IRE20012 Electronics (Autumn 2020)
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
Required prerequisite knowledge
None
Recommended previous knowledge
It is recommended that the student has passed exams in the subject: IRE10517 Electrical 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
- elektrical circuits
- active and passive components
- 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
Generell 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
250-300 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). Calculator, with empty memory, that cannot compute symbolically and that cannot be used for wireless communication.
Grades: A-F.
Examiners
One internal and one external examiner or two internal examiner.
Conditions for resit/rescheduled exams
Re-sit examination will be undertaken early the following semester.
Course evaluation
Continous evaluation of the teaching during the semester 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 spescial print.
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