Electronics

- Diodes
- The transistor as amplifying element and as a switch
- Bipolar, JFET and MOSFET transistors
- Differential amplifier
- Power amplifiers
- Oscillators
- Voltage regulators
- Noise
- PLL
- Non-ideal operational amplifier
- The comparator

After completing the course, the student should have knowledge about the use of semiconductors and should be able to use semiconductor components in the construction of basic electronic circuits.

Knowledge:
- Be able to describe how semiconductors such as diodes and transistors are built and working.
- Be able to account for the use of diodes to create rectifiers, limiters, clampers and voltage multipliers.
- Be able to account for the behavior of the transistor as amplifier and switch.
- Be able to account for how bipolar, JFET and MOSFET transistors can be used in various amplifier circuits.
- Be able to explain the behavior of various oscillators.
- Be able to account for the principle behavior for voltage regulation with linear and switched power supplies.
- Know about different types of noise in electronic systems.
- Be able to explain the fundamental behavior of phase-locked loops (PLL).
- Know the characteristics of a non-ideal operational amplifier.
- Know how a comparator is used to get hysteresis.

Skills:
- Be able to calculate the dc operating point and the ac gain of a transistor amplifier.
- Be able to calculate noise factor and signal-to-noise ratio in serial coupled blocks.
- Be able to use computational tools to simulate electronic circuits.
- Be able to analyze the causes of differences between theoretical constructions based on ideal models and practical implementations.
- Be able to perform troubleshooting in practical circuits.
- Be able to report their laboratory work in technical reports.

General knowledge:
- The student should know Norwegian and English terminology for components and circuits reviewed in the course.

-Lectures
-Laboratory work
-Web-based learning
-Compulsory assignments

Further information:
The course is based largely on that students should be able to transfer the theories from lectures into practical laboratory work by performing laboratory tasks.  Two (or three) students work together in the laboratory.

The course is prepared for web-based learning in the form of pre-recorded lectures covering central parts of the curriculum, and guidance is performed using a forum in the learning platform. On-line students can utilize "myDAQ" (a device containing power supply, multimeter, signal generator and oscilloscope) to complete the mandatory laboratory tasks without having to meet on campus.

Coursework requirements:
- 6 out of 11 assignments must be submitted according to specified deadlines and be approved to be allowed to write the exam.
- 8 laboratory assignments must be completed and approved to be allowed to write the exam.
- A report for a selected laboratory task must be written and approved to be allowed to write the exam.