DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
ELEG 3103 – Electronics 1
1- Department, number, and title of course:
Electrical Engineering
ELEG 3103
Electronics 1
2- Instructor Information:
Dr. Daniel Bullock
Office: Corley 262
Phone: (479) 968-0331
Email: dbullock@atu.edu
Website: http://faculty.atu.edu/dbullock/
3- Course Designation:
Required
4- Course (catalog) description:
Prerequisite: ELEG 2113. Physics and electrical characteristics of diodes, bipolar
transistors, and field effect transistors, behavior of these devices as circuit elements;
common electronic circuits in discrete and integrated form; digital circuits including
standard IC gates and flip flops, linear circuits including standard discrete and integrated
amplifier configurations and their characteristics. Lecture three hours.
5- Textbook:
th
6- Electronic Devices and Circuits, 6 Edition, T. F. Bogart, J.S. Beasley and G. Rico,
Prentice Hall, 2004, ISBN No. 9780131111424.
7- Bibliography:
The Art of Electronics, 2nd Edition, P. Horowitz, Cambridge University Press, 1989,
ISBN No. 9780521370950.
Student Manual for The Art of Electronics, T. Hayes and P. Horowitz, Cambridge
University Press, 1989, ISBN No. 9780521377096.
T. Floyd and D. Buchla, Fundamentals of Analog Circuits, Prentice Hall, 2nd Edition,
2002. ISBN: 9780130606198
8- Justification/Rationale for the course:
Electronic components are a part of virtually all modern electrical systems. Therefore it is
essential that the electrical engineering student have a solid understanding of the different
components that are used in electronic systems. Not only is it important for engineer to
understand the discrete behavior of components but also to comprehend how these
devices interact when they are combined in a larger system or circuit. This course is
designed to expose the student to the characteristics of electronic components as well as
their behavior when combined into complex circuits.
9- Course learning outcomes / expected performance criteria.
The successful student should be able to:
1. Explain the operation of a p-n junction diode.
2. Understand the characteristics of different diode structures.
3. Describe the basic construction and operation of bipolar junction transistors
(BJTs).
4. Discuss transistor parameters and characteristics and use them to analyze
transistor circuits.
5. Understand and analyze various types of transistor based amplifiers.
6. Troubleshoot various faults in transistor circuits.
7. Describe the basic characteristics of field-effect transistors (FETs).
8. Describe the operation of FET linear amplifiers.
9. Determine the parameters for a capacitively coupled multistage amplifier.
10. Compute key ac and dc parameters for class A and class B power amplifiers.
11. Discuss the op-amp and its characteristics.
12. Troubleshoot op-amp circuits.
10- Topics covered.
1. Review of DC Circuits (a) (e)
2. Diodes (a) (e)
3. Bipolar Junction Transistors (a) (e) (k)
4. Field Effect Transistors (a) (e) (k)
5. Multistage, RF, and Power Amplifiers (a) (e) (k)
6. Operational Amplifiers (a) (e) (j)
7. Basic Op-Amp Circuits (a) (e) (j) (k)
11- Class / Laboratory schedule:
2 lecture sessions per week, 80 minutes per session
Tuesday & Thursday 9:30 A.M. – 10:50 A.M
Corley 268
12- Contribution of course to meeting the requirements of Curriculum (Criterion 5)
Engineering Topics – 3 Credit Hours
13- Relationship of Course to Program Outcomes
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b
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S – Strong
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M – Medium
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W – Weak
14- Evaluation Methods:
Exams - 50%
Final Exam- 25%
Design Projects- 25%
15- Assessment:
A 90 – 100%
B 80 – 89%
C 70 – 79%
D 60 – 69%
F Below 60%
16- Course Policies:
Absence Policy*: Students will be dropped from the course with an F* after three
unexcused absences. If not dropped from the class, grade will be lowered one letter for
each three absences, excused or non-excused.
Academic Dishonesty Policy*: Cheating or plagiarism is not tolerated and repercussions
will range from a grade of zero on the assignment to expulsion from the university.
Academic Misconduct Policy*: Disruption of teaching is not tolerated and repercussion
will range from a verbal warning to expulsion from the class.
Make Up Tests: Make-up tests will be administered from 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. on Fridays by
appointment and only for excused absences. Tests must be taken within 6 weekdays of
the original date of the test. Make-up quizzes are not available.
*Please
refer
to
the
Student
Handbook
p.
10-20
(http://www.atu.edu/currentstudents.shtml) and the Faculty Handbook pages 74-79
(http://www.atu.edu/stuserv/files/StudentHandbook.doc Section 4) for definitions and
clarification of these policies.
17- Person(s) who prepared this description and date of preparation
Daniel Bullock, August, 2012.