Phys 3150/5190 - Electronics Lab                               Fall 2009


Instructor:  Cass Sackett     email:  sackett@virginia.edu

Class location: Physics 219

Course information:
 syllabus  
 lab book and lab reports

Textbook:  The Art of Electronics, 2nd edition, Horowitz and Hill
                    
Laboratory Exercises:
dc circuits Due 9/1 op amps III Due 9/28 digital gates Due 11/8
ac circuits Due 9/7 transistors Due 10/7 flip flops Due 11/17
diodes Due 9/13 FETs Due 10/11 counters Due 11/22
op amps I Due 9/21 servos I Due 10/20 DAC/ADC Due 12/1
op amps II Due  9/27 servos II Due 10/27
Lab reports are due at midnight on the day specified.
                   
Lecture notes:
voltage dividers transistors
 logic gates
ac signals FETs memory
inductors control systems counters
op amps photodiodes
op amp freq PID control

References:  
ELVIS manual

Homework Assignments:  

Assignment 1 due 9/7   solutions

Assignment 2 due 9/21   solutions

Assignment 3 due 10/14   solutions

Homework assignments are due at the beginning of class on the day specified.

Project:
    Project description
    Due dates
Circuit design: October 26
Circuit on breadboard:  November 9
Circuit on prototype board: November 18
Unit in case: December 2
Final submission with documentation: December 7


Exams:
   Final:  Saturday, December 12, 2 - 5 pm

Grade Distribution: