ELEG240 PHYSICAL ELECTRONICS

- University of Delaware -

SPRING 2007

Instructor: Prof. Ian Appelbaum

Office Hours: Anytime at 217C Evans

Phone: x3295

email: appelbaum at ee.udel.edu

Syllabus

Lecture 1, 4/2: Vector spaces [unmarked]

Lecture 2, 4/4: Function spaces and the Fourier transform [unmarked]

Lecture 3, 4/6: Gaussian function[unmarked]

Homework 1

Homework 1 solution

Lecture 4, 4/9: Chapter 1 Summary (re-written)(original)[unmarked]

Lecture 5, 4/11: "Natural" mechanical oscillation [unmarked]

Lecture 6, 4/13: Q-factor and Driven LCR [unmarked]

Homework 2

Homework 2 solution

Lecture 7, 4/16: Driven LCR (cont.) and Resonance [unmarked]

Lecture 8, 4/18: Power dissipation and Chapter 2 summary [unmarked]

Lecture 9, 4/20: Exam 1 hints and Chapter 3 Intro

Exam 1 solutions

Lecture 10, 4/25: Homogeneous wave equation

Lecture 11, 4/27: Separation of variables and Normal Modes

Homework 3

Homework 3 solution

Lecture 12, 4/30: Initial Value problem: "Plucked" string

Lecture 13, 5/2: Forced response and Chapter 3 summary

Lecture 14, 5/4: Dispersion relation: phase and group velocity

Homework 4

Homework 4 solution

Lecture 15, 5/7: Telegrapher's equation, light as a wave, and diffraction through a slit

Lecture 16, 5/9: Diffraction and interference as a spatial Fourier Transform

Lecture 17, 5/11: Fabry-Perot Etalon and Refraction

LAB Extra Credit

Lecture 18, 5/14: Exam 2 review

Exam 2 solution

useful Java applets:

FFT lab

arbitrary initial conditions on a string

forced wave on string

LINKS:

waves on transmission lines

some good notes

dispersive waves

MIT's wave course

Electron interference movie

Diffraction Notes