Physics 361 - Electronics Laboratory I
Tentative Course Schedule, updated September 21, 2006
Fall Semester 2006
| Date |
Readings in Text |
Topics / Lab Exercises |
| Aug 24 |
Chap. 1, all; esp. sect. 1.6.3 |
Unit 0 - Introduction and Underpinning activities. |
| Aug 29 |
|
Unit 0, continued; Introduction to Unit 1. |
| Aug 31 |
|
Unit 1 - The Source-Load Paradigm: Sources,
Sinks (Loads), and Thevenin Equivalents;
Basic Instrumentation. |
| Sep 5 |
|
Unit 1, part I. |
| Sep 7 |
|
Unit 1, part I reports; part II. |
| Sep 12 |
Chap. 2, all; esp. sect. 2.1,2,3,4 |
Unit 1, part II. |
| Sep 14 |
|
Unit 1, part III, IV. |
| Sep 19 |
|
Unit 1, part III reports. |
| Sep 21 |
|
Unit 1, part IV. |
| Sep 26 |
|
Unit 2 - Introduction to DC Amplifiers
and Operational Amplifiers. |
| Sep 28 |
Chap. 3; esp. sect. 3.1,2,3,4 |
Unit 2, continued. |
| Oct 3 |
|
Unit 2, continued. |
| Oct 5 |
|
Unit 2, continued. |
| Oct 10 |
Chap. 5; esp. sect. 5.1,2,4,5 |
Unit 2, continued. |
| Oct 12 |
Fall Break |
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| Oct 17 |
|
Unit 3 - Filters and Frequency Response. |
| Oct 19 |
Chap. 6; esp. sect. 6.1,2,3 |
Unit 3, continued. |
| Oct 24 |
|
Unit 3, continued. |
| Oct 26 |
Chap. 6; esp. sect. 6.4,5,6,7 |
Unit 3, continued. |
| Oct 31 |
|
Unit 4 - Characteristic Curves and
Semiconductor Juncition Diodes. |
| Nov 2 |
Chap. 6; esp. sect. 6.8 |
Unit 4, continued.. |
| Nov 7 |
|
Unit 4, continued. |
| Nov 9 |
Chap. 7. |
Unit 4, continued. |
| Nov 14 |
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Unit 5 - Data Acquisition: Digital to Analog Conversion;
Analog to Digital Conversion; Photodiode Investigation. |
| Nov 16 |
|
Unit 5, continued. |
| Nov 21 |
|
Unit 5, continued. |
| Nov 23 |
Thanksgiving Recess |
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| Nov 28 |
|
Unit 5, continued. |
| Nov30 |
|
Unit 5, continued. |
| Dec 5 |
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Unit 5, continued. |
| Dec 11 |
All Work Due at 5:00 pm |
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