ELE 3101 - Electronics I

3 lecture hours 2 lab hours 4 credits

Course Description
This first course in electronics establishes the fundamental mathematical modeling and applications of solid-state devices and operational amplifiers. The device characteristics of p-n junction diodes, bipolar junction transistors (BJTs), and metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistors (MOSFETs) are considered. Diode circuits, linear power supplies, and transistor switching circuits are analyzed. Design applications include single-stage MOSFET amplifiers, operational amplifier circuits, active filters, and signal conditioning circuits. Circuit simulation software is utilized as an engineering design tool.
Prereq: ELE 2011 (quarter system prereq: EE 2070 or EE 3002B or EE 2725)
Note: This course is not available to students with credit for BME 3710.
This course meets the following Raider Core CLO Requirement: None

Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

Explain the operation of semiconductor devices
Analyze basic diode circuits
Perform DC analysis of BJTs and MOSFETs
Analyze switching/logic circuit behavior of both BJTs and MOSFETs
Design single-stage amplifier circuits using MOSFETs
Describe the fundamental concepts and circuits of operational amplifiers
Design operational amplifier circuits with resistive feedback
Design basic active operational amplifier filters
Experimentally implement electronic circuits with electronic devices
Document experimental results
Perform circuit simulation in electronic circuit analysis and design

Prerequisites by Topic

DC and AC electric circuit analysis
Ideal op-amp properties
Op-amp circuit analysis in standard and non-standard configurations
Model and Thevenin/Norton equivalent circuit concepts and analysis
Dependent sources
Ideal transformers
Frequency response, transfer functions, and Bode plots of first-order circuits
Resonant circuits
Time domain and Laplace transient analysis

Laboratory Topics

PN junction device i-v characteristics
BJT and MOSFET i-v characteristics and DC bias
Linear power supplies
Transistor switching circuits
Basic common-source (CS) MOSFET amplifier design
Op-amp circuit designs
Signal conditioning circuit design (open-ended design focus)

Coordinator
Dr. Steve Holland

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