Prior knowledge that you will need for EE 230

• Fundamentals — voltage, current, energy, power
• Basic circuit analysis techniques. Most useful are: equivalent resistances (impedances), voltage and current dividers, and node-voltage analysis. Source transformations and superposition can be used at times. Mesh analysis is occasionally useful.
• Basic calculus — derivatives and integrals
• Solving linear systems of equations.
• RC, RL, and RLC transients.
• Impedances and AC analysis.
• Complex algebra
• Laplace transforms. We will develop the use of transforms in 230, so it is not essential to have used them in an earlier math class. However, it is definitely beneficial to have seen them previously.
• Diodes. Know the introductory material from 201 — diodes will be covered more extensively in 230.
• Lab skills — building circuits, using the multimeter and oscilloscope.
• SPICE. Make sure that you can use either PSPICE or LTSPICE.