Teaching Introductory Circuit Analysis Using A Signal Processing Approach

This paper suggests that a traditionally modeled circuit analysis course may no longer provide the optimal preparation for the more advanced courses in a contemporary Electrical or Electronic Engineering curriculum. Specifically most contemporary Electrical Engineering and Electronic Engineering curricula emphasize courses that either directly or indirectly involve electronic signal processing in some fashion. It therefore seems appropriate to expect an introductory circuit analysis course to adopt where possible, a signal processing perspective.