- Instructor: Prof. Peter F. Swaszek,
492 Fascitelli Center
Office hours: face-to-face Mon and Fri 10:00-10:50 or by appointment; virtual by appointment only
- Lectures:
- Mon, Wed, and Fri 9:00-9:50 AM, Kirk Aud.
- Mon 2-2:50 PM, Edwards Aud. (weekly assessment period)
- Text: Fundamentals of Electric Circuit
by Alexander and Sadiku, McGraw-Hill, 5th ed. or equiv. (chapters 1 through 11 plus 14)
- Scientific calculator for quizzes - NO phones, tablets, or computers allowed.
- Grading scheme:
- 49 online homeworks (total of 5000 points) - 20%;
- 15 weekly quizes (including two on the final exam day) - 80%
- On-line homework:
- When the web page asks for your "Homework ID" enter the 9 digit number posted in the Brightspace gradebook (no commas), not your URI ID; also see here for more details including FAQs
- Use 3 significant digits for each answer unless stated otherwise; see here if you need more help
- Include standard units unless stated otherwise
- Useful links:
- Textbook errata for 5th edition of Alexander and Sadiku; search online if you have a different version or other text.
- Syllabus for spring 2025
- Generic URI syllabus
Daily materials and homeworks; additional material:
| Monday | Wednesday | Friday | |
| Week 1 | Jan 20 | Wed Jan 22 Basics 1: administrivia; circuit variables (A&S chap 1) Lecture slides, annotated copy - none today HW 1 on basics - due 8:55 AM Fri Jan 24 HW 1 repeat copy - due 8:55 AM Mon Jan 27 |
Fri Jan 24 Basics 2: time variation; sources; resistors (A&S chap 1) Lecture slides, annotated copy HW 2 on basics - due 8:55 AM Mon Jan 27 |
| Week 2 | Mon Jan 27 Basics 3: circuits; Kirchhoff (A&S chap 1 & 2) Lecture slides, annotated copy HW 3 on basics - due 8:55 AM Wed Jan 29 |
Wed Jan 29 Basics 4: series/parallel resistance; voltage/current divison (A&S chap 2) Lecture slides, annotated copy HW 4 on basics - due 8:55 AM Fri Jan 31 |
Fri Jan 31 Basics 5: equivalent resistance (A&S chap 2) Lecture slides, annotated copy HW 5 on basics - due 8:55 AM Mon Feb 3 Written material on solving simultaneous equations in real variables HW 6 on simultaneous equation, 2 variables - due 8:55 AM Fri Feb 7 HW 7 on simultaneous equation, 3 variables - due 8:55 AM Fri Feb 7 |
| Week 3 | Mon Feb 3 Basics 6: circuit analysis; dependent sources (A&S chap 2) Lecture slides, annotated copy HW 8 on basics - due 8:55 AM Wed Feb 5 Delta-Wye transformations:
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Wed Feb 5 Basics 7: odds and ends (A&S chap 2) Lecture slides, annotated copy HW 10 on basics - due 8:55 AM Fri Feb 7 |
Fri Feb 7 Node 1: basic comcepts (A&S chap 3) Lecture slides, annotated copy HW 11 on nodes - due 8:55 AM Mon Feb 10 |
| Week 4 | Mon Feb 10 Node 2: more complex branches (A&S chap 3) Lecture slides, annotated copy HW 12 on nodes - due 8:55 AM Wed Feb 12 |
Wed Feb 12 Node 3: vector/matrix form (A&S chap 3) Lecture slides, annotated copy HW 13 on nodes - due 8:55 AM Fri Feb 14 |
Fri Feb 14 Node 4: dependent sources (A&S chap 3) Lecture slides, annotated copy HW 14 on nodes - due 8:55 AM Wed Feb 19 Written material on complex numbers HW on complex number manipulation - all due 8:55 AM Mon Mar 3: HW 15, HW 16, HW 17, HW 18, HW 19, HW 20, HW 21 |
| Week 5 | Feb 17 holiday |
Wed Feb 19 Node 5: supernodes (A&S chap 3) Lecture slides, annotated copy HW 22 on nodes - due 8:55 AM Fri Feb 21 |
Fri Feb 21 Node 6: examples (A&S chap 3) Lecture slides, annotated copy HW 23 on nodes - due 8:55 AM Mon Feb 24 |
| Week 6 | Mon Feb 24 Phasors 1: introducing L and C (A&S chap 6) Lecture slides, annotated copy HW 24 on phasors - due 8:55 AM Wed Feb 26 |
Wed Feb 26 Phasors 2: RLC circuits (A&S chap 9) Lecture slides, annotated copy Detailed explanation HW 25 on phasors - due 8:55 AM Fri Feb 28 |
Fri Feb 28 Phasors 3: how phasors help (A&S chap 9 & 10) Lecture slides, annotated copy HW 26 on phasors - due 8:55 AM Mon Mar 3 |
| Week 7 | Mon Mar 3 Phasors 4: how to use them (A&S chap 9 & 10) Lecture slides, annotated copy HW 27 on phasors - due 8:55 AM Wed Mar 5 |
Wed Mar 5 Phasors 5: examples (A&S chap 10) Lecture slides, annotated copy HW 28 on phasors - due 8:55 AM Fri Mar 7 |
Fri Mar 7 Phasors 6: more examples (A&S chap 10) Lecture slides, annotated copy HW 29 on phasors - due 8:55 AM Mon Mar 17 |
| Mar 10, 12, 14 spring break |
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| Week 8 | Mon Mar 17 Op amps 1: concepts; simple model (A&S chap 5) Lecture slides, annotated copy HW 30 on op amps - due 8:55 AM Wed Mar 19 |
Wed Mar 19 Op amps 2: standard configurations (A&S chap 5) Lecture slides, annotated copy HW 31 on op amps - due 8:55 AM Fri Mar 21 |
Fri Mar 21 Op amps 3: multiple op amps; phasors (A&S chap 5) Lecture slides, annotated copy HW 32 on op amps - due 8:55 AM Mon Mar 24 |
| Week 9 | Mon Mar 24 Phasors 7: AC power (A&S chap 11) Lecture slides, annotated copy HW 33 on power - due 8:55 AM Wed Mar 26 |
Wed Mar 26 Phasors 8: power; circuit design Lecture slides, annotated copy HW 34 on design - due 8:55 AM Fri Mar 28 |
Fri Mar 28 Phasors 9: circuit design Lecture slides, annotated copy HW 35 on design - due 8:55 AM Mon Mar 31 Extra Credit phasor homework (shows up as HW 901; worth 200 pts) - due 11:59 PM Sun Apr 6 |
| Week 10 | Mon Mar 31 Theorems 1: superposition and transformations (A&S chap 4) Lecture slides, annotated copy HW 36 on theorems - due 8:55 AM Wed Apr 2 |
Wed Apr 2 Theorems 2: Thevenin (A&S chap 4) Lecture slides, annotated copy HW 37 on theorems - due 8:55 AM Fri Apr 4 |
Fri Apr 4 Theorems 3: Thevenin (A&S chap 4) Lecture slides, annotated copy HW 38 on theorems - due 8:55 AM Mon Apr 7 |
| Week 11 | Mon Apr 7 Theorems 4: maximum power (A&S chap 4) Lecture slides, annotated copy HW 39 on theorems - due 8:55 AM Wed Apr 9 |
Wed Apr 9 1st order 1: concepts (A&S chap 7) Lecture slides, annotated copy HW 40 on theorems - due 8:55 AM Fri Apr 11 |
Fri Apr 11 1st order 2: general solution (A&S chap 7) Lecture slides, annotated copy HW 41 on transients - due 8:55 AM Mon Apr 14 |
| Week 12 | Mon Apr 14 1st order 3: examples (A&S chap 7) Lecture slides, annotated copy HW 42 on transients - due 8:55 AM Wed Apr 16 |
Wed Apr 16 1st order 4: other variables (A&S chap 7) Lecture slides, annotated copy HW 43 on transients - due 8:55 AM Fri Apr 18 |
Fri Apr 18 1st order 5: more examples (A&S chap 7) Lecture slides, annotated copy HW 44 on transients - due 8:55 AM Mon Apr 21 |
| Week 13 | Mon Apr 21 2nd order 1: concepts (A&S chap 8) Lecture slides, annotated copy HW 45 on transients - due 8:55 AM Wed Apr 23 |
Wed Apr 23 2nd order 2: initial conditions (A&S chap 8) Lecture slides, annotated copy HW 46 on transients - due 8:55 AM Fri Apr 25 |
Fri Apr 25 2nd order 3: full solution (A&S chap 8) Lecture slides, annotated copy HW 47 on transients - due 8:55 AM Mon Apr 28 |
| Week 14 | Mon Apr 28 2nd order 4: examples (A&S chap 8) Lecture slides, annotated copy HW 48 on transients - due 8:55 AM Wed Apr 30 Extra Credit 2nd order homework (200 pts) - due 11:59 PM Fri May 2 |
Wed Apr 30 Mesh: concept and examples (A&S chap 4) Lecture slides, annotated copy HW 49 on mesh - due 11:59 PM Fri May 2 |
May 2 |
Late homework links - 38 regular daily problems only (not the last one; show up as homework number plus 100) - all due by 11:59 PM May 2
- HW 1
- HW 2
- HW 3
- HW 4
- HW 5
- HW 8
- HW 10
- HW 11
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