Physics 230, Electronics

G. E. Matthews, professor.

If you have a disability that may require an accommodation for taking this course, then please contact the Learning Assistance Center (758-5929) within the first 2 weeks of the semester.

• Text: Horowitz and Hill, The Art of Electronics, 2nd Edition, Cambridge University Press.
• Syllabus
• Homework
• Pandemic plan
• Introduction to using CircuitMaker ,including tips on digital electronics assignments.
• Lectures
  • "Operational" amplifiers
  • JFETs
  • MOSFETs
  • CMOS Logic
  • Noise
  • Lock-in amplifiers
• Tutorials
• How to wire light switches.
• Standard buses
• Lab handouts
• Aliasing
• Test 1 study tips.

Useful links

• Microcode, makers of CircuitMaker
• Analog Devices
• Intersil
• Texas Instruments
  • TI analog and mixed signal integrated circuits
• Motorola
• The Electrical Wiring FAQ
• Introduction to Digital Recording Techniques
• Interfacing the PC, including USB, parallel, and serial ports
• On radio design:
  • Wikipedia entry on Superheterodyne Receivers
  • Introduction to the Superheterodyne Receiver
• 1-bit DACs

Rick Matthews

Department of Physics

Wake Forest University

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