EE 210 – Circuits and Devices

Designation:

Required for Electrical and Computer Engineering students

Catalog Data:

EE 210: Introduction to electrical circuit analysis, electronic devices, amplifier, and time-domain transient analysis. Prerequisite: PHYS 202 or PHYS 212, Prerequisite or concurrent: MATH 250.

Prerequisites by topic:

  1. Understanding of and ability to use basic and intermediate algebra, calculus & trigonometry, complex number and differential equations in solving linear circuits.
  2. Understanding the physical properties of basic circuit elements (e.g., resistors, capacitors, and inductors)

Course Objectives:

This course provides the fundamental education in electrical and electronic circuits analysis to all electrical and computer engineering and engineering science majors. Students should be able to do the following upon completion of this course:

  1. Analyze basic DC resistive circuits using ohm’s law, Kirchhoff’s current and voltage laws.
  2. Analyze DC/AC circuits containing independent and dependent sources using Node-Voltage, Mesh-Current, Thevenin and Norton theorems, Superposition, and Source transformation techniques.
  3. Analyze basic Diode and Op – Amp circuits using circuit analysis techniques.
  4. Analyze the Natural and Step (Transient) responses of RL, RC circuits and RLC circuits with AC source.
  5. Become master in circuit simulations using computer software (e.g., PSpice).
  6. Learning technical - writing skills by writing laboratory reports.
  7. Become a team player working group projects by developing teamwork skills.

Topics

  1. Electric charges and coulomb’s law (1 class)
  2. Definition of voltage, current, and power (1class)
  3. Voltage and current sources and Ohm’s law (1 class)
  4. Kirchhoff’s voltage and current laws (1 class)
  5. Resistors in Series & Parallel and Voltage and Current Divider Rules (2 classes)
  6. Node – Voltage and Mesh – Current Analysis Techniques (3 classes)
  7. Superposition Principle (1 class)
  8. Ideal Op – Amp Circuits Analysis (4 classes)
  9. Thevenin and Norton Equivalent Circuits (3 classes)
  10. Ideal Diode Circuits (2classes)
  11. Capacitors and Inductors (3 classes)
  12. 1st and 2nd Order RC, RL, and RLC circuits (4 classes)
  13. Impedance and Admittance ( 1 class)
  14. Sinusoidal Steady State (5 classes)
  15. Low – Pass and High – Pass Filters
  16. Frequency Response – Bode Plots, Decibel
  17. Average, Reactive, and Complex Powers (2 classes)
  18. Power Factor and Power Factor Correction ( 2 classes)

Class/laboratory Schedule:

Three 50-minute lectures and one 3-houre laboratory per week.

Computer usage:

PSpice is used to simulate and analyze electrical and electronic circuits.

Laboratory projects and - or assignments:

  1. Laboratory activities consist of Ten, 3-hour hands-on experiments and one Final Project. The experiments are the implementation of theories covered in lectures. They are carefully designed to help students understand difficult concepts. First experiment involves the use of basic test equipment (digital meters, digital oscilloscope, function generator, and power supply)
  2. The Final Project consists of the following circuits in sequence:
    1. Resistive A/D network, to convert the incoming 8 – bit digital signal to analog.
    2. Buffer op-amp circuit to prevent overloading.
    3. Level – shifter op – amp circuit to remove the DC offset from the signal.
    4. Volume – control network consist of variable voltage divider circuit to control the signal amplitude.
    5. Buffered LED volume display consists of series of LED to indicate signal amplitude.
    6. Transistor amplifier circuit, to supply the needed current to the output speaker.

  3. Students are required to submit formal laboratory report for each experiment and the Final Project. This will help students to develop technical writing skill.

Contribution to meeting the professional component:

Course objectives relate to the following program outcomes:

  1. Graduate will have teamwork skills. They will
  2. Be able to productively contribute to group projects
  3. Be aware of the dynamics present in any group setting.
  4. Be effective in the use of multimedia.