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ELEC9703: Fundamentals of Elec and Electronic Eng
2025 unit information
This unit of study aims to develop knowledge of the fundamental concepts and building blocks of electrical and electronics circuits. This is a foundation unit in circuit theory. Circuit theory is the electrical engineer's fundamental tool. The concepts learnt in this unit will be made use of heavily in many units of study (in later years) in the areas of electronics, instrumentation, electrical machines, power systems, communication systems, and signal processing. Topics: a) Basic electrical and electronic circuit concepts: Circuits, circuit elements, circuit laws, node and mesh analysis, circuit theorems, energy storage, capacitors and inductors, circuits with switches, transient response, sine waves and complex analysis, phasors, impedance, ac power. ; b) Project management, teamwork, ethics; c) Safety issues
Unit details and rules
Managing faculty or University school:
Engineering
| Study level | Postgraduate |
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| Academic unit | School of Electrical and Computer Engineering |
| Credit points | 6 |
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Prerequisites:
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None |
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Corequisites:
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None |
| Prohibitions:
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ELEC5710 or ELEC1103 or ELEC2100 |
| Assumed knowledge:
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Basic knowledge of differentiation and integration, and HSC Physics |
At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. synthesise information from diverse sources to make clear and meaningful conclusions with respect to the lab and tutorial work
- LO2. clearly explain the workings of the circuits in the lab experiments and lab tests
- LO3. work constructively in a team do conduct lab experiments by drawing on diverse skills and aptitudes of the team members
- LO4. analyse performance of electrical and electronic circuits including the ability to recognize engineering limitations
- LO5. use electronic lab equipment to make electrical measurements and interpret them
- LO6. analyse and design simple circuits using a clearly defined system based approach to solve a specific problem
- LO7. demonstrate a basic understanding of the physics behind working of inductors, resistors and capacitors
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