First-order Circuits
Reading: Sections 2.9, 8.2, 8.3, 8.6 and 8.9.
Objectives: We want to be able to
- recognize first-order circuits.
- determine the initial condition of a first-order circuit.
- determine the time constant of a first-order circuit
- use Thevenin and Norton equivalent circuits to analyze first-order circuits
- express element voltages and currents of first-order circuits as functions of time.
- use the step function to represent a piecewise linear function.
- interpret a plot of voltage or current from a first order circuit.
Lecture Notes:
- A step-by-step procedure for analyzing first-order circuits.
- Worked examples illustrating the step-by-step procedure.
Handouts: First-order circuits.
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