Catalog Description:

• EEL 3300: Intro To Electronics.

Pre-requisites:

• EEL 3111 (Circuits).

Textbook:

• Principles and Applications of Electrical Engineering, 3rd, 2000 Edition, by Giorgio Rizzoni, McGraw Hill.

Coordinator:

• Dr. Kevin Nelson.

Goals:

• An introduction to the theory of operational amplifiers, filters, comparators, level shifters and other modern electronic circuits.
• A presentation of power electronic circuits, including converter, retgulators and rectifiers.
• A discussion of application circuits such as transducers, sensors, and noise reduction.

Course Topics:

• Introduction to Semiconductors and Diodes.
• Fundamentals of Transistors.
• Transistor Amplifiers.
• Converters, Regulators, and Rectifiers.
• Operational Amplifiers.
• Electronic Instrumentation and Measurements.

Grading Policy:

• 25% -- Assignments
• 20% -- Exam 1
• 20% -- Exam 2
• 20% -- Exam 3
• 15% -- Project and Report

Course Outcomes:

• A thorough understanding of transistor and amplifier circuits.
• An understanding of power electronics, converters, regulators, and rectifiers.
• Ability to use operational amplifiers in various applications.
• A basic understanding the response of analog electronic circuits.