GEOE 123Electrical Circuits and Instrumentation

Units: 0.50
Faculty: Engineering
Subject: Geological Engineering
Cross-listed: AE 123, CIVE 123, ENVE 123

When it runs

Ran in 4 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: scheduled. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.

Charge, current, and voltage. Voltage and current sources, resistors, capacitors, and inductors. Ohm's Law, Kirchhoff's Laws, nodal analysis, instrumentation amplifier circuits, impedance. Function and characteristics of basic electrical transducers. Resolution, precision, and accuracy. Basics of data acquisition.

Prerequisites

Complete all of the following
- Students must be in level 1B or higher
- Enrolled in H-Geological Engineering

Antirequisites

Not completed nor concurrently enrolled in any of the following:
- GENE123 - Electrical Circuits and Instrumentation (0.50)
- ME123 - Electrical Engineering for Mechanical Engineers (0.50)

Leads to

No course lists it as a requisite.

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