10-2 Basic Circuit Analysis Techniques (Sects. 10–2 and 10–3)

Given a linear circuit:

(a) Determine the initial conditions (if not given) and transform the circuit into the s domain.

(b) Solve for zero-state and zero-input responses using circuit reduction, the unit output method, Thévenin or Norton equivalent circuits, or superposition.

(c) Identify the forced and natural poles in the responses or select circuit parameters to place the natural poles at specified locations.