PHYS 475 - Laboratory Electronics II

Description

Syllabus

Laboratories

Grading

 

Lecture Schedule - Fall 2009

  • Lecture Section 1: MW 13:00-13:50 (FW 233)

Texts:

          Blackburn, Modern Instrumentation for Scientists and Engineers (2001)
On reserve in the Faraday Library: (used by this course in other years)
  • A. de Sa - Electronics for Scientists (1997)
  • Horowitz and Hill - Art of Electronics (2nd Ed. 1989)
  • Simpson - Introduction to Electronics for Scientists and Engineers (2nd Ed. 1987)

Weekly Lectures and Problem Assignments
Week of Lecture Slides (PDF) Reading Problems (from Blackburn)
8/24

DC Circuits

Active Rectifiers

Blackburn : chapters 1, 2

Simpson: 4.11, 10.12-10.13

 2.1, 2.2
8/31

AC Circuits

Power Supplies

Blackburn: chapters 3, 4

Simpson: 11.8

 3.1, 4.2
9/7

Amplifiers

Blackburn: chapter 5

 5.1
9/14

Amplifier Circuits

Blackburn: chapter 6

6.1
9/21

Logic Circuits

Oscillators

Blackburn: chapter 7

 7.1, 7.3, 7.4
9/28

Counters

Digital to Analog

Blackburn: chapter 16

  
10/5

 

 

  
10/12

Analog to Digital

 

 16.1
10/19

Filter Circuits

Active Filters

Blackburn: chapters 8, 17

 8.2, 17.1
10/26

Signal Interfaces

Data Cables

Blackburn: chapter 18,19

  
11/2 Thermal Behavior

Photosensors

Blackburn: chapter 9, 10

  
11/9

Hall Effect

Strain

Pressure

Blackburn: chapters 11, 12, 13

  
11/16 Motion Sensors Blackburn: chapters 14, 15  
11/23  

 

  
11/30 Exams

 

  

last updated October 25, 2009