EE101-1

FUNDAMENTALS OF ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS

COURSE WORK #1

1.Which of the following statements is Ohm’s Law?

o v(t) = Ri(t)
2.The basic unit of current is the ampere.
o True
3.The basic unit for voltage is the volt.
o True
4.Energy is measured in joules.
o True
5.Conventional current flow represents the movement of positive charges.
o True
6. The current in an electrical circuit is specified by:
o a magnitude and a direction
7. Batteries are a source of alternating current.
o False
8. A voltage in an electric circuit is represented by:
o a magnitude and a polarity
9. The basic unit for power is the watt.
o True
10.

o 10 W
11. A passive element is capable of generating energy.
o False
12. The current flowing through a short circuit is always zero.
o False
13. A node is a connection of two or more circuit elements.
o True
14. Kirchhoff’s Voltage Law is based on the conservation of energy.
o True
15. The equivalent resistance of N resistors in series is simply the sum of the individual
resistances.
o True
16. Elements connected in series carry the same current.
o True
17. N voltage sources connected in parallel may be replaced by a single voltage source
whose value is equal to the algebraic sum of the individual sources.
o False
18. The manner in which voltage divides between two or more resistors connected in series
is called voltage division.
o True
19. When writing KCL or KVL equations for circuits containing dependent sources, only the
independent source values need to be considered in writing those equations.
o True
20. When analyzing circuits containing dependent sources, only KCL and KVL are needed
to obtain a sufficient number of equations to solve for the unknowns.
o False
21. A short circuit is characterized by a resistance of zero.
o True
22. An open circuit is characterized by a resistance of zero.
o False
o It is infinite because no current is passing through the circuit.
23. A loop is any closed path through a circuit.
o False
24. The algebraic sum of the currents leaving a node is equal to the algebraic sum of the
currents entering a node.
o True
25. The algebraic sum of the voltages around any loop is zero.
o True
26. The equivalent resistance of N resistors connected in parallel is simply the sum of the
individual resistances.
o False
27. Elements connected in parallel have the same voltage across them.
o True
28. The manner in which current divides between two or more parallel resistors is called
current division.
o True
29. Wye-delta transforms are used to simplify resistive circuits where resistors cannot simply
be combined in series or in parallel.
o True
30. The time rate of change of charge is:
o Current
31. The current flowing through an open circuit is always zero.
o True
32. An independent current source is a two-terminal element that maintains a specified
current regardless of the voltage across its terminals.
o True
33. The basic unit for electrical charge is the ampere.
o False
o Coulomb
34. If a 9-V battery delivers 5.400 J in 3 s, find (a) the amount of charge delivered and (b)
the current produced.
(a) V = W/Q
9V = 5.400 J / Q
Q = 0.6 C
(b) I = Q/t
I = 0.6 C / 3.00 s
I = 0.2 A

35. Express the following in engineering notation:

36. Express the following in scientific notation:

37.

1 𝑘Ω × 1𝑘Ω
𝐼𝑇 𝑅2 7 𝑚𝐴 × ( )
𝐼0 = = 1 𝑘Ω + 1𝑘Ω = 6.2632 𝑚𝐴
𝑅1 + 𝑅2 1 𝑘Ω × 1𝑘Ω
1 𝑘Ω + ( )
1 𝑘Ω + 1𝑘Ω
38.

(a)
1 1 1
= + = 5.14 𝑘Ω
𝑅𝑇 12 5 + 4

𝑉𝑇 9𝑉
𝐼𝑇 = =
𝑅𝑇 5.14 𝑘Ω

𝐼𝑇 = 1.75 𝑚𝐴

𝐼𝑇 𝑅2 (1.75 𝑚𝐴)(9𝑘Ω)
𝐼1 = = = 0.75 𝑚𝐴
𝑅! + 𝑅2 (12𝑘Ω) + (9Ω)

(b)

39. Determine Io in the circuit in the figure.