ME203 Circuits and Electronic Devices (3-0-3) FALL 2022

Pre-requisite(s): PH104.
Instructor: Dr. Abid Imran
Office # G-15 FME, GIK Institute, Ext. 2270
Email: abid.imran@giki.edu.pk
Contact Hours: 1:00pm ~ 5:00 pm (Monday to Thursday)
Teaching Assistants.
Emails of GA/TA:

Course Introduction
Introduction to electrical circuits, KVL and KCL, Norton Thevenin theorems, AC and DC characteristics of RL, RC and RLC circuits,
Introduction to diodes, structure, properties, types and applications, Silicone controlled Rectifier (SCR), Introduction to BJTs, structure,
properties, types and applications, Introduction to MOSFETs, structure, properties, types and applications, Introduction to IGBTs,
structure, properties, types, and applications.
Course Contents
• Week 1: Basic Concepts
Voltage, Current, Power and Energy, Circuit elements, Independent
and Dependent Sources.
• Week 2: Basic Concept
Kirchhoff's Laws, Series and Parallel Combinations of Elements, Voltage Division and Current Division.
• Week 3 & 4: Electrical Networks
Nodal Analysis and Examples, Mesh Analysis and Examples
• Week 5: Circuit Equivalents
Linearity, Superposition, Source Transformations, Thevenin's Theorem, Norton's Theorem.
• Week 6 : RC Circuits
• Week 7 : RL Circuits
• Week 8: RLC Circuits
• Week 9: Introduction to Semiconductors
Types of materials, semiconductors, types and characteristics of semiconductors, pn junction characteristics, diodes and ideal
diode.
• Week 10: Diodes and Applications
Terminal characteristics of diodes, voltage regulation, reverse breakdown region, diode as a full and half wave rectifier,
limiting and clamping circuits, Zener diodes.
• Week 11: MOSFETs and Applications
Introduction, structure, I-V characteristics, basic configurations as a switch and as amplifier, circuit design with MOSFETs.
• Week 12: BJTs and Applications
Introduction, structure, I-V characteristics, basic configurations as a switch, circuit design with BJTs.
• Week 13: IGBTs
Introduction to IGBTs, structure, properties, types, and applications.
• Week 14: Binary Systems
Digital Computers & Systems Binary numbers Number Base Conversion Octal & Hexadecimal Numbers 1's & 2's
Complements Binary codes.
• Week 15: Boolean algebra & Logical Gates
Basic Definitions Boolean Algebra Theorems of Boolean algebra. Boolean Functions Digital Logic Gates. IC Digital Logic
Families.
Mapping of CLOs and PLOs
Sr. No
Course Learning Outcomes PLOs Blooms Taxonomy
The students will be able to analyze electrical circuits C4/WK3
CLO_1 1
networks with AC and DC power sources (Analyzing)

The students will be able to discriminate digital logic C4/WK3

CLO_2 1
gates and their applications (Analyzing)

The students will be able to categorize electronic

C4/WK3
CLO_3 circuit devices and use them in combination with the 2
(Analyzing)
electrical circuit networks and logic gates
 CLO Assessment Mechanism

Assessment tools CLO_1 CLO_2 CLO_3

Quizzes 15% 15% 20%
Assignments 25% 15% 25%
Midterm Exam 60% 0% 0%
Final Exam 0% 70% 55%

Grading Policy
Assessment Items Percentage Frequency
Quizzes 13% 4-6
Assignments 12% 4-6
Take home Assignments 05% 2
Midterm Exam 25% 1
Final Exam 45% 1

Text and Reference Books

• Principles of Electric Circuits” by Thomas L. Floyd, Prentice Hall, Year: 2013.

Web Link: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Principles-Electric-Circuits-International-Conventional/dp/1292025662
• Digital Fundamentals” by Thomas L. Floyd, Prentice Hall, Year: 2014.
Web Link: https://www.amazon.com/Digital-Fundamentals-11th-Thomas-Floyd/dp/0132737965
• Electronic Devices” by Thomas L. Floyd, Prentice Hall, Year: 2012.
Web Link: https://www.amazon.com/Electronic-Devices-Electron-Flow-Version/dp/0132549859

Instruction Materials and LMS

• Instructional materials (such as PowerPoint slides, Lecture notes, Quiz/assignment Solutions, any other Helping material) will
be uploaded on CMS portal under Course Aid Material and also through MS Teams.
• The lecture delivery will be synchronous.
• The online lecture will be delivered through MS Teams and the recorded video link will also be shared on CMS.

Administrative Instruction

▪ According to institute policy, 80% attendance is mandatory.

▪ For queries regarding course contents/materials students can use the platform of (MS TEAMS or e-mail)
▪ Instructor will respond to student’s queries within (e.g. 2-3 days)

Computer Usage

▪ Students are encouraged to solve some assigned homework problems using the available engineering software, such as Matlab/
Proteus.
 Lecture Breakdown
Week Lecture Duration
Lecture Breakdown (Topics) Assessment (Type)
No No (mins)
1 Categories of materials (Conductor, semiconductor and
insulator). Electrical charge. Voltage, current and
1:15
resistance. Type and source of voltages
1
2 Ohm’s Law and its applications, Energy and Power,
Watt’s law and its applications, Active and Passive 1:15
elements

3 Circuit Terminology: Circuit Element Notations, Wire

Connections and Circuit Schematic, Nodes etc.
1:15
Measuring Instruments and Power/Signal Sources

2 4 Series Circuit: Resistors in Series, Total Series Quiz session #01

Resistance, Current in a Series Circuit, Application of
Ohm’s Law, Voltage Sources in Series, Kirchhoff’s 1:15
Voltage Law, Voltage Dividers, Power in Series
Circuits
5 Parallel circuit: Resistors in Parallel, Voltage in a
Parallel Circuit, Kirchhoff’s Current Law, Total Parallel
Resistance, Application of Ohm’s Law, Current Sources 1:15
in Parallel, Current Dividers, Power in Parallel Circuits
3 Assignment session#01
6 Analysis of series parallel circuit: Determine total
resistance, determine total and branch current,
Determine total and branch voltage, Examples, 1:15
Wheatstone bridge circuit

Circuit theorems: Source Conversion, Voltage to current

source, Current to Voltage source, superposition,
1:15
7 Examples, Thevenin Theorem
4 Take home Assignment #01
8 Circuit theorems: Thevenin Theorem, Examples, Norton
Theorem, examples, Maximum power transmission
1:15
theorem, examples.

Passive Circuit Elements: Capacitor Types, Series and

9 Parallel Combinations, Charging and Discharging 1:15
Curves of RC Circuits, universal exponential curve.
5
Time Constant, Natural Response of RC Circuits
10 Passive Circuit Elements: Examples 1:15

Passive Circuit Elements: RC Circuits VI Characterises

11 1:15
with DC source.
6 Quiz session #02
Passive Circuit Elements: RC Circuits VI Characterises
12 1:15
with AC source.
Passive Circuit Elements: Inductors Types, Series and
Parallel Combinations, Charging and Discharging
7 13 1:15 Assignment session#02
Curves of RL Circuits, Time Constant, Natural
Response of RL Circuits
 Passive Circuit Elements: RL Circuits (DC and AC
14 Analysis) 1:15

15 Series RLC Circuits analysis, Natural Response 1:15

8
16 Matlab simulation of RC and RL circuits, examples 1:15

Mid-term Exam
Series RLC Circuits, Natural Response (Summary)
17 1:15
Proteus simulation.
9 Diodes, Structure, Characteristics, V-I Characteristics,
18 Diode Testing Diodes, Half Wave and Full Wave 1:15
Rectification
19 Diode Application: Power Supply, Clippers and
1:15
Clampers

10 Diode Application: Power Supply, Clippers and Take home assignment # 02

Clampers, Special Purpose Diodes: Zeners, Light
20 1:15
Emitting Diodes, Photodiodes, Laser Diode, Schottky
Diode
21 Bipolar Junction Transistors (BJTs), Structure, Types,
Operation and Biasing, Characteristics 1:15 Quiz session #03
11
22 BJT as an Amplifier and Switch, BJT power, Assignment session#03
1:15
Specifications, Testing and Applications.
23 MOSFETs, Structure, Types, Operation and Biasing,
1:15
Characteristics
12 Quiz session #04
24 MOSFET Amplification Circuits and Applications
1:15
MOSFET Switching Circuits and Applications
25 Introduction to IGBTs, structure, properties.
1:15
Assignment session#04
13
26 IGBTs, structure, properties, types, and applications. 1:15

27 Digital Computers & Systems Binary numbers Number

1:15
Base Conversion, Octal & Hexadecimal Numbers
14 Quiz and Assignment Session # 05
28 1's & 2's Complements, Binary codes, Basic Definitions
1:15
Boolean Algebra Theorems of Boolean algebra.
29 Boolean Functions Digital Logic Gates. IC Digital
1:15
15 Logic Families.
30 Karnaugh Map 1:15