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Spring 2016 P226
PHY226 Electronics Syllabus Spring Quarter, 2016
Instructor: Cheng Chin
Lectures: Tue & Thur 10:30‐11:50 am KPTC 105
Office hour: Thur 12:30‐01:30 pm GCIS E107 Tel: 773‐702‐7192
Email: cchin@uchicago.edu (please add Phy226 in the subject)
Class notes: http://ultracold.uchicago.edu/phys_spring16_p1
Teaching Assistants: Noah Mitchell npmitchell@uchicago.edu
Miles Wu mileswu@uchicago.edu
Nickolas Upole nickolas@uchicago.edu
Textbooks: Student Manual for the Art of Electronics by T. Hayes and P. Horowitz
(Recomm.) The Art of Electronics, 2nd Ed., P. Horowitz and W. Hill
Lab sessions: (Mon & Wed) or (Tue & Thur) 1:30‐5:20 pm
Lab reports should be turned in by the end of the sessions.
Attendance of all lab sessions is required.
Grades: (A) 14 Lab reports: 60%; Midterm exam: 40%
(B) 7 Lab reports: 30%; Midterm exam: 20%; Project: 70%
Class outline:
Wk |
Date |
Lecture |
Lab |
(A) |
(B) |
1 |
3/29 |
DC circuits |
------ no lab ------ |
|
|
|
3/31 |
Capacitors and inductors |
------ no lab ------ |
|
|
2 |
4/5 |
Diodes |
Lab 1: DC circuits |
Ö |
Ö |
|
4/7 |
P-N physics |
Lab 2: Capacitors |
Ö |
Ö |
3 |
4/12 |
Transistors I |
Lab 3: Diodes |
Ö |
Ö |
|
4/14 |
Transistors II |
Lab 4: Transistors I |
Ö |
Ö |
4 |
4/19 |
Operational amplifiers I |
Lab 5: Transistors II |
Ö |
Ö |
|
4/21 |
Operational amplifiers II |
Transistors III |
Ö |
Ö |
5 |
4/26 |
Feedback Theory I |
Lab 8: Op-amp I |
Ö |
Ö |
|
4/28 |
Feedback Theory II |
Lab 9: Op-amp II |
|
|
6 |
5/3 |
Feedback, Optoelectronics |
Temperature Servo I / Project |
|
|
|
5/5 |
Optoelectronics |
Temperature Servo II / Project |
Ö |
|
7 |
5/10 |
Analog meets digital |
Temperature Servo III / Project |
Ö |
|
|
5/12 |
Gates |
Light emitting diode / Project |
Ö |
|
8 |
5/17 |
PrepFinal, Midterm+Solution, GradeDistribution |
Photodetector / Project |
Ö |
|
|
5/19 |
Flip-flops |
Lab 13. Gates / Project |
Ö |
|
9 |
5/24 |
Counters |
Lab 14. Flip-Flops / Project |
Ö |
|
|
5/26 |
FPGA |
Lab 15. Counters / Project |
|
|
10 |
5/31 |
EFI electronics shop tour |
FPGA / Project |
Ö |
Pj.Rep. |
|
6/2 |
Project presentations |
------ no lab ------ |
|
|
Projects:
- Proposals (1 page) should be supported by 1 TA and Cheng by the 5th week (4/28).
- Preliminary discussions and purchases made by the 6th week (5/5).
- Presentations will be evaluated by students (30%), TAs (30%) and Cheng (40%).
- Report due by 5/31/2016.
Project suggestions:
1. Lidar (Light radar)
Idea: Measure distances by illuminating a target with a light pulse. c=299792458 m/s.
Material: laser pointer or collimated LED, photodiode,
Goal: Distance > 10m and precision better than 100 micron.
2. Wireless communication
Idea: Electrical signal -> LED -> air -> photodiode -> Electrical signa
Material: LED, photodiode, cut USB cable
Goal: Demonstrate connectivity of two devices with an air gap of 1cm.
3. Levitation of a macroscopic object with a feedback circuit
Idea: Stabilize a levitating magnet with a LED and photodiode that measure its height.
Material: LED, photodiode, two coils, magnet
Goal: stable levitation for 10 seconds
4. Bio sensor
Idea: pulse sensor or pedometer that pick up vibrations from your body
Material: Sensor, Op-amps
Goal: Reach high sensitivity to reveal interesting dynamics of your body
5. Analog differential equation solver
Idea: Solve a non-trivial differential equation with op-amp based feedback circuits
Material: function generator, op-amp
Goal: Show that your circuit yields the correct answer to a non-trivial equation.
6. Cell phone wireless charger:
Idea: Transfer significant energy in free space with magnetic field or optical field.
Material: Variac (for safety) and solenoids
Goal: Show that the phone is charged in an hour
7. Balance a pen standing on its tip
Idea: Stabilize an unstable object by driving or active feedback.
Material: pen, platform, solenoids
Goal: stabilize a pen beyond the Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle. (6 s)
Other ideas? Please consult TAs and Cheng.