MCCCD Program Description

Basic Electronic Theory

Course: ABC266

First Term: 2004 Fall

Lecture 0.5 Credit(s) 0.5 Period(s) 0.5 Load
Subject Type: Occupational
Load Formula: S

Description: Electronic system components. Solid state devices and component materials. Transistor types and functions, schematics and diagrams. Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs), and Silicon Controlled Rectifiers (SCRs). Operating principles of integrated circuits and basic operational amplifier circuits

MCCCD Official Course Competencies
1. Define specific electronic terms and identify specific components of electronic systems including characteristics of solid-state devices and list the materials used to make them. (I, II) 2. Describe specific types of transistors and explain how they operate. (II) 3. Interpret electronic schematic diagrams and connect diodes according to the diagrams. (II) 4. Describe and connect light emitting diodes (LEDs) and silicon controlled rectifiers (SCRs) according to the schematics. (II) 5. Identify transistor leads of specific solid-state devices. (II) 6. Describe the advantages of operational amplifiers and list the three basic operational amplifier circuits. (II, III)
MCCCD Official Course Competencies must be coordinated with the content outline so that each major point in the outline serves one or more competencies. MCCCD faculty retains authority in determining the pedagogical approach, methodology, content sequencing, and assessment metrics for student work. Please see individual course syllabi for additional information, including specific course requirements.

MCCCD Official Course Outline
I. Electronic theory A. Trade terms 1. Analog device 2. Digital device 3. N-type material 4. P-type material 5. Rectifier 6. SCR 7. Semiconductor 8. Solid-state device 9. Triac 10. Zener diode B. Electricity under magnification C. Static electricity D. Chemical electricity II. Electronic essentials A. Conductors, insulators, semiconductors 1. Conductors 2. Insulators 3. Semiconductors 4. Diodes 5. Transistors B. Resistors C. PN junctions 1. Diodes 2. Rectifiers 3. Diode identification D. Light emitting diodes (LEDs) ABC266Effective Term: E. Transistor types 1. Negative positive negative (NPN) 2. Positive negative positive (PNP) 3. Junction F. Transistor operation F. Transistor leads G. Unijunction transistors 1. Silicon controlled rectifiers (SCRs) 2. SCRs for phase control H. DIACS I. TRIACS J. Unijunction transistor characteristics III. Operational amplifiers - basic circuits A. Voltage follower B. Non-inverting amplifier C. Inverting amplifier

MCCCD Governing Board Approval Date: 6/22/2004

All information published is subject to change without notice. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of information presented, but based on the dynamic nature of the curricular process, course and program information is subject to change in order to reflect the most current information available.