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Prerequisite
MATH 102 and PHYS 102
Syllabus
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Textbook
ELECTRIC CIRCUITS, Nilsson & Riedel, 6th Edition, 2001.
Course Description
Basic laws: Ohm's, KVL, KCL. Resistive networks. Circuit analysis techniques: nodal and mesh analysis. Network theorems: Thevenin's, Norton's, source transformations, superposition, maximum power transfer. Energy storage elements. Phasor technique for steady-state sinusoidal response. Important power concepts of ac circuits. Transient analysis of first-order circuits.
Course Objectives
The course objectives are to enable students
to:
- Understand basic concepts of DC and AC circuit behavior
- Develop and solve mathematical representations for simple RLC circuits
- Understand the use of circuit analysis theorems and methods
- Design an electric circuit
Grading Policy
Major Exams |
30% (All major exams will be taken in class). |
Quizzes |
10 % |
Design Problem |
5 % |
Laboratory |
20 % |
Final Exam |
35 % |
Course Breakdown
Week
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Date |
Topics |
Text |
H.W. |
1 |
10-14 Sep. |
Circuits
Variables, Sources, Power
and Energy |
1.1-1.6, 2.1 |
1 |
2 |
17-21 Sep. |
Ohm’s Law, KCL, KVL, Dependent Sources |
2.2-2.5 |
2 |
3 |
26-28 Sep.* |
Resistive Circuits, Nodal Analysis |
3.1-3.4, 3.7, 4.1 |
3 |
4 |
1-5 Oct. |
Nodal Analysis (Continued), Mesh Analysis |
4.2-4.5 |
4 |
5 |
8-12 Oct. |
Mesh
Analysis, Source Transformation, |
4.6-4.9 |
5 |
6 |
15-19 Oct. |
Thevenin and Norton Equivalent Circuits. |
4.10-4.11 |
6 |
Major Exam I
(Sections 1.1-4.9), Wednesday 19 October 2005 |
7 |
22-26 Oct.** |
Maximum Power Transfer, Superposition. |
4.12-4.13,5.1-5.2 |
7 |
8 |
12-16 Nov. |
Operational Amplifiers |
5.3-5.6 |
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9 |
19 -23 Nov. |
Inductors, Capacitors, First Order Circuits |
6.1-6.3,7.1-7.2 |
8 |
10 |
26-30 Nov. |
First Order Circuits (Continued) |
7.3-7.7 |
9 |
11 |
3-7 Dec. |
First Order Circuits (contd.), Sinusoidal Response,
Complex Numbers |
9.1-9.2,
App.
B. |
10 |
12 |
10-14 Dec. |
Frequency Domain Analysis. |
9.3-9.7 |
11 |
13 |
17-21 Dec. |
Frequency Domain Analysis (continued). |
9.8, 9.9, 9.12 |
12 |
Major Exam II
(Sections 4.10-9.2), Wednesday 21 December 2005
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14 |
24-28 Dec. |
Average and Reactive Power, Complex Power |
10.1-10.5 |
13 |
15 |
31 Dec-4 Jan.*** |
Maximum Power Transfer |
10.6 |
14 |
16 |
21Jan. |
Review |
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Final Examination |
* Saturday, 24 September 2005
(National Holiday).
** Wednesday, 26 October 2005 (Last
Day of Classes before Id el-Fitr Vacation).
*** Wednesday, 4 January 2006 (Last
Day of Classes before Id-al-Adha Vacation).
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