ESC-222 Electric Circuits

This course is designed as the introductory course in linear circuit analysis normally offered to engineering students in the sophomore year. It provides an introduction to the theory of circuit analysis. Subject areas include Kirchhoff's Laws, node and mesh analysis, source transformation, Thevenin and Norton theorems, RC, RL, and RLC circuits, sinusoidal response, phasors, and power. An introduction to op-amps is included. There is a strong emphasis on problem solving in the course

Credits

4

Corequisite

PHY-152

Department

• Science & Technology

Course Rotation Schedule

• Fall: Hyflex
• Summer: Online

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ESC 222: Electric Circuits

Department

Science and Technology

Course Description

This course is designed as the introductory course in linear circuit analysis normally offered to engineering students in the sophomore year. It provides an introduction to the theory of circuit analysis. Subject areas include Kirchhoff's Laws, node and mesh analysis, source transformation, Thevenin and Norton theorems, RC, RL, and RLC circuits, sinusoidal response, phasors, and power. An introduction to op-amps is included. There is a strong emphasis on problem solving in the course

Credit Hours

4

Contact Hours

Lecture	3
Lab	2
Other	0

Grading Scheme

Letter

Corequisites

PHY-152

Course Learning Outcomes

1. Analyze a D.C. electrical circuit using various theoretical methods and algebra to calculate voltage, current, and power.
2. Analyze transient electrical circuits using various theoretical methods and calculus to calculate voltage, current, and power.
3. Analyze an A.C. electrical circuit using various theoretical methods and complex numbers to calculate voltage, current, and power.
4. Analyze a D.C. or an A.C. circuit using a simulation software.
5. Compare measured voltage and current of circuits constructed in lab to the theoretically calculated values.

Topic Outline

1. 1. Introduction, voltage, current, power, energy, and the ideal basic circuit element
2. 2. Voltage and current sources, electrical resistance, and Ohm's law
3. 3. Kirchhoff's laws and circuits with dependent sources
4. 4. Resistors in series and parallel, and voltage and current divider circuits
5. 5. Delta-to-wye circuits
6. 6. Basic node-voltage method
7. 7. Node-voltage method with dependent sources and some special cases
8. 8. Basic mesh-current method
9. 9. Mesh-current method with dependent sources and some special cases
10. 10. Source transformations and Thévenin and Norton equivalent circuits
11. 11. Maximum power transfer and superposition
12. 12. Application of the circuit simulation tool Multisim
13. 13. Inductors and capacitors
14. 14. Series and parallel combinations of inductors and capacitors
15. 15. Natural response of RL and RC circuits
16. 16. Step response of RL and RC circuits
17. 17. General solution for step and natural responses, and sequential switching
18. 18. Natural response of parallel RLC circuits
19. 19. Step response of parallel RLC circuits
20. 20. Natural and step responses of series RLC circuits
21. 21. The sinusoidal source and the sinusoidal response
22. 22. The phasor and passive circuit elements in the phasor domain
23. 23. Kirchhoff's laws and series, parallel, and delta-to-wye simplifications in the phasor domain
24. 24. Source transformations and Thévenin and Norton equivalent circuits in the phasor domain
25. 25. The node-voltage and mesh-current methods in the phasor domain
26. 26. Use and understanding of oscilloscopes