Department of Mathematics, Engineering and Computer Science

LaGuardia Community College

City University of New York
Fall I, 2010



Course: MAE213
Course Title: Electrical Circuits I
Class hours: 3
Credits: 3


Course Description
Students are introduced to the analysis of basic DC and AC circuits containing resistors,
capacitors, and both independent and dependent sources of voltage and current. Voltage
division and current division yield simplified analysis of resistors (impedances) in series
and in parallel, respectively. Thevenins and Nortons theorems are used to determine
equivalent sub circuits. Differential equation techniques are presented to simplify the
analysis of AC circuits.

Prerequisites/Co-requisites
Prerequisites: SCP231
Co requisite: MAT 203
Student Learning Outcomes
At the end of this course, students will be able to:

1. Design and analyze basic AC and DC circuits containing resistors, inductors, and
capacitors.

2. Use computer software for design and analysis.

3. Solve and analyze engineering problems.

4. Use of mathematical concepts such as transformations to analyze electrical
circuits.

5. Understand and effectively use some electrical concepts such as current and
voltage laws.


Required Text
Charles K. Alexander and Matthew N.O. Sadiku: Fundamentals of Electric Circuits,
McGraw Hill, 2007.


Evaluation 1.) Writing Assignments, Quizzes and Projects 20%

2.) Homework 5%

3.) Four exams 75%



MAE 213-CIRCUIT ANALYSIS I
Week Topics
1 Circuit variable and elements; Resistive circuits.
2 Ohms and Kirchoffs Laws, Circuit analysis, voltage and current division; Nodal
analysis; Mesh analysis.
3 Source transformation and superposition; Norton and Thevenin equivalents
4 Exam # 1
Capacitors, Inductors, Op Amps
5 Op Amp circuit design
6
Complete response of 1
st
order circuits (RL & RC)
7 Exam #2
Series RLC circuit, Parallel RLC circuit,
8
Complete response of 2
nd
order circuits (RLC)
9 Sinusoidal Source & Response, Phasor circuit analysis, AC steady-state analysis
10 11 Exam #3
Laplace Transform Analysis
12 s-domain circuit Analysis
Final Exam











Class Policies

EXAMINATIONS AND QUIZZES:
The course includes three major exams consisting and one final exam. If a
student misses an exam because of documented illness from a physician, then
his/her course grade will be computed based on the remaining taken exams. For
example, if a student misses one exam due to documented illness, then the
remaining three taken exams will be weighted 75%, projects and quizzes 20%,
and homework 5%. Undocumented absences from exams will be counted
as ZERO.

Final Exam:
Students who are failing the course prior to the final exam and do not show up for
final exam will not be assigned the grade of ABS. Final exam in an all inclusive
exam and so are the preliminary exams.

Calculators:
During exams, calculators which are programmable, or which can store formulas,
or which have functions other than arithmetic, trigonometric and
exponential/logarithm functions are not permitted.

Homework:
Late homework will not be accepted for any reason.

Note:
All exams and quizzes are closed book and notes. Quizzes cannot be made up
for any reason.

Regrading Policy:
Student may submit his or her exam for regrading, in which case all the exam
problems will be reassessed. Therefore, the new grade may be higher or lower
than the original one. Exams for regrading must be submitted within one week of
the date the original grade was received by the student. Exams written even in
part using pencil or erasable ink will not be accepted for regrading.

Written Assignments and Projects:
Students will work as individuals while performing written assignments and
projects. Each student is responsible for writing his/her own report or paper.

Reports and papers will include the following:
1) Front page including students name, instructors name, work title,
date, course number, and the schools name.
2) Table of contents with page numbers.
3) Purpose of the assignment with brief theoretical background.
4) Results including data and graphs.
5) Calculations and graphs/charts as applicable.
6) Conclusion including the discussion of results. You must interpret your results
and be able to explain them.
7) You must give number and caption to all your figures and tables. When you
refer to a formula, graph, or table, you must refer to it by its number.



STUDENT OBLIGATIONS:
Each student should attend all classes. Each student is responsible for doing
his/her own work on exams, quizzes, homework, reports, and term paper. If a
student is late more than 10 minutes he/she will be
considered as absent.

Academic Integrity
The college has established an Academic Integrity Policy that describes
procedures and penalties for students who are suspected of academic dishonesty.
This includes cheating, plagiarism, academic fraud, misconduct on internship or
clinical affiliations, and bribery. Copies of the Academic Integrity Policy are
available in the Student Government Office, the Student Life and Development
Office, Counseling Cluster office and the Library.

The policy is a binding policy and students are strongly advised to read it
and follow it rigorously. Students are also encouraged to read and
understand the section of the catalog, which describes their rights and
responsibilities.

ALL CELL PHONES MUST BE OFF DURING CLASSES AND
DURING EXAMS.