20443 The World of Electricity and Electronics 1

Credits: 6 intermediate credits in Electronics

Prerequisites: none 2

Required: Fundamentals of Physics (or Fundamentals of Physics I + Fundamentals of Physics II), and Differential and Integral Calculus I (or Infinitesimal Calculus I)

Authors: Adir Bar-Lev, Gady Golan

The course provides students with basic knowledge and concepts of the principles underlying electricity theory and electrical systems.

Topics: Basic concepts in electricity; The magnetic field; The NP junction and its properties – capacity, diode, diode clipping and clamping, SCR, MOS transistor; Optoelectronics – types of detectors, solar cells, optical fibers, optical communication, light sources (LED), lasers, screens, plasma, liquid crystal; Measurement instrumentation – multi-tester device, CRT, oscilloscope, frequency generator; Amplifiers – analog amplifier, distortions, narrow band amplifier, negative feedback, operational amplifier; Oscillators – positive feedback, stability, oscillators, wave form generators, signal derivation and integration; Digital systems – digital systems, Boolean algebra, gates, flip flops, counters, registers; Digital signal processing – signal sampling, Nyquist theorem, noise, digital signal processing; Laboratory experiments – experiments in direct currents and alternate currents, oscilliscope, magnetism, RLC circuit measurements, wave form generators, experiments and malfunction detection in diodes and transistors.

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1There is some overlap in the content of this and other courses. For details, see Overlapping Courses.

2Students who took 5-point high-school Physics and Mathematics and passed with high grades (within the last 5 years), are advised to contact a Physics advisor before enrolling.