ELEC ENG 2CJ4: Circuits and Systems 

Course Objectives:

        At the end of this course, students will be able to solve electric circuits involving both passive and active elements for voltages at nodes, and branch or loop currents. They will be able to solve linear transient circuit problems involving second-order systems using either time-domain or Laplace transform techniques, and will be able to analyze and sketch the frequency response of a circuit. In addition, students will have developed efficient tools for analyzing two-port networks and three-phase circuits, and will have been introduced to magnetic circuits.  

Course Description:

            Course Outline [pdf] [slides]

Announcement:

            Tutorial starts from Jan. 20, 2012.

            Lab starts from Jan. 24, 2012.

            Extended office hour: Feb. 1, 13:30pm-16:30pm, ITB A221

Lectures on Feb. 3 and 10 are cancelled.

The lab on Feb. 7 is cancelled.

The office hour on Feb. 8 is cancelled.

Quiz 1A: Feb. 6, 11:30am-12:20pm, MDCL/1105

Quiz 1B: Feb. 8, 11:30am-12:20pm, MDCL/1105

Mid-term test: Feb. 29, 7:00pm-9:00pm, MDCL/1309, MDCL/1102

Assessment:

            Tutorial participation - 5%    

            Four quizzes - 20%     

            Mid-term test - 25%  

Final examination - 50%   

Textbook:

            Irwin and Nelms, Basic Engineering Circuit Analysis, ninth edition, Wiley, 2008

Lecture:   

            Monday and Wednesday, and Thursday, 11:30am-12:20pm, MDCL/1105

            Friday, 13:30pm-14:20pm, MDCL/1105

Review of circuit analysis techniques [1, 2, 3, 4]

            Chapter 4        Chapter 12      Chapter 13      Chapter 14   Chapter 16      Chapter 10      Chapter 11

Office Hour:   

            Wednesday, 13:30pm-14:30pm, ITB A221

Tutorial:   

            Tutorial01: Friday, 11:30am-12:20pm (starting from Jan. 20), T13/125

            Tutorial02: Friday, 12:30pm-13:20am (starting from Jan. 20), T13/127

            Chapter 4        Chapter 12      Chapter 13      Chapter 14      Chapter 16      Chapter 10      Chapter 11

Teaching Assistants:

            Lin Song, Email:  songlin@grads.ece.mcmaster.ca

            Jihai Cao, Email:  caojih@grads.ece.mcmaster.ca

            Na He, Email: hen5@grads.ece.mcmaster.ca

            Junfeng Feng, Email:  fengj3@mcmaster.ca

            Wenbo Sun, Email: sunw5@grads.ece.mcmaster.ca

            Qi Shi, Email: shiq4@mcmaster.ca