SYLLABUS

Contact Information:

  Lecture     ENGR 309  
  MWF: 9:00 - 10:00 AM  
  Laboratory     ENGR 701: M 03:00 - 04:50 PM  
  ENGR 701: W 01:00 - 02:50 PM  
  ENGR 626: R 01:30 - 03:20 PM  
  (see below for more information on the open lab policy)
  Recitation     ENGR 701: T 02:00 - 2:50 PM (tentative)  
  Lecturer     Joseph Picone, Professor  
  Office: EA 703A  
  Office Hours: (W,F) 11:00 - 1:00 PM  
  Phone: 215-204-4841  
  Email: picone@temple.edu  
  Skype: joseph.picone  
  Teaching  
  Assistant  		   Elliot Franz, PhD Student  
  Office: ENGR 215  
  Office Hours: (W) 03:00 - 05:00 PM  
  Phone: 412-496-0042  
  Email: elliot.franz@temple.edu  
  Skype: elliot145  
  Social Media     temple.engineering.ece2322@groups.facebook.com  
  Website     http://www.isip.piconepress.edu/courses/temple/ece_2322  
  Textbook     J.D. Irwin and R.M. Nelms
  Basic Engineering Circuit Analysis, 10th Edition  
  John Wiley and Sons, Inc.  
  October 2010, Hardcover, 839 pages  
  ISBN: 978-0-470-63322-9  
  URL: http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-EHEP001813.html  
  Prerequisites     ECE 2312: Electrical Engineering Science I (C- or better)  
  Co-rerequisites     ECE 2323: Electrical Engineering Science II Laboratory  
  MATH 3041: Differential Equations  


Lecture Grading Policies:

  Item  
  Weight  
  Exam No. 1     15%  
  Exam No. 2     15%  
  Exam No. 3     15%  
  Final Exam     15%  
  Homework     20%  
  Quizzes     20%  
  TOTAL:     100%  


There are two main goals of this course. First, we want you to develop a thorough understanding of electrical circuit analysis with discrete components. This includes the use of computer simulation and analysis tools. We will build on what you learned in ECE 2312 and follow a very similar format.

A second goal is to teach you how to design and analyze practical circuits and systems. This is not a course where you are expected to memorize procedures or magic equations. This is a course where you are expected to integrate knowledge and synthesize new solutions. Hence, exams will require you to solve previously unseen problems. The lab experience will introduce you to some open-ended problems for which there are many possible answers but only a few optimal ones. If you don't enjoy the challenge of solving open-ended problems, engineering probably is not a good choice of profession for you!

To meet these goals, you are going to have to put a significant amount of time into this course. The steps to success in this class include: This takes time. You will be expected to put in at least 6 hours a week outside of class. Attending lectures, doing homework, studying for exams, preparing for the labs, etc. are all requirements to pass the class -- which means a grade of D. To receive a higher grade than a passing grade, you must demonstrate mastery of the material and the ability to solve previously unseen problems.

Unannounced quizzes will be given periodically throughout the course to encourage you to attend lecture classes and keep up with the daily work. If you miss a quiz without a prior excuse from the instructor, you receive a zero for that quiz with no exception. Make-up quizzes will not be given. The same policy applies to in-class exams and the final exam as well.

Exams will be closed books, notes and calculators. You will be allowed one 8.5"x11" double-sided sheet of paper for notes. The problems will be unique and build on concepts covered in the lecture, textbook, etc. They will not be identical to the homework problems, but instead will involve integration of the same material. Mastery of the homework is essential to passing the exam.

Homework solutions will be prepared in an 8.5"x11" notebook. You are required to use a three-ring binder and submit your solutions on loose leaf paper. The reasons for this will become clear as the semester progresses.

Students are expected to prepare detailed solutions to the homework and maintain these in this notebook. The instuctor will periodically collect these notebooks and grade your solutions. Students can collaborate on homework solutions, but the solutions you provide must be unique. Grading will take into account the accuracy of your solution as well as the quality of your explanation. Simply providing answers with no explanations gets no credit.

Laboratory Grading Policies:

  No.  
  Weight  
  Lab No. 1     6.25%  
  Lab No. 2     6.25%  
  Lab No. 3     6.25%  
  Lab No. 4     6.25%  
  Lab No. 5     6.25%  
  Lab No. 6     6.25%  
  Lab No. 7     6.25%  
  Lab No. 8     6.25%  
  Lab No. 9     6.25%  
  Lab No. 10     6.25%  
  Lab No. 11     6.25%  
  Lab No. 12     6.25%  
  Final Exam     25%  
  TOTAL:     100%  
  Extra Credit     10%  


Information about each lab assignment can be found here (under development). The lab report template can be found here. Some good resources for writing lab reports can be found at CSU and Education Atlas. Google searching can turn up many more good resources.

Each student works individually in this class. You will be given the necessary resources so that you can do the labs on your own. Your teaching assistant (TA) will grade your lab reports, which account for 75% of your grade (along with the demonstration of the lab of course). In addition, the TA will assign you some extra credit based on your level of participation in the lab. Students who show a special interest in this course and enthusiastically explore the subject matter will be rewarded accordingly. Don't be invisible!

Lecture Schedule:

The lecture component of ECE 2322 meets three times a week and will cover the following topics:

  Class  
  Date  
  Sections  
  Topic(s)  
1
01/23
   13.1 - 13.4     The Laplace Transform  
2
01/25
   13.5, 13.6     The Inverse Laplace Transform  
3
01/28
   13.7, 13.8     Initial-Value and Final-Value Theorems  
4
01/30
   14.1 - 14.3     Circuit Analysis  
5
02/01
   14.4, 14.5     Transfer Functions and Bode Plots  
6
02/04
   14.6, 14.7     Steady-State Response, Applications  
7
02/06
   15.1     Fourier Series  
8
02/08
   15.2     Fourier Transform  
9
02/11
   15.3     Applications to Circuits  
10
02/13
   7.1, 7.2     Transient Analysis - 1st Order Circuits  
11
02/15
   7.3 - 7.5     Transient Analysis - 2nd Order Circuits  
12
02/18
   8.1 - 8.3     Sinusoidal Forcing Functions  
13
02/20
   Exam No. 1     Chapters 13 - 15 (Anderson 008)  
14
02/22
   8.4 - 8.6     Impedance  
15
02/25
   8.7 - 8.10     Circuit Analysis  
16
02/27
   9.1, 9.2     Instantaneous and Average Power  
17
03/01
   9.3     Maximum Average Power Transfer  
18
03/04
   9.4     RMS Value  
19
03/06
   9.5, 9.6     Power Factor  
20
03/08
   9.7     Power Factor Correction  
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03/11
   Spring Break  
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03/13
   Spring Break  
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03/15
   Spring Break  
21
03/18
   9.8 - 9.11     Single-Phase Three-Wire Circuits  
22
03/20
   10.1     Mutual Inductance  
23
03/22
   10.2     Energy Considerations  
24
03/25
   10.3     Transformers  
25
03/27
   10.4 - 10.6     Applications of Mutual Inductance  
26
03/29
   Exam No. 2     Chapters 7 - 9 (Anderson 008)  
27
04/01
   11.1 - 11.3     Three-Phase Circuits  
28
04/03
   11.4 - 11.7     Power Relationships and Power Factor  
29
04/05
   12.1     Variable Frequency-Response Analysis  
30
04/08
   12.2, 12.3     Sinusoidal Frequency Analysis  
31
04/10
   12.4     Resonance  
32
04/12
   12.5     Scaling and Passive Filters  
33
04/15
   12.6     Active Filters  
34
04/17
   12.7     Operational Transconducance Amplifiers  
35
04/19
   16.1, 16.2     Admittance and Impedance Parameters  
36
04/22
   16.3 - 16.5     Transmission Parameters  
37
04/24
   16.6 - 16.8     Design Examples  
38
04/26
   Exam No. 3 Review     Chapters 10 - 12  
39
04/29
   Exam No. 3     Chapters 10 - 12 (Anderson 008)  
40
05/01
   13.1 - 14.8     Laplace Transform Review  
41
05/03
   15.1 - 15.4     Fourier Transform Review  
42
05/06
   1.1 - 16.8     Course Review  
43
05/13
   Final Exam (08:00 - 10:00 AM)     Comprehensive (Anderson 008) 


Please note that the dates above are fixed since they have been arranged to optimize a number of constraints. You need to adjust your schedules, including job interviews and site visits, accordingly.

Homework:

The homework schedule is as follows:

  HW  
  Due Date  
  Item(s)  
1
01/25
   13.1, 13.2, 13.4, 13.8, 13.9  
2
02/01
   13.20, 13.21, 13.38, 13.40, 13.51. 13.52. 13.55, 13.56  
3
02/08
   14.1, 14.3, 14.5, 14.7, 14.9, 14.36, 14.57, 14.58, 14.69, 14.72  
4
02/15
   15.1, 15.4, 15.26, 15.27, 15.41  
5
02/22
   7.2, 7.8, 7.9, 7.10, 7.15, 7.16, 7.17, 7.19, 7.35, 7.43,  
  7.64, 7.75, 7.76, 7.78, 7.79, 7.91, 7.99. 7.103, 7.108, 7.110  
6
03/01
   8.2, 8.8, 8.9, 8.24, 8.36, 8.40, 8.45, 8.55, 8.69, 8.70  
7
03/08
   8.76, 8.77, 8.85, 8.92, 8.97, 8.102, 8.103, 8.125, 8.135, 8.145  
8
03/22
   9.4, 9.10, 9.12, 9.28, 9.30, 9.32, 9.44, 9.45, 9.55, 9.67  
9
04/05
   10.5, 10.6, 10.32, 10.62, 10.65  
10
04/12
   11.7, 11.66, 11.67, 11.77, 11.78  
11
04/19
   12.3, 12.16, 12.27, 12.31, 12.40, 12.43, 12.56, 12.62, 12.68, 12.83  
12
05/03
   16.2, 16.3, 16.21, 16.22, 16.45, 16.50  


Laboratories:

Labs this semester will be conducted as open labs. You will use a variety of hardware and software tools that will allow you to do the labs anytime/anywhere. You will be expected to demonstrate your results to the TA during one of the regularly scheduled lab meeting times. Lab reports are due by 8 AM the following Monday. Labs are submitted electronically as pdf files through an email to your teaching assistant. Documents with viruses will receive a grade of zero, so make sure you use appropriate virus protection on your machine (Temple provides this to students at no charge.)

When you email your lab report to the TA, you must put the following in your subject line "ECE 2323 Lab No. X: Lastname, Firstname". For example, the subject line for lab no. 3 submitted by Joe Picone would read "ECE 2323 Lab No. 3: Picone, Joseph". Send your TA a test message using this subject line, and then you can reuse this message for subsequent emails. Failure to comply can result in a grade of zero for the assignment.

The laboratory schedule is as follows:

  Lab  
  Due Date  
  Item(s)  
1
01/25
   Instrumentation Introduction  
2
02/01
   Symbolic Manipulations in MATLAB  
3
02/08
   The Wein Bridge Oscillator  
4
02/15
   Boost Converter  
5
02/22
   AM Demodulation  
6
03/01
   Impulse and Frequency Response  
7
03/22
   Phun with Phase  
8
03/29
   Transformers 'R Us  
9
04/05
   Motor Mania  
10
04/12
   Three-Phase Power  
11
04/19
   Filter Fundamentals  
12
04/26
   DC/AC Inverter  
13
05/15
   Lab Final