Introduction To Electrical Engineering
Tags: Electrical Engineering
covers all the fundamental knowledge you need in Electrical Engineering
Last updated 2022-01-10 | 4.2
- understand what Electrical Engineering is- analyse both DC and AC circuits
- understand the function of R
- L
- C
- diodes
- opamps
- and transistors
What you'll learn
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The goal of this course is for you (an absolute beginner) to learn all the fundamentals of Electrical Engineering in the most simple, effective and fast way. Instead of giving you every information at the beginning and bore you with all the details, I will add information as you start to question and start to need it. This is proven to be the best way to learn languages and I believe it's the best way to learn anything. So please ask questions and learned actively!
This course starts with explaining what all the sub-fields in Electrical Engineering (e.g. Signal Processing, Control System, Power System, Telecommunication, Photonics, Microelectronics) are and what Electrical Engineers do. Then you will learn the characteristics of the most basic and common components used in Electrical Engineering (i.e. resistors, capacitors, inductors, power supplies, voltmeters and ammeters). Before you can understand Ohm’s Law and DC Circuit Analysis (e.g. Kirchoff’s Voltage Law and Kirchoff’s Current Law), I will demonstrate what electrical voltage, current, charge and power means with examples.
The second section of the course covers active circuit elements (i.e. operational amplifiers, diodes and transistors). You will learn their characteristics and typical applications. Then we will revisit the passive components and see how they behave in AC circuits. In this part, you will learn why complex numbers exist in AC circuits, how to perform complex number algorithms, and what phase shift is. The last part of this section focuses on power generation, losses and distribution. Here we will introduce fuses and transformers.
Lastly, we will look at practical circuits and follow a few guidelines to help you start building your own circuits.
Who this course is for:
- This course is designed for those who are interested in Electrical Engineering but have little or no knowledge about it.
- Basic mathematical skills (e.g. addition, subtraction, multiplication and division) are required. Everything else (if needed) will be covered in this course.
Course content
5 sections • 33 lectures
Course Intro Preview 02:37
This gives you an overview of the course.
Course Preview Preview 11:44
A taste of what this course is like.
Lecture 1 - What is Electrical Engineering Preview 06:11
Lec 1 covers what Electrical Engineering is, what Electrical Engineering covers and what Electrical Engineers do.
Lecture 2 - Passive Components and Power Supply Preview 03:29
Lec 2 explains briefly what resistors, capacitors, inductors and power supply are.
Lecture 3 - Electrical Quantities and Power Supplies Preview 06:46
Lec 3 explains what voltage, current, electrical charge, power energy are. It also introduces different types of power supplies.
Lecture 3.o (Optional) - Charges, Electric Fields and Electric Potentials Preview 05:48
In this lecture, we go into the details of the definition of electric fields and electric potentials and how they are related to charges.
Lecture 4 - RLC in DC circuits Preview 06:03
Lec 4 explains how resistors, capacitors and inductors behave in a DC circuit
Lecture 4.o (optional) - Common Prefixes and X-Y Plot Interpretation Preview 05:30
This optional lecture covers the commonly-used prefixes in Electrical Engineering and teaches how X-Y plots can be interpreted.
Lecture 5 - DC Analysis Part 1 Preview 10:24
Lec 5 covers Kirchoff’s Current Law, Kirchoff’s Voltage Law, Nodal Analysis and Mesh Analysis.
Lecture 6 - DC Analysis Part 2 Preview 10:20
Lec 6 talks about common resistor circuits and thevenin equivalent circuit
Section 1 Quiz
Simple Quiz that helps you revise the important points in Section 1.
Lecture 7 - Active Circuit Elements Preview 07:17
Lec 7 covers the characteristics of diodes and transistors as well as their typical application
Lecture 8 - Operational Amplifiers Preview 06:48
Lec 8 explains how operational amplifiers (opamps) work with several examples.
Lecture 9 - AC Circuit Analysis Part 1 Preview 06:48
Lec 9 talks about AC power and phase shift.
Lecture 10 - AC Circuit Analysis Part 2 Preview 09:28
Lec 10 talks about impedance and complex number algorithmic with examples
Section 2 Quiz
This quiz covers the important parts in section 2.
Lecture 11 - Power System Preview 06:12
Lec 11 covers the basic of power generation, distribution, losses and protection
Lecture 12 - Practical Circuits Preview 04:25
Lec 12 demonstrates how practical circuits can be analyzed and created.
Circuit Analysis Assessment
This assessment will test your knowledge on KCL, KVL, Nodal, Mesh Analysis, Ohm's Law and Thevenin Equivalent Circuit.