Physics 53600 - Electronic Techniques for Research

Lecture notes and supplementary material


Lecture 1 Jan 14Maxwell's Equations, ideal circuit elements
Lecture 2 Jan 16Models for simple circuits
Lecture 3 Jan 21RC circuits, time dependence, numerical methods
Lecture 4Jan 23Inductors, RLC circuits, numerical example
Lecture 5Jan 28AC Circuit Analysis
Lecture 6Jan 30Circuit simulation using SPICE
Lecture 7Feb 4Low-pass and high-pass filters
Lecture 8Feb 6Transmission lines
Lecture 9Feb 11Semiconductors, PN junction diode
Lecture 10Feb 13Field effect transistors
Lecture 11Feb 18Bipolar Junction Transistors
Lecture 12Feb 20Current sources
Lecture 13Feb 27Differential pairs, operational amplifiers
Lecture 14Mar 3Operational amplifier circuits
Lecture 15Mar 5Active filters and oscillators
Lecture 16Mar 10Digital circuits
Lecture 17Mar 12Combinatorial logic
Lecture 18Mar 24Sequential logic (Also in PowerPoint!)
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Lecture 19Mar 26Shift registers and memory (Also in PowerPoint!)
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Lecture 20Mar 31Digital data transmission (Also in PowerPoint!)
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Lecture 21Apr 2Serial commnication using the IIC interface (Also in PowerPoint!)
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Lecture 22Apr 7RS-232, RS-422, and RS-485 communications. (Also in PowerPoint!)
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Lecture 23Apr 9High speed serial communications. (Also in PowerPoint!)
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Lecture 24Apr 14Programmable logic. (Also in PowerPoint!)
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Lecture 25Apr 16Digital design techniques. (Also in PowerPoint!)
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Lecture 26Apr 21Microprocessors and SOC's. (Also in PowerPoint!)
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Lecture 27Apr 23ADC's, DAC's and data acquisition. (Also in PowerPoint!)
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Lecture 28Apr 28Industrial process control and automation (Also in PowerPoint!)
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Lecture 29Apr 30Final course information