Report on one-day special coaching on Analog Electronics Circuits

The Department of Electronics & Communication Engineering, SMVITM, organized a one-day special coaching session on Analog Electronic Circuits on 23 September 2015. The session was done by Dr. Somashekara Bhat, Professor& HOD of E&CE Department, MIT Manipal. All the 105 students studying in the second year E&CE branch and the faculty teaching the subject attended the session.
Inaugurating the session, Prof. Dr. Thirumaleshwara Bhat, Principal of SMVITM, said that in every branch of Engineering, there are some subjects, which are perceived to be tough by the students. But with some extra coaching by the faculty, and a little hard work by the students, such fears could be overcome and the students would be able to excel in those subjects. He congratulated the department on arranging the coaching by Prof. Somashekara Bhat who has many years of experience teaching the subject.
Starting from the simple load line analysis of diode circuit, Prof. Somashekara Bhat explained the intricacies of transistor amplifier, frequency response, biasing, voltage and current sources, h-parameter model, feedback concepts, etc. Throughout his session, he used
simple analogies while explaining complex circuits, so that the concepts were well understood by the students. By making the students work out simple and complex problems on transistors, he explained how to tackle complex circuits and make them look simpler. He also gave numerous hints on verifying the answers by logical thinking. The students and the faculty actively participated in the session by asking questions and clearing their doubts.
Ms. Sowmya Bhat, Asst. Professor, welcomed the resource person and introduced him to the gathering. Dr. Balachandra Achar, Professor and HOD of E&CE department, thanked Prof. Bhat for taking time off his busy schedule and spending one valuable day with the students and faculty of SMVITM. Prof. Dr. A Ganesha, Dean Academics was present during the inaugural session. Ms. Yajnika, student of second year ECE, compeered the program.