Shikshana Prasaraka Mandali’s

Sir Parshurambhau College, Pune

(Autonomous)

SYLLABUS
FOR
F. Y. B. Sc. ELECTRONIC SCIENCE
Semester – I & II

To be implemented from
Academic Year 2019-2020

Sanjivani Vipat
Chairman, Board of Studies - Electronic Science
S. P. College, Pune-30
 Introduction

Electronic Science has applications in almost all fields such as defence, entertainment,

communication, automobiles, medical, agriculture, industrial automation, home

appliances etc. The curriculum for the B.Sc. Electronic Science is systematically

planned to create a foundation for the students to build up a successful career in

Electronics. Theoretical knowledge and practical training will help the students to

handle real world problems in all fields.

Objectives
● To provide in-depth knowledge of scientific and technological aspects of Electronics.

● To prepare the students to apply the acquired knowledge towards planning, designing

and building electronic applications.

● Train students to be an Entrepreneur or part of the Industry, through experiments,

projects, hands on training, industrial visits and market surveys.

● Enrich knowledge base of students for pursuing higher studies and taking up research

and development in Electronics.

Paper No. of
Semester Title of Paper
Code Credits
EL11271 Basic Electronics 2
I EL11272 Semiconductor Devices 2
EL11273 Basic Electronics and Semiconductor Devices Lab 1.5

II EL12271 Basic Circuit Design 2

EL12272 Introduction to Digital Electronics 2
EL12273 Circuit Design and Digital Electronics Lab 1.5
 Paper Code: EL11271
Title: Basic Electronics
[Credits -2: No. of Lectures-36]
Semester-I Paper-1
Objectives of the course:
1. To get familiar with basic circuit elements and passive components
2. To understand basic electrical circuits and circuit theorems
3. To get introduced with passive Transducers/sensors
4. To understand applications of circuit elements and components
5. To learn various concepts regarding RLC circuits

Unit Title and Contents

Circuit Elements and Passive Components
Concept of voltage and current source (ideal and practical), dc and ac sources
I (amplitude, period, frequency, phase, peak, and rms). Basic passive components –
resistor, capacitor, inductor, Transformer, Cables, Connectors, Switches, Fuses, Relays,
and Batteries.
Circuit Theorems
II Ohm's law, Kirchhoff’s laws (KCL & KVL), Thevenin’s theorem, Norton’s theorem,
Superposition theorem, Maximum Power Transfer Theorem.
Basic Electrical Circuits
Voltage and current relationship of R, L, C. Reactance and impedance, phasor
III diagrams, RLC circuits – series and parallel resonance, frequency response, bandwidth,
Q factor, concept of phase difference, time constant (RC & RL circuits), charging –
discharging of C. RC and RL Filters. Active power and Reactive power, Power factor.
Introduction to Sensors

IV Classification of sensors – Active and Passive. Thermistor, LDR, microphone,

loudspeaker, dc and ac motors, strain gauge, LVDT, thermocouple, float sensor, Tilt
sensor
Reference Books:
1. Basic Electronics: Bernard Grob, McGraw Hill Publication, 8th Edition, 2010
2. A textbook of Electrical Technology: B. L. Theraja, S. Chand and Co.
3. Principles of Electronics: V.K. Mehta, S. Chand and Co.
4. Sensors and Transducers: D. Patranabis, (2ndedition)2008 PHI

Course outcomes:
After studying this course students will:
1. get knowledge of various components and their uses
2. be introduced with new concepts related to AC circuits
3. be able use circuit theorems for network analysis
4. be able to know relation between active power and reactive power and power factor
5. be able design basic circuits for measurement of physical parameters
 Paper Code: EL11272
Title of Paper: Semiconductor Devices
[Credits -2: No. of Lectures-36]
Semester-I Paper-2
Objectives of the course:
1. To understand the importance of semiconductor materials in Electronics
2. To study different type of diodes and their application circuits
3. To study construction of transistor, types and configurations
4. To study transistor as a switch and its use as driver to the load
5. To study unipolar transistors and their use in different applications

Unit Title and contents

Semiconductors
I Classification of materials – Conductors, Insulators, Semiconductors (based on energy
Band gap), Intrinsic, Extrinsic Semiconductors, p-type, n-type semiconductors.
Diodes
Study of diodes (circuit symbol, working principle, IV characteristics), depletion layer,
barrier potential, forward bias, reverse bias. Types of diodes – rectifier, zener, varactor
II
diode, schottky diode, LED, photodiode, solar cell, opto-coupler.
Applications of diodes- Clippers, Clampers, Voltage Doubler, Voltage Multiplier,
Rectifiers (half, full and bridge), Regulated Power Supply.
Bipolar Junction Transistor
Circuit symbol, types – PNP, NPN, construction, working principle, IV characteristics.
Transistor amplifier configurations – CB, CC, CE. Biasing circuits. Emitter follower.
III
DC load line, Q point, factors affecting stability, α, β, γ of transistor, h-parameters.
Applications of transistor as a switch - Astable Multivibrator, On/Off Control of LED,
DC motor, Relay.
UJT & FETs
Circuit symbols, types, construction, working principle, IV characteristics,
IV specifications and parameters of UJT, JFET, MOSFETs and FINFET.
Comparison of BJT, JFET and MOSFET.
Applications - UJT relaxation oscillator, JFET as VVR, MOSFET as a switch.
Reference Books:
1. Electronic Principles: Albert Malvino, David J Bates, McGraw Hill 7th Edition, 2012
2. Basic Electronics and Linear Circuits: Bhargava N. N., Kulshreshtha D.C., Gupta
S.C., Tata McGraw Hill.
 3. A First Course in Electronics: Khan Anwar, K. K. Day, PHI learning Pvt. Ltd.
4. Electronic Devices and Circuits: Boylestead, Tata McGraw Hill.
Course outcomes:
After studying this course Student will:
1. understand role of semiconductor devices in electronics
2. be introduced with various semiconductor devices and their uses
3. be able to draw load line of amplifier
4. be able to design relaxation oscillator
5. able to design simple application oriented circuits using transistor as a switch

Paper Code: EL11273

Title of Paper: Practical
[Credits -1.5: No. of Practicals-10+Activity]
Semester-I
Objectives of the course:
1. To design electronic circuits for specific purposes.
2. To build and test circuits by connecting selected components.
3. To study frequency response of reactive networks
4. To understand and use various lab instruments like DMM, CRO, Signal/Function
Generator, Power supply etc.

Any 10 Practicals + 1 Activity

Sr. No. Title of Practical
1 Identification and testing of components
2 Forward and Reverse PN junction diode characteristics, Zener Reverse characteristics.
3 RC Low Pass and High Pass filters.
4 Thermistor characteristics (R and V measurement) & application.
5 Study of signal generator and CRO + UJT relaxation oscillator
6 Network theorems
7 Norton’s theorem and Superposition theorem.
8 BJT characteristics.
9 FET characteristics.
10 Voltage divider biasing for Transistor
 11 Study of Power Supply using Zener diode / IC 7805
12 Study of Clipper circuits.
13 Transistorized Astable Multivibrator.
14 HW/FW/Bridge Rectifiers with and without C filter.
Activities:
1. Simulation Proteus/ PSpice/ LTSpice of any 10 circuits.
2. Build and test sensor based circuits (any 5 circuits).
3. Industrial Visit.
Course outcomes:
After studying this course Student will:
1. practically study characteristics of components.
2. be able to analyse the circuits using circuit theorems.
3. be able to observe the working of the circuit using Simulator.
4. use various lab instruments like DMM, CRO, Signal/Function Generator, Power supply for
circuit testing.

Paper Code: EL12271

Title: Basic Circuit Design
[Credits -2: No. of Lectures-36]
Semester-II Paper-1
Objectives of the course:
1. To understand classification of transistor amplifier
2. To learn multistage amplifier
3. To learn power amplifier
4. To learn basic parameters of ideal and practical opamp
5. To understand different application circuits of opamp

Unit Title and contents

 Transistorised Amplifier
Amplifier (Black box concept) – Voltage gain, Current gain, Power gain. Classification of
I amplifiers, Single stage CE amplifier AC, DC analysis, frequency response, Gain –
Bandwidth product, Effect of coupling capacitor and bypass capacitor on frequency
response. Concept of class A, B, AB, C of transistor amplifier. Type of amplifier coupling
methods, Multistage amplifier, Power amplifier.
Operational Amplifier
Symbol, block diagram, Opamp characteristics, basic parameters (ideal and practical)
II Concept of virtual ground, concept of feedback, Information about IC741. Opamp as
inverting and non-inverting amplifier, voltage follower, adder, subtractor, V to I and I to V
converter, Active filters (up to first order), Precision rectifier, Instrumentation amplifier,
Comparator and Schmitt Trigger, Square wave generator, Function generator using Opamp.

Reference Books:
1. Electronic Principles: Malvino A.P. TMH.

2. Opamp and Linear Integrated Circuit Technology, PHI learning Pvt. Ltd.
Course outcomes:
After studying this course Students will be able to:
1. Define different type of gain and classify amplifiers in different ways
2. design power and multistage amplifiers for specific purposes
3. Design circuits using opamp for various applications
4. Compare passive filters with active filters and their uses in different applications
 Paper Code: EL12272
Title: Introduction to Digital Electronics
[Credits -2: No. of Lectures-36]
Semester-II Paper-2
Objectives of the course:
1. To learn number systems, codes and binary arithmetic
2. To understand basic logic gates & Boolean algebra
3. To design arithmetic and combinational circuits

Unit Title and Contents

Number system
Introduction to decimal, binary, hexadecimal, octal number systems and their
I interconversions. 1’s complement, 2’s complement of binary numbers, Binary
addition, subtraction, multiplication, division. Weighted and non – weighted codes,
BCD codes, comparison between binary and BCD, BCD arithmetic, Gray code and
their conversion to binary and vice versa, ASCII code.
Logic Gates and Boolean Algebra
Positive and negative logic, basic logic gates (OR, AND, NOT) and derived gates
II (NAND, NOR, XOR) – symbols, truth tables and ICs. Boolean Algebra rules and
laws, De Morgan’s theorems (statements and proofs), NAND & NOR as universal
logic gates, POS and SOP forms of Boolean expressions, simplification of Boolean
expressions using K maps (up to 4 variables).
Arithmetic Circuits
III Half adder, full adder, half subtractor, parallel adder, parallel subtractor,
Comparator, parity generator and checker, IC’s of above circuits.
Combinational Circuits

IV Multiplexer, Demultiplexer, encoder, decoder, code converters – decimal to binary,

binary to gray and vice versa, keyboard encoder, BCD to 7 segment decoder,
priority encoder.
Reference Books:
1. Digital Fundamentals: Floyd T.M., Jain R.P., Pearson Education.
2. Digital Principles and Applications: Malvino Leach, Tata McGraw-Hill.
3. Digital Design: Morris Mano, Pearson.
4. Digital Electronics: Jain R.P., Tata McGraw Hill.
Course outcomes:
After studying this course Students will:
1. understand Binary arithmetic, different number systems and binary codes and their
 interconversions
2. understand concepts of Logic Gates and Boolean algebra
3. be able to design arithmetic and combinational circuits for practical applications

Paper Code: EL 12273

Title: Practical
[Credits -1.5: No. of Practicals-10+Activity]
Semester-II Paper-3
Objectives of the course:
1. Study of amplifier circuits
2. To design, build and test various Opamp application circuits
3. Understanding practically concept of logic gates and their applications
4. To understand and use various lab instruments like DMM, CRO, Signal/Function
Generator, Power supply etc.

Any 10 Practicals + 1 Activity

Sr. no. Title of Practical
1 Opamp Inverting and Noninverting amplifier
2 Opamp Adder and Subtractor
3 Frequency response of Single stage CE amplifier.
4 Opamp function generator
5 Active Filters (single R & C)
6 V to I conversion
7 Opamp Comparator
8 Decimal to BCD encoder.
9 Logic gates using NAND as universal gate.
10 Half Adder, Full Adder, Half Subtractor.
11 Logic gates using Diodes & transistors.
12 Verification of De – Morgan theorems.
 13 Binary to Gray and Gray to Binary conversion.
14 Parity generator/checker
Activities:
1. Simulation of any 10 circuits.
2. Mini-project.
3. Industrial Visit.
Course outcomes:
After studying this course Students will:
1. Learn to design, build and test amplifier circuits
2. understand logic gates and their uses for specific purposes
3. be able to build equivalent circuits using De-Morgan theorems
4. be able to use various lab instruments like DMM, CRO, Signal/Function
Generator, Power supply for circuit testing
5. be able to design, build and test opamp application circuits

EVALUATION

Theory Papers (Paper 1 & 2)

Total
Description Marks
marks
Continuous Academic Activity 5
Assessment
Written examination
15
(MCQ) 10
(1 Hour)
Semester Written Examination
End
(Long answer) 35 35
Examination
(2 Hours)
50
Academic Activity (any 1, Selected by the teacher)
• Assignments
• Seminar
• Group Discussion
• Open Resource Test
• Problems solving

Practical Paper 3

Total
Description Marks
marks
Continuous
Assessment 15 15
Skill Testing (Mock) Exam.
Semester Practical Examination
End
1 Practical 35 35
Examination
3 Hours
50