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TOURO COLLEGE COURSE SYLLABUS

NEW YORK SCHOOL OF CAREER AND APPLIED STUDIES

DEPARTMENT:  Computer Science

COURSE TITLE:  Digital Electronics

COURSE NUMBER: GCO 201

PREREQUISITES:  MAT 120 and GCO 130

CREDIT HOURS:  3

DEVELOPER:  Gene Kuleshov

LAST UPDATE:  January 27, 2004

COURSE DESCRIPTION

This course is designed to provide students with
understanding of the theoretical background and experimental application
of contemporary electronic devices. The students will develop knowledge
of analog and digital electronics concepts and techniques that are the
background of networked computer systems. The course covers essential
concepts of electricity, including electric charges, Ohms law, Kirchhoffs
laws, electric fields, potentials, capacitance, inductance, complex
impedance, and resonance. Early in the course introductory circuit analysis
techniques are emphasized to assist the students in developing an approach
to solving problems related to electronic circuits. In addition to electric
circuit analysis, the course also covers topics such as semiconductors,
diodes and bipolar transistors, binary logic, logic gates, voltage amplifiers,
and analog to digital and digital to analog converters.

COURSE/DEPARTMENTAL OBJECTIVES

Upon completion of this
course the students will:

Demonstrate knowledge of basic electric and magnetic phenomena.
Demonstrate the ability to identify various electronic components
and their usage.
Demonstrate the ability to use tools and instruments to test resistance
voltage and current in both the direct current and alternate current
circuitry.
Demonstrate knowledge of transmitting and receiving concepts including
analog and digital modulations techniques.
Demonstrate the ability to analyze and calculate logical combinatory
circuits.

COURSE/INSTITUTIONAL OBJECTIVES

This course is intended
to introduce students to basic physics and electronics skills needed
to function effectively and be employable in todays technological society.
Enhancement of students technological skills is an institutional goal
that this course is designed to fulfill.

COURSE CONTENT

Week  Topics

1 Introduction. Brief review of required mathematical
background: functions, linear, nonlinear and simultaneous equations,
elements of trigonometry sin(x) and cos(x) functions, their amplitude,
period, frequency, and phase.

2 Basic concepts of electricity: positive and negative
charges, sources of electricity, electric force, electric field, electric
potential and voltage, resistance and resistors. Elementary Direct Current
(DC) circuits, the Ohms law.

3 DC circuits and measurements. Series and parallel resistors configurations,
and combined series-parallel electrical circuits. Kirchhoffs laws.
Relationship between resistance, current, voltage, and power.

4. Alternating Current (AC). The Sine wave; instantaneous
values of a Sine wave; average and root-mean-square (RMS) values of
a Sine wave. Harmonic frequencies. Non-sinusoidal waveforms.

5 Magnetism. Magnetic field. Electromagnetic induction. The Faradays
and Lenzs laws. Self-inductance. Mutual inductance. Inductors connected
in series and parallel. Inductive reactance.

6 Capacitance and capacitors. Relative permittivity
(dielectric constant). Capacitors connected in series and parallel.
Capacitance reactance. Impedance.

7 Midterm Examination.

8 Alternating current circuits: the series RL, RC, and RLC circuits; the parallel RL, RC, and RLC circuits. Effective resistance. Resonance.

9 Coupling and filter circuits: direct coupling, capacitive coupling,
transformer coupling. Filter circuits: low-pass, high-pass, band-pass,
and band-stop filters.

10 Semiconductor fundamentals: p</span>-type and n</span>-type semiconductors. Semiconductor diodes. Half-wave rectifiers,
full wave rectifiers, and rectifier filters.

11 Transistors and thyristors: bipolar junction
transistors, the transistor as a switch, voltage divider, field effect
transistors; thyristors.

12 Amplifier Circuits: common-base (CB), common
emitter (CE), and common-collector (CC) amplifiers; multistage and differential
amplifiers.

13 Digital electronics: decimal and binary number
systems and their mutual conversion. Logic gates and inverters: AND,
OR, NOT, NAND, NOR, and exclusive-OR gates.

14 Logic gates combinations: Boolean theorems,
flip-flops, shift registers and counters. Review.

15 Final Examination.

HARDWARE/SOFTWARE/MATERIALS REQUIREMENTS
Software

Windows XP

COURSE REQUIREMENTS

Virtual Lab Exercises

Homework Assignments

Midterm Examination

Final Examination

GRADING GUIDELINES

Grades will be based on the local tests and quizzes,
lab and homework assignments, midterm and final examinations. These
will be weighted as follows:

Lab and Homework assignments 40%

Midterm examination   20%

Final examination   40%

METHODOLOGY

Each session will integrate lecture, virtual lab
assignment and exercise. Students are encouraged to help each other
on the lab and exercise assignments but they cannot simply copy from
each other. Virtual lab, class exercise and homework assignments will
be sequenced from simple to more complex and will be varied and appropriate
to the level and ability of the class.

COURSE TEXTS

Title:  Principles of Electronics

Author: Colin G. Simpson

Pub. Date: 1998

Publisher: Prentice Hall