Physics 220: Physical Electronics Fall Term 2009
Instructor: Matthew Stoneking
Office: Younchild 110 Phone:
X6724 email:
stonekim
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 and
Fridays are lab days and class will be from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM. Wednesdays are lecture
days and class will be from 1:30 PM to 2:40 PM.
However, on the day of the midterm exam (Wed. 14 Oct.), you will have
from 1:00 PM until 4:00 PM to complete the exam.
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 23-26 and 29-31 of University
Physics:
Other Required Materials:
·
National
Bound Notebook No. 43-648. Available
from the instructor ($14.26).
References:
·
Introductory Electronics for
Scientists and Engineers, by Robert R. Simpson, Allyn and Bacon (1987). Copies in the lab.
·
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) 25%
2) Midterm Exam 20 %
3) Formal Laboratory Report 15
%
4) Homework 15 %
5) Final Exam 25%
Exams: There is one (in-class) midterm
exam and a final exam.
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.
Lab Exercise #1: Digital Oscilloscope
Lab Exercise #2: Voltage Divider
Lab Exercise #3: RC High Pass Filter
Lab Exercise #4: Attenuating Probe
Lab Exercise #5: Series RLC Resonant Circuit
Lab Exercise #6: Silicon Diodes
Lab Exercise #7: Bipolar Junction Transistors
Lab Exercise #8: Common-Emitter Amplifier
Lab Exercise #9: Operational Amplifiers
Lab Exercise #12: Counters, Decoders, Drivers, and LED Displays
Homework:
Homework is due at the beginning of Wednesday classes.
Paper:
Each student must write a formal paper describing the common-emitter amplifier experiment and its results. The paper should be five to eight 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.
Guidelines and Common Comments on Electronics Papers
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 possible 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 AN INSTRUMENT, BOOK, OR MANUAL
FROM THE LABORATORY.
Key: HH = reading from Horowitz & Hill, UP = reading from University Physics
|
Week Beginning |
MONDAY (1:00 –
4:00) |
WEDNESDAY (1:30 –
2:40) |
FRIDAY (1:00 –
4:00) |
|
September 14 Read: UP Ch. 25-26 |
Lab 1: Digital Oscilloscope |
Lecture 1: D.C.
Circuits |
Lab 2: Voltage
Divider |
|
September 21 Read: UP |
Lab 3: RC Filter |
Lecture 2: A.C.
Circuits --------------------- Problem Set #1 Due |
Lab 4:
Compensated
Attenuating Probe |
|
September 28 Read: HH |
Lab 5:
RLC
Circuits |
Lecture 3:
Diodes and
Transistors ------------- Problem Set #2 Due |
Lab 6:
Diodes |
|
October 5 Read: HH |
Lab 7: Bipolar
Junction Transistors |
Lecture 4:
Transistor
Amplifiers ---------------- Problem Set #3 Due |
Lab 8: Common-Emitter
Amplifier |
|
October 12 Read: HH |
Lab 8 (continued):
Common-Emitter Amplifier
|
Midterm
Exam 1:00-4:00 |
Lab 9: Field
Effect Transistors |
|
October 19 Read: HH |
Lab 10:
Op Amps |
Lecture 5: Op Amps -------------- Problem Set #4 Due Notebook
Due |
Midterm Reading Period
No
Class
|
|
October 26 Read: HH |
Lab 10 (continued)
Op Amps |
Lecture 6: Logic
Gates ---------- Problem Set #5 Due |
Lab 11:
Logic
Gates -------- Draft of
Paper Due |
|
November 2 Read: HH |
Lab 11 (continued):
Logic
Gates |
Lecture 7: Flip-flops ------------- Problem Set #6 Due |
Lab 12:
Flip-flops |
|
November 9 Read: HH |
Lab 12 (continued):
Flip-flops |
Lecture 8: Registers
and Counters --------------- Problem Set #7 Due |
Lab 13:
Counters ------- Final Draft
of Paper Due |
|
November 16 Read: HH |
Lab 14:
Oscillators
and Clocks ----------- Notebook
Due |
No Class |
No Class |
|
November 23 |
Final Exam 8:30 – 11:30 AM |
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