Weekly assignments for Physics 9310

Week 1.

Please write 2-4 A4 pages on: How was electrical amplification achieved before the transistor ?

Week 3.

Write 2-4 A4 pages on: rectifiers, covering some or all of the topics below:

• Describe three applications of rectifiers
• What are “whiskers” in relation to diodes ?
• Why was the military interested in rectifiers in the second world war?
• Outline the early history of the development of the diode.