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Announcements

September 25, 2007:

• There will be no quiz during period of 9/25 - 10/5.
• The next quiz will cover concepts for lectures and specifics of the AFM labs.

September 25, 2007:

• The last day the lab will be open to work on DNA melting is Friday October 5th.
• DNA Melting lab report will be due on Wednesday Oct. 10th (NOTE: DUE DATE CORRECTION).

• You can work with the same partner on modules 0 and 1. (You must work with a different partner for modules 2, 3, and 4.)

This week (9/25-9/28)

Readings

• Fourier Transforms.
• FFT reference material
• Tutorial 1: Overview of Fourier Transforms
• Tutorial 2: Sampling and Aliasing
• Papers for presentations on Friday.

Homework

Homework Set #1 (due 9/25)

Lab

• Lab manual for DNA Melting (weeks 2-4, due 10/12)
• DNA thermodynamics: SantaLucia, PNAS 1998.

Next Week (10/1-10/5)

Lecture & recitation

Tuesday

• Correlation/convolution
• Lock-in amplification & demo
• Linear systems

Thursday

• Equipartition theorem and thermal fluctuations

Friday

• Introduction to AFM lab module

Readings

• One-page handout: convolution clarification examples.

• A discussion of spectral leakage

Homework

• None assigned

Week 2 (9/17-9/21)

Readings

Op Amps

Primary: Art of Electronics (Hayes and Horowitz)

Supplemental: MIT 6.002 notes

Matlab Tutorial file 1 (the basics)

Matlab Tutorial file 2 (curve fitting, etc...)

Homework

Homework Set #1 (due 9/25)

Lab

Lab manual for DNA Melting (weeks 2-4, due 10/12)

Week 1 (9/10-9/14)

Readings

RC Circuits

Primary: Art of Electronics (Hayes and Horowitz)

Supplemental: MIT 6.002 notes

This brief introduction to diodes will be helpful for working on the labs this week.

Homework

Homework Set #1 (due 9/21)

Lab

Lab manual for Introduction to Electronics

Week 0 (9/6-9/7)

Readings

DC Circuits

Primary: Art of Electronics (Hayes and Horowitz)

Supplemental: MIT 6.002 notes