Electric Circuits Course Syllabus 

ENGP 2010-01, 3 credits, Fall 2020

Tuesdays/Thursdays 2:00-3:10pm

Berger Family Lawn Building 2

Contact Information

Instructor

Instructor's Name: Dr. Michelle Sanchez

Office hours: W 12:00-1:30pm, Th 10:30am-12:00pm, or by appointment

Office location: Zoom, Meeting ID: 955 8728 6396, Passcode: Circuits20

https://tulane.zoom.us/j/95587286396?pwd=YjVJN29FR3BkS1ZiOHpDVFhrMUFWQT09

Phone Number: 504-865-5088

Email address: sanchez@tulane.edu

Teaching Assistants

Huy Pham

Office hours: W 5:30-7:30pm or by appointment

Office location: Zoom, Meeting ID: 406 122 7249, Passcode: 325242

https://us04web.zoom.us/j/4061227249?pwd=Q0lqOFk5d2dmbThudUgvMHlvSmRQQT09

Email address: hpham5@tulane.edu

Huimin (Joy) Zhuge

Office hours: T 5:00-7:00pm or by appointment

Office location: Zoom, Meeting ID: 792 568 0980, Passcode: circuits

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/7925680980?pwd=TnZMZU5qb3FNWTZrM0xTV3V6Zk5Rdz09

Email address: hzhuge@tulane.edu

Supplemental Instructor

Quinn Urell

Review Sessions/Group Office Hours: M 5:00-6:30pm, W 4:00-5:30pm, or by appointment

Office location: Zoom, Meeting ID: 439 292 5640

Meeting Link: https://tulane.zoom.us/j/4392925640

Email address: qurell@tulane.edu

Catalog/Course Description

ENGP 2010-01 Electric Circuits (3 credits): A fundamental course dealing with electric charge, current, voltage, power, energy, and passive and active circuit elements. Response of linear circuits to steady state and time dependent signals, differential equations, circuit laws, network analysis, frequency response, phasors, and transfer functions. Prerequisites: MATH 1220, PHYS 1320.

ABET Specific Aims

1. Application of techniques such as Kirchhoff's current and voltage laws, voltage and current division, node-voltage and mesh-analysis methods, Thevenin equivalent, and source transformations to resistive circuits with dependent and independent sources. 
2. Derivation and solution of first and second order ordinary, linear, time-invariant differential equations and their application to RC, RL and RLC circuits containing dependent and independent sources using above techniques.  
3. Above techniques applied to circuits containing resistors, capacitors, inductors and dependent/independent sources in steady-state with sinusoidal inputs using phasors.  
4. Calculation of energy and power and verification that the power delivered is equal to the power absorbed. 
5. Create circuits with independent and dependent sources (both constant and sinusoidal), resistors, inductors and capacitors in Multisim while learning how to use Multisim and its capabilities for future classes and various engineering careers.

ABET Outcomes

(1) An ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics (6 chits)

This course is devoted to the analysis of circuits used in engineering analysis. The students’ past math knowledge enables the student to perform circuit calculations including solving system of equations (algebra), calculating derivatives and integrals, solving first- and second-order differential equations, and working with complex numbers. Many students have not taken the math department’s differential equation course at the time they take this course. The differential equation knowledge needed to solve first- and second-order circuits is taught in this course. The students’ past physics knowledge involving electromagnetic field theory, including static and moving electric charge, and power and energy are explained with respect to voltage and current.

(7) An ability to acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies (3 chits)

Students learn how resistors, capacitors, and inductors work with both constant and sinusoidal voltage and current sources. This course prepares them to take this knowledge and apply to new problems. All tests take the knowledge that they have gained in class and on quizzes and homeworks and apply to a new circuit. Tests also question their conceptual knowledge of how circuits behave in order to show their understanding of resistor, capacitor, and inductor circuits.

Students learn how to use Multisim to solve the circuits that they had done previously by hand automatically. They also learn about the capabilities that Multisim has for designing a circuit in Multisim before implementing. It is explained how useful Multisim can be for design projects and other courses that they take after this one. Although they can solve the circuit by hand, they see that utilizing Multisim to solve circuits is efficient. They learn the skills necessary to continue working with Multisim while in school and in the future, in their careers.

BME Specific Program Criteria:

(PGM-A): Applying principles of engineering, biology, human physiology, chemistry, calculus-based physics, mathematics (through differential equations) and statistics

(PGM-C): Analyzing, modeling, designing, and realizing bio/biomedical engineering devices, systems, components, or processes

other content, not BME-specific

Program-Level Outcomes (Major/Minor)

This course is a required part of the curriculum for majors in Biomedical Engineering and Engineering Physics undergraduate students during the sophomore year. More information can be found on the BME and ENGP websites: https://sse.tulane.edu/bme and https://sse.tulane.edu/pep.

Required and Optional Student Resources

• Optional Textbook: Electric Circuits, 9^th or 10^th edition, James W. Nilsson and Susan Riedel, Prentice Hall
• Lecture Notes: Available on Canvas.
• Software: Multisim Live: http://www.multisim.com. Free online circuit simulator. Can use in any browser (Firefox, Safari, etc.) on Mac or PC

Evaluation Procedures and Grading Criteria

There will be three exams, weekly homework/lab assignments, and pop quizzes. No late assignments will be accepted.

Grade Distribution:

Homework – 15% – Homework Assigned and Due Weekly

Pop Quizzes/Attendance – 10% – At Professor’s Discretion

Exam 1 – 25% – Tentatively Thursday, October 1^st

Exam 2 – 25% – Tentatively Thursday, November 12^th

Final Exam – 25% – Friday, December 4^th, 4:00-7:00pm

Recordings of Class Sessions

Classes will be recorded and the recordings will be posted to Canvas. Students may not post a class recording elsewhere, either wholly or in part. Instructors may not use a class recording in another course or in a subsequent semester.

In-Person vs. Online Engagement

Professor will record class meetings, but unless a student is ill, quarantined, or has an excused absence; all students are required to attend class in-person. Additional work will be assigned asynchronously through Canvas to make up for work not covered in class (due to shorter class meetings and fewer classes).

Attendance Statement

Faculty and students must comply with University policies on COVID-19 testing and isolation, which are located here [https://tulane.edu/covid-19/health-strategies]. Faculty and students must wear face coverings in all common areas, including classrooms, and follow social distancing rules. Failure to comply is a violation of the Code of Student Conduct and students will be subject to University discipline, which can include suspension or permanent dismissal.

If a student cannot attend class for any reason, the student is responsible for communicating with their instructors to make up any work they may miss. Faculty will provide online options for class participation, outlined in this document, and unless a student is seriously ill, they are expected to use this option. The University Health Center will provide documentation verifying a student is ill, as well as verification that a student may return to class. With the approval of the Newcomb - Tulane College dean, an instructor may have a student who has excessive absences involuntarily withdrawn from a course with a WF grade after written warning at any time during the semester.

ADA/Accessibility Statement

Any students with disabilities or other needs, who need special accommodations in this course, are invited to share these concerns or requests with the instructor and should contact Goldman Center for Student Accessibility: http://accessibility.tulane.edu or 504.862.8433.

Code of Academic Conduct

The Code of Academic Conduct applies to all undergraduate students, full-time and part-time, in Tulane University. Tulane University expects and requires behavior compatible with its high standards of scholarship. By accepting admission to the university, a student accepts its regulations (i.e., Code of Academic Conduct and Code of Student Conduct) and acknowledges the right of the university to take disciplinary action, including suspension or expulsion, for conduct judged unsatisfactory or disruptive.

The violation of cheating is defined as follows:

Giving, receiving, or using, or attempting to give, receive, or use unauthorized assistance, information, or study aids in academic work, or preventing or attempting to prevent another from using authorized assistance, information, or study aids.

Consulting with any persons other than the course instructor and teaching assistants regarding a take-home examination between the time the exam is distributed and the time it is submitted by the student for grading. Students should assume any exam is closed-book; they may not consult books, notes, or any other reference material unless explicitly permitted to do so by the instructor of the course. Students must also take exams in settings determined or approved by the course instructor and/or the Center for Student Accessibility.

Unless explicitly allowed by the instructor, electronic devices (such as cell phones, notebooks, calculators, etc.) are not allowed to be out of backpacks or purses during quizzes and exams. These electronic devices must be packed away and turned off. Any student who is caught with one of these devices out will have their test taken and will be charged with the Honor Code violation of cheating.

Religious Accommodation Policy

Per Tulane’s religious accommodation policy, I will make every reasonable effort to ensure that students are able to observe religious holidays without jeopardizing their ability to fulfill their academic obligations. Excused absences do not relieve the student from the responsibility for any course work required during the period of absence. Students should notify me within the first two weeks of the semester about their intent to observe any holidays that fall on a class day or on the day of the final exam.

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