AE-237 Basic Electronics
Instructor: Eddie Ciletti

Week-4 thru Week-7 homework and test schedule

Happy Weekend, y'all. 

I just created an FB Group for our class. Most of the stuff below will be there as well as here...

BELOW the AfrotechMods links is the schedule, VERY Accurate for week-4 and week-5, with a weather cast that reaches out to week-7.

NOTE:  It includes uber-importante homework LINKS and exam DATES (below the afrotechmods links)

PLEASE READ ALL THE WAY TO THE END (it's THAT big)

PLEASE NOTE: The additional REGULATION homework: draw each version!!

Here are the AfrotechMods links that pertain to Power Supplies (and what we've learned so far)

VOLTAGE DIVIDERS

TRANSFORMERS

RECTIFIERS

REGULATORS

LM-317 Adjustable Regulator

WEEK-4: can you believe it???

Monday 22 August

• EXAM: Series / parallel, Resistance mid-term exam
• hand in all related home-works EXCEPT the rectifier extravaganza
• HOMEWORK: If you haven't yet done them three times each (for your own personal benefit) ,THREE homework assignments are due on Wednesday 24th august: Name That Rectifier, Full Wave Bridge and Regulators.
• Rectifier review 
• start LED disco-meter soldering kit.
• write eddie about the class

PS: The Key is as follows

    SE = Single ended, only one power supply voltage is generated.
    BP = Bipolar (not the disorder), it means two voltages of opposite polarities are generated.
    HW = half wave, only one camel hump
    FW = Full Wave, two camel humps
    WTF = you know this one
    BR = bridge rectifier
    VD = not what you think, but would you believe Voltage Doubler?

Wednesday 24 August

• EXAM: Rectifier mid-term exam - same as the THREE home-works
• hand in rectifier home-works
• finish LED disco-meter soldering kit
• Homework (link below): Draw 10 power supply schematics for our preamp kit to hand in Monday 29th August
• http://www.tangible-technology.com/ipr/AE230/html/wk_6/4xport/NV-1_psu.pdf
• write eddie about the class

WEEK-5:  Lots of pretty pix are due and one simple test...

Monday 29th August

• DUE: hand-in 10 copies of the power supply (PSU) schematic
• Begin building power supply for preamp
• HOMEWORK: Draw 5 more copies of the PSU to hand in wednesday
• write eddie about the class

Wednesday 31st August

• DUE:hand in 5 copies of power supply schematic
• Test: Take power supply schematic memory test (as in, DRAW from Memory).  This includes all parts designators and parts values.
• Introduction to Amplification
• Continue building power supply, test if done
• HOMEWORK: Draw simple JFET schematic 10 times, read JFET Article
• write eddie about the class

WEEK-6: Where GAIN comes from (Active Electronics)

Monday 5th September

• DUE: hand-in 10 copies of simple JFET schematic
• TEST: Take simple JFET schematic memory test including parts values.
• JFET gain lab
• Test power supplies (if applicable)
• HOMEWORK: Draw 5 copies of the 'Pastel' FET schematic for Wednesday - be sure to put a square around the area that is the same as the simple JFET schematic.
• write eddie about the class

Wednesday 7th September

• DUE: hand in 5 copies of Pastel JFET schematic
• HOMEWORK: draw ten copies for monday 12th Sept
• write eddie about the class

WEEK-7:  JFET Happiness!

Monday 12th September

• TEST:  Draw the pastel JFET schematic from memory
• write me!!!

eddie ciletti
19 aug 2011