Course Notes

Chapter	Topic(s)	Course Textbook
1	Introduction to Electronics	Introduction Measurements and Sig Digits Ethics and Engineering
2	Energy	Energy
3	Circuit Models	Resistance and Ohm's Law
4	Power	Power
5	Kirchhoff's Laws in Circuits	Kirchhoff's Circuit Laws
6	Current and Voltage Dividers	Circuit Analysis Shortcuts
7	Sources/Power/RMS	Waveforms
8	I-V Characteristics	I-V Characteristics
9	Thévenin and Norton Equivalents	Thévenin and Norton Equivalents
10	Node Method for Circuit Analysis	Node Method for Circuit Analysis
11	Introduction to Diodes	Diodes
12	Diode Circuits	Diode Circuits for Signal Processing
13	Bipolar Junction Transistors	Bipolar Junction Transistors
14	BJT I-V Characteristics	Common Emitter BJT Circuit
15	BJT Voltage Amplifier	Common Emitter BJT Applications
16	Field Effect Transistors	MOSFETs
17	CMOS Logic	Logic and CMOS
18	Signals and Noise	Signals and Noise
19	Sampling	Sampling and Quantization
20	Quantifying Information	Information and Compression
21	Photodiodes and Solar Panels	Solar Cells and Photodiodes

Recommended Reading	Course Notes Index	Master Notation Sheet
The course textbook is an online text carefully tailored towards the goals of the course. They are very concise, but include all information critical to success in the course. For those looking for more traditional-style textbooks to augment their learning, you should view the recommended chapters of the textbooks in the suggested reading.	We invite you to read the entire set of notes as they are really short! If you are having trouble finding something specific, we have added this index/glossary.	If you are wondering about the definitions or usuage of a number of terms and symbols in this class, you should glance through the MasterNotationSheet.

Chapter	Topic	Example Name
5	KVL	Find the voltage across a generic element
5	KCL	Find the current through a generic element
6	Circuits	Add an element to a circuit
6	Voltage Division	Find the voltage of a resistor in series
6	Voltage Division	Find the voltage of a resistor in series
6	Voltage Division	Find the voltage of a resistor in series
6	Current Division	Find the current of a resistor in parallel
6	Equivalent Resistance	Equivalent resistance of a circuit
6	Equivalent Resistance	Proof of Series Resistance Formula
6	Equivalent Resistance	Equivalent resistance across different terminals
6	Equivalent Resistance	Find an unknown resistance
6	Equivalent Resistance	Resistance of an unknown element
7	Waveforms	Average Voltage of a Sawtooth Wave
8	Short-Circuit Current	Find the short-circuit current of a two-terminal device
9	Effective Resistance	Find the effective resistance looking into a circuit
9	Effective Resistance	Find the effective resistance looking into a circuit
13	Diodes	Find the current in a diode circuit
13	Diodes	Diode circuits with unterminated leads
21	Sampling	Sampling a whale song
21	Sampling	Sampling a sine and cosine function
21	Sampling	Quantization error
21	Sampling	First four samples
21	Sampling	Maximum images on a drive