<!doctype html public "-//IETF//DTD HTML//EN">EE 305 -  ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS AND ELECTRONICS

CATALOG DATA:

A service course covering electrical engineering principles for engineering or science students with majors outside of electrical engineering.  Topics include:  circuits analysis, power, electronics, digital logic and instrumentation.   

TEXTBOOK:

Rizzoni, Principles and Applications of Electrical Engineering w/CD-Rom, 4th Edition, McGraw-Hill, ISBN 0256261164.

COORDINATOR:

 Janet Lumpp, Associate Professor in Electrical Engineering

GOALS:

The objective of this course is to provide students with a working knowledge of basic circuit laws for DC and AC circuits and to apply these laws to basic electronic circuits that employ diodes, bipoler junction transistors and field effect transistors.

PREREQUISITE:

PHY 232, MA 114

TOPICS:

1.        Circuit Laws and Elements (Ohm's Law; Kirchoff's Laws; Superpositia Thevenin and Norton; Nodal; Mesh Maximum Power Transfer)

2.        Energy Storage

3.        AC Circuits; phasors; complex power; filters

4.        Diodes

5.        Bipolar Junction Transistors; Amplifiers

6.        Field Effect Transistors; Amplifiers

7.        OP AMP

OUTCOME:

The following competencies are taught to the students:

1.        Be able to apply node voltage analysis and mesh current analysis.

2.        Be able to perform ac circuit analysis with phasors.

3.        Be able to perform power analysis in AC and DC circuits

4.        Understand transistor fundamentals in amplifier and signal processing circuits.

5.        Analyze and design signal-conditioning circuits, active filters, integrator, and differentiator circuits containing operational amplifiers.

6.        Be able to perform operations with binary numbers, design combinational logic circuits using logic gates, and use Karnaugh maps to reduce logical expressions.

7.        Be able to perform power analysis on AC and DC machines.

8.        Understand the principal classes of sensors, concepts of shielding and grounding, ground-referenced and differential inputs, noise, and signal conditioning..

COMPUTER USAGE:

None

LABORATORY:

None

DESIGN CONTENT:

OP AMPS and electronic amplifiers are designed with emphasis on instrumentation

CLASS SCHEDULE:

Lecture 3 hours per week

PROFESSIONAL CONTRIBUTION:

Engineering Science: 2 credits (66%)

Engineering Design: 1 credit (33%)

RELATION OF COURSE TO PROGRAM OBJECTIVES:

These course outcomes fulfill the following program objectives:

(a) an ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering.

(c) an ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs.

(k) an ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice.

 

PREPARED BY: Janet Lumpp, March 2004