Syllabus

Course Code: EP-202    Course Name: Electronics

MODULE NO / UNIT COURSE SYLLABUS CONTENTS OF MODULE NOTES
1 BASIC ELECTRONICS
Ideal current source, Ideal voltage source, Current and voltage divider law, Millman’s theorem, Thevenin’s theorem, Norton’s theorem and numericals based on these theorems. Maximum power transfer theorem (with both DC and AC sources), Delta-Star theorem, Nodal Analysis, Maxwell Loop method.
2 SEMICONDUCTORS
Energy bands in solids, Intrinsic and extrinsic semiconductors, carrier mobility and electrical resistivity of semiconductors, Hall effect, p-n junction diode and their characteristics, Zener and Avalanche breakdown, Zener diode, Zener diode as a voltage regulator. Light emitting diodes (LED), Photoconduction in semiconductors, Photodiode, Solar Cell, p-n junction as a rectifier, half wave and full wave rectifiers (with derivation), filters (series inductor, shunt capacitance, L-section or choke, п and R.C. filter circuits).
3 TRANSISTORS
Junction transistors, Working of NPN and PNP transistors, Three configurations of transistor (C-B, C-E, C-C modes), Common base, common emitter and common collector characteristics of transistor, Constants of a transistor and their relation, Advantages and disadvantages of C-E configuration. D.C. load line. Transistor biasing; various methods of transistor biasing and stabilization.
4 TRANSISTOR AMPLIFIERS
Amplifiers, Classification of amplifiers, common base and common emitter amplifiers, coupling of amplifiers, various methods of coupling, Resistance- Capacitance (RC) coupled amplifier (two stage, concept of band width, no derivation), Feedback in amplifiers, advantages of negative feedback, emitter follower, distortion in amplifiers.
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