Offered every second Fall semester.
Teacher: Athanasios Petridis
Harvey Ingham 31C
Phone: (515) 271-3723
E-Mail: Athan.Petridis@drake.edu
Office hours: MW 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Class Schedule: TF, 2:00 pm – 3:15 pm. Room: HI 28
Lab Schedule: TF, 3:30 pm – 4:45 pm. Room: HI 19
Textbook: “Principles of Electronic Instrumentation”, A. J. Diefenderfer and B. E. Holton, Saunders, 3rd edition.
Homework: 1 assignment every 1 to 2 weeks (20 points total).
Exams: 1 exam during the semester (25 points),
1 non-comprehensive final (25 points).
Lab Reports: 3 lab reports on selected experiments, announced in class (10 points each).
NO LABS SHOULD BE MISSED WITHOUT VALID REASON
UP TO 3 LABS MAY BE MISSED FOR GOOD REASONS (MEDICAL, ARTISTIC OR ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE ETC.) ANYBODY WHO MISSES MORE THAN 3 LABS FOR ANY REASON WILL GET AN F
Grading: 100 <= points <= 85 is A
85 < points <= 75 is B
75 < points <= 65 is C
65 < points <= 50 is D
50 < points <= 0 is F
The above scale is used only as a guide. The final letter grade is assigned according to the instructor’s opinion of the student. No extra-credit assignments are offered during or at the end of the semester.
The following topics are covered in the course (the list is neither inclusive or exclusive and may change from year to year or during the semester according to instructor’s view or to match student interests):