ELG 2138 CIRCUIT THEORY

Course Description
Fall 2014

Lecturer: Dr. Emad Gad, CBY A-511, e-mail: egad@eecs.uottawa.ca

Course Web page: Using Blackboard Learn

Lectures: Monday 10:00 - 11:30, LEE A130

Wednesday 08:30 - 10:00 LEE A130

Tutorials (mandatory): Tutorial 1 Friday 14:30 - 16:00 TBT 333

Lab Schedules and group formation instructions will be sent by e-

mail and posted on Blackboard Learn.

Lab Groups

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Tuesday Odd Weeks Tuesday 19:00 - 22:00 CBY B302
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Wednesday Odd Weeks W dnwassday 14:30 - 17:30
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Tuesday Even Weeks Tu sday 19:00 - 22:00 CBY B302

Wednesday Even Weeks Wednesday 14:30 - 17:30 CBY B302
Mid-Term Exam: TBD (will be p obably on Satu day or Sunday before the

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Prof. Consult. Hours: We nes a , 13:00-15:00
Appointments outside the above slot is only made through an e-

Textbook:
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A. Svoboda and R.C. Dorf,

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• A significant number of exam problems/quizzes will
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1. Hamid Ghafagazi hghaf099@uottawa.ca

2. Seyed Ghavamoddin Nabavi snaba104@uottawa.ca

3. Hussein Eissa Abdelsalam Kotb hkotb054@uottawa.ca

4. Corrector TBD

Course Description
DC and sinusoidal steady state (AC) analysis of circuits. Basic passive circuit elements
(resistors, capacitors, inductors). Voltage and current sources. Kirchoff laws. Loop and

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nodal analysis. Circuit theorems: Superposition, Maximum power transfer, Thevenin,

Norton. Forced and natural responses of RL and RC circuits u ing the differential
equation approach. Sinusoidal signals, complex numbers, ph sors and impedance
concepts. Average and RMS quantities. Steady state time-domain behaviour of
inductors and capacitors. Complex, average and apparent po . Introduction to the
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use of electrical measurement equipment such as voltmeters, ammeters, wattmeters,
function generators and oscilloscopes. Voltage, urrent and impedance measurement.
Pre-requisites

This course requires a strong background in Mathematics. It is an essential element in

the formation of the electrical engin .
Pre-requisites Courses are: ITI1100, MAT1341, MAT1322.

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 COURSE OUTLINE:
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Module 1: Electric Circuit Variables

Current, voltage, power, energy, SI units, resistors, Ohm’s law, sources, switches.
Module 2: Resistive Circuits
Kirchhoff’s laws (Law1, Law2) , resistors in series and in parallel, voltage divider,
current divider, series and parallel sources.
Module 3: Methods of Analysis of Resistive Circuits
Node voltage analysis, mesh current analysis.
Module 4: Circuit Theorems
Source transformations, superposition, Thévenin and Norton equivalent circuits,
maximum power transfer.
Module 5: Energy Storage Elements
Capacitors (bis), inductors, energy storage, series and parallel, initial conditions.
Module 6: Response of RL and RC Circuits was
1 st order RL and RC circuits response, switching, stability.
Module 7: Sinusoidal Steady-‐State Circuit Analysis
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Response to sinusoidal functions, complex sources, phasors, impedance
Module 8: Power in Sinusoidal Steady-‐State Systems
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Instantaneous, active and reactive power, power factor, complex power.
Module 9: Measurement Equipments
Voltmeters, Ammeters, Function generato and oscilloscop s, Current,
voltage and impedance measurements
Remarks: -‐ Students will be provided with a eries of sugge ted problems selected from the

textbook. It is HIGHLY RECOMMANDED to invest significant time in

PRACTICING with these problems.
-‐ CHEATING in any componentresoofthecourse,urceincluding exams, quizzes and labs,
reports, WILL BE SEVERELY PUNISHED, acc rding to U of O policies.

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 COURSE EVALUATION:
Labs: 15% 5 labs with reports during the semester. Attendance is mandatory and
will be checked. One report by team (of 2 students). Clearly, indicate
who is the author of the report. Late submissions will NOT be
accepted and ALL team members will get zero (0) (no exceptions).

Quizzes 15% 10-‐12 (15 min.) mandatory closed-‐book quizzes will be given during
some tutorial sessions or at the end of selected lectures. Only basic
scientific calculators will be allowed. No make-‐up quizzes will be
provided.
An absence results in a zero (0) mark (no exceptions).
Midterm Exam: 25%

90 minutes, closed-‐book, only basic scientific calculators will be

allowed (no programming capacity or alphanumeric keyboard). If youwas .

miss this exam, no make-‐up exam will be permitted (no

Final Exam: exceptions).
45% 3 hours, closed-‐book, only basic scientific calculators will be all wed
(no programmable or alphanumeric keyboard calculators)
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Attendance: Attendance at courses of instruction, laboratory periods and discussion
groups is mandatory according to the fa ulty guid lin s. Failure to
attend at least 80% of all classes and DGD’ without unauthorized
excuse will be treated seriously and offending students will not be
admitted to the final exam. An attendance sh t will be passed at the
beginning of each lecture and DGD; students will be equired to sign
this sheet to indicate th ir presence. Please refer to the faculty rules in
this matter.
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Final Mark: The final mark will be computed using the weighted sum of ALL of
the above components including midterm exam and quizzes.
To succeed in this course, the weighted average of the midterm and
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the final exam must be higher or equal to 35 (%). That is, the rule used
for the grading formula s:
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MAX [(25% x MIDTERM+45% x FINALEXAM), (70% x FINALEXAM)] >=35(%),

THEN:
FINAL MARK=15% x LABS +15% x QUIZES +
MAX [(25% x MIDTERM+45% x FINALEXAM), (70% x FINALEXAM)]

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FINAL MARK = Failure Mark (D, E, or F)

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