EC.S06 | Fall 2004 | Undergraduate

Practical Electronics

Course Description

You can build a wide range of practical electronic devices if you understand a few basic electronics concepts and follow some simple rules. These devices include light-activated and sound-activated toys and appliances, remote controls, timers and clocks, and motorized devices.

The subject begins with an overview of …

You can build a wide range of practical electronic devices if you understand a few basic electronics concepts and follow some simple rules. These devices include light-activated and sound-activated toys and appliances, remote controls, timers and clocks, and motorized devices.

The subject begins with an overview of the fundamental concepts, followed by a series of laboratory exercises that demonstrate the basic rules, and a final project.

Learning Resource Types
Image Gallery
Lecture Notes
Projects with Examples
Problem Sets with Solutions
A photo of a backlit printed circuit board.
Printed circuit board with transistors, resistors and operational amplifiers. (Image courtesy of Sergey Lebedev and stock.xchng.)