ECE 252 Introduction to Electrical Engineering

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Course Description

3 credit hours
Prerequisite or Corequisite: ENGR 201 ( formerly EAC 201 ). This course is for Non-ECE students only. DC/AC circuits. Linear network analysis. Impedance. Phasors. Complex Power. Transformers. Three-phase. Resonance. Solid-state devices. Integrated circuits.Op-amps. Electrical safety. RC filters. Sensors. Motors. Batteries.

Below are weekly modules for ECE 252. Each one contains a reading assignement, videos, tutorials, a homework assignment, and a practice quiz. You should study each module in order as it occurs in the schedule.

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Lesson 1 Basic Elements and Circuit Laws.
Lesson 2 Resistors in Series and Parallel.
Lesson 3 Circuit Solving with Kirchhoff's Laws.
Modules 4 & 5 are for EEs only. They are not used in this course.
Lesson 6 Thevenin's Theorem, Maximum Power Transfer, and Superposition.
Lesson 7 Inductors and Capacitors and Their Uses.
Lesson 8 First Order Circuits
Lesson 9 Second Order Circuits.
Lesson 10 Sinusoids, Complex Numbers, and Periodic Waves.
Lesson 11 AC Circuits.
Lesson 12 Power in AC Circuits.
And now the numbers get confusing...
Lesson 13B Three-Phase Power.
Lesson 15 Frequency Response of Simple Circuits.
Lesson 16 Computer Circuits.
Lesson 17 Solid-State Circuits.
Lesson 13A Operational Amplifiers.
Lesson 18 Batteries, Voltage Regulators, Transformers, and Sensors.
Lesson 19 DC and AC Machines.
Lesson 14 Electrical Safety.