ENPH 310
4 credits
Electronics I
Prerequisite(s): PHYS 232
This course is the first of a two course sequence which builds on the analog and digital electronics topics first introduced in PHYS 232. This course is a mixture of lecture and laboratory, with the laboratory emphasizing the practical use of the various electronics components and lecture emphasizing the underlying theory which describes why the various electronics components behave the way that they do. Broad topics covered in this course include passive filters, diodes, transistors, operational amplifiers, fundamentals of digital logic, and combinatorial digital logic. This course will also introduce software-based circuit simulation which is useful for both design and troubleshooting of actual circuits.
Note: Students with credit for PHYS 362 and PHYS 372 cannot take ENPH 310 for further credit.
ENPH 320
4 credits
Electronics II
Prerequisite(s): ENPH 310
This course is the second of a two course sequence which builds on the analog and digital electronics topics first introduced in PHYS 232. This course is a mixture of lecture and laboratory, but places a heavier emphasis on project and laboratory work than Electronics I. Broad topics covered in this course include conversion between analog and digital signals, further operational amplifier applications and topics, active filters, oscillators, differential and instrumentation amplifiers, sequential digital logic, digital design, and Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs).
Note: Students with credit for PHYS 332 and PHYS 342 cannot take ENPH 320 for further credit.
ENPH 360
3 credits
Interfacing and Virtual Instrumentation
Prerequisite(s): PHYS 232 or COMP 256 and MATH 125 and one of (PHYS 105, PHYS 112, PHYS 093
or Physics 12)
In this course students will learn how to create computerized control and analysis equipment for experimental work. This includes interfacing a computer or microcontroller, such as the Arduino microcontroller, to various instruments for data acquisition and instrument control using a state-of-the-art software platform such as National Instrument's LabVIEW. Emphasis is on the practical aspects of interfacing a computer or microcontroller to various instruments including timing issues, real-time data acquisition and instrument control, instrument status, and acquisition speed.
Note: Students with credit for PHYS 392 cannot take ENPH 360 for further credit.
