ENEC 200 Electric Circuits I
This course serves as an introduction to the principles of electrical engineering, starting from the basic concepts of voltage and current and circuit elements of resistors, capacitors, and inductors. Basics of DC circuit analysis are taught using Kirchhoff's voltage and current laws with Thevenin and Norton equivalents. Circuit analysis is taught using Kirchhoff's voltage and current laws with Thevenin and Norton equivalents. Circuits with ideal op-amps, Inductance and capacitance are introduced and the transient response of RL, RC and RLC circuits to step inputs is established. Practical aspects of the properties of passive devices and batteries are discussed, as are the characteristics of battery powered circuitry. The laboratory component incorporates use of both computer and manually controlled instrumentation including power supplies, signal generators and oscilloscopes to reinforce concepts discussed in class as well as circuit design and simulation software.
Offered
Semester 2