ENGR 360 - ELECTRIC CIRCUIT THEORY

Spring Semester 1998

1995 Catalog Data:

ENGR 360. ELECTRIC CIRCUIT THEORY. Fundamental circuit concepts and laws, network analysis and theorems, forced and transient response, steady-state response, coupled circuits, two-port networks. Prerequisite: PHYS 212; Co-requisite: MATH 353 (4).

Textbook:

Introduction To Electric Circuits (Third Edition) by: R. C. Dorf, and J. A. Savoboda, John Wiley, 1996.

References:

Engineering Circuit Analysis (Fifth Edition) by: W.H. Hayt, Jr. and J.E. Kemmerly, McGraw-Hill, 1993
Electric Circuits, Schaum's Series, by S.A. Nasar, McGraw-Hill, 1988
Basic Engineering Circuit Analysis , by: J. David Irwin, Macmillan Publishing, 1993.

Coordinators:

Dr. Atef Z. Elsherbeni, Professor of Electrical Engineering
atef@olemiss.edu
www.olemiss.edu/~atef/Electric_circuit

Goals:

To familiarize the student with the fundamentals of electric circuit theory.

Prerequisites:

Electrical Physics (PHYS 212)

Differential Equations (MATH 353)

Use of matrices and determinants in the solution of simultaneous equations

Ability to use computers and to compose programs

Topics:

Electrical Definitions and Units, Ch. 1(1 class)

Circuit Elements, Ch. 2 (1 classes)

Resistive Circuits, Ch. 3 (2 classes)

Nodal and Mesh Analysis, Ch. 4 (4 classes)

Circuit Theorems, Ch. 5 (6 classes)

Inductance and Capacitance, Ch. 7 (3 classes)

Source Free RL and RC Circuits, Ch. 8 (2 classes)

Unit Step Forcing Function, Ch. 9 (2 classes)

RLC Circuits, Ch. 10 (5 classes)

Sinusoidal Steady State Analysis, Ch. 11 (8 class)

AC Steady State Power, Ch. 12 (4 classes)

Two-port networks, Ch. 18 (2 classes)

Tests (8 classes)

Computer Usage:

Analysis of simple resistive circuits using PSPICE program in the Engineering Computer Lab.

Analysis of transients, using PSPICE program in the Engineering Computer Lab.

Estimated ABET Content: Engineering Science: 4 credits or 100%

Prepared by: Dr. Atef Elsherbeni

Date: January 1998