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EEE 2019 Course Outline Objectives

This document outlines the course EEE 2019 Principles of Electrical and Electronic Engineering. The course introduces basic concepts of electrical and electronic engineering to all engineering students. Upon completion, students will be able to analyze DC and AC circuits, use theorems like Thevenin and Norton, determine steady-state responses of RLC circuits, solve operational amplifier problems, and analyze logic gates and transistors. Topics covered include electrostatics, electromagnetism, circuit analysis, DC and AC circuit theory, electronic components, and transformers. Assessment includes assignments, labs, tests, and a final exam.

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EEE 2019 Course Outline Objectives

This document outlines the course EEE 2019 Principles of Electrical and Electronic Engineering. The course introduces basic concepts of electrical and electronic engineering to all engineering students. Upon completion, students will be able to analyze DC and AC circuits, use theorems like Thevenin and Norton, determine steady-state responses of RLC circuits, solve operational amplifier problems, and analyze logic gates and transistors. Topics covered include electrostatics, electromagnetism, circuit analysis, DC and AC circuit theory, electronic components, and transformers. Assessment includes assignments, labs, tests, and a final exam.

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EEE 2019 Course Outline

COURSE CODE : EEE 2019

COURSE TITLE : PRINCIPLES OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC


ENGINEERING

Rationale

Students who have entered the school of engineering, intending to study various
engineering disciplines such as mechanical, civil and agricultural engineering, require
basic knowledge of electrical and electronic engineering for application in their fields.
This course introduces the basic concepts of electrical and electronic engineering. It
has now been reviewed to to account for developmental trends in the field including
analysis tools.

Aim

The course is meant to introduce all engineering students to the basics of electrical
and electronic engineering.

Objectives
Upon completion of the course, will be able to:

i. analyse simple DC and AC circuits


ii. use Thevenin and Norton theorems in analysing Circuits
iii. determine AC steady-state responses of resistance, inductance and
capacitance circuits
iv. solve problems relating to operational amplifiers
v. analyze logic gates, diodes, transistors and transformers
vi. perform electrical measurements and construct circuits on circuit boards

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Course Outline
Introduction

Electrostatics; Electric Field, Charge, electric flux, electric flux density, capacitance,
stored energy.
Electromagnetism: Magnetic Field, magnetic flux, magnetic flux density, B-H
Characteristics of Magnetic materials, magnetic circuits, Faraday’s Law, Lenz’s Law,
Self and Mutual Inductance, Stored Energy, electric and magnetic fields measuring
instruments.
Circuit Analysis
Electric Circuit Components: Current and Voltage sources; Current, voltage,
resistance, inductance, capacitance, RLC current / voltage linear relationships,
resistance as a function of temperature.
DC Circuit Theory
Power absorbed or transmitted , Parallel and Series circuit connections, Network
simplifications- Star-Delta Transformation, Voltage and Current Divider Rules,
Direct application of Ohms Law and Kirchhoff’s current & voltage Laws, Nodal and
Mesh Analysis. Network Theorems: Superposition, Thevenin, Norton. DC Transients:
RL and RC Circuits.
AC Circuit Theory
Time-varying periodic wave forms, average values, r.m.s values, form factor,
Harmonic Distortion Factor, magnitude and phase angle of ac voltages and currents.
Single-phase and Three-phase Circuits
The j-operator, star-delta voltage and current line-phase relationships, resistance,
capacitive and inductive reactance, Impedance, conductance, capacitive and
inductive susceptance, admittance, power factor triangles and power factor correction,
apparent power, active power, reactive power. Applications: AC transformers, single
phase and three-phase generators and motors.
Electronic Circuit Components
Diode, Transistor, Integrated Circuits examples; Diodes and Transistors as switches
examples, Transistors as amplifiers examples. Analogue Diode and Transistor Logic
Gates examples (AND, OR GATEs Truth Tables).

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Prerequisites
None

Time Allocation
Lectures 2 hours/ week
Laboratory/Tutorials 1.5 hours/week

Assessment
Assignments/ Tutorials: 8-10 5%
Laboratories/Mini-Projects: 6-10 15%
Tests: 20%
Final Examination 60%

Prescribed Books:
1. William H. Roadstrum and Dan H. Wolaver, Electrical Engineering for
All Engineers, (2008), John Wiley and Sons, ISBN :10:0471271780
Recommended Readings:
1. Jimmie Cathey and Sayed Nasar, Basic Electrical Engineering,
Schaum’s Outline Series, (1996), McGraw Hill 2 nd edition, ISBN -10:
0070113556
2. Charles I. Hubert , DC/AC Electric Circuits, (1982), McGraw Hill,
ISBN-10: 0070308454; ISBN-13: 978-0070308459

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