Introduction to

Electronics
Dr. Bonnie H. Ferri
Professor and Associate Chair
School of Electrical and
Computer Engineering

An introduction to electronic components and a study of circuits

containing such devices.

School of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Review of Circuit
Elements
Dr. Bonnie H. Ferri
Professor and Associate Chair
School of Electrical and
Computer Engineering

Review linear circuit components and properties

School of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Lesson Objectives

Review
Resistors, capacitors, inductors
i-v characteristics of these elements
Sources, nodes

Passive Elements
Resistor

V = iR

Capacitor

Inductor

C
-

+ V

dV
i=C
dt

di
V =L
dt
4

Series and Parallel Connections

Series

Resistors

R1

Parallel

R1 R2 R3

R2

R=

R = R1+R2
L1
L2
L3

Inductors
L1

Capacitors

C1 C2

L2

L = L1+L2
C3

C=

1
C1

1
R1

+ R1 + R1
2

1
C3

1
1
L1

+ L1 + L1
2

C1 C2 C3

1
1
C2

L=

C = C1+C2+C3

Connections and Sources

Ground

Reference
for 0 volts

Node

Voltage level the

same everywhere
on the node

Voltage Source

Independent

Dependent

Current Source

Independent

Dependent

+
-

Circuit Connections
R2

R3
R6

R1

R2

V0

IS

V0
-

R5

R5
R4

R6

R1

V1

R3

V1

R4

IS

Next Lesson

Review of Kirchhoffs Laws