PHYS/CHEM 208 Electronics

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Text: Principles of Electronic Instrumentation by Diefenderfer and Holton

Instructor: Erin Vanderpan

Contact information:

· Office: Colton 5

· Office Phone: (330) 569-5244

· Email: vanderpanee@hiram.edu

· Home Phone: (216) 791-7727 (before 10 p.m.)

ATTENDANCE EXPECTATION AND POLICY

The expectation is that you will attend every class and lab session.

LABORATORY EXPECTATIONS

The first laboratory will meet Wednesday, April 18. A lab manual will be provided for you in lecture the first day of class. Please carefully read the experiment instructions in the lab manual before coming to lab. This will reduce the time needed to complete the experiment. During the laboratory session, data will be taken and recorded in the manual. The questions presented in the manual should be answered and data analysis should be done before leaving the lab, and the appropriate blanks filled in. I will be checking your work throughout lab. I will be collecting your lab manuals periodically for grading.

Your final grade will be based on homework (40%), lab work (35%), the midterm exam (10%), and the final exam (15%).

DAILY SCHEDULE

Lecture will meet from 9:00 to 11:30 a.m. in Colton 2 (Lecture may occasionally run until 12 noon)

Laboratory will meet from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. in Colton 17

Physics/Chemistry 208, Introductory Electronics Tentative Course Schedule, Spring 3-week Term, 2007
Day Date	Activity for 9:00-11:30	Activity for 1:30-4:30 p.m.
Wed. April 18	Class Organization, etc. Chap. 1.	Labs 1 & 2: Ohm's Law & Kirchoff's Laws
Thu. April 19	Chap. 2.	Lab 3: DC Circuits
Fri. April 20	Chap. 6	Lab 4: AC Test Instruments
Mon. April 23	Begin Chap. 3.	Lab 5: Transient RC Circuits
Tue. April 24	Finish Chap. 3.	Lab 6: AC Circuits; lab manuals will be collected
Wed. April 25	Chap. 4.	No lab
Thu. April 26	Chap. 5.	Lab 7: RLC Circuits, Parts A & B only
Fri. April 27	Review (optional)	Lab 8: Diodes I: Rectification and Filtering, Parts A & B only
Mon. April 30	Midterm on CH 1, 2, 3, 4, &6	Lab 9: Diodes II: Zeners and Tid-bits, Parts A & B only
Tue. May 1	Begin Chap. 8.	Lab 11: Transistors; lab manuals will be collected
Wed. May 2	Finish Chap. 8.	No lab
Thu. May 3	Begin Chap. 9.	Lab 12: Op-Amps I
Fri. May 4	Finish Chap. 9, Start Chap. 11.	Lab 13: Op-Amps II
Mon. May 7	Finish Chap. 11, survey, evaluation	Lab 16: Digital Circuits I, Part A only
Tue. May 8	Chap. 12, review	Lab 17: Digital Circuits II, Parts A & B only
Wed. May 9	Study time	1:30-4:30 p.m. Final Exam lab manuals will be collected

HOMEWORK EXPECTATIONS

Homework will be due at 1:30 p.m. (the start of lab) on the due date listed in the following table. You must show all of your work, including the numbers you are inserting into equations to get your answers. Credit will not be given for answers alone; you must demonstrate the steps necessary to get to your answers.

PROBLEM ASSIGNMENT
BE SURE TO SHOW ALL YOUR WORK. SHOW ALL NUMBERS PUT INTO EQUATIONS FOR CALCULATIONS. (Credit will not be given if only answers are shown.)
Chapter	Problems	Due Date
1	3, 7 (Use Eqn 1.39), 15, 18, 24	Thu. April 19 1:30 p.m.
2	6, 7*, 8, 10 Prob. 7: There are three parts to this answer. a) The description of the current in the form of a graph of current vs. time. b) A redrawing of the figure showing the direction of the current when the switch is closed. c) The value of the current as expressed by an equation which gives the current as a function of time.	Fri. April 20 1:30 p.m.
6	3, 5, 6, 7	Mon. Apr. 23 1:30 p.m.
3	4, 8, 14, 20, 21, 22, 29 Prob. 8 and Prob. 22: Do the graphs in Excel or another graphing program of your choice and print them out. I can only help you with Excel, if you choose another program, you’re on your own. Prob. 14: Note that Fig. C is a circuit with R and L in series, and then the RL combination is in parallel with C. Prob. 22: Graph X_L, X_C and Z vs. log frequency on one plot. Make another plot with log X_L, log X_C and log Z vs. log frequency on one plot. Make a third plot with the phase angle vs. log frequency. Prob. 29: Find the current in terms of v_in	Thurs. April 26 1:30 p.m.
4	1, 4, 12, 13*, 14, 16 Prob. 13: Answer as given. Then assume the pulse generator has an output impedance of 175 Ohms. We will do #13 in class.	Fri Apr. 27 1:30 p.m.
5	3, 12a&b Prob. 3: For each of the two situations (shorting R_L and removing R_L) draw an equivalent circuit diagram and determine the power dissipated in each of the components in the circuit you have drawn. After you have found the power dissipated, describe what would happen (if anything) to each component. Prob. 12: Assume ideal diodes.	Tues. May 1 1:30 p.m.
8	2, 3	May 3 1:30 p.m.
9	3, 4, 5, 6* Probs. 3 and 4: Don't worry about calculating input impedance. Prob. 6: The crossed wires on the Vout side should be connected (there IS a negative feedback loop). Explain your answer, as well as drawing a graph.	Mon. May 7 1:30 p.m.
11	2, 5c&e*, 6a&c, 7c, 14 16 Prob. 5 c&e: Prove with both theorems and truth tables We will do #7c and #14 in class	May 8 1:30 p.m.
12		Wed. May 9 1:30 p.m.