Physics 316a 2008 Electronic Instrumentation and Computers
Instructors:
Walter
F. Smith (X1332, KINSC Link 110)
Office hours: M 10-11, Tu 10:30-11:30 & 1:45-2:45,
W 3:30-4:30, Th 1:30-3:30, F 10-11 or by appointment
Suzanne Amador Kane (X1198, KINSC Link 103)
Office hours: TBA
Meets: MF 1:15-4:00, KINSC H106
Recitation: TBA
Syllabus (also available in PDF or Word Format)
Blackboard page for this course, including solutions
for assignments and exams (password required)
Exam 1 topics (to be posted)
Practice questions for exam 1: (to be posted)
Lecture Summaries (choose a
format; PDF files are smaller, Word or PDF files have the nicest
formatting):
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Monday |
Friday |
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9-5-08
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Input & output impedance, simple model for bipolar transistors, emitter follower, common emitter amplifier |
9-8-08
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Calculating input and output impedance for circuits with active components, Ebers-Moll model for bipolar transistors |
9-12-08
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Effective emitter resistance, push-pull buffers, Golden Rules for op amps |
Classes 4 through 11 (9-15-08 through 10-20-08) taught
by Prof. Suzanne Amador Kane |
10-24-08
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D-flop biting its tail, setup time, propagation delay, d-registers |
Class 13: no lecture |
10-31-08
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Digital-to-Analog and Analog-to-Digital conversion |