Information Package

Program of Biomedical Equipment Technology

BMET111

DIRECT CURRENT CIRCUIT ANALYSIS

Course Code
BMET111
Semester
First Term (Fall)
Theory+Practice
3 + 2
ECTS
6
Course TypeCompulsory Course
Course LevelAssociate Degree
Year of Study1
SemesterFirst Term (Fall)
ECTS6
Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

  1. gain the ability of solving problems
  2. can specify the given and the desired parameters in circuit analysis.
  3. know the current, voltage, empedance, power and energy definitions and use them in circuit analysis.
  4. can compute transfer functions of circuits and systems.
  5. will have reinforced the teoretical knowledge by experiments.
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
PrerequisitesNo
Recommended Optional Programme ComponentsNone
Course DescriptionBasic electric knowledge, Circuit elements, resistance circuits, sources and their transform, DC circuit solutions (ohm and kirchoff's laws, mesh, node, superposition, thevenin-northon equivalent circuits, maximum power theorems), inductance and capacitor on DC circuits and RLC circuits, work, power, energy and magnetism, DC voltage sources, current, voltage, resistance measurement methods and measurement devices.
Course Contents
WEEK TOPICS
1st Week Introduction of Lecture, Basic Terms and Circuit Models
2nd Week Series and parallel circuits
3rd Week Kirchoff Laws
4th Week Methods of Analysis DC Circuits
5th Week Matrix, Mesh Analysis
6th Week Nodal Analysis, Thevenin's Theorem
7th Week Norton Theorem, Max Power Transfer, Wye-Delta Transformations
8th Week General repetition, problem solution
9th Week MIDTERM
10th Week Capacitors and Inductors for DC Circuits
11th Week R-C Circuit, R-L Circuit,
12th Week R-L-C Circuit,
13th Week Power and energy on DC circuits
14th Week General repetition
Recommended or Required ReadingAlexander Sadiku, "Fundamentals of Electric Circuits", McGraw Hill
Nilsson Riedel, "Electric Circuits", Pearson Education
Floyd, "Principles of Electric Circuits", Merril Publishing and Instruction
Akar F., Yağımlı M., "Doğru Akım Devreleri ve Problem Çözümleri", Beta Yayıncılık
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
  • Lecture
  • Questions/Answers
  • Experiment
  • Report Preparation
  • Problem Solving
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Quantity Percentage (%)
Mid-term 1 35
Quiz 2 10
Practice 7 15
Total(%) 60
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 60
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 40
Total(%) 100
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam 1 2 2
Preparation for Quiz 5 2 10
Individual or group work 13 2 26
Preparation for Final exam 1 40 40
Course hours 13 3 39
Preparation for Midterm exam 1 20 20
Laboratory (including preparation) 13 2 26
Final exam 1 2 2
Homework
Total Work Load165
Total Work Load / 30 (h)5.5
ECTS Credit of the Course6
Language of InstructionTurkish
Work Placement(s)No
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K2
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K4
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K6
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K8
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K10
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