Topic: Cell Phones 101

This course will discuss all aspects of the cell phone, including:

* A history of telephones leading to modular phones.
* How the cell network is designed.
* How does roaming work?
* What is your ESN, SID, MIN ? And why they are important.
* How does your phone receive and transmit radio waves?
* How long is your cell antenna?
* What is the distribution of cell towers in Bloomington?
* What is inside your cell phone?

Topics and components (and the physics behind the object) that will be
studied include:
	

* Speakers
* Microphones
* Memory chips
* RF transmitters and receivers
* Display screens
* Cell phone cameras
* Cell phone ring tones
* Messaging techniques
* Digital sound
* Synthetic speech
* MP3
* Jpegs
* Mpegs



(3 cr.) N & M, TFR An exploration of the physics involved in our
technology; the course introduces ideas from physics needed to
understand the function of a selection of modern devices and systems.