Catalog Description
Electrical fundamentals: Elementary circuit analysis, network theorems, steady state and transient analysis of DC circuits with resistors and one energy storage device (L or C). Steady state analysis of AC circuits with resistors, capacitors and inductors using complex number and phasor representation. Power in DC and AC circuits. Transformers, meters and applications of simple electrical components and circuits.
Course Objective
To acquaint undergraduate engineering majors with the techniques of circuit analysis and design, and to demonstrate the usefulness of electric circuits in a number of engineering disciplines.
Prerequisite(s)
Required: Prerequisite PHYS 212 (General Physics II); Co-requisite MATH 302 (Differential Equations)
Expected Outcomes
At the conclusion of this course, the students will:
- know and express mathematically the physical relationships between voltage, current and power in passive circuit elements: resistors, capacitors, inductors and power supplies.
- know Kirchhoff's laws and Ohm's law and apply them in the analysis of circuits.
- use common circuit analysis techniques such as nodal, loop, linearity, superposition and equivalent circuits.
- determine the form, amplitude and duration of transients in RC, RL and RLC circuits with step inputs applied.
- characterize periodic waveforms by their form, frequency, amplitude and timing (phase).
- use impedance to analyze behavior or circuits containing resistance, capacitance and inductance that are excited by sinusoidal sources.
- analyze power supplied and dissipated in AC systems with a variety of components and configurations.