Analog Electronics course code: 3331102

GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY, AHMEDABAD, GUJARAT

COURSE CURRICULUM

Course Title: Analog Electronics

(Code: 3331102)

Diploma Programme in which this course is Semester in which offered

offered
Electronics and Communication Engg. 3rd Semester

1. RATIONALE
This course will enable students to develop the skills required to use basic analog electronics
devices and circuits. Through the study of this course the students will understand the
construction, working, characteristics and applications of various types of electronics
components like UJT, JFET, MOSJFET and circuits such as feedback amplifier, oscillators,
power Amplifiers, operational amplifier and timer using linear ICs.

2. COMPETENCY
The course content should be taught and implemented with the aim to develop different types
of skills leading to the achievement of following competency:
 Analyse analog circuits consisting of active electronic components.

3. TEACHING AND EXAMINATION SCHEME

Teaching Scheme Total Credits Examination Scheme

(In Hours) (L+T+P) Theory Marks Practical Marks Total
Marks
L T P C ESE PA ESE PA
200
4 0 4 8 70 30 40 60
Legends: L - Lecture; T - Tutorial/Teacher Guided Student Activity; P - Practical; C - Credit; ESE - End
Semester Examination; PA - Progressive Assessment

Note: It is the responsibility of the institute heads that marks for PA of theory and ESE and PA of
practical for each student are entered online into the GTU Portal at the end of each semester within
the dates specified by GTU

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4. Detail Course Contents

Major Learning Topics and Sub-topics

Unit
Outcomes
Unit – I 1a. Explain different 1.1 Concept of feedback: negative and positive
types of feedback
Negative
1b. Analyse negative 1.2 Negative feedback in amplifiers
Feedback
feedback used in 1.3 Derivation of equation for overall gain of
Amplifiers
amplifier. negative feedback amplifier
1c. Describe effect of 1.4 Gain, input impedance, output impedance,
feedback on amplifier stability, bandwidth, frequency response,
parameters. sensitivity, distortion, and noise of negative
feedback amplifier

1d. List the advantages 1.5 Advantages and disadvantages of negative

and disadvantages of feedback
negative feedback.
1e. Explain series and 1.6 Voltage series amplifier, voltage shunt
shunt type of feedback amplifier, current series amplifier, current
in amplifier circuits. shunt amplifier.
Unit – II 2a. Explain use of 2.1 Use of positive feedback in oscillators
positive feedback for 2.2 Barkhausen’s criteria for oscillation
Oscillators oscillator 2.3 Overall gain of positive feedback amplifier.
2b. Describe tank circuit. 2.4 Tank circuit
2b. Explain working and 2.5 RC phase shift oscillator circuit
applications of 2.6 Hartley oscillator circuit
different types of 2.7 Colpitts oscillator circuit
oscillators. 2.8 Wien Bridge oscillator circuit
2.9 Crystal oscillator
2c. Explain construction, 2.10 Construction of UJT
working, 2.11 Working and V – I characteristics of UJT
characteristics and 2.12 UJT as a relaxation oscillator
application of UJT.

Unit – III 3a. Differentiate between 3.1 Working of voltage and power amplifier
voltage and power
Power amplifier.
Amplifier 3b. Explain different 3.2 Classification of power amplifier
types of power 3.3 Working of different types of power amplifier
amplifier and its – Class A, B, AB, C and D
applications.
3d. Analyse Power 3.4 Efficiency of class A common emitter
Amplifier. power amplifier
3.5 Efficiency of transformer coupled power
amplifier
3e. Explain working of 3.6 Operation of class B push-pull power
Push Pull Amplifiers amplifier
along with waveform 3.7 Efficiency of class B push pull amplifier
& its efficiency. 3.8 Complimentary symmetry push-pull amplifier

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Major Learning Topics and Sub-topics

Unit
Outcomes
3f. Compare Power 3.9 Comparison of different types of power
Amplifiers. amplifiers
4a. Explain construction, 4.1 Construction, operation and characteristics of
operation, JFET
characteristics and 4.2 n-channel and p-channel JFET
Unit - IV parameters of JFET. 4.3 Parameters of JFET – rd, gm, µ
Field 4b. Describe 4.4 JFET configurations: common source,
Effect configurations of common drain and common gate
Transistor JFET amplifier.
4c. Differentiate BJT and 4.5 Comparison between BJT and JFET
JFET
4d. Describe the working 4.6 JFET amplifier – common source, common
of JFET as an drain and common gate
amplifier.
4e. Explain construction, 4.7 Types of MOSFET
operation, 4.8 Construction, operation and characteristic of
characteristics and depletion type and enhancement type
parameters of MOSJFET
MOSJFET.
4f. Compare JFET and 4.9 Comparison of JFET and MOSFET
MOSJFET
4g. Application of JFET 4.10 Application of JFET as an amplifier
and MOSFET 4.11 Application of MOSFET as an amplifier
Unit – V 5a. Explain construction 5.1 Block diagram of typical operational amplifier
and working of 5.2 Differential amplifier
Basics of operational amplifier.
Linear 5b. Describe IC 741 as an 5.3 Introduction of IC-741
Integrated Op-Amp. 5.4 Pin configuration of IC 741
Circuit 5.5 Op-Amp: open loop and closed loop
5c Explain parameters of 5.4 Op-Amp parameters: Input and output offset
operational amplifier voltage, Input offset current, Input bias
current, CMRR, slew rate, frequency response
5d. Explain applications 5.5 Inverting and non-inverting amplifier with
of operational derivation of voltage gain
amplifier with 5.6 Summing amplifier, differential amplifier,
sketches. integrator, differentiator, comparator, V-I
converter, D-A converter, current booster
5e. Explain working and 5.7 IC 555: block diagram, basic operation and
applications of Timer pin Description.
IC 555 5.8 Applications of IC 555 : astable
multivibrator, monostable multivibrator
and bistable multivibrator.

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5. SUGGESTED SPECIFICATION TABLE WITH HOURS and MARKS (THEORY)

Unit Unit Title Distribution of Theory Marks

Teaching R U A Total
Hours Level Level Level Marks
I Negative Feedback 08 2 6 2 10
Amplifiers
II Oscillators 10 2 4 6 12
III Power Amplifier 12 4 6 6 16
IV Field Effect transistor 13 4 8 4 16
V Basics of Linear 13 2 6 8 16
Integrated Circuit
Total 56 14 30 26 70
Legends: R = Remember; U = Understand; A = Apply and above levels (Bloom’s revised taxonomy)

Note: This specification table shall be treated as only general guideline for students and
teachers. The actual distribution of marks in the question paper may vary from above table.

6. SUGGESTED LIST OF PRACTICAL EXERCISES/EXPERIMENTS

The practical/exercises should be properly designed and implemented with an attempt to

develop different types of skills so that students are able to acquire the competency.
Following is the list of experiments for guidance. Minimum twenty four experiments must be
performed using hardware and at least ten experiments must be simulated using simulators
like Circuitmaker/ MultiSIM or any equivalent simulator.

S. Unit Practical/Exercise Apprx. Hrs.

No. No. Required
1 I Obtain the frequency response of negative feedback amplifier 2
and compare gain, BW with amplifier without feedback.
2 II Build and test Colpitts oscillator for variable frequency. 2
3 II Build and test Hartley oscillator for variable frequency. 2
4 II Build and test Wien bridge oscillator for variable frequency. 2
5 II Build and test crystal oscillator. 2
6 II Build and test UJT as a Relaxation Oscillator. 2
7 III Verify V - I characteristics of n-channel JFET. 2
8 III Verify V - I characteristics of p-channel JFET. 2
9 III Calculate rd, gm, µ for JFET amplifier. 2
10 III Build and test MOSFET as an amplifier. 2
11 III Calculate efficiency of push pull amplifier. 2
12 IV Calculate efficiency of complementary symmetry push pull 2
amplifier.
13 IV Build and test transformer coupled class-A amplifier. 2
14 IV Build and test Audio power amplifier circuit using IC 810/LM 2
386/LM 391
15 V Measure Op-Amp (IC 741) parameters : Input and output 2
offset voltage, Input offset current, Input bias current
16 V Build inverting amplifier using Op-Amp and observe input, 2
output waveforms on CRO.

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S. Unit Practical/Exercise Apprx. Hrs.

No. No. Required
17 V Build non-inverting amplifier using Op-Amp and observe 2
input, output waveforms on CRO.
18 V Build differentiating circuit using IC 741 and observe output, 2
input waveforms on CRO for different values of R and C.
19 V Build integrating circuit using IC 741 and observe output, input 2
waveforms for different values of R and C.
20 V Build and test Op-Amp as summing amplifier. 2
21 V Build and test Op-Amp as V to I Converter. 2
22 V Build and test inverting amplifier using IC 324 2
23 V Build Astable multivibrator using IC 555 and verify the output 2
waveforms for different values of R and C.
24 V Build Monostable multivibrator using IC 555 and verify the 2
output waveforms for different values of R and C.
25 V Build and test Bistable multivibrator using IC 555. 2
26 V Demonstrate working of IC 555 as sequential Timer. 2
27 V Obtain Astable multivibrator using IC 556. 2
28 V Build and test mini project using IC 2
741/555/810/723/556/386/391
Total 56

7. SUGGESTED LIST OF STUDENT ACTIVITIES

Following is the list of proposed student activities:
 Access web sites for studying data sheets of components/ICs included in theory and
practical.
 Present seminar on any one subject related topic.
 Fabricate PCB and test a mini project using IC 741/555/810/723/556/386/391.
 Explore details (Datasheet/Circuit) of IC of different rating power amplifier used in
Radio/Television/Home theatre.
8. SUGGESTED LEARNING RESOURCES
(A) List of Books:
S. Title of Books Author Publication
No.
1 Principle of Electronics Mehta ,V.K. S. Chand, 2004
2 Electronic Principles Malvino, A.P. MGH, 7E
- with simulation CD
3 Basic Electronics and Linear Bhargava, TMH, 2006
Circuits Kulshreshtha,
Gupta
4 Electronics Devices and Boylestad, Robert Pearson, 9E
Circuit Theory & Louis, Nashelsky
5 Electronic Devices and Allen, Mottershed PHI, 1990
Circuits
6 Op-Amps and Linear Gayakwad , PHI, 2000
Integrated Circuits Ramakant
7 Electronic Devices and Dr. Sharma, Sanjay KATSON,2012
Circuits
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8 Fundamentals of Electronic David, Bell Oxford Press, 5E,

Devices and Circuits 2008

B. List of Major Equipment/Materials

i. Function Generator
ii. Digital Multi meter
iii. D.C. Power Supply
iv. Cathode Ray Oscilloscope
v. Digital Storage Oscilloscope
vi. Experimental Trainer Kits, Bread Board, General Purpose PCB, Computers

C List of Software/Learning Websites

i. Electronic Work Bench/MultiSIM/CircuitMaker
ii. www.nptel.com
iii. www.ocw.mit.edu

9. Instructional Strategies
i. Computer based CBT describing operation of transistor/JFET etc active component
ii. Circuit simulation using Software like Electronic workBench/multiSIM/ circuit maker.
iii. Seminars and group discussion.
iv. Mini projects.

10. COURSE CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

Faculty Members from Polytechnics :

 Shri B.P.Raval, Lecturer, EC Department Government Polytechnic, Rajkot

 Shri S.N.Sampat, Lecturer, EC Department,Government Polytechnic, Gandhinagar
 Smt. K N Vaghela,Lecturer, EC Department, Government Polytechnic, Ahmedabad
 Shri N.B.Shah, Lecturer, EC Department,Gvernment Polytechnic,Vadnagar.
Coordinator and Faculty Members from NITTTR Bhopal

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