20.309

Announcements

• Sign up for your presentation (with this link) by September 23 to avoid being randomly assigned.
• Updates for the DNA melting module
• New lab hours:

Lab Opening Hours

Monday	10:00-7:00
Tuesday	1:00-11:00
Wednesday	10:00-9:00
Thursday	1:00-9:00
Friday	1:00-7:00

Course packet and readings

Course packet

20.309 course packet (schedule, reading assignments, lab modules, and homework: 3.5 MB pdf file)

Readings

Readings for the first half of the course are available in a single (32 MB pdf) file, located in the readings folder of the course locker. The course locker is available on all lab machines, Project Athena machines, and via AFS.

To access the locker from a Project Athena machine, type: attach 20.309 and then cd ~20.309.

The full AFS path to the readings folder is: \\afs\athena.mit.edu\course\20\20.30\Students\Readings.

You can also download the file directly at this link. The login and password will be provided in lecture.

(Due to copyright restrictions, this file cannot be posted on Openwetware.)

This Week

9/15-9/20
Lecture & Recitation
Tuesday	Op-amps and negative feedback (blackboard) Quiz #1 Solutions
Thursday	Op-amp applications
Friday	The reality of op-amps
Optional reading
Homework
Homework #2 due on Sept 23
Lab
Module 1: DNA Melting Lab

Week 1

9/8-9/12
Lecture & Recitation
Tuesday	RC Circuits
Thursday	Filters
Friday	Thermodynamics of DNA melting
Optional reading
Introduction to diodes
Homework
Homework #1 (also available in the course PDF file) SOLUTIONS
Lab
Module 0: Introduction to Electronics

Week 0

9/4-9/5
Lecture & Recitation
Tuesday	No lecture
Thursday	Course overview
Friday	Voltage dividers and electrical impedance
Optional reading
No optional readings this week
Homework
None assigned
Lab
Lab opens 9/8