Physics 230: Electronics I

Department of Physics and Astronomy

Sonoma State University

SPRING 2006

Class: Tuesday, Thursday, 1- 2:15 pm, Salazar 2003

Instructor: Hongtao Shi

Phone: 664-2013

Email: hongtao.shi@sonoma.edu

Office: Chalk Hill, check the map here

Office Hours: Monday and Friday 10:00 - 11:00 am, or by appointment

Learning Objectives

Goals: To understand the basics of analog and digital electronics to design circuits to perform a desired function for application in science experiments.

Prerequisite: ES 220 & 221, or PHYS 214 & 216, or PHYS 210B & 209B. Must be taken concurrently with Electronics I Lab (PHYS / ES 231).

Required Text: Nigel P. Cook, Electronics: A Complete Course, 2^nd edition, Prentice Hall, 2004

Outline:

1. DC, AC Circuits, Kirchhoff's laws

2. Thevenin's Theorem and Norton's Theorem

3. Semiconductor Principles

4. Diodes and DC Power Supplies

5. Bipolar Junction Transistors (BJTs), Field Effect Transistors (FETs)

6. Operational Amplifiers, Filters (Active Low-Pass)

7. Basic Digital Concepts, D-MOSFET

8. Analysis and design of combinational and sequential digital circuits

Weekly Schedule

Grading:	30% Final Exam - Thursday, May 25, 2006, 2 - 3:50 pm
	20% Midterm Exam 1 - Week of March 13
	20% Midterm Exam 2 - Week of April 24
	15% Homework Assignments
	15% Quizzes

Final Grades are based on a straight percent: A: 90-100%, B: 80-89%, C: 70-79%, D: 60-69%, F: below 60%

There is no tolerance for late assignments without medical or tragic reason, as solutions will usually be posted the day after due date.

You are encouraged to work in a study group in doing the homework, discussing the problems, but I expect each student to write up, after understanding, his/her own solutions handed in for grading.

FINAL EXAM

Thursday, May 25, 2006, 2 - 3:50 pm

References:

1. Robert E. Simpson, Introductory Electronics for Scientists and Engineers, 2nd. edition (Boston: Allyn and Bacon, Inc.), 1987. ISBN 0-205-08377-3.

2. Thomas C. Hayes and Paul Horowitz. Student Manual for the Art of Electronics (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press), 1989. ISBN 0-521-37709-9.

If you have any problems which could affect your performance in this course, please contact me. Do not stop attending classes.

Email me if you have questions or comments.

Last updated: 5/16/06