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Electronics
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A one-hour lecture
and a one-hour practical each week in Semester 1.
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| Prerequisites |
None. |
| Aim |
To gain an
understanding of the theoretical foundations of electronics, and to
develop practical skills in building and analysing circuits.
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| Content |
Physics of
electricity: units, charge, voltage, current, power, energy, radiation,
frequency, phase.
Electronic components: conductors, resistors, capacitors, inductors,
relays, transformers, diodes, transistors, rectifiers, bridges,
integrated circuits.
DC and AC behaviour: power sources, safety, active versus passive
components, noise.
Circuits: amplifiers, oscillators, filters, switches,
regulators.
Analysis of circuit diagrams: component identification, module
identification, functional analysis. Circuit assembly techniques:
breadboard, wirewrap, soldering, printed circuit boards.
Analog devices: op-amps, timers, filters, analog-to-digital and
digital-to-analog conversion.
Digital devices: logic gates, flip-flops, RAM, ROM, PAL,
microprocessors.
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| Assessment |
Assignments 60%.
Practical project 40%.
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| Texts |
Mimms III, F.M., Getting Started in Electronics,
Radio Shack,1983.
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| References |
Chamberlin, H., Musical Applications of Microprocessors,
2nd edn, Hayden Books, 1985.
Horowitz, P., and Hill, W., The Art
of Electronics, Cambridge University Press, 1980.
Nilsson, J.W, Electric Circuits,
Addison-Wesley, 1983.
Pitt, VH. (ed.), The Penguin
Dictionary of Physics, Penguin, 1979.
Rowe, J., Fundamentals of Solid State,
Masterprint, 1979. (An Electronics
Australia Handbook)
Young, E.C. (ed.), The New Penguin
Dictionary of Electronics, Penguin, 1980.
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