electiveHQ

The module will cover the physics of electronics and devices. Students will study circuits, complex impedance, Ohm's law, Kirchoff’s laws, elementary crystallography, X-ray diffraction and Bragg’s law, Drude’s classical theory of conduction, the Hall effect, passive components (resistors (and resistor networks), capacitors), semiconductors, the p-n junction, diodes, transistors, and operational amplifiers. Furthermore, the module will provide an introduction into Digital-Analog (DA) and (AD) converters, measuring data, and µ-controller (e.g. Arduino). Devices studied will rely primarily on the physics covered in the module and includes photodiodes, LEDs, photomultiplier tubes (PMTs), amplifiers, solar cells and CCDs.