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1 Description of Course EEE 101

Section A: General Information

20.1.1 Course Title Electrical Circuit I

20.1.2 Type of Course Compulsory, Theory
20.1.3 Offered to EEE
20.1.4 Pre-requisite Course(s) None

Section B: Course Details

20.1.5 Course Content (As approved by the Academic Council)

Basic Concepts, Charge, Current and Voltage, Power and Energy, Circuit Elements, Applications; Basic Laws, Ohm’s
Law, Nodes, Branches, and Loops, Kirchhoff’s Laws, Series Resistors and Voltage Division, Parallel Resistors and
Current Division, Solution of simple circuits with both dependent and independent sources, Wye-Delta
Transformations, Applications; Nodal and Mesh Analysis, Applications; Linearity Property, Superposition, Source
Transformation, Thevenin’s and Norton’s Theorem, Maximum Power Transfer Theorem.

Properties of Inductances and capacitances. Series-parallel combinations of inductances and capacitances; Concepts
of transient and First-Order Circuits, The Source-Free RL and RC Circuit, Step Response of an RL and RC Circuit,
Second-Order Circuits, Finding Initial and Final Values, The Source-Free Series and Parallel RLC Circuit, Step
Response of a Series and Parallel RLC Circuit, Duality, Applications of DC transients.

Basic Magnetic Circuits: Magnetic quantities and variables: Field, Flux, Flux Density, Magnetomotive Force,
Magnetic Field Strength, permeability and B-H Curve, reluctance, magnetic field strength. Laws in magnetic circuits:
Ohm‟s law and Ampere‟s circuital law. Magnetic circuits: Composite series magnetic circuit, parallel and series-
parallel circuits. Comparison between electrical and magnetic quantities, Hysteresis and hysteresis loss. Magnetic
materials.

20.1.6 Course Objectives

 The main objective of this course is to introduce basic concepts, laws and a variety of analysis techniques to
solve and design basic electrical systems
 The course aims to design and analyze circuits using superposition principle, source conversion technique,
Thevenin theorem, Norton theorem and maximum power transfer theorem.
 The course aims to give students the necessary background to derive the natural, forced and complete
response of simple electrical networks.
 Students will become familiar with the analogy between the analysis of magnetic circuits and that of electrical
circuits.

20.1.7 Knowledge required

Basics of physics, equation solver, calculus and differential equation solver.

20.1.8 Course Outcomes

COs CO Statements Corresponding Learning Delivery Assessment

POs Domain and Methods and Tools
Taxonomy Activities
Levels

1 Apply the concepts of circuit PO(a) C3 Lectures, Assignment,

elements, circuit, circuit variables, Tutorials, Class test,
direct current, voltage, dependent and Homeworks Final exam
independent sources, circuit laws,
analysis methods, theorems to solve
various circuits.

2 Analyze first and second order PO(b) C4 Lectures, Assignment,

transient circuits, sequential Tutorials, Class test,
switching circuits using differential Homeworks Final exam
equations to recognize natural, forced
and complete response.

3 Solve series/parallel magnetic circuits PO(a) C4 Lectures, Assignment,

based on the understanding of Tutorials, Class test,
analogy between electrical and Homeworks Final exam
magnetic circuits.

Cognitive Domain Taxonomy Levels: C1 – Knowledge, C2 – Comprehension, C3 – Application, C4 – Analysis, C5 – Synthesis, C6 – Evaluation, Affective Domain
Taxonomy Levels: A1: Receive; A2: Respond; A3: Value (demonstrate); A4: Organize; A5: Characterize; Psychomotor Domain Taxonomy Levels: P1:
Perception; P2: Set; P3: Guided Response; P4: Mechanism; P5: Complex Overt Response; P6: Adaptation; P7: Organization

Program Outcomes (PO): PO(a) Engineering Knowledge, PO(b) Problem Analysis, PO(c) Design/development Solution, PO(d) Investigation,

PO(e) Modern tool usage, PO(f) The Engineer and Society, PO(g) Environment and sustainability, PO(h) Ethics, PO(i) Individual work and team work,

PO(j). Communication, PO(k) Project management and finance, PO(l) Life-long Learning

* For details of program outcome (PO) statements, please see the departmental website or course curriculum

20.1.9 Mapping of Knowledge Profile, Complex Engineering Problem Solving and Complex Engineering Activities
K1 K2 K3 K4 K5 K6 K7 K8 P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 A1 A2 A3 A4 A5

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20.1.10 Lecture Plan

Lectures Weeks Topics (According to syllabus)

1-6 1-2 Circuit variables: voltage, current, power and energy, Voltage and
current independent and dependent sources, Circuit elements:
resistance. Modeling of practical circuits, Ohm‟s law and Kirchhoff‟s
laws, Solution of simple circuits with both dependent and independent
 Lectures Weeks Topics (According to syllabus)

sources, Series-parallel resistance circuits and their equivalents,

Voltage and current divider circuits

7-12 3-4 Delta-Wye equivalent circuits, Techniques of general DC circuit

analysis (containing both independent and dependent sources): Node-
voltage method, Mesh-current method. Solution of various circuits.

13-18 5-6 Linearity Property, Superposition, Source Transformation, Thevenin’s

and Norton’s Theorem, Maximum Power Transfer Theorem.

19-24 7-8 Properties of Inductances and capacitances. Series-parallel

combinations of inductances and capacitances; Concepts of transient
and First-Order Circuits, The Source-Free RL and RC Circuit, Step
Response of an RL and RC Circuit

25-30 9-10 Second-Order Circuits, Finding Initial and Final Values, The Source-
Free Series and Parallel RLC Circuit, Step Response of a Series and
Parallel RLC Circuit, Duality, Applications of DC transients.

31-36 11-12 Basic Magnetic Circuits: Magnetic quantities and variables: Field,
Flux, Flux Density, Magnetomotive Force, Magnetic Field Strength,
permeability and B-H Curve, reluctance, magnetic field strength. Laws
in magnetic circuits: Ohm‟s law and Ampere‟s circuital law. Magnetic
circuits: Composite series magnetic circuit, parallel and series-parallel
circuits. Comparison between electrical and magnetic quantities,
Hysteresis and hysteresis loss. Magnetic materials.

37-42 13-14 Review

20.1.11 Assessment Strategy

 Class participation and attendance will be recorded in every class. Participation and attendance for the
students may be considered in case the student could not attend the class due to a valid reason (power
failure, internet problem, device problem, health problem, etc.). The student has to inform the teacher
over email in case of such occurrences. A maximum of three (03) such missed classes can be considered
for this course
 Four nos. of tests (Quiz, Assignment, Viva and Presentation) will be taken and best 3 nos. will be
counted.
 A comprehensive term final examination will be held at the end of the Term following the guideline of
academic Council.

20.1.12 Distribution of Marks

Class Participation 10%
Class Tests/Assgnments 20%
Final Examination 70%
Total 100%
20.1.13 Textbook/References
 Fundamentals of Electric Circuits (5th Edition)- Charles K. Alexander, Matthew N. O. Sadiku
 Introduction to Electric Circuits- Richard C. Dorf, James A. Svoboda
 Electric Circuits- James William Nilsson
 Basic Electric Circuit Analysis - David E. Johnson, John L. Hilburn
 Basic Engineering Circuit Analysis” - J. David Irwin, R. Mark Nelms
 Introductory Circuit Analysis-(8th Edition)- Robert L Boylestad