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Introduction to Electronics [Oct 8, 15, 22, 29, 2024]

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Oct. 8, 2024, 1 p.m. - Oct. 29, 2024, 4 p.m.
Instructor: Robert Morley
Course cost: $370.00 per student
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This is a non-credit Introduction to Electronics Graduate course held over four, three-hour sessions which consist of one hour of lecture and two hours of practical time.

Course Summary

This course is an Introduction to Electronics course where the student will learn how to solder through hole and surface mount components as well as learn about data acquisition (DAQ), power supplies, digital and analog electronics circuits. During the course the students will build a single channel DAQ board that measures ambient temperature and an Arduino Uno clone, which is theirs to take home. Please note that class has a maximum of 4 students and must have a minimum of 2 students registered for the class to be held.

If the class is full and your are still interested, please add yourself to the waiting list. We will try to schedule another course as soon as possible.

Session 1 (1 pm - 4 pm, October 8, 2024)

  • Electronics Safety
  • Build or Buy?
  • Introduction to data acquisition
  • Introduction to through hole soldering.

Session 2 (1 pm - 4 pm, October 15, 2024)

  • Introduction to Operational Amplifiers and how to use them.
  • Introduction to Power Supplies

Session 3 (1 pm - 4 pm, October 22, 2024)

  • Introduction to Digital Electronics
  • Interfacing with digital circuits
  • Introduction to surface mount soldering

Session 4 (1 pm - 4 pm, October 29, 2024)

  • Introduction to noise and ground loop
  • Interfacing with analog signals.

Course Requirements: None

Course Cost: $370 per student (Physics)

Terms: In order to guarantee your spot in the course, you must pay the course cost within 1 week of registration. Refunds are not issued. It is important that you attend all scheduled sessions in the sequence they are offered. Make-up classes are only offered at the discretion of the workshop instructor.

Location (Building Map)

McLennan Physical Laboratories
Electronic Support Services, Room 072
University of Toronto
60 St. George Street
Toronto, ON M5S 1A7