Discussions are conducted on the effects of wave shape and A.C. measurements. Successful completion of Electronics Assistant 111 and 112, or equivalent experience and math 105. Instruction and practice are given in general shop safety, care and use of hand tools and power tools, soldering techniques, hardware identification and use, chassis layout and forming, printed circuit techniques, components, color codes, symbols, direct current circuits, and measuring equipment. The student constructs and analyzes series and parallel RC, RL, and RCL circuits, and becomes familiar with A.C. measuring devices. Special emphasis is placed on care and use of the oscilloscope, and measurements of various wave shapes.
Instruction is offered in the basic principles and applications of semi-conductor devices.
Included are PN junction diodes, Zener diodes as a voltage reference, tunnel diodes, metallic rectifiers, transistors, and new devices as they are developed. Instruction is given in the theory and operation of power supplies, amplifiers, detectors, oscillators, converters and receivers. The student measures and analyzes the parameters and characteristics of semiconductor devices and electron tubes, studies some of their applications, and becomes familiar with the use of tube and transistor testers. The student also constructs, tests, and analyzes power supply circuits, receivers, amplifier circuits, detector circuits, oscillator circuits, and converter circuits. Trouble-shooting procedures and techniques are introduced, including the logical selection, calibration, and accuracy determination of test instruments.