EET 2605 - Electronics 1
Fall 2026 Syllabus, Section 01, CRN 40818,
Credit hours: 3
Course Meeting Times
Log in to view more
Instructor
Daniel Opalewski
Email: djopalewski@ysu.edu
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.
Assignments/Assessments
Log in to view more
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.