Chapters 4 - Transients

• Read Section 4.1
  • RC Circuits
  • Discharging a Capacitor: Figure 4.1, 4.2 and Equation 4.8
  • Charging a Capacitor: Figure 4.3, 4.4 and Equation 4.20
  • Time Constant: Equation 4.9
• Review End-of-Chapter Problems: 4.1, 2, 3, 6, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16
• Review Exercise 4.1 on page 153
• Review the definitions and units used for the following: R, C, L

Chapter 5 - Steady-State Sinusoidal Analysis

• Read Sections 5.1-5.4
  • V_m = peak voltage
  • w = angular frequency
  • q = phase angle
  • T = period
  • f = frequency
  • V_rms = root mean square voltages
  • Review Equations: 5.1, 3, 5, 6, 13, 15, 22
• Review phasor notations [polar phasor and complex phasor]
  • Ohms Law for AC Circuits: V = I Z
  • Z_R = R
  • Z_C = -j/wC
  • Z_L = jwL
  • Review Equations: 5.45, 46, 47, 48, 49
• Review End-of-Chapter Problems: 5.1, 2, 6, 12, 13
• Review Examples 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4 starting on page 193

Chapter 6 - Frequency Response and Resonance

• Read sections named "Filters" and "Transfer Function" 258
• Review sections 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 6.5, 6.6
  • Lowpass Filter (Figures 6.17, 15)
  • Highpass Filter (Figures 6.19, 20)
  • Bandpass Filter (Figures 6.25, 27)
  • Notch Filter (Figures 6.12)
  • Transfer Function (Equation 6.2)
  • Break Frequency (a.k.a. Half-Power Frequency, Equation 6.8)
  • Resonant Frequency (Equation 6.40)
• Review End-of-Chapter Problems: 6.17, 20, 53, 55, 63
• Review Examples 6.1, 6.3, 6.4 , 6.5 starting on page 259

Chapters 7 - Logic Circuits

• Key Ideas
  • Truth Tables, Boolean Expressions, and Circuit Symbols for Logic Gates
  • Logic Gates: AND, NAND, OR, NOR, NOT (Inverter), XOR, XNOR
  • Know De Morgan’s Theorems.
  • Be able to write the equation for the output of a circuit like that in Figure 7.17.
  • Be able to draw a circuit for a given output equations like Equation 7.21.
  • Be able to convert from one number system to another.
    • binary
    • decimal
    • hexadecimal
    • octal
• Review the homework problems and the problems worked in class.

How to Study

• Review the homework questions and class notes.
• Review some of the example problems listed above.
• Study each figure in the sections mentioned above and read their captions.