Electronic Circuits I

Course Information

College	Akashi College	Year	2023
Course Title	Electronic Circuits I
Course Code	5421	Course Category	Specialized / Compulsory
Class Format	Lecture	Credits	School Credit: 1
Department	Electrical and Computer Engineering Electrical Engineering Course	Student Grade	4th
Term	First Semester	Classes per Week	2
Textbook and/or Teaching Materials
Instructor	OHMUKAI Masato

Course Objectives

The goal is to achieve the following competencies:
1) Understand the characteristics of active elements, accurately understand the principles and properties of basic circuits using them, and can analyze these circuits.
2) Accurately understand the principles and properties of negative-feedback circuits and various amplifier circuits, and can analysis these circuits.
3) Accurately understand the principles and properties of circuits using arithmetic amplifiers, can analyze and design these circuits.
4) Accurately understand the principles and properties of oscillator, modulator, and demodulator circuits, and can analyze and design these circuits.

Rubric

	Ideal Level	Standard Level	Unacceptable Level
Achievement 1	Understand the characteristics of active elements, accurately understand the principles and properties of basic circuits using them, and can analyze these circuits.	Understand the characteristics of active elements, understand the principles and properties of basic circuits using them, and can analyze these circuits.	Do not understand the characteristics of active elements or the principles and properties of basic circuits using them.
Achievement 2	Accurately understand the principles and properties of negative-feedback circuits and various amplifier circuits, and can analysis these circuits.	Understand the principles and properties of negative-feedback circuits and various amplifier circuits, and can analysis these circuits.	Do not understand the principles and properties of negative-feedback circuits and various amplifier circuits.
Achievement 3	Understand the principles and properties accurately, can analyze and design circuits using arithmetic amplifiers.	Understand the principles and properties, can analyze and design circuits using arithmetic amplifiers.	Do not understand the principles and properties of circuits using arithmetic amplifiers.
	Accurately understand the principles and properties of oscillator, modulator, and demodulator circuits, and can analyze and design these circuits.	Understand the principles and properties of oscillator, modulator, and demodulator circuits, and can analyze and design these circuits.	Do not understand the principles and properties of oscillator, modulator, and demodulator circuits.

Teaching Method

Outline:

We will explain the basics of analogue electronic circuits using active elements such as diodes, transistors, field effect transistors (FET), and operation amplifiers.

Style:

Classes will be held in a lecture style, mainly by explaining content following the textbook. Students will work on exercises and design assignments as appropriate.

Notice:

Students are required to learn in an active manner so they can design circuits themselves. If possible, they should construct the circuit they designed and study its operation.
Students who miss 1/3 or more of classes will not be eligible for a passing grade.

Characteristics of Class / Division in Learning

Applicable to Remote Class

Course Plan

			Theme	Goals
1st Semester
	1st Quarter
		1st	Semiconductor	Understand the types of semiconductors and the electrical conduction principles within semiconductors.
		2nd	Diode	Understand the rectification and voltage current characteristics of pn junction.
		3rd	Transistor	Understand the basic structure, behavior and static properties of transistors.
		4th	FET	Understand the basic structure, operation and static properties of FETs.
		5th	IC	Understand the basic structure, operation and static properties of IC.
		6th	Transistor amplifier circuits	Understand the basics of transistor amplifier circuits.
		7th	Transistor bias circuit	Understand how to design a simple bias circuit for an amplifier circuit using transistors.
		8th	Midterm exam
	2nd Quarter
		9th	Transistor equivalent circuit 1	Understand fixed bias and self-bias circuits.
		10th	Transistor equivalent circuit 2	Understand the current feedback bias circuit.
		11th	Emitter ground amplifier circuit	Understand gain, frequency band, input and output impedance in transistor amplifier circuits.
		12th	Transistor negative-feedback amplifier circuit	Understand negative-feedback amplifier circuits using transistors.
		13th	FET bias circuit	Understand how to design a simple bias circuit for an amplifier circuit using FETs.
		14th	FET equivalent circuit	Understand the analysis of a source ground amplifier circuit using an equivalent circuit.
		15th	FET negative-feedback amplification circuit	Understand negative-feedback amplifier circuit using FETs.
		16th	Final exercise

Evaluation Method and Weight (%)

	Examination	Exercise	Total
Subtotal	60	40	100
Basic Proficiency	0	0	0
Specialized Proficiency	60	40	100
Cross Area Proficiency	0	0	0