1. Instructor: Dr. Ni Zhang
Electric Circuits
Instructor: Dr. Ni Zhang

2. Instructor
Dr. Ni Zhang (张霓) Associate Professor College of Information Engineering Zhejiang University of Technology Office: B522 Information Engineering Building Office hours: by appointments Course Website: xuanqi-net.com
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3. Class Assignment 64 for lectures 80 classes in total
(45 min each)
16 for experiments

4. Lectures No. Topic Class Assignment 1 Circuit Variables 2
Circuit Elements 4 3
Simple Resistive Circuits 6
Techniques of Circuit Analysis 5
The Operational Amplifier
Inductance, Capacitance, and Mutual Inductance 7
Response of First-Order RL and RC Circuits 8
Natural and Step Responses of RLC Circuits 9
Sinusoidal Steady-State Analysis 10
Sinusoidal Steady-State Power Calculations 11
Balanced Three-Phase Circuits 12
Introduction to the Laplace Transform 13
The Laplace Transform in Circuit Analysis 14
Introduction to Frequency Selective Circuits

5. Experiments No. Topic Class Assignment 1
Measuring the Current-Voltage Characteristics of Electric Elements 2
Kirchhoff’s Law and Superposition Theorem 3
The Research of Thevenin Theorem 4
The Studies of transitional processes of first-order circuit 5
Measure the Equivalent Parameters in the AC 6
Measuring Fluorescent Lamp Circuit and Improving the Circuit Power Factor

6. Where and when? Lectures
Monday Evening: from 6:30 PM to 8:10 PM, at C201 Boyi Building (博易C201), for the first 8 weeks (Sept. 25 – Nov. 17)
Wednesday Morning: from 8:00 AM to 9:40 AM, at C201 Boyi Building (博易C201), for the whole semester
Friday Morning: from 8:00 AM to 9:40 AM, at C201 Boyi Building (博易C201), for the whole semester
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7. Experiments
Time schedule is undetermined now and will be issued in two weeks.
Laboratory Address: on the second floor of Yangxianfu Dinning Hall.

8. Grading Final Exam: 50% Mid-Term Exam: 15% Experiments: 20%
Homework: 10%
Lecture Attendance: 5%

9. Text Book
淘宝：taobao.com
亚马逊：Amazon.cn
京东：JD.COM
当当：dangdang.com