PHYS 224 Analog and Digital Electronics and Laboratory

3 hr lecture and 2 hr lab

4 credits

Prerequisite: PHYS 204

Course Description: A course providing a basic and practical understanding of semiconductor devices and circuits, including properties of semiconductors, diodes, transistors, amplifiers, frequency response, integrated circuits, operational amplifiers, negative feedback, positive feedback, oscillators, pulse generators, logic, display devices, time circuits, and A/D and D/A circuits.

Writing Requirements: Laboratory reports are required & problem-solving assignments will be given.

Course Content and Organization

A. Course Contents

Lectures:

Week 1-2: Properties of semiconductors

Week 3: Properties of diodes, rectifier and diode circuits.

Week 4: Bipolar transistors & circuits

Week 5: Field effect transistors & circuits

Week 6-8: Transistor amplifiers, feedback and oscillators

Week 9: Operational amplifiers.

Week 10: Timer, pulse generator, astable and monostable vibrators.

Week 11-12: Logic and flip flops, adder, subtractor.

Week 13: A/D and D/A circuits.

Week 14: Review

B. Laboratory Projects

Week 1: Data acquisition review, construction of a computer-based curve tracer for semiconductor devices.

Week 2: Diode: testing and handling, diode rectifier

Week 3: The Zener diode and voltage stabilization, the bipolar transistor: testing and handling

Week 4: The Field effect transistor

Week 5-7: Basic amplifier circuits: common emitter, common collector, common base and FET amplifiers.

Construct a computer-based electronics for temperature control.

Week 8: Feedback: stabilization and oscillation.

Week 9-10: Operational amplifier and applications

Week 11-12: Circuits with 555 timer: pulse generator, astable and monostable vibrators, etc.

Week 12 -13: Display devices, A/D and D/A circuits

Week 14: Review

Textbook

Introductory Electronics for Scientists and Engineers, Second Edition, by Robert E. Simpson, Prentice Hall Publisher.

Lab manual for laboratory: “Today’s Electronics”, Joseph G. Sloop. E&L Instruments.

Grading:

Homework, reports, and assignments 15%

Lab reports and Quizzes  25%

Two Midterm Exams 40%

Final Exam 20%

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