Lecture
notes and videos for EE 221 Circuits II, Spring 2021
Past semesters' videos, notes, and quizzes are found at s20 and s19.
May 12 – final exam (comprehensive), 3:10 to 5:10 PM, closed book and notes (practice_final)
May 5 – lec27_ee221.pdf and lec27_ee221_video – review for the final exam.
May 3 – lec26_ee221.pdf and lec26_ee221_video – demonstrate the operation of a oscilloscope, function generator, power supply. (q23)
April 28 – lec25_ee221.pdf and lec25_ee221_video – power transfer, re-visit AC circuit analysis and power. (q22)
April 26 – lec24_ee221.pdf and lec24_ee221_video – (audio lost after 30 minutes) transformer example, work hw. Read Sec. 11.3-11.4 (q21)
April 21 – lec23_ee221.pdf and lec23_ee221_video – introduce magnetically coupled circuits and transformers. (datasheet, sim_example [right-click to download], reference pdf), Read Secs. 11.1-11.2 (q20)
April 19 – lec22_ee221.pdf and lec22_ee221_video – revisit RMS, instantaneous power, average power, and apparent power. (q19)
April 14 – lec21_ee221.pdf and lec21_ee221_video – finish-up circuit analysis using the Laplace transform. Even more examples. (q18)
April 13 – midterm_study_session_2.pdf and midterm_study_session_2_video – study session at 2:30 PM in TBE B-174
April 12 – lec20_ee221.pdf and lec20_ee221_video – analysis of second-order (e.g., RLC) circuits using the Laplace transform. Read Sec. 12.7 (q17)
April 7 – lec19_ee221.pdf and lec19_ee221_video – lecture failed to record, here are the f21 notes. More Laplace transforms. Read Sec. 12.6 (q16)
April 5 – lec18_ee221.pdf and lec18_ee221_video – more analysis of circuits using the Laplace transform. Read Sec. 12.5 (q15)
March 31 – lec17_ee221.pdf and lec17_ee221_video – analysis of first-order circuits using the Laplace transform. Read Secs. 12.3-12.4 (q14)
March 29 – lec16_ee221.pdf and lec16_ee221_video – (extra1.pdf and extra1_video) start Laplace transforms. Read Secs. 12.1-12.2 (q13)
March 24 – lec15_ee221.pdf and lec15_ee221_video – continue review of RL/RC circuits (q12)
March 22 – lec14_ee221.pdf and lec14_ee221_video – review of first-order RC and RL circuits. Read Secs. 5.4-5.5
March 15 and 17 – Spring break from instruction
March 10 – Midterm exam, closed book and notes (midterm_ee221_s21.pdf)
March 8 – lec13_ee221.pdf and lec13_ee221_video – review for the midterm exam
March 7 – midterm_study_session.pdf and midterm_study_session_video – study session at 1 PM in TBE B-174
March 3 – lec12_ee221.pdf and lec12_ee221_video – frequency response examples (q11)
March 1 – lec11_ee221.pdf and lec11_ee221_video – continue with frequency response (q10)
February 24 – lec10_ee221.pdf and lec10_ee221_video – introduce frequency response. Read Sec. 9.1 (q9)
February 22 – lec9_ee221.pdf and lec9_ee221_video – RMS, AC power. Read Secs. 8.1-8.3 (q8)
February 17 – lec8_ee221.pdf and lec8_ee221_video – more AC circuit analysis examples (q7)
February 15 – no lecture, Presidents' day
February 10 – lec7_ee221.pdf and lec7_ee221_video – AC circuit analysis examples. Read Secs. 7.4 and 7.7 (q6)
February 8 – lec6_ee221.pdf and lec6_ee221_video – start AC analysis. Read Secs. 7.1-7.3 (pdf and MATLAB) (q5)
February 3 – lec5_ee221.pdf and lec5_ee221_video – ideal op-amp circuits. Read Sec. 4.1 (q4)
February 1 – lec4_ee221.pdf and lec4_ee221_video – review Thevenin and Norton equivalent circuits. Read Sec. 3.6 (q3)January 27 – lec3_ee221.pdf and lec3_ee221_video – review dependent sources (dependent sources). Read Sec. 3.1 (q2)
January 25 – lec2_ee221.pdf and lec2_ee221_video – more mesh analysis, Kirchoff's Current Law (KCL), circuit examples. Read Sec. 3.3 (q1)
January 20 – lec1_ee221.pdf and lec1_ee221_video – course introduction, review Kirchhoff's Voltage Law (KVL) and mesh analysis. Read Secs. 2.2-2.3