Tentative Schedule for Physics 141, Spring 2000.

wk

Tuesday

Thursday

Homework

Lab

1

 

1/13

Basic Physical Concepts

   

2

1/18

Basic Circuit Analysis

1/20

Simple Circuits

HW 1: 2-7, 12, 13, 3-6, 4-3, 5, 7, 9, 12, 13

 

3

1/25

cancelled

1/27

cancelled

   

4

2/1 HW 1 due

Equivalence Circuits

2/3

Basic AC Circuits

HW 2: 6-2, 4, 6, 8, 9, 7-2, 4.

Introduction and DC Circuits

(p. 5 - 14)

5

2/8 HW 2 due

Simple AC Circuit Analysis

2/10

Multimeters

HW 3: 8-2, 4, 9-1, 2, 4, 6.

 

AC Filters

(p. 15 - 19)

6

2/15 HW 3 due

 

2/17

Digital Logic

HW 4: 18-2, 3, 4, 19-1, 2, 4, 5

Impedances

(p. 20 - 24)

7

2/22 HW 4 due

Flip-Flops

2/24

Digital Logic Practical Details

HW 5: 20-2, 21-1, 2, 3.

 

Timer Circuit

and Flip-Flop

(p. 53 & p.*1 - 2)

8

2/29 HW 5 due

Clocks and Timers

3/2

Registers and Counters

HW 6: 23-1, 2, 3, 4

 

LED and RAMs

(p.* 3 - 4)

9

3/7 HW 6 due

HW solutions

Memory

3/9

Review

HW 7

 

D/A and A/D Converters

(p.* 5 - 7)

10

Spring Recess

11

3/21 HW 7 due

HW 7 solutions

Op Amps

3/23

Op Amp Circuits

HW 8: 28-2, 3, 4, 29-2, 4, 6

Op Amps I

(p. 39 - 44)

12

3/28

Midterm Exam

3/30

 

 

Op Amps II

(p. 45 - 50)

13

4/4 HW 8 due

HW 8 solutions

Feedback

4/6

Power Supplies

HW 9

 

Comparators, Oscillators

(p. 51 - 54)

14

4/11 HW 9 due**

Solid State Devices

4/13

Diodes

HW 10

 

Diodes and Power Supplies

(p. 25 - 29)

15

4/18 HW 10 due

HW 10 solutions

Transistors

4/20

Transistor Circuits

HW 11

 

Bipoplar Transistors

(p. 31 - 34)

16

4/25 HW 11 due

HW 11 solutions

4/27

FETs

HW 12

 

JFETs

(p. 35 - 38)

17

5/2 HW 12 due

HW 12 solutions

5/4

Review (changed)***

   

† Page number in the Lab Manual

* Supplement to the Lab Manual

** Solutions discussed in class

*** Review sessions have been scheduled at 2 - 3:30 pm on 5/3 and 5/10.

Final Exam: Thursday May 11, 8 am.