Notes on Experiment #1

Be sure to print a copy of experiment #1 and bring it with you to lab. There will not be any experiment copies available in the lab.

The purpose of this experiment is to get familiar with the function generator and the oscilloscope.

During your lab session read very carefully and do everything just as described in the text. For each question that you encounter in the text, write down the question and then answer the question. There is very little calculation required. Please do draw the sketches required at the end of section III.

This experiment is a bit long and so you may not finish. That's OK. There will be no penalty if you do not finish. But do as much as you can. It will make the next experiment go easier for you.

To prepare for this experiment:
1. Read the entire experiment.
2. Write down all the questions that are asked in the text of the experiment.
3. Prepare a title page, purpose paragraph, no theory or circuit analysis, and the questions (with space for the answers) in advance to coming to lab.

Your report, which is due at the end of the lab session, will include the material above, the answers to the questions (which you will determine from performing the experiment), and a conclusion paragraph.

Have fun. (It is fun.)