Physics 321 Fall 07-08 Syllabus

 

Date

Topics

Reading

Lab

Sept. 4/6

Ideal Meters and Sources

1.1-1.7

None

Sept. 11/13

Inductors, Capacitors, Oscilloscopes

3.1-3.4, 4.3, 2.1

1

Sept. 18/20

Circuit Theorems

2.2-2.7

2

Sept. 25/27

AC Frequency Domain Analysis

4.1-4.2, 4.4-4.8

3

Oct. 2/4

AC Time Domain; Transient Analysis

3.5-3.8

4

Oct. 9/11

Review; Quiz 1

 

5

Oct. 16/18

Fourier Analysis; Intro. to p-n Junctions

5.1-5.4, 5.5-5.6

6

Oct. 23/25

Diode Applications, Introduction to Transistors

6.2-6.4, 6.7

7

Oct. 30 Nov. 1

JFET and Bipolar Transistors

7.7-7.8, 8.1-8.4

8

Nov. 6/8

Transistor Amplifiers

8.5-8.9

9

Nov. 13/15

Negative Feedback, Operational Amplifiers 

9.1-9.6

10

Nov. 20

Positive Feedback, Oscillators

10.1-10.2

11

Nov. 27/29

Logic Circuits, Quiz 2

11.1-11.3

12

Dec. 4/6

Logic Circuits, Flip Flops

11.4-11.8

13

Dec. 11/13

Counters, Shift Registers, Digital Circuit Applications

Lecture Material

14

 

 

 

 

Six Week Quiz:        Oct. 11

Twelve Week Quiz: Nov. 29

Final Exam:              Dec. 20, 12:25-2:25 PM, Room 222 Ingraham

Grading:  Lecture 2/3, Lab 1/3

Lecture Point total:  100 (6 week exam) + 100 (12 week exam) + 200 (final exam) = 400

No grade for problem sets, but -10 points for each set not turned in on time.