2024 No Nonsense Extra Class License Study Guide (PDF)

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NOTE: This is the 2024 version of the No Nonsense Extra Class License Study Guide. This study guide is for tests given after July 1, 2024.

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Calculating the gain and output voltage of an op amp circuit is relatively straightforward. The gain is simply RF/Rin. In the op amp circuit shown in Figure E7-3, Rin = R1. The output voltage of a circuit is then the input voltage times the gain.

QUESTION: What magnitude of voltage gain can be expected from the circuit in Figure E73 when R1 is 10 ohms and RF is 470 ohms? (E7G07)
ANSWER: 47

If R1 is 10 ohms and RF is 470 ohms, the gain is 470/10, or 47.

While the gain of an ideal operational amplifier does not vary with frequency, op amps in the real world do have a finite bandwidth. Some modern op amps can be used at high frequencies, but many of the older ones can’t be used at frequencies above a couple of MHz. To find out if you can use an op amp at the frequency of your signals, check out the gain-bandwidth specification. The gain-bandwidth specification is the frequency at which the open-loop gain of the amplifier equals one.

QUESTION: How does the gain of an ideal operational amplifier vary with frequency? (E7G08)
ANSWER: It does not vary with frequency

QUESTION: What is the gain-bandwidth of an operational amplifier? (E7G06)
ANSWER: The frequency at which the open-loop gain of the amplifier equals one

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