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Course Description

An overview of basic circuit elements, circuit models, and techniques for circuit analysis. The course emphasizes the application of Kirchhoff’s laws in determining the transient and steady state response for inactive and active circuit elements of first and second order systems.

Athena Title

Applied Circuit Analysis

Equivalent Courses

Not open to students with credit in ENGR 2170E

Prerequisite

PHYS 1212-1212L or PHYS 1252

Pre or Corequisite

MATH 2700 or MATH 2700E

Semester Course Offered

Offered every year.

Grading System

A - F (Traditional)

Student learning Outcomes

Students will analyze a DC and AC Resistive Circuit using: Kirchhoff’s Laws.
Students will analyze a DC and AC Resistive Circuit using: Thevenin’s and Norton’s Theorems.
Students will analyze a DC and AC Resistive Circuit using: Superposition.
Students will analyze a DC and AC Resistive Circuit using: Source Transformation.
Students will determine Maximum and Average Power in DC and AC.
Students will determine Power Factor and Correction.
Students will analyze Steady State AC and DC Circuit with Ideal Op Amps.
Students will analyze Steady State AC and DC Circuit with Ideal Transformer.
Students will analyze Steady State AC and DC Circuit with Ideal Diode and Transistors.
Students will determine First Order Network Responses.
Students will determine Second Order Network Responses.

Topical Outline

Introduction to Electricity
Voltage and Current
Series and Parallel Resistive Circuits
AC Representations: Phasors, Complex, Rectangular, Polar
Capacitors and Inductors
Source Transformation
Superposition
Thevenin’s and Norton’s Theorems
Average and Maximum Power Transfer
AC Power
Power Factor and Correction
Ideal Transformer Circuits
Ideal Diode Circuits
Ideal Transistor Circuits
Ideal Op Amp Circuits
1st Order Network Transient Response
2nd Order Network Transient Response

Institutional Competencies Learning Outcomes

Analytical Thinking

The ability to reason, interpret, analyze, and solve problems from a wide array of authentic contexts.

Syllabus

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