Electronic Circuits

Catalog description

In this class, the student learns the difference between electrical and electronic circuits. The natures of analog and digital circuits are compared and the extreme sensitivity and reliability of modern solid-state circuitry is studied. The course includes a study of the P-N junction diode and its application to power supplies, the Zener diode and regulator circuits, the transistor in both switching and amplifying circuits, and other common semiconductor devices. Various electronic circuits are built by each student in the lab and Troubleshooting techniques are developed employing state-of- the-art test equipment.