This course explains how to analyze circuits that have direct current (DC) current or voltage sources. A DC source is one that is constant. Circuits with resistors, capacitors, and inductors are covered, both analytically and experimentally. Some practical applications in sensors are demonstrated.
Linear Circuits 1: DC Analysis
Linear Circuits 1: DC Analysis
Instructors: Dr. Bonnie H. Ferri
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There are 7 modules in this course
This module reviews background material from physics on the basic properties of electricity and electrical circuits.
What's included
16 videos4 readings23 assignments
16 videos•Total 66 minutes
- 1.0 Introduction to Linear Circuits 1: DC Analysis•3 minutes
- 1.1 Overview and Current•6 minutes
- 1.2 Voltage•8 minutes
- 1.3 Power and Energy•9 minutes
- 1.4 Resistance and Ohm's Law•8 minutes
- 1.5 Intro to Circuit Diagrams•9 minutes
- Sample Problem: Ohm's Law and Power 1•4 minutes
- Sample Problem: Ohm's Law and Power 2•3 minutes
- Sample Problem: Power 1•6 minutes
- Sample Problem: Power 2•3 minutes
- Sample Problem: Power 3•2 minutes
- Sample Problem: Power 4•2 minutes
- Sample Problem: Voltage and Energy•1 minute
- Sample Problem: Electric Current and Charge 1•1 minute
- Sample Problem: Electric Current and Charge 2•1 minute
- Sample Problem: Voltage Division•1 minute
4 readings•Total 40 minutes
- Start Here•10 minutes
- Syllabus•10 minutes
- Consent Form•10 minutes
- Get More from Georgia Tech•10 minutes
23 assignments•Total 690 minutes
- Problem 1-1-1•30 minutes
- Problem 1-1-2•30 minutes
- Problem 1-1-3•30 minutes
- Problem 1-2-1•30 minutes
- Problem 1-2-2•30 minutes
- Problem 1-2-3•30 minutes
- Problem 1-2-4•30 minutes
- Problem 1-2-5•30 minutes
- Problem 1-3-1•30 minutes
- Problem 1-3-2•30 minutes
- Problem 1-3-3•30 minutes
- Problem 1-4-1•30 minutes
- Problem 1-4-2•30 minutes
- Problem 1-4-3•30 minutes
- Problem 1-4-4•30 minutes
- Problem 1-4-5•30 minutes
- Problem 1-5-1•30 minutes
- Problem 1-5-2•30 minutes
- Problem 1-5-3•30 minutes
- Problem 1-5-4•30 minutes
- Problem 1-5-5•30 minutes
- Finding Circuit Values using Power•30 minutes
- Module 1 Quiz•30 minutes
The module describes some basic principles used in circuit analysis.
What's included
47 videos1 reading22 assignments
47 videos•Total 265 minutes
- 2.1 Overview and Kirchhoff's Voltage Law•10 minutes
- 2.2 Kirchhoff's Current Law•9 minutes
- 2.3 Series and Parallel Resistance•7 minutes
- 2.4 Equivalent Resistance•6 minutes
- 2.5 Voltage Divider Law•7 minutes
- 2.6 Current Divider Law•6 minutes
- Sample Problem: DC Op Amp 1•9 minutes
- Sample Problem: DC Op Amp 2•6 minutes
- Sample Problem: DC Op Amp 3•4 minutes
- Sample Problem: DC Op Amp 4•6 minutes
- Sample Problem: DC Op Amp 5•6 minutes
- Sample Problem: Current Division 1•4 minutes
- Sample Problem: Current Division 2•5 minutes
- Sample Problem: Parallel and Series Resistors 1•2 minutes
- Sample Problem: Parallel and Series Resistors 2•8 minutes
- Sample Problem: KVL•6 minutes
- Sample Problem: KVL 2•6 minutes
- Sample Problem: KVL 3•2 minutes
- Sample Problem: KCL 1•2 minutes
- Sample Problem: KCL 2•5 minutes
- Sample Problem: KCL 3•3 minutes
- Sample Problem: KCL 4•1 minute
- Sample Problem: KCL 5•2 minutes
- Sample Problem: Op Amps 1•9 minutes
- Sample Problem: Op Amps 2•5 minutes
- Sample Problem: Op Amps 3•5 minutes
- Sample Problem: Nodes, Branches, Paths, and Loops•3 minutes
- Sample Problem: Summing Op Amp•6 minutes
- Sample Problem: Differential Amp•7 minutes
- Sample Problem: Inverting Op Amp•5 minutes
- Sample Problem: Non-inverting Op Amp•8 minutes
- Sample Problem: Max Power (Depend Sources)•4 minutes
- Sample Problem: Dependent Sources 1•5 minutes
- Sample Problem: Dependent Sources 2•5 minutes
- Sample Problem: Series/Parallel (Independ Sources) 1•3 minutes
- Sample Problem: Series/Parallel (Independ Sources) 2•7 minutes
- Sample Problem: Series/Parallel (Independ Sources) 3•3 minutes
- Sample Problem: Series/Parallel (Independ Sources) 4•5 minutes
- Sample Problem: Op Amps 4•9 minutes
- Sample Problem: Op Amps 5•9 minutes
- Sample Problem: Op Amps 6•6 minutes
- Sample Problem: Op Amps 7•4 minutes
- Sample Problem: Op Amps 8•6 minutes
- Sample Problem: Op Amps 9•6 minutes
- Sample Problem: Op Amps 10•9 minutes
- Sample Problem: Op Amps 11•5 minutes
- Sample Problem: Op Amps 12•5 minutes
1 reading•Total 10 minutes
- Earn a Georgia Tech Badge/Certificate/CEU's•10 minutes
22 assignments•Total 660 minutes
- Problem 2-1-1•30 minutes
- Problem 2-1-2•30 minutes
- Problem 2-1-3•30 minutes
- Problem 2-2-1•30 minutes
- Problem 2-2-2•30 minutes
- Problem 2-2-3•30 minutes
- Problem 2-3-1•30 minutes
- Problem 2-3-2•30 minutes
- Problem 2-3-3•30 minutes
- Problem 2-3-4•30 minutes
- Problem 2-4-1•30 minutes
- Problem 2-4-2•30 minutes
- Problem 2-4-3•30 minutes
- Problem 2-4-4•30 minutes
- Problem 2-4-5•30 minutes
- Problem 2-5-1•30 minutes
- Problem 2-5-2•30 minutes
- Problem 2-5-3•30 minutes
- Problem 2-6-1•30 minutes
- Problem 2-6-2•30 minutes
- Problem 2-6-3•30 minutes
- Module 2 Quiz•30 minutes
This module demonstrates physical resistive circuits and introduces several systematic ways to solve circuit problems.
What's included
33 videos11 assignments
33 videos•Total 245 minutes
- 3.1 Lab Demo: Electrical Components•6 minutes
- 3.2 Lab Demo: Basic Circuits•7 minutes
- 3.3 Mesh Analysis.•10 minutes
- 3.4 Node Analysis.•9 minutes
- Sample Problem: Mesh/Node (Supernode)•11 minutes
- Sample Problem: Mesh Analysis (Super Mesh)•10 minutes
- Sample Problem: Mesh Analysis (Depend Sources) 1•7 minutes
- Sample Problem: Mesh Analysis (Depend Sources) 2•8 minutes
- Sample Problem: Mesh Analysis (Depend Sources) 3•7 minutes
- Sample Problem: Mesh Analysis (Independ Sources) 1•9 minutes
- Sample Problem: Mesh Anaysis (Independ Sources) 2•7 minutes
- Sample Problem: Mesh Analysis (Independ Sources) 3•11 minutes
- Sample Problem: Mesh Analysis (Independ Sources) 4•6 minutes
- Sample Problem: Mesh Analysis (Independ Sources) 5•6 minutes
- Sample Problem: Mesh Analysis (Independ Sources) 6•4 minutes
- Sample Problem: Mesh Analysis (Independ Sources) 7•7 minutes
- Sample Problem: Mesh Analysis (Independ Sources) 8•4 minutes
- Sample Problem: Mesh Analysis (Independ Sources) 9•9 minutes
- Sample Problem: Mesh Analysis (Independ Sources) 10•9 minutes
- Sample Problem: Mesh Analysis (Independ Sources) 11•10 minutes
- Sample Problem: Node Analysis 1•4 minutes
- Sample Problem: Node Analysis 2•4 minutes
- Sample Problem: Node Analysis 3•7 minutes
- Sample Problem: Node (Indep and Dep Sources)•7 minutes
- Sample Problem: Node Analysis (Independ Sources) 1•5 minutes
- Sample Problem: Node Analysis (Independ Sources) 2•8 minutes
- Sample Problem: Node Analysis (Independ Sources) 3•5 minutes
- Sample Problem: Node Analysis (Independ Sources) 4•10 minutes
- Sample Problem: Node Analysis (Independ Sources) 5•8 minutes
- Sample Problem: Node Analysis (Independ Sources) 6•5 minutes
- Sample Problem: Node Analysis (Depend Sources) 1•10 minutes
- Sample Problem: Node Analysis (Depend Sources) 2•8 minutes
- Sample Problem: Node Analysis (Depend Sources) 3•6 minutes
11 assignments•Total 330 minutes
- 3-1-1•30 minutes
- Problem 3-2-1•30 minutes
- Problem 3-2-2•30 minutes
- Problem 3-3-1•30 minutes
- Problem 3-3-2•30 minutes
- Problem 3-3-3•30 minutes
- Problem 3-3-5•30 minutes
- Problem 3-4-1•30 minutes
- Problem 3-4-2•30 minutes
- Problem 3-4-3•30 minutes
- Module 3 Quiz•30 minutes
This module introduces additional methods for analyzing circuit problems and how resistors are used in sensors.
What's included
14 videos1 reading15 assignments
14 videos•Total 138 minutes
- 4.1 Thevenin Equivalent Circuits.•10 minutes
- 4.2 Norton Equivalent Circuits and Source Transformations.•6 minutes
- 4.3 Linearity and Superposition.•12 minutes
- 4.4 Resistors in Sensors.•9 minutes
- 4.5 Wheatstone Bridge.•9 minutes
- Sample Problem: Max Power(Thevenin)•6 minutes
- Sample Problem: Thevenin (Independ Sources) 1•12 minutes
- Sample Problem: Thevenin (Independ Sources) 2•8 minutes
- Sample Problem: Thevenin (Independ Sources) 3•8 minutes
- Sample Problem: Thevenin (Depend Sources)•20 minutes
- Sample Problem: Norton (Independ Sources) 1•14 minutes
- Sample Problem: Norton (Independ Sources) 2•8 minutes
- Sample Problem: Superposition (Independ Sources) 1•11 minutes
- Sample Problem: Superposition (Independ Sources) 2•6 minutes
1 reading•Total 10 minutes
- Lab 2•10 minutes
15 assignments•Total 450 minutes
- Problem 4-1-1•30 minutes
- Problem 4-1-2•30 minutes
- Problem 4-1-3•30 minutes
- Problem 4-2-1•30 minutes
- Problem 4-2-2•30 minutes
- Problem 4-2-3•30 minutes
- Problem 4-3-1•30 minutes
- Problem 4-3-2•30 minutes
- Problem 4-3-3•30 minutes
- Problem 4-3-4•30 minutes
- Problem 4-4-1•30 minutes
- Problem 4-4-2•30 minutes
- Problem 4-4-3•30 minutes
- Problem 4-5-1•30 minutes
- Module 4 Quiz•30 minutes
This module introduces capacitors and inductors, which are called "reactive" circuit elements.
What's included
16 videos19 assignments
16 videos•Total 86 minutes
- 5.1 Introduction to Capacitors (Part 1).•4 minutes
- 5.2 Introduction to Capacitors (Part 2)•5 minutes
- 5.3 Series and Parallel Capacitors.•7 minutes
- 5.4 Introduction to Inductors.•7 minutes
- 5.5 Series and Parallel Inductors.•7 minutes
- 5.6 Energy in Reactive Elements•11 minutes
- Sample Problem: Equivalent Capacitance•3 minutes
- Sample Problem: Energy Storing Elements, Inductor•3 minutes
- Sample Problem: Energy Storing Elements, Capacitor•1 minute
- Sample Problem: Energy Storing Elements 1•8 minutes
- Sample Problem: Energy Storing Elements 2•4 minutes
- Sample Problem: Energy Storing Elements 3•4 minutes
- Sample Problem: Energy Storing Element and Op Amps 1•7 minutes
- Sample Problem: Energy Storing Elements and Op Amps 2•5 minutes
- Sample Problem: Energy Storing Elements and Op Amps 3•6 minutes
- Sample Problem: Energy Storing Elements and Op Amps 4•5 minutes
19 assignments•Total 570 minutes
- Problem 5-1-1•30 minutes
- Problem 5-1-2•30 minutes
- Problem 5-1-3•30 minutes
- Problem 5-2-1•30 minutes
- Problem 5-2-2•30 minutes
- Problem 5-2-3•30 minutes
- Problem 5-3-1•30 minutes
- Problem 5-3-2•30 minutes
- Problem 5-3-3•30 minutes
- Problem 5-4-1•30 minutes
- Problem 5-4-2•30 minutes
- Problem 5-4-3•30 minutes
- Problem 5-5-1•30 minutes
- Problem 5-5-2•30 minutes
- Problem 5-5-3•30 minutes
- Problem 5-6-1•30 minutes
- Problem 5-6-2•30 minutes
- Problem 5-6-3•30 minutes
- Module 5 Quiz•30 minutes
This module introduces the transient response behavior of RC and RL circuits after a switch in a circuit is changed.
What's included
12 videos27 assignments
12 videos•Total 94 minutes
- 6.1 DC Behavior of Reactive Elements.•6 minutes
- 6.2 Continuity in Reactive Elements.•7 minutes
- 6.3 Switching With Reactive Elements After DC.•7 minutes
- 6.4 First Order RC Circuits.•13 minutes
- 6.5 Lab Demo: RC Circuit.•10 minutes
- 6.6 First Order RL Circuit.•9 minutes
- Sample Problem: Circuits with Switches 1•4 minutes
- Sample Problem: Circuits with Switches 2•5 minutes
- Sample Problem: Energy Storing Elements and Switched Circuits•5 minutes
- Sample Problem: Complete RL Response with Switches 1•8 minutes
- Sample Problem: Complete RL Response with Switches 2•10 minutes
- Sample Problem: Complete RC Response with Switches 1•11 minutes
27 assignments•Total 810 minutes
- Problem 6-1-1•30 minutes
- Problem 6-1-2•30 minutes
- Problem 6-1-3•30 minutes
- Problem 6-1-4•30 minutes
- Problem 6-1-5•30 minutes
- Problem 6-2-1•30 minutes
- Problem 6-2-2•30 minutes
- Problem 6-2-3•30 minutes
- Problem 6-2-4•30 minutes
- Problem 6-2-5•30 minutes
- Problem 6-3-1•30 minutes
- Problem 6-3-2•30 minutes
- Problem 6-3-3•30 minutes
- Problem 6-3-4•30 minutes
- Problem 6-4-1•30 minutes
- Problem 6-4-2•30 minutes
- Problem 6-4-3•30 minutes
- Problem 6-4-4•30 minutes
- Problem 6-4-5•30 minutes
- Problem 6-5-1•30 minutes
- Problem 6-5-2•30 minutes
- Problem 6-6-1•30 minutes
- Problem 6-6-2•30 minutes
- Problem 6-6-3•30 minutes
- Problem 6-6-4•30 minutes
- Problem 6-6-5•30 minutes
- Module 6 Quiz•30 minutes
This module demonstrates useful applications of capacitors and inductors in real engineering systems and introduces the behavior of second-order reactive circuits.
What's included
10 videos19 assignments
10 videos•Total 70 minutes
- 7.1 Applications of Capacitors.•10 minutes
- 7.2 Applications of Inductors.•7 minutes
- 7.3 Introduction to Second-Order Circuits.•6 minutes
- 7.4 The Natural Response.•7 minutes
- 7.5 Lab Demo:RLC Circuit.•8 minutes
- 7.6 (OPTIONAL): Obtaining the Differential Equation - Direct Method.•7 minutes
- 7.7 (OPTIONAL): Obtaining the Differential Equation - Operator Method.•9 minutes
- 7.8 (OPTIONAL): Finding the Initial Conditions•7 minutes
- Sample Problem: Complete RLC Response 1•5 minutes
- Sample Problem: Complete RLC Response 2•4 minutes
19 assignments•Total 570 minutes
- Problem 7-1-1•30 minutes
- Problem 7-1-2•30 minutes
- Problem 7-1-3•30 minutes
- Problem 7-2-1•30 minutes
- Problem 7-2-2•30 minutes
- Problem 7-2-3•30 minutes
- Problem 7-2-4•30 minutes
- Problem 7-3-1•30 minutes
- Problem 7-3-2•30 minutes
- Problem 7-3-3•30 minutes
- Problem 7-3-4•30 minutes
- Problem 7-3-5•30 minutes
- Problem 7-4-1•30 minutes
- Problem 7-4-2•30 minutes
- Problem 7-4-3•30 minutes
- Problem 7-7-1•30 minutes
- Problem 7-7-2•30 minutes
- Sample Problems•30 minutes
- Module 7 Quiz•30 minutes
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The course is pretty good. One problem is that the answers in some questions are wrong and autograder hasn't fixed that.
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Course is great although there are mistakes that haven't been fixed for some time now. I would recommend regardless of the mistakes though.
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The course is very helpful to us to understand the DC circit analysis a lot.Thank you to the team.As a faculty,I know the concepts well.So directly went to the quiz part.