Electronics

Class(es): BS 5th, MSc 1st

Course Code(s): PHYS-304, PHYS-6114

Credit Hours: 3

Introduction:

The Basic Electronics course will cover the following topics:

History of Electronics from vacuum tubes to large scale, classification of electronic signals, digital and analog, role of A/D and D/A converters, electronic components, symbols and identifications, semiconductivity.
Diodes and Diode circuits: diode circuits and characteristics, model, and behavior in relation to the circuits and analysis.
Field Effect Transistors and Circuits: MOSFET characteristics and model, biasing techniques, circuit symbol, analog MOSFET amplifier.
Bipolar Junction Transistors (BJT), the physical structure of the BJT, circuit representation, transistor biasing, and transistor ratings.
Fundamentals of digital electronics, ideal logic gates, logic level definition, and dynamics response of logic gates, logic gates examples.

Prerequisites by topic

Semiconductors and their applications
Analysis of basic simple circuits using Ohm's law, Kirchhoff's laws and network theorems
Ability to use a computer

Course Outline:

Semiconductor Diode And Applications: Semiconductor Diode, Characteristics Curves, DC & AC resistance, Diode Equivalent circuit, Series and Parallel Diode configuration with DC load, Rectification, Half and Full wave rectifier circuit with and without filter circuit, Zener Diode, Light emitting diode. Bipolar Junction Transistor: Transistor and transistor operation, Transistor Configurations (CB, CE, CC), Current amplification factors, Load line, and Operating Conditios, DC biasing (voltage divider bias C-E amplifier), Design of voltage divider bias C-E amplifier, Transistor switching network. Field Effect Transistors: Introduction of FETs, Construction and basic operation JFET, Characteristics and parameter of JFETs, JFETs biasing (voltage divider bias), The metal oxide semiconductor FET( MOSFET), MOSFET parameters and characteristics, Low and High frequency response of FET amplifiers. Negative Feedback Amplifiers: Negative feedback amplifiers, General characteristics of Negative feedback amplifiers, Classification of negative feedback amplifiers, voltage series feedback amplifier. Integrated amplifier: The Differential amplifier (modes of operation, common mode rejection ratio), Operational Amplifier and its parameters, Op-amp configuration with negative feedback, Op-amp applications ( voltage summing, voltage buffer, voltage comparators), Op-amp as differentiator and integrator. Oscillators: Oscillator Principles and conditions for oscillation, Oscillator with LC feedback circuits, Transistor RC phase shift oscillator, Crystal oscillators, UJT relaxation oscillator, Multivibrators, Schmitt trigger.

Recommended Books:

Electronic Devices and Circuit Theory By Robert Boylastad and Louis Nashelsky, Prentice Hall, (2002).
Principles of Electric Circuits by T.L Floyd, .E. Merrill Pub. Co, (1981).
Integrated Electronics by J. Millman & C.C. Halkias, McGraw Hill, (2008).
Electronic Devices by T.L. Floyd, Merril Publishing Company Columbus (1988).
Electronic Principles by A.P. Malvino, , Tata McGraw Hill, New Delhi (1988).
Electronic Devices & Circuits by D.B. Bell, Reston Publishing Company Inc., Virginia (1980).
Electronic; Design Circuit & Systems by C.J. Savant Jr. M.S. Roden, G.L. Carpenter, The Benjamin/Cummings Publishing Co. California (1991).
Basic electronics by B. Grob, McGraw-Hill, (2003).