BASIC ELECTRONICS

An Introduction Course For The Students of Information Systems Sciences

Topics Include:
Introduction to Electrical Engineering Electric Circuit Theory and Analysis Semiconductor Devices (Diodes, BJTs and FETs) Digital Electronics (Boolean Logics,AND,OR etc)

Introduction to Electrical Engineering

Electrical engineering deals with the study and application of electricity, electronics and electromagnetism The field now covers a range of sub-disciplines including: power, optoelectronics, electronics, digital electronics, analog electronics, computer science, artificial intelligence, control systems, signal processing and telecommunications.

Distinction Between Electrical Engineering and Electronic Engineering

Electrical Engineering deals with the problems associated with large-scale electrical systems such as power transmission and motor control Electronic engineering deals with the study of small-scale electronic systems including computers and integrated circuits. In other words Electrical engineers are usually concerned with using electricity to transmit energy, while Electronics engineers are concerned with using electricity to transmit information.

Power Engineering
It deals with the: generation, transmission of electricity distribution of electricity design of a range of related devices which includes transformers, electric generators, electric motors

Control Engineering
It focuses on the modeling of a diverse range of dynamic systems and the design of controllers that will cause these systems to behave in the desired manner. To implement such controllers electrical engineers may use electrical circuits, digital signal processors and microcontrollers Applications: flight and propulsion systems of commercial airliners cruise control in many modern automobiles industrial automation etc.

Control Engineering Cont.

Control engineers utilize feedback to design control systems e.g. an automobile with cruise control the vehicle's speed is continuously monitored and fed back to the system which adjusts the motor's speed accordingly.

Electronic Engineering
Electronic engineering involves the design and testing of electronic circuits that use the properties of components such as resistors, capacitors, inductors, diodes and transistors to achieve a particular functionality.

Microelectronics
Microelectronics is the miniaturization of the known technology for a compact and integrated design of electronic component. The most common microelectronic components are semiconductor transistors, which has dramatically revolutionized our life The use of semiconductors, especially silicon allowed miniaturization of the components that are having faster, better and reliable performance.

Telecommunications Engineering.
Focuses on the transmission of information across a channel such as a coaxial cable, optical fiber or free space. This is achieved through Modulation where message signal is encoded on a high frequency carrier signal suitable for transmission telecommunication engineers design the transmitters and receivers (Transceivers) A key consideration in the design of transmitters is their power consumption as this is closely related to their signal strength If the signal strength of a transmitter is insufficient the signal's information will be corrupted by noise.

Instrumentation engineering
Deals with the design of devices to measure physical quantities such as pressure, flow and temperature The design of such instrumentation requires a good understanding of physics that often extends beyond electromagnetic theory. For example, radar guns use the Doppler Effect to measure the speed of oncoming vehicles. Often instrumentation is not used by itself, but instead as the sensors of larger electrical systems. For example, a thermocouple might be used to help ensure a furnace's temperature remains constant. For this reason, instrumentation engineering is often viewed as the counterpart of control engineering.

Signal processing
Deals with the analysis and manipulations of signals Signals can be either analog or digital For analog signals, signal processing may involve the amplification and filtering of audio signals for audio equipment or the modulation and demodulation of signals for telecommunications. For digital signals, signal processing may involve the compression, error detection and error correction of digitally sampled signals.

Computers Engineering
Deals with the design of computers and computer systems This may involve the design of new hardware, or the use of computers to control an industrial plant.

Artificial Intelligence
branch of computer science that deals with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively I.e. imitation or duplication of intelligence in computers and robots the science and engineering of making intelligent machines.

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