OVERVIEW

The Course provides the student with basic competences in devices and circuits that pertain to the area of modern electronics. By attending classes and learning profitably, the student will be able to recognize the basic components that form electronic systems, such as diodes, transistors, operational amplifiers, and microcontrollers. These notions will match competences in the analysis of basic circuits such as rectifiers, amplifiers, and digital control systems.

AIMS AND CONTENT

LEARNING OUTCOMES

The student will acquire notions and knowledge about the structure of electronic devices and their properties; as a result, he/she will be able to interpret and analyze basic electronic circuits.

AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

The Course aims at proving the student with the ability to:

- understand the behavior of simple linear electric circuits

- understand the classification of materials according to their electrical properties, e.g. insulators, conductors and semiconductors

- learn to analyze the behavior of an electrical circuit

- understand the behavior and some applications of diodes and bipolar/MOS transistors

- understand the behavior of an operational amplifier

- understand and analyze some circuit projects based on microcontrollers

Learning outcomes: at the end of the course, the student will be able to recognize typical circuit schemes with diodes and transistors, and to analyze their operation. The student will also be able to realize some simple projects including microcontrollers.

PREREQUISITES

The student must have previously acquired the following knowledge necessary to address the topics of the course:

• Fundamentals of Circuit Theory
• Linear devices: power sources, resistors, capacitors, inductors
• Theoretical notion in circuit analysis

TEACHING METHODS

Classroom lessons as preparatory to laboratory activities.

Students who have valid certification of physical or learning disabilities on file with the University and who wish to discuss possible accommodations or other circumstances regarding lectures, coursework and exams, should speak both with the instructor and with Professor Federico Scarpa (federico.scarpa@unige.it  ), the Polytechnic School's disability liaison.

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

1. Introduction to linear electrical circuits and components: resistors, independent current and voltage sources, Kirchhoff's laws for currents and voltages.
2. Capacitor and simple RC circuits
3. Classification of materials: insulators, conductors and semiconductors
4. Electronic devices: diodes and transistors (bipolar and MOS).
5. Microcontrollers: circuits including discete electronic components

This teaching deals with topics of scientific-technology interest, including the progress of electronics and embedded systems in the support of Society and People, and contributes to the achievement of the following Objectives of the UN SDGs 2030: 

Goal 3. Good health and well-being (embedded systems play a crucial role in the area of health and personal care)

Goal 4. Quality education (the dissemination of technology skills raises the overall cultural level of modern Society)

Goal 5. Gender equality (this Course promotes a general, uniform dissemination of technological competences, in the firm belief that electronic subjects can/should have a pervasive nature irrespectively of age, gender and any other discriminating factor)

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

Material provided by the teacher

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

Exam Board

RODOLFO ZUNINO (President)

ORAZIO AIELLO

DANIELE CAVIGLIA

PAOLO GASTALDO (President Substitute)

LESSONS

Class schedule

The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

The exam includes a written test, covering electrnic schemes that adgere to those presented during the classes

Students with specific learning disorders (DSA) will be allowed to follow specific procedures and supports, which will be decided on a per-case basis  (as per Section “Further information”).

ASSESSMENT METHODS

The assessment of the acquisizion of the notions and competences, during the course lessons, progresses through the direct interaction with the students during their learning path. This assessment procedure covers each point of the program as a milestone, and the teacher verifies during classes the correct acquisiton of the conecpts by means of simple exercises/questions fed during the frontal lessons. 

The overall assessment completes by means of a written test session. The evaluation takes into account accuracy in the language and the presentation of acquired concepts and techniques, together with ability to analyze circuits that are coherent with those presented during the course.

Exam schedule

FURTHER INFORMATION

Students who have valid certification of physical or learning disabilities on file with the University and who wish to discuss possible accommodations or other circumstances regarding lectures, coursework and exams, should speak both with the instructor and with Professor Federico Scarpa (federico.scarpa@unige.it ), the School's disability liaison.