Physics 127A Course Materials
For Physics 127A you will need two items, a lab notebook
and the textbook.
You will be required to turn in your lab notebook each
week as a PDF file. You may keep a traditional notebook
on paper, with numbered pages having a grid. In this case
you will turn in photos or scans of the notebook pages.
Here is an example of what you could use:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/0978534425/
Alternatively, you may use an electronic notebook. If you
do this, you must choose a program that allows you to
make drawings as well as text. In this case you will
also submit your notebook as a PDF file with properly
numbered pages.
The textbooks for Physics 127A are
Required:
Learning the Art of Electronics: A Hands-On Lab Course, 2nd edition
ISBN 1009535188
https://www.amazon.com/dp/1009535188
By Thomas C. Hayes, David Abrams, and Paul Horowitz
Cambridge University Press, 2025
Optional:
The Art of Electronics, 3rd edition
ISBN 0521809266
https://www.amazon.com/dp/0521809266
By Paul Horowitz and Winfield Hill
Cambridge University Press, 2015
Introductory Electronics for Scientists and Engineers, Second Edition
ISBN 0205083773
https://www.amazon.com/dp/0205083773
By Robert E. Simpson
Prentice Hall, 1987
I will discuss the textbooks in lecture.