Specification (NOTE - Use the 2007 Specification)
Date |
Topics |
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HomeworkReading and RevisionElectronics for Today and Tomorrow - 2nd edition. Please attend the subject clinic if you are stuck on your homework. (BEFORE THE DEADLINE!) |
| 07/09/2005 |
Lab Rules and Safety. Induction Form. Basic Electricity. Amber, Conductors, Insulators, Semiconductors, Free Electrons, Fixed Electrons, Resistance, Ohms, Wire, Resistor, Fuse, Skin, Measurements Use a Multimeter The Atom. |
Done |
Done |
Obtain a folder for your notes. Ch 1, 2, 3, 4 |
| 09/09/2005 |
Measure voltage and current. Plot graph. Ohm's Law. 4 to 6 Volt Supply. 2 Multimeters. 330R resistor. Croc Clip Leads. Work in pairs. |
Done |
Done |
Write up experiment and plot a graph. Calculate R = V / I If not 330 ohms, explain why. Hand in Monday. Ch 3 |
| 12/09/2005 |
Ohm's Law. Formal definitions of V, I, R Other resistive devices. LDR, TDR Take measurements (multimeters) Use as sensors - input devices. Transducers. Input / process / output. |
Done |
Done |
Learn this. Make sure your notes are OK for revision later. Ch 3 |
| 13/09/05 |
Diodes: normal, light emitting, zener, photo |
Done |
Done |
Ch 25, 26, 27, 28 |
| 14/09/05 |
Diodes - Light emitting - Current limiting resistors - Current Calculation |
Done |
Done |
Ch 27 |
| 16/09/05 |
Potential and potential difference. Resistors in series & parallel - Calculations Potential dividers - Calculations |
Done |
Done |
Do Ohms Law and series and parallel resistor calculations. Deadline : Tuesday 20th Sept. Ch 3, 5 |
| 19/09/05 |
Potentiometer (POT) - Variable resistor. Used For - Voltage adjustment. Volume control. Tone control. Light dimmer. System diagram of a radio with volume control circuit diagram. Potential and Potential difference Build LDR & 741 comparator |
Done | Done | Ch 3, 5 |
| 20/09/05 | Continue with LDR & 741 comparator - Advanced learners can add a potentiometer to make it adjustable. | Done | Done | Ch 56 |
| 21/09/09 | Components handout. Syllabus (specification) handout. | Done | Done | Learn Functions of Components in preparation for a test. |
| 23/09/05 | The capacitor and time constants. | Done | Done | Write up the time constant experiment. Hand in on Friday 30th September. Ch 10, 12 |
| 26/09/05 |
Use a capacitor to produce a time delay. Combine this with a comparator to turn on a light after the time delay. | Done | Done | REMINDER: Learn Functions of Components in preparation for a test. Ch 10, 12, 56 |
| 27/09/05 |
P and N Type Semiconductor Fabrication and science |
Done | Done | Ch 29, 30 |
| 28/09/05 |
Test on components
and what they do. Block B Wed Block C Thu |
Done | Done | Please come to the subject clinic if you don't pass this test. |
| 30/09/05 | NPN Transistor - Plot Ib / Ic graph. | Done | Done | Ch 31 |
| 03/10/05 | Complete graph from previous lesson. Cut off. Saturation. Apply to LED driver circuit. Power claculation. Re-visit capacitors, time delays. Apply to astable circuit. High frequency clock signals, quartz crystals/resonators. Computer clock signals, wall clock timing. | Done | Done | |
| 04/10/05 | Build NPN Transistor Astable and LED Driver Circuit. Get notes into order for the test revision. |
Done | Done | Revise for a test on formulas and
Test on Friday 07/10/05. |
| 05/10/05 06/10/05 |
NPN Transistors - explain NPN |
Done | Done | Ch 29, 30 |
| 07/10/05 | TEST ON ...
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Done | Done | Please come to the subject clinic if you don't pass this test. |
| 10/10/05 |
Transistor driver circuit. Electric fence demo. Stepper motor. Relay. |
Done | Done | Ch 11, 30 |
| 11/10/05 | Explain/Build a 741 based Schmitt trigger with LDR for street light control with hysteresis. | Done | Done | |
| 12/10/05 |
Inverting Op Amp
- Non Inverting Op
Amp 380 Power Amp |
Done | Done | Ch 53, 54 |
| 14/10/05 | Radio Spectrum Circuits and Diagrams |
Done | Done | Start a section in your notes where useful circuits are documented. Ch 83 |
| 17/10/05 | Done | Done | Make notes on and learn the main gates. And, Or, Nand, Nor, Not, Xor. Do this ready for Tuesday's lesson. Ch 61 |
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| 18/10/05 |
Download the simulator to your desktop. |
Done | Done | TTL Task to be completed for homework. Deadline |
| 19/10/05 20/10/05 |
Bug fixed TTL Simulator Build an exclusive or gate (XOR) using only NAND gates. |
Done | Done | |
| 21/10/05 | Truth Tables | Done | Done | |
| HALF TERM | ||||
| 31/10/05 | Text Book - Review what we have done so far. AC, Varying DC, Smooth DC, Power distribution, Transformers. Combinational Logic and Sequential Logic. Digital Clock. |
Done | Done | Ch 7, 14, 35 |
| 01/11/05 | November Reviews - Classwork on Logic Gates Text Book
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Done | Done | Ch 61, 64, 65 |
| 02/11/05 | November Reviews - Classwork on Logic Gates | Done | Done | |
| 03/11/05 | Open Day | Done | Done | |
| 04/11/05 | November Reviews - Classwork on Logic Gates Go through classwork. |
Done | Done | Start learning and revision for the test next week. |
| 07/11/05 | Logic circuits. Address decoding. Digital clock resetting. | Done | Done | Ch 65 |
| 08/11/05 | Astable using NAND gates. Oscilloscope demonstration. Revisit time constants. | Done | Done | Ch 71 |
| 09/11/05 |
Practice truth tables. | Done | Done | Ch 61 |
| 11/11/05 | TEST ON LOGIC GATES ...
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Done | Done | |
| 14/11/05 |
Digital Clock Example |
Done | Done | Ch 70 |
| 15/11/05 | Done | Done | Ch 69, 70, 72 | |
| 16/11/05 17/11/05 |
Noise, Shift Register | Done | Done | Ch 73 |
| 18/11/05 | Explore D type Flip Flops and build a Shift Register Modulo N Binary Counter |
Done | Done | Ch 72 |
| 21/11/05 | Modulo N Binary Counter timing diagrams. MOSFET Transducer Driver and Transducers. |
Done | Done | Homework - Text book Ch 17, 32 |
| 22/11/05 |
Proteus ISIS and ARES software tools. |
Done | Done | |
| 23/11/05 24/11/05 |
Read Chapter 63 - Binary Adders - Do end of chapter questions |
Done | Done | Ch 63 |
| 25/11/05 | Read Chapter 63 - Binary Adders - Do end of chapter questions Revise Chapters on Logic Gates |
Done | Done | Ch 63 |
| 28/11/05 | Binary Adders | Done | Done | Ch 63 |
| 29/11/05 | Systems approach. Block diagrams. Feedback. RC Filters. |
Done | Done | Hand in homework |
| 30/11/05 01/12/05 |
Reactance and Impedance. DC and AC. Current and voltage. Water analogies. Pendulum analogy. Flywheel and spring analogy. XC and XL | Done | Done | Ch 10, 11, 12 |
| 02/12/05 | Write Boolean Algebra from Circuit Diagrams. Write Circuit Diagrams given Boolean Expressions. Notes |
Done | Done | Ch 67 |
| 05/12/05 | Calculating with fractions - resistors in parallel - capacitors in series. More Boolean expressions - draw the circuit - write the truth table. |
Done | Done | Revise for the test on Monday 12th. Subject clinic if you can't do the sums! |
| 06/12/05 | Amplifiers. Inverting, non-inverting, limiting, distortion, harmonic distortion, spectrum analysis. Ideal op-amp, real op-amp, Gain Calculations. Phase | Done | Done | |
| 07/12/05 08/12/05 |
Project Ideas | Done | Done | |
| 09/12/05 | Project Selection, Outline and Log
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Done | Done | Produce a project outline: Deadline: The first lesson after Christmas. |
| 12/12/05 | TEST ON BOOLEAN ALGEBRA AND LOGIC. You must know ...
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Done | Done | |
| 13/12/05 | Block B&C - ISIS and ARES | Done | Done | |
| 14/12/05 15/12/05 |
Block B - Paper Based Design - Matrix
Board Block C - ISIS and ARES also Project Research |
Done | Done | Start Project Research |
| 16/12/05 | Project Selection - My project will ... This will be tested by ... |
Done | Done | |
| 19/12/05 | Block B - ISIS and ARES Block C - Ring modulator and project ideas. |
Done | Done | |
| 20/12/05 | Ring modulator and project ideas. Power Supplies, Diodes, Smoothing, Voltage Regulation, Safety. DVD Video on Flight Simulator Electronics and Manufacturing Technology. |
Done | Done | |
| CHRISTMAS BREAK | ||||
| 04/01/06 05/01/06 |
Start the project ... How the project is graded ... What you must produce ... |
Done | Done | Produce a project outline: Deadline: Today. |
| 06/01/06 | The May/June exams ... Past papers ... Preparation and Revision ... |
Done | Done | |
| 09/01/06 | Using an oscilloscope and signal generator | Done | Done | |
| 10/01/06 | Project Work (design and component selection) | Done | Done | Work on Project Report - until deadline. |
| 11/01/06 12/01/06 |
Project Work (design and component selection) | Done | Done | |
| 13/01/06 | Project Work (design and component selection) | Done | Done | |
| 16/01/06 | Project Work (design and component selection) | Done | Done | |
| 17/01/06 | Project Work (design and component selection) | Done | Done | |
| 18/01/06 19/01/06 |
Project Work (design and component selection) |
Done | Done | |
| 20/01/06 | Project Work (design and component selection) | Done | Done | |
| 23/01/06 | MOSFET Push Pull Amp Calculate capacitor for bass response |
Done | Done | |
| 24/01/06 | Block B - On-Line Test |
Done | Done | |
| 25/01/06 26/01/06 |
Project Work | Done | Done | |
| 27/01/06 | Block B- Theory Block C - On-Line Test |
Done | Done | |
| 30/01/06 | Project Work | Done | Done | |
| 31/01/06 | Power Supply Decoupling | Done | Done | |
| 01/02/06 02/02/06 |
Project Work |
Done | Done | |
| 03/02/06 | Ohm's Law Revision Set Ian Kemp's Ohm's Law T/F test as homework. |
Done | Done | Ohm's Law Test |
| 06/02/06 | Project | Done | Done | |
| 07/02/06 | Project | Done | Done | |
| 08/02/06 09/02/06 |
Project | Done | Done | Hand in Ohm's Law test slip with at least 30/40 |
| 10/02/06 | Staff Training Today | Done | Done | |
| 13/02/06 | HALF TERM | |||
| 20/02/06 | Project | Done | Done | Revise for ELE1 practice exam. |
| 21/02/06 | Project | Done | Done | |
| 22/02/06 23/02/06 |
Work on project writeup - Use this | Done | Done | |
| 24/02/06 | Project | Done | Done | |
| 27/02/06 | Project | Done | Done | |
| 28/02/06 | ELE1 Practice Exam | Done | Done | |
| 01/03/06 02/03/06 |
Peer Mark Exam | Done | Done | |
| 03/03/06 | Project | Done | Done | |
| 06/03/06 | Project | Done | Done | Revise for the ELE2 practice exam. |
| 07/03/06 | Project | Done | Done | |
| 08/03/06 09/03/06 |
Project | Done | Done | |
| 10/03/06 | Project | Done | Done | |
| 13/03/06 | Project | Done | Done | |
| 14/03/06 | ELE2 Practice Exam | |||
| 15/03/06 16/03/06 |
Peer Mark Exam | Done | Done | Project Write-up |
| 17/03/06 | Project | Done | Done | |
| 20/03/06 | Project | Done | Done | |
| 21/03/06 | Project | Done | Done | |
| 22/03/06 23/03/06 |
Project | Done | Done | |
| 24/03/06 | Project & ILP | Done | Done | |
| 27/03/06 | Project & ILP | Done | Done | |
| 28/03/06 | Project | Done | Done | |
| 29/03/06 30 /03/06 |
Project | Done | Done | |
| 31/03/06 | Project | Done | Done | |
| 03/04/06 | EASTER BREAK | |||
| 18/04/06 | Project | Done | Done | |
| 19/04/06 20/04/06 |
Project | Done | Done | Weds Subject Clinic is from 1:15 to 2:30 |
| 21/04/06 | FINAL PROJECT DEADLINE (ELE3) | Done | Done | |
| 24/04/06 | Exam Practice & Other Revision | Done | Done | Learn Components and modules for IKES on-line test |
| 25/04/06 | Computer Based Revision | Done | Done | |
| 26/04/06 27/04/06 |
Exam Practice & Other Revision | Done | Done | |
| 28/04/06 | Exam Practice & Other Revision | Done | Done | Complete ELE2 (June 2005) |
| 2/05/06 | Computer Based Revision | Done | Done | |
| 3/05/06 4/05/06 |
Exam Practice & Other Revision | Done | Done | Weds Subject Clinic is from 1:15 to 2:30 |
| 5/05/06 | Computer Based Revision | Done | Done | |
| 8/05/06 | Computer Based Revision | Done | Done | |
| 9/05/06 | Computer Based Revision | Done | Done | |
| 10/05/06 11/05/06 |
Exam Practice & Other Revision | Done | Done | Do the ELE 1 paper |
| 12/05/06 | Computer Based Revision | Done | Done | |
| 15/05/06 | Exam Practice & Other Revision | Done | Done | |
| 16/05/06 | Computer Based Revision (Go straight to S16 - S17 not available) | Done | Done | |
| 17/05/06 18/05/06 |
Exam Practice & Other Revision | Done | Done | Weds Subject Clinic is from 1:45 to 3:30 |
| 19/05/06 | Exam Practice & Other Revision | Done | Done | |
| 22/05/06 | Study Leave Begins | Done | Done | |
| 23/05/06 | ELE1 and ELE2 EXAMS | Done | Done | |
| May/June | Study Leave | |||
| 13/06/06 | Block B - Re-enrolment YEAR TWO BEGINS |
