Syllabus for EET 113 DC Circuits, Spring 2012

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering & Technology, MNSU

Dr. Qun Zhang

EE 113: DC Circuits
Website: https://mavdisk.mnsu.edu/zhangq Æ teaching

Prerequisites: Math 115 Precalculus Mathematics or concurrent enrollment

Goals/Objectives: To develop the students ability to solve direct current problems. To develop the
students proficiency in the use of electronic test equipment in performing measurements. To provide a
foundation for more advanced courses in electrical circuits and electronics. To learn how to use circuit
simulation software.

Course Description: A study of DC electric circuits, Kirchhoff’s laws, series and parallel circuits,
capacitors, Thevinin’s equivalent circuit theorem, and other network analysis theorems, inductors (time
allowable) (Chapters 1 to 11, textbook)

Textbook: Introductory Circuit Analysis 12th Edition by Boylestad. Prentice Hall.

Experiments in Circuit Analysis by Boylestad et. al. Prentice Hall.

Credits and Contact Hours: 3 credits (2 hours lecture, 2 hours lab)

Lecture: TH 9:00 – 9:50 am, TR C122 (Lab TW 2:00 to 5:00 pm TN N292)

Instructor: Dr. Qun (Vincent) Zhang, Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Office: TR S139 Phone: (507) 389-2157 Email: qun.zhang@mnsu.edu
Website: https://mavdisk.mnsu.edu/zhangq/
TA: Rifath Rashid (graduate student)
Office Hours: TBD

Grading:
Homework/Quizzes – 25% Labs –25% Midterm Exam – 20% Final Exam – 30%
(The both exams will be in class and closed book with notes permitted)
Course grades:
No late homework will be accepted whatsoever.
No make-up exams will be given for missed midterm exams. 20% will be added to the Final Exam
percentage for a missed Midterm exam (final exam will be comprehensive so may be more challenging).
The Final Exam must be taken in order to pass the course.

Cheating:
Cheating will be dealt with in a manner that is consistent with the action. The severity of the penalty may
be a simple reprimand or may result in failure of the course. The goal is for you to learn the material. If
you are experiencing trouble in the course discuss it with the instructor – learning the material is easier and
far more satisfying than cheating.

MSU provides students with disabilities reasonable accommodation to participate in educational

programs, activities or services. Student with disabilities requiring accommodation to participate in class
activities or meet course requirements should first register with the Office of Disability Services, located in
0132 Memorial Library, telephone 389-2825, TDD 711 and then contact me as soon as possible.
Course Outcomes (tentative):

Upon completion of this course the student will be able to:

1. Use Ohm's law to determine the current in a branch and a voltage between two nodes.

2. Use Kirchhoff’s laws to determine the current in a branch and a voltage between two nodes of a
circuit.

3. Use Thevenin's (Norton's) Theorem, node analysis, mesh analysis and the superposition
theorem to analyze a simple circuit with at least three components.

4. Be able to analyze circuits with independent as well as dependent sources and measure currents
and voltages.

5. Use available circuit simulation software to simulate DC circuits.

6. Effectively prepare written reports of circuit experiments.

7. Be able to measure resistances, voltages between two nodes and current through a branch using
a multimeter.

8. Conduct transient analysis on circuit with a single time constant (capacitor or inductor and two
or three resistors).