ENGR 221 Electrical Fundamentals 1

Circuits will be analyzed via Kirchoff's Laws with an emphasis on linear, idealized circuit elements including current and voltage sources, resistors, capacitors, inductors and op amps. Circuit techniques and theorems will be applied to circuits containing passive and active sources. Transient responses of passive and active circuits will be addressed. The course emphasizes a combination of conceptual understanding, mathematical analysis, lab experiments and computer simulations.

Credits

4

Prerequisite

MTH 252 with a grade of C- or better within the past two years. Strongly recommended: PH 213

Course Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
1. Apply Ohm's Law and Kirchhoff's Laws to circuits containing series and parallel elements
2. Apply circuit analysis techniques including voltage and current division, power consumption, delta-wye transformation, source transformation and superposition
3. Apply mesh and nodal analysis techniques to analyze DC circuits
4. Apply Thevenin's theorem and Norton's theorem to analyze DC circuits including the use of dependent sources
5. Apply nodal analysis to analyze circuits involving ideal operational amplifiers
6. Analyze circuits involving inductive and capacitive components and their time dependence responses
7. Utilize basic software tools to analyze circuits