1270 STUDY GUIDE*
To pass the unit exam, you must be able to do the following (using books and notes):
Learning Objective |
Reading |
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CircuitsBasic DC quantitiesPower
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2.1 Calculate power dissipated by circuit elements. |
Chap 1: Sec 1.6 |
CircuitsNode-voltage methodExample 1 (pdf)Example 2 (pdf)Example 3 (pdf) Matlab (txt)Example 4 (pdf) |
2.2 Use the node-voltage method in analyzing and designing circuits. |
Chap 4: Sec 4.1-4.4 |
CircuitsMesh-current methodExample 1 (pdf)Example 2 (pdf)Example 3 (pdf) |
2.3 Use the method of mesh currents in analyzing and designing circuits. |
Chap 4: Sec 4.5-4.8 |
CircuitsThevenin equivalentThevenin<->Norton xformExample (pdf) |
2.4 Transform current sources to voltage sources and vice versa and take advantage of these transformations in analyzing and designing circuits. |
Chap 4: Sec 4.9 |
CircuitsThevenin equivalentExample (pdf) |
2.5 Apply Thevenin's theorem and construct a Thevenin's model for a given circuit. Use Thevenin's models to find specified voltages and currents. |
Chap 4: Sec 4.10- 4.11 |
* The material in this handout is based extensively on concepts developed by C. H. Durney, Professor Emeritus of the University of Utah.