Syllabus and Course Calendar
Syllabus and Course Policies
Course Calendar: Topics Covered by Day [updated 05 Dec 2018]
Integrative Assignments/Labs
| Pdf manual | Due Date |
|---|---|
| Grading Rubric | used all term long |
| Lab 1: DC Circuits and Measurement Techniques | 19 Sep |
| Lab 2: Wheatstone bridge and Arduino for environmental monitoring | 27 Sep |
| Lab 3: RC filters in biomedical applications Audio file: chosen_w_noise.wav [.wav] Bandpass filter analysis in-class workshop [.pdf] BPF filter workshop solutions [.pdf] |
10 Oct (lab work)/17 Oct (written report) |
| Lab 4: Op-amps: audio mixer TL082 datasheet (with markup) [.pdf] Op-amp golden rules worksheet [.pdf] |
24 Oct |
| Lab 5: Instrumentation Amp + Arduino Mechanical Vibration Sensors INA126 datasheet [.pdf] Difference amplifiers worksheet [.pdf] |
31 Oct |
| Lab 6: Active Filters and Arduino Robot Arm: EMG prosthetics (updated 16 Nov) Active filters worksheet [.pdf] TLV277x data sheet (rail to rail op-amp) [.pdf] Op-amp Inventory–what’s available in the circuits lab [.pdf] |
27 Nov |
| Design Project: Lights, Audio, Action! | 12 Dec |
Supplementary Material
useful stuff posted here throughout term
- General Advice and Free Software Tools for Drawing Circuit Schematics [.pdf]
- Scientific Writing Sample 1 [.pdf]
- Scientific Writing Sample 2 [.pdf]
- Example MATLAB code:Pretty Graphics and Analysis [.m]
- Binary Math and A/D converter: [.pptx]
- Phasor Math: [.pptx]
- RC filters–magnitude and phase response: [.pptx]
- Filters and Phasor Math Review/Example: [.pdf]
- Matlab example code for HPF magnitude and frequency response: [.m]
- Op-amps introduction: golden rules and basic configurations [.pptx]
- Matlab example code for solving nodal voltages (op-amp model): [.m]
- Active Filters [.pptx]
- Diodes: applictions and semicondcutor physics [.pptx]
- PN junctions in lyrical form: in class assignment [.pdf]