Circuit Design Course

[Hortense Malovich]

6002 is designed to serve as a first course in an undergraduate electrical engineering (EE), or electrical engineering and computer science (EECS) curriculum. At MIT, 6.002 is in the core of department subjects required for all undergraduates in EECS.

The course introduces the fundamentals of the lumped circuit abstraction. Topics covered include: resistive elements and networks; independent and dependent sources; switches and MOS transistors; digital abstraction; amplifiers; energy storage elements; dynamics of first- and second-order networks; design in the time and frequency domains; and analog and digital circuits and applications. Design and lab exercises are also significant components of the course. 6.002 is worth 4 Engineering Design Points. The 6.002 content was created collaboratively by Profs. Anant Agarwal and Jeffrey H. Lang.

This online program provides an in-depth curriculum on the design and analysis of CMOS analog integrated circuits, such as RF ICs, digital-to-analog converters (DAC), and analog-to-digital converters (ADC).

From the seamless connectivity of wireless communication systems powered by RF ICs to the immersive audio experiences delivered by high-fidelity DACs, and the precision measurements enabled by state-of-the-art ADCs in instrumentation, students will witness firsthand the impact of integrated circuits across diverse industries.

Under the guidance of seasoned industry professionals, students will harness the power of analysis methods and simulation tools to bring their designs to life. Through real-world case studies and practical projects, this program covers essential techniques in circuit optimization, noise analysis, and power management, preparing students to tackle the challenges of today's dynamic tech industry head-on.

All courses in this program are paid for individually, unless otherwise noted. An application form is required to establish candidacy in this program. From the 'Apply Now' button, complete the online application and pay the application fee if applicable.

A circuit is a closed path used in electronics equipment to enable the conduction of electrical current to travel. An electric circuit allows for the flow of electricity from one point to another. Circuits are the pathway on which an electrical current can flow. This path begins and ends at the same point, thus making a circuit, or a loop.

When you learn about circuits, you gain knowledge of how our world is powered through electrical means. Electronic circuits work to process and transmit electrical current information in our computers, TVs, radios, and mobile devices. Integrated circuits help manage power in our mobile devices. These are known as power management integrated circuits (PMICs) and are used mainly in mobile devices to lessen the required amount of space.

To understand how a circuit works, think of a flashlight. The circuit is open when the flashlight is switched off. This means that an electrical current will not flow from the enclosed batteries to the flashlight's light bulb. When the flashlight's switch gets turned on, there is a small metal piece inside the flashlight that physically closes the circuit gap. Thus, the flashlight then lights up, as electricity from the batteries flows to the light bulb.

Learning about circuits will help you understand how to analyze circuits that use direct current (DC) or alternating current (AC) voltage. You will learn about open, closed, and short circuits. Anyone who wants to become an electrician, or work in a public utility for electricity will need to know the foundational elements of circuits, resistors, capacitors, and inductors and how they work.

When you learn circuits and electrical circuitry, you can find career opportunities in electrical work in many fields, as there is a widespread demand for trained electrical technicians. The careers you can start or continue include an apprentice electrician or journeyman electrician. In a power utility or electrical facility, you may learn more about circuits in jobs like distribution engineer, public utilities specialist, and electric instrumentation technician. In these jobs, you likely will need certification as a maintenance electrician or an instrument and control repairman.

Taking online courses to learn circuits will teach you how electricity is conducted, how it's used in our homes and offices, and why the demands for more electricity will be likely in the future. The knowledge you gain in online courses will also show you how much we rely on electrical demands for our electronic devices.

Online Circuits courses offer a convenient and flexible way to enhance your knowledge or learn new Circuits skills. Choose from a wide range of Circuits courses offered by top universities and industry leaders tailored to various skill levels.

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I'm looking to get educated on the subject. My goal is hardware development for Music and Film applications. As I understand this might me a malformed question as circuit design is probably just a part of a bigger picture / subject / course - the question is what is that course called? Electrical Engineering? Computer science? I would like to look into college courses on the subject in my local post secondary education as my current degree is in a completely unrelated field. What did guys like EEVBlog, Great Scott and so on study? They have technical knowledge that seems to come from a post secondary institution rather than self study and trial-and-error like my own experience does. So when looking for college courses on the subject which will teach me the basics concepts, circuit design, micro-controller structure and ability to read data-sheets? What did you, the veterans, study?

On second hand, any time I've tried to incline to this question I'd have folks advising and encouraging me to pursue it as a self study. In which case, books. What books, on-line courses, study material (free or paid) do I read up on to know things like RF interference, do's and don'ts of circuit design, capacitance, decoupling, resistances, the math and formulas for calculating component values instead of guesstimating them and perhaps a heap of things that I have not listed here because I'm completely ignorant of their existence?

My dad taught me the basics of electronics from an early age. I built a 'light house' from a large cardboard tube, which a carpet was delivered on, a torch bulb and a battery at age, maybe, 5 or 6 (or maybe my dad built it for me...). Anyway, he was always giving me batteries, wires, switches, lamps, buzzers etc to play with.

Not specifically but I have answered a few questions on this forum for people who claim this and that is true because they say they saw it on a Great Scott video. Now this might not be actually his fault, but it is a bit of a communication problem.

When I was first appointed as a Lecturer, I was giving a talk about microprocessors to a group of prospective students. At the end one of them said to me as he left, "I don't want to go on that course, I want to go on the course you went on to learn all that." You should have seen his face when I told him that I didn't go on a course but I worked it all out for myself. In those days (1976-7) you had to because there was virtually nothing available.

Back in 1971 as an undergraduate I did have three lectures on how to program, then you could use the Poly's computer anytime you want. It was all punch cards and you could get a run a day. Imagine learning to program and only being permitted to type "Run" once a day. It certainly taught you how to read code.

Left school at 16, got a job in Electronics for two years taking a night school class, then left work to take a degree, then a PhD and then Lecturing job ( Physics ). Left after 21 years and went to be an electronics engineer designing Set Top Boxes for Digital Terrestrial TV, then changed jobs into access control design and management. Finally back to the set top box people to head up the hardware design on a very complex project a Transmodulator which basically stripped satellite feeds down and reassembled them to send out as a cable signal. Then retired.

P.S. When I went to secondary school I really wanted to be a chemist, but our school had no chemistry lab so I switched to Physics. I often wonder what would have happened to me if they did have one. But it was a secondary modern school, that was a school for people who did not pass the 11+ exam to go to grammar school. I suspect it was because I have dyslexia, but it those days it was called being thick.

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