ENEE 205 - Electric Circuits

Number of Credits: 4
Identify the I-V relationships of resistors, capacitors, inductors, sources, operational amplifiers (op amps), and transformers. Explain the principles of Kirchhoff’s laws, node and mesh analysis, superposition, and Thevenin and Norton theorems. Apply these principles to perform circuit analysis, including DC and AC steady state and impulse analysis for first and second order circuits. Design and construct electric circuits, incorporating the learned principles and techniques, and simulate their behavior to ensure specified criteria is met.(Spring)Four hours lecture each week.Two hours laboratory each week. Four Credits. Four billable hours.

Pre-requisite(s): Completion of PHYS 212 with a minimum grade of C or better.

Pre-/Co-requisite(s): Completion of or concurrent enrollment with MATH 215.
Course Outcomes: Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

Identify common circuit components and configurations.
Explain and apply Kirchhoff’s Laws to determine unknown voltages and currents.
Solve for the equivalent resistance of a network of series/parallel connections of resistors.
Explain the behavior of capacitors and inductors in terms of current/voltage equations.
Solve for the equivalent capacitance or inductance of a network.
Utilize basic circuit techniques (i.e., Nodal and Mesh analysis, Thevenin and Norton equivalents) to analyze linear AC/DC circuits.
Utilize first or second order differential equations, determine voltages and currents in a network excited by initial conditions only, or by initial conditions and sources.
Determine and utilize transfer functions to determine the AC steady-state and the transient responses of linear circuits.
Explain the elementary application of electronic circuits such as operational amplifiers and their circuit models.
Determine the frequency response of a circuit and construct fundamental filters.
Utilize good techniques for drawing circuits and wiring diagrams, bread boarding and troubleshooting circuits.
Make use of basic test and measurement equipment necessary to evaluate the performance of simple electric circuits.