Monday's lab & lecture

Monday, we'll start with basic dc circuit analysis. The lecture will mainly cover current, voltage, and resistance, but we will discuss quite a few general rules for circuit analysis.

After the lecture portion of the class, we'll finally get to that lab I wanted to do Wednesday, constructing an opto-isolator. Here's the circuit diagram you'll need (click for a larger version).
Monday's lecture will be mostly practical knowledge, though we will cover some general things like Kirchhoff's rules and Thevenin equivalents briefly.

Wednesday, we'll discuss more general aspects of electrical conduction, dissipation, and circuit networks. We'll also attempt to build an amplifier. As mentioned in the previous post, the reading for this week is from my ph102 notes, or any decent book on dc circuits you have handy.