Electronics and Communication Engineering Course

Lesson 1 • AC Circuit Fundamentals

Introduces sinusoidal signals, phasors, and impedance for AC analysis. Bridges DC concepts to frequency-domain circuit behaviour.

Lesson 2 • Kirchhoff's Laws and Network Analysis

Introduces KVL and KCL for multi-loop circuit solving. Enables systematic analysis of complex resistive networks.

Lesson 3 • Fundamental Electrical Quantities

Covers charge, voltage, current, and power as measurable quantities. Establishes the physical intuition needed for all subsequent circuit analysis.

Lesson 4 • Ohm's Law and Resistive Circuits

Derives Ohm's Law and applies it to series, parallel, and mixed resistor networks. Forms the computational backbone of DC circuit analysis.

Lesson 1 • P-N Junction Diodes

Analyses the P-N junction under forward and reverse bias conditions. Establishes diode models used in rectifier and signal-processing circuits.

Lesson 2 • Semiconductor Physics Essentials

Covers band theory, intrinsic and extrinsic semiconductors, and carrier transport. Provides the physical basis for understanding all active devices.

Lesson 3 • Bipolar Junction Transistors

Examines BJT operation in active, saturation, and cutoff regions. Enables students to design amplifier and switching circuits using BJTs.

Lesson 4 • Field-Effect Transistors

Covers JFET and MOSFET structure, operation, and characteristic curves. Prepares students for CMOS digital and analog circuit design.

Lesson 1 • Operational Amplifier Fundamentals

Introduces the ideal op-amp model and key linear configurations. Enables rapid design of inverting, non-inverting, and differential amplifiers.

Lesson 2 • Feedback and Stability in Amplifiers

Applies negative feedback theory to improve gain stability, bandwidth, and distortion. Addresses Bode plots and phase margin for stable amplifier design.

Lesson 3 • Power Amplifiers and Output Stages

Covers Class A, B, AB, and D power amplifier topologies and efficiency. Prepares students to design output stages for audio and power systems.

Lesson 4 • Single-Stage BJT Amplifiers

Designs common-emitter, common-base, and common-collector amplifier configurations. Establishes gain, input impedance, and output impedance trade-offs.

Lesson 1 • Discrete-Time Signals and Z-Transform

Introduces sampling, discrete sequences, and the Z-transform for digital system analysis. Prepares students for digital filter design and DSP implementation.

Lesson 2 • Continuous-Time Signals and Systems

Classifies signals and systems by linearity, time-invariance, and causality. Establishes the mathematical framework for transform-based analysis.

Lesson 3 • Analog and Digital Filter Design

Designs Butterworth, Chebyshev, FIR, and IIR filters for signal conditioning. Applies frequency-domain specifications to practical filter implementations.

Lesson 4 • Laplace Transform and System Analysis

Applies the Laplace transform to solve differential equations and analyse transfer functions. Connects time-domain behaviour to pole-zero analysis.

Lesson 1 • Transmission Lines

Analyses voltage and current waves on transmission lines using the telegrapher's equations. Covers impedance matching and the Smith chart for RF design.

Lesson 2 • Maxwell's Equations and Wave Propagation

Derives Maxwell's equations in integral and differential forms and their wave solutions. Establishes the electromagnetic foundation for transmission lines and antennas.

Lesson 3 • Waveguides and Microwave Components

Covers rectangular and circular waveguide modes, cutoff frequencies, and microwave passive components. Prepares students for microwave circuit and system design.

Lesson 4 • Antenna Fundamentals and Parameters

Defines radiation pattern, directivity, gain, and effective aperture for antenna characterisation. Connects antenna parameters to link budget calculations.

Lesson 1 • Receiver Architectures and Link Budgets

Analyses superheterodyne and direct-conversion receiver topologies and link budget calculations. Enables end-to-end system design for reliable communication links.

Lesson 2 • Noise in Communication Systems

Analyses thermal noise, SNR, and noise figure in receiver chains. Quantifies how noise limits modulation performance and receiver sensitivity.

Lesson 3 • Analog Modulation Techniques

Covers AM, FM, and PM modulation with bandwidth and power analysis. Establishes the spectral and noise trade-offs central to analog communication design.

Lesson 4 • Multiplexing and Multiple Access

Covers FDM, TDM, CDMA, and OFDM for sharing channel capacity among users. Prepares students to evaluate access schemes for wireless and wired networks.

Lesson 1 • Number Systems and Boolean Algebra

Covers binary, octal, and hexadecimal systems alongside Boolean theorems. Provides the mathematical foundation for all digital logic design.

Lesson 2 • Sequential Logic and Flip-Flops

Introduces SR, D, JK, and T flip-flops and their timing characteristics. Enables design of registers, counters, and clocked sequential systems.

Lesson 3 • Finite State Machine Design

Applies Mealy and Moore models to design and minimise finite state machines. Bridges sequential logic theory to controller and protocol design.

Lesson 4 • Logic Families and Interfacing

Compares TTL, CMOS, and ECL logic families on speed, power, and noise margins. Addresses interfacing rules for mixed-logic and mixed-voltage systems.

Lesson 1 • GPIO, Timers, and Interrupts

Programmes digital I/O, hardware timers, and interrupt service routines for real-time control. Connects hardware registers to responsive embedded software design.

Lesson 2 • Microcontroller Architecture and Memory

Covers CPU architecture, memory types, and bus organisation in microcontrollers. Establishes the hardware foundation for firmware and peripheral programming.

Lesson 3 • Serial Communication Protocols

Implements UART, SPI, and I2C protocols for peripheral and inter-device communication. Enables integration of sensors, displays, and memory modules into embedded designs.

Lesson 4 • Analog Interfacing and ADC/DAC

Covers ADC sampling, quantisation error, and DAC output for analog signal interfacing. Bridges analog sensor signals to digital processing in embedded systems.