EE1C01 - Electronics Engineering Bootcamp

Explore the basics of the atom, its parts, and how atoms form materials, become ions, and how electric charge is measured, plus why conductors conduct electricity.

Atoms are the building blocks of all matter, with a nucleus of protons and neutrons and surrounding electrons; lattice structures like graphite and diamond affect electrical and thermal conductivity.

Explore how atomic identity stems from protons and electrons, and why neutral atoms balance charges. Learn how ions form charges and electrostatic forces govern their interactions.

Explore how atoms form molecules through ionic, covalent, and metallic bonds, achieve stability by filling electron shells, and see how moving electrons drive copper conductivity and future electric currents.

Explore the basics of electric currents, how current is measured, and the difference between electronic and conventional currents. Introduce electromagnetism and Coyle's concepts to connect theory with practice.

Define electric current as the total charge passing through a cross-sectional area per second, illustrated by copper wire flow, using coulombs per second (amperes) as the unit.

explain how electrons move around copper ions while the nucleus stays fixed, and how energy propagates along the wire at the speed of light, visualized by a Newton's cradle.

Explore how electrons flow in a battery and light bulb circuit, and how conventional current moves from positive to negative, denoted by I, with the hole-flow model as a simplification.

Understand how current creates a magnetic field around a wire, directed by the right-hand rule, with coils strengthening fields to magnetize small metal objects and flip with current direction.

Explore the basics of voltage, including what voltage is, how it drives current, and the roles of reference points and voltage drop.

Explain how a voltage difference drives current from higher to lower potential, causing voltage drops across loads, and how the balloon analogy shows current flows until potentials balance.

Learn that voltage is measured in volts (V) and explore common voltage sources such as batteries, power supplies, and solar cells. It includes a chart of voltage orders of magnitude.

Explore the basics of resistance, learn what a resistor is and how it works, and examine how series and parallel resistor configurations affect resistance and their common applications.

Shows how resistance measures how well a material resists the flow of electric current, denoted by the ohm, and how voltage, current, and resistance interact in a circuit.

Decode color codes on four band resistors to determine resistance and tolerance, using green=5 and blue=6 as digits, yellow=10 kilo as multiplier, gold=5% as tolerance.

Explain how resistance depends on conductor diameter, length, and material, with diameter limiting flow and material properties affecting resistivity and collisions, while length increases interaction with atoms to set resistance.

Compute total resistance in series by summing individual resistances, and in parallel by taking the reciprocal of the sum of reciprocals. See practical examples that illustrate these rules.

Explore how resistors adjust signal levels, limit current, divide voltages, and generate heat by active elements, focusing on the first four applications.

Explore how a voltage divider uses series resistors across a dc source to split voltage, with vout equal to bottom over total times vin, and how increasing bottom raises output.

Turn the knob to adjust a potentiometer, a variable voltage divider. The three-pin symbol shows top, bottom, and wiper on a resistive track, producing volume control in audio equipment.

Explore basic circuit principles, focusing on circuit topology, reference grounds, Ohm's law, and Kirchhoff's current and voltage laws.

Understand schematics as diagrams of an electronic circuit, not its physical layout, revealing three parts: power source, loads, and conductors, and concepts like nodes, branches, and loops.

Define reference points as the circuit's zero volts for measuring all voltages relative to ground, and identify common symbols like signal ground, earth, and chassis ground.

Learn how Ohm's Law relates voltage, current, and resistance, and solve circuits by rearranging for current or resistance; analyze series and two-loop circuits to find branch currents.

Apply Kirchhoff's current law at a node, where entering currents are positive and leaving negative, then use Ohm's law in a parallel circuit to solve five equations and five unknowns.

Apply Kirchhoff's voltage law to analyze circuits with series and parallel resistors, write loop equations, use Ohm's law to find voltage drops, and solve for currents with computer aid as loops increase.

Combine series resistors and parallel resistors to a single equivalent resistor, then use ohm's law to calculate the total current from the voltage source.

Explore energy concepts in circuit theory, answering what energy is, what energy does, and how power and efficiency relate to readings of electronic components.

Explore how force accelerates objects and transfers energy into kinetic and potential forms, with friction converting energy to heat and sound, and electric energy powering loads, denoted by J.

Explore electric power as the rate of energy transfer to a load, measured in joules per second. A one-second light on uses one joule, illustrating power as energy per second.

Explore how engineers measure electric energy with kilowatt hours, relate battery capacity to runtime, and compute how long a five kilowatt load drains a 60 kWh battery.

Apply the three power formulas P = V I, V^2 / R, and I^2 R to a 10-volt, 10-ohm load and observe that all methods yield 10 watts.

Learn how energy converts to heat in electronics. Understand power rating as the maximum continuous input power, and how resistor size and wattage affect heat dissipation to prevent damage.

The lecture explains energy conservation through efficiency as useful power output divided by total input power, with examples like incandescent (2%), fluorescent (up to 9%), and led (up to 80%).

Explore how switches, relays, and fuses control circuits in this beginner electronics bootcamp lesson, introducing essential components for basic circuit control.

Explore how switches control current in circuits, comparing mechanical and electronic types, describe poles and throws, normally open/closed, and common forms—push button, toggle, slide, and rotary—plus voltage and current ratings.

Relays use a magnetized coil to close a mechanical switch, allowing a low-power circuit to control a high-power load while maintaining electrical isolation.

Explore how fuses protect circuits by self-destructing when current exceeds a limit, using current, voltage, and response-time ratings to disconnect the power source.

Learn about cells and batteries, their characteristics, and how series and parallel configurations affect open circuit voltage and short circuit current. Explore limitations and essential terms in basic electricity.

Explore how cells generate electrical energy from chemical reactions and connect in series or parallel. Each cell supplies about 1.5 volts; capacity and charge rates shape energy density and efficiency.

Capacity measures electric charge and determines how long a cell can power a circuit based on current drawn, expressed through the C rating and charge–discharge rates.

Explore how energy density measures energy per liter as volumetric density and per kilogram as gravimetric density. Analyze a chart showing cell types decreasing gravimetric energy density.

Series raises voltage, voltages sum, while current remains lowest single cell; parallel raises current, while voltage stays at a cell level. Mix series and parallel to tailor voltage and current.

Understand that batteries have internal resistance that causes voltage drop under load. Learn to measure open-circuit voltage and short-circuit current to find a battery’s maximum voltage and current.

Convert 120-volt ac input to a stable 0 to 36 volts dc output for laptops and chargers, noting voltage drop with current and a max current around 10 amps.

Learn essential lab tools for beginners, including breadboard jumper wires, a wire stripper, solid copper wire, a multimeter, a power supply module, and an overall adapter to build simple circuits.

Explore how a breadboard enables prototyping electronic circuits, detailing bus strips for power, terminal strips for connections, and placing a resistor with wires to complete a circuit.

Use jumper wires to connect components on a breadboard; plug the chip end firmly and bend the rest for reach. Color-code signals, with red for positive and black for ground.

Learn to prepare solid copper jumper wires with a wire stripper: cut to length, strip insulation, expose conductors, then bend and place on a breadboard to connect components.

Explore how a multimeter combines resistance, voltage, current, and continuity measurements in a single device. Learn practical probing techniques, reading ranges, polarity, and safety cautions for diagnosing circuits.

Power supply module connects to the breadboard power rails and delivers 5V or 3.3V via jumper settings, with a power indicator and switch, powered by 9–12V and recommended wall adapter.