Kuwait University
College of Engineering and Petroleum
Electrical Engineering Department
ENGR 205
Electrical Engineering Fundamentals
Fall 2018
Coordinator:
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Dr. Abdullah J. Alazemi
Office Hours: Mon, and Wed. 12: 30 pm – 02: 30 pm, and by appointment
Catalog Description:
Basic circuit variables and elements, circuit laws and simple resistive circuits, Nodal and
Mesh analysis, Thévenin theorem, Norton theorem, superposition theorem, natural and step
responses of first order 𝑅𝐿 and 𝑅𝐶 circuits, natural and step responses of series and parallel
𝑅𝐿𝐶 circuits, sinusoidal steady state analysis, phasor analysis, power calculations for single
phase circuits.
Textbook:
Nilsson and Riedel, Electric Circuits, Prentice Hall, 10th Edition.
Topics Covered:
Chapter
Covered Sections
Chapter
Covered Sections
Chapter 1
1.1 − 1.6
Chapter 7
7.1 − 7.4
Chapter 2
2.1 − 2.5
Chapter 8
8.1 − 8.4
Chapter 3
3.1 − 3.4 and 3.7
Chapter 9
9.1 − 9.9 and 9.12
Chapter 4
4.1 − 4.13
Chapter 10
10.1 − 10.6
Chapter 6
6.1 − 6.3
Grading Policy:
Homework*
5%
Quizzes
10%
First Midterm Exam
25%
Second Midterm Exam
20%
Final Exam
40%
* More details about the homework sets and quizzes will be posted to the Online Course System
(OCS).
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Kuwait University
College of Engineering and Petroleum
Electrical Engineering Department
ENGR 205
Electrical Engineering Fundamentals
Fall 2018
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Exams Schedule:
Exam
Percentage
Day
Date
Time
Chapters
Included
Exam I
25%
Sat.
October 20th, 2018
12:30 – 1:45pm
Chapters 1 − 4
Exam II
20%
Wed.
November 21st, 2018
12:30 – 1:45pm
Chapters 6 − 8
Final Exam
40%
Sat.
December 22nd, 2018
8:00 – 10:00am
Comprehensive
Makeup Exams Schedule:
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If a student misses any exam, a signed letter from the Dean of Student Affairs addressed to
the coordinator within four days of the original date of the exam.
Makeup exams include larger number of chapters as shown below.
A committee of professors will create the makeup exam, not the coordinator.
No makeup quizzes.
Exam
Percentage
Day
Date
Time
Chapters
Included
Exam I
25%
Mon.
October 29th, 2018
12:30 – 1:45pm
Chapters 1 − 6
Exam II
20%
Mon.
December 3th, 2018
5:00 – 6:45pm
Chapters 6 − 9
Final Exam
40%
To be scheduled as per University rules and
regulations
Comprehensive
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Kuwait University
College of Engineering and Petroleum
Electrical Engineering Department
ENGR 205
Electrical Engineering Fundamentals
Fall 2018
Complaints:
Any complaints about the grading of the exams should be made only during the reviewing
period of the exams.
Complaints about the grading of the quizzes should be made to your teaching assistant within
one week after they are returned to you.
No score adjustments will be made after that.
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Suggested Course timetable:
Week
Date
Topic
1–3
Sept 9 – Sept 27
Chapters 1, 2 and 3
4–6
Sept 30 – Oct 18
Chapter 4
Saturday
Oct 20
Exam I: 12:30-2:00pm
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Oct 21 – Oct 25
Chapter 6
8
Oct 28 – Nov 1
Chapter 7
9 – 10
Nov 4 – Nov 15
Chapter 8
Wednesday
Nov 21
Exam II: 12:30-2:00pm
11 – 12
Nov 18 – Nov 29
Review Complex Numbers, and Chapter 9
13 – 14
Dec 2 – Dec 13
Chapter 10
Saturday
Dec 22
Final Exam: 8:00 – 10:00am
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