- Charge, voltage, current, power and energy.
- Electrical and magnetic fields.
- Kirchhoff's laws and Ohm’s law
- Basic functions of components R,L,C, diode, transistor,operational amplifier and the transformator.
- DC and AC voltage/currents
- Independent and dependent sources
- Circuit analysis with mesh and node ananlysis, superposition and Thevenin/Norton equivalents.
- Transients in RC/RL-nets.
- Analyse RLC-nets including resonance circuits using the phasor method.
IF1330 Electrical Principles 7.5 credits

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Course syllabus IF1330 (Spring 2019–)Content and learning outcomes
Course contents
Intended learning outcomes
After completion of the course the student should be able to
- explain the basic electrical and magnetic concepts
- describe passive components and electrical networks
- perform network calculation and simulations of electrical nets
- analyze basic electrical circuits
- choose components and implent them in a circuit construction.
- conduct measurements on electrical circuits.
Literature and preparations
Specific prerequisites
Recommended prerequisites
- IX1307 Problem-Solving in Mathematics
- IX1304 Calculus
Literature
Electric Circuits, J. W. Nilsson and S. A. Riedel, 10TH edition, Pearson
Examination and completion
Grading scale
Examination
- TEN1 - Examination, 6.0 credits, grading scale: A, B, C, D, E, FX, F
- LAB1 - Laboratory Work, 1.5 credits, grading scale: P, F
Based on recommendation from KTH’s coordinator for disabilities, the examiner will decide how to adapt an examination for students with documented disability.
The examiner may apply another examination format when re-examining individual students.
If the course is discontinued, students may request to be examined during the following two academic years.
Examiner
Ethical approach
- All members of a group are responsible for the group's work.
- In any assessment, every student shall honestly disclose any help received and sources used.
- In an oral assessment, every student shall be able to present and answer questions about the entire assignment and solution.
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In this course, the EECS code of honor applies, see: http://www.kth.se/en/eecs/utbildning/hederskodex.