Electronics & Comm. Eng. • 3rd SemesterCore / Standard CurriculumChange Track

Electronics & Comm. Eng. — 3rd Semester Syllabus

Electronics & Communication Engineering

Credits Allocation Table (L-T-P Structure)

Course Title	Code	L	T	P	Credits
Electronic Devices and Circuit Theory	104301	3	0	0	3
Object Oriented Programming	104302	3	0	0	3
Network Theory	104303	3	1	0	4
Signal & System	104304	3	0	0	3
Engineering Mathematics-III	104305	3	1	0	4
Universal Human Values	104306	3	0	0	3
Indian Knowledge System	104307	3	0	0	0
Electronic Devices and Circuit Theory Lab	104301P	0	0	2	1
Object Oriented Programming Lab	104302P	0	0	2	1
Internship-I	104308	-	-	-	2
TOTAL	-	-	-	-	24

Electronic Devices and Circuit Theory

104301

Theory Course • 6 Units

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Unit 1.0: Semiconductor Physics and Carrier Action

Energy Bands and Charge Carriers in Semiconductors: E-k diagram
Charge carrier concentration
Intrinsic carrier concentration
Law of mass action
Carrier transportation: Drift, diffusion, surface effects
Continuity equation in steady state condition
Fermi level
Quasi-Fermi energy level
Hall Effect

Unit 2.0: Classical Diodes

Junction capacitance
Varactor diode
Tunnel diode
IMPATT diode
Gunn diode
Difference between rectifying contact and ohmic contact
Schottky Diode

Unit 3.0: Bipolar Junction Transistor

Bipolar Junction Transistor: bipolar transistor action
Minority carrier distribution
Non-ideal effects
Equivalent circuits
Ebers-Moll Model
Hybrid-pi model
Frequency limitations

Unit 4.0: Field Effect Transistors

Field-Effect Transistors: JFET and its characteristics
Pinch off voltage and drain saturation current
MOSFET: The MOS capacitor
N-channel enhancement-mode MOSFET: transistor structure
I-V characteristics
PMOS
MOSFET dc circuit analysis
Basic MOSFET applications: switch, digital logic gate and amplifier
Biasing of FETs and MOSFETs
Non-ideal effects
MOSFET scaling
Threshold voltage modification due to short and narrow channel effects
Avalanche breakdown
Drain induced barrier effects
Basics of CMOS

Unit 5.0: Special Semiconductor Devices

SCR, Triac and DIAC (Construction, Working, Characteristics and Application)
UJT Relaxation Oscillator
Photo Diodes (Pin and Avalanche)
Solar Cell
LED
Laser Diodes
LDR

Unit 6.0: Introduction to VLSI Technology

VLSI Technology-An Overview
Wafer Processing
Oxidation
Epitaxial Deposition
Ion-implantation
Diffusion

Object Oriented Programming

104302

Theory Course • 6 Units

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Unit 1.0: Introduction to C++

Object Oriented Technology
Advantages of OOP
Input-output in C++
Tokens, Keywords, Identifiers
Data Types C++
Derived data types
The void data type
Type Modifiers
Typecasting
Constant, Operator
Precedence of Operators
Strings

Unit 2.0: Control Structure

Control Structures: Decision making statements like if-else
Nested if-else
Go to, break, continue
Switch case
Loop statement like for loop
Nested for loop
While loop
Do-while loop

Unit 3.0: Functions

Parts of Function
User-defined Functions
Value-Returning Functions
Void Functions
Value Parameters
Function overloading
Virtual Functions
Classes and Data Abstraction: Structure in C++
Class, Build-in Operations on Classes
Assignment Operator and Classes
Class Scope
Reference parameters and Class Objects (Variables)
Member functions
Accessor and Mutator Functions
Constructors
Default Constructor
Destructors

Unit 4.0: Overloading and Templates

Operator Overloading
Function Overloading
Function Templates
Class Templates
Inheritance: Single and Multiple Inheritance
Virtual Base class
Abstract Class
Pointer and Inheritance
Overloading Member Function

Unit 5.0: Pointers and Arrays

Void Pointers
Pointer to Class
Pointer to Object
This Pointer
Void Pointer
Arrays

Unit 6.0: Exception Handling

The keywords try, throw, and catch
Creating own Exception Classes
Exception Handling Techniques (Terminate the Program, Fix the Error and Continue, Log the Error and continue)
Stack Unwinding

Network Theory

104303

Theory Course • 6 Units

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Unit 1.0: Node, Mesh Analysis & Theorems

Super Node and Super Mesh analysis
Superposition theorem
Thevenin theorem
Norton theorem
Maximum power transfer theorem
Reciprocity theorem
Substitution theorem
Tellegen's theorem
Millman's theorem
Duality principle

Unit 2.0: Sinusoidal Steady State Analysis

Sinusoidal Steady-State analysis
Characteristics of Sinusoids
The Complex Forcing Function
The Phasor
Phasor relationship for R, L, and C
Impedance and Admittance
Phasor Diagrams
AC Circuit Power Analysis
Instantaneous Power
Average Power
Apparent Power and Power Factor
Complex Power

Unit 3.0: Transients and Resonance in RLC Circuits

Basic RL and RC Circuits
The Source-Free RL Circuit
The Source-Free RC Circuit
The Unit-Step Function
Driven RL Circuits
Driven RC Circuits
RLC Circuits
Frequency Response
Parallel Resonance
Series Resonance
Quality Factor

Unit 4.0: Topology & Coupled Circuits

Graph of a network
Trees, Co-trees, Loops
Incidence matrix
Tie-set matrix
Cut-set matrix
Mutual Inductance
Coupling Coefficient
Series and Parallel connections of coupled inductors
Ideal transformers

Unit 5.0: Two Port Networks

Z parameter
Y Parameter
ABCD Parameter
Inverse ABCD Parameter
Hybrid Parameter
Inverse Hybrid Parameter
Condition of Reciprocity and Symmetry
Interrelationship of different parameter
Interconnection of two-port network

Unit 6.0: Network Function

Network functions, their properties and concept of transfer impedance
Hurwitz polynomial
Positive real function and synthesis of LC, RC, RL Networks in Foster's I and II, Cauer's I and II forms

Signal & System

104304

Theory Course • 6 Units

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Unit 1.0: Introduction to Signals and Systems

Signals and systems as seen in everyday life, and in various branches of engineering and science
Signal properties: periodicity, absolute integrability, determinism and stochastic character
Some special signals of importance: the unit step, the unit impulse, the sinusoid, the complex exponential, some special time-limited signals
Continuous and discrete time signals
Continuous and discrete amplitude signals
System properties: linearity: additivity and homogeneity, shift-invariance, causality, stability, realizability
Examples

Unit 2.0: Behavior of Continuous and Discrete-Time LTI Systems

Impulse response and step response
Convolution
Input-output behavior with aperiodic convergent inputs
Cascade interconnections
Characterization of causality and stability of LTI systems
System representation through differential equations and difference equations
State space representation of systems
State-Space analysis
Multi-input multi-output representation
State Transition Matrix and its Role
Periodic inputs to an LTI system
The notion of a frequency response and its relation to the impulse response

Unit 3.0: Fourier Series and Fourier Transform

Fourier series representation of periodic signals
Waveform Symmetries
Calculation of Fourier Coefficients
Fourier Transform
Convolution/multiplication and their effect in the frequency domain
Magnitude and phase response
Fourier domain duality
The Discrete-Time Fourier Transform (DTFT) and the Discrete Fourier Transform (DFT)
Parseval's Theorem

Unit 4.0: Laplace Transform

Review of the Laplace Transform for continuous time signals and systems
System functions
Poles and zeros of system functions and signals
Laplace domain analysis
Solution to differential equations and system behavior

Unit 5.0: Sampling and Reconstruction

The Sampling theorem and its implications
Spectra of sampled signals
Reconstruction: ideal interpolator, zero-order hold, first-order hold
Aliasing and its effects
Relation between continuous and discrete time systems
Introduction to the applications of signal and system theory: modulation for communication, filtering, feedback control systems

Unit 6.0: Z-Transform

The Z-Transform for discrete time signals and systems
System functions
Poles and zeros of systems and sequences
Region of convergence
Z-domain analysis
Unilateral Laplace transform
Difference equations
System representations: direct, cascade, parallel forms

Engineering Mathematics-III (PDE, Probability/Statistics)

104305

Theory Course • 6 Units

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Unit 1.0: Partial Differential Equations

Definition of Partial Differential Equations
First order partial differential equations
Solutions of first order linear PDEs
Solution to homogenous and non-homogenous linear partial differential equations of second order by complimentary function and particular integral method

Unit 2.0: Second-Order Linear Equations

Second-order linear equations and their classification
Initial and boundary conditions
D'Alembert's solution of the wave equation
Duhamel's principle for one dimensional wave equation
Heat diffusion and vibration problems
Separation of variables method to simple problems in Cartesian coordinates
The Laplacian in plane, cylindrical and spherical polar coordinates
Solutions with Bessel functions and Legendre functions
One dimensional diffusion equation and its solution by separation of variables

Unit 3.0: Probability Spaces and Discrete Random Variables

Probability spaces, conditional probability, independence
Discrete random variables
Independent random variables
The multinomial distribution
Poisson approximation to the binomial distribution
Infinite sequences of Bernoulli trials
Sums of independent random variables
Expectation of Discrete Random Variables
Moments
Variance of a sum
Correlation coefficient
Chebyshev's Inequality

Unit 4.0: Continuous Random Variables

Continuous random variables and their properties
Distribution functions and densities
Normal, exponential and gamma densities
Bivariate distributions and their properties
Distribution of sums and quotients
Conditional densities
Bayes' rule

Unit 5.0: Basic Statistics

Measures of Central tendency: Moments, skewness and Kurtosis
Probability distributions: Binomial, Poisson and Normal
Evaluation of statistical parameters for these three distributions
Correlation and regression
Rank correlation
Curve fitting by the method of least squares
Fitting of straight lines, second degree parabolas and more general curves

Unit 6.0: Test of Significance

Large sample test for single proportion
Difference of proportions
Tests for single mean, difference of means, and difference of standard deviations
Test for ratio of variances
Chi-square test for goodness of fit and independence of attributes

Universal Human Values

104306

Theory Course • 6 Units

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Unit 1.0: Introduction to Value Education

Right Understanding, Relationship and Physical Facility (Holistic Development and the Role of Education)
Understanding Value Education Sharing about Oneself
Self-exploration as the Process for Value Education
Continuous Happiness and Prosperity – the Basic Human Aspirations
Exploring Human Consciousness, Happiness and Prosperity – Current Scenario
Method to Fulfil the Basic Human Aspirations

Unit 2.0: Harmony in the Human Being

Understanding Human being as the Co-existence of the Self and the Body
Distinguishing between the Needs of the Self and the Body
The Body as an Instrument of the Self
Understanding Harmony in the Self
Harmony of the Self with the Body
Programme to ensure self-regulation and Health

Unit 3.0: Harmony in the Family and Society

Harmony in the Family – the Basic Unit of Human Interaction
Trust – the Foundational Value in Relationship
Respect – as the Right Evaluation
Other Feelings
Justice in Human-to-Human Relationship
Understanding Harmony in the Society
Vision for the Universal Human Order

Unit 4.0: Harmony in the Nature/Existence

Understanding Harmony in the Nature
Interconnectedness, self-regulation and Mutual Fulfilment among the Four Orders of Nature
Realizing Existence as Co-existence at All Levels
The Holistic Perception of Harmony in Existence

Unit 5.0: Implications of the Holistic Understanding – a Look at Professional Ethics

Natural Acceptance of Human Values
Definitiveness of (Ethical) Human Conduct
A Basis for Humanistic Education
Humanistic Constitution and Universal Human Order
Competence in Professional Ethics
Holistic Technologies, Production Systems and Management Models-Typical Case Studies
Strategies for Transition towards Value-based Life and Profession

Unit 6.0: Professional Competence and Value-based Life

Competence in Professional Ethics
Holistic Technologies
Production Systems and Management Models-Typical Case Studies
Strategies for Transition towards Value-based Life and Profession

Indian Knowledge System

104307

Theory Course • 6 Units

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Unit 1.0: Introduction to Indian Knowledge Systems

Overview of IKS
Organization of IKS
Conception and constitution of knowledge in Indian tradition
The oral tradition
Models and Strategies of IKS

Unit 2.0: Overview of IKS Domains

The vedas as the basis of IKS
Overview of all the six vedangas

Unit 3.0: Relevance in Current Technical Education System I

Relevance of following IKS domains in present technical education system: Arthashastra (Indian economics and political systems)
Ganita and Jyamiti (Indian mathematics, astronomy and geometry)
Rasayana (Indian chemical Sciences)

Unit 4.0: Relevance in Current Technical Education System II

Ayurveda (Indian Biological Sciences / Diet & Nutrition)
Jyotish Vidya (observational astronomy and calendar systems)
Prakriti Vidya (Indian system of terrestrial/ material sciences/ecology and atmospheric sciences)

Unit 5.0: Relevance in Current Technical Education System III

Vastu Vidya (Indian system of aesthetics-iconography and built-environment /architecture)
Nyaya Shastra (Indian systems of social ethics, logic and law)

Unit 6.0: Classical Arts and Sciences

Shilpa and Natya Shastra (Indian classical arts: performing and fine arts)
Sankhya and Yoga Darshna (Indian psychology, yoga and consciousness studies)
Vrikshayurveda (plant science/sustainable agriculture/food preservation methods)

Electronic Devices and Circuit Theory Lab

104301P

Laboratory Subject • 1 Units

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Topics Part 1

Identify the type of semiconductor material and calculate the mobility, conductivity and carrier concentration of majority carrier using Hall Effect
Resistivity measurement of a semiconductor using four probe methods
To study the characteristics of an n-channel JFET and determine pinch-off voltage and saturation current
To analyze the I-V characteristics and switching behavior of a MOSFET
Measure the I-V characteristics of tunnel diode
Plot the I-V characteristics of a solar cell
Study of UJT Relaxation Oscillator
Study the characteristics of SCR
To study the behavior of a BJT under CE configuration and determine key transistor parameters
To examine the current flow and voltage behavior of a BJT in CB configuration
Demonstrate the I-V characteristics of Zener diode

Prescribed Experiments

Identify the type of semiconductor material and calculate the mobility, conductivity and carrier concentration of majority carrier using Hall Effect
Resistivity measurement of a semiconductor using four probe methods
To study the characteristics of an n-channel JFET and determine pinch-off voltage and saturation current
To analyze the I-V characteristics and switching behavior of a MOSFET
Measure the I-V characteristics of tunnel diode
Plot the I-V characteristics of a solar cell
Study of UJT Relaxation Oscillator
Study the characteristics of SCR
To study the behavior of a BJT under CE configuration and determine key transistor parameters
To examine the current flow and voltage behavior of a BJT in CB configuration
Demonstrate the I-V characteristics of Zener diode

Object Oriented Programming Lab

104302P

Laboratory Subject • 1 Units

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Topics Part 1

Write a program to demonstrate use of variables, data types, constants, typecasting, and simple arithmetic operations
Develop a program to check whether a number is prime, palindrome, or Armstrong using conditional and loop statements
Create a menu-driven program using switch to perform basic arithmetic operations, and print patterns using nested for loops
Write a program to demonstrate passing parameters to functions by value and by reference
Develop a program with overloaded functions to calculate area of different shapes (circle, rectangle, triangle)
Write a program to define a structure and a class to store student details and display them
Implement a class with constructors (default & parameterized) and destructor to manage object lifecycle
Create a class Account with private data members and use getter/setter methods for data access and modification
Overload binary + and unary - operators for a Complex class
Develop a program that demonstrates single and multiple inheritance using base and derived classes
Write a program to demonstrate runtime polymorphism using virtual functions
Create a function template to sort an array of different data types and a class template for a stack
Implement a program using pointers to objects and demonstrate the use of this pointer
Write a program using try, catch, and throw to handle division by zero and invalid input exceptions
Develop a program to read and write student records using file operations

Prescribed Experiments

Write a program to demonstrate use of variables, data types, constants, typecasting, and simple arithmetic operations
Develop a program to check whether a number is prime, palindrome, or Armstrong using conditional and loop statements
Create a menu-driven program using switch to perform basic arithmetic operations, and print patterns using nested for loops
Write a program to demonstrate passing parameters to functions by value and by reference
Develop a program with overloaded functions to calculate area of different shapes (circle, rectangle, triangle)
Write a program to define a structure and a class to store student details and display them
Implement a class with constructors (default & parameterized) and destructor to manage object lifecycle
Create a class Account with private data members and use getter/setter methods for data access and modification
Overload binary + and unary - operators for a Complex class
Develop a program that demonstrates single and multiple inheritance using base and derived classes
Write a program to demonstrate runtime polymorphism using virtual functions
Create a function template to sort an array of different data types and a class template for a stack
Implement a program using pointers to objects and demonstrate the use of this pointer
Write a program using try, catch, and throw to handle division by zero and invalid input exceptions
Develop a program to read and write student records using file operations

Internship-I

104308

Laboratory Subject • Course Details

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