Course overview
This course will introduce students to fundamental principles and applications of Electronics with a focus on their application to simple microcontroller programming. This course will introduce students to electrical and electronics concepts and their applications. Students will be introduced to basic electronic principles, systems of units, discrete electronic components and principles of digital logic. Students will gain an understanding of microcontroller programming allowing them to collect and process data with an aim to controlling devices in the real world.
Course learning outcomes
- Apply fundamental electrical laws and principles in solving electrical/electronic circuits
- Perform electrical and electronic measurements
- Design, build and test simple electrical/electronic systems
- Able to program microcontrollers to control and collect information with real world applications