SYLLABUS

ENGIN 231: Circuit Analysis I 3 Credits

PREREQUISITE: Sophomore Standing

TEXT: Basic Engineering Circuit Analysis, 7th Edition,

J. David Irwin, Prentice Hall

OBJECTIVE:

This is the first of the two circuitry theory course. Techniques to solve dc circuits with resistive elements are studied in detail. The course ends with a study of first- and second-order circuits.

SYLLABUS

Ideal sources and resistors

Ohm's law

Kirchhoff's current and voltage laws

Combination of resistors in series and parallel; Y- transformations

Nodal analysis with and without voltage sources

Mesh analysis with and without current sources

Introduction to graph theory and its applications to circuit analysis

Operational amplifiers

Thevenin's and Norton's theorems and maximum power transfer

Source transformation

Principle of superposition

Capacitors and inductors

First-order circuits (RC, RL circuits) and their transient behavior

Second-order circuits (RLC circuits)

GRADE:

The final grade comprises 10% from participation (your attendance is taken at the beginning of each class), 10% from homework, 80% from midterm and final exams.