Electricity and Electronics

Course aim

To introduce students to the concepts, applications, basic analysis and measurements in electrical and electronic systems.

Course content

Basic electrical quantities and systems of units.
Resistance and the analysis of resistive networks; Ohm’s Law, Kirchoff’s Voltage Law; Kirchoff’s Current Law; single loop circuits; single node pair circuits; series and parallel resistor combinations; wye-delta transformations; independant and dependant sources.
Nodal analysis; loop analysis.
Linearity and superposition; Thevenin’sTheorem; Norton’s Theorem; power transfer from source to load.
Capacitors and inductors; series and parallel combinations of inductors and capacitors; first order transient response.
Sinusoidal sources; phasors; impedance; admittance and phasor diagrams; use of analysis methods with AC circuits; instantaneous power and effective or RMS values.
Resistor, capacitor and inductor technologies; common circuit construction technologies; common measurement techniques.

Textbook(s)

Irwin, J David, Nelms, R Mark 2011, Basic Engineering Circuit Analysis, 10th edn, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., , ISBN 978-0-470-63322-9

Prerequisite(s)

Assumed knowledge: SACE stage 2, Mathematical Studies and Physics.

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Assignment, Continuous assessment of weekly practicals, Examination, Weekly quizzes

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 2)
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.