PE Electrical Electronics study plan

Build a one-page formula sheet for DC circuit analysis covering Ohm's law, Kirchhoff's voltage and current laws, series/parallel reduction, and voltage/current dividers.

Solve 25 DC network problems (node and mesh analysis, superposition, Thevenin and Norton equivalents) and log every error with its root cause.

State the maximum power transfer theorem and derive the condition for it in a resistive network from memory.

Compute power and energy in DC circuits including source and load efficiency, without reference notes.

Analyze first- and second-order transients in RC and RL circuits by writing the time constant and initial/final conditions for 15 problems.

Sketch the step response of series RLC circuits for underdamped, critically damped, and overdamped cases and label damping ratio and resonant frequency.

Compute steady-state AC quantities using phasors and complex impedance for 20 problems involving R, L, and C combinations.

Calculate real, reactive, and apparent power and power factor correction capacitance for inductive loads.

Draw and label Bode magnitude and phase plots for first-order low-pass, high-pass, and band-pass filters given cutoff frequencies.

Determine resonant frequency, bandwidth, and quality factor for series and parallel RLC circuits and predict the effect of loading.

Solve 15 three-phase problems covering wye-delta conversion, line versus phase quantities, and balanced load power.

Identify the ideal op-amp assumptions and solve 12 amplifier configurations including inverting, non-inverting, summing, and integrator circuits.

Solve 20 diode circuit problems including ideal-diode, constant-drop, and small-signal models, plus Zener regulation and rectifier ripple.

Analyze BJT bias circuits in active, cutoff, and saturation regions and compute small-signal gain for common-emitter and common-collector configurations.

Compute MOSFET operating point and transconductance for 10 bias problems and distinguish triode from saturation regions.

Summarize the operating principles of SCRs, TRIACs, and IGBTs and state one application for each.

Design and analyze inverting, non-inverting, and instrumentation amplifier circuits and compute gain, input impedance, and CMRR effects for 12 problems.

Determine comparator threshold and hysteresis for Schmitt trigger circuits and explain oscillation conditions in feedback amplifiers.

Compute closed-loop gain, bandwidth, and stability margins from open-loop gain and feedback factor for 10 feedback problems.

Solve 10 digital logic problems converting between Boolean expressions, truth tables, and Karnaugh maps, and minimize each expression.

Analyze combinational and sequential logic circuits including multiplexers, decoders, flip-flops, counters, and shift registers for 12 problems.

Compute propagation delay, setup, and hold timing for a simple synchronous path and identify the critical path.

Convert between number systems and perform signed arithmetic in two's complement and IEEE-754 single precision for 10 exercises.

Explain the function of a microprocessor bus, memory-mapped I/O, and interrupts, and trace a short assembly routine's register state.

Solve 15 instrumentation and measurement problems covering bridge circuits, error propagation, resolution, and transducer scaling.

Compute symmetrical components and per-unit quantities for 10 power system problems and interpret a one-line diagram.

Analyze DC and AC machines for 10 problems covering torque-speed characteristics, slip, and equivalent circuits.

Review National Electrical Code ampacity and overcurrent protection sizing rules and apply them to 8 worked examples.

Complete two full-length timed practice exams under exam conditions and record time spent per question type.

Rank all error-log entries by frequency and re-solve every item missed more than once.

Recite the consolidated formula sheet from memory in under 20 minutes with no gaps.

Build a final-week review checklist targeting the three weakest subtopics identified from practice exam scores.