2009 to 2011 AS Group - Electronics Tutorials

Date

Topics     Homework      Revision      reviseOmatic      Tests/Deadlines 

A

Done

E

Done

SUMMER BREAK

2009
Week
Beginning
Sept 1

Enrolment Day/s

Sept 7

Teaching Begins: Lab Safety - Basics - Basic Maths

Read: Section 1 - Basic Electricity

Sept 14

Modularisation and sub-systems

Basics - Deadline Wednesday
Basic Maths - Deadline Wednesday

Read: Section 2 - Systems

Sept 21

Resistance, Ohms Law, Voltage, Current and Power

Resistors - Deadline Wednesday

Read: Section 3 - Resistors

Sept 28

Diodes, LEDs, Zener Diodes, Photo Diodes

Diodes - Deadline Wednesday

Read: Section 4 - Diodes

Oct 5

Resistor and diode circuit calculations - Capacitors and their uses

Test on all reviseOmatic topics so far - Mon/Tue 5^th and 6^th
The test is in the Learning Shop.

Ideal Op Amps and Comparators - Deadline Wednesday

Read: Section 8 - Operational Amplifiers

Oct 12

Capacitor Calculations

Capacitors - Deadline Wednesday

Test on reviseOmatic Diodes, and Op Amps. Thu 15^th
Block E is in W1 (network room) and Block A is in W8 (learning shop).

Read: Section 10 - Capacitors and 11 - RC Networks

Oct 19

Transistors (Bipolar)

Read: Bipolar Transistors.

Oct 26        HALF TERM BREAK

Nov 2

Op Amp and 555 Timing Circuits

Wednesday Deadline - Bipolar Transistors

Nov 9

555 Timers

Wednesday Deadline - 555 Timers

Wednesday Test on Resistors, Bipolar Transistors and 555 Timers
Please go to the Learning Shop

Read: 555 Timers.

Nov 16

MOSFETs

Wednesday Deadline - MOSFETS

Read: MOSFETS.

Nov 23

Power Amplifiers - Compare Bipolar Transistors with MOSFETs

Wednesday Deadline - MOSFET Bipolar Comparison AND Power Amplifiers

Read: Power Amplifiers AND Amplifier Subsystems

Test on Thursday. ReviseOmatic topics MOSFETs, MOSFET/Bipolar Comparisons and Diodes will be re-tested. We will be in rooms S16 and S17.

Nov 30

Op' Amp' Circuits

Wednesday Deadline - Operational Amplifiers, Components and Subsystems

Dec 7

Circuits and Subsystems

Wednesday Deadline - Measurements

Read: Logic Gates - Sequential Logic - Counter Subsystems

Dec 14

Logic Circuits

Start Project - Topic Ideas - Report Template

Dec 21        CHRISTMAS BREAK

Dec 28        CHRISTMAS BREAK

2010
Jan 4

Write your project specification - Deadline Monday 4th Jan (Tue for Block E).
Here is an example and another (DOC) - (PDF).

Wednesday Deadline - Number Systems, Logic (Combinational) and Logic (Sequential)

Jan 11

By Friday: ELE1 - 2004

Test on Friday 15^th. ReviseOmatic: Number Systems, Logic (Combinational) and Logic (Sequential). We will be in rooms S16 and S17.

Jan 18

By Friday: ELE2 - 2004

Jan 25

By Friday: ELE1 - 2005

Feb 1

By Friday: ELE2 - 2005

Revise for the ELEC 1 and 2 Mock Exams

Feb 8

ELEC 1 Mock Exam (Block A Mon, Block E Tue)
**** Aim to get your project designed, built and working by this week. ****

Feb 15        HALF TERM BREAK - Revise for the ELEC 2 Mock Exam.

Feb 22

ELEC 2 Mock Exam (Block A Mon, Block E Tue)

March 1

March 8

By Monday 15th: ELE1 - 2007

March 15

By Monday 22nd: ELE2 - 2007

March 22

By Monday 29th: ELE1 - 2008

March 29

Draft project complete this week.

By Monday 19th: ELE2 - 2008

April 5        EASTER BREAK

April 12        EASTER BREAK

April 19

Final Project Deadline (Friday).

By Monday 26th: ELEC1 - 2009

April 26

By Monday 3rd: ELEC2 - 2009

May 3

By Monday 10th: ELEC1 - Specimen Paper

May 10

By Monday 17th: ELEC2 - Specimen Paper

May 17

Thursday 20^th am ELEC1 (Provisional)

May 24

Tuesday 25^th pm ELEC2 (Provisional)

May 31        HALF TERM BREAK

June 7

June 14

June 21

June 28

July 5

July 12

July 19

Term ends at the end of Tuesday 20^th.

SUMMER BREAK