Department of Mathematics, Engineering and Computer Science
LaGuardia Community College
City University of New York Fall I, 2010
Course: MAE213 Course Title: Electrical Circuits I Class hours: 3 Credits: 3
Course Description Students are introduced to the analysis of basic DC and AC circuits containing resistors, capacitors, and both independent and dependent sources of voltage and current. Voltage division and current division yield simplified analysis of resistors (impedances) in series and in parallel, respectively. Thevenins and Nortons theorems are used to determine equivalent sub circuits. Differential equation techniques are presented to simplify the analysis of AC circuits.
Prerequisites/Co-requisites Prerequisites: SCP231 Co requisite: MAT 203 Student Learning Outcomes At the end of this course, students will be able to:
1. Design and analyze basic AC and DC circuits containing resistors, inductors, and capacitors.
2. Use computer software for design and analysis.
3. Solve and analyze engineering problems.
4. Use of mathematical concepts such as transformations to analyze electrical circuits.
5. Understand and effectively use some electrical concepts such as current and voltage laws.
Required Text Charles K. Alexander and Matthew N.O. Sadiku: Fundamentals of Electric Circuits, McGraw Hill, 2007.
Evaluation 1.) Writing Assignments, Quizzes and Projects 20%
2.) Homework 5%
3.) Four exams 75%
MAE 213-CIRCUIT ANALYSIS I Week Topics 1 Circuit variable and elements; Resistive circuits. 2 Ohms and Kirchoffs Laws, Circuit analysis, voltage and current division; Nodal analysis; Mesh analysis. 3 Source transformation and superposition; Norton and Thevenin equivalents 4 Exam # 1 Capacitors, Inductors, Op Amps 5 Op Amp circuit design 6 Complete response of 1 st order circuits (RL & RC) 7 Exam #2 Series RLC circuit, Parallel RLC circuit, 8 Complete response of 2 nd order circuits (RLC) 9 Sinusoidal Source & Response, Phasor circuit analysis, AC steady-state analysis 10 11 Exam #3 Laplace Transform Analysis 12 s-domain circuit Analysis Final Exam
Class Policies
EXAMINATIONS AND QUIZZES: The course includes three major exams consisting and one final exam. If a student misses an exam because of documented illness from a physician, then his/her course grade will be computed based on the remaining taken exams. For example, if a student misses one exam due to documented illness, then the remaining three taken exams will be weighted 75%, projects and quizzes 20%, and homework 5%. Undocumented absences from exams will be counted as ZERO.
Final Exam: Students who are failing the course prior to the final exam and do not show up for final exam will not be assigned the grade of ABS. Final exam in an all inclusive exam and so are the preliminary exams.
Calculators: During exams, calculators which are programmable, or which can store formulas, or which have functions other than arithmetic, trigonometric and exponential/logarithm functions are not permitted.
Homework: Late homework will not be accepted for any reason.
Note: All exams and quizzes are closed book and notes. Quizzes cannot be made up for any reason.
Regrading Policy: Student may submit his or her exam for regrading, in which case all the exam problems will be reassessed. Therefore, the new grade may be higher or lower than the original one. Exams for regrading must be submitted within one week of the date the original grade was received by the student. Exams written even in part using pencil or erasable ink will not be accepted for regrading.
Written Assignments and Projects: Students will work as individuals while performing written assignments and projects. Each student is responsible for writing his/her own report or paper.
Reports and papers will include the following: 1) Front page including students name, instructors name, work title, date, course number, and the schools name. 2) Table of contents with page numbers. 3) Purpose of the assignment with brief theoretical background. 4) Results including data and graphs. 5) Calculations and graphs/charts as applicable. 6) Conclusion including the discussion of results. You must interpret your results and be able to explain them. 7) You must give number and caption to all your figures and tables. When you refer to a formula, graph, or table, you must refer to it by its number.
STUDENT OBLIGATIONS: Each student should attend all classes. Each student is responsible for doing his/her own work on exams, quizzes, homework, reports, and term paper. If a student is late more than 10 minutes he/she will be considered as absent.
Academic Integrity The college has established an Academic Integrity Policy that describes procedures and penalties for students who are suspected of academic dishonesty. This includes cheating, plagiarism, academic fraud, misconduct on internship or clinical affiliations, and bribery. Copies of the Academic Integrity Policy are available in the Student Government Office, the Student Life and Development Office, Counseling Cluster office and the Library.
The policy is a binding policy and students are strongly advised to read it and follow it rigorously. Students are also encouraged to read and understand the section of the catalog, which describes their rights and responsibilities.
ALL CELL PHONES MUST BE OFF DURING CLASSES AND DURING EXAMS.