E E 2315 Circuits I Lecture 0 - Basic Information

Textbook and Software Introduction to Electric Circuits 7th edition, by Dorf & Svoboda PSpice 8.0 Evaluation Version - MicroSim A Good Web Browser (Graphic Capability) –Internet Explorer 6.0 or 7.0 –Netscape Navigator 7.0 –FireFox Adobe Acrobat 8.0 Viewer (on Web)

Course URL All Homework and PSpice assignments here Course Syllabus (schedule & rules) here Lectures will be posted here Links to other relevant places posted here Announcements and messages here

Points for Activities Exam I24% Exam II 24% Homework 12% PSpice Problems10% Final Exam30%

Grade Values A88%to 100% B75%to 87% C63%to 74% D50% to 62% F 0% to 49%

Exams 78% of your grade is derived from exams Exams are taken locally –paper, pencil & calculator –Internet students write exams at workplace –On-campus students write exams here

Homework Submission Get your homework assignment from web –Print from your browser to get hardcopy –Work out the problems ask for help if needed see IEEE Mentoring Office Submit your answers via web forms –No limit on number of attempts. –There is a deadline.

PSpice Assignments MicroSim PSpice 8.0 Eval to be used –Problems are text version –See Tutorial: Campus Students Submit Printouts –Usually submit the “out” file –Sometimes submit Probe file results

Grading Rubric for Exams 1 Mastering –M6 Correctly applied circuit laws to the conditions of the problem and correctly solved the ensuing equations. Work was logical and orderly. (100% - 95%) –M5 Got mostly correct results, but work could be better organized and documented. Used an inefficient method or overlooked an easier or simpler procedure. (95% - 85%)

Grading Rubric for Exams 2 Developing –D4 Mostly used appropriate solution procedures, but made arithmetic, algebraic or organizational errors. (85% - 60%) –D3 Properly used the fundamental circuit laws, but missed one or more key concepts in setting up the problem’s solution. (60% - 40%)

Grading Rubric for Exams 3 Emerging –E2 An earnest attempt made, but lacked proper use of KVL, KCL, Ohm’s Law or the Passive Sign Convention at significant stages of the problem. (40% to 20%) –E1 Did not make significant progress on the problem. (20% - 0%)

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