Course Overview
This course introduces the fundamental theory and practical applications of basic electrical concepts. Topics include electrical quantities, their units and relationships as well as passive electrical components and their characteristics. Major areas of study include DC circuit analysis, transient response to step inputs in simple RLC circuits, principles of magnetism and magnetic circuits. Each topic is reinforced through practical examples, laboratory exercises, and hands-on activities using common electrical devices and techniques.
Prerequisite(s)
Credits
6.0
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Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of the course the student will be able to:
- Define and explain fundamental electrical quantities, their SI units, and the relationships among voltage, current, resistance, capacitance, inductance, power, and electric and magnetic fields.
- Describe the function and characteristics of basic circuit components such as batteries, conductors, switches, resistors, capacitors, inductors, fuses and operational amplifiers in DC circuits.
- Apply Ohm's Law, Kirchhoff's Laws, and related analysis techniques (including voltage and current divider rules, mesh, nodal, and branch-current analyses) to DC series, parallel, and series-parallel networks.
- Use superposition, Thevenin's, and Norton's theorems to simplify and analyze series-parallel networks and determine equivalent circuits.
- Determine conditions for maximum power transfer and select an appropriate load for maximum efficiency.
- Recognize and apply basic operational amplifier circuit patterns, including inverting, non-inverting, summing amplifiers, and comparators.
- Predict graphically and confirm the prediction using an oscilloscope the transient step response of RC and RL networks to switching inputs.
- Explain the principles of magnetism, magnetic circuits, and common electromagnetic devices.
- Identify component values from standard markings.
- Measure component characteristics, electrical quantities and signals using standard laboratory instruments including digital multimeters, oscilloscopes, DC power supplies, and function generators.
- Assemble, test, and troubleshoot basic DC circuits safely and correctly in a laboratory setting.
Effective as of Fall 2026
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