Course Information

Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
Electrical Circuit Fundamentals BM107 1. Semester 3 + 0 3.0 4.0
Prerequisites None
Language of Instruction Turkish
Course Level Undergraduate
Course Type
Mode of delivery Face to Face Lectures
Course Coordinator Prof. Dr. Yusuf ALTUN
Prof. Dr. Resul KARA
Assist. Prof. Dr. Ekrem BAŞER
Instructor(s) Ekrem BAŞER
Assistants
Goals Generating ideas and developing solutions for the electrical problems that may arise in computers and peripherals at various stages of the student's education and business life, creating a theoretical infrastructure for courses and scientific studies in the field of computer hardware such as electronics and digital electronics.
Course Content Electrical concepts, resistance, current, voltage, power, energy. Electrical circuit and its components, definitions, source transformation. Series, Parallel Resistor Circuits and Kirchhoff's Laws. Series-parallel (mixed) circuits. Matrix and Determinant. Mesh Analysis Method, Node Analysis Method, Wheatstone Bridge Circuit, Star-Triangle (Y-Δ ) and Triangle-Star( Δ-Y) Transformation. Superposition principle. Thevenin, Norton's Theorem. Maximum Power Transfer, Millman, Reciprocity and Linearity Theorem. Capacitor (Capacitor) and Inductor. DC Circuits with Inductor and Capacitor. Operational Amplifiers (OPAMPs) in Direct Current Circuits.
Learning Outcomes - Recognizes electrical concepts, can make power and energy calculations
- Learn Ohm's Law, Kirchhoff's Laws, and apply them on Series, Parallel and mix Circuits
- Learns Loop and NodalAnalysis
- Learns Superposition principle
- Learn Thevenin and Norton Theorems
- Learn Wheatstone Bridge Circuit, Star-Delta (Y-Δ ), Delta-Star ( Δ Y) Conversion methods
- Learn Maximum Power Transfer, Millman, Reciprocity and Linearity methods
- Learns Capacitors and Inductors, can write current, voltage and energy equations
- Can solve DC circuits containing operational amplifiers (OPAMP)
Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Learning Methods
1. Week Electrical concepts, current, voltage, power, energy
2. Week Electric circuit, elements, definitions, soruce conversion
3. Week Series, Parallel Resistor Circuits and Kirchhoff Laws
4. Week Series-parallel (mixed) circuits
5. Week Matrix and Determinant Mesh Analysis Method
6. Week Node Analysis Method, Wheatstone Bridge Circuit, Star-Delta (Y-Δ ), Delta-Star ( Δ Y) Conversion
7. Week Superposition principle
8. Week Thevenin, Norton Theorem
9. Week Norton Theorem, Maximum Power Transfer
10. Week Millman, Reciprocity and Linearity
11. Week Capacitor
12. Week Inductor
13. Week Direct Current Circuits with Inductors and Capacitors
14. Week Operational Amplifiers (OPAMP) in Direct Current Circuits
Recommended Sources
Fundamentals of electric circuits. McGraw-Hill Higher Education, Charles K. Alexander ve Matthew N. O. Sadiku, 2017
Basic Engineering Circuit Analysis, Wiley Publishing, Irwin, J. David, and R. Mark Nelms, 2008
Circuit analysis: Theory and practice. Cengage Learning, Robbins, Allan H., and Wilhelm Miller, 2012.
Doğru Akım Devreleri & Problem Çözümleri,2. Baskı, Beta Yayınevi, Mustafa Yağımlı, Feyzi Akar, 2010.
Introductory circuit analysis, Boylestad, Robert L. Pearson Education, 2013.
Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
Program Requirements Contribution Level DK1 DK2 DK3 DK4 DK5 DK6 DK7 DK8 DK9 Measurement Method
PY1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40,60
PY2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40,60
PY4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
PY5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
PY6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
PY7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
PY8 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
*DK = Course's Contrubution.
0 1 2 3 4 5
Course's Level of contribution None Very Low Low Fair High Very High
Method of assessment/evaluation Written exam Oral Exams Assignment/Project Laboratory work Presentation/Seminar
ECTS credits and course workload
Event Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Hours 13 3 39
Preparation, After Class Study 9 1 9
Verbal Expression 13 3 39
Visual Presentation 13 1 13
Midterm 1 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
Total Workload 102
ECTS Credit of the Course 4.0