Electronics - Lecture 1: The p-n junction, ideal diodes, circuit analysis with diodes

This is a series of lectures based on material presented in the Electronics I course at Vanderbilt University.  This lecture includes:

00:00  Introduction to semicondutor physics
01:38  Covalent bonds in silicon atoms
06:07  Free electrons and holes in the silicon lattice
11:25  Using silicon doping to create n-type and p-type semiconductors
30:35  Majority carriers vs. minority carriers in semiconductors
34:34  The p-n junction
44:28  The reverse-biased connection
51:54  The forward-biased connection
59:50  Definition and schematic symbol of a diode
1:03:54  The concept of the ideal diode
1:10:00  Circuit analysis with ideal diodes