EE 40 , University of California Berkeley Fall, 2006EE40 COURSE DESCRIPTIONCourse Objectives: This course is intended to teach basic circuit theory and principles of electronic engineering aspreparation for subsequent EE courses.Catalog Description: Fundamental circuit concepts and analysis techniques. Kirchoff's laws, nodal analysis;independent and dependent sources. Thévenin, Norton equivalent circuits. Transient and ACanalysis; speed and power. Phasors, Bode plots and transfer function. Filters and Op-Amps.Graphical methods for nonlinear circuits. Gauss’s Law and bandgap. Diode and FETcharacteristics. Diode and MOSFET circuits. Introduction to basic integrated-circuittechnology and layout. Digital signals, logic gates, switching. An electronics laboratory is part of the course. Using and understanding electronics laboratoryequipment such as: oscilloscope, power supplies, function generator, multimeter, curve-tracer,and RLC meter. Includes a term project of constructing a circuit with appropriateelectromechanical device.Course Format: Three hours lecture, three hours laboratory, one hour of discussion [4 Units].Instructor: Prof. Connie Chang-HasnainOffice: 263M Cory HallOffice hour: M 1-2, W 12-1Email: [email protected]: Therese George, 253 Cory, [email protected]: Math 1B and Physics 7B.Textbooks and/or other required material: Hambley, Allan R., Electrical Engineering: Principles and Applications (3rd ed.). UpperSaddle River, NJ: Pearson Education, Inc., 2005. Supplemental notes (available at Copy Central)Topics covered:- Introduction to circuits: currents, and voltages; power and energy; Kirchhoff’s Current Law; Kirchhoff’s Voltage Law; branches, loops and nodes- Resistive circuits; Thévenin and Norton equivalent circuits; Node/Mesh/Superposition analysis- Inductance and capacitance; L and C transients; 1st and 2nd order circuits- Phasors; Frequency response; Bode plots; Resonance; Transfer function; Filters (1st and 2nd order filters)- Operational Amplifiers: Ideal operational amplifiers; Inverting and non-inverting amplifiers; Design of simple amplifiers; Op-amp imperfections in the linear range of operation; Integrators and differentiators; - Diode circuits: Basic concepts; Load-line analysis of diode circuits; Ideal-diode model; Piecewise-linear diode models; Rectifier circuits; voltage doubler- Semiconductors; n and p doping; bandgap- Diode physics: Gauss’s Law and Poisson Equation; Depletion approximation; IV characteristics1EE 40 , University of California Berkeley Fall 2006- MOSFET physics: NMOS and PMOS transistors and simple fabrication concepts- MOSFET circuits: Load-line analysis; Bias circuits; Small-signal equivalent circuits; Common-source amplifiers; Source followers- Binary logic, truth tables: inversion, NAND and NOR- Logic circuits: CMOS logic gates; flip-flops, registers, counters, adderClass/laboratory schedule: Office Hours, Discussion and Laboratory Sections Begin 9/5/06Stay with ONE Discussion and Lab session you registered.Midterm and Final Dates:- Midterm: 10-11am on 9/27, 10/25, 11/29 (Location TBD)- Final: 8-11am on 12/12 (Location TBD)Best Lecture Notes Contest - Due at 263M Cory, 5pm, 12/15- Bonus points equivalent to 2% of final grade for one winner- If none of the submission contains complete information, no winner will be selected.Best Final Project Contest- 12/8 3-5pm Location TBDGrading Policy:- 11%: 11 HW sets - 15%: 11 Labs i. 7 structured experiments (7%) ii. one 4-week final project (8%)- 13% each: 3 midterm exams - 35%: Final exam - No late HW or Lab reports accepted - No make-up exams unless Prof. Chang’s approval is obtained at least 24 hours beforeexam time; proofs of extraneous circumstances are required.Weekly HW: - Assignment on the web by 5 pm Wednesdays, starting 8/30/05.- Due 5 pm the following Wednesday in HW box, 240 Cory. - On the top page, right top corner, write your name (in the form: Last Name, First Name) with discussion session number. - Graded homework will be returned one week later in discussion sessions.Labs- Complete the prelab section before going to the lab. - Satisfactory completion of each lab is necessary to pass class.Classroom Rules:- Please come to class on time.- Turn off cell phones, pagers, radio, CD, DVD, etc.- No food.- No pets.- Do not come in and out of classroom.- Lectures will be recorded and
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