Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 06/25/02
ELE116 20024-99999	L+L	4 Credit(s)	6 Period(s)
Electronics Fundamentals
Fundamentals of DC/AC(direct current/alternating current) and semiconductor circuits and systems. Basic knowledge of electric circuits using theory and applications. Designed for students in the Electromechanical Processes and Micro Circuit Mask Design programs. Prerequisites: None. Corequisites: ELE105.

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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
ELE116   20024-99999	Electronics Fundamentals

1.	Define basic electricity terms. (I)
2.	Use standard color code to determine resistance values (I)
3.	Make circuit measurements using ammeter, voltmeter, ohmmeter, and oscilloscope. (I, II, III)
4.	Use Ohm's law and Kirchhoff's laws to solve series, parallel, and series-parallel circuit problems. (I)
5.	Apply principles of superposition and Thevenin's and Norton's theorems to simple circuits. (I, II, III)
6.	Describe the properties of electric fields, resistance of conductors and semiconductors, and the temperature dependence of the property of resistance. (I, III)
7.	Describe the property of capacitance and the physical properties that affect capitance. (I)
8.	Determine the transient response of current and voltage in capacitive resistive, inductive resistive, and capacitive, inductive and resistive connected components. (II)
9.	Describe the properties of magnetic fields and magnetic materials, and relate then to the operation of magnetic devices. (I)
10.	Describe the properties of electromagnetic induction and self induction and the physical properties that affect inductance. (I, II)
11.	Determine the frequency and calculate peak, peak-to-peak, and RMS values of a sine wave. (II)
12.	Calculate voltages and currents using phasors (II)
13.	Calculate equivalent inductance and capitance of devices connected in series, parallel, and series-parallel. (II)
14.	Analyze the ideal transformer in terms of voltage, current and impedance. (II)
15.	Calculate voltages and currents for series, parallel, and series-parallel AC circuits. (II)
16.	Explain the use and application of filters. (II)
17.	Define these electronic terms: intrinsic semiconductor, n-type material, p-type material, doping, covalent bonding, pentavalent atoms and trivalent atoms. (III)
18.	Explain the operation and applications of a forward and revere-biased diode. (III)
19.	Describe the functions of the base, emitter, and collector of a bipolar transistor, and explain how they are biased. (III)
20.	Solve for all DC voltages and currents in the three basic transistor amplifier configurations: CE, CC, CB. (III)
21.	Explain the operation of Field effect transistors and correct biasing techniques. (III)
22.	Build and troubleshoot transistor amplifiers (III)
23.	Apply the scientific method of inquiry and deduction to the laws, theories and axioms of DC,AC and solid state circuits in specific laboratory experiments. (I, II, III)

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MCCCD Official Course Outline:
ELE116   20024-99999	Electronics Fundamentals

I. Direct Current (DC) A. Voltage, current, and resistance B. Ohm's law C. Power and energy D. Series circuits E. Parallel circuits F. Series/parallel circuits G. Magnetism and electromagnetism H. Capacitors I. Inductors II. Alternating Current (AC) A. Alternating current and voltage B. Phasors and vomplex numbers C. Resistance in AC circuits D. Capacitance in AC circuits E. Inductance in AC circuits F. Transformers G. Resistive/Capacitive, Resistive/Inductive 1. Resistive 2. Capacitive 3. Inductive circuits H. Filters III Solid State A. Diode applications B. Bipolar junction transistors C. Transistor bias circuits D. Small signal bipolar amplifiers E. Field Effect Transistors and biasing F. Small signal FET amplifiers G. Frequency response

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