UELE 111A - Circuit Analysis I

24 Noncredit Contact Hours
14 Lecture Hours 10 Lab Hours


Direct current (DC) and alternating current (AC) electric circuits. Ohm`s law, Kirchoff`s laws, series, parallel and series parallel circuits, fundamentals of inductance and capacitance, and the transient behavior of circuits containing resistance and capacitance or resistance and inductance. 

  

1. Define basic electricity terms. 
2. Use the standard color code to determine resistance.  
3. Make circuit measurements using the ammeter, voltmeter, ohmmeter, and oscilloscope. 
4. Apply the scientific method of inquiry and deduction to the laws, theories and axioms of AC (alternating current)/DC (direct current) circuits to specific laboratory experiments. 
5. Use Ohm`s law and Kirchhoff`s laws to solve series, parallel and series-parallel circuit problems.
6. Describe the properties of magnetic fields and magnetic materials, and relate to the operation of magnetic devices. 
7. Calculate equivalent capacitance of capacitors connected in series and parallel. 
8. Determine the frequency and calculate the peak, peak-to-peak, and Root-mean-square (RMS) values of a sine wave. 
9. Analyze the transient behavior of simple RC and RL circuits.  
10. Calculate inductive and capacitive reactance. 
11. Calculate equivalent inductance of inductors connected in series and parallel. 
12. Analyze the basic transformer. 

1. Introduction to Electricity  
   1. Circuit Components and Measuring Devices 
   2. Electrical and Magnetic Units 
   3.  Scientific Notation 
   4.  Metric Prefixes 
2. Voltage, Current, and Resistance  
   1. Atomic Structure 
   2.  Electrical Charge 
   3.  Voltage 
   4.  Current 
   5.  Resistance 
   6.  Electrical Circuits 
   7.  Basic Circuit Measurements 
3. Ohm`s Law  
   1. Ohm`s Law 
   2.  Current Calculations 
   3.  Voltage Calculations 
   4.  Resistance Calculations 
   5.  The Current, Voltage, Resistance Relationship 
4. Power and Energy  
   1. Power and Energy 
   2.  Power in Electric Circuits 
   3.  Resistor Power Ratings 
   4.  Energy Loss and Voltage Drop in Resistance 
   5.  Power Supplies 
5. AC/DC Series Resistive Circuits  
   1.  Resistors in Parallel 
   2.  Rules and Laws for Parallel Circuits 
   3.  Current Sources 
   4.  Current Dividers and Applications 
   5.  Troubleshooting Parallel Circuits  
6. AC/DC Series Parallel Circuits  
   1. Series Parallel Relationships
   2.  Analysis of Series-Parallel Circuits 
   3.  Loaded Voltage Dividers 
   4.  Ladder Networks and the Wheatstone Bridge 
   5.  Troubleshooting  
7. VII. AC/DC Series Parallel Circuits 
   1. Series Parallel Relationships
   2. Analysis of Series-Parallel Circuits 
   3. Troubleshooting  
8.  Magnetism and Electromagnetism 
   1. Magnetic Fields 
   2. Electromagnetism 
   3. Induction 
   4. Applications of Electromagnetism Induction 
9. Capacitance and Inductance 
   1. Definition and physical properties 
   2. Circuit configurations and total capacitance and total inductance 
10. Transformers 
    1. Basic transformers 
    2. Step-up/step-down 
11. Alternating Current and Voltage: The sine wave 
    1. Electromagnetism 
    2. Solenoids 
    3. Magnetic circuits 
12. Inductance 
    1. Electromagnetic induction 
    2. Flux linkage 
    3. Faraday`s and Lenz`s laws 
    4. Self-induction 
    5. Inductors in series and parallel 
13. RL Transient Circuits 
    1. Charge and discharge of Inductors