Course Name Fundamentals Of Electronics
Course Overview Electronics is now a mature discipline, and it is widely applied both in industry and in our everyday life. It is an introductory module of studying Electronics. Any student of Electrical Engineering should be familiar with a range of topics such as p-n junction, diode, Zener diode, bipolar transistor, field-effect transistor, thyristor, their structure, parameters, circuit calculation and development trends of semiconductor devices. In addition, Electrical Engineering students should be aware of the effects their field has had, and will continue to have, on individuals, organizations, and society. This module gives an opportunity to review the breadth of electronics, to focus on some key ideas, and to reflect on its wider impact.
Level of study
	Bachelor Degree	
Workload	ECTS: 2
Total Hours: 90
Contact Hours: 48
•	Lectures: 22
•	Labs: 8
•	Seminars: 18	
Course Code		
Semester
	Winter	
Prerequisites
	Mathematics, Physics, Electrical Engineering Theory, Computer-Aided Design Programs	
Course Objectives	Having successfully completed this module, you will have:
•	knowledge of operating principles of modern electronic and semiconductor devices, their main properties and features; 
•	skills and experience in solving various problems about amplification and conversion of electric signals.	
Learning Outcomes
	Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to:
•	use methods of analysis, simulation and calculation of semiconductor devices and their circuits by using modern computer technologies and specific software;
•	carry out the experiments in accordance with the specified methodology with further processing and analysis of the obtained results in the field of power engineering;
•	discuss and debate key topics and questions of interest within the discipline;
•	 design and implement electronic circuits;
•	document results of the design, calculation and analysis.	
Syllabus
	•	Basic physics of semiconductor devices operation
•	Semiconductor diodes
•	Transistors
•	Thyristors, dynistors and symistors
•	Optoelectronics	
Labs
	•	«DETERMINATION OF THE DIODES MAIN PARAMETERS BY VOLTAGE-CURRENT CHARACTERISTICS»
•	«CHOOSING OPERATING POINT OF BIPOLAR TRANSISTOR AND DETERMINING AC VOLTAGE AMPLIFICATION CLASS»
•	«STUDY OF AMPLIFICATION STAGES BUILT ON BIPOLAR TRANSISTORS»
•	«STUDY OF THYRISTORS»	
Projects
	2 individual home assignments “Power supply design” and “Amplifier design”	
Assessment
	•	20% - In-class tests.
•	20% - Laboratory works.
•	20% - Individual home assignments
•	40% - Final Test (Pass/Fail)	
Resources
	Textbooks 
•	K.V. Obraztsov Basic Physics of Electronics. Textbook. – Tomsk: TPU publ. 2013. – 127 p.
•	Yu, Peter Y. Fundamentals of Semiconductors. Physics and Materials Properties / P. Y. Yu, M. Cardona. — 3-d, Rev. and Enlarged Ed.. — Springer, 2001. — 638 p.
•	Seeger, Karlheinz Semiconductor Physics : An Introduction / K. Seeger. — 7th ed. — Berlin: Springer, 1999. — 521 p.
On-line resources
http://www.interfacebus.com/diode.html - List of diode manufacturers
http://www.national.com - Web-site of National Semiconductor (USA) 
http://www.fairchildsemi.com - Web-site of Fairchild Semiconductor (USA)	
Instructors
	Assistant Professor Konstantin V. Obraztsov