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Schedule

January

Week

Chapters

Topics

Labs below

Videos

1

1

Fundamentals of Electricity, Current

Batteries

2

Current

 

 

3

Voltage

 

4

Resistance

   

2

Ohm's Law

   

6

Measurements

   

3

6

Measurements

 

7

Power

   

4

8

DC Circuits

 

9

Magnetism

   

February

Week

Chapters

Topics

Labs

Videos

1

10

Inductance

 

11

Capacitance

   

2

12

Generating Alternating Current

Alternating Current

13

AC Measurements

   

14

Resistive AC Circuits

 

Edison, Father of Invention

3

15

Capacitive AC Circuits

 

16

Inductive AC Circuits

   

4

17

Resonance Circuits, Transformers

Tesla, Master of Lightning

18

Transformers

   

March

Week

Chapters

Topics

Labs

Videos

1

19

Semiconductors

Semiconductors

20

PN Junction Diodes

 

Tesla, Master of Lightning

2

21

Zener Diodes

 

25

Integrated Circuits

   

April

Week

Chapters

Topics

Labs

Videos

1

26

Optoelectric Devices

Power Supplies, Bateries

27

Power Supplies

   

2

32

Binary Number System

Hexadecimal, Flip Flops, Adders

3

33

Basic Logic Gates

 

Logic Gates and Binary Operations

4

37

Microcomputer Basics

Creation of the Computer

May

Week

Chapters

Topics

Labs

Movies

1

37

Microcomputer Basics

CPU, IO Circuits, Memory, ALU, Memory

2

38

Printed Circuit Board Fabrication

Feynman Lectures on Nanotechnology

 

Complete List of Labs

Those used as Hands-On labs are listed in the Labs section above

Those assigned as homework are listed in the Assignments section of this manual

 

Section 1: DC Circuits

Section 2: AC Circuits

Section 3: Semiconductor Devices

Section 4: Linear Circuits Section 5: Digital Circuits

 

 

Section 1: DC Circuits

Section 3: Semiconductor Devices

Number

Title

Number

Title

1-1

Fundamentals of Electricity

3-1

Semiconductor Fundamentals

1-2

Current

3-2

PN JUnction Diodes

1-3

Voltage

3-3

Testing PN Junction Diodes

1-4

Resistance

3-4

Zener Diodes

1-5

Unit Conversion

3-5

Testing Zener Diodes

1-6

Connecting Cells and Batteries

3-6

Bipolar Transistors

1-7

Measuring Voltage

3-7

Testing Bipolar Transistors

1-8

Resistor Color Code

3-8

Field Effect Transistors

1-9

Resistors in Series

3-9

Testing FETs

1-10

Resistors in Parallel

3-10

Thyristors

1-11

Resistors in Series and Parallel

3-11

Testing SCRs

1-12

Resistor Measurements

3-12

Integrated Circuits

1-13

Series Resistor Measurements

3-13

IC Identifications

1-14

Parallel Resistor Measuremens

3-14

Optoelectric Devices

1-15

Series-Parallel Resisor Measurements

3-15

Testing LEDs

1-16

Ohm's Law

Section 4: Linear Circuits

1-17

Power

Number

Title

1-18

Series DC Circuits

4-1

Power Supplies

1-19

Parallel DC Circuits

4-2

Power Supply Rectifiers

1-20

Series-Parallel DC Circuits

4-3

Power SUpply FIlters

1-21

Current in A Series Circuit

4-4

Power Voltage Regulation

1-22

Voltage in A Series Circuit

4-5

Series Voltage Regulation: Emitter Follower Regulator

1-23

Current in A Parallel Circuit

4-6

Series Voltage Regulation: Feedback Regulator

1-24

Voltage in A Parallel Circuit

4-7

Amplifiers

1-25

Magnetism

4-8

Common Emitter Amplifier

1-26

Inductance

4-9

Oscillators

1-27

Capacitance

4-10

555 Timer

1-28

Capacitor Application

4-11

Wave Shaping Circuits

Section 2: AC Circuits

Section 5: Digital Circuits

Number

Title

Number

Title

2-1

Alternating Current

5-1

Binary Number System

2-2

AC Measurement

5-2

Binary and Decimal Conversion

2-3

AC Measurement: RMS, Peak, Peak-to-Peak Voltage

5-3

Basic Logic Gates

2-4

AC Measurement: Oscilloscope

5-4

Basic Logic Circuits

2-5

Capacitive AC Circuits

5-5A

Simplifying Logic Circuits

2-6

Capacitors in AC Circuits

5-5B

Simplifying Logic Circuits

2-7

RC Circuits

5-6

Sequential Logic Circuits

2-8

Inductive AC Circuits

5-7

Combinational Logic Circuits

2-9

Inductors in AC Circuits

5-8

Micro Processor Basics

2-10

RL Circuits

 

2-11

Resonance Circuits

2-12

Reactance

2-13

RLC Circuits

2-14

Transformers

2-15

Transformer Ratios