Introduction to analog electrical systems with particular emphasis on audio circuits and signals. Time and frequency domain representations. Kirchhoff’s laws. Power. Inductance and Capacitance. Introduction to op-amp circuits and their audio applications. Complex numbers and phasors. Introduction to Fourier Series. RLC circuits and basic filter networks. Laboratory experiments on audio amplifiers, distortion, intermodulation products, low-level differential amplifiers, bass/treble filters.
prereq: concurrent registration is required (or allowed) in PHYS 1302, concurrent registration is required (or allowed) in (MATH 2243 or MATH 2373 or MATH 2573)