This course covers the basic principles of linear circuits. Kirchhoff’s laws, circuit equations, RL, RC, and RLC circuits, three-phase circuits, power analysis and power factor, and magnetically coupled circuits. Three lecture hours per week, three laboratory hours every other week.

The topics will include:

• Introduction, circuit elements, current and voltage sources, power.
• Kirchhoff's laws, dependent sources.
• Nodal analysis, mesh analysis.
• Introduction to operational amplifiers.
• Superposition, Thevenin's and Norton's theorems.
• Inductance capacitance and duality.
• First order RL and RC circuits.
• Second order linear circuits.
• Sinusoidal steady state analysis.
• Sinusoidal steady state power calculation, power factor and correction
• Introduction to Laplace transform.
• Magnetically coupled circuits and transformers.

Upon satisfactory completion of the course, the student will be able to:

• Analyse resistive circuits using basic laws (node and loop analysis, Thevenin, Norton's, superposition)
• Determine the transient response of RC, RL, and RLC circuits
• Analyse AC circuits in steady state using the phasor method
• Use basic tools such as MATLAB and SPICE for circuit analysis
• Measure basic electrical signals using electronic measurement equipment in a lab setting.

• Lectures: Tuesdays and Thursdays 11:30am-1:00pm CLH M
• Labs are in every alternative week for each group
• Lab-01 and Lab-03: Wednesday 1:30 - 4:30pm WSC 108
• Lab-02 and Lab-04: Friday 4:30 - 7:30pm WSC 108