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ENGR 2405 - Electrical Circuits I


4 Credits (3 hrs. lec., 3 hrs. lab) Principles of electrical circuits and systems. Basic circuit elements (resistance, inductance, mutual inductance, capacitance, independent and dependent controlled voltage, and current sources). Topology of electrical networks; Kirchoff’s laws; node and mesh analysis; DC circuit analysis; operational amplifiers; transient and sinusoidal steady-state analysis; AC circuit analysis; first- and second-order circuits; Bode plots; and use of computer simulation software to solve circuit problems. Laboratory experiments supporting theoretical principles involving DC and AC circuit theory, network theorems, time, and frequency domain circuit analysis. Introduction to principles and operation of basic laboratory equipment; laboratory report preparation. (1410015110) Prerequisite: PHYS 2425  and MATH 2414  and MATH 2320 . Corequisite: MATH 2320  
Course Outcomes
1 - Explain basic electrical concepts, including electric charge, current, electrical potential,electrical power, and energy.
2 - Apply concepts of electric network topology: nodes, branches, and loops to solve circuit problems, including the use of computer simulation.
3 - Analyze circuits with ideal, independent, and controlled voltage and current sources.
4 - Apply Kirchhoff’s voltage and current laws to the analysis of electric circuits.
5 - Explain the relationship of voltage and current in resistors, capacitors, inductors, and mutual inductors.
6 - Derive and solve the governing differential equations for a time-domain first-order and second-order circuit, including singularity function source models.
7 - Determine the Thévenin or Norton equivalent of a given network that may include passive devices, dependent sources, and independent sources in combination.
8 - Analyze first and second order AC and DC circuits for steady-state and transient response in the time domain and frequency domain.
9 - Derive relations for and calculate the gain and input impedance of a given operational amplifier circuit for both DC and frequency domain AC circuits using an ideal operational amplifier model.
10 - Apply computer mathematical and simulation programs to solve circuit problems.
11 - Prepare laboratory reports that clearly communicate experimental information in a logical and scientific manner.
12 - Conduct basic laboratory experiments involving electrical circuits using laboratory test equipment such as multimeters, power supplies, signal generators, and oscilloscopes.
13 - Explain the concepts of Thévenin-equivalent circuits and linear superposition and apply them to laboratory measurements.
14 - Predict and measure the transient and sinusoidal steady-state responses of simple RC and RLC circuits.
15 - Predict the behavior and make measurements of simple operational-amplifier circuits.
16 - Relate physical observations and measurements involving electrical circuits to theoretical principles.
17 - Evaluate the accuracy of physical measurements and the potential sources of error in the measurements.