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.

Credits

4 Credits

Semester Contact Hours Lecture

45

Semester Contact Hours Lab

45

Prerequisite

MATH 170 and PHYS 211

Corequisite

ENGI 240L

ENGI 240Electrical Circuits*

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I. General Information

Department

Mathematics & Engineering

II. Course Specification

Course Type

Program Requirement

Credit Hours Narrative

4 Credits

Semester Contact Hours Lecture

45

Semester Contact Hours Lab

45

Prerequisite Narrative

MATH 170 and PHYS 211

Corequisite Narrative

ENGI 240L

Grading Method

Letter grade

Repeatable

N

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