The Complete Electronics Course: Analog Hardware Design Course Syllabus

Overview: This course provides a practical and comprehensive introduction to analog hardware design, guiding beginners from fundamental circuit laws to the design and prototyping of real-world analog systems. With a strong emphasis on SPICE simulation and hands-on PCB layout, learners will gain confidence in analyzing, simulating, and building circuits. The course spans approximately 6 hours of content and includes structured modules that progressively build essential skills in analog electronics. Lifetime access allows flexible learning at your own pace.

Module 1: Introduction to Analog Hardware & Tools

Estimated time: 0.5 hours

• Overview of analog vs. digital design
• Essential lab equipment for analog circuits
• Installing and configuring SPICE simulation software

Module 2: Basic Circuit Laws & Passive Components

Estimated time: 0.75 hours

• Ohm’s Law and Kirchhoff’s laws
• Resistor networks and voltage dividers
• Capacitor and inductor behavior in DC and AC circuits

Module 3: RC & RL Filters

Estimated time: 1 hour

• Designing low-pass, high-pass, and band-pass RC filters
• Transient response analysis of RC circuits
• Transient response analysis of RL circuits

Module 4: Diodes & Rectifier Circuits

Estimated time: 0.75 hours

• Diode I–V characteristics
• Clipping and clamping circuits
• Single- and full-wave rectifier design with smoothing capacitors

Module 5: Bipolar Junction Transistors (BJTs)

Estimated time: 1 hour

• BJT operating regions and biasing methods
• Small-signal models of BJTs
• Designing common-emitter amplifier stages

Module 6: Metal–Oxide–Semiconductor FETs (MOSFETs)

Estimated time: 0.75 hours

• MOSFET characteristics and biasing
• Basic MOSFET amplifier configurations
• Comparison of BJT vs. MOSFET for analog design

Module 7: Operational Amplifier Fundamentals

Estimated time: 1 hour

• Ideal op-amp assumptions
• Inverting and non-inverting amplifier topologies
• Designing summing, difference, and active filter circuits

Module 8: PCB Layout & Prototyping Tips

Estimated time: 0.5 hours

• Analog PCB layout best practices
• Grounding and signal integrity techniques
• Using simple PCB fabrication services and soldering techniques

Prerequisites

• Basic understanding of high school-level physics
• Familiarity with elementary mathematics (algebra)
• No prior electronics experience required

What You'll Be Able to Do After

• Analyze and design basic analog circuits using fundamental components
• Simulate circuit behavior using SPICE tools for verification
• Design and prototype simple amplifier and filter circuits
• Apply proper PCB layout techniques for analog signal integrity
• Troubleshoot real-world analog hardware using measurement tools