Physics 242 - Winter 2026
Labs

Lab Experiment Due Date Manual
Lab 1 Resistive Networks: Voltage Divider and Thevenin Equivalent Circuit
Mon. 1/19
Lab 1 Manual
Lab 2 Complex Impedance
Mon. 1/26
Lab 2 Manual
Lab 3 RC Low-Pass Filter
Thurs. 1/29
Lab 3 Manual
Lab 4 Op Amps I - Inverting and Non-Inverting Amplifiers
Thurs. 2/5
Lab 4 Manual
Lab 5 Op Amps II - Differential Amp and Oscillator
Thurs. 2/12
Lab 5 Manual
Lab 6 Diodes: iv-Characteristic and Diode Clipping Circuit
Wed. 2/18
Lab 6 Manual
Lab 7 Transistor iv-Characteristic and Load-Line Analysis
Mon. 2/23
Lab 7 Manual
Lab 8 Bipolar Junction Transistor: Common Emitter Amplifier
Wed. 2/25
Lab 8 Manual
Lab 9 Logic Gates
Tues. 3/3
Lab 9 Manual
Lab 10 Combinational Logic Design: A 3-6-9 Detector
Thurs. 3/5
Lab 10 Manual
Lab 11 Flip-Flops and State Machine Design
Thurs. 3/12
Lab 11 Manual
Lab 12 Intro to the Arduino Microcontroller: 7-Segment Display with Serial Interface
Thurs. 3/12
Lab 12 Manual
Lab 13 Arduino Lab II: Communicating via the SPI Interface Thurs. 3/12 Lab 13 Manual