EE2300 - Electronics 1
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2014 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 2 |
| Administered by: | School of Engineering (pre 2015) |
Section A Electrical properties of materials; semiconductors, insulators, conductors, superconductors. Piezo-electricity, Dielectric materials and their applications. Magnetic properties of materials. The PN junction.Section B Load line analysis. Application of PN diodes: rectifiers, waveshaping, peakdetectors, level restorers. Other types of diodes: Zener, LED, Varactor, Photo. Bipolar and FET Transistors operation, characteristics and circuit biasing. Operational amplifiers and comparators. Principles of feedback. Power supplies.
Learning Outcomes
- the analysis and design of discrete diode and transistor circuits; properties, operation and design of electronic circuits based on operational amplifiers;
- to understand the fundamental aspects of semiconductors and other electrical materials in the design of electronic circuits.
| Prerequisites: | EG1012 |
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| Townsville, Internal, Study Period 2 | |
| Census Date 28-Aug-2014 | |
| Coord/Lect: | Professor Janina Mazierska, Assoc. Professor Ahmad Zahedi. |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (50% - 70%); on-course assessment, some of which may be invigilated (30% - 50%). |
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