Course Title: Basic Electronics

Course Description:

Electronic devices and circuits, Voltage, current, resistance, kirchoffs voltage

law, RC circuits. Basic transistor circuits, operational amplifiers. Oscillators, voltage
regulators and power supplies.

COURSE OUTLINE
Reporters (2)
Unit 1. Electrical Principles
Unit 1
1.1 History of electronics/Electricity
1.
1.2 Conductors and insulators
1.3 Voltage, current and resistance
2.
1.4 Electronic and electrical symbol

Unit 2. Electronic Components

2.1 Resistor and Capacitor
2.1.1 Types and Construction Reporters (6)
2.1.2 Color Coding Unit 2
2.1.3 Ohms Law 2.1
2.1.4 Voltage and Current in Series and Parallel 1.
2.1.5 Series-Parallel combinations 2.
21.6 RC Circuits
2.2 Inductors and Transformer 2.2
2.2.1 Factors affecting inductance 3.
2.2.2 Self and mutual inductance 4.
2.2.3 Transformer principles
2.3 Diodes 2.3, 2.4 &2.5
2.3.1 Types of diodes 4.
2.3.2 Functions of diodes 5.
2.4 Transistors
2.4.1 Types of transistor
2.5 Integrated Circuits
2.5.1 Concepts of IC
2.5.2 Function and Constructions
 Reporter (1)
Unit 3. Multimeter Unit 3
3.1 Principles and Operation 1.
3.2 Safety handling
3.3 Ohmmeter, Voltmeter and Ammeter

Unit 4. Testing of electronic components Reporters (2)

4.1 Resistor and capacitor condition Unit 4
4.2 Measuring resistance and capacitance 1.
4.3 Identifying transistor leads
2.
Unit 5. Digital electronics
5.1 Number system
5.2 Logic gates, symbols and truth tables

Requirements:

Oral report
Written Exam
Attendance

Reporters of Unit 1 will present their report next week, December 5, 2009.
The next reporters must submit or email their reports a week before.