EET 2605L - Electronics 1 Laboratory
Fall 2026 Syllabus, Section 01, CRN 40819,
Credit hours: 1
Course Meeting Times
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Instructor
Daniel Opalewski
Email: djopalewski@ysu.edu
Course Description
2605L. Electronics 1 Laboratory. Use of meters, oscilloscope, transistor curve tracer for experiments on diode characteristics, rectifier circuits, clippers, clampers, Zener regulators, BJT and FET characteristics, BJT bias circuits and amplifiers. Computer circuit analysis with PSPICE. Three hours per week. Concurrent with EET 2605. 1 s.h.
Course Readings
| Group | Title | Author | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|
| Optional | Laboratory Manual for Semiconductors ref 1 and OP Amps ref 2 | James Fiore, 2021 |
Note: copies of labs will be handed out Fiore is a ref for some labs. Some will be examples from our class, Floyd 10th ed text book.
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
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Proposed Labs
| Day | Date | Reading(s) | Proposed Topic | Due/To Prepare for Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue | 8/25 | Into to Lab Equipment, Equipment Check. Diode Properties (Fiore Ref 1: Exp 1) |
Intro to lab equipment, reminder of Breadboard configuration 1st 2nd and 3rd approx lab, knee point, graphs |
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| Tue | 9/1 | Diode and Rectifier Circuits (Fiore Ref 1: Exp 3) | further exploration on diode properties and graphs | |
| Tue | 9/8 | Diode Clippers and Clampers (Fiore Ref 1: Exp 9,11) | test of clippers and clamper circuits | |
| Tue | 9/15 | Intro to Bipolar Junction Transistors | test BJT with meters for approx SDC Beta and simple experiments for or and and gate TTL |
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| Tue | 9/22 | Zener Diodes (Fiore Ref 1: Exp 6) | test zener diode circuits in the lab | |
| Tue | 9/29 | BJT Biasing (Fiore Ref 1: Exp 16) | test of bias methods for BJT | |
| Tue | 10/6 | BJT Amplifier (Fiore Ref 1: Exp 19) | Build a single stage BJT amplifier and analyze | |
| Tue | 10/13 | Class A Power Amplifier (Fiore Ref 1: Exp 23) | Build class A power amp and class B power amps, note why diodes are added to circuit | |
| Tue | 10/20 | JFET Bias (Fiore Ref 1: Exp 26) | JFET bias in multisim | |
| Tue | 10/27 | JFET Amplifiers (Fiore Ref 1: Exp 27 | JFET amplifiers in multisim and a simple HW circuit | |
| Tue | 11/3 | OP Amp (Fiore Ref 2: Exp 4 or 5) | Test simple OP amplifiers, just an introduction | |
| Tue | 11/10 | Oscillators (Fiore Ref 2: Exp 17) | Build an oscillator and test | |
| Tue | 11/17 | Makeup | ||
| Tue | 11/24 | Makeup, Volt reg Intro | ||
| Tue | 12/1 | Exam Week no lab |
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.