PHYS 392Scientific Measurement and Control
- Faculty
- Science
- Last listed
- Spring 2020
No longer offered. It was in Waterloo’s course catalog since at least Winter 2020 (as far back as Open Data goes) to Spring 2020. It isn’t in the 2024–25 or later calendars.
In the course catalog from Winter 2020 to Spring 2020; Open Data has no classes for it in that time.
Logic gates, flip-flops and shift registers, analogue to digital and digital to analogue conversion, feedback control systems, noise and spectral analysis, RF electronics. [Formerly PHYS 353. Offered: W odd years]
Requirements, as last listed
Prereq: One of PHYS 122 (winter 2019 or later), 224, 242. Coreq: PHYS 392L
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Discussed on r/uwaterloo
4 posts and comments in 4 threads mention PHYS 392, February 2015 to December 2024. Quoted word for word, newest first; each reply sits under the post and the comment that started its branch. Search r/uwaterloo for newer posts.
Fall 2018
Physical Sciences major? 5 points, 1 comment
“What should I choose as my major when applying: Earth Sciences or Physics&Astronomy? I'm interested in both and I will be pursuing graduate studies, but I'm not sure which one to choose as my major …”
u/cabbagemeister: “… engineering (if you have taken electricity and magnetism alongside maybe phys392 and some labs), physical optics (ie fiber optics) research and development, applied mathematics research. …”
Spring 2017
Anyone taken PHYS 392? 2 points, 1 comment
u/nikolaevra: “Does anyone who have taken the course have notes about PID controllers? Really need it for a school project, would appreciate any help”
Fall 2015
Upper year physics syllabi and course material 7 points, 2 comments
u/phyzled: “… 475 Cosmology - PHYS 335 Condensed Matter Physics - PHYS 360A/B Modern Physics Laboratory - PHYS 392 Scientific Measurement and Control - PHYS 444 Introduction to Particle Physics - PHYS 460A/B Advanced Laboratory - PHYS 476 Introduction to General Relativity”
Winter 2015
Need information about Physics program 0 points, 4 comments
“Hello /r/uwaterloo! I am considering switching into physics (from ECE 1A). I've already contacted my academic advisor but I thought I'd see what you guys think anyway....One thing that worries me is …”
u/jmwomboman: “… If you still want to take electronic related courses, check out Phys 391,392. …”
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