ELET 171 is intended to provide the student with the basic circuit building and measurements skill for passive DC circuits. The student will be able to identify resistor values using the standard color code, build circuits powered by a DC power supply on a breadboard, measure voltages using a multimeter and simulate similar circuits using pSpice.
Text -
Introductory Circuit Theory, 9th ed, Boylestad
Testing and Grading-
There will be four exams, including the comprehensive final, for a total of 85 points. Additionally each student will be responsible for maintaining a homework notebook for an additional 15 points. Grading will be on a standard ten point scale. The A, B or retry policy will be in effect for this class.The lab consists of 7 assignments. Three will require formal lab reports at 20 points each. Each formal lab report will be a written using Formal Lab Report Style 1. The other four will have data sheets and questions on a form to be filled out and maintained in a notebook. This can be a section of the ELET 170 homework notebook rather than a separate notebook. Collectively, these four data sheets and associated questions will be worth 15 points. The last lab meeting will be a laboratory practicum where the student demonstrates the individual ability to perform laboratory work in DC circuits. This practicum is worth 15 points. The final 10 points of the grade is from faithful attendance.
Course Outline-
- Class 1 Introduction and Chapter 1
- Class 2 Current and Voltage (Chapter 2)
- Class 3 Resistance (Chapter 3)
- Class 4 Ohm's Law, Power and Energy (Chapter 4)
- Class 5 Series Circuits, KVL, Voltage Notation
- Class 6 Parallel Circuits and KCL
- Class 7 Current Divider Rule and misc. topics
- Class 8 Problems in chapters 1-6
- Class 9 Review for Test #1 (Chapters 1-6)
- Class 10 Test #1 (Chapters 1-6)
- Class 11 Series/Parallel Circuits, Ladder Networks and Loading
- Class 12 Current Sources and Branch-Current Analysis
- Class 13 Mesh Analysis
- Class 14 Nodal Analysis
- Class 15 Problems in chapters 7 and 8
- Class 17 Test #2 (Chapters 7-8)
- Class 18 Bridge Networks and Delta-Wye Conversions
- Class 19 Superposition and Thevenin's Theorem
- Class 20 Norton's Equivalent and Maximum Power Transfer Theorem
- Class 21 Capacitors
- Class 22 DC Circuits with Capacitors and Transients
- Class 23 Inductors
- Class 24 DC Circuits with Inductors and Transients
- Class 25 Problems in chapters 10 and 12
- Class 26 Test #3 (Chapters 10,12)
- Class 27 Review for the final
- Class 28 Comprehensive Final (Chapters 1-10,12)
- Class 29 Retakes
- Class 30 Retakes
Lab 2 - pSpice, Resistance Measurement and Ohm's Law
Lab 3 - Series and Parallel Circuits
Lab 4 - Mesh and Nodal Analysis
Lab 5 - Thevenin's Equivalent
Lab 6 - Superposition and Maximum Power Transfer
Lab 7 - Oscilloscope Usage and RLC Circuits