ENGR 201- Electrical Fundamentals I
Catalog Description: Analysis of linear circuits. Circuit laws and
theorems. DC response of circuits. Operational amplifier characteristics and
applications.
Prerequisites:
By course: Sophomore standing in ECE
By topic: Solution of linear equations, complex numbers.
Courses that require this as a prerequisite: ENGR 202, ENGR 203
Credits: 3 Terms Offered: Fall/Winter/Spring annually
Instructors:
Primary: K. Mayaram
Secondary: A. von Jouanne
Textbook: Fundamentals of Electric Circuits, C. K. Alexander and M.
N. O. Sadiku, McGraw-Hill, 2000, ISBN 0-256-25379-X.
References:
- Electric Circuits, J. W. Nilsson and S. A. Riedel, Prentice Hall, Sixth
Edition, 2001, ISBN 0-13-032120-6.
Course Learning Objectives:
Students are expected to demonstrate the ability to:
- State and utilize the current-voltage relationships of resistors, capacitors,
inductors, and independent and dependent current and voltage sources in solving
dc circuits and calculating power and energy. (ABET Outcome a)
- State Ohm's and Kirchoff's laws and apply these to voltage and current division,
series/parallel and Wye-Delta transformations, mesh analysis, and nodal analysis
for resistive circuits. (ABET Outcome a)
- State Superposition, Thevenin's and Norton's theorems and apply these for
the analysis of dc circuits. (ABET Outcome a)
- Analyze circuits made up of ideal opamps and resistors. (ABET Outcome a)
- Perform laboratory experiments utilizing the above concepts. (ABET Outcomes
a, b)
Topics
- Basic circuit concepts and laws.
- Nodal analysis, mesh analysis, circuit theorems.
- Opamps.
- Inductors, capacitors.
Laboratory Topics
- Lab introduction.
- Series-Parallel DC circuits.
- Two-terminal devices in series and parallel.
- Introduction to PSpice.
- Thevenin equivalent and maximum power transfer.
- Opamp.
- Oscilloscope.
- Simple amplifier design.
Structure: Two 50-minute lectures per week. One two hour lab per week.
Original: 9/00-1/01-4/01
Revised: 9/01