Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EEE) COURSE OUTLINE

Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology July 2023

EEE 163 – Introduction to Electrical Engineering

PART A: General Information
1. Course Number EEE 163
Course Title Introduction to Electrical Engineering
Credit (Contact) Hours 3.0
2. Level and Term (Section) Level-1, Term-I
Academic Term July 2023
3. Type of Course Non-departmental Course
Offered to CSE
4. Pre-requisite Course(s) None
5. Course Website Designated Microsoft Teams for each section
6. Lecture Schedule Section A: Sat 9 am, Sun 11 am, Mon 9 am
Section B: Sat 10 am, Sun 11 am, Tues 12 pm
Section C: Sat 10 am, Mon 12 pm, Tues 11 am
7. Important Dates For important dates, examination schedules and latest updates,
please follow the course website
8. Course Teacher(s) Section A: Dr. Apratim Roy
Professor
Dept. of EEE, BUET
Email: apratimroy@eee.buet.ac.bd
Office: EEE 530, ECE Building
Website: apratimroy.buet.ac.bd

Section B: Dr. Ahmed Zubair

Associate Professor
Dept. of EEE, BUET
Email: ahmedzubair@eee.buet.ac.bd
Office: ECE Building
Website: ahmedzubair.buet.ac.bd

Section C: Sadman Sakib Ahbab

Lecturer
Dept. of EEE, BUET
Email: ssahbab@eee.buet.ac.bd
Office: ECE Building, R-230
PART B: Course Details
9. Course Content (As approved by the Academic Council)
Direct Current: voltage, current, resistance and power. Laws of electrical circuits and methods of network
analysis; Introduction to filters: passive and active filters. Alternating current: instantaneous and rms values of
current, voltage and power, average power, for various combination of R, L, and C circuits, phasor
representation of sinusoidal quantities, Balanced three-phase circuits. Ideal operational amplifier circuits.
10. Course Objectives
 To introduce basic concepts of DC and AC electrical networks, units, standards, and establish the
foundation of understanding various circuit theorems which are necessary for the analysis of electrical
systems.
 To familiarize students with balanced three-phase circuits, operational amplifiers and filters.
11. Background Knowledge required
Basics of physics, electrical circuits and electronic devices
12. Course Outcomes
CO CO Statement Corresponding Domains and Delivery Method(s) Assessment
No. PO(s)* Taxonomy and Activity(-ies) Tool(s)
level(s)**
1 understand circuit PO1, PO2 C1, C2, C3 Lectures, Discussions Assignment,
elements, laws, analysis Class test,
methods and theorems Final exam

2 apply the fundamental laws PO1, PO2 C2, C3, C4 Lectures, Discussions Assignment,
that govern electrical circuits Class test,
and explain the behavior of Final exam
circuit operation.

3 analyze the operation of PO1, PO2, PO3 C2, C3, C4 Lectures, Discussions Assignment,
electronic circuits based on Class test,
the underlying physics Final exam

*Program Outcomes (PO): PO1 Engineering Knowledge, PO2 Problem Analysis, PO3 Design/development Solution, PO4 Investigation,
PO5 Modern tool usage, PO6 The Engineer and Society, PO7 Environment and sustainability, PO8 Ethics, PO9 Individual work and team work,
PO10. Communication, PO11 Project management and finance, PO12 Life-long Learning
**Cognitive Domain Taxonomy Levels: C1 – Remember, C2 – Explain, C3 – Apply, C4 – Analysis, C5 – Evaluation, C6 – Synthesis/Design

13. Assessment Strategy

 Class participation will be judged by in-class evaluation; attendance will be recorded in every class.
 Continuous assessment will be done in the form of quizzes, assignments, in-class evaluations.
 Final Examination: A comprehensive term final examination will be held at the end of the Term
following the guideline of academic Council.
14. Distribution of Marks
Class Participation 10%
Homework, Assignment and Quizes 20%
Final Examination 70%
Total 100%

15. Main Textbook

 Fundamentals of Electric Circuits ~ Charles K. Alexander, Matthew N. O. Sadiku

16. Reference Textbooks and relevant resources

 Operational Amplifiers and Linear Integrated Circuits ~ R. F. Coughlin, F. F. Driscoll
 Introductory Circuit Analysis ~ Robert L. Boylestad
 Alternating-Current Circuits ~ Russell M. Kerchner, George F. Corcoran
 Online resources or supplementary materials will be shared with the class on a need basis

N.B. Besides going through relevant topics of the textbook, it is strongly advised that the students follow the
class lectures and discussions regularly for a thorough understanding of the topics.

17. Lecture Plan

Week Lectures Topic
Introduction: Circuit, Charge, Current, Voltage, Power, Passive Sign
1 1-3 Convention, Independent and dependent source
2 Basic Circuit Laws: Ohm’s Law, Nodes, Branches, Loops, Mesh,
Series and parallel elements, Kirchhoff’s first and second law, Voltage
 Week Lectures Topic
4-6 and current division law, Wye-delta transformations
Circuit Theorems: Nodal and mesh analysis, Planar and nonplanar
3-5 7-15 Circuit, Supernode, Supermesh, Source transformation, Superposition
principle, Thevenin’s and Norton’s theorem, Maximum power transfer
Sinusoidal Ciruits: Instantaneous current, voltage and power, effective
6-7 16-21 current and voltage, Sinusoidal single phase RLC circuits, Phasor
algebra, Circuit laws for sinusoidal circuits
AC Systems: Instantaneous and average power, Power factor
8-9 22-27 correction, Balanced three phase circuits
10-11 28-33 Ideal operational amplifier circuits
12 34-36 Passive and active filters
13 37-39 Review

18. Important University Policies

 Please check the following link for Rules and regulations for the undergraduate programmes:
https://www.buet.ac.bd/info/Academicinformation/RulesUndergradprogram

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Course Outline Prepared by Dr. Apratim Roy 30/06/2022

Course Outline Reviewed by