# Basic Electronics Engineering End-Sem Exam Study Plan

## Day 1: Semiconductors and Diode (6 lectures)

- [ ] **Morning (8:00 AM - 12:00 PM):**
- [ ] Conduction in solids.
- [ ] Pure and doped semiconductors.
- [ ] Concept of holes.
- [ ] Electron and hole mobility.
- [ ] Band Diagram.

- [ ] **Afternoon (1:00 PM - 5:00 PM):**
- [ ] p-n junction diode.
- [ ] Diode mechanism & I-V characteristics.
- [ ] Equivalent circuits of diodes.
- [ ] Avalanche and Zener effect.
- [ ] Zener diode, LED, Schottky diode.

- [ ] **Evening (7:00 PM - 9:00 PM):**
- [ ] Application of diodes:
- [ ] Half-wave rectifier circuits.
- [ ] Full-wave rectifier circuits.
- [ ] Clipping and clamping circuits.
- [ ] Zener voltage regulator circuit.

## Day 2: Bipolar Junction Transistors (10 lectures)

- [ ] **Morning (8:00 AM - 12:00 PM):**
- [ ] Operation of N-P-N and P-N-P transistors in active, saturation, and cut-off modes.
- [ ] I-V characteristics.
- [ ] Current and voltage gain in CE, CB, and CC configuration.
- [ ] Transistor biasing circuits.
- [ ] Stability.

- [ ] **Afternoon (1:00 PM - 5:00 PM):**
- [ ] Transistor AC Analysis:
- [ ] Low-frequency and high-frequency models for BJT.
- [ ] BJT amplifiers.
- [ ] h parameters / r-parameter model.
- [ ] High-frequency π model.
- [ ] Miller's theorem.

- [ ] **Evening (7:00 PM - 9:00 PM):**
- [ ] Review and reinforce the concepts learned during the day.

## Day 3: Voltage Regulators and Power Amplifiers (8 lectures)

- [ ] **Morning (8:00 AM - 12:00 PM):**
- [ ] Series and Shunt voltage regulators.
- [ ] Introduction to Power amplifiers:
- [ ] Class A, B, AB, C.
- [ ] Push pull.
- [ ] Tuned amplifier.

- [ ] **Afternoon (1:00 PM - 5:00 PM):**
- [ ] Solve problems related to voltage regulators and power amplifiers.
- [ ] Review the entire syllabus, focusing on weak areas.

- [ ] **Evening (7:00 PM - 9:00 PM):**
- [ ] Create a summary of key points.
- [ ] Take a practice test or solve previous years' question papers.