PHYS 404 :: Physics Illinois :: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Schedule
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| 1 |
Aug 21 |
Kirchoff's Laws, Phasors |
Passive circuits |
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Aug 23 |
Filters, Bode Plots, Superposition |
Passive circuits |
hw1 Due Sept 17 |
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| 2 |
Aug 28 |
Time domain signals Power, electrical safety Amplifiers |
Passive circuits Example lab report Due Sept 15 |
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Aug 30
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Semiconductors, pn junctions |
Diodes and transistors | ||||||
| 3 |
Sept 4
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Diode circuits |
Diodes and transistors |
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Sept 6 |
Bipolar junction transistors |
Diodes and transistors |
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| 4 |
Sept 11 |
Multi-transistor amplifers |
Diodes and transistors |
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Sept 13 |
Transistor and op amps |
Diodes and transistors
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| 5 |
Sept 18
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Op amps and feedback | Op amps |
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Sept 20 |
Hybrid op amp/transistor circuits |
Op amps |
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| 6 |
Sept 25 |
Analog filters |
Op amps |
hw2 Due Oct 8 |
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Sept 27
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Power supplies and regulators |
Op amps |
Lab 2 report due Friday, Sept 29 |
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| 7 |
Oct 2 |
MOSFETs |
Op amps |
Quiz 1 |
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Oct 4
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Logic gates |
Op amps |
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| 8 | Oct 9 |
Sequential logic and memory |
Digital |
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| Oct 11 |
Bus Communications |
Digital |
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| 9 | Oct 16 |
Analog/Digital Converters |
Digital |
hw3 Due Nov 3 |
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| Oct 18 |
Sampling, aliasing Introduction to Digital Filters |
Digital |
Lab 3 report due Oct 22 |
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| 10 | Oct 23 |
Digital |
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| Oct 25 |
Electronic noise spectra |
Digital |
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| 11 | Oct 30 |
Circuit noise analysis, noise figure |
Lockin amplifier |
Quiz 2 |
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| Nov 1 |
Phase sensitive detection |
Lockin amplifier |
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| 12 | Nov 6 |
Oscillators |
Lockin amplifier |
hw4 Due Nov 20 |
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| Nov 8 |
Circuit stability and Nyquist's Theorem |
Lockin amplifier |
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| 13 | Nov 13 |
Signal Modulation |
Lockin amplifier |
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| Nov 15 |
Mixing and Demodulation |
Modulation |
Digital Lab report due Nov 17 |
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| 14 | Nov 20 | Fall Break | ||||||
| Nov 22 |
Fall Break |
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| 15 | Nov 27 |
Transmission lines |
Modulation |
hw5 Due Dec 8 |
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| Nov 29 |
Transmission lines |
Modulation |
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| 16 | Dec 4 |
High frequencies and Miller's Theorem |
Modulation | |||||
| Dec 6 |
Review |
Modulation |
Lockin Lab report due Dec 10 |
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| Final Exam: Wednesday, December 13, 7 - 10 PM | ||||||||