COURSE OUTLINE

EET 206L: Electron Devices I Laboratory

Credits and Contact Hrs. (Lecture/Laboratory): 1 credit, 3 contact hours per week.

Course Description: To accompany EET 206. Three hours of laboratory a week.

Prerequisites: DC and AC circuit theory ,algebra and trigonometry.

Co-Requisites: Calculus, EET206.

Textbook: Department developed laboratory manual.

References: None.

Course Coordinator: Douglas A. Hanneman, Professor.

Goals/Course Objectives: The experiments are written to closely parallel the lecture in practical applications. 

Computer usage: All reports are to be written on a word processor and all data and plots are to be done in the laboratory using Excel or equivalent spread sheet software. 

Course topics and lecture hours devoted to each topic:  

• Diode rectifier circuits (3hrs.)
• Clipper and clamper circuits (3hrs.)
• Zener diodes (3hrs.)
• Bipolar junction transistors (3hrs.)
• Bipolar junction transistor biasing (3hrs.)
• Junction field effect transistors (3hrs.)
• Junction field effect transistor biasing (3hrs.)
• Common emitter amplifier (3hrs.)
• Common base amplifier (3hrs.)
• Common source amplifier (3hrs.)
• Common gate amplifier (3hrs)
• BJT switching circuits (3hrs.)
• Common collector amplifier and phase splitter (3hrs.) 

Oral and written communication requirements: None 

Calculus usage: None 

Library usage: None