Introduction to Electrical Engineering
Program Overview
Introduction to Electrical Engineering
The Introduction to Electrical Engineering course introduces students to fundamental electrical elements, including voltage, current, resistance, inductance, capacitance, and ideal operational amplifiers. It provides students with an understanding and appreciation of techniques for analyzing and designing simple dc and ac circuits. The course also introduces the principles behind simple electrical machines and provides hands-on experience in using electrical and electronic laboratory and prototyping equipment.
Course Description
This course introduces students to fundamental electrical elements, including voltage, current, resistance, inductance, capacitance, and ideal operational amplifiers. It provides students with an understanding and appreciation of techniques for analyzing and designing simple dc and ac circuits. The course also introduces the principles behind simple electrical machines and provides hands-on experience in using electrical and electronic laboratory and prototyping equipment.
Course Content
The course content includes:
- Voltage, current, reference point, Ohm's law, resistivity
- DC Circuits: Kirchoff's laws, series circuits, parallel circuits
- Circuits with diodes
- Principles of permanent magnet DC motors
- Operational amplifiers
- Capacitors and inductors: definition, characteristics, analogies, response to sinusoidal excitation
- AC circuits: Complex numbers, phasors, impedance, series circuits, parallel circuits, complex power
- Common component limitations
- Notation and units
- Circuit topologies
Enrolment Rules
This course is not available to students who have completed the following courses:
- FNEG1005: Introduction to Electrical Engineering
- EPFNEG105: Introduction to Electrical Engineering
Enrolment Requirements
The assumed knowledge for this course is:
- MATH1110: Mathematics 1
Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Demonstrate safe working practices in laboratories
- Demonstrate familiarity with the problems and theoretical tools to be further developed in the electrical engineering degree
- Analyse and design ac and dc circuits using fundamental techniques
- Explain the operating principles of electrical machines
- Apply knowledge and gain practical 'hands-on' experience through a design exercise in the laboratory
Availability
The course is available in:
- Semester 2: Face-to-Face at Callaghan
- Singapore Trimester 1: Face-to-Face at Singapore PSB
Contact Hours
The contact hours for this course include:
- Laboratory: 2 hours per week for 12-13 weeks
- Lecture: 1 hour per week for 13 weeks
- Online Activity: 1 hour per week for 13 weeks
- Tutorial: 1 hour per week for 12-13 weeks
Assessments
The assessments for this course include:
- Lab Induction: Online Learning Activity (0% weighting)
- Practical Laboratory Test: Practical Demonstration (10% weighting)
- DC Circuit Design Challenge: Project (25% weighting)
- Practical Laboratory Exam: Practical Demonstration (15% weighting)
- Final Examination: Formal Examination (50% weighting)
Course Contacts
The course coordinator can be contacted through Canvas.
Study Level
The study level for this course is Undergraduate.
Course Level
The course level for this course is 1000-level.
Units
The course is worth 10 units.
College
The college for this course is the College of Engineering Science and Environment.
School
The school for this course is the School of Engineering.