Electronics course schedule
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Class meetings: We may not have any lectures at all; we'll see if you feel you need such things. You and your lab partner are free to work at whatever time of the day or night suits you. However, you will have to schedule your lab checkouts with me for a reasonable time.
My physical presence: I'll usually be available during the day until 6:00 pm or so, except when the Colorado Avalanche have a home game - on those days I'll be leaving early to enable a leisurely pace for our swearing on the way to Denver. At lunchtime, I'm at either a seminar, a department meeting, or the ice rink. I also have to play hockey at certain times (Monday mornings and Tuesday evenings). Other than that, I have nothing better to do than to talk to you during the day, so if I'm not actually in the lab, don't hesitate to hunt me down. I can be reached by email in the evenings, or even by phone before 9pm (632-4348) when there's a problem.
| Date | in-lab activity | homework, etc. | other |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, Sep 5 | A little physics 242 review in the morning; lab 1 in the afternoon | Acquire your lab notebook; Read pp 1-23. | Register today from 1pm-4pm |
| Tue, Sep 6 | Start lab 2 by this afternoon | Read pp 33-53 before doing lab 2. | or Register today noon-4pm White team plays at 5:30. |
| Wed, Sep 7 | Start lab 3, at least the reading, by this evening. This lab covers the basics of a dc power supply, which is contained in almost every piece of electronics you own. Parts 3.2-4, 3.6, 3.7, and 3.8 are most important, although you don't need tons of precision for 3.8. | The discussion of scope probes on pp 61-63 is cute, but you needn't dwell on it; however, it's good to look at the drawing on the top of p63 to see what's in the x10 probe, and why you need to adjust the scope setting for it. | |
| Thu, Sep 8 | Complete lab 3. Begin lab 4 (transistors! amplifiers!). | I believe the reading for lab 4 is important, especially the worked examples. | |
| Fri, Sep 9 | Lab 4 must be completed this week; for lab 5, I think we'll do only parts 5.2, 3, and 6. | We're not dwelling on the details of transistors. | |
Mon, Sep 12 |
A long afternoon of checkouts. You can spend your spare time working on lab 5, reading, or answering study questions. | Geezer hockey in the morning | |
| Tue, Sep 13 | To Lab 5.2, 3, and 6, add lab 6.1. |
Read at least pp 100-105; the point is that IsubC depends sensitively on Vbe. Although Vbe is always about 0.6V, tiny changes matter. | White plays at 7pm |
| Wed, Sep 14 | Lab 8: OP AMPS! Honest, these are sweet. | Focus on the golden rules. (Just as we concentrated on the simplest model of a transistor.) | physics majors meeting at noon |
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| Fri, Sep 16 | Lab 9, except for 9.1 b, c | Project proposals due | |
| Mon, Sep 19 | quiz-taking | Your quiz is due tonight! | Geezer hockey in the morning |
| Tue, Sep 20 | checkouts for labs 8 & 9; Lab 10.1-4 | Project proposals! | White plays at 7pm. |
| Wed, Sep 21 | work on your projects begins. | You can find tips for your project here. | |
| Thu, Sep 22 | Amy X (electronic music) live at Packard at 7:30pm, free with CC ID. Beth thinks everyone who goes should get extra credit. | Sign up for FREE sandwiches for Shane's seminar by noon today! | |
| Fri, Sep 23 | Shane's seminar today at noon. |
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| Mon, Sep 26 | Geezer hockey in the morning | ||
| Tue, Sep 27 | Show & Tell this afternoon! See this list of everything you need to do! | Class dinner? Class lunch? | White plays at 7 pm. |
| Wed, Sep 28 | Final exam due | ||