4.1.2 - Transistors
(a)Transistor symbols; Component description and orientation; Transistor characteristics and properties.
(b)Construction and operation of PNP and NPN transistors; Base, collector and emitter configurations ; Testing of transistors;Basic appreciation of other transistor types and their uses; Application of transistors: classes of amplifier (A, B, C);Simple circuits including: bias, decoupling, feedback and stabilisation; Multistage circuit principles: cascades, push-pull, oscillators, multivibrators, flip-flop circuits.