Electric Circuits, Fall 2015 Homework #2 Due: Oct. 20, 2015 (Tue.

, in class)

RULES:
 Please try to work on your own. Discussion is permissible, but identical submissions are
unacceptable!
 Please show all intermediate steps: a correct solution without an explanation will get zero
credit.
 Please submit on time. NO late submission will be accepted.
 Please prepare your submission in English only. No Chinese submission will be accepted.

1. [4%] For the circuit shown in Fig. 1, obtain v1 and v2.

Fig. 1. For Prob. 1.

2. [4%] Given the circuit shown in Fig. 2, calculate the currents i1 through i4.

Fig. 2. For Prob. 2.

3. [4%] Solve for V1 in the circuit of Fig. 3 using nodal analysis.

Fig. 3. For Prob. 3.

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4. [5%] Using nodal analysis, find vo in the circuit of Fig. 4.

Fig. 4. For Prob. 4.

5. [5%] Apply nodal analysis to find i0, and the power dissipated in each resistor in the circuit of Fig.
5.

Fig. 5. For Prob. 5.

(Note: S means Simens, the SI unit of conductance. True for the rest circuits in HW2.)

6. [5%] Determine voltages v1 through v3 in the circuit of Fig. 6 using nodal analysis.

Fig.6. For Prob. 6.

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7. [5%] Use nodal analysis to find v1, v2, v3 in the circuit of Fig. 7.

Fig. 7. For Prob. 7.

8. [5%] For the circuit in Fig. 8, find v1, v2 and v3 using nodal analysis.

Fig. 8. For Prob. 8.

9. [5%] Use nodal analysis and MATLAB to find V0 in the circuit of Fig. 9.

Fig. 9. For Prob. 9.

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10. [5%] Calculate the node voltages v1, v2, and v3 in the circuit of Fig. 10.
[Hint: You may use Matlab to solve the obtained simultaneous equations.]

Fig.10. For Prob.10.

11. [5%] Determine which of the circuits in Fig. 11 is planar and redraw it with no crossing branches.

Fig. 11. For Prob. 11.

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12. [4%] Apply mesh analysis to the circuit in Fig. 12 and obtain Io.
[Hint: You may use Matlab to solve the obtained simultaneous equations.]

Fig. 12. For Prob.12.

13. [4%] For the bridge network in Fig. 13, find i0 using mesh analysis.
[Hint: You may use Matlab to solve the obtained simultaneous equations.]

Fig. 13. For Prob.13.

14. [5%] Use mesh analysis to obtain i0 in the circuit of Fig.14.

Fig.14. For Prob.14.

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15. [5%] Use mesh analysis to find the current i0 in the circuit of Fig. 15.
[Hint: You may use Matlab to solve the obtained simultaneous equations.]

Fig.15. For Prob. 15.

16. [6%] Find the mesh currents in the circuit of Fig. 16.
[Hint: You may use Matlab to solve the obtained simultaneous equations.]

Fig. 16. For Prob. 16.

17. [6%] Find vo and io in the circuit of Fig. 17.

[Hint: You may use Matlab to solve the obtained simultaneous equations.]

Fig. 17. For Prob. 17.

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18. [6%] Write the node-voltage equations by inspection and then determine values of V1 and V2 in
the circuit of Fig. 18.

Fig. 18. For Prob. 18.

19. [6%] By inspection, obtain the mesh-current equations for the circuit in Fig. 19.

Fig. 19. For Prob. 19.

20. [6%] For the transistor circuit of Fig. 20, find vo. Take β= 200, VBE = 0.7 V.

Fig. 20. For Prob. 20.

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