COURSE PLAN AND EVALUATION PLAN

1. Course Code:
EC211
3. L T P:
3-1-0
5. Pre-requisite:
Nil
7. Course Instructor:
Dr SUMAM DAVID S.
8. Objectives of the Course:
At the end of the program the student must be able to

Analyse Electrical circuits Steady state and transient

Analyse the behavior of continuous-time signals
Apply frequency domain techniques to analyse signals & systems
Appreciate the potential applications of concepts of S&S

2. Course Title:
4. Credits:
6. Teaching Department:

LINEAR SYSTEMS & SIGNALS

4
Electronics & Communication Engg.

Apply time domain techniques to analyse LTI systems

Apply transform domain techniques to analyse signals & systems
Relate theoretical concepts to practical applications
Study a course on Control systems or DSP

8. Course Coverage (40 Lecture Schedule ) :

Module
Introduction

Electric Circuit Analysis

Time domain analysis of

linear systems and
signals

Contents
Introduction to signals & systems Objectives of the course,
motivation, continuous-time, discrete-time, digital signals and
systems, course plan, evaluation method, references
Circuit concept, circuit elements, independent and dependent
sources, network reduction techniques (star-delta), network
equations, node voltage and mesh current analysis, Network
Theorems
Assignment I/Tutorial I
First order systems - Analysis of RL and RC circuits,
representation of systems using differential equations,
solution of differential equations, Transient and steady state
response, time constant, initial conditions, coupled circuits
Second order systems - RLC circuits, characteristic equation,
damping, natural frequency, time domain specifications of
systems, State variable description

Assignment II/Tutorial II
Basic signals, operations, and properties

Objectives

Lecture/
Tutorial
L1

Evaluation

Analyse electric circuits with DC

excitation

L2-L6

Application,
Analysis

Analyse time domain behavior of RL

and RC circuits for DC excitation
Analysis of coupled circuits

L7-L10

Application,
Analysis

Analyse time domain behavior of

RLC circuits for DC excitation
Representation of LTI systems
Compute time domain parameters of
systems

L11-L14

Application,
Analysis

Classify signals based on properties

L15-L16

Appreciate the relevance of the

course

Transform domain
analysis of systems

Frequency domain
analysis of continuous
time signals and systems:

Systems, properties, linear-time invariant systems, impulse

response, convolution, correlation, causality and stability,
Representation of LTI systems
Assignment III/Tutorial III
Laplace Transform: Definition and properties, inverse
transforms, partial fraction expansion
Transform domain analysis of systems,equivalent sources for
initial conditions, transform circuits, Impedence functions
and Network Theorems, transfer function, poles and zeros,
stability
Assignment IV/Tutorial IV
Steady state response of R,L,C and M elements to sinusoidal
excitation, series and parallel resonance, frequency domain
specifications
Periodic signals, Fourier series representation, properties of
Fourier series
Non-periodic signals, Fourier transform, properties of Fourier
transforms and applications to systems, Parsevaals Theorem.
Assignment V/Tutorial V

Classify systems based on properties

Analyse behaviour of LTI systems
Represent LTI systems

L17-L20

Application

Compute LT and inverse LT

L21-L23

Analyse systems using LT

Represent electric circuits using LT
Relate system behavior to pole-zero
plot

L24-L29

Application,
Analysis
Application,
Analysis

Analyse behavior of electric circuits

for sinusoidal excitation
Compute time domain parameters of
systems
Represent periodic signals using FS

L30-L33

Application,
Analysis

L34-L36

Represent aperiodic signals using FT

Analyse system behavior using FT

L37-L40

Application,
Analysis
Application,
Analysis

9. Course web page : http://172.16.200.5/moodle

10. Reference Books
i. M.E. Van Valkenburg, Network Analysis, Pearson, 2008
ii. RC.Dorf and J.A. Svoboda, Introduction to electric circuits, Wiley, 2009
iii. J.W.Nillson and SA Riedel, Electric Circuits, PHI, 2000

11. EVALUATION PLAN :

Mid semester exam
Assignments/Quiz
End semester exam
Prepared by:

Sumam David S.
Course Instructor

iv. Simon Haykin, Signals & Systems, John Wiley, 1998 .

v. Mc Chellan, R.W. Schafer & Yoder, Signal Processing First, Pearson 2003.
vi. Ambarkar, Analog and Digital Signal Processing, Brooks Cole, 1999.

- 25%
- 25%
- 50%
Approved by

Sumam David S.
Head, Dept of E&C and DUGC Chairperson