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12742 (v.2) Electrical Engineering 103


 

Area:

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Credits:

25.0

Contact Hours:

5.0

Lecture:

1 x 2 Hours Weekly

Tutorial:

1 x 1 Hours Weekly

Laboratory:

1 x 2 Hours Weekly

Other Requisite(s):

TEE Subject Completion: TEE Physics

Syllabus:

Electric fields and charges, Coulomb's Law and charge motion in uniform electric field. Gauss' Law. Electric potential due to charges. Capacitance and dielectrics. Energy storage. Electric current. Ohm's Law and resistivity. Electrical power. DC circuit analysis. AC circuits and Phasors. Magnetic force on current carrying conductor and Hall effect. Ampere's Law. Magnetic flux, Faraday's Law of induction and Electromagnetic force. Inductance.
 

Unit Outcomes:

On successful completion of this unit students will be able to analyse basic DC circuits using fundamental concepts such as Ohms law, Kirchhoffs laws, mesh and nodal analysis. They will be albe to demonstrate an understanding of Electric Power and Energy, of complex phasor notation and be able to apply it to ac circuit analysis, of electric fields, their origin and the forces and potential in these fields, magnetic fields, their origin and and the forces on current carrying conductors and of energy storage in both electric and magnetic fields

Texts and references listed below are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Some units taught offshore are modified at selected locations. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information and approved offshore variations to unit information before finalising study and textbook purchases.

Unit References:

Halliday, D., Resnick, R. and Walker, J., 1993, 'Fundamentals of Physics', 4th edition, Wiley, New York. Palmer, S.B. and Rogalski, M.S., 1996, 'Advanced University Physics', Gordon and Breach. Rizzoni, G., 1993, 'Principles and Applications of Electrical Engineering', 3rd edition, Irwin.

Unit Texts:

Serway, R. A. and Beichner, R. J., 2000, 'Physics for Scientists and Engineers with Modern Physics', 5th edition, Saunders College.
 

Unit Assessment Breakdown:

Laboratory 20%. Assignment 10% Mid Semester Test 20%. Final Examination 50%.

Field of Education:

 31300 Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Technology (Narrow Grouping)

HECS Band (if applicable):

2  

Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information:

 Informational  

Result Type:

 Grade/Mark


Availability

YearLocationPeriodInternalArea ExternalCentral External
2004Bentley CampusSemester 1Y  

Area
External
refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research.
Central
External
refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area

 
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