Electronic Methods in the Physical Laboratory (VS1) (U02679)

? Credit Points : 10 ? SCQF Level : 9 ? Acronym : PHY-3-VElMeth

In the modern laboratory, physical parameters are commonly sensed electronically, the resulting signals being passed through processing circuitry and then on by means of an interface into a computer. This course is concerned with circuitry relevant to the design of experiments and the acquisition of data in the laboratory environment. The course consists of lectures, laboratory work and a design exercise.

Entry Requirements

? This course is only available to part year visiting students.

? This course is a variant of the following course : U01361

? Pre-requisites : Year 2 Physics and Mathematics.

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Undergraduate (School of Physics), (School of Physics, Schedule Q)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 3rd year

? Delivery Period : Semester 1 (Blocks 1-2)

? Contact Teaching Time : 5 hour(s) per week for 5 weeks

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Monday	14:00	14:50	KB
Lecture	Thursday	14:00	14:50	KB
Lecture	Friday	14:00	14:50	KB

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course it is intended that you will able to:
1) use commonly encountered electronic instruments and integrated circuits with confidence;
2) debug faulty electronic equipment/circuits logically;
3) understand the factors which determine the design of analogue signal processing for a particular application;
4) build simple analogue signal processing (e.g. active filters, op-amps) circuits;
5) design simple combinational and sequential logic circuits;
6) construct simple combinational and sequential logic circuits;
7) understand basic A/D and D/A techniques and their limitations;
8) use basic digital signal processing techniques.