Linear Circuits

Dr. Bonnie H. Ferri

An introduction to electric circuit elements and a study of circuits containing such devices.

Professor and Associate ChairSchool of Electrical and Computer Engineering

School of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Lecturers

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Nathan V. ParrishGraduate Research AssistantSchool of Electrical and Computer EngineeringPhD Candidate & Graduate Research AssistantSchool of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Dr. Bonnie H. FerriProfessor and Associate ChairSchool of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Overviewanalysis of circuits including

resistors, capacitors, and inductors with DC and AC sources in the time domain and in the frequency domain

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frequency domain

people with a scientific/technical background who are not electrical or computer engineers

first course in calculus, matrices and linear algebra, complex numbers, introduction to circuit elements

Learning Outcomes� Be able to determine voltages and currents in a

with single or multiple DC sources

� Be able to sketch the to step changes in the source voltage

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� Be able to use phasors to determine

to step changes in the source voltage

� Be able to analyze the of reactive circuits

� Be able to analyze the

Concept MapBackground Resistive

Circuits1 2

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Reactive Circuits

Frequency Analysis

Power

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How People LearnPeople learn by

to prior knowledge and experiences

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experiencesand concepts

People are motived to learn by

their knowledge

� concept map� practical problems and experience

How to Succeed In Linear Circuits

� Identify and organize important concepts and skills

� Pause button� Quizzes after each lecture� Homework

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Pause

� No direct email to instructional staff� Send questions or comments to the forum

� Only respectful, constructive comments are allowed

Policies

� Only respectful, constructive comments are allowed� Answer questions on forum

� Georgia Tech course� Textbook� Labs and data acquisition board

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