Majmaah University
College of Engineering
Department of Electrical Engineering
Course Syllabus
Instructor Name
Course Title:
Prerequisite:
Academic Year:
Lecture Times:
Dr. Yazeed Qasaymeh
Fundamentals of Electric Circuits
EE 101
Cr.Hrs:
3(3,1,0)
Course code:
None
Thursday 10:00-10:50
Co-requisite:
Tutorial Time:
2015/2016
1st
Semester:
Sunday 08:00-09:50 and Tuesday 10:00-10:50
Sunday
Lab Time:
MATH 107
01:00-02:50
Office Hours
Sunday
11:00-12:00
Tuesday
11:00-12:00
Wednesday
11:00-12:00
Office number
Course Objectives
This course aims to achieve the following objectives
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Knowing basic Electric circuit elements
Learning the basic concepts of electric circuits.
Mastering basic electric circuit theorems.
Learning the basic techniques of circuit analysis.
Understanding the concept of phasor and vectors in circuit analysis.
Learning the concept of power in electric circuits.
Learning Outcomes
Course Learning Outcomes
Constructing an electric circuit using basic circuit
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elements.
Employing basic circuit theorems to find circuit
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parameters.
Analyzing basic electric circuits.
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Dealing with electric circuit phasors and vectors.
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Analyzing electric circuit active and reactive powers.
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ABET Student Outcomes
Assessed ABET Learning Outcome:
EE4
Assessment
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Assessment Method
First exam
Second exam
Quizzes
homeworks and assignments
Final Exam
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Date (Week)
Course Contents
Short Description
Basic circuit elements and concepts
Basic laws of circuit theory: Ohm's law, Kirchoff's law
Techniques of circuit analysis: Nodal and mesh analysis.
Circuit theorems: superposition principle, Thevenin theorems
Circuit theorems: Norton theorems; maximum power transfertheorem;
Electric circuit phasors and vectors, Analyzing electric circuit active and reactive powers.
Textbook:
References:
Books
Sadiku, Fundamentals of Electric Circuits, 3rd Edition, McGraw-Hill Science, 2005.
Boylestad, ”Introductory Circuit Analysis”, Prentice Hall, 1999
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