EEL 3111C - Circuits I
Catalog Description: (4cr) Basic analysis of DC and AC electric circuits. Laboratory.
Prerequisites: Calculus III and Physics II, co-requisites Differential Equations
Textbook: Fundamentals of Electric Circuits by Alexander and Sadiku; McGraw Hill, Third Edition; ISBN 0-07-325643-9.
Course Objective: The topics in this course are part of the fundamental theory of electrical engineering and provide depth in the analysis, design, and implementation skills in those areas of electrical engineering needed to solve problems in the domain of electrical engineering.
Professional Component: 4 credits of Engineering Design
Relationship to Outcomes: (To view how the outcomes of this course fit in with the curriculum, click here)
- EE1 - knowledge of probability and statistics, including applications
- EE2 - knowledge of mathematics, basic and engineering sciences necessary to analyze and design complex systems
- a - an ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering
- b - an ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data
- e - an ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems
- k - an ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice
Class Schedule: 3 classes per week of 50 minutes each, 1 3-hour laboratory section
Topics:
- Definitions and units of basic electrical quantities
- Ohm's law and Kirchhoff's laws and series and parallel dc circuit analysis
- Dependent sources, input and output resistances, and operational amplifiers
- Mesh, loop and nodal analyses of general dc resistive and op-amp circuits
- DC network theorems and bridge circuits
- Use of PSpice for dc circuit analysis
- Capacitors and inductors
- First-order transient analysis of RL and RC circuits
- Use of PSpice for transient analysis
- Sinusoids, phasors, phasor circuits, impedance and admittance
- Nodal, mesh and loop analyses of general ac circuits
- Network theorems applied to ac circuits; PSpice applied to ac circuits
- Bode plots and use of PSPICE to obtain frequency-response plots
- Average power, rms values, apparent power, and complex power
Course Committee: Dr. Srivastava, Chair, Dr. Jordan, Dr. Taylor, Dr. Fox
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