This course introduces students to the basic components of electronics: diodes, transistors, and op amps. It covers the basic operation and some common applications.
Introduction to Electronics
Offered By
Georgia Institute of Technology
Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
Week
12 hours to complete
Introduction and Review
Learning Objectives: 1. Review syllabus and procedures of this course. 2. Review concepts from linear circuit theory to aid in understanding material covered in this course.
6 videos (Total 52 min), 5 readings
6 videos
1.2 Review of Circuit Elements10m
1.3 Review of Kirchhoff's Laws10m
1.4 Review of Impedance11m
1.5 Review of Transfer Functions4m
1.6 Review of Frequency Response Plots13m
5 readings
Start Here10m
Syllabus10m
Consent Form10m
Resources10m
Get More From Georgia Tech10m
Week
23 hours to complete
Op Amps Part 1
Learning Objectives: 1. Develop an understanding of the operational amplifier and its applications. 2. Develop an ability to analyze op amp circuits.
10 videos (Total 96 min), 2 readings, 12 quizzes
10 videos
2.2 Buffer Circuits8m
2.3 Basic Op Amp Configurations10m
2.4 Differentiators and Integrators11m
2.5 Active Filters10m
Solved Problem: Inverting and Non-Inverting Comparison7m
Solved Problem: Two Op-Amp Differential Amplifier10m
Solved Problem: Balanced Output Amplifier10m
Solved Problem: Differential Amplifier Currents6m
Solved Problem: Op-Amp Example 15m
2 readings
Week 2 Quiz Solutions10m
Earn a Georgia Tech Badge/Certificate/CEUs10m
12 practice exercises
Problem 2-1-12m
Problem 2-1-24m
Problem 2-2-12m
Problem 2-2-26m
Problem 2-3-12m
Problem 2-3-22m
Problem 2-3-34m
Problem 2-4-12m
Problem 2-4-22m
Problem 2-5-12m
Problem 2-5-22m
Week 2 Quiz18m
Week
33 hours to complete
Op Amps Part 2
Learning Objectives: 1. Examine additional operational amplifier applications. 2. Examine filter transfer functions.
9 videos (Total 113 min), 1 reading, 10 quizzes
9 videos
3.2 First-Order Highpass Filters9m
3.3 Cascaded First-Order Filters17m
3.4 Second-Order Transfer Functions14m
3.5 Second-Order Filter Circuits11m
3.6 Lowpass Filter Design Example4m
3.7 Active Filtering14m
3.8 Extra: Cascaded Filters Transfer Function11m
3.9 Extra: Derivation of Sallen-Key LPF Transfer Function14m
1 reading
Week 3 Quiz Solutions10m
10 practice exercises
Problem 3-1-14m
Problem 3-1-28m
Problem 3-2-18m
Problem 3-3-18m
Problem 3-4-12m
Problem 3-5-16m
Problem 3-7-14m
Problem 3-7-22m
Problem 3-7-32m
Week 3 Quiz22m
Week
42 hours to complete
Diodes Part 1
Learning Objectives: 1. Develop an understanding of the PN junction diode and its behavior. 2. Develop an ability to analyze diode circuits.
7 videos (Total 69 min), 1 reading, 13 quizzes
7 videos
4.2 Models of Diode Behavior8m
4.3 Ideal Diodes6m
4.4 Assumed States Method14m
4.5 Ideal Diode + Voltage Source Model10m
Solved Problem: Diodes 16m
Solved Problem: Diodes 28m
1 reading
Week 4 Quiz Solutions10m
13 practice exercises
Problem 4-1-12m
Problem 4-1-22m
Problem 4-2-12m
Problem 4-3-12m
Problem 4-3-22m
Problem 4-3-32m
Problem 4-4-12m
Problem 4-4-24m
Problem 4-4-34m
Problem 4-4-48m
Problem 4-5-12m
Problem 4-5-22m
Week 4 Quiz20m
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Top reviews from Introduction to Electronics
This was a great refresher course for me! I took ECE 3040 on campus during the summer of 2012 but it was fast paced and couldn't get much into applications... this course did and I'm thankful!
Electronics is one of the hard to learn subjects using internet. I am studying computer science and I could not find good introduction course for electronics except this. Thank you!
Instructors
Dr. Bonnie H. Ferri
ProfessorElectrical and Computer Engineering
Dr. Robert Allen Robinson, Jr.
Academic ProfessionalSchool of Electrical and Computer Engineering
About Georgia Institute of Technology
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Georgia Tech's campus occupies 400 acres in the heart of the city of Atlanta, where more than 20,000 undergraduate and graduate students receive a focused, technologically based education.
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