Mastering the Art of Circuit Analysis

At the heart of every great engineer lies a strong foundation in the fundamentals.

• Do you feel like you're missing something fundamental?

• Are you struggling to understand the core concepts of electrical engineering?

• Do you feel overwhelmed by the vast amount of knowledge available, and wish you had a key to unlock the door of understanding?

Look no further than "Mastering the Art of Circuit Analysis" - The first course in The Tao of Phasor Series.

This course is not just about analyzing circuits with phasors:

• With high-quality content, insightful lessons and engaging storytelling, you'll gain a deep understanding of the fundamental principles that underpin all of electrical engineering.

• Our focus is not just on the HOW, but also on the WHY and the evolution of analytical methods in this field.

• You'll discover that phasors are not just a mathematical tool, but a KEY to unlock the secrets of electrical engineering.

By the end of this course:

• You'll learn how to harness the vast knowledge in this field and apply it to your career.

• You'll learn how to master this field and develop the skills that will set you apart from your peers.

• You'll have a solid foundation that will impact your entire electrical engineering career.

• You'll be well on your way to becoming a confident and successful engineer.

Join us on this journey and discover the joy of understanding the Tao of electrical engineering!

Course Highlights:

Don't overlook this seemingly boring agenda. I am not using a conventional teaching style, but explaining how the circuit analysis approach is built up. This may solve many of the "WHYs" in your mind.

• Basic Laws and Methods, Ohm

• Kirchhoff Current and Voltage Laws, Kirchhoff

• Nodal Voltage and Mesh Current Analysis

• History of Electricity

• RC and RL Circuits, 1st-order Differential Equation, 1st-order Circuit Response

• General Solution for 1st-order Differential Equation, Examples

• Reason to Study RLC Circuits

• Kelvin, Ruhmkorff Coil

• RLC Circuit Analysis, Maxwell, and Hertz

• 2nd-order Differential Equation, Natural Response

• Derivatives, Newton, Leibniz, Lagrange, and Arbogast

• Heaviside & Heaviside's Trick

• Characteristic Equation and Natural Responses

• Undamped, Underdamped, Critically Damped and Overdamped

• Discriminant and Damping Ratio

• Simple Spring System and Pendulum System

• Zero-state Response Examples, Complete Response Example

• Revisit 1st-order Case

• Sinusoidal Properties, Formula of Power Calculations, Magnitude vs. Amplitude

• Sinusoidal Excitation Analysis (Time-domain)

• Coordinate Systems and Descartes

• Complex Plane and Gauss

• Complex Numbers, Complex Plane and Sinusoidal Wave

• Complex Excitation Analysis (Time-domain), Phasor Excitation Analysis (Frequency-domain)

• Phasor Plane and Its Base Function

• Sinusoidal Waves Synthesis

• Phase Noise: The Leeson's Model

• Phasors Everywhere

• Impedance and Admittance, Kirchhoff’s Laws

• Mr. Bigs, Steinmetz

• Challenges and Silver Lining, The Paper, and Carson

• The Beauty of Phasor