Electronics I
Session 1 - Aug 14th:
Define Electronics
Jobs/Careers in Technology that are based in Electronics
Related fields of study
Class Website
How the class is structured
Session 2 - Aug 16th:
The Theory Behind Electricity ►
Atoms and Their Structure
Electrons/Valence Shell
Conductors, Insulators, & Semiconductors
Coulomb’s Law & Joule’s Law
Session 3 - Aug 19th:
Electromotive Force or Voltage, Current, Power, Resistance
Ohm’s Law, & Kirchhoff’s Law
Introduction to Circuit Diagrams
Circuits - Breadboard & Circuit Board
LAB ► Constructing a Simple Circuit
Session 4 - Aug 26th:
Diagnostic & Testing Equipment ►
Essential Safety Items
Hand Tools
Ammeter, Ohmmeter, Voltmeter, Multimeter, Logic Analyzer, Power Supply, Soldering Station, Computer
Soldering
LAB ► Taking a DC Voltage, Resistance, & Current Readings
Session 5 - Aug 28th:
Diagnostic & Testing Equipment - Cont ►
Oscilloscope, Spectrum Analyzer, Frequency Counter, Signal Generator
Scientific Notation, Powers of 10
Session 6 - Aug 30th:
Direct Current DC & Alternating Current AC
Waveforms & Phase
Serial and Parallel Circuits
Electric Symbols & Schematics Introduction
LAB ► Constructing a complex circuit
Session 7 - Aug 30th:
Switches & Resistors - Part I►
Switches - Mechanical
Fuses & Circuit Breakers
Resistors - Fixed
Resistors in Series Circuit
LAB ► Adding Switch and Voltage Divider to your Circuit
Session 8 - Sep 4th:
Switches & Resistors - Part II ►
Optical Switch, Key Switch, Electromagnetic/Relay
Resistors Variable - Thermistors, Varistors, Photoresistors, Pot
Resistors in Parallel Circuits
LAB ► Adding Parallel R, Thermistor & Photocell to your Circuit
Session 9 - Sep 9th:
How a Capacitor Works
Capacitor parameters - Farad, Tolerances, Coding, Ratings
Capacitor types - Polarized, Electrolytic, Tantalum, Film, Glass
LAB ► Construct a Cap & add to your circuit
Session 10 - Sep 11th:
Series/Parallel Capacitors in a Circuit
Transient Time/Time Constant
Capacitive Reactance/Impedance
RC Circuits
Session 11 - Sep 13th:
Inductance
Impedance
Reactance
Transformers
Filters
LAB ► Construct a Signal Generator
Session 12 - Sep 16th:
How Diodes Work
Types of Diodes - Silicon, Zener, Schottky, Rectifiers, LED, Photodiodes…
Solder types, Flux, Soldering Irons
Soldering & De-soldering Techniques
LAB ► Construct a Signal Generator
Session 13 - Sep 18th:
Review Concepts from Sessions 1-12
Session 14 - Sep 20th:
◄ Mid-Term Exam ►
Session 15 - Sep 23rd:
Batteries: Zinc-Carbon, Lead-Acid, Alkaline, Nickel–Cadmium,
Nickel–Metal Hydride, Lithium-ion, Sodium-ion…
Amp-hours
Power Supply
LAB ► Build a Penny Battery
Session 16 - Sep 25th:
Semiconductors - Transistors Analog ►
Bipolar Junction Transistors (BJTs)
How Amplifiers Work
LAB ► Audio Amplifier Assembly
Session 17 - Sep 30th:
Semiconductors - Transistors Analog ►
Field Effect Transistors (FET's)
Darlington pairs
LAB ► Audio Amplifier Assembly continued
Session 18 - Oct 2nd:
Analog & Digital ICs
Op-amps
Mixed Signal ICs - ADCs & DACs
Session 19 - Oct 4th:
Waveform generators
Phase-locked & Frequency-locked loops
Timers
LAB ► 555 Timer Circuit
Session 20 - Oct 7th:
LAB ► Finish any incomplete labs
Session 21 - Oct 9th:
Review Concepts from Sessions 1-19
Session 22 - Oct 14th:
◄ Final Exam ►