BESCK203C Introduction to Electronics Engineering syllabus for EE Stream Physics Group

Power Supplies–

Block diagram, Half-wave rectifier, Full-wave rectifiers and filters, Voltage regulators, Output resistance and voltage regulation, Voltage multipliers.

Amplifiers–

CE amplifier with and without feedback, Multi-stage amplifier; BJT as a switch: Cut-off and saturation modes.(Text 1)

Oscillators–

Barkhausen criterion, sinusoidal and non-sinusoidal oscillators, Ladder network oscillator, Wein bridge oscillator, Multivibrators, Single-stage astable oscillator, Crystal controlled oscillators (Only Concepts, working, and waveforms. No mathematical derivations)

Operational amplifiers -

Ideal op-amp; characteristics of ideal and practical op-amp; Practical op-amp circuits: Inverting and non-inverting amplifiers, voltage follower, summer, subtractor, integrator, differentiator.(Text 1)

Boolean Algebra and Logic Circuits:

Binary numbers, Number Base Conversion, octal & Hexa Decimal Numbers, Complements, Basic definitions, Axiomatic Definition of Boolean Algebra, Basic Theorems and Properties of Boolean Algebra, Boolean Functions, Canonical and Standard Forms, Other Logic Operations, Digital Logic Gates (Text 2: 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5,2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6, 2.7)

Combinational logic:

Introduction, Design procedure, Adders- Half adder, Full adder (Text 2:4.1, 4.2, 4.3)

Embedded Systems–

Definition, Embedded systems vs general computing systems, Classification of Embedded Systems, Major application areas of Embedded Systems, Elements of an Embedded System, Core of the Embedded System, Microprocessor vs Microcontroller, RISC vs CISC

Sensors and Interfacing–

Instrumentation and control systems, Transducers, Sensors, Actuators, LED, 7-Segment LED Display. (Text 1)

Analog Communication Schemes–

Modern communication system scheme, Information source, and input transducer, Transmitter, Channel or Medium – Hardwired and Soft wired, Noise, Receiver, Multiplexing, Types of communication systems. Types of modulation (only concepts) – AM , FM, Concept of Radio wave propagation (Ground, space, sky)

Digital Modulation Schemes:

Advantages of digital communication over analog communication, ASK, FSK, PSK, Radio signal transmission Multiple access techniques. ( Text 3)

Assessment Details (both CIE and SEE)

The weightage of Continuous Internal Evaluation (CIE) is 50% and for Semester End Exam (SEE) is 50%. The minimum passing mark for the CIE is 40% of the maximum marks (20 marks out of 50). The minimum passing mark for the SEE is 35% of the maximum marks (18 marks out of 50). A student shall be deemed to have satisfied the academic requirements and earned the credits allotted to each subject/ course if the student secures not less than 35% (18 Marks out of 50) in the semester-end examination(SEE), and a minimum of 40% (40 marks out of 100) in the sum total of the CIE (Continuous Internal Evaluation) and SEE (Semester End Examination) taken together.

Continuous Internal Evaluation(CIE):

Two Unit Tests each of30 Marks (duration 01 hour)

• First test after the completion of 30-40 % of the syllabus
• Second test after completion of 80-90% of the syllabus

One Improvement test before the closing of the academic term may be conducted if necessary. However best two tests out of three shall be taken into consideration

Two assignments each of 20 Marks

The teacher has to plan the assignments and get them completed by the students well before the closing of the term so that marks entry in the examination portal shall be done in time. Formative (Successive) Assessments include Assignments/Quizzes/Seminars/ Course projects/Field surveys/ Case studies/ Hands-on practice (experiments)/Group Discussions/ others. . The Teachers shall choose the types of assignments depending on the requirement of the course and plan to attain the Cos and POs. (to have a less stressed CIE, the portion of the syllabus should not be common /repeated for any of the methods of the CIE. Each method of CIE should have a different syllabus portion of the course). CIE methods /test question paper is designed to attain the different levels of Bloom’s taxonomy as per the outcome defined for the course.

The sum of two tests, two assignments, will be out of 100 marks and will be scaled down to 50 marks

Semester End Examination(SEE):

Theory SEE will be conducted by University as per the scheduled timetable, with common question papers for the subject (duration 03 hours)

• The question paper shall be set for 100 marks. The medium of the question paper shall be English/Kannada). The duration of SEE is 03 hours.
• The question paper will have 10 questions. Two questions per module. Each question is set for 20 marks. The students have to answer 5 full questions, selecting one full question from each module. The student has to answer for 100 marks and marks scored out of 100 shall be proportionally reduced to 50 marks.
• There will be 2 questions from each module. Each of the two questions under a module (with a maximum of 3 sub-questions), should have a mix of topics under that module.

Suggested Learning Resources:

Books (Title of the Book/Name of the author/Name of the publisher/Edition and Year)

1.Mike Tooley, ‘Electronic Circuits, Fundamentals & Applications’,4 thEdition, Elsevier, 2015. DOI https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315737980. eBook ISBN9781315737980 2nd

2. Digital Logic and Computer Design, M. Morris Mano, PHI Learning, 2008 ISBN-978-81-203-0417-84.

3.D P Kothari, I J Nagrath, ‘Basic Electronics’, 2nd edition, McGraw Hill Education (India),Private Limited, 2018.