IRE20012 Electronics (Autumn 2017)

Facts about the course

ECTS Credits:
10
Responsible faculty:
Faculty of Computer Sciences, Engineering and Economics
Course Leader:
Per Thomas Huth
Teaching language:
English
Duration:
½ year

Table of contents

The course is affiliated to the following study programme

Compulsory course in Bachelor of Engineering, Study Programme: Digital electronics

Prerequisites

It is recommend that exams are passed in the following subject: Electical circuits, or equivalent.

Teaching semester

3th semester (autumn).

Content

The following theme will be highlighted:

- Diodes and diode circuits
- Amplifiers with bipolar transistors and field effect transistors
- Circuits with ideal operating amplifiers
- Frequency Considerations
- Laplace calculations
- Digital elements
- Transformation between analogue and digital signals
- Filters
- Calculations and simulations

The student's learning outcomes on passing the course

Knowledge

The student

  • has basic knowledge of electrical circuits
  • has basic knowledge of active and passive components
  • has basic knowledge of circuit analysis and calculation methods

Skills

The student

  • performs calculations and simulations on electronic circuits
  • designs simple electronic circuits
  • connects, measures and evaluates results from practical laboratory work as well as simulations
  • reads and understands electronic connection forms
  • reads, understands and prepares documentation for electronic circuits

General competence

The student

  • communicates with other professionals using relevant terminology
  • understands the use of electronics in practical life

Teaching and learning methods

The teaching is conducted as lectures, theoretical exercises and practical assignments in the laboratory.

Workload

300 hours

Coursework requirements - conditions for taking the exam

  • Minimum 7 approved laboratory exercises
  • Minimum 5 approved assignments

Work requirements must be approved before the students can attend the exam.

Exam

4 hours written individual exam.
Permitted aids: Personal formula collection (10 sheets). Approved calculator.

The letters A-F are given, where A is the best grade and F is "fail".

Course evaluation

Continous evaluation of the teaching during the semster in which evaluation method is agreed upon between the teacher (-s) and students.

Written final evaluation of the course.

Reading list

Boylestad, R. L., Nashelsky, L. (2015), Electronic devices and circuit theory, Eleventh edition

Selected special print.
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