PH2230 - Spring 2008

Text: There is no required text. You will get a lot of handouts.
Some texts are on reserve in the library.
Instructor: B H Suits, Fisher 105.
Expected homework solution format

Week Dates Topics Homework Due on Notes Labs
1 Jan 14-18 Simple Resistor Circuits Simple Resistor Circuits Jan 23  No Lab
2 Jan 21-25 More Advanced Circuit Analysis Resistor Circuits Feb 1MLK Day Monday Simple Resistor Circuits/Scope
3 Jan 28-Feb 1 Caps and Inductors CR and LR Circuits Feb 6   Precision Resistance Measurement
4 Feb 4- Feb 8 Complex impedances Complex Imp. Circuits Feb 13 No Class Friday - Winter Carnival Resistivity of Metals
5 Feb 11-15 Impedances, Cables and Laplace transform Laplace Transform Feb 20   RLC Circuits
6 Feb 18-22 Diode Circuits Diodes Feb 27 Midterm Exam Friday Dielectric Const. LN2
7 Feb 25-29 FET Transistor FET Mar 7Leap Year Day Fri Diodes/Power Supply
8 Mar 3-7 Transistor Amplifiers Transistor Problems Mar 19 Spring Break Mar 8-16 FET Amp.
9 Mar 17-21 Amplifiers BJT Problems Mar 26   BJT Amp.
10 Mar 24-28 Op-Amps Op-amps Apr 2   Op. Amp
11 Mar 31-Apr 4 Op-Amps Catch-up and Review N/A   IR Communications
12 Apr 7-11 Digital Logic Intro Boolean Apr 16 2nd Midterm Friday Lect. Meter and Guided Missle
13 Apr 14-18 Digital Circuit Building Blocks Encoder Apr 23   Digital Circuits
14 Apr 21-25 Digital Circuits Number Conversion Apr 25 Last Week Home Security System
- Apr 28-May 2 Final Exam - Wed. 3pm Rm 133     Comprehensive

"TBD" = To Be Determined

Your grade is based on homework, 2 midterms, labs, and the final with equal weighting. That is:
numerical grade = [ homework percentage + (2 midterms combined) percentage + labs percentage + final percentage ] / 4
The letter grade will be obtained from the numerical grade using a scale similar to what is used in Introductory Physics (more detail).

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