ELECTRONICS

ELEC-107 Introduction to Electronic Circuits
4 Credits
Upon completion of this course, the student will have a thorough understanding of fundamentals of electronics. The student will study passive components and their behavior in DC circuits as well as in AC circuits. The student will learn fundamental laws that govern the electronics circuits such as Ohm’s law, Kirchhoff’s current/voltage laws, and Thevenin’s Theorem. Analysis of electric circuits with computer techniques will be covered as part of laboratory experiments. Basic electronics safety will be stressed. The student will have hands-on experience and a good understanding of laboratory test instruments and basic troubleshooting techniques. Prerequisite: Eligible to enroll in MATH-061. (3 hours lecture, 3 hours lab weekly)

ELEC-117 Linear Electronics
4 Credits
In this course the student will learn the characteristics of electronic devices, such as diodes, transistors, and operational amplifiers, and their behavior in various electronic circuits. Specifically, applications of the following devices will be studied: rectifier diodes, zener diodes, bipolar junction transistors (BJT), field-effect transistors (FET). Also, various applications of the operational amplifier will be studied. Prerequisite: ELEC-107. (3 hours lecture, 3 hours lab weekly)

ELEC-140 Network Cabling Systems
3 Credits
This course is designed to train individuals in the fundamentals of installing, connecting and certifying network cabling systems. Students will learn to apply the basics of network cable and connector selection, installation and termination. Fundamental testing, certification, and documentation practices will be covered. Labs include hands-on experience with terminating and testing coaxial, unshielded twisted pair (UTP), and fiber optic cables in accordance with current industry and EIA/TIA standards. (2 hours lecture, 3 hours lab weekly)

ELEC-213 Digital Circuits
4 Credits
Principles of solid state devices will be utilized to study logic circuitry. The student will analyze, design, build and troubleshoot logic gates, pulse and switching circuits, arithmetic circuits, counters, registers, input/output, clock and control circuits, and memory units. Digital TTL integrated circuits and other logic families will be compared. The principles learned will be applied to various digital instruments and digital computer circuitry. Prerequisite: ELEC-107 or ELEC-112. (3 hours lecture, 3 hours lab weekly)