ECG 290N – INTRODUCTION TO ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
CATALOG DATA
Introduction to electrical circuit analysis, electronic devices and circuits, transducers,
electric machines and power transmission. For non-electrical engineering majors only.
TEXTBOOK
Required:
[1] Principles and Applications of Electrical Engineering 3rd Edition, by Giorgio Rizzoni,
McGraw Hill, ISBN 0-256-26116-4, with CD.
Recommended:
[2] Basic Electrical Engineering by Jimmie Cathey and Syed Nasar, Schaum’s Outline
Series, McGraw Hill, ISBN 0-07-010234-1.
[3] Electric Circuits by Joeseph Edminister, Schaum’s Outline Series, McGraw Hill,
ISBN 0-07-018984-6.
[4] Basic Circuit Analysis by John O’Malley, Schaum’s Outline Series, McGraw Hill,
ISBN 0-07-047820-1.
COORDINATOR
Dr. Emma Regentova, Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
 to provide an introduction to the field of electrical engineering and demonstrate by
practical examples how electrical engineering is intimately connected to other
engineering disciplines
 to introduce the requirements and make-up of the electrical circuits portion of the
Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam
 to provide students with the elements of the theory and practice of analyzing DC and
AC circuits
 to provide an introduction to transient analysis of circuits with dynamic elements
 to introduce students to simple AC power calculations, and to the generation and
distribution of electrical power
 to provide a fundamental understanding of semiconductor-based electronic devices
 to analyze the properties of the ideal amplifier and explore the features of a generalpurpose amplifier circuit
 to introduce the fundamental concepts of electromechanical energy conversion,
leading to an understanding of the various electromechanical transducers
 to introduce the basic operation of rotating machines
PREREQUISITES BY TOPIC
Elementary Calculus I
Engineering Physics I
TOPICS
 DC circuit analysis
 AC circuit analysis
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Transient Analysis
AC power
Semiconductors and Diode description and operation
Transistor fundamentals
Introduction to operational amplifiers
Principles of electro mechanics
Electric machines: Principles of operation of DC and AC motors and generators
COURSE OUTCOMES
Upon completion of this course, students should be able to:
 analyze and solve passive AC and DC circuits
 apply transient analysis techniques to determine solutions for circuits containing
dynamic elements
 know AC power calculations and residential wiring basics
 use diode models to design and analyze practical diode circuits
 understand transistor operation and use data sheets to analyze practical transistor
circuits
 analyze and solve operational amplifier circuits that are used as filters, integrators,
and differentiators
 analyze simple magnetic circuits
 explain operations of AC and DC motors and characterize them
COMPUTER USAGE
Electronics WorkBenchTM, Virtual lab with the provided CD
DESIGN CONTENT
None
CLASS SCHEDULE
Lecture 3 hours per week
PROFESSIONAL CONTRIBUTION
Engineering Science: 3.0 credits
Engineering Design: 0.0 credits
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN COURSE AND PROGRAM OUTCOMES
These course outcomes fulfill the following program objectives:
COURSE PREPARER AND DATE OF PREPARATION
Richard Hughes, 10 May 2002 (version 1).