Resource Page for the book "Circuit Simulation"

This is the resources page for the book "Circuit Simulation" by Farid N. Najm.

Errata:

The list of known errors in the first printing of the book is available as a pdf file.

Software:

You may request by email to the author (f.najm@utoronto.ca) a copy of sample software that has been developed as solution for the five computer projects given in the book.

Topical outline for a one-semester course:

Lecture Number: Topic: Reading

01: Introduction: 1.1-1.4
02: Elements and Networks: 2.1-2.2
03: Cycle and Bond Spaces: 2.2-2.3
04: Linear Algebraic Equations: 2.4.1-2.4.3
05: Modified Nodal Analysis: 2.4.4-2.5.2
06: Solving Linear Algebraic Equations: 3.1.1
07: Gaussian Elimination: 3.1.2-3.1.3
08: LU Factorization: 3.1.3
09: LU Factorization: 3.1.3-3.1.5
10: Accuracy and Stability: 3.2.1
11: Stability of GE: 3.2.2-3.2.5
12: Pivoting for Accuracy: 3.2.5-3.2.6
13: Conditioning: 3.2.6-3.2.7
14: Iterative Methods: 3.3
15: Partitioning: 3.4
16: Sparse Matrix Methods: 3.5.1-3.5.4
17: Markowitz Pivoting: 3.5.5-3.5.7
18: Pivoting for Sparsity: 3.5.8-4.1
19: Nonlinear Algebraic Circuit Equations: 4.1-4.2.1
20: Introduction to Newton's Method: 4.2.2-4.2.3
21: Newton's Method: 4.2.3-4.2.4
22: Quasi-Newton Methods: 4.2.5-4.3.2
23: Application to Simulation: 4.3.3-4.3.6
24: Companion Models: 4.3.6-4.3.7
25: Quasi-Newton Methods in Simulation: 4.4.1
26: Continuation and Homotopy Methods: 4.4.2-4.4.5
27: Differential Circuit Equations: 5.1.1-5.2.1
28: Overview of Solution Methods: 5.2.1-5.2.3
29: Quality Metrics: 5.2.4
30: Linear Multistep Methods: 5.2.5-5.3.4
31: Deriving the LMS Methods: 5.3.5-5.3.7
32: Local Truncation Error: 5.3.7-5.3.8
33: Stability of LMS Methods: 5.4.1-5.4.3
34: Regions of Absolute Stability: 5.4.3-5.4.6
35: Trapezoidal Ringing: 5.5-5.6
36: Application to Simulation: 5.7.1-5.7.3
37: Discretization: 5.7.3-5.7.4
38: Charge/Flux-Based models: 5.7.5
39: MTEs and Time-Step Control: 5.7.6-5.7.9

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