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ELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY

ETR 106 (2 CR.)

BASIC PROGRAMMING APPLIED TO ELECTRICAL/ELECTRONIC CALCULATIONS

Teaches the application of a high-level language to electrical and electronic problem solving and circuit analysis. Introduces an operating system. Lecture 1 hour. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 4 hours per week.

ETR 107 (4 CR.)

PROGRAMMING APPLICATIONS FOR ELE/ETR CALCULATIONS

Focuses on applications of a computer language(s) to electrical/electronic problem solving and circuit analysis. Requires the preparation of a computer program(s) meeting problem specifications. Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 4 hours. Total 6 hours per week.

ETR 113-114 (4 CR.) (4 CR.)

D.C. AND A.C. FUNDAMENTALS I-II

For ETR 113, prerequisite or corequisite is MTH 166 or permission of instructor. For ETR 114, prerequisite is ETR 113. Studies D.C. and A.C. circuits, basic electrical components, instruments, network theorems, and techniques used to predict, analyze, and measure electrical quantities. Lecture 3 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 6 hours per week.

ETR 144 (4 CR.)

DEVICES AND APPLICATIONS II

Prerequisite or corequisite is ETR 114. Teaches theory of active devices and circuits, such as diodes, power supplies, transistors (BJT's), amplifiers and their parameters, FETs, and op amps. May include UJT's, oscillators, RF amplifiers, thermionic devices, and others. Lecture 3 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 6 hours per week.

ETR 158 (4 CR.)

ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS FOR COMPUTERS

Studies the basic electrical and electronic principles used in repair and troubleshooting of computer systems. Includes Ohm's and Kirchoff's laws, capacitor and diode circuit analysis, power supply circuits, and transistor fundamentals. Use of the laboratory equipment (oscilloscope and DMM) is stressed. Lecture 3 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 6 hours per week.

ETR 159 (4 CR.)

MICROCOMPUTER PERIPHERALS

Prerequisite is ETR 285. Covers basic knowledge of typical peripheral devices found in a microcomputer system. Includes devices such as printer, disk drive, CRT monitor, and keyboard. Emphasizes troubleshooting techniques. Lecture 3 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 6 hours per week.

ETR 167 (4 CR.)

LOGIC CIRCUITS AND SYSTEMS I

Studies digital switching and logic circuits, numbering systems, Boolean algebra, logic gates, and families. Includes fundamental concepts of microprocessor operation and interface circuitry. Lecture 3 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 6 hours per week.

ETR 221 (4 CR.)

ELECTRONIC CONTROLS I

Pre- or corequisites are ETR 250 and ETR 261. Discusses characteristics and performance of linear control systems with one or more feedback loops. Includes functions and properties of various components encountered in control systems including servo-amplifiers and error detectors and machine synchronization for automatic operations. Lecture 3 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 6 hours per week.

ETR 241 (4 CR.)

ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS I

Prerequisite or corequisite for ETR 241 is ETR 250. Studies noise, information and band-width, modulation and demodulation, transmitters and receivers, wave propagation, antennas, and transmission lines. May include broad band communication systems, microwave, both terrestrial and satellite, fiber optics, multiplexing, and associated hardware. Lecture 3 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 6 hours per week.

ETR 250 (4 CR.)

SOLID STATE CIRCUITS

Prerequisite is ETR 144. Teaches theory and application of amplifiers and oscillators. Includes amplifier circuit configurations, amplifier classes, operational amplifiers, power amplifiers, band-width distortion, and principles of feedback. Lecture 3 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 6 hours per week.

ETR 261 (4 CR.)

MICROPROCESSOR APPLICATION I

Prerequisite is ETR 167. Teaches the fundamentals of microprocessors, including architecture, internal operations, memory, I/O devices machine level programming, and interfacing. Lecture 3 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 6 hours per week.

ETR 285 (4 CR.)

FUNDAMENTALS OF MICROCOMPUTER REPAIR

Pre- or corequisite is ETR 158. Provides the student with an exposure to the various techniques and procedures used to troubleshoot a microcomputer. May include an overview of a particular microprocessor system, use of isolation flow charts, test point charts, prints, diagnostic routines, component testing, and fault isolation labs. Lecture 3 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 6 hours per week.

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