Course Syllabus

  • Course Details
  • ECE 202: Circuits II -- All Sections
  • 3 Credit Hours
  • Catalog Description: Operational amplifiers, average, complex, imaginary and real power; effective values of voltage and currents, three phase circuits, delta and wye connections. Complex frequency; sinusoidal forcing functions and natural response. Resonance: general case, special cases in series and parallel circuits. Scaling: magnitude and frequency. Mutual inductance, transformers as circuit elements; linear and ideal transformers. Admittance, impedance, and hybrid parameters. Trigonometric and complex Fourier series. Includes laboratory exercises.
  • Prerequisite: ECE 201 - Circuits I with a grade of C or better
  • Course Topics
  • Magnetically Coupled Circuits
  • Sinusoidal Steady-State Analysis
  • AC Circuit Power Analysis
  • Fourier Circuit Analysis
  • Circuit Analysis in the s-Domain
  • Frequency Response
  • Two-Port Networks
  • Polyphase Circuits
  • Class Meeting Schedule
  • Lecture: MWF, 10:20 - 11:10 am
  • Lectures meet in MK404
  • Lab experiments occur in MK333
  • Attendance is required in all lectures and scheduled lab times
  • Instructors
  • Professor Daniel Costinett
  • Email: ude.ktu@ttenitsoC.leinaD
  • Please use [ECE202] in the subject line for all course-related e-mails.
  • Phone:865-974-3572
  • Office: MK504
  • Office Hours shown below
  • E-mail to set up an additional time
  • TA: Chenchen Li
  • Email: ude.ktu.slov@66ilc
  • TA: Junjie John Yin
  • Email: ude.ktu.slov@01niyj
  • TA: Sebastian N. Martinez Lizana
  • Email: ude.ktu.slov@811trams
  • TA: Christian Harmon
  • Email: ude.ktu.slov@41omrahc

  • Office Hours Schedule
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  • Policies
  • No late work will be accepted except in cases of documented medical emergencies.
  • Collaboration is encouraged on all assignments except quizzes and exams.
  • Assignments will be due in lecture on the day listed in the course schedule. The assignment is due prior to the start of the scheduled period.
  • All written assignments will be submitted through Canvas

  • Grading
  • Homeworks and Labs are learning experiences and will be graded based on effort
  • Exams (midterms and final) are assessments and will be graded based on demonstrated knowledge and correct application of techniques.
  • Quizzes are graded as exams. They occupy a small portion of the grade and are used to help students assess their preparedness for the exams in advance
  • Grading
  • Homework: 20%
  • Quizzes: 10%
  • Midterms: 30%
  • Labs: 15%
  • Final: 25%
  • Grading Scale
    • ≥92.5% 92.5% to 90% 90% to 87.5% 87.5% to 82.5% 82.5% to 80% 80% to 77.5%
    A A- B+ B B- C+
    77.5% to 72.5% 72.5% to 70% 70% to 67.5% 67.5% to 62.5% 62.5% to 60% <60%
    C C- D+ D D- F
  • Assignments
  • The course will have approximately 13 homework assignments, 5 quizzes, 3 labs, 2 midterm exams, and one final exam.
  • Homeworks
  • The one (1) lowest homework score will be dropped and will not count towards the final grade
  • You are welcome to work collaboratively on homework assignments, but must submit your own work
  • All homework assignments will be submitted prior to the start of lecture through Canvas as a pdf. A physical copy may be submitted prior to the start of lecture for a 5% grade penalty
  • Quizzes
  • All quizzes are in-class, open-book, open-note, and a calculator may be used. No collaboration is allowed.
  • Labs
  • All labs will count towards the final grade
  • Prelab assignments are due prior to the assigned lab time through Canvas as a pdf. A physical copy may be submitted at the start of the lab time for a 5% grade penalty
  • Labwork will be completed in groups of 2-3. Every individual must turn in their own prelab. One report is turned in per group
  • Lab reports should be clear, concise, and complete. Lab reports are submitted through Canvas as a pdf
  • Exams
  • All exams will count towards the final grade
  • All exams are open-book, open-note, and a calculator may be used. No collaboration is allowed.
  • Textbook
  • Hayt, Kemmerly, Phillips, and Durbin, Engineering Circuit Analysis 10th Edition; ISBN : 1264149913
  • 9th Edition is also acceptable. Editions prior to 9th have not been reviewed.
  • Available at UT bookstore or through online retailers
  • Other Required Materials
  • Experiments will be completed in groups. Each group is required to purchase, from the EECS parts store:
  • ECE 201/202 Parts Kit
  • ECE 202 Parts Kit Supplement
  • Each group will also be required to check out an Analog Discovery Studio from the parts store
  • How to succeed in this course
  • Attend all lectures
  • Read associated sections in the book, as listed on the course schedule
  • Work collaboratively (in person or virtually) to understand assignments
  • Actively participate in lab sessions
  • Review material in advance of quizzes and exams
  • Ask questions in lecture / office hours / e‐mail after having made an attempt at the material on your own
  • Additional notices for all students
  • If you qualify for accommodations because of a disability, please submit a letter from Disability Services in a timely manner so that your needs may be addressed. Disability Services determines accommodations based on documented disabilities. (865-974-6087, 2227 Dunford Hall).
  • Every effort will be made to reasonably and fairly deal with students who have serious religious observances that conflict with scheduled exams, assignments, etc. Please notify the instructor well in advance, so that there is time to make adequate arrangements.
  • All students of the University of Tennessee are responsible for knowing and adhering to the academic integrity policy of this institution. Violations of this policy may include: cheating, plagiarism, aid of academic dishonesty, fabrication, lying, bribery, and threatening behavior. All incidents of academic misconduct shall be reported. Students who are found to be in violation of the academic integrity policy will be subject to both academic sanctions from the faculty member and non-academic sanctions (including but not limited to university probation, suspension, or expulsion). For further information, please refer to the university Standards of Conduct and the academic policies and procedures, present in hilltopics