17 courses with the subject ELEC, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
ELEC 101DC Circuits4
(3 lecture, 2 lab) Course Description This course stresses the foundations of DC Circuit Analysis. Major topics included are: the structure of matter, units of measurement, engineering and scientific notation, Ohm’s Law, Kirchhoff’s Laws, Thevenin’s and Norton’s Theorems, superposition theorem, loop and nodal analysis, use of the VOM, DMM, and adjustable single polarity and bipolar power supplies. Circuit breadboarding techniques will be emphasized in the laboratory section of the course. (This course is primarily intended for students in the AAS Electronic Technology Program offered during the evening.) Corequisite High School Algebra or MATH 091. Text Fiore, J. M. (2020). DC electrical circuit analysis: A practical approach. Objectives
(3 lecture, 2 lab) Course Description This course covers the study of resistive and reactive components and circuits for time-varying signals. Major topics in AC Circuits include: Sinusoids, and transients, reactance, impedance, resonance, phasors, complex numbers, polar and rectangular notation and conversion, loop and nodal analysis using complex numbers. Use of the VOM, DMM, oscilloscope in the evaluation of time varying signals is stressed in the laboratory. Note (This course is primarily intended for students in the AAS Electronic Technology Program offered in the evening.) Spring semester only Prerequisite ELEC 101 or permission of instructor. Text Fiore, J. (October 2024). AC electrical circuit analysis a practical approach (Version 1.1.11, 14). http://www.dissidents.com/resources/ACElectricalCircuitAnalysis.pdf . Fiore, J. AC electrical circuit analysis a practical approach . Open Education Resource (OER) LibreTexts Project. https://eng.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Electrical_Engineering/Electronics/Book%3A_AC_Electrical_Circuit_Analysis%3A_A_Practical_Approach_(Fiore) . Objectives The student will be able to A. Analyze circuits containing AC sources and resistive elements. B. Calculate current, voltage and power levels in reactive circuits. C. Use basic test equipment to measure voltage, current and resistance. D. Explain the relationships between voltage current, power, resistance and reactance. Content A. Time-varying functions B. Capacitance C. Inductance D. Phasor algebra E. RLC circuits F. Transformers and inductive coupling. Student Evaluation Three major tests and a final will comprise approximately 75% of the final grade. The remainder of the final grade will be based upon laboratory reports and outside assignments.
(5 lecture, 4 lab) Course Description This course covers the foundations of DC and AC electrical circuits. Major topics included are: atomic structure, units of measurement, engineering and scientific notation, Ohm’s Law, Kirchhoff’s Laws, Thevenin’s and Norton’s Theorems, superposition theorem, mesh and nodal analysis, reactance, impedance, resonance, and transformers. Breadboarding techniques will be emphasized in the laboratory section of the course - along with the use of power supplies, DMMs, oscilloscopes, and function generators. Note Fall semester only. Prerequisite C or better grade in high school Algebra or MATH 090 or MATH 091. Text Fiore, J. (October 2024). AC electrical circuit analysis a practical approach (Version 1.1.11, 14). http://www.dissidents.com/resources/ACElectricalCircuitAnalysis.pdf . Fiore, J. AC electrical circuit analysis a practical approach . Open Education Resource (OER) LibreTexts Project. https://eng.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Electrical_Engineering/Electronics/Book%3A_AC_Electrical_Circuit_Analysis%3A_A_Practical_Approach_(Fiore) . Fiore, J. (October 2024). DC electrical circuit analysis a practical approach (Version 1.0.12,13). http://www.dissidents.com/resources/DCElectricalCircuitAnalysis.pdf . Fiore, J. DC electrical circuit analysis a practical approach . Open Education Resource (OER) LibreTexts Project. https://eng.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Electrical_Engineering/Electronics/DC_Electrical_Circuit_Analysis_-_A_Practical_Approach_(Fiore) , Objectives
(3 lecture, 2 lab) Course Description The Industrial Electricity and Maintenance course deals with electrical control devices, motors and power systems and their applications in a typical modern manufacturing or processing environment. The topics covered provide the student with the knowledge and skills to understand how these systems work so that they can effectively maintain and troubleshoot them. Prerequisite ELEC 101 or ELEC 110 or permission of instructor. Text Miller, C. R. (2023). Ugly’s electrical references (2023 edition.). Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning. Rockis, G. J., Mazur, G. A., & American Technical Publishers. (2014). Electrical motor controls for integrated systems (5th ed.). Orland Park, IL: American Technical Publishers. Objectives
(4 lecture, 3 lab) Course Description This course is a semiconductor device course. The main topics covered are diode characteristics and applications, bipolar junction transistor characteristics, modeling, and operation in small-signal and large-signal amplifier circuits, field-effect transistor biasing and operation. There is also an emphasis on circuit simulation using PSpice. Note Spring semester only. Prerequisite ELEC 110, or ELEC 101 and ELEC 102. Text Floyd, T., Buchla, D., & Wetterling, S. (2018). Electronic devices (conventional current version) (10 th ed.). New York, NY: Pearson. Floyd, T., Wetterling, S., & Buchla, D. (2018 ). Laboratory exercises for electronic devices ( 10 th ed.). New York, NY: Pearson. Objectives
(4 lecture, 3 lab) Course Description This is an applications and systems oriented course with emphasis placed on op amp and linear IC based circuit analysis and design. Note Fall semester only. Prerequisite ELEC 221 and ELEC 225. Text Floyd, T. L., Buchla, D., & Wetterling, S. (2018). Electronic devices: Conventional current version (10th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson. Floyd, T. L., & Wetterling, S. (2018). Laboratory exercises for electronic devices (10th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson. Objectives
(3 lecture, 3 lab) Course Description This course is an introduction to digital logic and circuits. Characteristics of major families and their applications. Combinational logic synthesis, reduction and analysis techniques, as well as state machine design are covered. This course meets the General Education Competency of Critical Thinking (CT). Note Spring semester only. Prerequisite ELEC 110 or permission of instructor. Text Carpinelli, J. (2023). An animated introduction to digital logic design (1 st ed.). NJIT Library Faculty Authored Open Textbook. https://digitalcommons.njit.edu/oat/1/ Objectives
(3 lecture, 3 lab) Course Description This course introduces the student to the applications and operation of microprocessors and microprocessor-based systems. CPU architecture, assembly language programming and interfacing using common microprocessors and microcontrollers, and programmable logic devices are studied. Microprocessor applications in robotics, control systems, telecommunications and data acquisition are also covered. Note Fall semester only. Prerequisite ELEC 221 and ELEC 225. Text No text required. Objectives
(2 lecture) Course Description This is a supervised work or research experience which allows the student to grow professionally, to apply learned theory to practical situations, and to gain an appreciation of the roles, duties, responsibilities, and nature of the work that has been chosen as a career. This is a required course for all Electronics majors. The assembling of kits such as those available from Heathkit, Graymark, Radio Shack, etc., are not acceptable research projects. Note Project topic must be approved by the professor assigned to the course. Spring semester only. Prerequisite ELEC 110, ELEC 221, ELEC 222, ELEC 225, ELEC 240, and 2.0 or higher QPA overall in electronics. Text None. Various materials appropriate to approved project. Objectives
ELEC 272Material, Safety, and Equipment Overview for Nanotechnology3
(2 lecture, 2 lab) Course Description This course provides an overview of the materials, safety and equipment issues encountered in the practice of “top down” and “bottom up” nanofabrication. It focuses on safety, environmental and health issues in equipment operation and materials handling as well as on cleanroom protocol. Topics to be covered include: cleanroom operation, OSHA lab standard safety training, health issues, Biosafety Levels (BSL) guidelines, and environmental concerns. Safety issues dealing with nanofabrication equipment, materials, and processing will also be discussed including those pertinent to biological materials, wet benches, thermal processing tools, plasma based equipment, stamping and embossing lithography tools, vacuum systems and pumps, gas delivery systems and toxic substance handling and detection. Specific material handling procedures to be discussed will include corrosive, flammable, and toxic materials, biological materials, carcinogenic materials, DI water, solvents, cleaners, photo resists, developers, metals, acids, and bases. The course will also concentrate on safe equipment maintenance and operation. Students will be given an overview of basic nanofabrication materials, equipment and equipment operation. This technical overview and operational introduction to processing equipment and characterization tools will include: chemical processing, furnaces, vacuum based processing (physical vapor deposition equipment, chemical vapor deposition equipment, and dry etching equipment), and lithography as well as scanning probe microscopy (e.g., atomic force microscopy), optical microscope, electron microscopy (e.g., scanning electron microscopy) ellipsometer, nanospec, and profilometer equipment. Note Summer semester only. Prerequisite ELEC 222, ELEC 240, METR 115, CHEM 101 Corequisite ELEC 273 Objectives
(2 lecture, 2 lab) Course Description This course is the hands-on introduction to the processing involved in “top down”, “bottom up”, and hybrid nanofabrication. The majority of the course details a step-by-step description of the equipment, facilities processes and process flow needed to fabricate devices and structures. Students learn to appreciate processing and manufacturing concerns including process control, contamination, yield, and processing interaction. The students design process flows for micro- and nano-scale systems. Students learn the similarities and differences in “top down” and “bottom up” equipment and process flows by undertaking hands-on processing. This hands-on exposure covers basic nanofabrication processes including colloidal chemistry, self assembly, catalyzed nanoparticle growth, lithography, wet and dry etching, physical vapor deposition, and chemical vapor deposition. Note Summer semester only. Prerequisite ELEC 222, ELEC 240, METR 115, CHEM 101. Corequisite ELEC 272.
(2 lecture, 2 lab) Course Description This course is an in-depth, hands-on exposure to materials fabrication approaches used in nanofabrication. Students learn that these processes can be guided by chemical or physical means or by some combination of these. Hands-on exposure will include self-assembly; colloidal chemistry; atmosphere, low-pressure and plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition; sputtering; thermal and electron beam evaporation; nebulization and spin-on techniques. This course is designed to give students hands-on experience in depositing, fabricating and self-assembling a wide variety of materials tailored for their mechanical, electrical, optical, magnetic, and biological properties. Note Summer semester only. Prerequisite ELEC 272, ELEC 273. Corequisite ELEC 282.
(2 lecture, 2 lab) Course Description This course is a hands-on treatment of all aspects of advanced pattern transfer and pattern transfer equipment including probe techniques; stamping and embossing; e-beam; and optical contact and stepper systems. The course is divided into five major sections. The first section is an overview of all pattern generation processes covering aspects from substrate preparation to tool operation. The second section concentrates on photolithography and examines such topics as mask template, and mold generation. Chemical makeup of resists will be discussed including polymers, solvents, sensitizers, and additives. The role or dyes and antireflective coatings will be discussed. In addition, critical dimension (CD) control and profile control of resists will be investigated. The third section will discuss the particle beam lithographic techniques such as e-beam lithography. The fourth section covers probe pattern generation and the fifth section explores embossing lithography, step-and-flash, stamp lithography, and self assembled lithography. Note Summer semester only. Prerequisite ELEC 272, ELEC 273. Corequisite ELEC 274.
(2 lecture, 2 lab) Course Description This course will cover in detail the processing techniques and specialty hardware used in modifying properties in nanofabrication. Material modification steps to be covered will include etching, functionalization, alloying, stress control and doping. Avoiding unintentional materials modification will also be covered including such topics as use of diffusion barriers, encapsulation, electromigration control, corrosion control, wettability, stress control, and adhesion. Hands-on materials modification and subsequent characterization will be undertaken. Note Summer semester only. Prerequisite ELEC 274, ELEC 282. Corequisite ELEC 284.
ELEC 284Characterization, Testing of Nanotechnology Structures and Materials3
(2 lecture, 2 lab) Course Description This course examines a variety of techniques and measurements essential for testing and for controlling material fabrication and final device performance. Characterization includes electrical, optical, physical, and chemical approaches. The characterization experience will include hands-on use of tools such as the Atomic Force Microscope (AFM), Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM), fluorescence microscopes, and fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. Note Summer semester only. Prerequisite ELEC 274, ELEC 282. Corequisite ELEC 283.
(200 work hours per semester) Course Description A supervised work experience designed to allow the student to grow professionally, to identify strengths and weaknesses, to apply learned theory to practical situations, and to gain an appreciation of the roles, duties, responsibilities, and nature of the work that has been chosen as a career. Prerequisite Permission of instructor and sophomore standing. Text None Objectives
(3 lecture) Course Description This relatively theoretically oriented course introduces linear circuit analysis techniques for circuits containing dependent sources. Function-oriented signal analysis, La Place transform applications, the complex frequency domain, pole-zero analysis, and system transfer functions are heavily stressed. Computer aided circuit analysis and design using PSpice is included. Note Spring semester only. Prerequisite ELEC 222 or PHYS 222 or permission of instructor. Text Fiore, J. M. (2024 October 16). Operational amplifiers & linear integrated circuits: theory and application (Version 3.2.11). Freely Redistributable Resources. https://www2.mvcc.edu/users/faculty/jfiore/freebooks.html Fiore, J. M. (2024 October 16). O perational amplifiers & linear integrated circuits: theory and application laboratory manual (Version 3.1.6). Freely Redistributable Resources. https://www2.mvcc.edu/users/faculty/jfiore/freebooks.html Fiore, J. M. (2024 October 24). Semiconductor devices: theory and application 2e (Version 2.0.8). Freely Redistributable Resources. https://www2.mvcc.edu/users/faculty/jfiore/freebooks.html Fiore, J. M. (2024 October 16). Semiconductor devices: theory and application laboratory manual (Version 1.4.12). Freely Redistributable Resources. https://www2.mvcc.edu/users/faculty/jfiore/freebooks.html Objectives
