Physics 127B Course Handouts, Lectures, Homework, and Software

Course Information

Textbook

Physics 127B Course Information

Lab Report and Homework Guidelines



Lab

Lab 1report due Friday, January 19, at 11:55 PM via Gradescope.

Lab 2 is section 14L of the discrete labs handoutnotebook due Wednesday, January 24, at 11:55 PM.
Section 14L begins on page 29 of the file. The other sections in that chapter (14N, 14S, 14W) are included for reference.

Lab 3report due Wednesday, January 31, at 11:55 PM.

Lab 4 is section 15L of the discrete labs handoutnotebook due Wednesday, February 7, at 11:55 PM.
Section 15L begins on page 80 of the file.

Lab 5report due Thursday, February 15, at 11:55 PM.

Lab 6report due Thursday, February 22, at 11:55 PM.

Lab 7report due Wednesday, February 28, at 11:55 PM.

Lab 8report due Wednesday, March 6, at 11:55 PM.

Lab 9report due Thursday, March 14, at 11:55 PM.
See description of RS-232 decoder here.

Lab 10report due Thursday, March 21, at 11:55 PM.



Lab Files

lab3_part1.zip
lab3_part2.zip
lab3_part3.zip
lab3_part4.zip
lab3_part5.zip
lab3_part6.zip
lab3_part7.zip

lab5.zip

lab6_part1.zip
lab6_part2.zip
lab6_part3.zip

lab8_sinecode.mif

lab9.zip

lab10_audiofiles.zip



Software

Intel Quartus Prime Lite

Software with UCSB discount
If you register here, you should have access to discounted versions of Microsoft Windows and Parallels, both of which are needed to run Quartus on an M1/2/3 Mac.

Logisim-evolution



Lectures

Lectures are from 12:30–1:45 PM Thursdays in Broida 5223. If you have a question you would like to have addressed in class, please email the instructor directly or ask one of the TAs to forward it.



Homework

By Tuesday, January 16, read sections 10.1 & 10.3 in the textbook. See below.

Homework 1due Friday, January 26, at 11:55 PM via Gradescope.

By Monday, January 29, read section 10.2.4 in the textbook.

Homework 2due Friday, February 2, at 11:55 PM.

By Monday, February 5, read sections 10.4.1–10.4.4 in the textbook.

By Monday, February 12, read sections 10.5.1–10.5.3 in the textbook.

Homework 3due Monday, February 12, at 11:55 PM.

By Monday, February 26, read sections 13.1.1, 13.2.1–13.2.2, and 13.5–13.6 in the textbook.

Homework 4due Friday, February 23, at 11:55 PM.

By Monday, March 11, read section 12.10.4 in the textbook.



LaTeX

Introduction to LaTeX: watch beginning at 26:45.

Overleaf (set up free account to use)
Overleaf example
Copy Overleaf project

LaTeX example source
LaTeX example figure
LaTeX example PDF output file



Other Material

Reading assignments

Lecture notes for Phys 127BL by Prof. John Martinis

DE2-115 FPGA board manual

University of Florida Quartus tutorial



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