2023 Faculty Courses School of Engineering Undergraduate major in Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Fundamentals of Electronics
- Academic unit or major
- Undergraduate major in Electrical and Electronic Engineering
- Instructor(s)
- Yasuyuki Miyamoto
- Class Format
- Lecture (Face-to-face)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 1-2 Fri (WL1-401(W541))
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- EEE.G291
- Number of credits
- 100
- Course offered
- 2023
- Offered quarter
- 2Q
- Syllabus updated
- Jul 8, 2025
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
This course provides an overview of electronics. Fundamentals and relationship between them in electromagnetism, electrical circuits, semiconductor engineering, electronic circuits, computer, integrated circuits, and wireless communication system are overviewed.
The course aims to overview basic and electronic engineering and current electric devices and systems. In particular, usefulness of complex representation in electronic circuits, basic phenomena and nature of solid-state and semiconductor, principle of computer, technology of integrated circuits, and basic principle of wireless communication system are shown.
Course description and aims
At the end of this course, students will be able to acquire the following ability.
1) Explain fundamentals and relationship between electrical and electronic engineering.
2) Derive the transient response and frequency characteristics in electric and electronic circuits.
3) Have basic knowledge of operating principle and characteristics in solid-state and semiconductor devices.
4) Have basic knowledge of construction of computer and integrated circuits to realize it.
Keywords
Electrical circuits, semiconductor engineering, electronic circuits, resistor, capacitor, inductor, Kirchhoff's laws, complex number, frequency characteristics, transient response, MOS transistor, semiconductor, amplifier, computer, integrated circuits, wireless communication.
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
Students must read the appointed part of the lecture note uploaded in OCW-i, before coming to the class. Students must make the report to the tasks shown in previous class and submit it until the next class.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Outline of electronics and foundation of electric circuit. | Can handle Kirchhoff's law can be handled. |
| Class 2 | Electric circuit -- transient response and frequency characteristics | Can derive the time response and frequency response of the circuit can be derived. |
| Class 3 | Semiconductor and MOS transistor | Can explain the electrical characteristics of PN junction. Understand the operation principle and speed of MOS transistors. |
| Class 4 | Small signal equivalent circuit and amplification | Can explain the basic characteristics of small signal equivalent circuit and electronic circuit. |
| Class 5 | Logic circuit | Can explain the logic circuits. |
| Class 6 | Computers and integrated circuits | Can explain the operating principle of the computer / the progress of the integrated circuit. |
| Class 7 | Wireless communication technology | Can explain high frequency circuit technology of wireless communication such as oscillator or mixer. |
Study advice (preparation and review)
To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 100 minutes preparing for class and another 100 minutes reviewing class content afterwards (including assignments) for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course material.
Textbook(s)
No textbook.
Reference books, course materials, etc.
Course materials can be found on T2SCHOLA.
Evaluation methods and criteria
Students' course scores are conducted based on the due reports (40%) and final examination (60%).
Related courses
- GRE.P101 ： Processes for creation in science and technology【5th】
- GRE.B101 ： Fundamentals of Electronics
Prerequisites
No prerequisite, however, review of physics and mathematics is highly recommended.
Contact information (e-mail and phone) Notice : Please replace from ”[at]” to ”@”(half-width character).
E-mail: miya[at]ee.e.titech.ac.jp
Office hours
Contact by e-mail in advance to schedule an appointment.