ELEC-107 Introduction to Electronic Circuits

Upon completion of this course, students will have a thorough understanding of fundamentals of electronics. Students will study passive components and their behavior in DC circuits as well as in AC circuits. Students will learn fundamental laws that govern the electronics circuits such as Ohm's law, Kirchhoff's current/ voltage laws, and Thevenin's Theorem. Analysis of electric circuits with computer techniques will be covered as part of laboratory experiments. Basic electronics safety will be stressed. Students will have hands-on experience and a good understanding of laboratory test instruments and basic troubleshooting techniques.

Credits

4

Prerequisite

Eligible to enroll in MATH-061

Hours Weekly

3 hours lecture, 3 hours lab weekly

Course Objectives

1. 1. Convert engineering notation to metric prefix and vice-versa by using scientific calculator.
2. 2. Operate basic laboratory instruments and test instruments such as power supply, VOM, and DMM.
3. 3. Apply basic electronics laws to compute current and power (Ohm's law and Kirchhoff's laws).
   
4. 4. Compare series/parallel circuit characteristics and apply voltage divider formula to a series circuit and
   analyze series/parallel circuits combination.
   
5. 5. Operate dual trace oscilloscope to measure sinewave peak voltage, peak-to-peak voltages and frequency.
   
6. 6. Interpret how passive components (capacitors and inductors) behave in DC circuits and in AC circuits.
7. 7. Test resonant circuits and ploy resonance characteristics.
   
8. 8. Compare and contrast network theorems such as Thevenin, superposition and maximum power transfer.
   
9. 9. Analyze circuits using computer software.
10. 10. Identify the basic operations of a transformer and various types of transformers and their applications.
11. 11. Analyze the operation of resonant circuits and determine bandwidth or resonant circuits.
    

Course Objectives

1. 1. Convert engineering notation to metric prefix and vice-versa by using scientific calculator.
2. 2. Operate basic laboratory instruments and test instruments such as power supply, VOM, and DMM.
3. 3. Apply basic electronics laws to compute current and power (Ohm's law and Kirchhoff's laws).
   
4. 4. Compare series/parallel circuit characteristics and apply voltage divider formula to a series circuit and
   analyze series/parallel circuits combination.
   
5. 5. Operate dual trace oscilloscope to measure sinewave peak voltage, peak-to-peak voltages and frequency.
   
6. 6. Interpret how passive components (capacitors and inductors) behave in DC circuits and in AC circuits.
7. 7. Test resonant circuits and ploy resonance characteristics.
   
8. 8. Compare and contrast network theorems such as Thevenin, superposition and maximum power transfer.
   
9. 9. Analyze circuits using computer software.
10. 10. Identify the basic operations of a transformer and various types of transformers and their applications.
11. 11. Analyze the operation of resonant circuits and determine bandwidth or resonant circuits.