Department of Electrical Wah Engineering College

Engineering University of Wah

Course Syllabus
EE-111: Linear Circuit Analysis
Semester: Fall 2017

Instructor: Mr. Ashar Wahid Section-A

Room: No. Male Faculty Room, Cabin no.18
Phone: 051-905525217 Ext. 225
E-mail: asharwahid@wecuw.edu.pk

Mr. Tehseen Hussain Section-B

Room: No. Male Faculty Room, Cabin no.05
Phone: 051-905525217 Ext. 225
E-mail: tehseen.hussain@wecuw.edu.pk

Office Hours: 12:30PM-01:00PM

Course TA: NA

Course Description: A basic course of Electrical Circuits at undergraduate level. The students will
learn the underlying definitions, concepts, laws, and linear circuit solving
techniques in Linear circuit analysis course.

Catalog Data: Course Code: EE-111

Course Title: Linear Circuit Analysis
Credit Hours: 3-1-4
Course Designation: Core
No of Sessions per week: 2 (Total 32 sessions)
Session Duration: 90 min

Catalog Description: EE-111 Linear Circuit Analysis (3-1-4)

Electric quantities, electric signals, electric circuits, Kirchhoff's laws, circuit
elements. Resistance, series parallel combination, voltage and current
dividers, resistive bridges and ladders, practical sources and loading,
instrumentation and measurement. Nodal analysis, loop analysis, linearity and
superposition, source transformation, one ports, circuit theorems, power
calculations. Dependent sources, circuit analysis with dependent sources,
ideal transformer, amplifiers. The operational amplifier, basic op-amp
configurations, ideal op-amp circuit analysis, summing and difference
amplifiers, amplifier types. Capacitance, inductance, natural response of RC
and RL circuits. Response to DC forcing function. Transient response of first
order circuits, step, pulse and pulse train responses, first order op-amp
circuits. Transient response and step response of second order circuits. AC
fundamentals; RMS or effective, average and maximum values of current &
voltage for sinusoidal signal wave forms.
Prerequisite: NIL

Prerequisites by
Topics: NIL

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Corequisite: NIL

Textbook: S. Franco, "Electric Circuits Fundamentals", Oxford University Press, (Latest

Edition).
References: William H. Hayt, Engineering Circuit Analysis

Program Learning
Outcome: This course is designed in conjunction with the following PLOs.
PLO-1: Engineering Knowledge: An ability to apply knowledge of
mathematics, science, engineering fundamentals and an engineering
specialization to the solution of complex engineering problems.
PLO-2: Problem Analysis: An ability to identify, formulate, research
literature, and analyze complex engineering problems reaching
substantiated conclusions using first principles of mathematics, natural
sciences and engineering sciences.
PLO-3: Modern Tool Usage: An ability to create, select and apply
appropriate techniques, resources, and modern engineering and IT
tools, including prediction and modeling, to complex engineering
activities, with an understanding of the limitations.

Course Learning
Outcome (CLO): Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
CLO-1. Acquire knowledge related to circuit solving techniques to
understand the circuits and apply the given techniques.
CLO-2. Develop rational thinking in terms of selection of technique to
analyze a linear circuit.
CLO-3. Develop the ability to implement circuit analysis on software.

Mapping of CLOs to
PLOs and Learning
Domains:
Course Learning Program Learning Learning Domain
Outcome Outcome
CLO-1 PLO-1 Cognitive 2
CLO-2 PLO-2 Cognitive 4
CLO-3 PLO-3 Psychomotor 2

Course Professional
Outcome/ Industrial
Usage: Electric circuits is the fundamental course of electrical engineering. Which
develop the ability of solving complex circuits used in industry.

Course Outline and

Sessions Breakdown: Electric quantities, electric signals, electric circuits, circuit elements.
Kirchhoff's laws Resistance, series parallel combination, voltage and current

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dividers, resistive bridges and ladders, practical sources and loading,

instrumentation and measurement. (CLO-1,3)

Nodal analysis, loop analysis, linearity and superposition, source

transformation, one ports, circuit theorems, power calculations. dependent
sources, circuit analysis with dependent sources. (CLO-1,2,3)

ideal transformer, amplifiers. The operational amplifier, basic op-amp

configurations, ideal op-amp circuit analysis, summing and difference
amplifiers, amplifier types. Capacitance, inductance, natural response of RC
and RL circuits.Response to DC forcing function. Transient response of first
order circuits, step, pulse and pulse train responses, first order op-amp circuits.
Transient response and step response of second order circuits. AC
fundamentals; RMS or effective, average and maximum values of current &
voltage for sinusoidal signal wave forms. (CLO-1,3)

Computer Usage: PSPICE and Proteous software is used for the simulation of electric circuits on
computer.

Projects /
Design Activities: Students solve the textbook exercise problems in assignments. Course
projects are also assigned to the students.

Evaluation Criteria: 1. Assignments 7.5%

2. Quizzes 7.5%
3. Course Project 7.5%
4. Mid-Semester Exam 18.75%
5. Semester-End Exam 33.75%
6. Lab 25%

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Signature: _________________/__________________