Instructor: Bob Bond; Office: 213 Workman; (505) 835-5411: rhb@ee.nmt.edu

Schedule: 1:00 PM - 1:50 PM M,W,F in Cramer 121

This course will cover the material contained in chapters 1 through 8 of your text by Thomas and Rosa. The course presents fundumental information about circuit elements (resistance, capacitance, and inductance) and develops techniques for finding all voltages and currents in any interconnection (network) of these elements. The course is so fundamental that it must be passed with a C or better before you can register for courses that require it as a prerequisite.

Much of the course will be dealing with mathematical descriptions of the above elements and networks, but the goal is for physical understanding of their behavior. These mathematical descriptions will be linear algebraic or differential equations. The course could be more generally thought of as an introduction to the analysis of linear sytems because the same analysis applies to mechanical, electrical, thermal, and other physical problems as long as they are linear.

Course Structure:

Homework will be given on a weekly basis and graded. The class will be divided into groups for purposes of homework. Each group will submit one set of homework problems for the whole group. All members of the homework group will receive the same grade. This grade will account for ten to fifteen percent of the semester grade. Each individual should look at the home work on an individual basis, and then the group should meet to complete the problems and prepare the work to be handed in. Each group should assign individuals the tasks of coordinator, scribe, checker, and devil's advocate on a rotating basis.

There will be three tests plus a final with the final counting about 1.5 times the other tests. All of the tests will be structured to determine understanding of the material not to see if you remember a similar problem or can figure out which formula to plug into. That means that throughout the semester you and your homework group must strive to understand the "why" not just the "how" in working homework and discussing examples. Short quizzes may be given at any time, and any student may be called upon to discuss any assigned work.