ENEE 371 Analog Electronics Laboratory (1)

 

Required course for majors in the electrical specialty.

 

Catalog Description:

Fundamental analog behavior of semiconductor devices and amplifiers for the electrical engineering student. Laboratory experiences and design projects. Fall semester. Laboratory 3 hours

 

Prerequisites:

ENEE 272, 273 or ENGR 270, 271 and CPCS 250, all with grades of C or better.

 

Corequisite:

ENEE 372

 

Textbook/References:

Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering”, 2nd edition, by Leonard S. Bobrow; Oxford Press, 1996.

 

Course Objectives:

                                To study the behavior of various semiconductor devices through hands-on design and study in the laboratory, using standard electronic components and a breadboard (2,3).  To study the difference between theory, simulation, and reality in electronic circuit analysis (2).

 

Class/Laboratory Schedule:

Laboratory once per week - 170 minutes per class. 

 

Topics Covered:

                Voltage regulation using a Zener diode

                Half-wave and Full-wave rectifiers; Bridge rectifier; Ripple

                Design of BJT / Digital Logic interface within strict constraints

                Determination of DC gain of an NPN BJT

                Determination of Fan-out in a Diode-to-Transistor Logic circuit

                Design of a BJT amplifier

                Frequency response of BJT amplifier

 

Contribution to Professional Component:

Contributes toward the 1.5 years of engineering topics as a 1 credit hour laboratory course in engineering sciences.

               

Relationship of course to program outcomes

                                This course supports engineering outcomes 2 and 3.

 

Prepared by:         Dr. Michel Elizabeth Holder, 4/02/03