MASTER COURSE SYLLABUS
INTRODUCTION TO BASIC ELECTRONICS – EST 240
INSTRUCTOR
NAME
OFFICE LOCATION
OFFICE HOURS
PHONE NUMBER
E-MAIL ADDRESS
Brian Evensen
WWCC – Technology Building, 1215 A
Monday – Friday
8:30 – 9:30 AM
(509) 527 – 4492
brian.evensen@wwcc.edu
COURSE INFORMATION
IDENTIFIER
TITLE
TEXTBOOK
CREDITS
HOURS PER WEEK
FORMAT
LOCATION
DAY/TIME
EST 240
Introduction to Electronics
Electrical Motor Controls 3E
Rockis, Mazur, ISBN 0-8269-1675-9
Radio Shack Electronics Learning
Lab 280-0280
Handouts
5
6
Lecture/Lab
WWCC – Technology Building
Room 1214 & 1215
Monday & Wednesday
2:30 – 5:20 PM
COURSE DESCRIPTION
This course in an introduction to solid state theory and basic electronic components.
Students will study solid state theory, operation, and testing of solid state components and
devices to include diodes, thermistors, transducers, photo cells, transistors, SCR’s, diac, triac, SS
relays, and photoelectric and proximity controls. Prerequisites are EST 131 or instructor
permission.
STUDENT LEARNING ASSESSMENTS
Attendance
20%
Participation
Quizzes
20%
20%
Exams
30%
Attendance is a crucial component to this course.
Each student may take 2 Unexcused Absences from lecture
and 1 Unexcused Absence from lab without penalty.
After that, each additional Unexcused Absence in lecture or lab
will result in a 2% deduction in your overall grade
Actively engaging in lecture and completing all lab activities.
Each WEDNESDAY a QUIZ will be given on the various
electronics acronyms covered throughout the week and CANNOT
be made up or retaken.
Each QUIZ accounts for 2% of your overall grade.
There will be two EXAMS during the quarter – 1 covering the 1st 5
weeks and the 2nd covering the last 5 weeks.
Final
10%
Each EXAM accounts for 15% of your overall grade.
There will be 1 FINAL covering all of the electronics acronyms
covered throughout the course given at the end of the quarter.
GRADING POLICY
GRADE
A
B
C
D
F
PERCENTAGE
100 to 90%
89 to 80%
79 to 70%
69 to 60%
<60%
COURSE OUTLINE
LESSON
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
TOPIC
SS THEORY & SOLID STATE COMPONENTS
Introductions
Review of Electrical Safety, Ohm’s Law, and Solid State Theory
Solid State Components: Resisters
Resistors and Capacitors (Fixed and Variable, Photo, Film, and Wire
Wound)
Solid State Components: Diodes (Diode, Zener, LED, and Photo)
Solid State Components: Thermistor, Thermocouple, and Transducers
Solid State Components: Transistors
Solid State Components: Diacs and Triacs
Solid State Components: Photo Cells (Cells, Resistors, Diode, and
Transistors)
Solid State Components: Integrated Circuits (IC’s)
Solid State Components: Fiberoptics
TEST
SOLID STATE DEVICES
Solid State Devices: Electro-Mechanical to Solid State
Solid State Devices: Relays (SSR’s)
Solid State Devices: Time Delays and Logic
Solid State Devices: OLVFD (Overload and Variable Frequency
Drives)
Solid State Devices: Photoelectric and Proximity Controls
Solid State Devices: Programmable Thermostats
Solid State Devices: Specialty Items (as appropriate)
TEST