Course Objective : To impart fundamental knowledge on Passive and Active components,

AC and DC circuits, and Network Theorems.

Expected Level of Output : Conceptual Level
Department offered : Electronics and Communication Systems
Course Inputs :
Unit Description
Text
Book
Chapter
Instructional
Hours







I

Passive Circuit Components
Resistors
Fixed resistor; Variable resistor; Colour coding;
Tolerance
B 2 2
Series and parallel connection B 2 1
Capacitors
Basic structure and symbol; Fixed capacitors; Variable
capacitors; Dissipation Factor
A 7 2
Series and Parallel Connection A 7 1

Inductors
Inductance of the coil; Fixed inductors; Variable
inductors; Inductive reactance; Energy stored in an
inductor; Q factor
A 7 3
Mutual Inductance; Series and Parallel Connection A 7 2
II

AC and DC Circuits Fundamentals
Alternating current; Peak value; Average value; RMS
value; Frequency; Time period
A 6 1
Wave length; Phase angle; Three phase AC Power; AC
circuits with resistance
B 16 2
AC circuits with X
L
; AC circuits with X
C
; Series
reactance and resistance; Parallel reactance and
resistance
B 24 2
Series Parallel reactance and resistance; Real power;
Apparent power
B 24 1
Series resonance circuit; Parallel resonance circuit B 26 1
Ohms law; Kirchhoffs law B 3&9 1
Analysis of Series circuit; Parallel circuits and Series
Parallel circuits
B 4,5&6 2
Voltage divider; Current divider; Simple problems in
DC circuits
B 7 2
Programme Course Code Title
B.Sc (ECS) 14ECU01 Principles of Electronics
III

Network Theorem
Superposition theorem; Thevenins theorem
B 10 2
Thevenzing a circuit with two Voltage Source;
Thevenzing a Bridge circuits
B 10 2
Norton theorem; Thevenins Norton conversion B 10 2
Conversion of voltage and current source; Millmans
theorem
B 10 2
Maximum power transfer theorem; Simple problems in
DC circuits
A&B 5,10 2
IV
Semiconductor Devices
Conductor; Semiconductor; Intrinsic Semiconductor;
Extrinsic semiconductor
A 10 2
P type and N type Semiconductor A 10 1
PN junction diode; V-I characteristics; Applications A 12 1
Zener diode; V-I characteristics; Zener diode
Applications
A 13 1
Construction of NPN, PNP transistors A 14 1
Operation of NPN, PNP transistors A 14 1
Characteristics of CE and CB Transistor configurations A 14 2

V

FET and Thyristors
JFET: Construction, Operation and Characteristics;
Comparison between FET and BJT
A 16 2
MOSFET: Types; construction, Working and
Characteristics
A 16 2
SCR: Construction, Operation and V-I characteristics;
Applications
A 17 1
TRIAC: Construction, Operation and V-I characteristics;
Applications
A 17 1
UJT: Construction, Operation and V-I characteristics;
Applications
A 17 1
DIAC: Construction and V-I characteristics A 17 1

Revision
5
Total Hours 55

Note: 80% Theory; 20% Problems
CIA 25 marks; End Semester: 75 marks


Text Books:
A. R.S.Sedha, A Text Book of Applied Electronics, S.Chand and Company Ltd., 2010.
B. Bernard Grob, Basic Electronics, Tata McGraw Hill, Ninth Edition 2003.

Reference Books:
A. V.K. Mehta, Rohit Mehta, Principles of Electronics, S.Chand and Company Ltd., 2005.
B. Malvino, Albert Paul, Electronic Principles, Tata McGraw Hill, Sixth Edition 2004.