Engr 15: Introduction to Circuit Analysis
Spring 2012 Course Syllabus

Instructor Information
Name: Carlos E. Figueroa
Email: carlos.figueroa@cabrillo.edu
Website: cabrillo.edu/~cfigueroa/
Office Hours: see website
Office Location: 829A
Phone: 831.479.6520 & 768.7971 (home)

Course Information
Title: Engineering Circuit Analysis
Sections: 74746
Prerequistes: Phys 4B & Math 7 (or concurrent enrollment)
Meetings: Lecture in Room 715, 9:30 - 10:50 am; Labs in Room 830, 8:00-11:05 am; PLC to TBA

Textbook
Textbook: Introduction to Electric Circuit (8th Edition), Dorf & Svoboda (all editions accepted)
Laboratory Manual: Posted online at www.cabrillo.edu/~cfigueroa/E15/15_labs.html

Learner Outcomes
1. Analyze the electrical behavior of DC and AC circuits including first and second order circuits using various circuit analysis techniques.
2. Utilize Pspice circuits simulator and electronic equatipment in analyzing circuits.

Problem Sets, Quizzes, Exams & PLC Activities
Problem Sets: Problem sets must follow the required format and are due generally every other Monday at 9:30 am. Full credit is given for work that is (i) complete, (ii) correct, and (iii) clearly presented. I encourage you to work on problems in groups--but you must write up your own solutions individually.

Problem Set Quizzes: Problem quizzes are designed to check your understanding of a single topic/problem set. They are taken (generally) every other Monday, the day problem sets are due. Problem quizzes are closed book and closed notes, except for a predetermined set of equations from the instructor.

Exams & Final Exam: There will be two exams (Chapters 1-5 & Chapters 6-9) and a comprehensive final exam (Chapters 1-10). Each exam will cover material from the lectures, PLCs, and problem sets. Exams are closed book, but you will be provided with an “Equation Sheet” for each exam. A written excuse or prior notification must be provided if an exam is missed.

TBA (To Be Arranged) Hours or PLC Activities: The drop-in PLC (Physics/Engr Learning Community, room 835) will be open every weekday, with PLC tutors who can help you work on your required PLC activities. Engr 15 requires 1 hour and 5 minutes per week of arranged hours to be fulfilled in Room 835. It is the students' responsibility to record their attendance by signing in each time they attend the PLC. The instructor will collect these hours periodically. These hours are required, tracked, and the assignments graded. Arranged hours are class time and all students are expected to meet this number of hours per week to fulfill the requirements of this course. PLCs are due each week (initialed on sign-off sheet) by 3:00 pm, Thursday. The PLC policies and p procedures are

1. TBA hours (i.e. PLC assignments) must be worked on cooperatively in small groups of 2 – 4 students.
2. PLC exercises and experiments must be completed and signed off between 8:00 am and 3:00 pm during the times that an instructor is available. The times are posted online (see PLC schedule) and in the PLC.
3. Students must sign in on the log-in computer when they enter the PLC and sign out when they leave.

All PLC exercises and experiments are posted on the Physics 4C web site at: www.cabrillo.edu/~cfigueroa/E15/15_plc.html. The weekly schedule of topics for TBA assignments is listed below.

Laboratories: Active participation and attendance in lab is mandatory. If two labs are missed you will be dropped from the course. Weekly lab reports are due each week on Monday at 9:30 am that includes the experimental procedures, data organized into tables or graphs, calculations/results and an interpretation and discussion of the experiment (see laboratory grading rubric).

Grading Polcy
The course grade is based on the following weighted percentages: