Physics · Fall 2026, Winter 2027, Spring 2027, & Summer 2027

SDSU PHYS 311 — Electronics for Scientist

4.00 units 2 enrollment options

Series/parallel circuits, Kirchhoff¿s law, Maxwell¿s loop, voltage dividers, Thevenin and Norton circuits, RC, RL and RLC circuits, Analog and digital scopes, Coaxial lines, Semiconductor devices: diodes and transistors, operational amplifiers and limitations, ADC, Digital sampling theory, Limitations of measurement instrumentation.

Course requirements

Prerequisites: PHYS 196 and PHYS 196L with a grade C or higher in both.

PHYS 196 and PHYS 196L with a grade C or higher in both.

Fall 2026 enrollment options

Seat status can change

Class #	Format	Status	Seats	Time	Location	Professor	RateMyProfessors
4067 Discussion	In person	Open	21 / 32	Tue/Thu 12:30 PM–1:45 PM	NE 173	Sanjay Behura	No RateMyProfessor match available
4068 Laboratory	In person	Open	15 / 16	Tue 2:00 PM–4:40 PM	P 247	Sanjay Behura	No RateMyProfessor match available
4067 Discussion	In person	Open	21 / 32	Tue/Thu 12:30 PM–1:45 PM	NE 173	Sanjay Behura	No RateMyProfessor match available
4069 Laboratory	In person	Open	6 / 16	Thu 2:00 PM–4:40 PM	P 247	Sanjay Behura	No RateMyProfessor match available

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