Description:
This Calculus-based course covers DC circuit
analysis including voltage, current, resistance, power and energy. Circuit analysis techniques and Kirchhoff's
laws are applied to series, parallel and complex circuits. Thevenin, Norton and Superposition theorems
are applied to DC circuits. Operational
amplifiers are introduced. Inductance
and capacitance are introduced and the transient response of RL, RC and RLC
circuits to step inputs is studied using differential equations. The laboratory incorporates use of manual and
computer-controlled equipment and simulation software to reinforce lecture
concepts.