Title: Lesson
Course: Electronics Theory (IC 102-IC 102) > Section: Web Content

Welcome to class, if you haven't already viewed the video entitled "syllabus" please take a few minutes to do so first, it has a lot of good information in it. It is located under the Welcome page on the left hand side.
Some of the key points this week as you start Electronic theory are:
Understand what covalent bonding is and the difference between electron current and hole current
How doping creates N-type and P-type material and when joined together the reaction that happens to form a diode
Understand forward and reverse biasing, PIV ratings, and the characteristic curve information
How to check a diode with an Ohmmeter
Be able to determine different power supply rectifier configurations and their waveforms
How to filter out the ripple in a power supply
Understand voltages and wave forms at different stages of power supplies for troubleshooting efficiency
Reading Assignment:
Volume #3 Chapter #2  Solid-State Device Theory (Valence and Crystal Structure, Band Theory of Solids, Electrons and Holes, The P-N Junction Junction Diodes) http://www.ibiblio.org/kuphaldt/electricCircuits/Semi/SEMI_2.html
Volume #3 Chapter #3 Diodes and Rectifiers (Introduction - Diode Switching Circuits,Logic)http://www.ibiblio.org/kuphaldt/electricCircuits/Semi/SEMI_3.html
Electrical Motor Controls for Integrated Systems - Chapter #13 (pgs 363-372)
Once you have completed the reading assignment, view the power points.  The links for the power points can be found in the upper right hand corner of this page under "handouts".
Content for the lesson is explained farther in the videos below, be sure to check them out.
There is an on-line worksheet available under the "Coursework" page. Also there are two lab projects under the coursework page that need to be built and run with the Multi-sim software. I have an introduction to the software in the video portion below, if you are still having trouble be sure to contact me.
Be sure to go to the "Forum" page and get in on the discussion, this weeks topic is about diodes.