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TEC2131

Technological design principles (electronics)

A Zahedi

4 points * 26 lecture hours, 13 tutorial/laboratory hours * First semester * Caulfield/Peninsula

Objectives The student is expected to acquire a basic knowledge and understanding of the fundamentals of electrical and electronics circuits.

Synopsis Nature of electricity, voltage, current, frequency. Signals: their measurement and display. Passive components: resistance, inductance and capacitance and typical circuits. Semiconductors and electronic components: diodes, transistors and integrated circuits. Circuits and characteristics of typical analogue electronic circuits - power supplies, amplifiers, operational amplifiers. Circuits and characteristics of typical digital electronic circuits - logical circuits. The use of computer software in electronic circuit analysis.

Assessment Practical work, laboratory work, tests: 30% * Examination (3 hours): 70%

Recommended texts

Schwarz S E and Oldham W G Electrical engineering: An introduction 2nd edn, Saunders, 1994

Boylestad R and Nashelsky L Electronics: A survey 3rd edn, Prentice-Hall, 1989

Zahedi A Lecture notes on technological design principles (electronics) TEC2131 Monash U, 1996


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