Physics 440/540: Electronics
SUNY Cortland
Spring 2019
Homework| Due | Reading | Problems | Posted |
| Due | Reading | Problems | Posted |
| Jan. 29 | Chapter 1 and 2.1-2.4 | Jan. 28 | |
| Jan. 31 | Chapter 2.5-2.6 | Jan. 28 | |
| Feb. 5 | Chapter 2.7 Instructions for using LTSpice | 2.1, 2.3, 2.12, 2.18, 2.19, 2.21, 2.23 | Jan. 28 |
| Feb. 12 | Class cancelled due to weather. 2.8-2.10 | Jan. 28 | |
| Feb. 19 | 2.8-2.10 | Feb. 19 | |
| Feb.26 |
Chapter 4 pg 151-171 and 185-187 in
Simpson Optional: band structure simulator and discharge lamp simulator | Using LTSpice: 2.22 and 2.37 by hand: 2.30, 2.31. For spice homework include an image of your circuit with your writen answer. You may also include traces you find useful along with your written answer. Include your answer sheet from the LTSpice activity we started in class. | Feb. 19 |
| Mar. 5 | Chapter 3.1- 3.3 from Alciatore and review | 2.39, 2.40, 2.43, 2.44 (by hand or spice, your choice), 2.50, 2.51, 2.52 and These questions | Feb. 19 |
| Mar. 12 | Exam #1 Chapters 1-2 and Semi-conductors | Feb. 26 | |
| Mar. 20 | Spring Break today | ||
| Mar. 26 | Review and Chapter 3.4-3.5 | 3.3, 3.6, 3.13, 3.16. | Feb 26 |
| Apr. 2 | Chapter 4 | Test corrections due today. | Apr. 1 |
| Apr. 9 | Chapter 5 | 3.18, 3.20, 3.21, 3.22, 3.24, 3.25-typo: problem should referece 3.21, 4.2, 4.6, and 4.7 | Apr. 1 |
| Apr. 11 | 6.1-6.9 | Apr. 10 | |
| Apr. 16 | Chapter 6.12, 6.13, 7.1-7.3 | 4.22 (assume that xin=0 for t<0 and xin=1 for t>0),
5.1, 5.2a, , 5.3, 5.4-do this by hand and
check your result using LTspice, 5.7, 5.16, 5.17, and 5.21.
Proposal for project in lieu of final due. | Apr. 10 |
| Apr. 23 | Exam #2 (chapters 3-5) | Apr. 10 | |
| Apr. 25 | Lab. 12 | Apr. 10 | |
| Apr. 30 | Exam #2 really happened this day (chapters 3-5). | May 3 | |
| May 7 | Chapter 10.1-10.6 | May. 3 | |
| May 9 | 6.2, 6.7a, 6.8, 6.40, 10.1, 10.2, 10.3 10.10 and choose one of the
following two tasks.
Write C program to run on a PIC 16F88 that will flash between a red and green LED at 5Hz with the green on 75% of the time and the red on 25% of the time. Draw a schematic for the hardware needed to make this work. or Write an Arduino script to run on an Arduino Uno that will flash between a red and green LED at 5Hz with the green on 75% of the time and the red on 25% of the time. Draw a schematic for the hardwarer needed to make this work. | May. 3 |