Module Information
Module Identifier
PH25310
Module Title
Experimental Analogue Electronics
Academic Year
2013/2014
Co-ordinator
Semester
Intended for use in future years
Pre-Requisite
Pre-Requisite
Other Staff
Course Delivery
Delivery Type | Delivery length / details |
---|---|
Practical | 44 Hours. |
Other | 56 Hours. general research and report writing |
Workload Breakdown | (Every 10 credits carries a notional student workload of 100 hours) 44 hours practical, 56 hours general research and report writing |
Assessment
Assessment Type | Assessment length / details | Proportion |
---|---|---|
Semester Assessment | Laboratory Reports | 40% |
Semester Assessment | Laboratory Tests x 2 (20% each) | 40% |
Semester Assessment | Laboratory Diary | 20% |
Supplementary Assessment | 8 hours practical examination | 100% |
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module students should be able to:
- set up simple analogue electrical circuits and use standard laboratory equipment to measure properties of those circuits.
- simulate the operation of such circuits using computer programmes
- design, construct and characterise simple analogue amplifier circuits
Aims
Experimentation is the bedrock of the Physical Sciences and instrumentation is the technology of experimentation. Signals detected by modern transducers are usually in the form of electric currents or voltages and the ability to process such signals is of paramount importance to a physicist. This module will instruct students in this field.
Brief description
This course will instruct students in the practical implementation of passive and active analogue systems and in the analysis and interpretation of data measured.
Content
Circuit Theorems:
- Kirchoff, Thevenin, Superposition, Nodal Analysis
- Frequency and time response of RL, RC and RLC circuits
- Diodes and power supplies
- Operational amplifiers: Inverting, non-inverting and differential amplifiers
- Simple active filters
- The transistor as an amplifier
Module Skills
Skills Type | Skills details |
---|---|
Application of Number | Analysis of experimental data will naturally involve application of number. |
Communication | Assessment is by several formal written reports |
Information Technology | All reports will be word-processed. In addition, students will use programmes to simulate the behaviour of their electrical circuits prior to constructing them. |
Problem solving | Students will be expected to design electrical circuits to solve simple practical problems |
Research skills | There will be some simple circuit design exercises. Students will need to research these in the library and on the Web. |
Subject Specific Skills | Use of laboratory measuring instruments. Errors analysis. Electrical circuit theorems. |
Reading List
General TextHorowitz (April 1995) The Art of Electronics 2nd ed. Cambridge University Press Primo search
Notes
This module is at CQFW Level 5