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C-ID ENGR 260

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1. Test and Measurement equipment:  Use of each item for specific purposes
2. Circuit construction techniques for laboratory use (“breadboarding”)
3. Component identification and labeling; nominal and measured values; limitations on voltage, current, power dissipation
4. Verifying lecture concepts:  KCL; KVL; Ohm’s Law; Voltage and Current Division; Power dissipation; Series and Parallel Circuits; Equivalent circuits; Thevenin equivalent circuit; and Superposition.
5. Operational Amplifiers and the practical voltage and current limits on the output of these devices.
6. Step response of RL, RC, and RLC circuits
7. Frequency response of RL, RC, and RLC circuits (including resonance)
8. Laboratory Safety

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Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to:

1. Access and use the most basic functions of electrical test and measurement equipment including oscilloscopes, multimeters, function generators and power supplies.
2. Read circuit schematics and construct linear circuits using resistors, capacitors, inductors, and/or op amps.
3. Measure resistance, DC and AC voltages, current, and power, and experimentally verify the results for a variety of electrical circuits.
4. Test circuits, analyze data and compare measured performance to theory and simulation.
5. Use a circuit simulation program (PSPICE, MultiSIM) and other computer applications (MATLAB, MS Excel) to predict or describe circuit behavior.
6. Troubleshoot and repair simple electric circuits.
7. Record and document results of lab work using text and graphs.
8. Work effectively in groups by sharing responsibilities and collaborating on findings.

Lab Practicals, laboratory reports, and other methods chosen by the instructor

Robert L. Boylestad - Laboratory Manual for Introductory Circuit Analysis 

Joseph G. Tront – Pspice for Basic Circuit Analysis