Cleveland State University
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
EEC 310: Electric Circuits I
Catalog Description:
EEC 310 Electric Circuits (4-0-4).
Pre-requisite or co-requisite: ESC 250
Basic electrical concepts; network theorems; circuit laws; resistance, op-amps,
capacitance, inductance, response of first order (RC and RL) circuits to initial
conditions and step forcing functions. Laplace transforms and circuit analysis
with Laplace transforms. Transfer functions, poles and zeros, and convolution.
Integration of computer applications based on PSPICE and MATLAB.
Textbook:
Charles K. Alexander and Mathew N. O. Sadiku, Fundamentals of Electric
Circuits, Mc-Graw Hill, 4th Edition, 2009.
References:
1. James W. Nilsson and Susan Riedel, Electric Circuits, Addison-Wesley.
2. J. David Irwin and Chwan-Hwa Wu, Basic Engineering Circuit Analysis,
Prentice Hall.
3. Richard Dorf and James Svoboda, Introduction to Electric Circuits, John
Wiley & Sons.
Instructor:
Charles Alexander, Office: FH 336
Telephone: 216-687-2538
E-mail: c.alexander@ieee.org
Course Objectives:
This course is designed to help students to:
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Better understand the concepts of electric current, voltage and power.
Understand how solve multiloop and multinode DC resistive circuits.
Use network theorems to simplify the solution of these circuits.
Understand the basic principles of circuits and circuit analysis in the s- domain
including transfer functions, state-variables, and power.
5. Use Laplace transforms to solve for the transient behavior of circuits
containing R, L, and C elements.
6. Use a computer-aided design tool for circuit analysis of DC, AC, and
transient circuits.
Expected Outcomes:
Upon completion of this course, students should be able to:
1. Apply the concepts of electric current, voltage, and power in the
analysis of electric circuits.
2. Use nodal and mesh analysis to solve multimode and multiloop circuits
problems.
3. Use network theorems to simplify the analysis of these circuits.
4. Use Laplace transforms to analyze complex circuits.
5. Use MATLAB and PSpice to analyze complex circuits.
Fulfills the Following Electrical Engineering Program Objectives and Outcomes:
Objectives:
1. Practice electrical engineering in one or more of the following areas:
communications, computers, controls, power electronics, and power systems.
2. Define and diagnose problems, and provide and implement electrical
engineering solutions in industry, business, and government.
Outcomes:
(a) Knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering
(c) Ability to design a system, component, or process
(k) Ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools
Contribution of Course to Meeting the Professional Component:
Math & Basic Science: 1 credit;
Engineering Topics: 3 credits;
General Education: 0 credits.
Prerequisites or Corequisites by Topic:
Differential equations
Topics:
1. Charge and Current; Voltage; Power and Energy.
Circuit Elements; Ohm’s and Kirchhoff's laws
2. Series Resistors and Voltage Division;
Parallel Resistors and Current Division.
3. Nodal Analysis and Mesh Analysis;
Circuit Analysis with PSpice.
4. Circuit Theorems: Linearity, Superposition,
Source Transformations, Thevenin’s and
Norton’s Theorems, Max Power Transfer.
5. Op Amps
6. Circiut Analysis
7. Capacitors and Inductors.
8. First Order Circuits
9. Laplace Transforms
Total:
4
4
8
4
4
12
4
4
16
60
Computer Usage:
Students are expected to us PSpice and MATLAB in solving a variety of
analysis problems.
Prepared by:
Charles Alexander
Date:
April 18, 2011.