Basic Electronics Course Outline - University of Sargodha

Course Title: Basic Electronics
Course Code: PHY-2210
Course Structure: Lectures: 3 / Labs: 0
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisites: None

Course Syllabus:

Zero Reference Level, Chassis Ground, Ohm's Law, Linear Resistor, Non Linear Resistor, Cells
in Series and Parallel. Resistive Circuits.Resistors, Inductors, Capacitors, Energy
Sources.Magnetism and Electromagnetism.Theory of Solid State.P-N Junction. Forward Biased
P-N Junction, Forward V/I Characteristics, Reverse Biased P-N Junction, Reverse Saturation
Current, Reverse V/I Characteristics, Junction Breakdown, Junction Capacitance.
Optoelectronics Devices. Spectral Response of Human Eye, Light Emitting Diode (LED),
Photoemissive Devices, Photomultiplier Tube, Photovoltaic Devices, Bulk Type
Photoconductive Cells, Photodiodes, P-N Junction Photodiode, PIN Photodiode, and Avalanche
Photodiode. DC Power Supplies.Rectifiers. Filters, Voltage Multipliers, Silicon Controlled
Rectifier SCR. The Basic Transistor.Transistor Biasing, Transistor Circuit
Configuration.Modulation and Demodulation. Carrier Waves, Modulation, Demodulation Or
Detection,.Integrated Circuits.Introduction to Operational Amplifier.Fiber Optics.

Course Outline:

1.     Zero Reference Level, Chassis Ground, Ohm's Law, Formula Variations of Ohm's Law,
Graphical Representation of Ohm's Law, Linear Resistor, Non Linear Resistor, Cells in
Series and Parallel.[Ch 1]

2.      Resistive Circuits. [Ch 2]

3.      Resistors(5.1-15), Inductors(5.19-21) Capacitors(5.35-48) .[Ch 5]

4.      Energy Sources. [Ch 6]

5.      Magnetism and electromagnetism [Ch 7].

6.      Solid State. Atomic structure, Electron distribution of different atoms, Energy bands in
solids, Bonds in solids, Conduction in solids, Conductors, Semiconductors and types of
semiconductors, Insulators, Majority and Minority charge carriers, Mobile charge carriers
and immobile ions, Drift current in good conductors.[Ch 12]

7.      P-N Junction. Formation of depletion layer, Junction or barrier voltage, Forward biased
P-N Junction, Forward V/I Characteristics, Reverse biased P-N Junction, Reverse
Saturation Current, Reverse V/I Characteristics, Junction breakdown, Junction
Capacitance. [Ch 13]

8.      Optoelectronics Devices. Spectral response of human eye, Light Emitting Diode (LED),
Photoemissive Devices, Photomultiplier Tube, Photovoltaic Devices, Bulk type
Photoconductive cells, Photodiodes, P-N junction Photodiode, PIN Photodiode, and
Avalanche Photodiode. [Ch 16]

9.      DC Power Supplies. Unregulated and Regulated Power Supply, Steady and Pulsating DC
Voltages, Rectifiers (17.5-17.8), Filters (17.9-17.2), Voltage Multipliers (17.24-17.30),
Silicon Controlled Rectifier SCR(17.33-17.37)[Ch 17]

10.  The Basic Transistor. Transistor Biasing, Transistor Circuit Configuration. [Ch 18]

11. Modulation and Demodulation. Carrier Waves, Modulation, Demodulation or Detection,
Comparison between Amplitude Modulation (AM) and Frequency Modulation (FM). [Ch

30]

12. Integrated Circuits. Advantages of ICs and Drawbacks of ICs, Scale of Integration,
Classification of ICs by function, Linear and Digital Integrated Circuits, IC Terminology,
Fabrication of IC Components, Popular Application of ICs, Operational Amplifier. [Ch

31]

13. Fibre Optics. Structure of Optical Fibres, Classification of Optical Fibres, Fibre
Characteristics, Choice of Wavelength, Optical Fibre cable, Application of Fibre Optic
Communication. [Ch 38]

Textbook(s):

•         Basic Electronics Solid State by B. L. Theraja, S Chand & Co Ltd, 5^thEdition, 2007,
ISBN-13: 978-8121925563

Reference Material:

•         Electronic Principles by Albert Paul Malvino, Sixth Edition, 1999, ISBN 0-07-115604-6

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