ETA CETa study plan

ETA CETa · Give each week a clear focus.

8 weeks · About 6 hours per week

Week 1

Basic Electronics

Define voltage, current, resistance, and power and state the unit and symbol for each
Apply Ohm's law and the power law to solve for any unknown in a simple one-resistor circuit
Convert between prefixes (pico, nano, micro, milli, kilo, mega) without a calculator error
Draw and label a series circuit and a parallel circuit from a written description

A one-page formula sheet plus 20 solved Ohm's-law and power problems with working shown and answers checked

Week 2

Compute equivalent resistance for series, parallel, and series-parallel combinations
Apply the voltage divider and current divider rules to two- and three-resistor networks
State Kirchhoff's voltage and current laws and apply each to a two-loop circuit
Identify which meter setting (voltage, current, resistance) suits a given measurement and how it is connected

A graded set of 15 network-reduction problems, at least 5 of them series-parallel, with a labeled schematic for each

Week 3

Describe the behavior of a PN junction in forward and reverse bias and name the approximate forward drop for silicon and germanium
Explain how a half-wave and a full-wave bridge rectifier produce DC from AC and sketch the output waveform
Calculate ripple-related quantities for a simple capacitor-filtered supply given load current and capacitance
Identify the terminals and basic operating limits of a BJT and a MOSFET from a datasheet excerpt

A hand-drawn set of four rectifier waveforms annotated with peak voltage, diode drop, and ripple, plus a written explanation of each

Week 4

Solve DC circuits containing ideal and practical voltage and current sources using superposition
Apply Thevenin's and Norton's theorems to reduce a network to an equivalent source and resistance
Convert between Thevenin and Norton equivalents and verify with a load calculation
Explain when maximum power transfer occurs and compute the load value that achieves it

A timed 60-minute mock quiz of 25 mixed circuit-analysis items, scored and reviewed, with every missed item reworked

Week 5

Define capacitance, state the unit, and compute charge, voltage, and energy for a capacitor
Compute series and parallel capacitor combinations and describe the charging and discharging curve through a resistor
Compute the time constant for RC and RL circuits and estimate the value at one and five time constants
Explain how an inductor opposes change in current and compute series and parallel inductance

A table of RC and RL time-constant calculations for six circuits with the 1-tau and 5-tau values graphed or sketched

Week 6

Describe AC amplitude, frequency, period, phase, and RMS values and convert between peak, peak-to-peak, and RMS for a sine wave
Compute capacitive and inductive reactance at a given frequency and explain how each changes with frequency
Compute impedance of series RC, RL, and RLC circuits and state the phase relationship between voltage and current
Identify the resonant frequency of a series RLC circuit and describe the circuit behavior at resonance

A worked AC analysis of three series circuits showing impedance, current, and phase angle, plus a one-page summary of AC definitions

Week 7

Convert between binary, decimal, and hexadecimal and perform basic binary addition
State the truth tables and Boolean expressions for AND, OR, NOT, NAND, NOR, and XOR gates
Simplify a Boolean expression using algebraic rules and verify the result with a truth table
Explain the function of a flip-flop as a one-bit memory element and distinguish it from a combinational gate

A truth-table and Boolean-algebra worksheet of 20 items, fully solved, plus one simplified expression proven equivalent by truth table

Week 8

Assemble a single reference sheet covering every formula used across the previous seven weeks
Re-solve the week 4 mock quiz and score at least 90 percent under the same time limit
Work 40 mixed practice items spanning components, DC analysis, AC, and digital basics, and log every error by cause
Identify the three weakest subtopics from the error log and write a targeted review action for each

A completed formula sheet, a rescored mock quiz, and a one-page error log with the three weak areas and review actions

Week 2: Solve 8 of 10 unseen series-parallel and divider problems correctly in 30 minutes without notes

Week 4: Score at least 80 percent on the 25-item timed mock quiz and correctly explain every missed item in writing

Week 6: Compute impedance and phase angle for a series RLC circuit at a given frequency with no formula sheet, and state the resonant frequency

Week 8: Score at least 90 percent on the repeated mock quiz and show a complete formula sheet covering all seven prior weeks