PHY 2104 Introduction to Circuit Theory and Electronics

3 units
Physics
Faculty of Science
Review of basic circuit elements. Kirchhoff's laws and analysis techniques: nodal, mesh, Thévenin and Norton equivalents, maximum power transfer theorem. Basic concepts of semiconductor physics, diodes, bipolar and field effect transistors. Operational amplifiers and their application, signal conversion. RC, RL and RLC circuits, alternating current circuit analysis, phasors, frequency response, Bode plots, filters. Noise sources, grounding problems, impedance mismatch.

Components:

Laboratory
Lecture

Requirements:

Prerequisites: ( PHY 1121 , PHY 1122 ) or (( PHY 1321 or 1331 ), PHY 1322 ). The courses PHY 2104 , PHY 2904 , PHY 2906 cannot be combined for credit.

Previously Offered Terms:

Winter

French Equivalent:

Organized

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Clear Expectations

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Learned a Lot

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Recommend

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Workload

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Fair Assessments

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