ECE 201 - Circuit Theory I

3.5 credits
3 hours lecture, 1.5 hours laboratory
Prerequisites: EGR 101; MTH 114 or 112
The first course covering basic theory of circuit analysis. The goals of this course include developing an ability to solve engineering problems and to design, implement and test circuits to meet design specifications. Topics include network theorems, review of techniques to solve simultaneous equations, nodal and mesh circuit analysis, dependent sources, Thevenin’s and Norton’s equivalent circuits, solution of first and second order networks to switched DC inputs, natural responses, AC circuit steady-state response analysis, review of complex numbers, phasors, coupled inductors and ideal transformers, rms voltage and current, the maximum power transfer theorem, balanced 3-phase systems, and power and energy computations. Group classroom and project activities require design, simulation, implementation and measurement of practical circuits. Written reports of project results are required.