KATHMANDU UNIVERSITY

SCHOOL OF SCIENCE
Department of Natural Sciences (Physics)
Couse Title: Basic Electronics Course Code: PHYS 201
Level : B.Sc. (Applied Physics) Cr. Hrs : 3
Year : II Semester : I
Course Objectives: This course is designed for the second year applied physics students. This
includes the basic principles of electronics, electronic devices along with digital electronics. The
students will be able to cope with the problems related with semiconductors, diodes, ampliers,
transistor etc. after completion of this course.
1. Network Theorems: Electric current, Kirchhos current and voltage law, Superposition
theorem, Reciprocity theorem, Thevenins theorem, Nortons theorem, Maximum power transfer
theorem. [6 Hrs.]
2. Semiconductor Devices: Conductor, Semiconductor, Intrinsic semiconductor, Extrinsic semi-
conductor, P-type, N-type semiconductor, P-N junction diode, V-I characteristics, Zener diode,
Photo diode, Varactor diode, LED, Schotky diode N-P-N and P-N-P transistors and character-
istics of CE, CB and CC congurations,
dc
and
dc
of a transistor and their relationship. [7
Hrs.]
3. Wave shaping Circuits and Filters: Half wave rectiers, Full wave rectiers, Bridge rec-
tiers, Average value, rms value, Ripple factor, Rectication eciency. Capacitors, Inductors,
LC and Filter, High pass, Low pass and Band pass lter, Regulated Power supplies using
zener diode, xed voltage regulator using ICs. [11 Hrs.]
4. Field Eect Transistors: Introduction and V-I characteristics of JFET, MOSFET. [ 4 Hrs.]
5. Break down Devices: Introduction, Unijunction Transistor, Silicon Controlled Rectier, Diac
and Triac. [4 Hrs. ]
6. Ampliers: Single-Stage Transistor Ampliers, Classication of Ampliers, Class A, B and
C ampliers, Method of transistor biasing, CE ampliers, RC Coupled Ampliers, Gain, Fre-
quency Response, Transformer-Coupled Amplier, Push-pull amplier. [6 Hrs.]
7. Digital Electronics: Binary numbers, Binary to decimal conversion, Octal and Hexa decimal
number systems, Boolean algebra, basic laws of Boolean algebra, Boolean equations, Basic logic
gates (OR, AND,NOT,NAND,NOR and EX-OR gates using diodes and transistor),De Morgans
theorem, Half adder and Full adder, RS ipop and JK ip op. [10Hrs]
Text Books
1. Ben G.Streetman and Sanjay Kumar Banerjee, Solid State Electronic Devices 6e. Prentice hall
of India Private Limited.
2. B. L. Theraja, Basic Electronics Solid State. S.Chand and Company Ltd, New Delh.i
3. V. K. Mehta, Principles of Electronics 2e. S. Chand and Company Ltd, New Delhi.
4. Anwar A. Khan and Kanchan K. Dey, A First Course in Electronics. Prentice hall of India
Private Limited, New Delhi.
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References
1. A. P. Malvino, Electronic Principles 3e. Tata McGraw Hil Pub.
2. Theodore F. Bogart, Jr. Electronic Devices and Circuits. Universal Book Stall, New Delhi
3. Edward Hughes, Ian Mckenzie Smith, John Hiley and Keith Brown HUGES, Electrical and
Electronic Techonology 8e. Pearson Education Asia.
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