Electricity and electronics: State and apply principles and components used in electronics
Subject outcome
Subject outcome 4.2: State and apply principles and components used in electronics
Learning outcomes
- Define capacitance and inductance and the application thereof.
- Describe semiconductors.
- Identify intrinsic properties and doping – properties by design.
- Describe principles of the p-n junction.
- Identify basic principles of digital electronics – logical gates.
- Identify symbols and use of active circuit elements and identify components from circuit diagram.
- Range: Active circuit elements are LED, diode, transistor, and operational amplifier.
Unit 1 outcomes
By the end of this unit you will be able to:
- Define capacitance.
- Define inductance.
- Describe the applications of capacitance and inductance.
Unit 2 outcomes
By the end of this unit you will be able to:
- Describe semiconductors.
- Identify intrinsic properties and doping – properties by design.
- Describe principles of the p–n junction.
Unit 3 outcomes
By the end of this unit you will be able to:
- Identify basic principles of digital electronics – logical gates.
- Identify symbols and use of active circuit elements and identify components from circuit diagrams, namely:
- LEDs
- diodes
- transistors
- operational amplifiers.
