Digital Design and Basic Electrical Circuits

First part of the cource: Conventions, circuit elements, Kirchoff´s laws, Ohm´s law, simple resistive circuits, techniques of circuit analysis, capacitance and first order RC-circuits.
Second part of the cource: Digital design, number systems, arithmetic operations, coding, boolean algebra, logic gates, simplification methods, combinational logic, flip flops, counters, shiftregisters, memory technology, state machines and introduction to programmable logic.

The course gives an introduction to electrical concepts and "analog" circuit theory as a base for understanding both electrical and computer engineering.The students should be able to understand and design simple circuits and systems built with digital electronic circuit elements. The students should have a base for understanding and designing simple circuits and systems built from digital electronic circuit elements.

Knowledge
- To understand the basic theory and mathematical relationships in circuit analysis
- To understand basic terms and results from the theory about circuits with resistances, capacitances and inductance components, as well as semiconductor components.
- To be familiar with the principles for ideal circuit components.
- To be familiar with typical uses for resistive circuits, simple capacitive and inductive circuits, and for semiconductor components.
- To get a basic understanding of how circuits and systems are built up using digital circuit elements.

Skills
- To be able to combine acquired knowledge and skills in mathematics and circuit analysis to analyze electrical circuits.
- To be able to use basic circuit theory to solve problems in electronics and analyze/design simple circuits.
- To be able to use laboratory equipment such as volt meter, ampere meter, oscilloscope and signal generator.
- To be able to analyze and construct circuits and systems that are built up of digital electronic circuit elements such as gates and flip-flops.

General competence
- To be able to write clear and structured reports.
- To be able to plan and carry out experimental studies.

Lectures. Theory and labratory assignments in groups of 2 students. All assignments are compulsory except for one theory and one laboratory assignment. Intencive period of lectures (2F + 2F each week) in the first part of the semester. If there is a re-sit examination, the examination form may be changed from written to oral.