Syllabus
Week of
Day
Topics
Reading
Questions & Problems
Quiz
Lab
DH
HH
DH
HH
Jan. 7
M
Current, Voltage, Resistance, Ohm's Law 1.1 - 1.5
1.01
1 - 1
W
Power, Series and Parallel Circuits 1.6 - 1.8 1.02, App. C,D 1 - 3,4,12 1.5,
F
Dividers, Pots, Loading Effects 1.8 - 1.10 1.03 1 - 5,6,7,13 1.10
1
Lab
No Lab First Week
Jan. 14
M
DC Measurements 6.1 - 6.4 6 - 2,3,7
W
Kirchoff, Thevenin Circuits 1.10 - 1.11,A0 1.04 - 1.05 1 - 15,23,24
Fri
Norton, Kirchoff and Thevenin Circuits 1.10 - 1.13 1.05 1 - 19,20,27 1.9
2
Lab
Voltage, Current, Ohm's Law, Multimeter 6.6 - 6.7 App. A
1
Jan. 21
M
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. No Classes
W
Capacitance and Inductance 2.1 - 2.4 1.12,1.16 2 - 2,7,10 1.14
F
RC, LC and RLC Circuits 2.5 - 2.6 2 - 3,6
3
Lab
DC and AC, Function Generator, Oscilloscope 2.5, 6.6 - 6.7 1.13 - 1.15
2
Jan. 28
M
Sine Waves, RMS, Complex Nos. & Phasors 3.1 - 3.3, A1 - A2 1.07,1.18; App. B 3 - 2,3
W
Impedance, Filters 3.3 - 3.4 1.18 3 - 1,6,7,8
F
Filters 3.5 1.17 - 1.19 3 - 11,13,14
4
Lab Capacitors, Inductors, RC and RL Circuits 3.4 1.18 - 1.20
3
Feb. 4
M
Filters, Resonance, Transformers 3.5, 4.1 - 4.2 1.17 - 1.22 3 - 16,18,20 1.26
W
PN Junctions, Diodes 5.1 - 5.5 1.19,1.25 - 1.28 5 - 6 1.27,1.30
F
Diode Circuits, Zener Diodes 5.6 - 5.9 1.06,1.30 5 - 3,11,12 1.29
5
Lab
RLC Passive Filters 5.4,5.7 1.06,1.25 - 1.28,1.33
4
Feb. 11
M
Bipolar Transistor Amplifier 8.1 - 8.3 2.01 - 2.02,2.07 8 - 1,2
W
Bipolar Transistor Circuits - I 8.3 - 8.6 2.03,2.07,2.16 8 -15,19 2.2
F
Bipolar Transistor Circuits - II 8.3 - 8.6 2.03,2.07,2.16 8 - 13 2.3,2.4
6
Lab
Diodes, LED's Rectifiers, Unregulated Power Supply, Zeners 8.1 - 8.4 2.01,2.03,2.07
5
Feb. 18
M
Op amps - Introduction 9.1 - 9.4 4.01 - 4.06 9 - 3,4
W
Op amps - Differential amps, Functions 9.5 - 9.6 4.09 9 - 1,4,15
F
Op amps, Filters, Bode Plots 9.7 - 9.8,A3 4.09,4.20,4.33,5.09 9 -12 4.4
7
Lab
Bipolar transistors I, I - V charactersistics, amplifiers 8.2 - 8.4 2.03 - 2.06
6
Feb. 25
M
Op amps - state variable filters 9.8 4.20,5.01 - 5.03 5.1,5.2
W
Op amp logic and real world op amps 9.9 - 9.12 4.11 - 4.12,4.23 9 - 7,9
F
FET's 8.7 - 8.10 3.01 - 3.08 8 - 7,8
8
Lab
Bipolar transistors II, regulation, circuit construction 8.7 - 8.10,9.1 - 9.4 3.06 - 3.07,4.02 - 4.05
7
Mar. 4
Spring Break
Mar. 11
M
MOSFET switches; feedback 8.10,11,13,14 3.01-03,4.25,4.26 8-16 3.6
W
Op amp filters and logic 10.1-10.2 4.23-24 10-4,6 4.10
F
Fourier Series 4.5 4-16
9
Lab
JFET's, Op Amps I 9.5,JFET,OPAMP
8
Mar. 18
M
Fourier Transforms 15.18-15.19 10-1
W
Oscillators and Timers 10.3-5 5.14 10-2,5,8
F
IC Gates 11.1-3 8.01-8.02,8.04-8.10 11-2 8.8,8.9
10
Lab
Waveform Synthesis 4.5
9
Mar. 25
M
Boolean Algebra, Numbering Systems 11.4-11.6 8.03,8.12 11.6,11.16 8.2,8.12
W
Open Collector and Three-State Logic 11.6-11.8 8.01-8.03,8.11 11.1
F
Digital Circuitry - Flip flops 12.1-12.2 8.16-8.17 12.1,12.3
11
Lab
Fast Fourier Transforms
10
Apr. 1
M
Digital Readouts - Counters 12.3-12.5 8.17-18,8.25-26 12-5,9
W
Counters and Registers 12.5 - 12.6 8.14 12-13,20 8.20
F
One Shots - Debouncing 12.7-12.9 8.16,20,21 12.19
12
Lab
Boolean Algebra, Gates, Logic Chips 11.2-4,12.2
11
Apr. 8
M
Digital to Analog Conversion 14.6 9.16 14-11,13 9.2
W
Analog to Digital Conversion 14.7 9.15,20,21 14-14,17
F
Programmable Logic Devices I Xilinx Primer 8.17
13
Lab
Schmitt Triggers and Decoders 12.2,6 Data Sheet 74138
12
Apr. 15
M
ROM and RAM. Frequency to Voltage Converters 13.3,14.9 9.17 9.4
W
FIFO' and Other Devices 8.28
F
State Machines 8.27 8.30,8.32
14
Lab
Simple Logic with FPGA's Xilinx Primer
13
Apr. 22
M
Lock-In Amplifiers 15.4 15.15 15.2
W
Transducers I 7.1,2 15.01 7-1,2
F
Transducers II 7.3-11 15.02-15.08
15
Lab
FPGA Design Project Xilinx Primer
14
Apr. 29
Finals Week