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and drift current within the junction. for transistors. Small-signal analysis
Major Requirements The diode concept will be introduced (Hybrid-π model) and design of
subsequently, starting with
single-stage MOSFET/BJT circuits.
mathematical model of diode current Frequency response characteristics
and then moving towards the diode of single/multi-stage amplifiers.
applications (rectification, clipping, Power amplifiers: class A and B.
CEN 201 - Electric Circuits and damper). The topics of half-wave, Feedback topologies and stability.
Credit Hours: 3 full-wave rectification, clipping and Wave shaping: Multi-vibrators (Mono-
Prerequisite: ECS 200 or PHY 201 clamping circuits will be discussed stable, quasi-stable, and Bi-stable)
in details. The types of didoes such and oscillators.
This is the first course in the as Zener and LEDs will be discussed
Computer and Electrical Engineering briefly. The device structure for BME 310 - Biomedical
Program on electric circuits. It the formation of BJT and FET and Instrumentation
teaches the fundamentals of their physical operation leading to Credit Hours: 3
electrical circuit theory and its their terminal characteristics will be Prerequisite: BME 380
application to practical direct and covered. The DC and AC analysis of
alternating current circuits. Whilst different types of BJT and FETs will Co-requisite: CEN 324
MTT 102 is the formal pre-requisite be covered. The course will also treat Instrumentation concepts, analogue
to this course, general knowledge of the use of equivalent circuit models and digital circuits design, filters,
personal computers and operating that describe the operation of these measurement of temperature, force,
systems will be beneficial. devices and how they can be used to blood flow, and respiratory system,
design circuits that provide important vital signals: ECG, EEG, EMG, Medical
EEN 210 - Digital Circuits electronic functions.
Credit Hours: 3 imaging lasers, therapeutic devices,
safety in medical devices.
Prerequisite: ECS 200 CEN 330 - Probability and
Stochastic Processes BME 310L - Biomedical
This course introduces theory Credit Hours: 3 Instrumentation Laboratory
and design of digital logic circuits, Credit Hour: 1
including number systems, Boolean Prerequisite: MTT 200 + STT 100
algebra, logic gates, combinational This course covers probability Prerequisite: BME 310
and sequential circuit design and theory, discrete and continuous Measurements errors and noise;
analysis, Kamaugh maps, truth random variables and their Safety devices; signal conditioning,
tables, logic optimization, arithmetic distributions, the concept of mean amplification, filtration, processing,
circuits, flip-flops, counters, memory and variance, functions of one and A/D and D/A converters, interfacing
and storage, synchronous and two random variables, central limit with digital computers, Biomedical
asynchronous state machines, and theorem, statistics, and random measurement devices (ECG, EMG and
introduction to programmable logic. processes. Emphasis is given to EEG); Respiratory measurements;
It also introduces students to a applications to signal processing and Devices for measuring flow, pressure,
systematic design methodology. communications. biopotentials.
CEN 304 - Electronic Devices and CEN 324 - Analog and Digital BME 320 - Biosystems and
Circuits Electronics Signals
Credit Hours: 3 Credit Hours: 3 Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisite: CEN 201 Prerequisite: CEN 304 Prerequisite: MTT 205 + CEN 201
This course introduces the The course covers the analysis This course will provide a foundation
fundamentals and essential topics and design of digital and analog to other courses that deal with
for the study of electronic circuits. circuits. Analog-to-digital and signals and systems concepts directly
Topics covered include: diodes, digital-to-analog conversion circuits. or indirectly such as communication,
Bipolar Junction Transistors (BJTs), Fundamental concepts in digital control, instrumentation, etc.
Field Effect Transistors (FETs), and electronics: VTC curve, Fan-out, The course covers the following
Operational Amplifiers (Op Amps). Propagation delay and static/ topics classification of systems DT
Firstly, students will be introduced dynamic power dissipation. NMOS/ and CT systems, signal modeling
to the basics of Semiconductor CMOS inverters, CMOS NOR/NAND and transformation, LTI systems,
materials, mass-action law, formation gates. Operational amplifiers. Low, Frequency domain analysis and
of p-n junctions, and flow of diffusion medium, and high frequency models Fourier transform, Laplace transform,

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