PHYS 404 :: Physics Illinois :: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Schedule
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Lecture
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Lab
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Report due
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1
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8/24
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Mon
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Lecture 1: AC analysis using Phasors; AC Power
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8/25
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Tue
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Lab1-w1
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8/26
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Wed
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Lecture 2: Time Domain Analysis; Equivalent circuits
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8/27
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Thu
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Lab1-w1
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8/28
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Fri
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2
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8/31
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Mon
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Lecture 3: Impedance Matching
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Tue
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Lab1-w2
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Wed
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Lecture 4: Grounding & Electrical Safety
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Thu
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Lab1-w2
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Fri
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Lab1 report
due 9/13
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3
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9/7
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Mon
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Lecture 5: Semiconductor Physics
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Tue
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Lab2-w1
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Wed
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Lecture 6: PN junction
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Thu
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Lab2-w1
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Fri
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4
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9/14
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Mon
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Lecture 7: Diode circuit |
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Tue
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Lab2-w2
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Wed
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Lecture 8: Bipolar Junction Transistors (BJT) |
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Thu
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Lab2-w2
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Fri
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5
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9/21
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Mon
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Tue
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Lab2-w3
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Wed
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Lecture 10: Op Amps & Feedback |
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Thu
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Lab2-w3
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Lab2 report
due 10/4
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Fri
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6
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9/28
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Mon
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Lecture 11: Operational amplifiers (continue)
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Tue
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Lab3-w1
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Wed
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Thu
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Lab3-w1
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Fri
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7
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10/5
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Mon
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Lecture 13: Power supplies & voltage regulators |
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Tue
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Lab3-w2
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Wed
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Lecture 14: Oscillators; circuit stability |
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Thu
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Lab3-w2
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Fri
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8
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10/12
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Mon
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Lecture 15: Oscillators, circuit stability (continue); Field Effect Transistors (FET)
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Tue
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Lab3-w3
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Wed
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Lecture 16: MOSFET |
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Thu
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Lab3-w3
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Fri
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Lab 3 report due
10/25
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9
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10/19
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Mon
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Lecture 17: Logic gates |
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Tue
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Lab4-w1
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Wed
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Lecture 18: Sequential logic & memory |
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Thu
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Lab4-w1
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Fri
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10
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10/26
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Mon
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Lecture 19: Analog-to-Digital conversion |
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Tue
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Lab4-w2
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Wed
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Lecture 20: Analog-to-Digital conversion (continue) ; I2C |
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Thu
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Lab4-w2
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Fri
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11
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11/2
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Mon
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Lecture 21: Electronic noise |
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Tue
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Lab4-w3
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Wed
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Lecture 22: Sampling and aliasing; Digital filters |
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Thu
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Lab4-w3
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Fri
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Lab 4 Report
Nov 15
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12
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11/9
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Mon
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Lecture 23: Transmission line |
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Tue
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Project-w1
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Wed
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Lecture 24: Phase-sensitive detection |
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Thu
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Project-w1
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Fri
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13
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11/16
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Mon
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Lecture 25: Signal modulation |
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Tue
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Project-w2
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Wed
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Lecture 26: Mixing and demodulation |
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Thu
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Project-w2
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Fri
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14
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11/23
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Mon
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No lecture (fall break)
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Tue
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No lab
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Wed
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No lecture (fall break)
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Thu
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No lab
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Fri
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15
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11/30
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Mon
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Lecture 27: Circuit design & PCB layout |
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Tue
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Project-w3
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Wed
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Lecture 28: Circuit design & PCB layout (continue)
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Thu
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Project-w3
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Fri
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16
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12/7
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Mon
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No lecture
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Tue
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Project-4
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Wed
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Final presentation
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Thu
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Final presentation
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Fri
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17
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12/14
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Mon
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Final exam week
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Tue
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Tentative PHYS404 final exam: 8:00-11:00am
Final presentation
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Wed
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Thu
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Fri
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