Course Details
Course Information Package
Course Unit Title | ELECTRONICS I | ||||||||||
Course Unit Code | AELE237 | ||||||||||
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Number of ECTS credits allocated | 6 | ||||||||||
Learning Outcomes of the course unit | By the end of the course, the students should be able to:
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Mode of Delivery | Face-to-face | ||||||||||
Prerequisites | AELE221 | Co-requisites | NONE | ||||||||
Recommended optional program components | NONE | ||||||||||
Course Contents | • Introduction to Electronics: Structure of the atom and the Bohr’s model. Semiconductor materials, atomic bonding, impurities, free electrons and holes. P-type and N-type semiconductors.
• Diodes: The PN-junction and junction diodes. Forward and reverse biasing, diode characteristics and diode models. Diode circuits and applications. Waveform shaping. Rectifier circuits and regulator circuits using the Zener diode.
• Bipolar Junction Transistor (BJT): Physical structure, parameters and operating characteristics of transistors. Transistor DC analysis, biasing and operation regions (cut-off, active and saturation). BJT models, large-signal and small signal models. The BJT as a switch. Introduction to BJT amplifiers.
• Switching and Logic Circuits: Diode-Logic, Resistor-Transistor and Diode-Transistor logic circuits and basic logic gates. TTL implementation of logic gates with open collector, totem pole and three-state outputs. Transfer characteristics, loading and fan-out. Power consumption and propagation delay. Introduction to Field-Effect Transistors, and CMOS digital logic design.
• Analog/digital interfacing techniques: Input interfacing circuits, switch debouncing, opto-switch inputs. Output interfacing circuits, driving circuits, darlington arrays, inductive loads, opto-isolators.
• Laboratory Work: Individual experiments on simulating, constructing and testing electronic circuits.
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods | The taught part of the course is delivered to the students by means of lectures, conducted with the help of computer presentations. Lecture notes and presentations are available through the web for students to use in combination with the textbooks. Lectures are supplemented with individual student assignments. The students familiarize with EDA tools for simulating electronic circuits. The circuits are built and tested in the laboratory. | ||||||||||
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Language of instruction | English | ||||||||||
Work placement(s) | NO |