Electronic Principles

Course Title: Electronic Principles

Course No: CSIT.114

Nature of the Course: Theory + Lab

Semester: 1

Full Marks: 60 + 40

Pass Marks: 24 + 20

Credit Hours: 3

Course Description

The course intends to enable the students to be acquainted with the basic concepts and principles of electronics. Students will be familiarized with the fundamentals of circuit analysis, semiconductors, transistors, amplifiers, oscillators, etc.

Course Objectives

To acquire sufficient basic knowledge in electronics. To apply this knowledge base for studying major courses in CSIT. To introduce the concepts and methods of electronics needed for application in various branch of CSIT.

Course Contents

1. Circuit Analysis

6 hrs

1.1. Kirchoff’s current and voltage law, concept of current source, voltage source

1.2. Application of Kirchoff’s current and voltage law to simple circuits

1.3. Thevenin’s and Norton’s theorems and their applications

2. Semiconductors

5 hrs

2.1. Intrinsic and extrinsic semiconductors

2.2. Formation of p-n junction, diode characteristics

2.3. Diode as a rectifier

2.4. Zener diode, photodiode and LED

3. Bipolar Junction Transistor

8 hrs

3.1. Structure and working of bipolar junction transistor

3.2. CB, CC, CE configurations, CE mode characteristics

3.3. Relation between α and β

3.4. Concept of transistor as an amplifier and transistor as a switch

3.5. DC load line and Q point

4. Field Effect Transistor

8 hrs

4.1. JFET and MOSFET, I-V characteristics and parameters

4.2. Idea of MOS capacitor, memory device, CMOS

4.3. Applications - FET as a Voltage Variable resistance (VVR), inverter, switch, DRAM

5. Amplifiers

12 hrs

5.1. General classification of amplifier based on frequency response and Q point

5.2. Idea of multistage amplifier

5.3. Concept of DC coupling and effect on frequency response

5.4. Concept of feedback

5.5. Concept of operational amplifier, characteristics of Op-amp, Op-amp as comparator, Virtual ground concept

5.6. Applications - Unity gain amplifier, buffer, inverting amplifier, non-inverting amplifier, Adder, subtractor, integrator and differentiator

6. Oscillators

5 hrs

6.1. Barkhausen criteria

6.2. Concept of Hartley, Colppits and Phase shift oscillators

7. Regulated Power Supplies

4 hrs

7.1. Unregulated and regulated power supply

7.2. Concept of load and line regulation

7.3. Shunt and Series regulators, current boosters

Laboratory Works

The practical exam will be graded on the basis of the following marking scheme: In-Semester Evaluation 20%, Final Exam Written 60%, Final Exam Oral 20%. Student must perform 6 Hours of lab work (2 Hours x 3 times or 3 Hours x 2 times) every week.

1.I-V characteristics
2.Diode Characteristics
3.Semiconductor Resistance
4.LCR Circuit
5.Transistor Characteristics
6.Dielectric Constant
7.CE Amplifier
8.Zener Diode
9.Logic Gates I
10.Logic Gates II

Text Books

1.Principles of Electronics: A. P. Malvino, Tata Mc-Graw Hill Publication, 7th Edition

Reference Books

1.Basic Electronics: B. L. Theraja, S.Chand & Company Ltd
2.Electronic Devices and Circuits: T. F. Bogart, Universal Book Stall, New Delhi
3.Principles of Electronics: V. K. Meheta, S.Chand & company Ltd. 5th Edition
4.Basic Electronics and Linear Circuits: N. N. Bhargava, D. C. Kulshreshtha, S. C. Gupta, Tata McGraw Hill Publishing company
5.Electronic Devices and circuits: Boylstead, Tata Mc-Graw Hill
6.B.Sc. Practical Physics: C. L. Arora, S Chand and Company Ltd.
7.Practical Physics: G. L. Squires, Cambridge University Press.
8.Practical Physics, P. K. Shukla and A. Srivastava, New Age International (P) Limited

Notes:

This syllabus follows the official CSIT curriculum of Far Western University. In case of any doubt or revision, the university's published syllabus shall be considered authoritative. https://cdc.fwu.edu.np/faculties.html

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