PHYS 298 EL :: Physics Illinois :: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Schedule

  1. Circuit analysis (Kirchhoff’s laws, impedance, Thevenin and Norton equivalents, impedance matching, simple filters, Bode plots)
  2. Operation of diodes and transistors
  3. Amplifiers (gain, bandwidth, rise time, input and output impedance)
  4. Operational amplifiers and feedback
  5. Active filters and oscillators
  6. Voltage and current regulation
  7. Introduction to digital electronics (Boolean algebra, logic gates, memory, logic circuits)
  8. Analog to digital conversion
  9. Microprocessors using the Ardunio development board
  10. Sensors for light, temperature, magnetic field, pressure
  11. Noise (Johnson, shot, flicker noise, circuit analysis with noise)
  12. Signal to noise enhancement, phase sensitive detection,
  13. Communication with lab instruments – GPIB bus, LabView
  14. Modulation and Demodulation (modulation, mixing, heterodyning, detection)