Linear Circuit Analysis
Instructor
Lec Abdul Basit Taj
(abdulbasittaj@nutech.edu.pk)
Text/Reference Books

Text Book

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Fundamentals of Electric Circuits (4th/5th Edition)
by Charles K. Alexander and Metthew N. O. Sadiku
Reference Books

Engineering Circuit Analysis (7th/8th Edition) by
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Fundamentals of Electric Circuits (1st Edition) by

Hayt, Kimmerly and Durbin
Sergio Franco
Any good book covering basic concepts of electrical
circuits
Course Description
 The course is one of basic electrical engineering fundamental course and
it maps to PLO-1 (Engineering knowledge)
 This course is designed to acquaint students with
• Basic electrical circuits and electric signals
• Different techniques such as Kirchhoff’s voltage & current laws
• Series / parallel combination of resistors, voltage / current dividers
• Resistive bridges, nodal and loop analysis
• Circuit theorems, circuit analysis with dependent sources etc.
• The operational amplifier
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basic op-amp configurations,
ideal op-amp circuit analysis,
summing and difference amplifiers and
amplifier types
• 1st order circuits (Capacitance, inductance, RC & RL circuits response)
• AC fundamentals, RMS or effective, average and maximum values of
current & voltage for sinusoidal signal wave forms
Course Objectives/Outcomes
1. Solve basic DC circuits using circuit reduction and
analysis techniques such as nodal analysis, Loop
analysis and circuit theorems for both sinusoidal
AC and DC.
2. Apply analysis techniques to operational amplifier
circuits.
3. Analyse first order electric systems involving
capacitors and inductors and observe
their
natural and transient response.
Course Objectives/Outcomes
CLO
Learning Taxonomy
PLO
Domain
Level
1. Solve basic DC circuits using circuit
reduction and analysis techniques such
as nodal analysis, Loop analysis and Cognitive
circuit theorems for both sinusoidal AC
and DC.
3
1
1. Apply analysis techniques to operational
Cognitive
amplifier circuits
3
1
1. Analyze first order electric systems
involving capacitors and inductors and
Cognitive
observe
their natural and transient
response
4
1
Course Outline
Week
Topic Covered
Material Reference
CLO
No.
Ref 1, Chap 1
1
1
Basic concepts
2
Ohm’s Law, Kirchohff’s Laws
3
Series and Parallel Circuits, Voltage
and current dividers,
Ref 1, Chap 2
4
Resistive bridges
Ref 1, Chap 2
1
5
Nodal analysis, Loop analysis
Ref 1, Chap 3
1
6
Linearity and superposition, source
transformation
Ref 1, Chap 4
7
Circuit theorems, Power calculations
Ref 1, Chap 4
1
8
Dependent sources
Ref 1, Chap 2
1
Midterm Exam
1
1
Course Outline
Week
Topic Covered
Material Reference
9
Circuit analysis with dependent
sources
Operational amplifiers – Introduction
Ideal OP amp, inverting amplifier,
summing and difference amplifier
Cascaded OP amplifier circuits,
Analysis of OP amplifier circuits
Capacitance, inductance
(including mutual inductance),
Transient Response of Circuits
(Source Free)
Transient Response of Circuits
(With Source)
Response to forcing function
Final Exam
Ref 1, Chap 3, 4
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
Ref 1, Chap 5
Ref 1, Chap 5
Ref 1, Chap 5
Ref 1, Chap 6
Ref 1, Chap 7
Ref 1, Chap 7, 9
Ref 1, Chap 7
CLO
No.
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
ASSESSMENTS
• Relative Grading System
• The grade of this course will be weighted average of following
activities
Activities
Nos
Percentage
Assignments
+
PBL
(4-8)
+
(0-2)
10 - 15%
Quizzes
(4-8)
10 - 15%
Mid Sem Exam
1
20 - 30%
End Sem Exam
1
40 - 60%
8
Some Important Points!
• Class Discipline!
• Attendance Policy. (Attendance will be taken in first 5 to 10
mins), however may be random
• No use of Mobile phone, Laptops or any gadgets during Lec
• 4 - 8 Quizzes (include surprise quizzes)
• Verbal Quiz (of selected students) which may be adjusted
against Graded Quizzes.
• Bring writing material and take class notes (at least it must
include headings of topics/sub topics, key points, formulas
• Class notes may be marked against Graded Assignment