Physics 141: Electronics

Physics 141: Electronics

~ Spring 2000 ~

Lecture: Tue and Th, 9:30 am, Phillips 222. Lab: Phillips 237

Instructor: Frank Tsui

Office: 160 Phillips Hall

Phone: 962-0305. Email: ftsui@physics.unc.edu

Office Hours: Tue and Th 11 am - noon, or by appointment.

Lab Instructors: Chris Bower (Phillips 108) and Qi Qiu (Phillips 202).

Grader: Qi Qiu.

Textbook: An Introduction to Modern Electronics, W. L. Faissler (Wiley, 1991).

Several other standard texts at the same level give excellent references: The Art of Electronics, Horowitz and Hill (Cambridge, 1980). Introductory Electronics for Scientists and Engineers, R. E. Simpson (2^nd ed. Prentice Hall, 1987).

Lab Manual: available at UNC Bookstore.

Course Organization: This course is intended to teach you the basics of analog and digital electronics as described in the Syllabus, and to allow you to gain hands-on experience in circuit analysis and troubleshooting. It relies on your active participation.

Assignments and Exams: There are 12 homework assignments assigned weekly. I expect the solutions to be your own work. Please write them up neatly on one side of the sheet only. Explain your answers. The assignments will be collected only during class time on the due date. No late homework will be accepted without a very good reason. They will be graded and the solutions will be posted in the library.

Course Outline (For details see schedule):

Simple circuit analysis - basic concepts and simple circuits.
Simple meter circuits - multimeters and digital multimeters.
Basics of digital electronics - digital logic, logical network, flip-flops, timers, registers, and counters.

Midterm

Basics of Op Amps and circuits - basic op amp circuits, comparators, and triggers.
Power supplies - rectifiers, filters, and regulators.
Basics of solid state devices- diodes and transistors.

Final Exam

Grades: will be based on the lab (~ 25 %), homework (~ 25 %), midterm (~ 20 %), and the final (~ 30 %). Always explain your answers.

Honor Code: is in effect in this course. The following sections explain what I expect from you in terms of meeting these standards.

Pledge: The Instrument of Student Judicial Governance requires that you sign a pledge on all written work. ("On my honor, I have neither given nor received unauthorized aid on this assignment.") This includes all assignments, and exams. The first time you hand in an assignment you are expected to write out the pledge in full. After that, you may simply write "Pledge" and sign your name.

Exams: All exams in this class are to be taken without the assistance of other people. However, you are encouraged to study with your classmates.

Take-home assignments: You are encouraged to discuss all your take-home assignments with your classmates or tutors, but you are expected to complete the assignments on your own.