ENGR 261 - Circuits and Devices Laboratory

    Recent Professors
    Nicholas P. Langhoff, Brooks B. McCall
    Recent Semesters
    Fall 2026, Fall 2025
    Class Size
    25 students
    Credits
    1
    Prerequisite
    Completion of or concurrent enrollment in ENGR 260
    Fall 2026 Sections
    View Fall 2026 sections of ENGR 261
    Transfers To
    CSU
    Description
    An introduction to the design, construction, and measurement of electrical circuits. Basic use of electrical test and measurement instruments including multimeters, oscilloscopes, power supplies, function generators, and network and spectrum analyzers. Use of circuit simulation software. Interpretation of measured and simulated data based on principles of circuit analysis for DC, transient, and sinusoidal steady-state (AC) conditions. Practical considerations including component value tolerance and non-ideal aspects of measurement instruments. Design, measurement, and analysis of circuits with resistors, inductors, capacitors, transformers, diodes, transistors, and operational amplifiers.
    Usually Held
    Tue 5:10pm–8:00pm, Tue 6:10pm–9:00pm