Linear Circuits
| Title | ΓΡΑΜΜΙΚΑ ΚΥΚΛΩΜΑΤΑ / Linear Circuits |
| Code | ΕΦΕ202 |
| Faculty | Sciences |
| School | Physics |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate |
| Teaching Period | Spring |
| Coordinator | Christos Volos |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 40003036 |
Programme of Study: PROGRAMMA SPOUDŌN 2022
Registered students: 7
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KORMOS | Elective Courses | 8 | 4 | 5 |
| Academic Year | 2025 – 2026 |
| Class Period | Spring |
| Faculty Instructors |
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| Instructors from Other Categories |
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| Weekly Hours | 3 |
| Class ID | 600285413
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Course Type 2021
Specialization / Direction
Course Type 2016-2020
- Scientific Area
- Skills Development
Course Type 2011-2015
Specific Foundation / Core
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600285413
- At the Website of the School: https://www.physics.auth.gr/courses/214
- eLearning (Moodle): https://elearning.auth.gr/course/view.php?id=6206
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
Prerequisites
Required Courses
- ΕΦΥ501 Electric Circuits Laboratory
- ΕΦΥ5501 Electric Circuits Laboratory
General Prerequisites
Electric Circuits Laboratory
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of the course, the student will be able to:
1) Become familiar with the use of electrical measurement instruments.
2) Gain experience in the experimental construction of linear electrical circuits.
3) Use linear circuit analysis methods and all related theorems.
4) Develop experience in the written presentation of experimental measurements.
5) Become familiar with the study of basic elements of transformer theory.
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Make decisions
- Work autonomously
- Be critical and self-critical
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
Course Content
- 1st and 2nd order circuits with independent and dependent sources.
- Linear Quadrupoles (two-port). Quadrupole parameters. T and Π equivalents. Exercises. Input-output resistances. Experimental calculation of parameters. Quadrupole connections.
- Time responses of RC – RL networks. Experimental application to charges – discharges. Responses to square pulses. Differentiation – integration.
- Transfer functions. Frequency response (amplitude-phase). Nyquist – Bode diagrams. Bell and dB. Approximation with asymptotes.
- Filter categories. Complex filters. Ideal-real (LP, HP, BP, BS). Filter combinations. Experimental implementation.
- Resonant circuits (series and parallel) as filters. Deviation from ideal behavior. Determination of ω.
- Computer simulations of circuits.
- Magnetically coupled circuits. Mutual inductance M, dot rule, coupling coefficient, etc.
- Circuit resolution (in the frequency domain), inversion in the time domain. Exercises.
- Thévenin-Norton equivalents for coupled circuits. Applications to linear transformers. Transformer equivalent circuits (type T or P). Ideal transformer.
- Conversion exercises from non-conducting to conducting circuits.
- Experimental verifications and transformer exercises.
- Discuss and questions.
Keywords
First and second order circuits, filters, resonant circuits, quadrupole, transformers
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Slide presentations
- Video lectures
- Multimedia
- Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Laboratory Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
- Use of ICT in Student Assessment
Description
Use of ICT in Communication with Students,
Use of ICT in Student Assessment.
Use Powerpoint in Teaching.
Use software for circuits simulations.
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 57 | 1.9 | ✓ | ||
| Laboratory Work | 60 | 2 | ✓ | ||
| Tutorial | |||||
| Written assigments | 30 | 1 | ✓ | ||
| Exams | 3 | 0.1 | ✓ | ||
| Total | 150 | 5 |
Student Assessment
Description
Written Exam with Multiple Choice Questions and Problem Solving (Formative).
Written Exams with Extended Answer Questions, Problem Solving and Written Assignment (Conclusive).
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Multiple Choice Questions (Formative)
- Written Exam with Extended Answer Questions (Summative)
- Written Assignment (Summative)
- Written Exam with Problem Solving (Formative, Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
1. Ανάλυση Γραμμικών Κυκλωμάτων (Τόμος Α), Ι.Μ. Κυπριάνιδης, Σύγχρονη Παιδεία, 2007 (2834)
2. Άρχες Ηλεκτρικών Κυκλωμάτων, Από τη Θεωρία στο Πείραμα, Κ. Ευθυμιάδης, Ο. Καλογήρου, Ι. Κυπριανίδης, Κ. Μέλιδης, Α. Σιακαβάρα, 2002 (2830)
Last Update
22-07-2025
