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INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY

CROWDER COLLEGE

NEOSHO, MISSOURI

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CLASS SYLLABUS

 

ELECTRONICS 101

 

 

 

 

 

January 14, 2003

 

 

 

 

 

 

Crowder College is an equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action education/employment institution and is nondiscriminatory relative to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age and qualified disabled. Crowder College is committed to providing educational opportunities to all qualified students regardless of their economic or social status and will not discriminate on the basis of handicaps, race, color, sex, creed or national origin.

NOTE: If you are an individual with a disability and require accommodation for this class, please contact the instructor or Sonya Pearson, Disabilities Coordinator. 417-455-5632

 

Electronics 101 – Spring 2003

 

Class Time:

Wednesdays 6:30 – 9:15 p.m. 

 

 

Location:

Webb City campus electronics lab room 140

 

 

Instructor:

Don Wilson

 

 

Office hours:

5:30 – 6:30 p.m. in room 140 prior to class or by arrangement

 

 

Course Materials:

Text Book

Introduction to Electronics: DC/AC Circuits,

Stephen C. Harsany, Prentice Hall

Lab Manual

Laboratory Experiments and Resource Manual for Electronics 131, 132, and 133

Parts Kit

Proto-board, resistors, capacitors, coils, and wire.

Multimeter and batteries are required to perform experiments at home.

Calculator

Scientific calculator

Please bring all course materials to class.

 

 

Contact Information:

Email: dwilson@crowder.edu or don@wilsonware.com

I will usually be able to reply on the same day

 

 

Web Page:

http://www.wilsonware.com/electronics

Supplemental information is posted at this site. This information may be updated as the course progresses. Blackboard may also be used for extra credit projects.

 

 

Evaluation:

Written Examinations

40%

 

Homework

25%

 

Labs

25%

 

Various

10%

(Instructor may choose to allocate to labs, homework, or exams)

Unless other arrangements have been made by the instructor, all written assignments are due on the date assigned by the instructor. Late work will be reduced one grade level per week that it is over-due.  Unless other arrangements have been made by the instructor, all  lab assignments are due on the date assigned by the instructor.  Late work will be reduced one grade level per week that it is over-due. Unless other arrangements have been made by the instructor, all students are expected to take examinations when they are scheduled.

Failure to communicate with your instructor could cause grade reductions for late work!

 

 

Grading Scale:

90% - 100%

A

 

80% - 89%

B

 

70% - 79%

C

 

60% - 69%

D

 

59% or less

F

 

         

 STUDENT ABILITIES:

1.      Problem Solving

Problem solving is the process of identifying an obstacle or dilemma, using critical thinking strategies and decision making skills, and applying appropriate measures needed to overcome or resolve the obstacle or dilemma.

Problem solving is addressed through the process   of  solving electronic circuit problems and the actual construction and testing of electronic circuits.

            2.  Communication

Communication is the process by which a thought or impression is effectively moved through its unique mode from one person or source to another.

Communication is accomplished by the written description of electronics procedures and processes and the written and oral description of electronics laws and standards.

            3. Ethical Decision Making

Ethical decision making is the selection of   courses of action in accordance with principles or  standards of right or good conduct.

Ethical decision making is addressed by discussing employee responsibilities concerning the confidentiality of an employers manufacturing process and the ethical use of software.

            4. Self-Assessment

Self-assessment is a process of determining one's  level of functioning, both strengths and weaknesses. It precedes the final decision-making stage of evaluation, focusing upon a number of variables judged to be important, and using a number of techniques to provide authentic and meaningful feedback for improvement.

Students are encouraged to compare self-expectations with actual performance and evaluate the reasons for success or failure.

 

This class incorporates three one credit-hour classes described in the Crowder College catalog into one three credit-hour class.

Electronics 131 – Foundations of Electronics

Electronics 132 – DC Circuits

Electronics 133 – AC Circuits 

SECTION 1:                          Electronics 131 - Foundations Of Electronics

 

This section is designed to provide a solid foundation for the study of electricity/electronics by introducing the fundamental laws of electricity and electrical safety. It builds upon those fundamentals by the study of Ohm's Law, current, voltage, resistance, power sources, and DC measuring instruments.

 

                                                                                   

OBJECTIVES:

Students successfully completing this section will be able to demonstrate an understanding of:

1. Discuss and describe the nature of electricity and the force that makes current move from one point to another around a closed electrical circuit.               

2. Discuss and describe proper procedures concerning electrical safety. 

3. Discuss and describe the nature of resistors and their effect on DC circuits.                                                                                                              

4. Discuss and describe electrical units and notations.

5. Discuss and describe the use of multimeters.

6.      Understand current flow, polarity, and voltage.

7. Use powers of ten and scientific notation.

8. Define polarity and its effect concerning electrical circuits.

OUTLINE:                 Subject matter will be presented in the following     order:                    

READING

LAB

HOMEWORK

TESTS

ELECTRICAL SAFETY

SURVEY OF ELECTRONICS

ELECTRICITY/ELECTRONICS UNITS AND NOTATIONS

                                                           

131 LAB 1

131 ASSIGN 1

 

QUIZ

ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES

ELECTRICAL QUANTITIES

131 LAB 2

131 LAB 3

131 ASSIGN 2

 

QUIZ

 

RESISTORS

131 LAB 4

131 ASSIGN 3

QUIZ

 

CIRCUIT MEASUREMENT

131 LAB 5

131 ASSIGN 4

TEST

 

                                                                                                                                                           

SECTION 2:                          Electronics 132 – DC Circuits

 

DC Circuits builds on the concepts learned in Foundations of Electronics by introducing complete series, parallel, and series-parallel circuits. The laws, formulas, and methods used to analyze these circuits are introduced in this class.

OBJECTIVES:        

Students successfully completing the course will be able to demonstrate an understanding of:

1. Define the term SERIES CIRCUIT and list the primary characteristics that identify a series circuit.           

2. Define the term PARALLEL CIRCUIT and list the primary characteristics that identify a parallel circuit.

3. Define the term SERIES-PARALLEL and list    the primary characteristics that identify a series-parallel circuit.

4. Calculate total resistance, total voltage, total current , and total power for series and parallel circuits.

5. Explain the effect of opens and shorts in series   and parallel circuits.

6. Analyze and create voltage dividers.

7.      Define cells and batteries and the basic types of each.

8. Discuss the basic laws of magnetism.

9.      List the basic designs used for inductors and the properties of  each.

10. List the basic designs used for capacitors and the properties of  each.

OUTLINE:                 Subject matter will be presented in the following order:                             

READING

LAB

HOMEWORK

TESTS

OHM’S LAW, WORK, ENERGY, AND POWER

132 LAB 1

132 ASSIGN 1

QUIZ

SERIES DC CIRCUITS

PARALLEL DC CIRCUITS

SERIES-PARALLEL DC CIRCUITS

132 LAB 2

132 LAB 3

132 ASSIGN 2

 

QUIZ

 

KIRCHHOFF’S LAWS, VOLTAGE, AND

CURRENT DIVIDERS          

132 LAB 4

132 ASSIGN 3

QUIZ

 

MAGNETISM AND MAGNETIC DEVICES

CAPACITORS AND CAPACITANCE

INDUCTORS AND INDUCTANCE

132 LAB 5

131 ASSIGN 4

TEST


 

SECTION 3                            Electronics 133– ACCircuits

AC Circuits is the study of how AC voltages and currents are generated and the effect of  AC on         electronics components such as inductors and capacitors. AC testing procedures will be emphasized.

                                     

OBJECTIVES:         

 Students successfully completing the course will be able to demonstrate an understanding of:

1. Define cycle, alternation, period, peak, peak-to-peak, and effective (rms) values of AC.

2. Define and calculate frequency, period, phase relationship, and amplitude of AC waveforms.

3. Label key parameters of sinusoidal waveforms.

4.  Explain the concept of resonance.

5. Solve for XL , IL , and VL  values in series and parallel inductances.

6. Explain capacitive and inductive reactance.

7. Solve for XC values in series and parallel capacitances.

8. Define and calculate impedance in series, parallel, and series-parallel circuits.                      

OUTLINE:                 Subject matter will be presented in the following order:                             

READING

LAB

HOMEWORK

TESTS

ELECTROMAGNETIC INDUCTION

ALTERNATING CURRENT

AC TEST EQUIPMENT

133 LAB 1

133 LAB 2

133 ASSIGN 1

 

QUIZ

TRANSFORMERS

RC AND RL TRANSIENT RESPONSES

CAPACITIVE AND INDUCTIVE REACTAN                       

133 LAB 3

133 LAB 4

133 ASSIGN 2

 

QUIZ

 

RESONANCE

COUPLING AND FILTER CIRCUITS

133 LAB 5

133 ASSIGN 3

TEST

 

 

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