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| CATALOG INFORMATION
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| Discipline and Nbr:
ELEC 61 | Title:
FUND ELEC CIRCUITS |
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| Full Title:
Fundamentals of Electronic Circuits |
| Last Reviewed:11/5/1997 |
| Units | Course Hours per Week | | Nbr of Weeks | Course Hours Total |
| Maximum | 5.00 | Lecture Scheduled | 5.00 | 17.5 max. | Lecture Scheduled | 87.50 |
| Minimum | 5.00 | Lab Scheduled | 0 | 17.5 min. | Lab Scheduled | 0 |
| | Contact DHR | 0 | | Contact DHR | 0 |
| | Contact Total | 5.00 | | Contact Total | 87.50 |
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| | Non-contact DHR | 0 | | Non-contact DHR Total | 0 |
| | Total Out of Class Hours: 175.00 | Total Student Learning Hours: 262.50 | |
Title 5 Category:
AA Degree Applicable
Grading:
Grade Only
Repeatability:
00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
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Formerly:
Catalog Description:
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Analysis of linear electronic circuits. Concepts of rectification, amplification, and oscillating circuits utilizing both vacuum and solid-state devices.
Prerequisites/Corequisites:
Completion of ELEC 60, ELEC 60L and ELEC 90A or MATH 27 (formerly MATH 57) or higher.
Recommended Preparation:
Course Completion of MATH 11
Limits on Enrollment:
Schedule of Classes Information
Description:
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Concepts of rectification, amplification & oscillating cir both vacuum & solid-state devices.
(Grade Only)
Prerequisites:Completion of ELEC 60, ELEC 60L and ELEC 90A or MATH 27 (formerly MATH 57) or higher.
Recommended:Course Completion of MATH 11
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION
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Certificate/Major Applicable:
Certificate Applicable Course
COURSE CONTENT
Outcomes and Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:
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The student will be able to:
1. state the characteristics of and identify a PN junction.
2. classify the common power supply diode circuits.
3. compare the characteristics of power supply filter types.
4. compute power supply performance in terms of percent of
ripple and regulation.
5. calculate component values necessary to construct a common
emitter, common base and common collector amplifier.
6. calculate amplifier performance in terms of gain, phase,
and bandwidth and compare to actual measured values.
7. recognize the effects of loading upon an individual stage.
8. design and evaluate the performance of a JFET amplifier.
9. describe the behavior of both series and parallel
resonance.
10. synthesize the basic power supply with voltage regulation
and short circuit protection.
11. recall the operating characteristics of an SCR and a TRIAC.
12. identify and explain the basic L-C and R-C oscillator
circuit.
Topics and Scope
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1. Semi-conductor physics "PN" junction forward and reverse-bias.
2. Diode circuits, power supply circuits: Full wave, half wave,
and bridge.
3. Filter circuits, capacitor and choke input.
4. Bi-polar supplies, voltage doubler, percent of ripple, and
regulation.
5. BJT structure, characteristics curves; alpha and beta.
6. Biasing, DC load line, amplification, thermal stability.
7. Common emitter, common base, common collector design, and
characteristics.
8. Series and parallel resonance, Q and bandwidth.
9. Classes of amplification, power amplifiers.
10. JFET structure and characteristics.
11. MOSFET structure and characteristics.
12. Regulated power supplies.
13. Short circuit protection.
14. S.C.R. - crowbar.
15. Oscillator basics.
16. Vacuum tube triode characteristics.
Assignments:
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1. Textbook readings.
2. Textbook homework problems.
3. Handout homework problems.
Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.
| Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing. | Writing
0 - 0% |
| None | |
| This is a degree applicable course but assessment tools based on writing are not included because problem solving assessments are more appropriate for this course. |
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| Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills. | Problem Solving
40 - 40% |
| Homework problems, Quizzes, Exams | |
| Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams. | Skill Demonstrations
0 - 0% |
| None | |
| Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams. | Exams
60 - 60% |
| Multiple choice, True/false, Matching items, Completion | |
| Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories. | Other Category
0 - 0% |
| None | |
Representative Textbooks and Materials:
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SEMICONDUCTOR CIRCUIT APPROXIMATIONS by Malvino.
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