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NE 140Linear Circuits

Units
0.50
Faculty
Engineering
Subject
Nanotechnology Engineering

When it runs

  1. F24
  2. W25
  3. S25
  4. F25
  5. W26
  6. S26
  7. F26
  8. W27
  9. S27

Ran in 2 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: scheduled, 2 lecture sections. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.

Charge, current, and voltage. Resistance, Ohm's Law, Kirchhoff's voltage, and current laws. Nodal, mesh analysis, and source transformation. Superposition, Thévenin, and Norton equivalents. Capacitance, inductance, electrical energy dissipation, and first-order transient response circuits. Phasors, impedances, and alternating current (AC) steady state analysis. Ideal operational amplifier circuits. Frequency filter types, and active filter circuits' configuration. Introduction to the fundamentals of electronic waste recycling.

Prerequisites

Antirequisites

  • Not completed nor concurrently enrolled in any of the following:
    • AE123 - Electrical Circuits and Instrumentation (0.50)
    • BME294 - Circuits, Instrumentation, and Measurements (0.50)
    • BME294L - Circuits, Instrumentation, and Measurements Laboratory (0.25)
    • CIVE123 - Electrical Circuits and Instrumentation (0.50)
    • ECE140 - Linear Circuits (0.50)
    • ENVE123 - Electrical Circuits and Instrumentation (0.50)
    • GENE123 - Electrical Circuits and Instrumentation (0.50)
    • GEOE123 - Electrical Circuits and Instrumentation (0.50)
    • ME123 - Electrical Engineering for Mechanical Engineers (0.50)
    • MTE120 - Circuits (0.75)
    • SYDE292 - Circuits, Instrumentation, and Measurements (0.50)

Leads to

No course lists it as a requisite.

Winter 2027 sections

Enrolment from UW Open Data, which can trail Quest by up to two days. Instructors and rooms: Schedule of Classes.
SectionClassEnrolledMeets
LEC 00148190 / 120M 09:30–10:20
W 10:30–11:20
F 09:30–10:20
M 09:30–10:20
W 10:30–11:20
F 09:30–10:20
Jan 25 16:30–17:20
Mar 8 16:30–17:20
Mar 29 16:30–17:20
Feb 26 12:30–14:20
LEC 70119350 / 9999Online or by arrangement
LAB 20148210 / 40Jan 25 13:30–16:20
Feb 8 13:30–16:20
Mar 8 13:30–16:20
Mar 22 13:30–16:20
Apr 5 13:30–16:20
LAB 20248220 / 40Jan 27 13:30–16:20
Feb 10 13:30–16:20
Mar 10 13:30–16:20
Mar 24 13:30–16:20
Apr 7 13:30–16:20
LAB 20348230 / 40Jan 29 13:30–16:20
Feb 12 13:30–16:20
Mar 12 13:30–16:20
Mar 25 14:30–17:20
Apr 9 13:30–16:20
TUT 10148200 / 120T 16:30–17:20
T 16:30–17:20

Reviewed on UW Flow

80% liked it37% easy88% useful

From 55 ratings and 18 comments on UW Flow. The most helpful comments, quoted as written, without names. Read them all on UW Flow.

  • Very well taught course, just beware that things get a lot faster after midterms. You will be fine if you can stay caught up and attend lectures.

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  • Do the assignments and put the work in, university isn’t supposed to be a breeze. If you do assignments you’ll be fine.

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  • NE 140 is a well-structured course, and John is a spectacular professor who makes the material both accessible and engaging. The lecture delivery is excellent, providing students with all the resources needed to succeed.

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  • The course materials, including the lecture videos and assignments, are incredibly valuable resources that set students up for success. They reinforce the concepts taught in class and provide excellent preparation for the assignments, midterm, and final exam.

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  • Very helpful for people with no prior experience in circuits/ electronics. Difficult but worth it

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Winter 2024

Systems VS Chem VS Biomed VS nano technology engineerings 1 point, 6 comments

“Hi! I am looking into transferring into either of those 4 and I am trying to decide which is better and which I have a realistic chance of getting into. …”

u/ButterKnife2k5: “I'm nano 2028 and I can say comfortably I've made the right choice for a major. I'd say nano is niche but you can apply it in many industries especially the medical (covid vaccine as example). …”

u/ButterKnife2k5: “Right now I am doing theory courses like materials (NE125), health risks (NE110), and Circuits (NE140) and your sciences. So far it is very general just because we need to learn the basics but we have done some nano-specific things. …”

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