EE 3311—Electronics I

Designation	Required
Catalog description	EE 3311: Electronics I (3:3:0). Prerequisite: EE 3302. Introduction to electronic devices, amplifiers, and electronic systems. Principles of electronic circuit design and analysis.
Prerequisite(s)	EE 3302
Textbook(s) and/or other required material	Comer and Comer, Fundamentals of Electronic Circuit Design, Wiley, 2003.
Course objectives	Upon completion of this course students should be able to analyze and design circuits using electronic devices such as diodes, transistors, and op-amps, and their circuit models. Students should have the ability to analyze biasing circuits and small-signal models, with and without the use of computer programs.  They should also be able to describe the physical operation of basic semiconductor devices.
Topics covered	Basic electronic circuit design – 1 hour Op-amp circuits – 6 hours Semiconductor physics and electronic devices – 3 hours Diode circuits – 4 hours DC biasing of BJT's and FET's – 6 hours Computer aided analysis – 3 hours Low-frequency small-signal AC analysis – 10 hours Low-frequency amplifier design  – 5 hours Tests and reviews – 4 hours
Class/laboratory schedule	Class meets 15 weeks, 3 times per week for 50 minutes or 2 times per week for 80 minutes.
Contributions to professional component	This course prepares students for engineering practice through fundamental electronic-circuit analysis and design experiences. This course includes engineering topics and engineering design.
Relationship of course to program outcomes	This course addresses EE Program Outcomes 1.2 and 2; CMPE Program Outcomes 1.2 and 2; and ABET Criteria a, c, e, and k.
Prepared by	James Dickens, July 2004
Coordinator	Thomas Trost