Information Package / Course Catalogue
Electrotechnics
Course Code: CSE209
Course Type: Required
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: English
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 4
Objectives of the Course

To learn the basic concepts of electrical circuits, the solution methods of transient and steady state circuits.

Course Content

Basic electrical concepts, Kirchhoff's current and voltage laws, Dependent resources and OPAMPs, Thevenin and Norton equivalent circuits, Circuit analysis methods (superposition, node voltages, mesh currents), First order RL and RC circuits, Second order RLC circuits.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Assoc. Prof. Ahmet Çağdaş SEÇKİN
Learning Outcomes
1. To learn the effects of electric current, definitions of current, voltage and resistance.
2. To learn the definition of DA, Kirchhoff's Laws, basic measurement principles and measuring instruments.
3.To teach circuit theorems and applications
4.To learn the definition of AC, the production of AC, the quantities that define our AC network
5. To learn the behavior of RLC elements circuits in AC
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Ş.Özbey ´Elektrik Devre Analizi I´ Seçkin Yayınları, Ankara 2011
2. J.W. Nilsson, S.A. Riedel, ´Electric Circuits´, Prentice Hall.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Unit systems, Definition of electricity, Conductors and insulators
Week 2 - Theoretical
Effects of electric current, definitions of current, voltage and resistance
Week 3 - Theoretical
Definition of DC, Kirchhoff's Laws, Introduction to basic measurement principles and measuring instruments.
Week 4 - Theoretical
Electrical work and power, conversion of electrical energy to heat.
Week 5 - Theoretical
Hatlarda gerilim düşümü ve enerji kaybı
Week 6 - Theoretical
Chemical effect of current, battery and accumulator. Maximum power theorem, Thevenin and Norton theorems.
Week 7 - Theoretical
Superposition theorem. Capacitor, series and parallel connections and DC behavior.
Week 8 - Theoretical
Magnetic circuits, Inductance, series and parallel connections and behavior in DC
Week 9 - Theoretical
Why is AC used? Production of AC, quantities that define our AC network, rectification of AC
Week 10 - Theoretical
Average value and effective value.
Week 11 - Theoretical
Behavior of RLC elements in AC.
Week 12 - Theoretical
Solution of AC circuits by graphical way, trigonometric operations and phasor diagram method.
Week 13 - Theoretical
Behavior of circuits consisting of RLC elements in AC.
Week 14 - Theoretical
Behavior of circuits consisting of RLC elements in AC.
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%30
Final Examination1%50
Assignment4%20
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory143384
Assignment4104
Final Examination110212
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)100
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
PÇ-9
PÇ-10
PÇ-11
OÇ-1
4
3
3
3
3
3
OÇ-2
4
4
3
3
3
3
OÇ-3
4
3
4
3
3
2
OÇ-4
4
3
4
3
3
2
OÇ-5
4
3
4
3
3
2
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026