GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY
SCHOOL OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND ENGINEERING
DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING

ECE 286 - Circuit Analysis II

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1. Course Description: Linear circuit analysis in the frequency domain, Laplace techniques, sinusoidal excitation, phasors, frequency response, magnetic circuits, three phase circuits, Fourier and techniques.

2. Textbook: The Analysis and Design of Linear Circuits, by R.E Thomas and A.J. Rosa, 1994.

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4. Honor Code: All students are expected to abide by the George Mason University Honor Code. Sharing of ideas and comparison of answers on homework is acceptable, but copied work will not be accepted. In-class exams will be closed book and closed notes unless specifically stated by the instructor. All work must be your own. Any reasonable suspicion of an honor violation will be reported to the Honor Committee. 

5. Grading: Exams (2)  60%
            Final Exam 30% 
            Homework   10%
6.Homework Policies: Homework will be assigned via email and Web page during the period a chapter is being covered. (Link from ECE homepage, Course Information, On-Line Course Materials, or directly: http://ece.gmu.edu/~wsutton/ece286doc.html). The homework will be turned in following completion of the chapter. One problem will be graded. Credit for attempting the others will be given. Late homework will not be accepted unless prior arrangements have been made with the instructor. Only partial credit will be given for late homework. Homework solutions will be posted in the library.

7. Grade Changes: A student requesting that the grade of a homework or exam problem be reconsidered must provide the instructor with the following information in writing within two class periods after the work is returned to the class:

PROPOSED SCHEDULE
                                                                 LECTURE   INDEPENDENT
WEEKS SUBJECT                                                   REFERENCE    READING 

1 - 2 First Order (1O) Circuits.                                 8.1 - 8.4     8.8
      Labor Day - Sep 1 No Monday Classes
      Second Order (2O) Circuits.                                8.5 - 8.7 

3 - 4 Laplace Transforms, Poles/Zeros.                           9.1 - 9.5
      Circuit Response, Translation, Scaling, IV/FV Properties.  9.6 - 9.8

5 - 6 Transformed Circuit, Circuit Analysis.                    10.1 - 10.2 
      Exam 1 - 1O/2O Circuits, Laplace Transforms & Properties. Chapters 8 - 9 
      Circuit theorems, Node Analysis in s-domain.              10.3 - 10.4 

7 - 8 Mesh Analysis in s-domain.                                10.5 - 10.6 
      Network Functions.                                        11.1 
      Fall Break - Oct 11 - 14                                  None.         Have fun! 
      Properties of Network Functions.                          11.2          11.3, 11.5 

9 -10 Transfer Function/Step Response Descriptors.              11.4 
      Sinusoidal Steady State, Freq. Resp., 1O/2O Freq. Resp.  12.1 - 12.4      12.6 

11 -12 Exam 2 - Laplace Techniques, Network Functions.          Chapters 10 - 11 
       Bode Plots.                                              12.5 
       Phasors, Circuit Analysis.                               13.1- 13.3       13.8 

13 -14 Phasor Circuit Theorems, Analysis, Transforms.           13.4 - 13.7 
       Thanksgiving Recess - Nov 27 - 30                        None. Have fun! (or catch up!) 

15 Power in Sinusiodal Steady State.                            14.1 - 14.4 
                                                                14.6 - p/o14.7   14.8 

16 FINAL EXAM - Chapters 8 - 14.                                All
Exam 1: Thur, Sep 25, 10:30 - 11:45. Chapters 8 - 9.

Exam 2: Tue, Nov 4, 10:30 - 11:45. Chapters 10 - 11.

Final Exam: Thur, Dec 11, 10:30 - 1:15. Chapters 8 - 14.