EE 201 - Linear Networks: Steady-State Analysis

• Write and solve KCL and KVL equations using mesh and nodal analysis, and utilize voltage and current dividers in DC circuit analysis
• Describe the electrical characteristics of the various passive circuit elements
• Write and solve KCL and KVL equations using branch and nodal analysis for the AC steady-state case
• Calculate average, apparent, and reactive powers for an AC circuit
• Simplify networks using Thevenin’s and Norton’s theorems
• Perform source transformations
• Use the superposition principle in circuit analysis
• Be adept at solving DC and AC circuits with dependent sources
• Use circuit simulation to analyze circuits

• Differentiation and integration of algebraic and transcendental functions
• Solution of systems of linear equations
• Complex number theory and algebraic manipulations

• DC network theorems and techniques (18 classes)
• Principles of Inductance/Capacitance (4 classes)
• AC steady-state circuit analysis techniques (10 classes)
• AC power concepts (4 classes)
• Circuit simulation analysis of steady state circuits (1 class)
• Tests and quizzes (3 classes)