Independent University, Bangladesh

Department of Computer Science and Engineering

Course Outline
Course Title: Electrical Circuit Analysis
Course Code: CSE104
Summer 2021, STs at 14:00 (section-3), Duration: 1:30 mnts
Google Classroom
Instructor’s details:
Ferdows Zahid
Associate Professor
Office: Room-6006A, Office Hours: MWTh from 18:30 to 20:30 (or any other time by appointment)
Cell: 01747127724, Email: [email protected]
Course Description
The study of electrical circuits is an integral part of the Electrical and Computer Engineering curriculum.
Basic understanding of the components of electrical circuits is essential for the study of any electrical
and electronic devices. The topics covered in this course are: Ohm’s law, Kirchhoff’s laws, network
theorems, series and parallel dc circuits, capacitors and inductors, sinusoids and phasors, series and
parallel ac circuits. Particular emphasis is given to the dc circuit analysis. The Lab segment of the course
will be used to gain hands-on experience in electrical measurements of different circuit components.
The laws and the relations derived in the theory segment will be verified at the Lab. Upon successful
completion of this course students will be able to explain the basic concepts and parameters associated
with all the various circuit components, apply Kirchhoff’s laws and network theorems, and analyze series
and parallel circuits.

Course Policy:
1. The dates and syllabus of class tests, midterm and final exam will be announced ahead of time.
There is NO provision for make-up tests.
2. A Dropbox folder will be created for the course where lecture notes, homework assignments,
exam solutions, and other relevant resources will be available. A facebook group for the course
will be available for regular communications.
3. Late submission of the assignments will not be accepted.
4. For assignments, consultation with each other is allowed but the final work has to be authentic.
5. Class and Lab performance will be monitored and assessed regularly.
6. Cheating and plagiarism on exam and assignments are not acceptable.

Assessment and Marks Distribution:

Students will be assessed on the basis of their overall performance in all the exams, quizzes, and class
participation. Final numeric reward will be the compilation of:
Attendance (10%)
1 class test (10%)
Mid-term exam (40%)
Final exam (40%)

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Grade Conversion Scheme:
The following chart will be followed for grading. This has been customized from the guideline
provided by the School of Engineering and Computer Science.

A A- B+ B B- C+ C C- D+ D F

85-100 80-84 75-79 70-74 65-69 60-64 55-59 50-54 45-49 40-44 0-39
* Numbers are inclusive

Required Text:
The course will be based mostly on the following book:
Introductory Circuit Analysis, R. Boylestad (11th Edition, 2007)

University Regulation and Code of Conduct:

Please see the Green Book for further information about academic regulation and policies, including
withdrawal and grading, appeals and penalties for plagiarism and academic misconduct.

Students with Disabilities:

Students with disabilities are required to inform the Department of Law of any specific requirement for
classes or examination as soon as possible.

More Readings:
Electric Circuits, M. Nahvi and J. A. Edminister
Fundamentals of Electric Circuits, C. Alexander and M. Sadiku

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 Class & Exam Schedule, Topics and Readings:
Sessions Topics Learning Outcome Readings

1. Students will learn about the course policy Lecture notes-1 (available
Session – 1 Introduction, history of electricity and electronics
2. Students will be familiar with the basics of at course Dropbox folder)
electrical circuits

Systems of units, data accuracy, power of tens, Students will be able to relate voltage with charge
Rounding-off, Atomic structure and charge, Voltage and work done, current with charge, and Boylestad
Session – 2
Current, power supply differentiate materials in terms of electrical Chapter 1,2
properties

Session – 3 Lab class 1: Introduction Get familiar with the basic tools and equipment Lab manual

Students will be able to relate between current and

Resistance, circular mils, color coding, Ohm’s law, power
voltage and calculate the power generated in Boylestad
Session – 4 and energy
electrical circuits Chapter 3,4

Series resistors and circuits, voltage divider rule, Students will be able to solve basic circuits with Boylestad
Session – 5
Kirchhoff’s Voltage Law series resistors Chapter 5

Learn to build a simple circuit with a resistor and

Lab class 2: Current and Voltage measurements
Session – 6 power supply on protoboard, and use DMM to Lab manual
measure currents and voltages

Series resistors and circuits, voltage divider rule, Students will be able to solve basic circuits with Boylestad
Session – 7
Kirchhoff’s Voltage Law series resistors Chapter 5

Parallel resistors and circuits, current divider rule, Students will be able to solve basic circuits with Boylestad
Session – 8
Kirchhoff’s Current Law parallel resistors Chapter 6

Lab class 3: Resistance measurement with color code

Students will learn how to measure resistance
Session – 9 and DMM Lab manual
using a DMM

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 Parallel resistors and circuits, current divider rule, Students will be able to solve basic circuits with Boylestad
Session – 10
Kirchhoff’s Current Law parallel resistors Chapter 6

Students will be able to calculate the total Boylestad

Session – 11 Series-parallel circuits
resistance of different series-parallel circuits Chapter 7

By measuring current through a resistor at

Session – 12 Lab class 4: Verification of Ohm’s law Lab manual
different voltages student will validate Ohm’s law
Session – 13 Class Test 1 (on class time, 1 hour exam) Syllabus: chapter 1 to 7
Learn the concept of current sources and source Boylestad
Session – 14 Current source, mesh analysis
conversion, Understand the Mesh analysis method Chapter 8
Students will learn to measure voltages across
Session – 15 Lab manual
Lab class 5: series DC circuit resistors connected in series
Understanding mesh and nodal analysis method
Boylestad
Session – 16 Mesh and nodal analysis, supermesh, supernode and solving circuit problems using these
Chapter 8
procedures
Students will be able to apply superposition
Boylestad
Session – 17 Superposition theorem theorem to solve circuit problems involving
Chapter 9
multiple power sources
Students will learn to measure currents through
Session – 18 Lab class 6: parallel DC circuit Lab manual
resistors connected in parallel

Understanding Thevenin’s theorem and solving Boylestad

Session – 19 Thevenin’s and Norton’s theorem
circuit problems using this theorem Chapter 9

Session – 20 Review of Midterm syllabus, solving problems

Students will learn to measure current through

Session – 21 Lab class 7: series and parallel circuit Lab manual
resistors connected in parallel

Session – 22 Midterm exam (in class time, 1 hour) Syllabus: chapter 1 to 9

Electric field, permittivity and parallel plate capacitor Understanding the concept of electric field and Boylestad Circuit
Session – 23
capacitance Chapter 10

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 Students will learn how to use a potentiometer as a
Session – 24 Lab class 8: Potentiometers and Rheostats Lab manual
variable resistor and a voltage divider
Understanding transient phenomena in capacitor
and acquire skill to solve problems involving Boylestad Circuit
Session – 25 Stored energy and transient phenomena in Capacitors
capacitor Chapter 10

Understanding the concept of magnetic field and Boylestad Circuit

Session – 26 Magnetic field and Inductance, RL circuit
inductance Chapter 11
Session – 27 Lab class 9: make up class
Session – 28 Class Test 2 (on class time, 1 hour exam) Syllabus: chapter 10, 11
Understanding sinusoidal waves and acquire skill to Boylestad
Session – 29 Sinusoidal waves, frequency, average and rms values
calculate average and rms values of AC signals Chapter 13
Verification of superposition theorem by
Session – 30 Lab class 10: Verification of Superposition theorem measuring currents and voltages in a circuit with Lab manual
multiple power supplies
Understanding the frequency dependence of pure Boylestad
Session – 31 Frequency spectrum, response of R, L and C
resistive, capacitive and inductive circuits Chapter 13, 14

Derive the expression for average power and solve Boylestad

Session – 32 Average power, power factor, examples
example problems on AC signals Chapter 14

Session – 33 Measure Thevenin’s voltage and resistance and

Lab class 11: Verification of Thevenin’s theorem Lab manual
build a Thevenin’s equivalent circuit
To understand the phasor notation for sinusoidal Boylestad
Session – 34 Complex numbers and phasors
waves Chapter 14
Preparation for the final exam: review of the course
Session – 35
materials, solving problems

Session – 36 Lab class 12: lab exam

Syllabus: chapter 10, 11,

Session – 37 Final Exam
13 and 14

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