Physics 220: Physical Electronics
Instructor:
Matthew Stoneking
Fall
Term, 2003
Office Hours: Mondays
3:00-4:00, Thursdays 1:30-3:00, or by appointment
Catalog
Description:
A laboratory course covering analysis,
construction, and testing of circuits used in present-day experimental
research. Strict adherence to standard
laboratory practice is required.
Meeting Place and Times:
All classes will meet in Youngchild Room 136. Mondays are lecture (and exam) days. Generally, class will be from 1:30 PM to 2:50
PM. On exam days however, class will be
from 1:30 PM to 4:00 PM. Wednesdays and
Fridays are lab days and class will be from 1:10 PM to 4:00 PM.
Required Text:
·
The
Art of Electronics, by Horowitz and Hill, 2nd Edition,
·
Early in the term, you will need your text from
Physics 150: University Physics, by
Young and Freedman. In addition to the sections of assigned reading, you will
find it helpful to read and/or review chapters 24, 25, 26, 30, and 31 of University Physics:
Other Required Materials:
·
National Bound Notebook No. 43-648. Available at Conkey's Bookstore.
References:
·
Introductory
Electronics for Scientists and Engineers, by Robert R. Simpson, Allyn
and Bacon (1987). One copy in the lab.
Also on reserve in the library.
·
Basic
Electronics for Scientists, by James J. Brophy, McGraw-Hill (1977). Copies
in the lab.
·
Building
Scientific Apparatus, by
Grades: Final
grades will be based on the following weighted components:
1)
Notebook Record (read twice during the term) 20%
2)
Hour Exams (2 X 10%=) 20 %
3)
Formal Laboratory Report 20 %
4)
Homework 10 %
5)
Final Exam 30%
Exams: There are two one-hour (in-class) exams and a final exam covering homework and lab portions of the course.
Laboratory:
Students should read the assigned sections of
the text and the lab instructions before coming to class. All raw data and observations made in the lab
must be recorded immediately, neatly, and comprehensively directly into the lab
notebook. Graphs must be executed neatly
and uncertainties should be indicated.
Clear labeling of axes is important.
Homework:
Homework is due at the beginning of Wednesday
classes.
Formal Laboratory Report:
Each student must write a formal laboratory
report. The paper should be six to ten
pages in length and should be patterned after a journal article (such as papers
in Reviews of Scientific Instruments). This paper provides the opportunity to sort
out of the notebook the relevant data and observations and organize them into a
logical and compelling presentation.
Graphs and data already incorporated into the laboratory notebook might
be included in the formal paper, but not necessarily.
Regulations and Safety Considerations:
Electrical instruments are vulnerable to
damage. Never, for example, connect a
voltmeter across and unknown potential unless the meter’s full scale setting is
known to be greater than the maximum possibles value of the potential
difference. Always make good electrical
connections, which means solder connections should be used whenever
possible. Use shielded cables. Rarely use clip leads and never remove the
leads from a VOM or digital voltmeter.
ALWAYS UNPLUG SOLDERING IRONS BEFORE LEAVING THE LABORATORY. NEVER REMOVE AND INSTRUMENT OR BOOK OR MANUAL
FROM THE LABOATORY.
Key: HH = reading from Horowitz & Hill, UP = reading from University Physics
|
Week Beginning |
MONDAY (1:30 – 2:50)* |
WEDNESDAY (1:10 – 4:00) |
FRIDAY (1:10 – 4:00) |
|
September 22 |
*On exam days, class will
meet from 1:30 – 4:00. |
Read: UP 832-841, HH 1-10 Circuit
Fundamentals Kirchoff’s Equations |
Read:
HH 11-15, HH 1045-1049 Voltage Divider, Thevenin --------------- Oscilloscope Exercise |
|
September 29 |
Read:
UP 846-849, HH 15-25 Signal Sources, Capacitors,
AC Circuits |
Read: HH
25-38
---------------- Experiment 1
RC Filter -------------- Problem Set #1 Due |
Experiment 1
RC Filter |
|
October 6 |
Read: UP 997-1014 Impedance, Complex Ohm’s
Law |
Read: HH 39-43
----------------- Experiment 2
RLC Filter ------------- Problem Set #2 Due |
Experiment 2
RLC Filter |
|
October 13 |
Read: UP 1014-1017, HH 44-49 Diodes and Rectifiers |
Read: HH
50-59
---------------- Experiment 3A
Diodes --------------- Problem Set #3 Due |
Read: HH
61-68
---------------- Experiment 3B
BJTs |
|
October 20 |
Read:
HH 76-77, 79-85 BJT Amplifiers --------------- Hour Exam #1
|
Experiment 4
Common-Emitter Amplifier ------------- Problem Set #4 Due |
Read: HH
94-95, 102-103
------------- Experiment 4
Common-Emitter Amplifier |
|
October 27 |
Read: HH 175-179, 183-186 Op Amps |
Read: HH
188-202
--------------- Experiment 5
Op Amps -------------- Problem Set #5 Due |
Experiment 5
Op Amps Notebooks Due |
|
November 3 |
Read:
HH 113-122, 124-131 FETs |
FET Amplifier Simulation ---------- Problem Set #6 Due |
Mid-term Reading Period |
|
November 10 |
Read:
HH 471-493 Digital Fundamentals |
Experiment 6
Gates ------------- Problem Set #7 Due |
Experiment 6
Gates |
|
November 17 |
Read:
HH 504-512, 517-526 Flip-flops and Counters ---------------- Hour Exam #2
|
Experiment 7
Flip-flops -------------- Problem Set #8 Due |
Experiment 7
Flip-flops |
|
November 24 |
Read: HH
565-579, 590-598
--------------- Experiment 8
Counters Paper Due!
|
Thanksgiving Recess |
Thanksgiving Recess |
|
December 1 |
Read:
HH 612-617, 621-629 A/D and D/A’s |
Read: HH 673-684, 743-752 Microprocessors -------------- Problem
Set #9 Due |
REVIEW ------------ Notebooks Due |
Final Exam: Friday, 12 December 1:30 PM