The dates for the experiments, midterm and the final project proposal, progress report, oral presentation, and written report are all confirmed. The actual lecture material and dates may change.
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Week |
Tuesday |
Thursday |
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1 |
Aug. 25 no lab Lecture: introduction, motivation, organization |
Aug. 27 no lab Lecture: transfer functions, impedance of L and C, combining impendances |
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2 |
Sept. 1 Experiment #1 Lecture: voltage dividers, ac circuit calculations, Thevenin equivalents, Wheatstone bridge |
Sept. 3 Experiment #1 Lecture: lab reports, Bode plots, decibels |
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3 |
Sept. 8 Experiment #2 Lecture: RC filters |
Sept. 10 Experiment #2 Lecture: LCR circuits |
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4 |
Sept. 15 Experiment #3 Lecture: op-amps I: golden rules, gain equations |
Sept. 17 Experiment #3 Lecture: op-amps II: gain-bandwidth product , Zin, Zout |
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5 |
Sept. 22 Experiment #4 Lecture: Op-amps: frequency dependence and positive feedback |
Sept. 24 Experiment #4 Lecture: Oscillators |
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6 |
Sept. 29 Experiment #5 Lecture: LEDs, photodiodes, lock-in amplifiers |
Oct. 1 Experiment #5 No more Thursday lectures |
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7 |
Oct. 6 Experiment #6 Lecture: Bipolar transistors. |
Oct. 8 Experiment #6 No lecture |
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8 |
Oct. 13 Experiment #7 Lecture: FETs and noise |
Oct. 15 Experiment #7 |
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9 |
Oct. 20 Experiment #8 Lecture: digital I: logic and flip-flops |
Oct. 22 Experiment #8 Midterm at 1pm |
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10 |
Oct. 27 Experiment #9 Lecture: Digital II: microcontrollers |
Oct. 29 Experiment #9 |
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11
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Nov. 3 Experiment #10 & Proposals due |
Nov. 5 Experiment #10 & Proposals due |
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12 |
Nov.10 Projects |
Nov. 12 Projects |
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13 |
Nov. 17 Projects. Progress report due. |
Nov. 19 Projects. Progress report due. |
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14 |
Nov. 24 No Classes |
Nov. 26 No Classes |
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15 |
Dec. 1 Projects |
Dec. 3 Projects |
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16 |
Dec. 8 Project oral presentations all day |
Dec. 10 Project Reports due |