MECH 368:

Electronics for Mechanical Engineers

Introduction
Ameer Abdelhadi
Concordia University
Winter 2017
Course Staff
• Course instructor:
Ameer Abdelhadi <ameer.abdelhadi@concordia.ca>
Office: TBA; Office hours: TBA.
• Lab coordinator:
Tianhe Wen <wen@encs.concordia.ca>
Office:S-1060 ext:3127
• Tutorials TA:
Nima Bayatmakou <n.bayatmaku@gmail.com>
• Labs MI, MJ, MM, MN:
Ali Akbarnozari <anozari007@gmail.com>
• Labs MK, ML, MO, MP:
Srinivas Bathini <bathini.srinivas3@gmail.com>
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Learning Objectives
By the end of this course, students from mechanical
engineering discipline will:
• become familiar with essentials of electronic
technology
• understand the operation of basic electronic circuits in
the field of controls and instrumentation
• understand the role and analysing the behaviour of
various types of electronic
• learn the tools and techniques, and laboratory
equipment, for analysing the operation of electronic
circuits

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Textbook
Electronics for Mechanical Engineers, ISBN: 9781259068997, McGraw-Hill, 2012.
Create Print from: "Principles and Applications of Electrical Engineering“
by: Giorgio Rizzoni, 5th edition, McGraw-Hill, 2007.

Chapters
1, 2, 3, 8, 9,
10, 11, 13, 14

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Topics
Lecture# Date Topic Chapter
1,2,3 Jan. 10,12,17 Introduction - electric circuits 1, 2, 3.5 onwards
4,5,6,7 Jan. 19,24,26,31 Semiconductors and Diodes 9
8,9,10,11 Feb. 2,7,9,14 Bipolar Junction Transistors (BJT) 10
12 Feb. 16 Field Effect Transistors (FET) 11
13 Feb. 28 MIDTERM EXAM #1
14,15,16 Mar. 2,7,9 Field Effect Transistors (FET) - cont’ 11
17,18,19 Mar. 14,16,21 Operational Amplifiers 8
20 Mar. 23 MIDTERM EXAM #2
21,22,23,24 Mar. 28,30, Apr. 4,6 Digital Logic Circuits 13
25,26 Apr. 11,13 Digital Systems 14

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Electric Circuits
Chapters 1, 2, and 3.5 onwards

• Identify the principal elements of electrical circuits

• Apply circuit analysis techniques
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Semiconductors and Diodes
Chapter 9

• Understand the basics of semiconductor

devices in general, and of the pn
junction in particular.
• Use various circuit models of the
semiconductor diode in simple circuits.
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Semiconductors and Diodes
Chapter 9

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Bipolar Junction Transistors (BJT)
Chapter 10

• Understand the basic principles

of amplification and switching,
operating point, large-signal
model, and small signal model
• Analyze basic analog and digital
gate circuits
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Bipolar Junction Transistors (BJT)
Chapter 10

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Field Effect Transistors (FET)
Chapter 11

G S G S
D D
• Classification
• Basic operation
• Enhancement-mode
• i-v curves
• Biasing
• Large-signal amplifiers
• Switches and digital gates
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Field Effect Transistors (FET)
Chapter 11

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Operational Amplifiers (OpAmp)
Chapter 8

• Understand the properties of

ideal op-amps
• Analyze and design circuits
with op-amps
• Understand different
applications of op-amp
• Understand the physical
limitations of op-amps

Photos courtesy of Giorgio Rizzoni

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Digital Logic Circuits
Chapters 13 and 14

• Concepts of analog and

digital signals
• Basic logic functions
• Truth tables
• Realization of logic
functions
• Applications

Photos courtesy of Giorgio Rizzoni

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Grading
• Assignments: 10%
• Lab Work: 15%
• Midterm #1: 15%
• Midterm #1: 15%
• Final: 45%

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Assignments
• 5 to 7 assignments to cover each topic
• Submitted in class within 15 minutes from the start
of the class
• Must achieve a 50% passing grade

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Laboratory
• Lab classes will start in the week of Jan. 16
• Lab groups are limited to a maximum of three (3) students.
• Each group must submit one lab report on the following lab period.
• Must achieve a 50% passing grade
• Transfers between lab sections are not allowed.
• All lab sessions are mandatory.
• The experiments are:
• Familiarization with Laboratory Equipment
• Diodes and Power Supply
• BJT Transistors
• Operational Amplifiers and their Applications
• Design of Modulo-4 Up/Down Synchronous Counter
Lab coordinator: Tianhe Wen <wen@encs.concordia.ca>; Office:S-1060 ext:3127

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Examinations
• Midterms and final exam are closed book
• You are allowed to prepare one 8.5”×11” sheet of
paper with notes on one side only.
• Have your calculators approved with an ENCS
stamp
• You must have a 50% passing grade on the
combined two Midterms plus Final Examination.

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