EET 2605 01: Electronics 1

EET 2605 - Electronics 1

Fall 2026 Syllabus, Section 01, CRN 40818,

Credit hours: 3

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Instructor

Daniel Opalewski

Email: djopalewski@ysu.edu

Public Instructor Information

Instructor Title: Dr. or Professor Daniel Opalewski

Instructor Professional Qualifications: Ph. D., General Engineering,  Kennedy Western University, 2005

Post masters, Systems Engngineering Post Master Oakland University, 1989-1990

Masters, Masters of Science in Electrical Engineering, Wayne State University, 1988

Bachelors, Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Lawrence Tech University, 1984 Associates,

Electrical Engineering Technology, Macomb County Community College, 1976 Licensed Professional

Engineer for state of Michigan, Pennsylvania and Maryland Licensed

Private Pilot, since 1978

Licensed  Radio engineer, General Radio Telephone Operator License, Federal Communication Commission., 1986

Instructor Office Location:   Moser 4200

Instructor Office Phone: 330-941-3286

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Course Description

2605. Electronics 1. Physical basis of semiconductor materials, diodes, rectifier circuits, Zener diode regulators, clippers, clampers, special purpose diodes. Bipolar junction transistors (BJT) characteristics, bias circuits, equivalent circuit models, amplifiers and field effect transistor (FET) characteristics. Prereq.: EET 1502 and EET 1502L or EET 3725 and EET 3725L, C or better in MATH 1513 or MATH 1510 or MATH 1510C and MATH 1511 or MATH 1511C. Coreq.: EET 2605L. 3 s.h.

Course Readings

Group Title Author ISBN
Required Electronic Devices conventional current Floyd, 10th ed 13: 978-0-13-441444-7

The course readings are subject to change in the event of extenuating circumstances, research developments, current events, and/or to ensure better learning.  

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Proposed Textbook Chapters

Day Date Reading(s) Proposed Topic Due/To Prepare for Class
Mon 8/24 Intro to Semiconductors, Chpt 1 PN junction, doping
Wed 8/26 Finish Intro to Semiconductors, Chpt 1 Bias Fwd, rev PN junction, 1st, 2nd and 3rd approximations
Mon 8/31 More Diodes and Applications, Chpt 2 Currents and voltages, VI curve in detail, Troubleshooting
Wed 9/2 More Diodes and Applications, Chpt 2 1/2 wave and full wave recitifiers, DC power supply, capacitor input filter, ripple voltage
Clampers and clippers
Mon 9/7 Holiday
Wed 9/9 Special Purpose Diodes, Chpt 3 Zener diode circuits and properties, data sheets
Mon 9/14 Special Purpose Diodes, Chpt 3 Zener diode applications, LEDs
Wed 9/16 Bipolar Junction Transistors, Chpt 4 BJT DC model
BJT characteristics and parameters,
Mon 9/21 Bipolar Junction Transistors, Chpt 4 BJT amplifier examples AC model
Wed 9/23 Quiz 1 Diodes
Mon 9/28 Bipolar Junction Transistors, Chpt 4 Linear and non linear applications
Wed 9/30 Bipolar Transistor Bias Circuits, Chpt 5 DC operating point, Quiescent point, load lines, saturation, cutoff
Mon 10/5 Bipolar Transistor Bias Circuits, Chpt 5 Thevenin's theorem applied to voltage divider circuit, other bias methods, datasheets
Wed 10/7 BJT Amplifiers, Chpt 6 small signal amplifiers, AC load line vs DC load line
Mon 10/12 BJT Amplifiers, Chpt 6 CE amp, voltage gain details of AC model
Wed 10/14 BJT Amplifiers, Chpt 6 multistage amplifer
Mon 10/19 BJT Power Amps, Chpt 7 Class A power amp
Wed 10/21 BJT Power Ampd, Chpt 7 Class B power amp
Mon 10/26 FET, Chpt 8 Field Effect Transistors, MOSFET, linear and nonlinear
Wed 10/28 FET, Chpt 8 Detail of curves for FET
Mon 11/2 FET Amps, Chpt 9 FET, MOSFET amps
Wed 11/4 Quiz 2
Mon 11/9 FET AMPS, Chpt 9 Finish FET and MOSFET amps
Wed 11/11 Veteran's Day
Mon 11/16 OP Amps, Chpt 12
Wed 11/18 Intro to Oscillators, Chpt 13 into only to Oscillators
Mon 11/23 Intro only to Volt reg, Chpt 17 Intro only to voltage regulators
Wed 11/25 more OP amps simple OP Amp circuits, inverting and non-inverting
Mon 11/30 Makeup HW
Wed 12/2 Final Exam ReviewM
Mon 12/7 EXAM WEEK STARTS

The course schedule, policies, procedures, and assignments in this course are subject to change in the event of extenuating circumstances, by mutual agreement, and/or to ensure better learning.