COURSE DESCRIPTION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION

Course Name Code Semester T+A+L (hour/week) Type (C / O) Local Credit ECTS
Circuit Analysis I EEE 203 Fall-Spring 03+00+02 Elective 4 6
Academic Unit: Electrical-Electronics Engineering
Mode of Delivery: Face to face
Prerequisites: -
Language of Instruction: English
Level of Course Unit: Undergraduate
Course Coordinator: - -
Course Objectives: To learn the functions of basic circuit components, operational amplifiers and their applications. To learn the analysis methods of direct current circuits and first and second order circuits under switched dc excitation.
Course Contents: Circuit variables; circuit elements; simple resistive circuits; techniques of circuit analysis; operational amplifier and applications; analysis of circuits with inductance and capacitance: response of first-order RL and RC circuits, natural and step responses of RLC circuits.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit (LO):
  • 1- Ability to explain the fundamental concepts of electric circuits such as voltage, current, re-sistance and power.
  • 2- Ability to analyze simple dc circuits by applying basic laws, theorems and techniques.
  • 3- Ability to determine the natural and step responses of first-order RC and RL circuits.
  • 4- Ability to simulate electric circuits
  • 5- Ability to design basic operational amplifier circuits.
  • 6- Ability to perform experiments, prepare reports and present findings.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods: Lectures, Computer Simulations, Experiments and Projects.


WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATIONS

WeekSubjectsRelated Preperation
1 Course overview and objectives; Basic concepts: charge, current, voltage, and power; Passive sign convention Reading (Ch 1)
2 Resistive Circuits: Ohm’s Law; Kirchhoff’s Voltage Law (KVL) and Kirchhoff’s Current Law (KCL) Reading (Ch 2). Simulations.
3 Resistive Circuits: Series and parallel resistor networks; Voltage and current division Experiment 1.
4 Nodal and Loop Analysis Techniques Reading (Ch 3). Simulations.
5 Nodal and Loop Analysis Techniques Experiment 2
6 Additional Techniques: Superposition, Thevenin, Norton, Maximum power transfer theorems Reading (Ch 5). Simulations.
7 Additional Techniques: Superposition, Thevenin, Norton, Maximum power transfer theorems Experiment 3
8 Capacitance and Inductance Reading (Ch 6). Simulations.
9 First Order Transient Circuits Reading (Ch 7). Simulations.
10 First Order Transient Circuits Experiment 4
11 Second Order Transient Circuits Reading (Ch 8). Simulations.
12 Second Order Transient Circuits Experiment 5
13 Operational Amplifiers Reading (Ch 4). Simulations.
14 Application Examples and Project Experiment 6


REQUIRED AND RECOMMENDED READING

Basic Engineering Circuit Analysis, 12th Edition (Wiley), J. David Irwin, R. Mark Nelms
ISBN: 978-1-119-50201-2


OTHER COURSE RESOURCES

Electric Circuits, James W. Nilsson, Susan A. Riedel, Pearson Education Inc., Upper Saddle River, NJ, ISBN:0-13-503165-6.


ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA

Semester RequirementsNumberPercentage of Grade (%)
Laboratory 7 20
Project 1 25
Presentation / Jury 1 10
Midterms / Oral Exams / Quizes 1 20
Final Exam 1 25
Total: 11 100


WORKLOAD

EventsCountDuration (Hours)Total Workload (hour)
Course Hours14342
Laboratory7214
Project11515
Preparation for Presentation / Jury11111
Extra-Class Activities (reading,individiual work, etc.)10220
Midterms / Oral Exams / Quizes3618
Final Exam13030
Total Workload (hour):150


THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (LO) AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS (PQ)

# PQ1 PQ2 PQ3 PQ4 PQ5 PQ6 PQ7 PQ8 PQ9 PQ10 PQ11
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