American University of Sharjah | College of Engineering

1. Course Number and Course Title:

ELE 225 Electric Circuits and Devices
2. Credits Hours:
323
3. Prerequisites and/or Co-Requisites:
Prerequisite: PHY 102 (General Physics II) and PHY 102L (General Physics II Lab).

Not open to Electrical or Computer Engineering majors.

Major Requirement for MCE and CHE programs

4. Name and Contact Information of Instructor:

Dr. Maher Bakri-Kassem
Office: EB2- 219
Email: mbakrikassem@aus.edu
Phone: (06)515-2932
Office Hours: posted outside my office

5. Course Description (Catalog Description):

Covers electrical quantities and variables; circuit principles; signal processing circuits, DC and
AC circuit analysis; and diodes, transistors and operational amplifiers and digital devices
6. Textbook and other Supplemental Material:
Textbook:
A. R. Hambley, Electrical Engineering Principles and Applications, 6th edition.
PEARSON, 2014.
Online Resources: Blackboard: http://ilearn.aus.edu/
7. Learning Outcomes:
Upon completion of the course, students will be able to:
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Define basic electric circuit concepts and perform power and energy calculation.
Find the current, voltage, and power in resistive circuits using basic analysis techniques, such as
circuit reduction, current and voltage division.
Use more advanced electric circuit analysis techniques such as nodal analysis, mesh analysis, and
Thevenin theorem.
Determine the energy stored in or drawn from capacitors and inductors.
Perform transient analysis for first-order RC and RL circuits.
Express sinusoids as phasors and calculate the impedance of different circuit elements.
Apply circuit analysis techniques to steady state AC circuits.
Compute the average power in steady state AC circuits.
Design circuits for maximum power transfer.
Explain diode operation and analyze simple diode-circuits.
Design basic rectifier circuits, choppers and peak detectors.
Explain transistor operation.
Analyze op-amp signal processing circuits.
Design basic signal conditioning circuits using op-amps.
Perform experiments, document, and interpret results on different aspects of electrical
engineering.

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8. Teaching and Learning Methodologies:

Methods include lectures; problems and problem based learning methods (homework, Quiz, Pspice
simulations) and class discussions.
9. Course Topics and Schedule:
Topic
Fundamentals of electrical circuits
Resistive Networks
Energy stored and drawn from a capacitors and inductors
RL and RC Transient Analysis
AC Networks and AC power and Sinusoidal Analysis
Operational Amplifiers
Semiconductors and Diodes
Transistors Fundamentals and applications
Review and evaluation

Weeks
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16

10. Schedule of Laboratory and other Non-Lecture Sessions:

There is a weekly lab session for each group. Attendance and participation in each lab is required
for a grade in this course. A Lab Instructor will conduct the labs and pick-up the reports for each
lab. Questions about the laboratory or reports should be directed to the Lab Instructor (Ibrahim
Abu Seif Email: iabuseif@aus.edu)
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Experiment
Introduction to the Laboratory
Familiarization with digital multimeter and
verification of Ohms and Kirchhoffs Laws
Basic circuit analysis using PSpice
Thvenin and Norton Equivalents

Location
Circuit Lab
Circuit Lab
Computer Lab
Circuit Lab + Computer
Lab

Familiarization with function generator and

Circuit Lab
oscilloscope.
Transient circuit analysis (RC and RL
Circuit Lab
circuits)
Transient circuit analysis using Pspice
Computer Lab

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AC circuit analysis
AC circuit analysis using Pspice

Circuit Lab
Computer Lab

11

Pspice Exam

Computer Lab

12

Diodes Characteristics and Application

Circuit Lab

13

MOSFET Transistor Characteristics and

Application
Operational Amplifier (OP AMP)
Characteristics and Application
Lab Exam

10

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Circuit Lab
Circuit Lab
Circuit Lab

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11. Out-of-Class Assignments with Due Dates:

Assignment
HW # 1 Basic electric circuit concepts: voltage,
current, and charge.
HW # 2
Power and Energy.
HW # 3
Resistive Circuits.
HW # 4 KVL and KCL, current division, voltage
division, and circuit reduction

Due Date (tentative)

Week 2

HW # 5
Inductance and capacitance circuit
elements
HW # 6
Transient analysis for RC and RL
circuits
HW# 7Sinusoidal analysis, phasors, and average
power in steady state AC circuits

Week 9

HW# 8Diode circuits.

Week 14

Week 3
Week 5
Week 8

Week 11
Week 13

12. Student Evaluation:

Assessment
Homework and Quiz
Laboratory
Midterm Exam-I
Midterm Exam-II
Final Exam

Weight
15%
15%
20%
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30%

Due Date (tentative)

See Section 11
See Lab Instructor
March 12, 2017 @ 5:00pm
April 30, 20167@5:00pm
TBD

13. Contribution of Course to Program Outcomes

This course contributes to the accomplishment of the following program outcomes:
Program outcome
(a) an ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering
(b) an ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret
data
(c) an ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs
within realistic constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political,
ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability
(d) an ability to function on multidisciplinary teams
(e) an ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems
(f) an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility
(g) an ability to communicate effectively
(h) the broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions
in a global, economic, environmental, and societal context
(i) a recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in life-long learning
(j) a knowledge of contemporary issues
(k) an ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary
for engineering practice.

Emphasis in
this course

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Emphasis: High; Medium; Low; Blank Nothing Specific Expected