Undergraduate Course: Electronic Methods in the Physical Laboratory (PHYS09023)
Course Outline
| School | School of Physics and Astronomy |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 9 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 10 |
| Home subject area | Undergraduate (School of Physics and Astronomy) |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
http://www2.ph.ed.ac.uk/~pclegg/teaching.shtml |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | In the modern laboratory, physical parameters are commonly sensed electronically, the resulting signals being passed through processing circuitry and then on by means of an interface into a computer. This course is concerned with circuitry relevant to the design of experiments and the acquisition of data in the laboratory environment. The course consists of lectures, laboratory work and a design exercise. |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2011/12 Semester 1, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| King's Buildings | Lecture | | 1-11 | 14:00 - 14:50 | | | | | | King's Buildings | Lecture | | 1-11 | | | | 14:00 - 14:50 | | | King's Buildings | Lecture | | 1-11 | | | | | 14:00 - 14:50 | | King's Buildings | Laboratory | | 2-11 | 15:00 - 17:00 | or 15:00 - 17:00 | | or 15:00 - 17:00 | or 15:00 - 17:00 |
| First Class |
First class information not currently available |
| No Exam Information |
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| Delivery period: 2011/12 Semester 1, Part-year visiting students only (VV1)
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WebCT enabled: No |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| King's Buildings | Lecture | | 1-11 | 14:00 - 14:50 | | | | | | King's Buildings | Lecture | | 1-11 | | | | 14:00 - 14:50 | | | King's Buildings | Lecture | | 1-11 | | | | | 14:00 - 14:50 | | King's Buildings | Laboratory | | 2-11 | 15:00 - 17:00 | or 15:00 - 17:00 | | or 15:00 - 17:00 | or 15:00 - 17:00 |
| First Class |
Week 1, Monday, 14:00 - 14:50, Zone: King's Buildings. Room 6301 - JCMB |
| No Exam Information |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course it is intended that you will able to:
1) use commonly encountered electronic instruments and integrated circuits with confidence;
2) debug faulty electronic equipment/circuits logically;
3) understand the factors which determine the design of analogue signal processing for a particular application;
4) build simple analogue signal processing (e.g. active filters, op-amps) circuits;
5) design simple combinational and sequential logic circuits;
6) construct simple combinational and sequential logic circuits;
7) understand basic A/D and D/A techniques and their limitations;
8) use basic digital signal processing techniques. |
Assessment Information
Laboratory work, 50%
Design exercise, 50%
Visiting Student Variant Assessment
Laboratory work, 50%
Design exercise, 50% |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
In the modern laboratory, measurements are commonly made electronically, the resulting signals being passed through processing circuitry and then on by means of an interface into a computer. This course is concerned with electronics relevant to the design of experiments and the acquisition of data in the laboratory environment. The course consists of lectures, laboratory work and a design exercise.
Upon successful completion of this course it is intended that you will able to:
&· use commonly encountered electronic instruments and integrated circuits with confidence;
&· debug faulty electronic equipment/circuits logically;
&· understand the factors which determine the design of analogue signal processing for a particular application;
&· build simple analogue signal processing (e.g. active filters, op-amps) circuits;
&· design simple combinational and sequential logic circuits;
&· construct simple combinational and sequential logic circuits;
&· understand basic A/D and D/A techniques and their limitations;
&· use basic digital signal processing techniques using LabVIEW.
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| Transferable skills |
Not entered |
| Reading list |
Not entered |
| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
Not entered |
| Keywords | ElMeth |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Stephan Eisenhardt
Tel: (0131 6)50 5307
Email: S.Eisenhardt@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Laura Gonzalez-Rienda
Tel: (0131 6)51 7067
Email: l.gonzalez@ed.ac.uk |
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