UDJohn Q. Xiao Physics and Astronomy

 
PHYS-245 Introduction to Electricity & Electronics
 
 

Class Schedule

 
Class
DSC
LAB
 
MWF: 10:10 - 11:00 Sharp Lab (SHL) 130
020D: M 3:35 - 4:25; SHL 105
021D: M 4:40 - 5:30, SHL 109
022D: M 2:30-3:20, SHL109
023D: M 3:35-4:25, SHL 105

020L: TH 12:30- 2:30, SHL 101B
021L: TH 3:00-5:00, SHL 101B
022L: W6:00-8:00PM, SHL 101B
023L: TH 6:00-8:00PM, SHL 101B

 

The general topic for consideration in each class is listed along with the recommended pre-class reading and post-class exercises. Ch. 2.1-2.8 means Chapter 2, Sections 1 through 8 from Rizzoni's 5th edition of Principles and Applications of Electrical Engineering.

wk
Class M
Class W
Class F
Laboratory
 1

2/13
Simple Circuit
Ch.2.1- 2.3

2/15
Simple Circuits II
Ch. 2.4-2.6
No Lab
lab prep for first lab
2
2/18
Combinational Method
Ch. 2.7 - 2.8
2/20
KVL&KCL
none
2/22
Mesh Analyses
Ch. 3.3
 3

2/25
Thévenin and Norton
Ch. 3.6-3.7

2/27
Capacitor, Inductor, and AC
Ch 4.1-4.2

2/29
Phasor Analysis
Ch. 4.4

Lab. 2:
Lights Out!-Battery and Lamp

 4
3/3

3/7
Transient Circuit
Ch. 5.1-5.3
5
3/10
AC circuit Example
3/12
More AC circuit Example

3/14
Transient Circuit: Cont

 6
3/17
Simple filter Circuit

Ch 6.1, 6.3
3/19
Resonant Circuit
Ch. 6.3-6.4

3/21
ac Power
Ch 7.1-7.3
7
3/24
Electrical safety
Ch. 7.5-7.6
3/26
Exam 1

3/28

3/31
Spring Break
4/2
Spring Break
4/4
Spring Break
8

4/7
Digital Signals
Ch. 13.1-13.2

4/9
Boolean Algebra
Ch. 13.3
4/11
Combinational logic
Ch. 13.4
Lab. TBA
no Lab

9

4/14
Karnaugh Map
Ch. 13.4
4/16
Sequential Logic I
14.1-14.2
10
4/21
Op Amps
Ch. 8.1-8.2
4/23
No class
11
4/28
Exam II review II

4/30
Exam II

5/2
Op Amps Filters
Ch. 8.3
, 8.4, 8.6

12

Lab. 9a
Lab Wrap-Up

13

No Lab
14  
No Lab

15


5/30
Final Exam: SHL 130 1-3PM

 

 

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