ENGI 240 Electrical Circuits*
The topics for this course include introduction to DC, transient and sinusoidal steady-state electric circuit analysis, mid-transient analysis by Laplace transform methods.
General Education Competency
[GE Core type]
ENGI 240Electrical Circuits*
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I. General Information
Department
Mathematics & Engineering
II. Course Specification
Course Type
Program Requirement
General Education Competency
[GE Core type]
Semester Contact Hours Lecture
45
Semester Contact Hours Lab
45
Grading Method
Letter grade
III. Catalog Course Description
The topics for this course include introduction to DC, transient and sinusoidal steady-state electric circuit analysis, mid-transient analysis by Laplace transform methods.
IV. Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, a student will be able to:
- Apply Ohm’s Law and Kirchoff’s Laws to analyze circuits containing independent and dependent voltage and current sources, resistors, inductors, and capacitors.
- Apply basic circuit analysis tools, including voltage and current dividers, node voltage methods, mesh current methods, source transformations, Thevenin and Norton equivalent circuits, max power transfer, and superposition.
- Explain RC, RL, and RLC circuits including natural and step responses with direct and sinusoidal sources.
V. Topical Outline (Course Content)
Students will demonstrate a working knowledge of the following processes and concepts: a. Independent and dependent voltage and current sources
b. Resistance and conductance
c. Ohm’s law
d. Kirchhoff’s current and voltage laws
e. Equivalent resistor networks
f. Voltage and current divider circuits
g. Voltage and current measurement
h. Bridge circuits
i. The node voltage method
j. The mesh current method
k. Source transformations
l. Thevenin and Norton equivalent circuits
m. Maximum power transfer
n. Superposition
o. Operational amplifier circuits
p. Properties of inductors and capacitors
q. Natural response of RC and RL circuits
r. Step response of RC and RL circuits
s. Sequential switching
t. Integrating amplifiers
u. Natural response of series and parallel RLC circuits
v. Step response of series and parallel RLC circuits
w. Sinusoidal sources
x. Sinusoidal response
y. Phasors
z. Phasor analysis
aa. Phasor diagrams
bb. Functional and operational LaPlace transforms
cc. Inverse LaPlace transforms
dd. Circuit elements in the s domain
ee. Circuit analysis in the s domain
VI. Delivery Methodologies