Physics 171 - Electronics

TuTh 8:30 AM - 09:45 PM Physics 150

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Gleb Finkelstein, Rm. 093, phone: 660-2523, e-mail: gleb at duke.edu

Lab Instructor: Dr. Yuriy Bomze, email: yuriy.bomze at gmail.com

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Textbooks

Main one: Principles of Electronics: Analog and Digital, by L.R. Fortney (either edition).
Also, you may want to have a look at:
The Art of Electronics, by P. Horowitz and W. Hill, and
Troubleshooting Analog Circuits, by R. Pease.

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Syllabus

Chapters 1-9, and parts of chapters 12-13 of Fortney's book, specifically:
DC circuits;
AC circuits (general discussion, filters and amplifiers);
PN junctions and diodes;
Transistors: bipolar and FET; transistor-based circuits;
Operational Amplifiers;
Introduction to digital circuits;
Demonstration of assorted design, measurement, and simulation tools.

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Lecture notes (scanned hand-written notes, just for your information)

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Graded Material:

Labs and final project

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Spring 2012, last updated: 17-Jan-2012
Originally prepared for Spring 2012.

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