Study Programmes 2015-2016
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| Experimental physics : Electronic and instrumentation | ||||||||
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Duration :
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| 30h Th, 35h Pr | ||||||||
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Number of credits :
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Lecturer :
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| Ngoc Duy Nguyen | ||||||||
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language | ||||||||
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Organisation and examination :
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| Teaching in the first semester, review in January | ||||||||
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Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :
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| Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program | ||||||||
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Course contents :
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| Semiconductor physics fundamentals. Electronic devices : pn junction, Schottky diode, bipolar transistor, field-effect transistor. Circuit analysis, transfer function, frequency response. Operational amplifier et basic circuits. Introduction to digital electronics : numbers, logic gates, boolean algebra, combinatory logic circuit design, sequential circuits. Converters. Introduction to instrumentation. | ||||||||
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| To introduce the basics of device physics and to present applications in analog electronics and digital electronics. | ||||||||
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Prerequisite knowledge and skills :
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| Basics of electromagnetism.
Introduction to modern physics. |
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| Drill sessions (problem solving) and lab sessions (mounting and analysis of analog and digital circuits). | ||||||||
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| The course is scheduled for the first quadrimester. | ||||||||
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Recommended or required readings :
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| Copies of slides and additional written notes. References include : - Ben G. Streetman & Sanjay Banerjee, Solid state electronic devices, Prentice Hall (ISBN 0-13-026101-7) - Clifton G. Fonstad, Microelectronic devices and circuits, McGraw-Hill (ISBN 0-07-021496-4) - Adel S. Sedra & Kenneth C. Smith, Microelectronic circuits, Oxford University Press (ISBN 0-19-511690-9) - M. Morris Mano & Charles R. Kime, Logic and Computer Design Fundamentals, Prentice Hall (ISBN 0-13-031486-2) | ||||||||
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| An written examination on the content of the lectures, written exercise(s) and lab practise. | ||||||||
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Work placement(s) :
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Organizational remarks :
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| For the lab sessions, groups of two students have to be formed. | ||||||||
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Contacts :
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| Prof. Ngoc Duy Nguyen (ngocduy.nguyen@ulg.ac.be, +32 4 366 3604)
Bruno Baert, assistant (b.baert@ulg.ac.be) Sébastien Mawet, assistant (smawet@student.ulg.ac.be) Alain Mercy, assistant (alain.mercy@ulg.ac.be) |
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Items online :
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 | Online documents Teaching materials (slides, drills, lab notes, etc.) are available on the 'e-learning' platform of ULg (eCampus). |
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