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Topics

Points of Emphasis

Prerequisites

Lab Activities

Students are introduced to elementary ideas of solid state circuit design and construction. Device characteristics are used to determine proper circuit elements and, after construction, the properties of the finished circuits are measured and compared with predictions. Devices constructed are a FET amplifier, a transistor amplifier, an operational amplifier, a voltage follower, an inverting amplifier, a tuned amplifier, an integrator and a differentiator.

Course Level

Senior

Student Handouts

Equipment

Number of set-ups available: 1

Per lab station:

1 oscilloscope
1 oscillator
1 frequency counter/BNC -> banana adaptor
1 power supply (homemade)
1 multimeter
1 function generator
20 banana leads
1 container of miscellaneous length wires (24 guage)
1 pamphlet with parts information

Per class:

20 1/4 and 1/2 watt resistors of various values

47 ohms
100 ohm
220 ohm
270 ohm
470 ohm
1 kohm
1.5 kohm
2.2 kohm
2.7 kohm
3.3 kohm
4.7 kohm
10 kohm
22 kohm
27 kohm
33 kohm
47 kohm
56 kohm
68 kohm
100 kohm
220 kohm
270 kohm
330 kohm
470 kohm
1.0 Mohm
2.2 Mohm
3.3 Mohm
4.7 Mohm

20 capacitors of various values:

0.01 ľF
0.02 ľF
0.05 ľF
0.1 ľf
3.0 ľf
2.2 ľf

20 2 watt 150 ohm resistors
20 2N3904 bipolar transistors
20 2N5458 FET's
20 741 op amp IC chips
20 250K trim pots
20 20K trim pots
20 10K trim pots
20 14 pin sockets
20 transistor sockets
20 alligator clips
proto boards - 3 per setup
small screwdriver set - 1 per setup
dikes - 1 per setup
small needle nosed pliers - 1 per setup
wire strippers - 1 per setup
spare wire

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