This course, led by Prof T.S. Natarajan from the Department of Physics at IIT Madras, provides a thorough introduction to Basic Electronics. It covers:
Students will gain practical insights into circuit design, analysis, and the functioning of essential electronic components, preparing them for more advanced studies in electronics.
This introductory lecture sets the stage for understanding basic electronics, covering essential concepts, terminology, and the importance of electronics in modern technology.
This module discusses the first set of electronic devices, focusing on diodes and their characteristics. It provides foundational knowledge necessary for understanding subsequent topics.
This lecture continues the exploration of electronic devices, delving deeper into their functions and applications in various electronic circuits.
Students will learn about important laws in electronics, such as Ohm's Law and Kirchhoff's Laws, which are crucial for circuit analysis and design.
This module covers essential theorems in electronics, including Thevenin's and Norton's theorems, which simplify circuit analysis and design processes.
Understanding semiconductor diodes is crucial. This module covers their working principles, types, and applications in electronic circuits.
This lecture explores the various applications of diodes in circuits, including rectification, clamping, and waveform shaping, highlighting their importance in electronics.
Wave shaping using diodes is critical in electronics. This module explains techniques for modifying waveforms and their practical applications in circuit design.
This module covers the characteristics of Zener diodes, including their voltage regulation capabilities and applications in power supply circuits.
Transistors are fundamental components in electronics. This lecture introduces their types, operation, and significance in modern electronic devices.
This module focuses on transistor biasing techniques, essential for ensuring proper operation and performance of transistor circuits.
Continuing from the previous module, this lecture further explores advanced biasing techniques and their practical implications in circuit design.
This lecture delves into the basic characteristics of amplifiers, discussing their roles in signal amplification and the parameters affecting their performance.
Students will explore hybrid equivalent circuits and H-parameters, critical for analyzing amplifier circuits and their responses.
This module focuses on circuit analysis techniques using H-parameters, providing a deeper understanding of amplifier behavior and performance.
This lecture addresses the frequency response of amplifiers, highlighting how different frequencies affect amplifier operation and performance.
This module investigates frequency analysis techniques for amplifiers, equipping students with tools to evaluate amplifier performance across a range of frequencies.
This lecture covers power amplifiers, focusing on their design principles, applications, and the role they play in various electronic systems.
This module discusses differential amplifier circuits, including their design, analysis, and applications in signal processing and instrumentation.
This lecture introduces integrated circuits, explaining their construction, types, and significance in modern electronics.
This module discusses the typical characteristics of operational amplifiers, focusing on their parameters and how they influence amplifier design.
This lecture covers the four types of feedback used in amplifiers, explaining their effects on amplifier performance and stability.
Continuing from the previous module, this lecture explores the practical implications of feedback, including stability and distortion in amplifier circuits.
This module focuses on mathematical operations performed by operational amplifiers, providing insights into their implementation in real-world applications.
This lecture continues the exploration of mathematical operations with operational amplifiers, emphasizing their versatility in circuit design and analysis.
This module concludes the discussion on mathematical operations, focusing on advanced applications and their importance in electronics.
This lecture covers the characteristics of operational amplifiers, emphasizing their performance metrics and applications in various electronic circuits.
This module continues the study of operational amplifier characteristics, providing deeper insights into their behavior and usage in real-world applications.
This lecture wraps up the discussion on operational amplifier characteristics, summarizing their critical features and implications for circuit design.
This module discusses inverter and non-inverter circuits, showcasing their designs, differences, and applications in electronic systems.
Applications of operational amplifiers are diverse. This module highlights various uses, including filters, oscillators, and mathematical operations in circuit design.
This lecture delves into non-linear operational amplifier circuits, discussing their designs, applications, and implications in signal processing.
Continuing from the previous module, this lecture explores additional applications of operational amplifiers, emphasizing their versatility in various electronic systems.
This module focuses on active diode circuits, discussing their designs, functionalities, and applications in signal processing and circuit design.
This lecture introduces oscillators, explaining their types, working principles, and applications in generating waveforms for various electronic systems.
This module covers logarithmic and anti-logarithmic amplifiers, exploring their designs and applications in signal processing and data conversion.
This lecture discusses filters, focusing on their types, designs, and applications in signal processing and electronic circuits.
This module introduces the unit junction transistor, discussing its construction, operation, and significance in electronic circuits.
This lecture covers the silicon-controlled rectifier (SCR), including its operation, applications, and importance in power electronics.
This module focuses on field-effect transistors (FETs), discussing their types, operation principles, and applications in modern electronics.