Physics 340L

Spring 2008

Labs

Lab# Title Reading Assignment Date(s) Performed Date Due
Intro. Lab and MATLAB Introduction
MSword, PDF
data file
see handout 1/29/08 2/5/08
Lab 1 Instrument Familiarization 1:
Meters and Ohm's Law
MSword, PDF
Plonus Chapter 1
D & H Chapter 6
2/5/08 2/12/08
Lab 2 Instrument Familiarization 2:
Signal Generator and Oscilloscopes
MSword, PDF
D & H Chapter 6 2/12/08 2/19/08
Lab 3 Time Varying Signals
MSword, PDF
D&H Chapters 2 & 3 2/19/08 2/26/08
Lab 4 The Semiconductor Diode
MSword, PDF
D&H Chapter 5 2/26/08 3/4/08
Lab 5 Bipolar Transistors: The Common Emitter Configuration
MSword, PDF
D&H Chapter 8 3/4/08 3/11/08
Mid-Term Lab Practical 3/11/08, Written Exam 3/13/08 Labs 1-5
Break Spring Break 3/17-21/08
Lab 6 The Integrated Circuit Operational Amplifier
MSword, PDF
D&H Chapter 9 3/25/08 4/1/08
Lab 7 OP Amp Potpourri
MSword, PDF
D&H Chapters 9 & 10 4/1/08 4/8/08
Lab 8 OP Amps and Analog Computers
MSword, PDF
D&H Chapter 10 4/8/08 4/15/08
Lab 9 The 555 Timer: Waveform Generation
MSword, PDF
D&H Chapter 10 4/15/08 4/22/08
Lab 10 Digital Logic Circuits
MSword, PDF
D&H Chapters 11 & 12 4/22/08 4/29/08
Lab 11 J-K Flip Flop Applications
MSword, PDF
D&H Chapter 12 4/29/08 5/6/08
Lab 12 Counting With the 74143 Chip
MSword, PDF
Data-sheets for the 74143
Postscript, PDF
D&H Digital Chapters 5/6/08 5/8/08
Final Lab Practical 5/13/08, Written Exam: 5/15/08 Comprehensive

 

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