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Course Overview

This is a laboratory course on analog electronics. The following topics are studied: basics on electronics network theory, passive circuits, i.e RC circuits and resonant circuits, operational amplifiers, diodes, and transistors, functional circuits based on operational amplifiers diodes and transistors, use of a computer data acquisitions and of a simulation program. The course culminates in a two-week project (design, implemetation, and demostration ) of the student's choosing.
Prerequisites: Ph 1 abc, or equivalents.
Structure: one three-hour laboratory session per week, a weekly conference with the instructor, pre-laboratory problems propaudetic to the experiments, brief analysis of experimental results outside the laboratory period.
Terms: First only.
Units: 9.
Grading: letter grade. Only one term may be taken for credit.

General rules

Section Information

Current term (Last update Mon Dec 5 13:15:33 PST 2011)


Laboratory Course Notes

The complete set of notes of the current experiments can be downloaded from the link below or purchased at the Caltech Graphic Art facilities.
Laboratory notes for the new proposed or under development experiments are available only from this web page.

Current Experiments Notes

Experiments Notes

Chapter 1

Alternating Current Network Theory

Chapter 2

Resonant Circuits

Chapter 3

Diodes and Transistors

Chapter 4

The Operational Amplifier

Chapter 5

Basic Op-Amp Circuits

Chapter 6

Active Filters

Chapter 7

Basics on Oscillators (draft)

Chapter 8

Phase Locked Loop (draft)

Appendix

Fourier Analisys, Impedance Models for Passive Components, Decibels Definitions, Resistor color code, The Cathode Ray Tube Oscilloscope (draft)

Useful Links

LTSpice IV Software and Library
Bibliography

Contact Information


Kenneth G Libbrecht
Physics Department, M/C 264-33, West Bridge
extension 3722
e-mail: kgl at caltech dot edu

Virginio de Oliveira Sannibale
LIGO Project, M/C 18-34, 364 W. Bridge,
Office 6358
e-mail:sannibale_v at ligo dot caltech dot edu


Sophomore Laboratory: 202 East Bridge,M/C 103-33, extension 3660

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