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Module ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING FUNDAMENTALS

Module code: EE101
Credits: 5
Semester: 1
Department: ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING
International: Yes
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Aims
• To introduce students to the language and methodologies that engineers use to solve problems.
• To teach the ability to analyze any DC circuit, and simple electronic circuits containing diodes and transistors.


Indicative Syllabus
Introduction and Motivation; Electronics in Society Scientific Notation and Exponents;
Engineering Notation; Electricity; Electric Potential and Current – Water Models;
Voltage and Current; Resistance and Conductance; Resistivity
Voltage Division; Current Division; Series and Parallel Circuits;
Fundamental Relations: Ohm’s Law, Energy, Power;
Ideal Circuit Elements; Kirchhoff’s Laws;
Circuit Theorems: Source Transformations; Thevenin’s Theorem; Norton’s Theorem; Principle of Superposition
Multi-loop Circuits; Nodal Analysis; Mesh Analysis;
Basic Electronics: Ideal Diodes; PWL diode model; Transistors
Simple Circuits; Diodes and FETs
Basic Electromagnetics: Charge, Vectors and Coulombs Law and Applications
Electrical Safety; Electricity Generation and Distribution; Household Supply; Plugs and Fuses
Ethics and Professional Practice

For Module Content See full module descriptor at https://www.maynoothuniversity.ie/electronic-engineering/current-students/module-descriptors

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