Area: | Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering |
Credits: | 12.5 |
Contact Hours: | 4.0 |
Lecture: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
Laboratory: | 2 x 2 Hours Fortnightly |
Syllabus: | Electrical Quantities, Kirchoff's laws. DC electrical networks. AC circuits, Phasors, resonance. Power and Power factor correction, Energy tariffs. Passive electronic components, Semi-conductor devices, diodes, transistors, data sheets. Amplifiers and Switches. Power supplies. Operational amplifiers applications. Instrumentation, transducers, signal-conditioning amplifiers. Binary representation of signals A/D and D/A converters. |
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Unit Outcomes: | Sufficient knowledge of electrical systems to support learning of computer hardware. Introduces basic circuit and electronic topics leading in to the remainder of the course. |
Texts and references listed below are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Some units taught offshore are modified at selected locations. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information and approved offshore variations to unit information before finalising study and textbook purchases. |
Unit References: | Horowitz and Hill, (1995), The Art of Electronics, 2nd Ed, Cambridge Press. |
Unit Texts: | Schwarz and Oldham, (1993). Electrical Engineering, 2nd Ediction, Oxford, Saunders College. |
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Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Assignment 20%, Examination 60%, Laboratory 20%. This is by grade/mark assessment. |
Field of Education: | 31300 Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Technology (Narrow Grouping) | HECS Band (if applicable): | 2 |
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Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information: | Not Online | Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
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Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 1 | Y | | |
Area
External | refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research. |
Central
External | refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area |
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