Overview
An introduction to key concepts in analog and digital electronics. Linear networks and filters, operational amplifiers, simple transistor circuits, logic gates, microcontrollers and digital applications.
This paper takes a hands-on approach to equip students with the skills and confidence to design and build their own circuits. The lectures cover the fundamental tools for understanding a wide variety of simple and useful electronic circuits, and students get to test and explore these principles in the laboratory.
Lab projects include designing and assembling a custom PCB for a basic hand-held game console, analysing signal filters and amplifiers, and programming a WiFi-enabled microcontroller to create a functional weather station. Students are aided by comprehensive computer-based virtual instruments, coupled to a breadboard system that allows effective investigation and experimentation.
About this paper
| Paper title | Electronics for the Sciences |
|---|---|
| Subject | Physics |
| EFTS | 0.1500 |
| Points | 18 points |
| Teaching period | Semester 2 (On campus) |
| Domestic Tuition Fees ( NZD ) | $1,318.20 |
| International Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website. |
- Prerequisite
- (MATH 130 or MATH 140) or one of PHSI 131, PHSI 132, PHSI 191
- Restriction
- ELEC 253
- Recommended Preparation
- PHSI 132 or PHSI 191
- Schedule C
- Science
- Contact
- More information link
- Teaching staff
- Textbooks
Circuit Analysis and Design by Fawwaz T. Ulaby, Michel Mharbiz, and Cynthia Furse Michigan Pubklishing, 2018
(downlaodable from https://cad.eecs.umich.edu/)
- Graduate Attributes Emphasised
- Global perspective, Interdisciplinary perspective, Lifelong learning, Scholarship, Critical thinking, Information literacy, Self-motivation.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes. - Learning Outcomes
- After completing this paper students will be able to:
- Understand how electronic circuits and devices can provide high-speed, predictable, reliable functionality
- Mathematically analyse simple DC and AC circuits, including the use of complex numbers
- Build, debug and understand simple electronic circuits in the lab using a breadboard, electronic components, and virtual test equipment
- Present a well-structured report of the results of a laboratory investigation
- Understand how to design and program a simple microcontroller circuit to implement basic high-level functionality
Overview
An introduction to key concepts in analog and digital electronics. Linear networks and filters, operational amplifiers, simple transistor circuits, logic gates, microcontrollers and digital applications.
This paper takes a hands-on approach to equip students with the skills and confidence to design and build their own circuits. The lectures cover the fundamental tools for understanding a wide variety of simple and useful electronic circuits, and students get to test and explore these principles in the laboratory.
Lab projects include designing and assembling a custom PCB for a basic hand-held game console, analysing signal filters and amplifiers, and programming a WiFi-enabled microcontroller to create a functional weather station. Students are aided by comprehensive computer-based virtual instruments, coupled to a breadboard system that allows effective investigation and experimentation.
About this paper
| Paper title | Electronics for the Sciences |
|---|---|
| Subject | Physics |
| EFTS | 0.1500 |
| Points | 18 points |
| Teaching period | Semester 2 (On campus) |
| Domestic Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for 2027 have not yet been set |
| International Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website. |
- Prerequisite
- (MATH 130 or MATH 140) or one of PHSI 131, PHSI 132, PHSI 191
- Restriction
- ELEC 253
- Recommended Preparation
- PHSI 132 or PHSI 191
- Schedule C
- Science
- Contact
- More information link
- Teaching staff
- Textbooks
Circuit Analysis and Design by Fawwaz T. Ulaby, Michel Mharbiz, and Cynthia Furse, Michigan Publishing, 2018
(Downloadable from https://cad3e.eecs.umich.edu/.)
- Graduate Attributes Emphasised
- Global perspective, Interdisciplinary perspective, Lifelong learning, Scholarship, Critical thinking, Information literacy, Self-motivation.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes. - Learning Outcomes
After completing this paper students will be able to:
- Understand how electronic circuits and devices can provide high-speed, predictable, reliable functionality
- Mathematically analyse simple DC and AC circuits, including the use of complex numbers
- Build, debug and understand simple electronic circuits in the lab using a breadboard, electronic components, and virtual test equipment
- Present a well-structured report of the results of a laboratory investigation
- Understand how to design and program a simple microcontroller circuit to implement basic high-level functionality