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Electronics and photonics
Resources, Classroom Activities, Assessment Ideas, IT Applications
For Purchase
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Detailed description of the Transistor Amplifier Kit including parts list. | |||
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Prac and support notes for the Transistor Amplifier Kit with diagrams. | |||
Resources
Text Resources
- Duncan, T 1989, Electronics for Today and Tomorrow, John Murray.
- Hecht, J 1999, Understanding Fibre Optics, SLMS Prentice Hall.
- Tekpak Teachers' Guide, 1992, Department of Education, Victoria.
Audiovisual Resources
It is recommended that teachers should view any video before purchase.
- Marcom Projects: Electronic Components 1, 2 and 3
Transistorized!
The web page covers the 50 year history of the transistor. The site is prepared by the US Public Broadcasting Service and the American Institute of Physics.
Classroom Activities
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Detailed (7p) explanatory notes prepared by Dr Peter Wells, Monash University for teachers. | |||
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A Word document to investigate the LED with questions and comments. | |||
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A Word document explaining the operation of the transistor amplifier with some questions and answers. | |||
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A Word document of follow up exercises to the documents above. | |||
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Brief explanatory notes. | |||
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DC and AC circuits of the transistor amplifer (for teachers). | |||
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Class notes and graphs explaining the charging and discharging of a capacitor. | |||
IT Applications
Useful Websites
The physics of mobile phones
A Yale University site on 'The Physics of Cell Phones'. It includes several sections including lesson plans and teacher resources.
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A worksheet that uses the software Crocodile Clips (and Excel) to revise resistance and V/I graphs. | |||
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A worksheet that uses the software Crocodile Clips to explore how the resistance of a thermistorchanges with temperature. | |||