Analog Electronics Technician Course

Lesson 1 • Electrical Power and Energy

Calculates power consumption and energy usage in DC circuits. Introduces efficiency concepts relevant to practical electronic system design.

Lesson 2 • Test Equipment and Safety Practices

Introduces multimeters, power supplies, and safe lab procedures. Ensures technicians can measure electrical quantities without risk of injury or equipment damage.

Lesson 3 • Voltage, Current, and Resistance

Defines the three fundamental electrical quantities and their units. Connects these quantities through Ohm's Law for circuit analysis.

Lesson 4 • Atomic Structure and Electric Charge

Covers atomic models, electron behavior, and charge concepts. Establishes the physical basis for understanding current flow in conductors.

Lesson 1 • Resistors: Types and Characteristics

Covers fixed, variable, and specialty resistors along with color-code reading. Connects component selection to power rating and tolerance requirements.

Lesson 2 • Capacitors: Types and Behavior

Explains capacitance, dielectric materials, and charge/discharge behavior. Prepares students to select capacitors for filtering, coupling, and timing applications.

Lesson 3 • AC Behavior of Passive Components

Introduces reactance, impedance, and phase relationships for capacitors and inductors. Bridges DC component knowledge to AC circuit analysis in later chapters.

Lesson 1 • Series and Parallel RLC Circuits

Analyzes impedance, current, and voltage in RLC combinations at various frequencies. Connects passive component behavior to resonance and filter circuit design.

Lesson 2 • Sinusoidal Waveform Parameters

Defines amplitude, frequency, period, phase, and RMS values of sine waves. Establishes measurement vocabulary used throughout AC circuit analysis.

Lesson 3 • Oscilloscope Operation and Measurement

Covers oscilloscope controls, probe calibration, and waveform capture techniques. Enables accurate measurement of voltage, frequency, and phase in live circuits.

Lesson 4 • Frequency Response and Filters

Introduces low-pass, high-pass, band-pass, and band-stop passive filter topologies. Prepares technicians to design and test signal-conditioning circuits.

Lesson 1 • Specialty Diodes and Applications

Introduces LEDs, Schottky, varactor, and photodiodes with their circuit applications. Expands technician ability to identify and apply diodes beyond standard rectification.

Lesson 2 • Zener Diodes and Voltage Regulation

Covers Zener breakdown, regulation characteristics, and simple regulator design. Introduces voltage reference circuits used in power supply and biasing applications.

Lesson 3 • Semiconductor Physics Fundamentals

Covers intrinsic and extrinsic semiconductors, doping, and P-N junction formation. Provides the physical basis for understanding all semiconductor device behavior.

Lesson 4 • Diode Characteristics and Models

Analyzes the diode V-I curve, threshold voltage, and dynamic resistance. Introduces ideal, practical, and piecewise-linear diode models for circuit analysis.

Lesson 1 • Multi-Stage Amplifier Configurations

Analyzes cascaded BJT stages for increased gain and impedance matching. Introduces coupling methods and overall frequency response of multi-stage designs.

Lesson 2 • BJT Switching Circuits

Applies BJT saturation and cutoff regions to digital switching and relay driver circuits. Connects transistor switching to practical load control applications.

Lesson 3 • BJT Structure and Operating Regions

Covers NPN and PNP transistor construction, terminal currents, and operating regions. Establishes the foundation for BJT amplifier and switching circuit analysis.

Lesson 4 • Small-Signal BJT Amplifier Analysis

Introduces the hybrid-pi and re models for small-signal AC analysis of BJT amplifiers. Calculates voltage gain, input impedance, and output impedance for common configurations.

Lesson 1 • JFET Structure and Characteristics

Covers N-channel and P-channel JFET construction, pinch-off voltage, and drain curves. Establishes FET vocabulary and characteristic parameters used in biasing and amplifier design.

Lesson 2 • MOSFET Types and Operation

Distinguishes depletion-mode and enhancement-mode MOSFETs and their transfer characteristics. Prepares technicians to work with MOSFETs in both analog and power switching circuits.

Lesson 3 • JFET Biasing and Amplifiers

Analyzes self-bias, voltage-divider bias, and current-source bias for JFETs. Calculates voltage gain and impedance for common-source and common-drain configurations.

Lesson 1 • Inverting and Non-Inverting Amplifiers

Designs closed-loop inverting and non-inverting amplifier configurations using feedback. Calculates gain, input impedance, and output impedance for each topology.

Lesson 2 • Integrators, Differentiators, and Comparators

Builds op-amp integrator and differentiator circuits and analyzes their frequency behavior. Introduces comparator circuits with hysteresis for threshold detection applications.

Lesson 3 • Op-Amp Fundamentals and Parameters

Introduces the ideal op-amp model, open-loop gain, and key datasheet parameters. Establishes the performance limits that govern practical op-amp circuit design.

Lesson 4 • Active Filters Using Op-Amps

Designs first- and second-order active low-pass, high-pass, and band-pass filters. Compares Butterworth and Chebyshev responses for signal-conditioning circuit selection.

Lesson 1 • Feedback and Regulation Techniques

Analyzes feedback loops in switching and linear regulators for load and line regulation. Introduces compensation techniques to ensure stable regulator operation under varying loads.

Lesson 2 • Linear Voltage Regulator ICs

Covers fixed and adjustable linear regulator ICs, dropout voltage, and thermal design. Enables technicians to design regulated supplies for analog circuit power requirements.

Lesson 3 • Transformer and Rectifier Stages

Reviews transformer turns ratio, rectifier selection, and filter capacitor sizing for DC supplies. Connects earlier diode and AC circuit knowledge to complete power supply design.

Lesson 4 • Switching Power Supply Topologies

Introduces buck, boost, and buck-boost converter operation and duty cycle control. Compares switching supply efficiency and noise characteristics against linear regulators.