Electronics I

PURPOSE
The purpose of this module is to prepare students for entry into the field of electronic systems within the electrical engineering environment.

LEARNING OUTCOMES
The student should be able to:

• communicate an understanding of the established principles, concepts and terminology within Electronic Systems Engineering;
• use test and measurement instruments to accurately measure voltage, frequency and phase shifts;
• understand the basic operation of oscilloscopes;
• understand the basic concepts of atomic theory with respect to atoms, current flow and the different types of bonding processes of materials;
• understand the operation of the P-N diode, perform calculations to work out volt drops and currents through the circuit, use load lines to find currents and voltages accurately around a circuit;
• understand and perform calculations around the opto-electronic devices;
• analyze and explain basic rectifier circuits, perform calculations around the different circuits in order to obtain voltages, currents and power consumption;
• explain and understand the operation of the three basic transistor configurations, show the different characteristic curves and perform calculations around the circuits, draw load lines and understand their significance;
• explain and understand the principle of operation of the different field effect transistors, draw their characteristic curves;
• understand and calculate gains and losses with respect to decibels.

CORE CONTENT

• Oscilloscopes.
• Atomic theory.
• Semiconductor theory and P-N Diodes.
• Opto-electronics.
• Power supplies.
• Transistor theory and transistor as an amplifier.
• Field effect transistor theory.
• Introduction to decibels.