E4S

E4S: Electronics for Scientists

Material for a UC Irvine course offered by the Department of Physics Astronomy and developed by David Kirkby.

Equipment

This course uses a standard component kit for each student whose total cost is about US$200 and fits comfortably in a 6-quart plastic storage box, weighing about 365g (less than a pound).

Many of the components are designed and manufactured by adafruit which provides excellent supporting documentation and tutorials.

For basic examples that demonstrate each of the kit’s components, start here.

In-Class Activities

Projects

  1. Digital Multimeter
  2. Waveforms and Photons
  3. Communication
  4. Motion Feedback
  5. Digital Signal Processing
  6. Independent Design Project