COURSE UNIT TITLE

: CIRCUIT THEORY I

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ELECTIVE

Offered By

Electrical and Electronics Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR SERKAN GÜNEL

Offered to

Electrical and Electronics Engineering

Course Objective

The objective of the course is to introduce basic circuit theory by presenting basic circuit elements, circuit modelling and analysis techniques. In this respect, current and voltage law's of Kirchoff, Telegen's theorem, Thevenin ve Norton theorems is presented together with network theorems and graph theoretic approaches. Node voltage, Mesh Current, Loop Voltage and Cutset Current Methods will be inspected in detail. Two port circuit analysis will follow. Analysis techniques introduced will be applied to analysis of 2-port circuits. Analysis of circuits containing an active gain block and operational amplifiers will be studied.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To have a concrete knowledge on linear and non-linear basic circuit elements including resistors, dependent and independent sources
2   To have strong conceptional knowledge of Kirchoff's current and voltage laws, Ohm's law, Thevenin Norton and Telegen Theorems, linearity and superposition principles
3   To have definite knowledge on concept of equivalence of circuits and equivalent circuits, and to be able to analyse circuits using Norton and Thevenin Theorems, To be able to find Norton and Thevenin equivalents of a given two terminal linear circuit
4   To be able to analyse resistive circuits using Node Voltage, Mesh current methods, Loop Voltage and Cut-set Current Methods
5   To be able to use basic analysis techniques in analysis of simple non-linear circuits
6   To have a concrete understanding of two port equivalent circuits and be able to use them in analysis
7   To be able to analyse operational amplifier circuits using basic analysis techniques

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

EED 1008 - LINEAR ALGEBRA

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction, SI unitsystem, definition of a circuit element and a circuit, postulates of the circuit theory, power and energy, Conservation of energy and charge, passive sign convention, voltage and current sources, resistors and Ohm's law
2 Voltage and current sources, Kirchoff's current and voltage laws, parallel and series connections of circuit elements, tolerance and power of resistors, concept of equivalent resistor, Delta-Y conversions
3 Telegens Theorem, modelling of non ideal sources, measurement of current and voltage and measurement errors, multi stage current and voltage measurement devices.
4 Node Voltage Method
5 Mesh Current Method
6 Midterm 1
7 Linearity, superposition, Thevenin and Norton Theorems, Substution, SOurce transformations, Maximum Power transfer, Maximum Efficiency
8 Graph Theory, Circuit Graph, Circuit Tree, Loops, Cutsets,
9 Loop Voltage Method
10 Cutset Current Method
11 Two-port Circuit Analysis
12 Midterm 2
13 Analysis of circuits containing Amplifiers
14 Analysis of circuits containing Operational Amplifiers

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s)/References:

1. J.N. Nilsson & S.A. Riedel, Electrical Circuits, 8+ Ed. Pearson Prentice Hall, 2008+
2. W. Hayt J. Kemmerly & S. Durbin, Electrical Circuit Analysis, McGrawHill, 2007+
3. L.O. Chua, C.A. Desoer and E.S. Kuh, Linear and Nonlinear Circuits, McGraw-Hill, 1987
4. C.L. Alexander and M. N. O. Sadiku, Electric Circuits 4+ Ed., 2009+
5. M Nahvi and J. Edminister, Schaum's Outline of Electrical Circuits, 5+ Ed. McGraw Hill

Materials:
1. Regularly updated lecture notes by Dr. Serkan Günel (will be available from the online course site)
2. Online Course Forum

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures with open discussions,
2 midterms, 1 final examinations and 1 Resit examination
Question and Answer style active discussions via online course forum
Research and Analysis homeworks for extra credits
Active group study sessions

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE1 MIDTERM EXAM 1
2 MTE2 MIDTERM EXAM 2
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE1 * 0.25 + MTE2 * 0.25 + FIN * 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE1 * 0.25 + MTE2 * 0.25 + RST * 0.50


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

The midterm examinations can be held in several sessions, some of which can be held online in form of tests. The overall weight of the sessions will be announced before the examinations.

Assessment Criteria

This course has a minimal over all grade of 40/100 to be eligible for getting a letter grade.
The students whose overall grade at the end of the finals is less than 40 is automatically rewarded with FF.
However, this does not mean that the students who have overall grade greater than 40 will pass the lecture.
Depending on the over all statistics, one can still get FF or FD and fail.
The letter grades are rewarded according to the statistical nature of the grade distribution and the over all engagement of the students to the lecture discussions.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

Unless otherwise announced the course has a strict attendance policy.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Coordinator : Dr. Serkan Günel
Email: serkan.gunel@deu.edu.tr
You can contact to Dr. Günel any questions on the lecture and laboratory rules and regulations.
You can also reach to lecturers and assistants form the online site of the course.
All announcements will be done over the online site of the course, and you will receive a copy of the announcements by email. Please be advised to report a email an address which you use actively.

Office Hours

To be announced at the beginning of the lectures.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 4 48
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 2 24
Preparation for midterm exam 2 10 20
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Midterm 2 2 4
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 108

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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