AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY –BANGLADESH (AIUB)

Faculty of Engineering
Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Spring Semester 2014-2015
EEE 1201: Electrical Circuits - 1 (DC)

1. Course Outline:

Academic Term : Spring 2014-2015

Course No : EEE 1201
Course Name : Electrical Circuits - 1 (DC)
Pre-requisites : PHY-1102
Credit point value : 03
Nature of the Course : Core course

Course Teachers : Mr. Wayesh Qarony

2. Course Description:

This is the fundamental course for engineering. This course will cover the basic things
like Units, DC sources, resistance and conductance, Ohm’s law along with the advanced topics
like Y-Delta conversion, Transient analysis of R-C and R-L circuits with DC excitation.

3. Objectives:

At the end of the course, the students should be able to:

Learn both the fundamental and advanced topics regarding DC circuits. They should be able to
utilize their skills to solve any DC circuit using different circuit theorems and transient analysis
method taught in the class.
4. Teaching Method:

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 Maximum topics will be covered from the textbook. For the Rest of the topics, reference
books will be followed. Some Class notes will be uploaded on the web. White board will be
used for most of the time.
For some cases, multimedia projector will be used for the convenience of the students.

Students must study up to the last lecture before coming to the class and it is suggested
that they should go through the relevant chapter before coming to the class. Just being present
in the class is not enough- students must participate in classroom discussions.

5. Prescribed Text:

[1] Robert P. Ward, “Introduction to Electrical Engineering”, 3 rd Edition, Prentice Hall Inc.
[2] Robert L. Boylestad, “Introductory Circuit Analysis”, 12 th Edition, Prentice Hall Inc.
[3] James W. Nilsson and Susan A. Riedel, “Electric Circuits”, available latest edition.

6. Other useful references:

[1] Charles K. Alexander, Mathew N.O. Sadiku, “Fundamentals of Electric Circuits”, The third
edition, The McGraw-Hill companies
[2] David E. Johnson, Johny R. Johnson,” Electric Circuit Analysis”, 2 nd Edition, Prentice Hall
Inc.
[3] Richard C. Dorf,” Introduction to Electric Circuits”, Second Edition, John Wiley & sons, Inc.  

7. Evaluation Policy:

The final grade for this class will be based on the points achieved on the following areas:

Type Length Quantity

Mid Term 2 Hours
Final 2 Hours
Term
Quiz 15 - 20 minutes Best 2 out of 3

8. Grading System:

The grading system will be strictly followed as par the AIUB grading policy. The following
grading system will be strictly followed in this class.

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 Letter Grade Point Numerical %
A+ 4.00 94-100
A 3.75 90-93.99
A- 3.50 86-89.99
B+ 3.25 82-85.99
B 3.00 78-81.99
B- 2.75 74-77.99
C+ 2.50 70-73.99
C 2.25 66-69.99
C- 2.00 62-65.99
D+ 1.75 58-61.99
D 1.50 54-57.99
D- 1.00 50-53.99
F 0.00 <50(Failed)

The assessment:

Midterm

Attendance & class performance - - - - - - 20%

Quiz - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 40%
Term Exam - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 40%
Total - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 100%

Final term

Attendance & class performance - - - - - - 20%

Quiz - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 40%
Term Exam - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 40%
Total - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 100%

Total grade in100% = 40%from mid term + 60% from final term

Marks of best two class tests will be taken out of 3 class tests for both Midterm and Final term. (No makeup class
test will be taken.)

9. Assessment rationale:

The examinations will consist of both short and broad questions regarding dc circuits.

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10. Quiz & Assignments:

Quizzes will be unannounced and will be given on instructor’s discretion. Absolutely no

make-up will be permitted for quizzes. Hence, attendance in each and every lecture is highly
suggested.

If there is any assignment given to the students, they have to submit it before the deadline.

11. Class Schedule:

TOPICS Specific Objective(s) Time Suggeste Teaching

Frame d Strategy(s)
Activities
Definition of Voltage, Familiarizing with the
Current, Power, Energy; basic terms, familiarizing Maximum
Conductors, Insulators, with Ohm’s Law and KVL. topics will be
Semiconductors and covered from
the textbook.
Superconductors; Solving series circuit
Resistance and problems with the above
Conductance, rules. Week -1
Temperature Effects on
resistance of a material, For the Rest of
Ohm’s Law, Total the topics,
resistance of a series reference books
circuit; Kirchhoff’s will be
Voltage law(KVL); followed.
Related Problems.
Voltage divider rule, Familiarizing with VDR.
Related Problems;
Some Class
Voltage sources and Familiarizing with KCL notes will be
ground, Single and current divider rule. uploaded on the
subscription and double web.
subscription notation of Solving related problems.
voltages. Internal Week -2
resistance of voltage
source; Total resistance
and conductance of a
parallel circuit,
Kirchhoff’s Current Law
(KCL);
Current divider rule; White board
Related Problems. will be used for
Voltage sources in Determining the

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series; Voltage sources properties of open and most of the
in parallel; Open and short circuits and solving time.
short circuits, related related problems.
problems; Series-
Parallel network; Solving series-parallel
Methods for solving circuit problems with the Week -3 Quiz - 1
such networks, related mentioned rules. For some cases,
problems; Ladder multimedia
networks, Voltage projector might
Divider (loaded and be used for the
unloaded); Current convenience of
sources; related the students.
problems.

Source conversion; Familiarizing with Branch

Current sources in current and Mesh
parallel, current sources analysis.
in series; Related
problems; Branch Week -4
current analysis; Mesh
Analysis; Related
problems.

Super-Mesh Analysis; Familiarizing with Nodal

Related problems. Analysis.
Nodal Analysis; Super- Solving related problems. Week -5 Quiz - 2
Node Analysis; Related
problems.

Y-Delta and Delta-Y Familiarizing with Y-Delta

conversions; Related and Delta-Y conversions.
problems; Dependent Solving related problems. Week -6
Current Source, Familiarizing with
Dependent Voltage dependent sources.
Source; Related
Problems.
Continuation of Familiarizing with
dependent sources ; Superposition theorem.
Superposition Theorem;
Related problems. Solving related problems.
Week -7 Quiz - 3

Mid – Term Examination

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Thevenin’s Theorem;
Related problems. Familiarizing with different Week -9
Norton’s Theorem; theorems.
Maximum Power
Transfer Theorem; Solving related problems.
Related problems.

Millman’s Theorem; Familiarizing with electric

Reciprocity Theorem; field, capacitance. of
Related problems. capacitor.
Electric Field;
Capacitance; Dielectric Week -10
strength; leakage
current, Various types
of capacitors.
Transients in Capacitive Familiarizing with
networks: Charging charging phase and
Phase; Related discharging phase of
problems. Transients in capacitor. Week -11 Quiz - 1
Capacitive networks: Solving related problems.
Discharge phase;
Related problems.
Continuation of Determining capacitance
transients in Capacitive of series and parallel
networks; Energy stored capacitor circuit.
by capacitor; Stray
capacitance; Capacitors Familiarizing with Week -12
in series and parallel; inductor.
Magnetic Field,
magnetic flux density,
Permeability.

Inductor; Related Familiarizing with

Problems. Faraday’s law of
Faraday’s law of electromagnetic induction;
electromagnetic Lenz’s law; Self-
induction; Lenz’s law; inductance.
Self-inductance; Familiarizing with R-L
Related Problems. transient: Storage cycle; Week -13 Quiz - 2
R-L transient: Storage Solving related problems.
cycle; Related Problems

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R-L transient: Decay Familiarizing with R-L and
phase; Inductors in R-C circuits with DC
series and parallel; inputs.
Related Problem.
R-L and R-C circuits Solving related problems.
with DC inputs; Energy
stored by an inductor; Week -14
Related problem.
Magnetic circuits;
magnetomotive force,
magnetizing force;
Reluctance.

Ohm’s law for magnetic Solving any type of

circuits; Magnetizing magnetic circuits.
Force; Hysteresis;
Related Problems.
Ampere’s circuital law; Week -15 Quiz - 3
Series magnetic
circuits; Series/Parallel
magnetic circuits;
Related Problems.

Final - Examination