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Basic Electronics
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Overview

Duration

12 weeks

Total fee

Free

Mode of learning

Online

Difficulty level

Intermediate

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Credential

Certificate

Basic Electronics
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NPTEL 
Highlights

  • Conducted by Dr. Mahesh B Patil (IIT Bombay)
  • Offered by Indian Institute of Technology Bombay and NPTEL
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Basic Electronics
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NPTEL 
Course details

More about this course
  • The course is about basic electronic circuits, both analog and digital. In the analog part, diode circuits, BJT amplifiers, Op Amp circuits will be covered
  • In the digital part, combinatorial and sequential circuits will be covered
  • A unique feature of the course is extensive use of circuit simulation results in order to give a realistic picture of the circuit operation and waveforms
  • Assignments are designed to help the students to test their understanding of the concepts being covered
  • A circuit simulation package will be made available (as free download) to enable students to simulate circuits covered in the course and gain further insight in their functioning

Basic Electronics
 at 
NPTEL 
Curriculum

Week ? 1

A brief history of electronics

Superposition

Useful circuit techniques

Phasors

Week ? 2

RC/RL circuits in time domain

Simulation of RC circuit

Week ? 3

Diode circuits

Week ? 4

Diode rectifiers

Bipolar Junction Transistor

Week ? 5

BJT amplifier

Week ? 6

Introduction to op-amps

Op-amp circuits

Difference amplifier

Week ? 7

Instrumentation amplifier

Op-amp nonidealities

Bode plots

Week ? 8

Instrumentation amplifier

Op-amp nonidealities

Bode plots

Week ? 9

Simulation of triangle-to-sine converter Schmitt triggers

Sinusoidal oscillators

Week ? 10

Boolean algebra

Karnaugh maps

Combinatorial circuits

Week ? 11

Introduction to sequential circuits

Latch and flip-flop

JK flip-flop

D flip-flop

Shift registers

Week ? 12

Counters

Simulation of a synchronous counter

555 timer

Digital-to-analog conversion

Analog-to-digital conversion

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Learning Experience: Basics of testing and communication
Faculty: Instructors taught well Curriculum was relevant and comprehensive
Course Support: No career support provided
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Other: Excellent course to learn about the basics of electronics. Good instructors and content.
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