Programme Course Code Title

B.Sc (ECS) 17ECU04 Electronic Circuits

Preamble : This course is planned for the beginners in the area of electronics to
provide fundamental knowledge on basic electronic circuits.
Expected Level of Output : Conceptual Level
Department offered : Electronics and Communication Systems
Course Outcomes : On successful completion of the course, the following are the
outcomes expected from the students
Course Action Capstone
Description Skill
outcome Verb Evaluation
capable to understand the operating principle of Understand Conceptua
CO1 Quiz
electronic circuits Remember l
capable to understand the functionality of basic Understand Conceptua Writing
CO2
electronic circuits Remember l skills
capable to design and verify the basic electronic Remember Conceptua Posters/
CO3
circuits Create l Charts
capable to assemble, and implement the basic Create
CO4 Analytical Assignment
electronic circuits Apply
capable to troubleshoot and redesign the Evaluate
CO5 Analytical Assignment
electronic circuits Analyze

Modular Assessment Code : C (Theory-Concepts)

Course Inputs :
Instruction
Chapte
Unit Sessions Description Text Book
r
Planned
Wave shaping Circuits
2 A 19
Clipping, Clamping circuits
Half wave, full wave and bridge rectifiers;
2 Average value; RMS value; Ripple factor; A 19
I Rectification efficiency
Filters: Capacitors, Inductors, LC and PI
2 A 19
filter
Regulated power supplies using Zener
2 diode; A 20
Fixed voltage regulators using ICs
II Small Signal Amplifiers
1 A 24
Classification of amplifiers
1 Methods of transistor biasing A 22
1 CE amplifiers A 24
 Multistage amplifiers: Gain; R C coupled
3 A 26
amplifiers; Frequency response
2 Transformer coupled amplifiers A 26
Power Amplifiers
Classification of power amplifiers; Class A
3 A 27
amplifier; Class B amplifier; Push pull
configuration; Class C operation
III Power relation; Load power; Power
2 A 27
dissipation; Collector efficiency
2 Complementary symmetry push pull operation A 27
1 Distortions A 27
Feedback Amplifiers
2 Basic concept; Effect of negative feedback on A 29
gain
IV Gain stability; Band width; Distortion and
2 A 29
noise
2 Analysis of voltage feedback amplifier circuits A 29
2 Analysis of current feedback amplifier circuits A 29
Oscillators
2 A 31
Classification; Barkhausen criterion
V Hartley oscillator; Colpitts oscillator; Clapp
2 A 31
oscillator
2 Phase shift oscillator; Wein bridge oscillator A 31
2 Revision
Total
Sessions
40
Note: 80% Theory; 20% Problems
Continual Internal Assessment: 25 marks
End Semester: 75 marks

Text Book:
A. R.S.Sedha, A Text Book of Applied Electronics, S.Chand & Company Ltd, New Delhi, Second
revised edition, 2010.

References:
1. V.K.Mehta, Principles of Electronics, S.Chand & Co, New Delhi, Second edition, 2005.
2. http://nptel.ac.in/courses/117107095/