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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
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 Applications
Chapter 6
Basics on Oscillators (draft)
Appendix
Fourier Analisys, Impedance Models for Passive Components, Decibels Definitions, Resistor color code, The Cathode Ray Tube Oscilloscope (draft)
Useful Links
Electronics Components Data-sheets
Bibliography
Electronics Workbench Files
SIMetrix Simulator (copyright Catena Software)
CurveFit, a user friendly data manipulation and function fitting program (Mathematica Notebook)
Contact Information
Jonas Zmuidzinas
324 Downs M/C 320-47
extension 6229
e-mail: jonas@caltech.edu
Virginio de Oliveira Sannibale
LIGO Project, M/C 18-34, 364 W. Bridge,
Office 6358
e-mail: sannibale_v@ligo.caltech.edu
Sophomore Laboratory:
202 East Bridge,M/C 103-33, extension 3660
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