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EET 110
Term 2
4 credits
AC Circuit Analysis
Move from DC to the world of alternating current. Analyze RC, RL, and RLC circuits with phasors, predict resonance, and evaluate transformers and power factor in realistic loads.
Course outline
Lectures, virtual labs, and graded assignments — completed in your browser.
01Sinusoidal sources, RMS, and average valueslecture
02Phasors and complex number arithmeticlecture
03Capacitive reactance and RC circuitslab
04Inductive reactance and RL circuitslab
05Impedance, admittance, and phase anglelecture
06Series RLC circuitslab
07Parallel RLC circuitslecture
08Midterm examassignment
09Series and parallel resonance, Q and bandwidthlab
10AC power: real, reactive, apparent, power factorlecture
11Power factor correctionassignment
12Transformers, turns ratio, and impedance matchinglecture
13Three-phase fundamentalslecture
14AC network project and final examassignment
Syllabus
# AC Circuit Analysis (EET 110) **Credits:** 4 | **Term:** 2 | **Contact hours:** 3 lecture / 2 virtual lab hours per week **Prerequisites:** EET 101 DC Circuit Analysis, MAT 121 Technical Algebra & Trigonometry **Delivery:** Fully online. Lectures on demand, weekly live office hours, and browser-based virtual labs with simulated instruments. ## Course description Sinusoids, reactance, impedance, resonance, transformers, power factor. This 14-week course develops practical competence in AC circuit analysis through weekly lectures, virtual lab exercises, and graded assignments. ## Learning outcomes On completion of this course the student will be able to: 1. Explain the core principles and vocabulary of AC circuit analysis. 2. Perform the analysis, calculations, and procedures introduced each week. 3. Use virtual instruments and software tools to build, measure, and verify results. 4. Diagnose faults and explain discrepancies between predicted and measured behavior. 5. Document work clearly in lab reports that meet industry documentation standards. ## Weekly schedule Fourteen weekly modules are listed under Lessons, each pairing a lecture with a virtual lab or assignment and a short knowledge check. ## Grading - Virtual lab work and reports: 35% - Weekly assignments and quizzes: 20% - Midterm exam or practical: 20% - Final exam or project: 25% Grade scale: A 90-100, B 80-89, C 70-79, D 60-69, F below 60. A grade of C or higher is required to advance to any course that lists this one as a prerequisite. ## Course policies - Weekly work is due Sunday at 11:59 PM local time; late work loses 10% per day up to five days. - All submitted work must be your own; simulation files are individually seeded and checked. - Students needing accommodations or an extension should contact the instructor through the portal before the due date. - Instructors reply to portal messages within one business day.