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Electrical circuits

1. Course Title Electrical circuits
Electrical Circuits
2. Code F23L2S042
3. Study Programme Computer engineering
4. Organizer of the study programme (unit, institute, department or division) Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering
5. Degree level (first, second, third cycle) First Cycle
6. Academic year / semester 4 / Summer
7. Number of ECTS credits 6
8. Teacher Andrea Naumoski, Kosta Mitreski
9. Prerequisites for enrolling in the course A minimum of 36 ECTS credits earned
10. Objectives of the course programme (competences) Familiarization with the basic concepts and phenomena of electrical circuits, the fundamental laws and theorems in circuit theory, and some methods for analyzing electrical networks with time-constant and time-varying currents and voltages. Application of the basic laws of electrical engineering when solving specific engineering problems.
11. Course content Lectures:
1. Electric field potential and electric voltage
2. Capacitance and capacitors.
3. Direct current (DC). Electrical resistance. Ohm's and Joule's law.
4. Electrical sources and electromotive force. DC electrical networks.
5. Methods for solving electrical circuits. Nodal potentials. Superposition.
6. Methods for solving electrical circuits. Thevenin's theorem.
7. Software tools for solving DC electrical circuits
8. Time-constant magnetic field. Magnetic induction vector.
9. Ampere's law.
10. Electromagnetic induction. Working principle of an electric generator, motor, and transformer.
11. Temporally varying sinusoidal currents and their representation by phasors and complex numbers. Analytical methods for solving RLC circuits.
12. Methods for solving complex electrical circuits in AC mode. Modeling and analysis of simple RLC circuits using a circuit simulator.

Practical Classes:
1. Tasks - Electric field potential and electric voltage
2. Problems -Capacitance and capacitors.
3. Tasks - Stationary electric current (DC). Electrical resistance. Ohm's and Joule's law.
4. Tasks - Electrical sources and electromotive force. Electrical networks in DC mode.
5. Problems - Methods for solving electrical circuits. Nodal potentials. Superposition.
6. Problems - Methods for solving electrical circuits. Thevenin's theorem.
7. Tasks - Software tools for solving DC electrical circuits
8. Tasks - Time-varying magnetic field. Magnetic induction vector.
9. Problems - Ampere's Law.
10. Tasks - Electromagnetic induction. Operating principle of an electric generator, motor, and transformer.
11. Problems - Temporally varying sinusoidal currents and their representation with phasors and complex numbers. Analytical methods for solving RLC circuits.
12. Assignments – Methods for solving complex electrical circuits in AC mode. Modeling and analysis of simple RLC circuits using a circuit simulator.
12. Learning methods Lectures using presentations, interactive lectures, exercises (using equipment and software packages), teamwork, case studies, guest lecturers, independent preparation and defense of a project assignment and a seminar paper.
13. Total available time 6 ECTS x 30 hours = 180 hours
14. Distribution of available time 30 + 45 + 15 + 15 + 75 = 180 hours
15. Forms of teaching activities
15.1. Lectures - theoretical instruction 30 hours
15.2. Exercises (laboratory, auditory), seminars, teamwork 45 hours
16. Other forms of activities
16.1. Project assignments 15 hours
16.2. Independent assignments 15 hours
16.3. Home study 75 hours
17. Assessment method
17.1. Tests 10 points
17.2. Seminar paper / project (presentation: written and oral) 15 points
17.3. Activities and learning 10 points
17.4. Final exam 70 points
18. Grading criteria (points / grade)
up to 50 points5 (five) (F)
from 51 to 60 points6 (six) (E)
from 61 to 70 points7 (seven) (D)
from 71 to 80 points8 (eight) (C)
from 81 to 90 points9 (nine) (B)
from 91 to 100 points10 (ten) (A)
19. Requirement for obtaining a signature and taking the final exam Activities Implemented 15.2
20. Language of instruction Macedonian and English
21. Method for monitoring the quality of teaching internal evaluation and survey mechanism
22. Literature
22.1. Required literature
1. Dr. Pancho Vrangalov | Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering 1 | FEIT | 1979
2. Dr. Leonid Grchev | Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering – Electrostatics and Circuits with Constant and Variable Currents | FEIT | 2007
3. Don Johnson | Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering 1 | Rice University, Houston, Texas | 2012
4. Dr. Pancho Vrangalov | Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering 1 | FEIT | 1979
5. Dr. Leonid Grchev | Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering – Electrostatics and Circuits with Constant and Variable Currents | FEIT | 2007
6. Don Johnson | Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering 1 | Rice University, Houston, Texas | 2012
22.2. Additional literature
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