MAE 140 - Fall 2008

Linear Circuits

News

(10/03/2008) Check out the final schedule for office hours
(10/08/2008) Check out the new schedule for the discussion session
(10/20/2008) Check out the new room for office hours on Tuesday

Instructor

• Mauricio de Oliveira, my first name at ucsd dot edu

Class Times

Lectures

• Tuesday, Thursday 11:00-12:20,
  CENTR 101

Discussion Session

• Wednesday, 14:00-14:50
  SOLIS 107

Teaching Assistants

• Robert Krohn (Rob), rh last name at ucsd dot edu
• Robert Madden (Bob), r last name at ucsd dot edu
• Mansi Sheth, mn last name at ucsd dot edu

Office Hours

U 413

• Tuesday: 14:00-15:00 (Mauricio)

EBU II Room 312

• Monday: 15:00-16:00 (Bob)
• Wednesday: 11:00-12:00 (Mansi)
• Thursday: 14:00-15:00 (Bob)
• Friday: 10:00-11:00 (Rob)

You can make an appointment with me or the TA's by email.

Text Book

The Analysis and Design of Linear Circuits, 5th Edition, R. E. Thomas and A. J. Rosa, Wiley 2006. ISBN 0-471-76095-1

Earlier or newer editions are fine, such as

The Analysis and Design of Linear Circuits, 4th Edition, R. E. Thomas and A. J. Rosa, Wiley 2006. ISBN 0-471-45251-3

Homework will be assigned from the 5th Edition though. 5th Edition is on the Science and Engineering Library Reserves.

Past Years Websites

You might want to check out the Winter 2008 website, the Fall 2007 website, the Summer 2007 website, or the Fall 2006 website, where you will find links to older 02'-05' websites for this class. Check them out if you want to know how the exams will look like!

Lecture Notes

Syllabus

Part I

• Introduction (T & R, Chapters 1 & 2)
• Equivalent circuits (T & R, Chapters 2 & 3)
• Systematic circuit analysis (T & R, Chapter 3)
• Active circuits (T & R, Chapter 4)

Part II

• Laplace transform (T & R, Chapter 9 & 6)
• Circuits in the s-domain (T & R, Chapter 6 & 10)
• S-domain circuit analysis and design (T & R, Chapter 10)
• Frequency response and filter design (T & R, Chapter 12 & 14)

Elvis Notes

• Equivalent Circuits
• Operational Amplifier
• Summer
• Filter

Grade Formula

GRADE = MAX(0.2 * HOMEWORK + 0.3 * MIDTERM + 0.5 * FINAL, FINAL)

Exams

• Midterm: October, 30th
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• Final exam: December, 10th
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Homework

Hand in on Thursday class.
20% deduction for lateness by one day without reason, else 100%.
Solutions will be posted on this web site.
Please turn in a readable and organized homework. This is a big class! Here is a suggestion:

• Write your name and student ID on top of each and every page;
• Start answering a question always on the top of the page.

Homework #1

T & R, 1.20, 1.22, 1.27, 2.4, 2.7, 2.11, 2.12, 2.21, 2.27, 2.38
Due: 10/02/2008
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Homework #2

T & R, 2.40, 2.41, 2.44, 2.48, 2.54, 2.55, 2.59, 3.36, 3.40, 3.42
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Due: 10/09/2008

Homework #3

T & R, 3.71, 3.72, 3.75, 3.1, 3.3, 3.4, 3.8 3.10, 3.13, 3.15
IMPORTANT: Solve 3.10, 3.13 and 3.15 using nodal analysis not mesh analysis!
Due: 10/16/2008
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Homework #4

T & R, 3.10, 3.13, 3.15 3.17, 3.26, 3.31, 3.32, 4.1, 4.5, 4.6
Due: 10/23/2008
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Homework #5

T & R, 4.22, 4.23, 4.25, 4.26, 4.30, 4.34, 4.36, 4.37, 4.47, 4.55
Due: 11/06/2008
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Homework #6

T & R, 9.1, 9.4, 9.7, 9.9, 9.17, 9.18, 9.24, 9.32, 9.45, 9.47
Due: 11/18/2008
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Homework #7

T & R, 10.3, 10.6, 10.9, 10.13, 10.15, 10.23, 10.26, 10.30, 10.33, 10.35
Due: 11/25/2008
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Homework #8

T & R, 11.5, 11.8, 11.9, 11.30, 11.51, 11.52, 12.3, 12.9, 12.16, 12.55
Due: 12/04/2008
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