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Course Outlines

Fall 2021 - MSE 250 D100

Electric Circuits (4)

Class Number: 1998

Delivery Method: In Person

Overview

  • Course Times + Location:

    Sep 8 – Dec 7, 2021: Mon, 10:30–11:20 a.m.
    Surrey

    Sep 8 – Dec 7, 2021: Thu, 10:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
    Surrey

  • Prerequisites:

    PHYS 141 or (PHYS 121 and 131), and MATH 232 and (MATH 260 or MATH 310). (MATH 260 or MATH 310) may be taken concurrently.

Description

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:

This course will cover the following topics: fundamental electrical circuit quantities, and circuit elements; circuits laws such as Ohm law, Kirchoff's voltage and current laws, along with series and parallel circuits; operational amplifiers; network theorems; nodal and mesh methods; analysis of natural and step response of first (RC and RL), as well as second order (RLC) circuits; real, reactive and rms power concepts. In addition, the course will discuss the worker safety implications of both electricity and common laboratory practices such as soldering. Students with credit for SEE 230 or ENSC 220 may not take MSE 250 for further credit. Quantitative.

COURSE DETAILS:

Refer to Canvas page for details.

COURSE-LEVEL EDUCATIONAL GOALS:

Refer to Canvas page for details.

Grading

NOTES:

Refer to Canvas page for MSE 250

Materials

MATERIALS + SUPPLIES:

Refer to the Canvas page for MSE 250.

REQUIRED READING:

Electric Circuits, 11/E by James W. Nolsson and Susan Riedel
Publisher: Prentice Hall, 2019
ISBN: 9780134746968

RECOMMENDED READING:

Refer to Canva course for mSE 250.

Registrar Notes:

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: YOUR WORK, YOUR SUCCESS

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TEACHING AT SFU IN FALL 2021

Teaching at SFU in fall 2021 will involve primarily in-person instruction, with approximately 70 to 80 per cent of classes in person/on campus, with safety plans in place.  Whether your course will be in-person or through remote methods will be clearly identified in the schedule of classes.  You will also know at enrollment whether remote course components will be “live” (synchronous) or at your own pace (asynchronous).

Enrolling in a course acknowledges that you are able to attend in whatever format is required.  You should not enroll in a course that is in-person if you are not able to return to campus, and should be aware that remote study may entail different modes of learning, interaction with your instructor, and ways of getting feedback on your work than may be the case for in-person classes.

Students with hidden or visible disabilities who may need class or exam accommodations, including in the context of remote learning, are advised to register with the SFU Centre for Accessible Learning (caladmin@sfu.ca or 778-782-3112) as early as possible in order to prepare for the fall 2021 term.