Administrative Details Physics 306 Electronics Fall 2009

Instructor: Dr. Thomas Burns Office: Le107 Tel: 333-6134

Office Hours: M 10-11 Tu 12:30-2:30 W 12-1 F 11-12

e-mail: BurnsThomasB@sau.edu

homepage: http://electro.sau.edu

Blackboard: https://blackboard.sau.edu/

Required Text and CDs: Hambley: Electrical Engineering Principles and

Applications (Prentice-Hall) 4th ed.

Schedule for Fall 2009.

Homework: Unless specified differently in class, homework is due by the date of the first class meeting after the assignment. Homework problems will generally be assigned a value of 5 points per problem. All work must be shown and a problem statement are required for full credit. The CD has the solutions too a number of homework problems and exercises.

Late homework: Homework which is late by more than one meeting is reduced in credit, and not accepted if two weeks late.

Laboratories: All laboratory reports are due one week after the

experiment is begun. The data sheet for lab reports needs to be signed at the completinon of the lab experiment. The discussion section in the report should compare the lab work to the relevant text material. Late reports can be lowered one letter grade for each week late.

Grading Weights Tests 50% Homework 20% Lab reports 30%

Grading Scale (GLB): >88: A >82: B+ >76: B >72: C+ >65: C

>50: D

General Course Objectives:

1. To become familiar with applications of basic electrical circuits and electronics.

2. To be able to design circuits and perform laboratory experiments with introductory electronic devices.

3. To perform and describe laboratory experiments with electrical circuits and electronics.

4. To be introduced to circuit and lab simulation software.

Many of the test problems will be related to the homework problems and those problems solved in class as well as to laboratory experiments. Diligent and prompt attention to the homework assignments and the laboratory reports is the best way to succeed in the course and to meet the course objectives. It is expected that the primary work on the homework problems and laboratory reports will be from the individual students themselves. In cases other than this the contribution of the homework and lab reports towards the final grade will be reduced or made a negative factor.

Students with disabilities who believe that they may need accommodations in this class are encouraged to contact the Office of Services for Students with Disabilities at 333-6161 as soon as possible to better ensure that such accommodations are implemented in a timely fashion.