Maricopa Community Colleges  AMS160   20066-20085 
Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 06/27/06
AMS160 20066-20085 L+L 3.50 Credit(s) 6.50 Period(s)
Linear Circuits
Linear circuit fundamentals. Includes diodes, bipolar transistors, field effect transistors, and an operational amplifier.
Prerequisites: ELE111.
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
 
AMS160   20066-20085 Linear Circuits
1. Explain the fundamentals of a diode. (I)
2. Construct diode circuits. (I)
3. Explain the fundamentals of a bipolar transistor. (II)
4. Construct bipolar transistor circuits. (II)
5. Explain the fundamentals of a field effect transistor. (II)
6. Construct field effect transistor circuits. (II)
7. Explain the fundamentals of operational amplifiers. (III)
8. Explain the operation of an operational amplifier as direct current and alternating current amplifiers. (III)
9. Construct operational amplifier circuits. (III)
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AMS160   20066-20085 Linear Circuits
    I. Diodes
        A. Diode fundamentals
          1. Forward bias
          2. Reverse bias
          3. Diode parameters
        B. Circuits
          1. Half-wave rectifier
          2. Full-wave rectifier
          3. Bridge rectifier
          4. Peak detector
          5. Charge pump
        C. Circuit design and construction
          1. Safety practices
          2. Assembly
          3. Troubleshooting
        D. Thyristors
          1. Silicon-Controlled Rectifier (SCR)
          2. Other
      II. Transistors
          A. Bipolar transistor
            1. Transistor fundamentals
              a. Biasing
              b. Parameters
            2. Transistor circuits
              a. Transistor amplifier
              b. Transistor switch
          B. Circuit design and construction
            1. Safety practices
            2. Assembly
            3. Troubleshooting
          C. Field effect transistor
            1. Transistor fundamentals
              a. Biasing
              b. Parameters
              c. Types 1) Junction field-effect transistor (JFET) 2) Metal-oxide semiconductor field effect transistor (MOSFET)
            2. Circuits
              a. Transistor amplifier
              b. Transistor switch
          D. Circuit design and construction
            1. Safety practices
            2. Assembly
            3. Troubleshooting
        III. Operational Amplifier
            A. Fundamentals
              1. Input and output voltage
              2. Common mode and supply rejection
              3. Offset voltages and currents
              4. Input and output impedances
              5. Slew rate and frequency limitations
            B. Direct current amplifier
              1. Biasing
              2. Direct-coupled voltage follower
              3. Direct-coupled non-inverting amplifier
              4. Direct-coupled inverting amplifier
              5. Summing amplifier
              6. Difference amplifier
            C. Alternating current amplifier
              1. Capacitor-coupled voltage follower
              2. Capacitor-coupled non-inverting amplifier
              3. Capacitor-coupled inverting amplifier
              4. Capacitor-coupled difference amplifier
              5. Use of single-polarity supply
            D. Circuits
              1. Low-pass filter
              2. High-pass filter
              3. Band-pass filter
              4. Instrumentation amplifier
              5. Current amplifier
              6. Current sink and source amplifier
              7. Direct current voltmeter
              8. Alternating current voltmeter
              9. Peak detector
              10. Sample and hold
              11. Differentiator
              12. Integrator
            E. Circuit design and construction
              1. Safety practices
              2. Assembly
              3. Troubleshooting
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