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SYLLABUS
EL100
Fundamentals of
Electronics
(Subject to change)
COURSE TITLE
Fundamentals of Electronics
CATALOG NUMBER
EL100
FACULTY NAME
Mr. Ed Sepulveda
CREDITS
5
TEXT BOOK
Fundamental Concepts by Gary A. Gibson
Tel. (626) 940-2039
COURSE DESCRIPTION
This is an introductory course that is designed to assess incoming freshmen students and
provide them with an overview of electronics. The Department must determine if the
student has the aptitude and interest in the field of electronics. This course is taught with
the assumption that the student either had no or limited previous exposure to electronics.
It is a required course for a student wishing to major in electronics. Assessment is based
on classroom and laboratory behavior and academic and laboratory performance.
Laboratory activities will support the theory presented in class.
It will deal primarily with Basic Electronics Theory, Ohm’s Law, Scientific Notation,
Resistor Color Code, Soldering Basics, Measuring Instruments, Series and Parallel
Circuits, Amplifier Circuits, Digital Circuits, Programming Basics, Electronics Kit
Building, Electronic Devices Theory. The course will begin with a quick overview of the
scientific notation and basic algebra. Basic electrical theory, Ohm’s Law, and resistor
color code will follow. Also included will be component identification, basic
instrumentation identification and usage, and lab safety. Subsequent material will
include an introduction and analysis to basic series and parallel circuit theory. Students
will be introduced to basic transistor amplifiers, digital circuits, and basic programming.
The course will end with students building a minimum of 1 electronics kit. The students
will be required to build simple circuits using provided lab experiments to allow them to
bridge the gap between theory and practical thus reinforcing the material presented in
lecture.
"Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow, the important thing is not to stop
questioning." -Albert Einstein
ATTENDANCE AND TARDINESS
Attendance will be taken immediately after the bell and you will be marked tardy or
absent if you are not seated in your assigned chair. Students late to class without a note
will have performance points deducted, no questions asked!
COURSE OBJECTIVES
When the course is completed, the student will be able to
1. Identify five ways of producing electricity.
2. Draw the symbols for the basic components in an electrical schematic.
3. Identify a resistor by its color code.
4. Explain the difference between insulators, conductors, and semiconductors.
5. Explain how wire size is measured.
6. Describe how magnetic fields work to attract or repel each other.
7. Identify and explain the units of current, voltage, resistance, and power.
8. Use scientific/engineering notation to express values of current, voltage, resistance, and power.
9. Calculate the value of voltage, current, and resistance using Ohm’s Law.
10. Explain the characteristics of a completed circuit, an open circuit, and a short circuit.
11. Demonstrate the process of measuring current, voltage, and resistance.
12. Identify a series circuit, explain its characteristics, and discuss its operation.
13. Construct a series circuit using various components and troubleshoot any problems.
14. Measure current flow and voltage drops in a series circuit using a meter.
15. Calculate total resistance, voltage, and current in a series circuit.
16. Identify a parallel circuit, explain its characteristics, and discuss its operation.
17. Construct a parallel circuit using various components and troubleshoot any problems.
18. Measure current flow and voltage drops in a parallel circuit using a meter.
19. Calculate total resistance, voltage, and current in a parallel circuit.
20. Demonstrate the process of soldering wire and wire stripping.
21. Construct an electronics kit and troubleshoot any problems.
HOMEWORK
In general the minimum homework assignments shall be problems provided via instructor
handouts. There will be one homework assignment per week. The due date for each assignment
will be announced on the day each is assigned. This assignment will be collected and graded, and
at the instructor’s discretion/option, reviewed during lecture. Also at the instructor’s
discretion/option, homework may be turned in after the initial due date and will be subject to
performance points being deducted. Students who do not have their homework ready when
asked will be part of the cleanup crew for that day/week.
LABS
Performance of laboratory experiments is a crucial part of the learning experience at Don Bosco
Tech. The total value of the lab work is worth half of the student’s overall grade! Due dates for
each lab will be announced in class. Laboratory homework assignments shall consist of reading
the experiment and performing all theoretical calculations. The laboratory time should be used to
build the experiment circuits and conduct the required tests and measurements. Each student is
"Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow, the important thing is not to stop
questioning." -Albert Einstein
responsible for constructing their own circuit unless directed to work in teams and having their
work signed off by the instructor or a lab assistant.
NOTEBOOK
Students are expected to keep a Portfolio/Notebook of their electronics work and bring it to class
every day. This consists of a 2-inch / 3-ring binder with a 5-section divider to organize it into the
following sections and in this exact order:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Handouts
Notes
Homework
Quizzes
Labs
The student should take notes in lecture every day to add to his notebook and be prepared for
impromptu inspections at any given moment by the instructor. This notebook is a tool designed
to teach and assist the student in maintaining good organizational skills and preparedness. It is
also part of the student’s performance grade. Final grades will be determined at the end of the
course. Impromptu inspections will not be graded but poorly maintained notebooks will affect
the student’s performance grade.
QUIZZES
There will be a minimum of 4 quizzes. The quizzes will be based on a combination of lecture
and homework material. Quizzes may be either written or computer based.
FINAL EXAM
The majority of the questions on the final exam will consist of questions and problems similar to
those on the quizzes. A minor part of the exam may consist of additional lecture material in the
form of extra credit problems. There will be a final examination for both lecture and laboratory
components of this course. There will be no MidTerm Exam.
GRADING AND COURSE REQUIREMENTS
ULTIMATELY IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE STUDENT TO MAKE UP ANY
MISSING ASSIGNMENTS WITH OR WITHOUT PENALTY. RULE OF THUMB IS
10% OFF THE TOTAL POSSIBLE SCORE FOR EACH SCHOOL DAY LATE.
ANYTHING MORE THAN 9 SCHOOL DAYS LATE WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED!
Grades for this course will not be curved, and the following grade scale will be observed:
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A = 90 to 100 %
B = 80 to 89 %
C = 70 to 79 %
D = 60 to 69 %
F = 0 to 59%
"Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow, the important thing is not to stop
questioning." -Albert Einstein
The following percentages are used to determine the total grade:
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Performance/Cleanup
Homework
Quizzes
Final Exam
Labs
10%
10%
10%
20%
50%
NETCLASSROOM
It is important for the student to check their grades online either at home or at school. To check
grades at home make sure your computer has Internet access, open a web browser, and login to
http://my.boscotech.edu. To check grades at school use a computer with network access, open a
web browser, type my in the address bar, and login.
PERFORMANCE
Good conduct, discipline, work habits, following instructions, and completion of assigned work
in a timely manner are very important at Don Bosco Tech and are essential to maintaining a
proper learning environment and to the success of the student.
TUTORIAL ASSISTANCE
Tutorial assistance will be provided during after school help sessions. Students having below a
70% grade average are required to attend these after school help sessions. Make up work should
be done during this time.
CALCULATOR
Every student is required to bring a calculator to class every day. The calculator should include
the basic mathematical functions as well as the reciprocal (1/x), square root, and square function
buttons. Cell Phone calculators will not be allowed!
CLASS MATERIALS
Goggles are required in the lab when the student is working with a soldering iron. For lecture,
the student is required to bring the following to class every day: 1 or 2 pencils, their Portfolio
Notebook, and a calculator.
"Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow, the important thing is not to stop
questioning." -Albert Einstein