EENG 281 Introduction to Electrical Circuits, Electronics, and Power (Syllabus)
Dr. Li's office hours:  8 – 9:30 am MWF, office hour location: Brown 330 O

Weeks Dates Lectures Notes
Week 1 8/19
Voltage, current
video, notes


8/21
Voltage, current, power, energy
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8/23
power, energy, KVL, KCL
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Week 2 8/26
More on KCL
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8/28
Dependent sources, series/parallel resistors, more on KCL
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8/30
HW2 problems, voltage divider, equivalent resistors
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Week 3 9/2
Labor day holiday, no lecture

9/4
Current divider, delta-to-Wye equivalent circuit
video, notes
Problems in HW3
video, notes

9/6
More about HW3 problems
video, notes

Week 4 9/9
Node voltage method, mesh current method and KVL
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9/11
Career day, no lecture

9/13
Source transformation, Thevenin and Norton equivalent circuits
Week 5 9/16
Source transformation, Thevenin and Norton equivalent circuits

9/18
Operational amplifiers

9/20
Operational amplifiers
Week 6 9/23
Operational amplifiers

9/25
Summary, examples


9/27
Summary, examples

Week 7 9/30
Common midterm I, 7 pm, 70 min, Room TBD


10/2
Exam revisit

10/4
Nonlinear circuits
Week 8 10/7
Natural responses

10/9
Natural responses

10/11
Natural responses
Week 9 10/14
Fall Break, no lecture
10/14 - 10/15

10/16
Phasor Midterm grades due

10/18
Phasor
Week 10 10/21
Transformers

10/23
Transformers

10/25
Transformers
Week 11 10/28
Three-phase voltages

10/30
Three-phase voltages

11/1
Three-phase voltages
Week 12 11/4
Summary, examples

11/5 TuesdayCommon midterm II (ch. 5, 6, 7, 9, thru 9.9)
7 pm, 70 min, Room TBD

11/6
Exam revisit

11/8
AC analysis
Week 13 11/11
AC analysis

11/13
AC analysis

11/15
AC analysis
Week 14 11/18
Circuit simulations

11/20
Circuit simulations

11/22
Circuit simulations
Week 15 11/25
Circuit simulations

11/27
Thanksgiving Break - no lecture We are taking 11/27 off for you to travel

11/29
Thanksgiving Break
11/28 - 11/29
Week 16 12/2
Final Exam Review


12/4
Last Class


12/10 Tuesday
Final Exam, 120 min, Date/Time/Location TBD