms, Fourier Series, Bode plots, and the application to circuit analysis.

Prerequisites:

By course:
By topic: Differential and Integral Calculus, RLC Circuit Analysis in time domain, Basic knowledge of Operation Amplifiers and Dependent Sources, Understanding of how mutual inductance affects circuit, Knowledge of sinusoidal steady-state analysis, Basic understanding of frequency selective circuits (low-pass, high-pass, bandpass).

Courses that require this as a prerequisite: ECE 317, ECE 351

Credits: 3 Terms Offered: Fall/Spring annually

Instructors:

Primary: M. Magana
Secondary: J. Eggerton

Textbook:Fundamentals of Electric Circuits, C. K. Alexander and M. N. O. Sadiku, McGraw-Hill, 2000, ISBN 0-256-25379-X

Course Learning Objectives:
Students must demonstrate the ability to:

1. Apply the Laplace Transform to functions and operations and understand how to determine the inverse Laplace Transform. (ABET Outcomes: a, k)
2. Apply the Laplace Transform in Circuit Analysis and utilize transfer functions.
   (ABET Outcomes: a, c, k)
3. Apply Bode analysis. (ABET Outcomes: a, c, e, k)
4. Utilize the trigonometric and exponential forms of the Fourier Series.
   (ABET Outcomes: a, k)
5. Apply the Fourier Transform to functions, operations, and Circuit Analysis.
   (ABET Outcomes: a, c, k)

Topics

• Laplace Transform
• Laplace Transform in Circuit Analysis
• Bode Plots
• Fourier Series
• Fourier Transform
• Two-Port Circuits

Structure: Two 50-minute lectures per week. One 110-minute lab per week.

Original: 9/00-4/01
Revised: