1. R. Smith and R. Dorf. Circuits, Devices and Systems, 5th ed., Wiley, 1992.

1. E. Hughes. Electrical Technology, 7th ed., Longman, 1995.

2. Hayt. Electrical Circuits, McGraw-Hill.

3. Floyd. Electronic Devices, 5th ed., Prentice Hall.

Introduction. Ohm’s and Kirchhoff’s Laws. Voltage and current division. Nodal  and mesh analysis. Superposition. Thevenin’s and Norton’s theorems. Inductance and capacitance. Source free RL and RC circuits. Response of RL and RC circuits to unit step functions.(Ch 1, Sec 2.1-2.3, 3.1-3.3, 4.1-4.2).

                                                First exam

Characteristics of a sinusoid. The phasor concept. Phasor relationships for R, L, and c elements. Impedance and admittance. Effective values of current and voltage. Instantaneous, average and apparent power and power factor. Three-phase U and D- connections. Safety considerations. Protective earthing. Industrial/domestic power systems. Transducers. (Sec 5.1-5.3, 7.1-7.5).

                                                Second exam

Introduction to electronics, and electronic components. Introduction to semiconductors. Intrinsic and extrinsic SCS. The PN junction (structure, operation, currents) and V-I characteristics and models. Applications of PN junctions (rectifiers). Transistors: operation, model, V-I characteristics. Operational amplifiers and gates. (Ch 11, Sec 12.1-12.3, 3.6-3.7)