Invitation to Electronics

Utako TANAKA (Graduate School of Engineering Science)

Course Objective
   Electronics appears to be quite a popular technology in everyday life; getting up with an alarm clock, watching the morning news on TV of internet, communicating by cellular phone or electronic mail, to name a few. It is virtually impossible to imagine life without electronics. Yet not many people know what electronics is all about and what is going on inside the equipment. This course will invite you into the amazing world of electronics, revealing basic principles behind technology, showing how it works, and introducing the current trends and new frontiers. This course is intended for any students who are interested in electronics, regardless of their majors.

Learning Goals
   Understanding basic principles of electronics behind technology and learning state-of-the-art technology.

Class Plan
   The course is designed as a "lecture series" presented by many speakers. Students have opportunities to listen to a variety of topics relating to electronics.

	Theme	Content
Week 1	Utako TANAKA	Introduction (Basic of Electronics)
Week 2	Akira SAKAI	Introduction to Semiconductors
Week 3	Yoshiaki NAKAMURA	Thermoelectronics
Week 4	Hiroaki OKAMOTO	Solar Photovoltaics
Week 5	Kiminori HATTORI	Spintronics
Week 6	Kohei HAMAYA	Semiconductor Spintronics
Week 7	Takeshi KANASHIMA	Memory devices
Week 8	Hideo AKABA	Magnetic resonance and its applications
Week 9	Masahiro KITAGAWA	Information, Communication and Cryptography
Week 10	Hiroshi MURATA	Laser Display
Week 11	Tadao NAGATSUMA	Microwaves and Photonics
Week 12	Masayuki FUJITA	Photonic Materials and Devices
Week 13	Utako TANAKA	Application of Lasers to Atomic Physics
Week 14	Utako TANAKA	Ultrastable Lasers
Week 15	Utako TANAKA	Ion Trapping

Independent Study Outside of Class
   Short paper will be assigned depending on instructor.

Textbooks
   No particular textbook is used. Materials will be provided.

Grading Policy
   Class participation 50%
   Term paper, presentation and discussions 50%