课程大纲

Fundamental Circuits is the fundamental course for all students majoring in electrical engineering.
Course objective：The aim and task for this course is to make students master the circuits’concepts correctly, grasp the basic rules and analyzing methods, which provides a solid basis for the further study and great help on the development of students whole abilities.

After completing the course, students should:
1. Understand the basic electrical engineering principles.
2. Use these principles to analyze and design simple electronic circuits by techniques such as the node method, mesh method ,superposition and the Thevenin method.
3. Formulate and solve differential equations describing the time behavior of circuits containing energy storage elements.
4. Describe the approximate time and frequency behavior of circuits.
5. Build circuits and take measurements of circuit variables using tools such as oscilloscopes, multimeters, and signal generators. Compare the measurements with the behavior predicted by mathematical models.

Topics / Credit hours / Teaching methodology / Tasks / Intended learning outcomes / Assessment methods

1. Basic concepts and laws / 4 Credit hours / Lecture,Discussion,Multisim,MyDAQ / Assignment 8 / Voltage,Current , Power / Homework, Quiz
2. Fundamental methods of circuits analysis / 8 Credit hours / Lecture, Discussion, Multisim, MyDAQ / Assignment 32 / KCL,KVL / Homework, Quiz
3. Circuit theorems / 6 Credit hours / Lecture, Discussion, Multisim, MyDAQ / Assignment 24 / Superposition The

*(Class Schedule & Requirements) topics Credit hours Teaching methodology tasks Intended learning outcomes Assessment methods Basic concepts and laws 4 Lecture, Discussion, Multisim, 8 Voltage, Current, Power Homework , Quiz Fundamental methods of circuits analysis 6 Lecture, Discussion, Multisim, 32 KCL,KVL Homework , Quiz Circuit theorems 4 Lecture, Discussion, Multisim, 24 Superposition Thevenin,Norton, Source Transformation, Tellogen, Reciprocal, Homework , Quiz Operational Amplifiers 4 Lecture, Discussion, Multisim, 16 Operational Amp analysis, Homework , Quiz Time-domain analysis of dynamic circuits 4 Lecture, Discussion, Multisim, 24 First-order and second order circuit differential equation and solution Homework , Quiz Analysis of sinusoidal steady state circuits 6 Lecture, Discussion, 48 Phasor analysis, Use all method learned in DC to AC analysis Homework , Quiz Three-phase Circuits 4 Lecture, Discussion, 24 Balanced and Unbalanced, Power measurement, Homework , Quiz Magnetically Coupled Circuits 4 Lecture, Discussion, 16 Mutual Inductance , Ideal transformer Homework , Quiz Frequency Response 2 Lecture, Discussion, Multisim, 8 Filter and Resonance Homework , Quiz The Fourier Transform in Circuit Analysis 2 Lecture, Discussion, Multisim, 8 Different phasor model for different frequency, superposition Homework , Quiz Two-Port Networks 4 Lecture, Discussion, 16 Six kind parameters, Connection of two port networks Homework, Quiz Lab 4 Experiment Equipment Check (Assessment methods and Grading) Attendance, performance and assignments: 15% Two quizzes: 25% Final test: 60% (Textbooks & Other Reading Materials) 《Fundamentals of Electric Circuits》Charles K, Alexander,