Introductory Analog Electronics Laboratory
MIT's 6.101 introduces the design, construction, and debugging of analog electronic circuits through lectures paired with six laboratory projects. Students investigate the performance characteristics of diodes, transistors, JFETs, and op-amps, building a small audio amplifier and preamplifier along the way. The final seven weeks shift to an independent design project run like an industry engineering team, with written and oral presentations and real trade-off decisions requiring engineering judgment rather than a fixed answer. Engineers from local analog electronics companies visit campus to advise students on these projects. Materials on MIT OpenCourseWare include lecture notes, lab assignments, and project guidelines, free to access with no certificate offered. The course suits anyone who already knows basic circuit theory and wants hands-on practice building and troubleshooting real analog hardware rather than simulating it on paper.