Prerequisites
Interest in the subject, no past experience presumed.
Course Work
- 9 Weekly Labs
- 4 Homework Assignments
- Final Project
Textbook
None required.
Recommended Supplements
Horowitz, Paul, and Winfield Hill. The Art of Electronics. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1989. ISBN: 0521370957. (Very comprehensive. A reference you can use for many years.)
Mims, Forrest. Engineer's Notebook. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1986. ISBN: 1878707035. (Cookbook circuits for many applications. Little or no explanations.)
Cutcher, Dave. Electronic Circuits for the Evil Genius. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2004. ISBN: 0071448810. (A different approach.)
Crecraft, D., and D. Gorham. Electronics. 2nd ed. Gloucestershire: Nelson Thornes, 2003. ISBN: 0748760075. (Good introduction. Not as in-depth or comprehensive as Horowitz and Hill. A good middle-ground between Engineer's Notebook and Horowitz and Hill.)
Grading Policy
Approximately equal parts:
- Homework
- Class Participation
- Project