For outside study, I suggest "Basic Electronics Theory - with projects and experiments, 4th
Edition." Delton T. Horn, (TAB Books-McGraw Hill, 1994). Schaum's Outlines
on Basic Circuit Analysis and Digital Electronics are pretty
good problem books if you want to go further.
Course Goals:
Physics 202 is a semester long course in analog and digital electronics.
This is an accelerated class compared to the old circuits and electronics
two semester sequence. We will study DC and AC circuit theory, semiconductor
devices, integrated circuits, and basic circuits built from these devices.
A concurrent AP or Calculus-based physics course is required and skill in calculus is
strongly
recommended. Algebra and some linear algebra will be extensively used.
The lab is mandatory and an absence from lab counts as an absence from the class. Each students must keep a notebook and record data and notes for each lab. Data will also be saved to the lab computers as Excel files. The lab notebook and lab work will be graded and the lab grade is a percentage of the final grade for the course.
Tests: There will be four tests in the lecture, as indicated on the schedule, and a comprehensive final exam on the lecture material.
Homework and Quizzes:
Homework is the best way to learn the material. Homework will be graded.
The lowest HW grade will be dropped. Students are authorized to work together
on the homework, but they cannot copy another person's homework. Late homework
will only be accepted if consent of the instructor is obtained before
the due date.
Grading:
4 Tests 50%
HW+Q 15% ( 10% HW, 5% Quizzes)
Lab 20% ( 15%
lab work, 5% lab notebook)
Final 15%
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Total 100%
The grading scale is usually close to a 10 pt scale and the average of
the class is usually near 75%. Thus the scale will be 100-90 for an A,
89-80 for a B, 79-70 for a C, and below 69 is a D. D is considered a
failing grade at LSMSA.
Attendance:
Attendance at the lecture is mandatory. The student is referred to the
student handbook, pp. 20-23. In this class, three tardies will equal one
absence.
Honor Code:
All students will be held to the honor code and must sign the
honor code to their tests. The student is referred to the student handbook,
pp. 1-2.
This web site contains the syllabus, homework assignments, and answers
and hints for the homework problems.