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ET 2550 - Electronics

2 lecture hours 2 lab hours 3 credits
Course Description
This course is a survey of semiconductor principles, discrete semiconductor devices, linear and digital integrated circuits, and transducers. These devices are applied to the concepts and properties of electronic circuits such as power supplies, linear amplifiers, active filters, oscillators, nonlinear circuits, and interfacing. The laboratory is used to illustrate electronic devices, applications, and measurement techniques. Note: this course is not intended for the electrical engineering technology major. This course is not intended for the electrical engineering technology major. (prereq: ET 1520 , MA 128 )
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  • Design basic diode circuits
  • Understand switching mode BJT circuits
  • Design basic operational amplifier circuits
  • Understand basic oscillator circuits
  • Understand basic 555 timer circuits

Prerequisites by Topic
  • Electric Circuits (ET 1520   prerequisite).
  • Analytic Geometry and Calculus I (MA 128  prerequisite).

Course Topics
  • Diodes, Rectifiers, Half-Wave Rectifiers, Bridge Rectifiers, Ripple Voltage, Ripple Frequency (2 classes)
  • Zener Diodes and their Power supply applications (2 classes)
  • Bipolar Transistors as switches, applications of logic gates (1 class)
  • Bipolar Transistors as amplifiers, Common Emitter circuit (2 classes)
  • Ideal OpAmps (2 classes)
  • Power supply using OpAmps (1 class)
  • Active Filters (1 class)
  • Oscillators, 555-timer (2 classes)
  • Sensor interfacing, Wheatstone bridge, instrumentation amplifier (2 classes)
  • Tests and homework days, including final exam) (7 classes)

Laboratory Topics
  • Half-wave-full-wave, bridge rectifiers (1 session)
  • Zener diodes and their power supply application (1 session)
  • Bipolar transistors as switches (1 session)
  • Bipolar transistors as amplifiers (1 session)
  • Ideal OPAmp as non-inverting and inverting amplifier (1 session)
  • Voltage regulator using OPAmp (1 session)
  • Filters using OPAmps (1 session)
  • Oscillators (1 session)
  • Sensor interfacing (1 session)

Coordinator
Robert Strangeway



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