EE241 Syllabus Spring 2013
Text: Electronics, 2nd Edition, by Allan R. Hambley
| Dates | Periods |
Subjects |
Readings |
Assignments Due (day due) |
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Wk 1 1/8-15 |
Lectures 1-4 |
Course Introduction Basic Amplifier Concepts Amplifier Models, Frequency Response, Diff Amp Ideal Op-amps, Op-amp Circuits (simple) |
1.1-1.4 1.4-1.7 1.8-1.11 2.1-2.2 |
Review Quiz (F) |
| Lab-2hr | Lab 1: Resistive Sensors | pre-lab | ||
| "There is always a limit to self-indulgence, but none to self-restraint." - Gandhi | ||||
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Wk 2 1/16-22 |
Lectures 5-7 |
Comparators, Schmitt Triggers Op-amp Circuits (advanced) Op-amp Imperfections No Class - 21 Jan (MLK Jr. Day) |
2.3-2.4 2.10-2.11 2.6 |
PS 1 Soln (W) |
| Lab-1hr | Lab 2: Operational Amplifiers (Part I) |
pre-lab (Pt I) Lab 1 Prelim Report |
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| "Anyone who thinks small things don't matter has never slept with a mosquito." - African proverb | ||||
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Wk 3 1/23-29 |
Lectures 8-11 |
Large Signals DC Impairments Diode Characteristics, Zener Diodes Ideal Diode Model, Offset Diode Model |
2.7 2.8 3.1 3.3 |
PS 2 Soln,
Bonus Handout (W) |
| Lab-1hr | Lab 2: Operational Amplifiers (Part III) | pre-lab (Pt III) | ||
| "Like a thornbush in a drunkard's hand is a proverb in the mouth of a fool." - Solomon | ||||
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Wk 4 1/30-2/5 |
Lectures 12-14 |
Load-Line Analysis Rectifier Circuits Wave-Shaping Circuit |
3.2 3.4 3.5 |
PS 3 Soln (W) |
| Lab-2hr | Lab 2: Operational Amplifiers (Part II) | pre-lab (Pt II) | ||
| "Never succumb to the temptation of bitterness." - Martin Luther King, Jr. | ||||
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Wk 5 2/6-12 |
Lectures 15-18 |
Voltage Regulator Linear Small-Signal Equivalent Circuits Drill/Review |
3.7 3.8 |
PS 4 Soln (typo
on 3.9a) (W) |
| Lab-1hr | Lab 3: Zener Regulators | Lab 1 Report (final) | ||
| "A man really believes not what he recites in his creed, but only the things he is willing to die for." – Richard Wurmbrand | ||||
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Wk 6 2/13-19 |
Exam Lect 19 |
EXAM I, Wed 13 Feb (Exam
I 2010-solution) Semiconductor Concepts No Class - 18 Feb (President's Day) |
3.9-3.10 |
Exam
I
Solution PS 5 Soln, Bonus Handout (F) |
| Lab-2hr | Lab 4: Light Organ |
pre-lab Lab 2 Prelim Report |
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| "If you are humble nothing will touch you, neither praise nor disgrace, because you know what you are." - Mother Teresa | ||||
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Wk 7 2/20-26 |
Lectures 20-22 |
Basic BJT Operation (band
diagram) pnp BJTs, Load Line Analysis Large-Signal DC Models for the BJT |
4.1 4.2-4.3 4.4 |
PS 6 Soln (F) |
| Lab-2hr |
Lab 4: Light Organ, continued |
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| "The greatest friend of truth is time, her greatest enemy is prejudice, and her constant companion humility." - Chuck Colson | ||||
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Wk 8 2/27-3/5 |
Lectures 23-25 |
Large-Signal DC Analysis (4-R Bias) Small-Signal Equivalent Circuits Common Emitter Amplifier |
4.5 4.6 4.7 |
PS 7 Soln (F) |
| Lab-2hr | Lab 5: BJT Switch | pre-lab | ||
| "Some minds are like concrete, thoroughly mixed up and permanently set." - Rev. Denny Brake | ||||
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Wk 9 3/6-19 |
Lectures 26-28 |
Common Emitter Amplifier, cont PCB Design Project / PCB Layout Tutorial No Class - 11-15 Mar (Spring Break) Emitter Follower (additional examples) |
4.7 4.8 |
PS 8 Soln (F) |
| Lab-2hr | Lab 6: BJT Amplifier | pre-lab | ||
| "Maturity starts with the willingness to give oneself." - Elisabeth Elliot | ||||
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Wk 10 3/20-26 |
Lectures 29-31 |
Emitter Follower, cont. Lab catch-up/PCB Design Project Review |
4.8 |
ECE News
(W) PS 9 Soln (F) pre-lab, PCB tut. printout (M) |
| Lab-2hr | Lab 6: BJT Amplifier, continued |
Lab 2 Report (final) |
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| "Learning without thought is labor lost; thought without learning is perilous." - Confucius | ||||
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Wk 11 3/27-4/2 |
Exam Lab-4hr |
EXAM II, Wed 27 Mar (Exam
II 2010-solution) PCB Design Project |
Exam II
Solution PCB Initial Schematic PCB Breadboard Demo |
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| "When the people fear the government, there is tyranny. When the government fears the people, there is liberty." - Thomas Jefferson | ||||
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Wk 12 4/3-9 |
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Lectures 31-33 |
NMOS Overview/Characteristics MOSFETs as a switch or an amplifier DC Analysis of MOSFET circuits |
5.1 5.2 5.3 |
PCB Layout Due (F) | |
| Lab-2hr | PCB Design Project | |||
| "Weakness of attitude becomes weakness of character." - Albert Einstein | ||||
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Wk 13 4/10-16 |
Lectures 34-37 |
PMOS Digital Logic NMOS Inverter |
5.7 6.1-6.2 6.3-6.4 |
PS
10 Soln (W) |
| Lab-1hr |
ECE Machine Shop Intro Lab 7: MOSFET Logic |
pre-lab |
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| "Being powerful is like being a lady. If you have to tell people you are, you aren't." - Margaret Thatcher | ||||
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Wk 14 4/17-23 |
Exam Lectures 38-39 |
LAB EXAM, Wednesday 17 Apr CMOS Inverter CMOS Inverter/NAND/NOR |
6.5-6.6 6.6-6.7 |
PS
11 Soln
(W) |
| Lab-2hr |
PCB Design Project -- Assembly/Testing Optional Review for Exam III (Sellami) |
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| "Plans fail for lack of counsel, but with many advisors they succeed." - Solomon | ||||
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Wk 15 4/24-30 |
Exam |
1/C Capstone Conference, 24 Apr EXAM III, Friday 26 Apr (Exam III 2011-solution) Course Review |
PS
12 Soln
(W) Exam III Solution |
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| Lab-2hr |
PCB Design Presentations Optional Review for Exam III (Jenkins) |
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| "Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts." - Winston Churchill | ||||
