Course Syllabus

Catalog Description -

ELET 180: An extension of the concepts developed in ELET 170 to include sinusoidal steady-state analysis of alternating current circuits. A minimum grade of "C" is required.

Course Objective -

ELET 180 is intended to provide the student with the fundamental concepts of AC circuit analysis and their applications in engineering practice. It is expected that by the end of the quarter, the student will be able to identify the basic circuit elements in AC circuits and will be capable of calculating current and voltage in a variety of common circuit configurations, using a variety of standard analysis techniques.
ELET 181 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 capacitor values using the standard color code, build circuits powered by a AC power supply on a breadboard, measure voltages using a multimeter and an oscilloscope and simulate circuits using National Instruments MultiSim.

Text -

Introductory Circuit Theory, 12th ed, Boylestad

Testing and Grading-

There will be three exams, for a total of 90 points. Additionally each student will be responsible for maintaining a homework notebook for an additional 10 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 180 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 AC circuits. This practicum is worth 15 points. The final 10 points of the grade is from faithful attendance.

Course Outline-

• Class 1 Introduction and Review of ELET 170
• Class 2 Sine Wave Fundamentals
• Class 3 AC Voltage and Current; Phasors
• Class 4 Complex Mathematics
• Class 5 Inductor and Capacitor Fundamentals
• Class 6 Reactance and Impedance; Series Circuits and KVL
• Class 7 Problems in chapters 15-16
• Class 8 Parallel Circuits and KCL; Series-Parallel Circuits
• Class 9 AC Power, Part 1
• Class 10 AC Power, Part 2
• Class 11 Test 1 (Chapters 15,16,19)
• Class 12 Mesh Analysis; Nodal Analysis
• Class 13 Superposition; Thevenin
• Class 14 Problems in chapters 17 and 18
• Class 15 More Problems in chapters 17 and 18
• Class 16 Test #2 (The Test from Hell, AC Version)
• Class 17 Series Resonant Circuits
• Class 18 Transformers
• Class 19 Bode Plots
• Class 20 Filters
• Class 21 Problems in Chapters 20-22
• Class 22 Test 3, Chapters 20-22
• Remainder of the Quarter: Retakes

 

Lab 0 - Safety, Lab Reports and Demonstration of Oscilloscope Usage
Lab 1 - Capacitors and Inductors in Series and Parallel
Lab 2 - Phase Shift in an RC Circuit
Lab 3 - KCL and KVL in AC Circuits
Lab 4 - Superposition
Lab 5 - AC Power
Lab 6 - Series Resonance
Lab 7 - Filters

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