LibGuides: Basics Electronics: Course Outline (EE-112)

Text Books

Basic SI units for electronic devices, Circuit Diagrams, Atomic Theory Review, Voltage & current.
Resistors, temperature effects on resistors, Ohms Law, Voltage Polarity
Current direction, Power, Energy, Series Circuit, Kirchhoff’s Voltage Law Resistors and Voltage resource in Series
Voltage Divider Rule, Circuit Grounding, Parallel Circuits, Kirchhoff’s Current Law, Resistor in Parallel
Voltage source in Parallel, Current Divider Rule
Series parallel networks, analysis of series parallel network. Application of series parallel circuits
Examples of series parallel network
Semiconductor Basics: Atomic Structure, Classification of Matters on the Basis of Semiconductor Theory
Covalent Bonds, Conduction in Semiconductors. N-Type and P-Type Semiconductors, Diode, Biasing a Diode, Voltage-Current Characteristic of a Diode, Diode Models
Diode Applications: Half- Wave Rectifiers, Full-Wave Rectifiers. Power Supply Filters and Regulators
Diode Limiting and Clamping Circuits
Special-Purpose Diodes: Zener Diodes. Zener Breakdown/characteristics, Zener equivalent circuit, Zener regulation, Applications of Zener Diode
Bipolar Junction Transistors (BJTs): Transistor Structure.

To prepare the students the operational principle, analysis, design and application of the Diodes, the Bipolar Junction Transistor (BJT), the Field Effect Transistor (FET) and Operational Amplifier (Op-Amp).
To initiate the students the understanding of the concepts, know-how and tools of circuit & device analysis and design.
To teach the principle, operation and characteristics of various electronic devices and their applications.
To develop the students’ ability on conducting engineering experiments and analyzing the experimental observations and able to use basic techniques for analysing analogue and digital electronic circuits.
To develop the student’s ability on preparing report.