Week in review

Fall 2014
ENSC 220
ELECTRIC CIRCUITS I

September 8, 2014:

  • Models of circuit elements: resistors, diodes, transistors, independent sources, four types of dependent sources
  • Diode (D) as an example of a nonlinear resistive element: ideal switch, exponential (Esaki) diode, Zener diode, tunnel diode
  • Resistive circuits, memoryless elements, and algebraic equations
  • Circuits with inductors and capacitors, elements with memory, and algebraic equations
  • Classification: lumped (R, L, C) and distributed (transmission lines) circuits
  • Classification: passive and active circuit elements (resistors, inductors, capacitors, diodes, independent and dependent sources)
  • Circuits and graph theory: a forgotten link
  • Kirchhoff Current Law (KCL) and Kirchhoff Voltage Law (KVL)

    Lab:
  • Introduction to the ENSC 220 Lab (Freed Heep)
  • Forming lab teams: doubles only
  • Lab: Orientation Part 1 - PS and DMM. Lab report due on September 14, 2014 (midnight, extension granted, revised).
    Last modified: Tue Sep 30 18:43:44 PDT 2014.