Prof. Dr. Thorsten Jungmann (last updated 2025-09-06)
Overview of the course and the script
What will you be able to do at the end of this course? – The intended learning outcomes:
- You know fundamental electrical quantities, their units and quantity symbols, and you use them confidently in equations and calculations.
- You know fundamental electrical components, can name their properties and explain their functions.
- You can analyse simple DC networks, describe their functions and calculate characteristic quantities.
- You can explain the connections between the fundamentals learnt in this course and other areas of electrical engineering.
What requirements or prerequisites apply to this course?
- Prior knowledge: school knowledge at year 10 level (mathematics, physics, chemistry, German, English)
- Equipment: calculator (for exercises), computer or tablet for the script and notes
Who is this course for?
- Students in engineering degree programmes
- Apprentices in technical occupations
- Pupils at upper secondary level and their teachers
- Technically interested people of all ages
How is the script structured?
- 13 lessons with matching exercises
- 37 detail pages on electrical quantities
- 31 detail pages on electrical components and devices
- 15 pages on important people in electrical engineering
- Information on the expected prior knowledge
- A personal page about me
Topic and schedule planning for the semester
The allocation of lessons to dates is a rough plan for the module Electrical Engineering 1 in the winter semester 2025/26.
| Lesson | Date | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| EE1-00 | 29.08.2025 | Presentation of the module and the course |
| EE1-01 | 21.10.2025 | Introduction to the module and its courses – What is it about and how does it work? |
| EE1-02 | 21.10.2025 | Quantities and units, terms, symbols, models – How do you write the language of electrical engineering? |
| EE1-03 | 28.10.2025 | Sources – Where do voltage and current come from? |
| EE1-04 | 28.10.2025 | Resistance – What slows the current down? Where does the voltage drop go? |
| EE1-05 | 04.11.2025 | Equivalent resistance and bridge network – How do you calculate simple DC circuits? |
| EE1-06 | 04.11.2025 | Kirchhoff’s laws – How do you calculate any DC circuit? |
| EE1-07 | 11.11.2025 | Kirchhoff and Helmholtz – What if there is more than one source? |
| EE1-08 | 18.11.2025 | Capacitance and capacitor – How do you store electric charges for quick retrieval? |
| EE1-09 | 25.11.2025 | Magnetic field and inductance – How do force and motion arise from electricity? |
| EE1-10 | 02.12.2025 | Electromagnetic induction – How can wind energy from Borkum light up the Munich Christmas market? |
| EE1-11 | 09.12.2025 | Time-dependent processes – How do capacitor and inductor behave when switched on? |
| EE1-12 | 09.12.2025 | Alternating current and voltage – How do you calculate with AC/DC? (preview) |
| EE1-13 | 16.12.2025 | Review and outlook – What was … again? What comes next? |
| EE1-14 | 16.12.2025 | Reserve session – Because things never turn out the way you expect. |
| EE1-PV | 16.12.2025 | Exam preparation – Is everything working out? |
| EE1-PZ | tbd | Exam (eAssessment) |
Slides for the presentation of the module on 29.08.2025 in the Audimax:
- EE1-00 Welcome (2025-08-29) annotated.pdf
- Practical assignment EE1 – Energy demand analysis in the company
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