Physics 221

Electronics Lecture

Dr. Bo Gao
Office: 1240B HN                                                          Fall 2017
Email: bgao@hunter.cuny.edu                                       Monday & Thursday
Tel: (212) 396-6828                                                    12:10 - 2:00 pm
Office Hours: Tuesdays 2:00 - 3:00 pm or by appointment                         3 Credits

Course Objectives and Outcomes:

This course is an introduction to analog and digital electronic circuits. The course will provide students with practical analytical techniques necessary for solving linear circuits, and principles and concept of some commonly used semiconductor devices.

The topics covered:

Analog circuits: Direct Current Circuits, Alternating Circuits, Fourier Analysis and Pulses, Semiconductor Physics, The Bipolar Transistor, The Field-Effect Transistor, Feedback, Noise, Operational Amplifier, Optoelectronics.
Digital circuits: Basic Logic Concepts.

Learning Outcomes:

The students should be able to (1) apply knowledge of analog and digital electronics, networks, mathematics and science to technical problems or projects, (2) apply principles of physics to electrical/electronic(s) circuits in a rigorous mathematical environment at or above the level of algebra and trigonometry.

Prerequisite: Physics 110 and 120, or Physics 111 and 121.

Text: "Introductory Electronics for Scientists and Engineers" 2^nd edition by Robert E. Simpson, Allyn and Bacon (Addison-Wesley)

Grading

Homework                                                                                 10%
Three midterm exams                                20% each, 60% in total
Comprehensive final exam                                                       30%
Three midterm exams will be given during the semester. No makeup midterm exams will be given. If a student misses one midterm for a valid reason, the course grade will be based on the exams taken, with homework plus final still counting for 100% of the course grade. Homework is assigned in class and must be handed in one week after the chapter ended.

Class Schedule for Physics 221 Fall 2017 (Tentative)

8/28	Direct current circuit	8/31	Kirchhoff's laws
9/7	Thevenin's and Norton's theorems	9/11	Alternating current circuits
9/14	Capacitance and inductance, Filters	9/18	Resonance
9/19	Fourier transform and pulses	9/25	Exam 1
9/28	Semiconductor physics, energy band	10/2	PN junction and diodes
10/5	Diodes and applications	10/12	Bipolar transistors
10/16	Transistor circuits	10/19	Amplifiers
10/23	Exam 2	10/26	Field-effect transistors
10/30	FET circuits	11/2	Feedback
11/6	Feedback/Operational amplifiers	11/9	Operational amplifiers
11/13	Noises	11/16	Oscillators and special circuits
11/20	Exam 3	11/27	Logic circuit
11/30	Logic circuits	12/4	Logic circuits
12/7	Logic circuit	12/11	Review

Final exam to be arranged

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