ELT 387 - Electric Circuit Analysis II

1. Analyze the fundamentals of solid state physics
   1. Identify the parts of the atomic structure
   2. Describe ionization and covalent bonding
   3. Describe the operation of a P-N junction
2. Analyze various diode rectifier circuits
   1. Examine the operation of various diode rectifier circuits
   2. Calculate various parameters of diode rectifier circuits
3. Design diode rectifier circuits
4. Analyze various applications of diodes and circuits
   1. Examine the operations of various circuits such as limiters, clampers, doublers, tripplers, and quadruplers
   2. Analyze the operation of various special diodes such as light emitting, zener, varacter, and photo diodes
5. Design circuits using various special diodes
6. Demonstrate an understanding of the analysis of transistor characteristics, construction, packaging and operation using data sheets
   1. Use a data book to identify transistor operating parameters
   2. Describe the construction and operation of bipolar transistors
   3. Describe the various operating parameters of bipolar transistors
7. Analyze transistor operating point and load line and their effect on transistor operation
   1. Explain transistor DC biasing and how it affects transistor operation
   2. Calculate operating parameters of a bipolar transistor
   3. Describe the operations of saturation, active, and cutoff regions of a load line
8. Analyze various transistor biasing methods
   1. Draw the schematic of the various DC biasing methods
   2. Calculate the operating parameters of various DC biasing methods
9. Design applications using various DC biasing methods
10. Analyze various transistor amplifier configurations and their operation
    1. Identify the basic amplifier circuits
    2. Calculate the various parameters of the basic amplifier circuits
11. Design amplifier applications
12. Analyze and design various operational amplifier circuits
    1. Examine the operation of an operational amplifier
    2. Calculate the parameters of various operational amplifier circuits
13. Design applications using operational amplifiers
14. Analyze and design various filter circuits
    1. Describe the basic types of filters and their responses
    2. Describe the operation of an active filter circuit using operational amplifiers
    3. Calculate the parameters of various active filters
15. Design active filter circuits.
16. Analyze and design various voltage regulator circuits
    1. Describe the operation of various voltage regulators
    2. Calculate the operating parameters of various voltage regulator applications
17. Design circuits using voltage regulators