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TITLE OF COURSE:

SOLID STATE DEVICES I

PREFIX/NUMBER:

ELT 134

CREDIT HOURS:

3.0

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PREREQUISITE:

MAT 090, REA 090

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RESOURCES NEEDED:

TEXT:

Electronic Principles:  Glencoe-McGraw Hill.

SUPPLIES:

Scientific calculator

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COURSE DESCRIPTION:

Focuses on diode and transistor studies starting with a review of semiconductor materials.  Emphasizes rectifier circuits, R-C and L-C filters, limiters and peak detectors, zener regulators, Schottky diodes, varactors/veristors, LED’s bipolor transistors, transistor approximation, load-lines, biasing techniques, saturation, operating point, AC models including small-signal operation, h-parameters, and data sheet understanding and interpolation.

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COURSE GOAL:

This course is an introduction to rectification, amplification, regulation, and troubleshooting of circuit containing active electronic devices.

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COURSE OBJECTIVES:

By the end of the course, students will:

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EVALUATION PROCEDURES:

Unit grades will be averaged along with laboratory experiments and final exams.

Labs

¼ of total grade

Quizzes

½ of total grade

Final

¼ of total grade

Grading Scale
Raw Score Range

Letter Grade

100 to 92

A

91 to 84

B

83 to 75

C

74 to 68

D

67 to   0

F

Special Remarks:

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Attendance:  College policy states that students may be dropped from enrollment when absent 20% of the scheduled class meetings.  If enrolled from the beginning of the term, 15 hours will usually constitute 20% of a four-credit semester course which meets five hours per week.  Reinstatement procedures are described in the PCC catalog.

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Tardy Policy:  A student who is late three times (enters classroom after the instructor has taken roll) will be charged with one full absence unless the student can provide valid reasons for one or more of these tardies.

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Assignments/Missed Exams:  It is the student's responsibility, whether present or absent, to obtain all material presented and to complete all course assignments.  If prior arrangements are made or extenuating circumstances exist, makeup of tests may be allowed.  Late homework papers will not be accepted unless those same extenuating circumstances exist.  Makeup of quizzes is to be at the instructor's discretion.

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METHODS OF INSTRUCTION:

To be successful in this course, students are expected to participate in discussions, readings, in-class writing, and peer review activities. The instructor may assign point values to such activities.

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ACADEMIC INTEGRITY:

The very nature of higher education requires that students adhere to accepted standards of academic integrity. Therefore, Pueblo Community College has adopted a policy of academic conduct as described in the Student Handbook. Violation of academic integrity may be defined to include the following: cheating, plagiarism, falsification and fabrication, abuse of academic materials, complicity in academic dishonesty, and personal misrepresentation. It is the student’s responsibility to be aware of the behaviors that constitute academic dishonesty. Sanctions for violating the standards of academic integrity may include warning, probation, suspension, and/or failure of the course or assignment at the discretion of the instructor.

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ADA NOTICE:

Students who have a documented disability may be eligible to receive accommodations for this class. Please contact the Disability Resources Center at 549-3446 for further information.