Electronics and Signal Processing

Contents

1. Preliminaries
2. 0Mathematical Preliminaries Review
   • Vectors
   • Coordinate systems
   • Derivatives
   • Integrals
   • Problems
3. Lectures
4. 1Electric Fields & Capacitance
   • Electric field
   • Coulomb’s law
   • Voltage
   • Capacitors
   • Problems
5. 2Current, Resistance & DC Circuits
   • Current and Ohm’s law
   • Kirchhoff’s rules
   • Resistors in series and parallel
   • RC circuits
   • Problems
6. 3Magnetic Fields and Inductors
   • Magnetic force
   • Magnetic sources
   • Faraday’s law and inductance
   • Problems
7. 4Oscillations
   • Recall: the RC circuit
   • Simple harmonic oscillator
   • Damped oscillator
   • Problems
8. 5RL, RLC and AC Circuits
   • RL circuits
   • LC circuits
   • RLC circuits
   • Driven RLC circuit
   • Problems
9. 6Fourier Series
   • Fourier series
   • Example: the step function
   • From Fourier series to the Fourier transform
   • Problems
10. 7Introduction to Signal Processing
    • Introduction
    • The basics of signal compression
    • Filters
11. Labs
12. L0Lab Guide Guide
    • General instructions
    • Error propagation
13. L1Resistance and Capacitance Formative
    • Goals
    • Background
    • Materials
    • Instructions
    • Analysis
14. L2Inductance and Internal Resistance Formative
    • Goals
    • Background
    • Materials
    • Instructions
    • Analysis
15. L3Signals Lab: RLC Circuits Summative
    • Goals
    • Background
    • Materials
    • Instructions
    • Analysis and discussion
    • Instructions for the lab report