ELI2700 Electronics Course description

The course provides an introduction to the field of electronics. The main focus of the course is the study of the three semiconductor devices; the diode, the bipolar transistor and the MOS transistor. These component and the operational amplifier are used in this course as the means to process signals through amplifiers.

This course confers 2 credits in physics

MEK1000 Mathematics 1000, MEK2000 Mathematics 2000, ELPE1300 Electric Circuits, and ELI2300 Dynamic Systems, or equivalent is recommended prior knowledge.

Completed laboratory part of ELPE1300 Electric Circuits

After completing the course, the student is expected to have achieved the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence:

Knowledge

The student

• knows descriptions of signals both in the time domain and the frequency domain.
• has knowledge about amplifiers and how to analyse these
• has knowledge of operational amplifiers used in a feedback configuration.
• has knowledge about construction of semiconductors and how they work
• has knowledge of imperfections and limitations for the operational amplifier
• has knowledge of the diode, models for the diode and modes of operation of the diode
• has knowledge of the bipolar junction transistor and the MOS Field-Effect transistor including structure and physical operation, and DC circuits using the transistors
• has knowledge of transistor amplifiers including biasing and both small-signal operation

Skills

The student can

• design amplifier based on feedback systems
• use diodes and transistors
• describe signals in time and frequency domain
• understand and use circuit diagrams and perform error checking
• discuss a circuit solution and explain how it works
• use supplier manuals and data sheets
• use basic da- and ad-converters

General competence

The student can

• analyze a problem and specify a solution methodology
• explain and discuss different choices of solution method
• account for the historical development in the field of electronics

Theory teaching, laboratory work.

The following coursework is compulsory and must be approved before the student can sit the exam:

• Six laboratory exercises. For each laboratory exercise a protocol must be submitted (maximum 4 pages each)

Individual written exam under supervision, 3 hours.

The exam result can be appealed.

In the event of a resit or rescheduled exam, an oral examination may be used instead. In case an oral exam is used, the examination result cannot be appealed.

A handheld calculator that cannot be used for wireless communication or to perform symbolic calculations. If the calculator’s internal memory can store data, the memory must be deleted before the exam. Random checks may be carried out.

Grade scale A-F.

One internal examiner. External examiners are used regularly.

Ola Jetlund

This course has 4 ECTS overlap with the course ELTS2100 Electronics, and 3 ECTS overlap with the course ELI1100 Electronics..