Course Description

Electric circuits and electronics. DC and AC circuit analysis, diode and transistor circuits, integrated circuits, and digital electronics.

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Athena Title

INTRO ELECTRONICS

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Prerequisite

(PHYS 1212-1212L or PHYS 1312-1312L) and (MATH 2270 or MATH 2500 or MATH 3500 or MATH 3500H)

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Semester Course Offered

Offered spring

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Grading System

A - F (Traditional)

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Course Objectives

The students should have a working knowledge of the fundamentals of electric circuits and elementary electronics.

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Topical Outline

Topical outline for the course: A) DC circuits, Thevenin's and Norton's Theorems B) Transient Analysis, Laplace Transforms C) AC circuits, complex variables D) Frequency response of circuits E) p-n junction, diodes in circuits F) FETs and BJTs characteristics, transistor switches G) Logic gates and logic circuits, Boolean algebra and K-maps H) Op-amps I) FET and BJT amplifiers

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