Semiconductor Diodes and Applications (Text-1): p-n junctiondiode, Characteristics and Parameters, Diode approximations, DCload line analysis, Half-wave rectifier, Two-diode Full-wave rectifier,Bridge rectifier, Capacitor filter circuit (only qualitative approch),Zener diode voltage regulators: Regulator circuit with no load,Loaded Regulator. Numerical examples as applicable.Bipolar Junction Transistors: BJT operation, BJT Voltages andCurrents, BJT amplification, Common Base, Common Emitter andCommon Collector Characteristics, Numerical examples asapplicable.
BJT Biasing (Text-1): DC Load line and Bias Point, Base Bias,Voltage divider Bias, Numerical examples as applicable.Introduction to Operational Amplifiers (Text-2): Ideal OPAMP,Inverting and Non Inverting OPAMP circuits, OPAMP applications:voltage follower, addition, subtraction, integration, differentiation;Numerical examples as applicable.
Digital Electronics (Text-2): Introduction, Switching and LogicLevels, Digital Waveform (Sections 9.1to 9.3). Number Systems:Decimal Number System, Binary Number System, ConvertingDecimal to Binary, Hexadecimal Number System: ConvertingBinary to Hexadecimal, Hexadecimal to Binary, ConvertingHexadecimal to Decimal, Converting Decimal to Hexadecimal, OctalNumbers: Binary to Octal Conversion. Complement of BinaryNumbers. Boolean Algebra Theorems, De Morgan’s theorem. DigitalCircuits: Logic gates, NOT Gate, AND Gate, OR Gate, XOR Gate,NAND Gate, NOR Gate, X-NOR Gate. Algebraic Simplification,NAND and NOR Implementation (Sections 11.7 and 11.8): NANDImplementation, NOR Implementation. Half adder, Full adder.
Flip-Flops (Text-2): Introduction to Flip-Flops (Section 12.1), NANDGate Latch/ NOR Gate Latch, RS Flip-Flop, Gated Flip-Flops:Clocked RS Flip-Flop (Sections 12.3 to 12.5).Microcontrollers (Ref.1): Introduction to Microcontrollers, 8051Microcontroller Architecture and an example of Microcontrollerbased stepper motor control system (only Block Diagram approach).
Communication Systems (Text-2): Introduction, Elements ofCommunication Systems, Modulation: Amplitude Modulation,Spectrum Power, AM Detection (Demodulation), Frequency andPhase Modulation. Amplitude and Frequency Modulation: Acomparison.Transducers (Text-2): Introduction, Passive Electrical Transducers,Resistive Transducers, Resistance Thermometers, Thermistor.Linear Variable Differential Transformer (LVDT). Active ElectricalTransducers, Piezoelectric Transducer, Photoelectric Transducer.