ELECTRONIC AIDS TO MEASUREMENT

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: ( PHYSICS 202 , 208 , or 248 ) and ( MATH 234 or 376 ), or graduate/professional standing Course Designation: Core GenEd - Natural Science & Wellness + Lab Breadth - Physical Science Level - Advanced L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Spring 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Use electronics to make sensitive measurements in the lab. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Build circuit blocks such as amplifiers, phase detectors, and logic gates using standard components. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Recognize unexpected circuit behavior and troubleshoot it systematically. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Understand the origins of circuit problems like noise, interference, and grounding issues and design circuits to minimize them. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Assemble custom-built circuit blocks and pre-made integrated circuit chips to carry out arbitrary logic. Audience: Undergraduate 6. Simulate and analyze complex logic circuits using dedicated software. Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Use electronics to make sensitive measurements in the lab. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Build circuit blocks such as amplifiers, phase detectors, and logic gates using standard components. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Recognize unexpected circuit behavior and troubleshoot it systematically. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Understand the origins of circuit problems like noise, interference, and grounding issues and design circuits to minimize them. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Assemble custom-built circuit blocks and pre-made integrated circuit chips to carry out arbitrary logic. Audience: Undergraduate 6. Simulate and analyze complex logic circuits using dedicated software. Audience: Undergraduate