PHYSICS 330 – Electronics
Instructor: Dr. Fred Otto
Phone: 457-5854
Office: Pasteur 142
e-mail: fotto@winona.edu
Text: Hambley, Allen R., Electronics, Second Edition, ©2000 Prentice-Hall, ISBN 0-13691982-0
Course Web Site: http://course1.winona.edu/fotto/
I.
CATALOG DESCRIPTION
A lecture-laboratory course in solid-state electronics, including circuit theory,
diodes, transistors, power supplies, operational amplifiers, wave-form
generators, and integrated circuits. Prerequisites: PHYS 222 or PHYS 202
and MATH 165 or instructor's permission. Offered yearly.
II.
MAJOR FOCUS
Electronics is a hands-on course designed to acquaint the student with analog
electronics, focusing on primarily on discrete devices. The function of a variety of
application circuits will be explored both in lecture and laboratory exercises. Circuit
design problems are an integral part of both lecture and laboratory exercises.
III.
TEACHING AND LEARNING STYLE
The instructor will post the suggested reading and problem assignments for the
following week on the course web site. The student should look over the assigned
materials and practice concepts covered in class by doing the assigned problems.
The answers to all assigned problems will be given on the due date for the
assignment. The instructor will use class time to (1) demonstrate concepts covered
in the reading material, (2) show the relevance of material to the contemporary world
through specific examples, (3) demonstrate problem solving techniques, and (4)
answering questions from class.
IV.
EVALUATION
The student's grade will be determined by the score on two exams, homework and
laboratory work. The last of these tests will be a comprehensive final exam
containing material covered during the entire semester. The final laboratory exercise
is a design problem using concepts from the entire course and is worth 5% of the
final grade. The weighting of the various scores is as follows:
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2 exams @ 100 points 30%
Homework
10%
Lab
25 %
Final Lab Project
5%
Final Exam
30 %
TOTAL:
100 %
V.
POLICIES
Students are expected to attend and participate in class. Class exams are
announced well in advance and students are obliged to take tests at the scheduled
times. The obvious reasons for the exam policy are for fairness to the entire class.
A penalty of a 10% per day deduction from the score will be given to those who have
an unexcused absence.
Examples of unexcused absences include, but are not limited to: attendance at
weddings, convenient rides home, oversleeping, unpreparedness. Examples of
excusable absences include verifiable illness, and family emergency. Prior notice
may be given by calling the Physics Department office at 457-5260, or the instructor
at 457-5854, or by sending e-mail to the instructor at the e-mail address listed
above. If you are in doubt of the status of a pending absence, discuss the matter
with the instructor prior to the test date.
Course Outline:
Amplifier Models
Voltage, Current and Power Gain
Cascaded Amplifiers
Transresistance and Transconductance Amplifiers
Operational Amplifiers
Ideal Operational Amplifier Model
Inverting, Noninverting and Voltage Follower Amplifiers
Summing Amplifier, Differentiator and Integrator Amplifiers
Op-Amp Limitations: Frequency Response, Slew Rate, Offset Voltages
Diodes
Type p and Type n Semiconductors; Minority and Majority Carriers
Conduction and Valence Bands
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The p-n Junction
Characteristic V-I Curve
The Zener Diode
Zener Diode Regulators
Rectifiers and Power Supplies
Bipolar junction Transistors
Transistor geometry and operation
Characteristic V-I curves and load lines
DC Bias Models
AC Small Signal Midband Model
Common Emitter Amplifier
Emitter Follower Amplifier
Common Base Amplifier
Field-Effect Transistors
Junction FET’s
Insulated Gate FET’s
Enhancement and Depletion Mode
Common Source Amplifier
The 555 Timer
555 Operation
Monostable Multivibrator
Astable Multivibrator
Analog Filters
High-Pass, Low-Pass, Bandpass, and Bandstop active filters
Laboratory Exercises:
Basic Instruments: How to make measurements in electronics
Operational Amplifiers: Basic “op-amp” circuits
Non-Ideal Amplifiers: Limitations of op-amp circuits, frequency & phase response
Amplifier Impedance: How to measure input and output impedance of amplifiers
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Diodes (PN Junctions); The forward V-I conduction curve, Shockley equation
Diodes and Load Lines: How to measure the load line of a circuit
Zener Diode Regulator: A simple voltage regulator
Regulated Power Supplies: Full-wave bridge with voltage regulator
Transistor Switch: Saturation and cutoff modes
Common Emitter Amplifier: Measure characteristics of c-e amplifiers
The 555 Timer: Astable and monostable multivibrators
Photodetectors: Current to voltage conversion
Active Filters: Low and hi-pass op-amp filters
Final Laboratory Design Project:
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