Electronic Methods in the Physical Laboratory (U01361)

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

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

? Pre-requisites : Physics 2A: Forces, Fields and Potentials (PHY-2-A); Physics 2B: Waves, Quantum Physics and Materials (PHY-2-B); Foundations of Mathematical Physics (PHY-2-FoMP) or Applicable Mathematics 4 and Mathematical Methods 4 (MAT-2-am4/mm4) or MP2A: Vectors, Tensors and Fields (PHY-2-MP2A) and MP2B: Dynamics (PHY-2-MP2B).

Variants

? This course has variants for part year visiting students, as follows

Electronic Methods in the Physical Laboratory (VS1) (Semester 1 (Blocks 1-2))

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Undergraduate (School of Physics and Astronomy), (School of Physics and Astronomy, 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

First Class Information

Date	Start	End	Room	Area	Additional Information
22/09/2008	14:00	15:00	Lecture Theatre C, JCMB	KB

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.