Digital Electronics
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- 73585
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Note: You should be familiar with computer components and applications. If not, ask about them in class.
- Convert between base-10 and binary numbers and vise versa.
http://www.asdlib.org/onlineArticles/elabware/Scheeline_ADC/ADC_visual/numrep.html
http://www.purplemath.com/modules/numbbase.htm
www.ling.ohio-state.edu/~adri...mal-binary.pdf
- Be able to explain how analog to digital conversion (ADC) occurs and be able to compare an analog plot to a digital plot of the same data.
http://www.asdlib.org/onlineArticles/elabware/Scheeline_ADC/ADC_visual/adc.html
www.chem.uic.edu/chem520/adc1.pdf
- Relate why more bits in an ADC leads to a reduced uncertainty as well as max % error. Relate cost to number of bits (research outside the text for approximate costs).
http://www.asdlib.org/onlineArticles/elabware/Scheeline_ADC/ADC_visual/adc.html
- Be able to explain the flexibility that is needed using computers and instrument specific hardware and software.