Electronics Lab

Electronics Lab
Introduction to analog and digital circuits.
PHSCS
140
 Hours1.0 Credit, 1.0 Lecture, 2.0 Lab
 PrerequisitesNone
 TaughtWinter, Spring
 ProgramsContaining PHSCS 140
Course Outcomes

Simple Analog Circuits

Build and debug basic analog circuits that are of practical use in experimental physics such as voltage dividers, diode rectifiers, inverting and non-inverting op amp circuits, and transistor switches.

Voltage, Current, Resistance, Power, and Circuit Analysis

Demonstrate understanding of electrical concepts of voltage, current, resistance, power, and input and output resistance through the analysis of simple circuits.

Sources and Test Equipment

Demonstrate proper use and limitations of electrical sources and test equipment including DC power supplies, multimeters, oscilloscopes, and function generators.

Simple Digital Circuits

Build and debug basic digital circuits that use components such as digital gates, flipflops, counters, and digital to analog converters.