EE 209 Fundamentals of Electrical and Electronics Engineering

Course Description:
Fundamental circuit laws. Resistive circuit analysis. Sinusoidal steady-state response of circuits. Three-phase circuits. Magnetic circuits and transformers. Electromechanical energy conversion (DC and AC machines). Semiconductor elements (diodes and tran sistors), transistor biasing and amplifiers. Operational amplifiers and integrated circuits.

Prerequisite(s):
PHYS 106

Textbook(s) and/or Other Required Material:
D.E. Johnson, J.R. Johnson and J.L. Hilburn, "Electrical Circuit Analysis", Prentice Hall, 1992.
A.E. Fitzgerald, D.E. Higginbotham and A. Grabel, "Basic Electrical Engineering", McGraw Hill, 1981.

The following books are the excellent sources of reference.
J.W. Nilsson, "Electrical Circuits", Addison-Wesley, 1983.

Course Objectives:
The objective of this course is two fold: i) to familiarize non-E.E. students with basic concepts and elements of electrical engineering ii) to establish a working knowledge on sinusoidal steady-state and three-phase circuit analysis.

Topics Covered:
1.Electrical quantities, passive sign convention - 2 class hours
2.Resistive circuits, Kirchhoff's laws - 3 class hours
3.Dependent and independent sources, operational amplifiers - 3 class hours
4.Nodal and mesh analysis - 5 class hours
5.Linearity, superposition, Thevenin and Norton equivalents - 2 class hours
6.Capacitors and inductors - 2 class hours
7.Sinusoidal steady-state circuit analysis - 5 class hours
8.Active and reactive power, power factor - 3 class hours
9.Three-phase circuits - 4 class hours
10.Magnetic circuits, transformers - 2 class hours
11.Electromechanical energy conversion - 5 class hours
12.Isolating and load break switches, circuit breakers - 2 class hours
13.Selection of cables - 1 class hour
14.Brief introduction of diodes and transistors - 2 class hours
15.Electrical safety, and grounding - 1 class hour

Class/Laboratory Schedule:
3 times per week. Each lecture hour is 50 minutes.

Contribution of Course to Meeting the Professional Component:
Mathematics and Basic Sciences: None
Engineering Design: None
Engineering Sciences: 3 Credits
Humanities and Social Sciences: None

Relationship of Course to Program Objectives:
The course intends to satisfy the first objective of the Department of Aeronautical Engineering.

Prepared By:
Nevzat Özay
11-7-1999