| Instructor(s) | Surinder Jassar [Coordinator] Office: Online Phone: TBA Email: jassar@torontomu.ca Office Hours: Thursday 3 pm - 5pm | ||||||||||||||||
| Calendar Description | This one-semester lecture/lab course covers general electric circuit parameters and laws. Topics include: basic electric circuits, voltage and current sources, resistance, analysis of DC circuits, power considerations. Concepts of capacitance, inductance, and their transient behaviour. Introduction of AC sources, phasors, reactance and impedance, AC analysis of RC, RL, and RCL circuits, the effect of resonance, real and complex power in reactive loads. | ||||||||||||||||
| Prerequisites | MTH140 and MTH141 | ||||||||||||||||
| Antirequisites | None | ||||||||||||||||
| Corerequisites | None | ||||||||||||||||
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| Learning Objectives (Indicators) | At the end of this course, the successful student will be able to:
NOTE:Numbers in parentheses refer to the graduate attributes required by the Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board (CEAB). | ||||||||||||||||
| Course Organization | 3.0 hours of lecture per week for 13 weeks | ||||||||||||||||
| Teaching Assistants | Mohammad Khoobani, Email: mohammad.khoobani@torontomu.ca Auditi Das, Email: auditi.das@torontomu.ca | ||||||||||||||||
| Course Evaluation |
Note: In order for a student to pass a course, a minimum overall course mark of 50% must be obtained. In addition, for courses that have both "Theory and Laboratory" components, the student must pass the Laboratory and Theory portions separately by achieving a minimum of 50% in the combined Laboratory components and 50% in the combined Theory components. Please refer to the "Course Evaluation" section above for details on the Theory and Laboratory components (if applicable). | ||||||||||||||||
| Examinations | 1. The midterm is scheduled on Wednesday October 21, 2026 (during the regular lecture hours). It will be a closed book exam and of 2 hours duration. The location will be announced later. 2. The official final exam will be announced by the timetabling department. The final exam includes materials discussed from the beginning to the end. It will be a closed book exam and of 3 hours duration. Note: Refer to the course webpage on D2L Brightspace for updated information on the Midterm and Final Exam schedule and coverage. | ||||||||||||||||
| Other Evaluation Information | 1. The lab tests are conducted individually. There are two lab tests (for laboratory components). The first lab test is conducted after labs 1 to 3 are completed. It is worth 50% of lab tests marks. The second lab test is conducted after labs 4 and 5 are completed. It is worth another 50% of lab tests marks. Lab tests are scheduled for one hour per person and have small pre-lab, implementation, and post- lab reports handed in. These test reports are written per person, will be marked and posted online. There is no question asked policy for lab tests. Students must use actual lab sessions as their practice run, as there is no practice lab session (or make-up labs, or extra time) prior to the tests. 2. Only university-approved calculators are allowed. Only the non-programmable approved calculator (e.g., Sharp EL546 or Casio FX-991MS and their later models) will be allowed. Also, both midterm and final exams are 'no question-asked' exams. | ||||||||||||||||
| Teaching Methods | In-person (classes, labs, and exams). | ||||||||||||||||
| Other Information | 1. Lectures will be held in-person in the designated classroom (DSQ01 Classroom; Wednesdays; 10:00AM - 1:00PM). 2. The In-Lab Work to be undertaken in-person in the designated laboratory room. 3. Office hours will be online. The link is posted on d2l. 4. Please carefully check your schedule for location of the lecture and lab classes. Lab attendance is mandatory. | ||||||||||||||||
Week | Hours | Chapters / | Topic, description |
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1-2 | 6 | 1, course notes | Introduction to EES512: scope and objectives course management. Basic |
3-5 | 9 | 2, 3, 4, course notes | Series and parallel circuits Kirchhoffs Laws ground potential voltage and current |
6-8 | 9 | 6, 7, course notes | Capacitance practical capacitors series and parallel connections transients in RC |
9-10 | 6 | 9, course notes | Generation of AC voltages parameters of AC waveforms average and effective |
11-13 | 9 | 10, 11, course notes | Series R-L R-C and R-L- C loads general series-parallel AC circuits. Phasor |
Week | L/T/A | Description |
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1 | Week of Sept 8 | No Lab /Tutorial |
2 | Week of Sept 14, 2026 |
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3 | Week of Sept 21, 2026 | Lab 1.1 Ohm's Law |
4 | Week of Sept 28, 2026 | Tutorial 2 & Quiz 2 |
5 | Week of Oct 5, 2026 | Lab 2 Nodal Analysis |
6 | Week of Oct 12, 2026 | Tutorial 3 & Quiz 3 |
7 | Week of Oct 19, 2026 | Lab 3.1 Thevenin Theorem |
8 | Week of Oct 26, 2026 | Lab Test 1 |
9 | Week of Nov 2, 2026 | Tutorial 4 & Quiz 4 |
10 | Week of Nov 9, 2026 | Lab 4.1 - RC Circuit Step Response & Lab 4.2 - RL Circuit Step Response |
11 | Week of Nov 16, 2026 | Tutorial 5 & Quiz 5 |
12 | Week of Nov 23, 2026 | Lab 5 - RLC Circuit Resonance |
13 | Week of Nov 30, 2026 | Lab Test 2 |
Students are reminded that they are required to adhere to all relevant university policies found in their online course shell in D2L and/or on the Senate website
Refer to the Departmental FAQ page for furhter information on common questions.
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