University of Rochester
Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
ECE113: Circuits and Signals

Spring, 2012


COURSE DESCRIPTION: Signal representation with applications to circuits: AC circuits and phasors; complex frequency; amplifiers and filters; resonance; two-port networks; Fourier series; Fourier transforms; Laplace transforms.

SYLLABUS      COURSE GOALS      FINAL EXAM GUIDE

Assigned work & grading policy for ECE113

ACTIVITYAMOUNT OF WORK% OF GRADE
HOMEWORK   ~fourteen assignments15%
MID-TERM EXAM   24 Feb & 11 Apr, 201230%
LABS   ~ten assignments30%
FINAL EXAM   9 May, 2012 25%
HAND-OUT MATERIALS   - -


ORGANIZATION:

- Lectures: MWF 1000-1050, Gavett 301  - course reference numbers = 30452 / 30603

- Recitations: #1) M 1815 - CSB523;     #2) T 1650 - Hylan202

- Laboratories: #1) R 1220-1500 - Gavett 306;     #2) F 1500-1740 - Gavett 306

INSTRUCTOR:

- T.B. Jones, Hopeman-304, x-55233, jones@ece.rochester.edu

Email is the most reliable way to ask questions about the class or to make an appointment.

TEACHING ASSISTANTS:

- Stanley Lo, 500-9516, m.lo@rochester.edu,  Office Hrs: Tues 1400-1600

- Boris Vaisband, 287-1070, boris.vaisband@rochester.edu,  Office Hrs: Mon 1915-2030

- Arian Shoari, x-58135, arian.shoari@rochester.edu,  Office Hrs: Thurs 1530-1700

REQUIRED PREREQUISITES

- ECE111, MTH163 or 165

OTHER INFORMATION:

All assignments will be available for download from this web site. Problem sets will be assigned weekly and, unless stated otherwise, collected in lecture on the due date.

Late Policy: Late work will not be graded.

If serious illness prevents you from handing in an assignment on time, taking a quiz or examination, or doing a laboratory, please contact me ASAP to arrange a makeup. For medical-related requests to delay handing in course work, documentation will be required. Please do not request special arrangements for any class work to accommodate Spring Break travel plans.

Work submitted for grading in this class is accepted only with the implied representation that it has been performed and written up by the person whose name appears on the paper. Applicable university policy concerning academic honesty will be strictly observed in this class.

EMAIL ADDRESSES:

Class correspondence will be send only to official U of R accounts. The preferred format is "username@u.rochester.edu", but any address ending in "rochester.edu" is acceptable. If a student prefers to use another personal account, then it is his or her responsibility to set up forwarding from their U of R account to their personal account. Please refer to the university's email policy.

CELL PHONES:

Cell phones, pagers, and all other wireless distractions are not welcome in ECE113 lectures, recitations, or laboratories. As a courtesy to the instructor and to your fellow students, turn them off before coming to class. Please refer to the ECE Department's cell phone policy.

TEXT:

Circuits, FT Ulaby and MM Maharbiz, NTS Press, 2009.

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