Information About

In the future, this course will have the course number ME233

Catalog description

Design and prototyping of analog electronic circuits using semiconductor devices: diodes, transistors, opamps, instrumentation amps. Amplification for optical and other sensors, power electronics, filters, and feedback control. Digital signals, gates, counters, and other devices. Intended for engineers in all disciplines. Extensive hands-on construction and debugging.

When is it offerred?

Winter Quarter 2008, MWF 3:00-3:50PM in Tech M152
Expected Enrollment: 26

Who takes it

Intended for second and third year students in all engineering disciplines, though probably not appropriate for electrical engineering students. No previous electronics coursework is assumed. Provides a solid foundation for ME 333 Mechatronics or Design Competition.

Requirements

100% class attendance is required. Each class session consists of a lecture and a period of in-class lab work. Most classes will have a follow-on homework set or an at-home lab project. There is no separate “lab” lab. Students must bring a Windows-capable notebook computer (Mac or PC) to class every day, with at least 90 minutes battery capacity. Note however that all circuits are real, not simulated. A $100 refundable equipment deposit may apply.

Mini syllabus

• Ground and power supply considerations; use of instruments
• Potentiometers, voltage dividers, and resistor networks
• Opamps: design of closed loop behaviors, and applications
• Optical, thermal, and other sensors
• Diode circuits, rectification, capacitors, and power supplies
• Capacitors, integrators, differentiators, and RC filters
• Transistors, biasing, and optical sensors
• MOSFETs and controlling large currents
• Instrumentation amps and applications
• Digital logic, gates, counters, and applications

Textbook:

Electronics - Out of the Lab. (provided at no cost)

Contact:

Professor: Michael Peshkin
Office address: Tech B227
Phone: 847-491-4630
e-mail: peshkin@northwestern.edu