Calendar of Topics Covered
Physics U2371/2372, Electronics for Scientists, Fall 2009
Don Heiman, Northeastern University (11/8/2009)

http://nuweb.neu.edu/dheiman/U2371/home.html

This is a schedule of the topics covered, but will be modified periodically. Also see Course Description and Syllabus.

Week	Topics	Chapter Reading	Homework (Ch-#)	Lab
I Sept 9,11	Introduction	Ch-2, Basic Concepts Ch-15, Multimeters Ch-16, Digital Multimeters		Lab-1, parts I-III Electronic Basics (multimeter, voltage sources)
II Sept 14,18	Electronic Basics	Ch-17, The Oscilloscope Ch-3, Basic Circuit Analysis Ch-4, Some Simple Circuits Ch-47/48, Resistor/ Capacitor	2-8/9, 3-5/6, 4-4/8, 4-13/14	Lab-1, parts IV-VII Electronic Basics (current-voltage relation) Example Abstract-Report
III Sept 21,25	Time-Dependent Voltages	Ch-7, Alternating Current Ch-8, Elements of AC Circuits Ch-12, Step Function Analysis Ch-38, Power Supplies	7-all 8-3 12-1/2	Lab-2, Oscilloscope and Time-Dependent Voltage (function generator, oscilloscope, RC filtering)
IV Sept28,Oct2	AC Circuits	Ch-12, Step Func Analysis (LRC) Ch-9, AC Circuit Analysis Ch-10, Resonance	12-3/4/5/6	Lab-3, AC Circuits (RC, RL, and RLC circuits)
V Oct 5,9	Diodes and Transistors Notes	Ch-40, Solid State Devices Ch-41, p-n Junction Diodes Ch-42/43/44 Transistors/Circuits	HW Handout 44-all	Lab-4, Say Hello (and Goodby) to the Transistor
VI Wed Oct 14 Oct 16	Operational Amplifiers	Wednesday – QUIZ-1 on Basics and AC Circuits Ch-28, Op-Amp Basics	28-1/3/4	Lab-5 Exploring the Op-Amp (feedback, time-response)
VII Oct 19,23	Op-Amp Circuits	Ch-29, Basic Op-Amp Circuits	29-1/2/3/4	Lab-6, Op-Amp Circuits (sum, differentiate, integrate)
VIII Oct 26,30	Magnetic Fields	Monday – QUIZ-2 on Diodes, Transistors, Op-amps Lecture - magnetic induction/flux Ch-11, Transformers	11-all	Lab-7 Measure Magnetic Field (op-amp integrator)
IX Nov 2,6	Optoelectronics	Optoelectronics Notes Lecture - photodiode, LED, laser	none	Lab-8, Optoelectronics (coupled LED-photodiode) Report due NOON Thursday
X Nov 9,13	Basic Digital Electronics	Ch-19, Digital Logic Ch-22, Digital Logic Details	19-all	Lab-9, Digital Basics (measure truth tables)
XI Nov 16,20	Digital Gates	Monday – QUIZ-3 on material for Labs 7-8 Ch-20, Logical Networks	20-all	Lab-10, Digital Gates (4-bit decoder) Report due NOON Tuesday
XII Nov 23	Clocks and Timers	Ch-23, Clocks, Timers, One-Shot		Thanksgiving Recess No Lab
XIII Nov30, Dec4	Flip-Flop Circuits	Ch-21, Flip-Flops Ch-24, Registers and Counters	21-1/2	Lab-11, Flip-Flop and Counter (roll of the die)
XIV Dec 7	Open	Monday – QUIZ-4 on Digital Electronics Special Topics		No Lab