Course Information

Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
Electric Circuits BMM205 3. Semester 2 + 2 3.0 5.0
Prerequisites None
Language of Instruction Turkish
Course Level Undergraduate
Course Type
Mode of delivery Face to face
Course Coordinator Assist. Prof. Dr. Pınar Deniz TOSUN
Lect. Gülsüm YILDIRIZ
Instructor(s) Pınar Deniz TOSUN
Assistants
Goals To help students learn Direct-Current (DC) and Alternative-Current (AC) circuits and basic electric circuits elements along with their characteristics, calculate current and in such electric circuits by using basic electric circuit laws, moreover, help them to learn basic electric circuit elements, measure electrical quantities, such as resistor and capacitors, and voltage, current in Direct-Current (DC) and Alternative-Current (AC) circuits, validate basic electric circuit laws experimentally.
Course Content
Learning Outcomes - Learning resistor, capacitor and ınductor
- Learning Direct-Current (DC) and Alternative-Current (AC) circuits and basic electric circuits elements along with their characteristics, calculating current and in such electric circuits by using basic electric circuit laws
- Learning basic electric circuit elements, measure electrical quantities, such as resistor and capacitors, and voltage, current in Direct-Current (DC) and Alternative-Current (AC) circuits, validate basic electric circuit laws experimentally.
Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Learning Methods
1. Week Electrical energy, conductors, insulators, and semi-conductors. Laboratory orientation
2. Week Basic electric circuits elements. Introduction to measuring instruments
3. Week Voltage and current. Short circuit, open circuit and close circuits. Introduction to resistors, capacitors, inductors and measuring their values
4. Week Ohm law. How to use a breadboard
5. Week Serial circuits and Kirchoff voltage law. Creating electric circuits on a breadboard
6. Week Parallel circuits and Kirchoff current law. Validating Ohm Law by measuring voltage and current via a multi-meter
7. Week Serial-parallel circuits. Experimental observation of short-circuit, open circuit, and closed circuit
8. Week Series and parallel circuits, theoretical applications of Kirchoff's Laws
9. Week Voltage and current sources. Validating Kirchoff Voltage Law by measuring voltage in a serial circuit
10. Week Power and energy in DC circuits. Validating Kirchoff Current Law by measuring current in a parallel circuit
11. Week AC circuits, amplitude, frequency and phase difference. Measurements in serial-parallel circuits.
12. Week Effective value and average value. Signal generator and oscilloscope
13. Week Calculation of impedance and reactance in AC circuits. Measuring amplitude, frequency and phase shift through a oscilloscope
14. Week Implementation of Ohm Law in AC circuits Measuring voltage and current in AC circuits
Recommended Sources
.Electric Circuits- Nilsson, Riedel- Palme Yayıncılık
Thomas, R. E., Rosa, A. J., ‘The Analysis and Design of Linear Circuits’, Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1998.
Dorf, R. C., Svoboda J. A. ‘Introduction to Electric Circuit’ John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1996.
Material Sharing
Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
Program Requirements Contribution Level DK1 DK2 DK3 Measurement Method
PY1 4 0 0 0 -
PY2 3 0 0 0 -
PY3 3 0 0 0 -
PY4 4 0 0 0 -
PY6 4 0 0 0 -
PY8 4 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 14 4 56
Preparation, After Class Study 1 15 15
Research 1 7.5 7.5
Practice 5 2 10
Midterm 1 1 2 2
Homework 1 1 15 15
Final 1 2 2
Practice 1 20 20
Total Workload 127.5
ECTS Credit of the Course 5.0