Syllabus

NYU Interactive Telecommunications Program

“Basic Analog Circuits” Spring 2013

Instructor: Eric Rosenthal er77@nyu.edu

“Basic Analog Circuits” course description:

Todays mostly digital world also requires a basic knowledge of analog circuits. In this course students will learn about the basic principles of analog circuits design and operation. Students will learn about discrete components such as resistors, capacitors, diodes and transistors as well as integrated components such as operational amplifiers and timers. In addition, students will become familiar with the operation of basic electronic test equipment such as digital multimeters, oscilloscopes, function generators.

Required text:

“Practical Electronics For Inventors” Second Edition Paul Scherz McGraw-Hill ISBN 0071452818 available through Amazon.com as a hard copy or Kindle edition

Please note: We will be using the second edition.

Additional Reading: The Students will be provided with url’s to web sites containing information pertinent to the syllabus to read outside of class.

Deliverables:

Classes will be instructional lectures based on the topics identified in the syllabus and hands on workshops using student owned equipment, the equipment the instructor may bring to the class for demonstration purposes or equipment that may be available from the ITP Lab.

Grading :

Grading will be based on:

50% Demonstration of understanding of concepts explained in the class lectures, workshops and text.

30% Participation in class and workshops.

20% On Time Attendance ( two absences are grounds for a Failing grade)

The instructor will lecture and demonstrate basic analog concepts that will form a basic rule of thumb understanding of analog circuits, concepts and components. In the lab, students build and test analog circuits and integrate analog solutions into their project work.

Class 1 - Lecture - Basic analog circuits concepts and Ohm’s law. Building elements

of analog circuits; resistors, capacitors, inductors, transistors and diodes.

Test instruments; multi-meter, oscilloscope, function generator.

Pages 5-67, 838-870. Kindle: 584-1771 and 16030-16678

Class 2 - Lecture - Power supplies and batteries - Pages 601-615.

Kindle: 11776-12044

Class 3 - LAB - Variable voltage regulated power supply

Class 4 - Lecture - Transistors, oscillators and timers - Pages 585-598, 439-468

Kindle: 11407-11722 and 8504-9137

Lab Build 3904 LED flasher

Class 5 - Lecture - 555

Lab - Build 555 LED Flasher/555 LED Breather

Class 6 – Lecture -Analog amplifiers and operational amplifiers - Pages 537-563.

Kindle 10387- 10985

Lab - Build LM358 electret microphone preamplifier

Class 7 - Lecture -Analog amplifiers and operational amplifiers - Pages 537-563.

Kindle 10387- 10985

Lab - Build LM380 speaker amplifier/Build LM358 Headphone amplifier

Class 8 – Lecture and LAB - Printed Circuit board fabrication and construction

techniques including soldering and surface mount soldering techniques

Class 9 - Lecture - Radio, EM spectrum, antennas and modulation techniques,

frequency and wavelength, shielding and coaxial cable

Lab - Rentron 433 mhz. transceivers

Class 10 - Lecture - Filters RLC and resonance - Pages 565-583.

Kindle: 10987 -11402

Lab - Demonstration of LC resonance

Class 11 - Lecture - Sensors and transducers; speakers, microphones, temperature,

photo, proximity - Pages 503-530. Kindle: 9763 - 10315

LAB - Students build circuit of their choice using sensor of their choice

attached to transistor/LM358 or Arduino to perform some sort of function

Class 12 - Lecture - Diode and transistor logic to eliminate or replace IC Logic

LAB - Build a Transistor and Diode Logic combination lock

Class 13 – Lecture - Stepper motors and PWM control of non stepper motor speed

and lamp dimming Pages 809-821. Kindle: 15440 - 15685

Lab - PWM driving of motors using LM555 and TIP120 including lamp

dimming

Class 14 - Evals

Lecture - Shift registers, RS232/485/Midi/DMX512

Lab - Build an ultrasonic bug repeller

Basic Analog Circuits