Course manual 2018/2019
Course content
During the lab course the following topics will be threaded:
- Getting familiar with the basic principles and analysis techniques in AC- and DC-circuits;
- Network theorems, and replacement networks
- Complex transfer functions and bode plots of different filters and resonant circuits
- Explaining and building Diode Circuits: Single- and full-wave rectifiers
- Explaining and building operational amplifier circuits and circuits with negative feedback
- Non-inverting amplifiers
- Buffer amplifiers
- Sum and difference amplifiers
- Instrumentation amplifier
- Integrator
- Differentiators
- Explaining and building active filters: Butterworth filter
- Explain and build basic circuits in the digital logic: Adder (half and full)
- Design, build and investigate Control systems;
- An analog P controller
- A digital PID controller
- Design, build and investigate modulation and demodulation techniques
- Amplitude (de) modulation
- Synchronous detector; Examining a lock-in detector
Study materials
Syllabus
- Electronics and Signal Processing
Practical training material
Software
NI ELVIS mx, Multisim, LabVIEW and Origin.
For all software programs student licenses are available.
Objectives
The objective of the course is to get familiar with different relevant measurement, control and signal processing techniques, being used in experimental research groups. Techniques such as lock-in amplifier, PID control systems and various filters, are investigated both in hardware-based and software-based solutions. For the understanding, design and investigation of the techniques knowledge is required of the basic concepts of electronics, which are treated at the beginning of the course. During the course also skills in problem solving and problem anticipation methods in complex electronic circuits (measurement systems) are taught. Through a number of design and building exercises students’ patience and persistence will also be tested and considered as learning objectives.
Teaching methods
- Hoorcollege
- (Computer)practicum
- Werkcollege
- Begeleiding/feedbackmoment
- Lecture
- Computer lab session/practical training
- Supervision/feedback meeting
Learning activities
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Activiteit
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Hoorcollege
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8
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Practicum
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108
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Zelfstudie
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52
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Attendance
Programme's requirements concerning attendance (OER-B):
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Each student is expected to participate actively in each component of the programme that he/she signed up for. A student that does not attend the first two seminars of a course, will be administratively removed from the seminar group. A request for reregistration for the seminars can be applied to the programme coordinator.
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If a student cannot attend an obligatory component of a programme's component due to circumstances beyond his control, he must report in writing to the relevant teacher as soon as possible. The teacher, if necessary after consulting the study adviser, may decide to issue the student a replacing assignment.
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It is not allowed to miss obligatory commponents of the programme if there is no case of circumstances beyond one's control.
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In case of participating qualitatively or quantitatively insufficiently, the examiner can expel a student from further participation in the programme's component or a part of that component. Conditions for sufficient participation are set down in advance in the course manual.
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In addition to the above mentioned rules, in the first semester of the first year a student should be present in at least 80% of the seminars. Moreover, participation to midterm tests and obligatory homework is required. If the student does not comply with these obligations, the student is expelled from the resit of this course. Students in the double Bachelor's degree programme Mathematics and Physics are exempted from this requirement. In case of personal circumstances, as described in OER-A Article 6.4, a different study plan will be made in consultation with the study advisor.
Additional requirements for this course:
Attendance at lectures and practical labs is mandatory.
Assessment
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Average of 3 lab journals
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Inspection of assessed work
The manner of inspection will be communicated via the digitial learning environment.
Fraud and plagiarism
The 'Regulations governing fraud and plagiarism for UvA students' applies to this course. This will be monitored carefully. Upon suspicion of fraud or plagiarism the Examinations Board of the programme will be informed. For the 'Regulations governing fraud and plagiarism for UvA students' see: www.student.uva.nl
Course structure
The course program is published in Appendix E of the Syllabus and on Canvas.
The schedule for this course is published on DataNose.
Recommended prior knowledge: First and second year physics lab courses and projects.
Max. 26 pers. (The first 26 registered students.)
The language of the course is Dutch, unless foreign students are enrolled.
Processed course evaluations
Below you will find the adjustments in the course design in response to the course evaluations.
Coordinator
J.M. Mulder (j.m.mulder@uva.nl)