‘THE UNIVERSITY OF BAMENDA
Department of Physics
Second Semester Examination July 2021
Course Code: PHYS 4220 Course Title: Laboratory Physics 3
Date:01/07/2021 Venue: PBBO1 Time: 14:30-16:00
‘Time allowed: 1,5 hours Examiners: Pr. NANA B. and Dr. ALOMBAH H.
Exercise 1.
Faculty of Science
lifler integrator circuit using one resistance R and
1) Draw an operationel amy
‘one capacitance C. [2 marks]
2) Assume R = 10K2 end C = 100af, if the input voltage of the integrator is
vi, = 10sin(10002), determine the corresponding output voltage vo. [2 marks]
3) Sketch in the same graph, the input and output voltages. [2+2 marks]
4) Is it possible to use that circuit when vin = 10sin(500t)? Why? [2 marks]
Exercise 2.
‘The operational amplifier shown in Figure 1 is biased
with +12V symmetrical source. vin = Em sin(wt) is the
input voltage while v, is the output voltage.
1) Determine the relation between vp and v;, as function
of the resistances Ry and Rp. [2 marks]
2) Let Ry = 1K and Ry = 10KQ, for the following val-
ues of Ein: 0.4V, 0.8V and 1.2V, determine the amplitudes
Figure 1: Op-amp circuit.
of the corresponding output signal. [3 marks]
3) Determine the maximal value Hy of Ziq such that the output voltage respects
a sinusoidal shape. [2 marks]
4) What is the name of that circuit? [2 marks]Ee
THE UNIVERSITY OF BAMENDA —
Department of Physics
July 2019
Physics Practicals 3
NANA B. and Dr. ALOMBAH H.
Faculty of Science
Second Semester Examination
PHYG 4220
‘Time allowed: 2 hours _ Examiners: Dr.
Exercise 1
1) Draw an operational amplifier integrator cireull using one resistance R and
one capacitance C. [2 marks]
2) Ascume R = 1049 and C = 100nF, if the input voltage of the integrator is
Yin = 10sin(10004), determine the corresponding output voltage Vo- [2 marks]
3) Sketch in the same graph, the input and output voltages. [2+-2 marks]
4) Is it possible to use that circuit when vin = 10sin(5001)? Why? [2 marks}
Bxercise 2
‘The operational amplifier shown in figure 1a) is biased with +12V symmetrical
source. tin = Fin sin(wt) is the:input voltage while up is the output voltage
1) Determine the relation between vo ‘and Vin as function of the resistances Ry
and Rp. [2 marks]
2) Let Ry = 1K 2 and Re = 10KO, for the following values of Eym: 0.4V, 0.8V and
1.2V, determine the amplitudes of the corresponding culpa signal. [3 marks}
3) Determine the maximal value Ey of Ep, such that the output voltage respects.
a sinusoidal shape. [2 marks]
4) What is the name of that circuit? [2 mar!
Exercise 3
The Astable Multivibrator shown in figure type of cross-coupled
g type of cross-coup!
transistor switching circuit that has no stable output states as it ch fr
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a)
Figure 1: a) ep-emp cuit and 3) Antale circuit wring transistors
astable circuit ‘consists of two switching
one state to the other all the time. The
work, and two time delay capacitors which
transistors, a cross-coupled feedback net
states with no external triggering to produce
allows oscillation between the two
un the change in stat
"When ue Camsiston Qi is ON(Vopi = 0, Vazi = 0. Tor # 0), the transistor
Qp if OF F(Vona ~ B, Veen = 0-7V, Ton = 0) and view versa. When transistor
Q) tums ON, Cy is charging and Or is discharging 86 that Qo turns off. After
and tums ON the transistor Q2. When
fa short while, the voltage of Ch: rises $
i ing. Which means the
turns ON, Cp is charging and C, is discharginy
equals the discharging tirae of capacitor Gz and
transistor Qo
charging time Ti of capacitor C1
vice versa.
1) Assume that the transistor Qi is ON, write the differential equation satisfied
@ vy is the voltage across the capacitor Ch. [3 marks}
ag function of time if v,(t = 0) = 0. [2 marks}
by v1, wher
2) Determine the expression of u;
3) Deduce expression for T;. [2 marks]
4) Deduce expression for the period T of the astable oscillator. [2 marks]
= 2.2KQ, Ry = 10KQ, Re = 22KQ,
) Compute de value of T if Ra = Ry
Cy = 2200uF and C2 = 1000uF. [2 marks]
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July 2018
uinination
filter as shown in figure 1 can be made by con
A simple band|
simple high-pass circuit and low-pass circuit
1) Find the transfer function of the circuit de-
picted in figure 1 and write your answer in the form 2
of equation (1). [4 marks] LW
a
a+ fj , Rt
——__ Q 0
in
A (ju)
14242 + (72)
2) Deduce from question 1) the resonant frequency
Figure 1: Bandpass epertional omplier
wp, @, f and 2. [4x1 marks]
3) Determine the gain G of the circuit. [2 marks]
4) Determine the maximum value Gm of G and the corresponding frequency
Cireuit
[242 marks]
5) Find the cutoff frequencies in the following forms wy = wy (—A+ VIE)
and wy = wy (A+ V1 +2), [3+3 marks]
6) Find expression for the bandwidth Aw = wy — w, and the quality factor
Q =. [242 marks]
7) The experimental result showing the gain as function of the resonant frequency
is given in figure 2.
a) From the curve, determine the values of Gin and wo. [2+2 marks]
b) From the curve, determine the values of wy and-wy. [2+2 marks}
c) Determine the values of Aw and Q. [24-2 marks]
d) From Aw, determine the value of A and from Gy, determine the value of 8
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