The table below gives key details on the first term schedule of Physics 209. In addition to helping keep you on track in the course, this schedule contains information that you can download and/or print. Clicking on any of the links under "Lab", "Tutorial" or "Notes" allows you to download files containing lab instructions, tutorial notes and assignments. For advice on downloading various file formats CLICK HERE FOR HELP.
| Term 1 | |||
| Week | Lab | Tutorial | Notes |
| 1. Sept. 1 Monday holiday | No lab this week | Course Introduction | Buy two lab notebooks from the bookstore. Get a physics computer ID. Purchase a print quota in the Physics main office (Henn 325). |
| 2. Sept. 8 | Lab #1 Introductory Lab |
Electronics review, RC circuits | |
| 3. Sept. 15 | Lab #2 Kirchhoff and Ohm's Laws |
AC circuits | |
| 4. Sept. 22 | Lab #3 RC transients |
Errors/curve fitting | gnuplot fitting tutorial |
| 5. Sept. 29 | Lab #4 LRC Transients and Frequency Response |
RLC circuits |
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| 6. Oct. 6 | Lab #4 cont. | op amps |
Homework 1, due 5pm Oct 17 |
| 7. Oct. 13 Monday holiday |
Lab #4 cont. |
Errors, fitting and more op-amp applications | |
| 8. Oct. 20 | Lab #5 Op-Amp Basics |
digital electronics | |
| 9. Oct. 27 | Lab #6 Digital Basics |
Diodes and transistors | For more information on diodes and transistors, look in "The Art of Electronics" by Horowitz and Hill, or "Basic Electronics for Scientists, by J.J. Brophy, or explore the web. One nice site is: http://www.mtmi.vu.lt/pfk/funkc_dariniai/transistor/bipolar_transistor.htm |
| 10. Nov. 3 | Lab #7 Electronics Project |
Filters, analog to digital converters |
Homework 3, due 5pm Nov 14 |
| 12. Nov. 17 | Lab #7 cont. | TBA | |
| 13. Nov. 24 | Lab #7 cont. | Deadline to hand in Lab books with all experiments complete, and Formal Report due Dec. 2, 5 pm | |