|
Aims: • To introduce students to the language and methodologies that engineers use to solve problems. • To teach students to analyze DC circuits. • To provide students with an understanding of charge, electrostatic forces, energy systems (eg. ESB), electrical safety, engineering ethics, environmental responsibility and communications.
Indicative syllabus: Introduction and Motivation; Electronics in Society Scientific Notation and Exponents; Engineering Notation; Electricity; Electric Potential and Current – Water Models; Voltage and Current; Resistance and Conductance; Resistivity Voltage Division; Current Division; Series and Parallel Circuits; Fundamental Relations: Ohm’s Law, Energy, Power; Ideal Circuit Elements; Kirchhoff’s Laws; Circuit Theorems: Source Transformations; Thevenin’s Theorem; Norton’s Theorem; Principle of Superposition Multi-loop Circuits; Nodal Analysis; Mesh Analysis; Basic Electronics: Ideal Diodes; PWL diode model; Transistors Simple Circuits; Diodes and FETs Basic Electromagnetics: Charge, Vectors and Coulombs Law and Applications Electrical Safety; Electricity Generation and Distribution; Household Supply; Plugs and Fuses Ethics and Professional Practice
For further information please use the following address: http://www.nuim.ie/electronic-engineering/current-students
|