Date Topic/Comments
14 Dec (Th)

Final Exam 1600-1750, in Linfield Hall 301 (regular classroom).  Closed book: two 8.5x11 inch handwritten note sheets, calculator, and pen/pencil only.  Final exam is multiple choice (40 questions) and comprehensive over the entire course.

8 Dec (F)

Last day of class. Course wrap-up. Lecture on major course topics and learning outcomes.
6 Dec (W)

Op amp practicalities (cont.). Lecture on hints for op amp circuit and instrumentation prototyping.

4 Dec (M)

Op amp practicalities.  Lecture on practical specifications of op amps.

(No labs this week)

Lab notebooks due in ECE Department office (610 Cobleigh) by 5PM.
1 Dec (F)

IC building blocks (cont.):  multistage amplifier configurations.

(notebook due date moved to Monday)
30 Nov (Th)

Lab #11 (students in section 5) CMOS circuit measurements (LAST LAB)
29 Nov (W)

IC building blocks:  differential input stages and power amp output stages.
28 Nov (Tu)

Lab # 11 (students in sections 2, 3, 4) CMOS circuit measurements (LAST LAB)
27 Nov (M)

CMOS: identify VIL and VIH analytically.  Propagation delay time.
21-24 Nov (Tu-F)

No EELE 317 labs and lectures (Thanksgiving Holiday)

20 Nov (M)

CMOS: discuss lab prep and CMOS inverter characteristics
17 Nov (F)

CMOS circuits.

D2L quiz due by 11:59PM.
16 Nov (Th) Lab #10 (students in section 5) Op Amp Configurations
15 Nov (W)

Transistor amplifier considerations for integrated circuit design

Quiz #10 assigned on D2L (due by 11:59PM on Friday 17 Nov.)
14 Nov (T) Lab #10 (students in sections 2, 3, 4) Op Amp Configurations
13 Nov (M)

Transistor high frequency model (review)

Lab Report (on Lab #8) due by 5PM in ECE Department Office (608 Cobleigh).

HW Practice problems (NOT collected--for preparation): 10.14, 10.15, 10.22
10 Nov (F) No class this day (Veterans Day Holiday)
9 Nov (Th) Lab #9 (students in section 5) Transistor applications
8 Nov (W)

MIDTERM EXAM #2 in class.  Closed book, pen/pencil, calculator, one 8.5x11 sheet of notes.

Coverage through 10/27/17.

(NO QUIZ THIS WEEK)
7 Nov (Tu)

Lab #9 (students in sections 2, 3, 4) Transistor applications
6 Nov (M)

Transistor high frequency model (cont.)

EXAM REVIEW SESSION:  2:10-3:45PM, Barnard 110 (Optics Teaching Lab)
3 Nov (F)

Transistor high frequency model

EXAM REVIEW SESSION:  10:00-noon, Cobleigh 608 (ECE Conf. Rm.)

HW Practice problems (NOT collected--for preparation): 10.5, 10.8, 10.9
2 Nov (Th)

Lab #8 (students in section 5) BJT amplifiers

EXAM REVIEW SESSION:  4:00-5:15PM, Cobleigh 608 (ECE Conf. Rm.)
1 Nov (W)

Amplifier frequency response (cont.)

Quiz #9 assigned on D2L (due by 11:59PM on Friday 3 Nov.)
31 Oct (T)

Lab #8 (students in sections 2, 3, 4) BJT amplifiers
30 Oct (M)

Amplifier frequency response, Laplace interpretation review
27 Oct (F)

Wrap-up transistor amplifier small signal topics.

D2L quiz due by 11:59PM.

HW Practice problems (NOT collected--for preparation): 7.70, 7.90, 7.95, 7.125

Reminder:  Exam #2 will be held in class on Wednesday, Nov. 8. Coverage through 10/27.
26 Oct (Th) Lab #7 (students in section 5) MOS amplifiers

 
25 Oct (W)

Transistor AC small signal input and output impedance.

Quiz #8 assigned on D2L (due by 11:59PM on Friday 27 Oct.--with extension to Saturday due to quiz problem typo)
24 Oct (T)

Lab #7 (students in sections 2, 3, 4) MOS amplifiers
23 Oct (M)

Transistor biasing and small-signal analysis
20 Oct (F)

No class this day (instructor out of town)

D2L quiz due by 11:59PM.

HW Practice problems (NOT collected--for preparation): 7.30, 7.39, 7.40, 7.53, 7.72
19 Oct (Th)

(No lab this week)
18 Oct (W)

Guest lecture, transistor amplifier configurations.

Quiz #7 assigned on D2L (due by 11:59PM on Friday 20 Oct.)
17 Oct (T)

(No lab this week)
16 Oct (M)

Transistor amplifiers:  bias point and transconductance.
13 Oct (F)

Transistor amplifiers:  small signal operation.

HW Practice problems (NOT collected--for preparation):  7.11, 7.20, 7.24, 7.25
12 Oct (Th)

Lab #6 (students in section 5) BJTs
11 Oct (W)

MIDTERM EXAM #1 in class.  Closed book, pen/pencil, calculator, one 8.5x11 sheet of notes.

Coverage through 10/6/17.

(NO QUIZ THIS WEEK)
10 Oct (T)

Lab #6 (students in sections 2, 3, 4)  BJTs
9 Oct (M)

BJT wrap-up, Q&A session for exam.

EXAM REVIEW SESSION:  3:00-4:30PM, Cobleigh 608 (ECE Conf. Rm.)
6 Oct (F)

Finish BJT DC analysis.
Q&A session.

Lab Report due by 5PM in ECE Department Office (608 Cobleigh).
D2L quiz due by 11:59PM.

HW Practice problems (NOT collected--for preparation): 5.50, 5.52, 6.17, 6.28, 6.52, 6.56

5 Oct (Th)

Lab #5 (students in section 5) NMOS

EXAM REVIEW SESSION:  4:10-5:30PM, Cobleigh 608 (ECE Conf. Rm.)
4 Oct (W)

Guest visit by representative from IM/Flash.
BJT DC analysis.

Reminder:  Lab Report due Friday, Oct. 6, by 5PM.
Quiz #6 assigned on D2L (due by 11:59PM on Friday 6 Oct.)

Reminder:  Exam #1 will be held in class on Wednesday, Oct. 11.
3 Oct (T)

Lab #5 (students in sections 2, 3, 4)  NMOS
2 Oct (M)

FET question review.
More BJTs.

29 Sep (F)

Introduction to BJTs (chapter 6 material)
Assignment to do lab report (due Friday, Oct. 6, 5PM)
HW Practice problems (NOT collected--for preparation before next week's quiz):  5.21, 5.38. 6.2, 6.1
28 Sep (Th)

Lab #4 (students in section 5) Signal diodes
27 Sep (W)

FETs: NMOS, PMOS, and finite output resistance
Quiz #5 assigned on D2L (due by 11:59PM on Friday 29 Sept.)
26 Sep (T)

Lab #4 (students in sections 2, 3, 4) Signal diodes
25 Sep (M)

FET DC biasing: currents and voltages with external components
(Guest lecture by Dr. Dickensheets)

22 Sep (F)

FET large signal behavior (cont.)

HW Practice problems (NOT collected--for preparation before next week's quiz):  5.9, 5.13, 5.14, 5.18
21 Sep (Th)

Lab #3 (students in section 5); SPICE lab, meet in room 625 computer lab; notebooks returned

20 Sep (W)

Introduction to MOSFETs (chapter 5 material)

Quiz #4 assigned on D2L (due by 11:59PM on Friday 22 Sept.)
19 Sep (T)

Lab #3 (students in sections 2, 3, 4); SPICE lab, meet in room 625 computer lab; notebooks returned.

18 Sep (M)

pn-junction device physics (cont.); calculation of carrier concentrations, ni, np, pn, etc., barrier potential V0
15 Sep (F)

pn-junction device physics (cont.)

LAB NOTEBOOKS due in the bin in the ECE Department office, 610 Cobleigh Hall, by 5:00PM.

HW Practice problems (NOT collected--for preparation before next week's quiz):  4.90, 3.3, 3.5, 3.13
14 Sep (Th)

Lab #2 (students in section 5) NOTEBOOKS COLLECTED FRIDAY
13 Sep (W)

Zener diodes; diode pn-junction device physics overview

Quiz #3 assigned on D2L (due by 5PM on Friday 15 Sept.)            .
12 Sep (T)

Lab #2 (students in sections 2, 3, 4) NOTEBOOKS COLLECTED FRIDAY
11 Sep (M)

Diode small-signal model practice (in class work)
8 Sep (F)

Diode practice problems (in class work)

HW Practice problems (NOT collected--for preparation before next week's quiz):  4.36, 4.40, 4.44, 4.54, 4.62, 4.67

7 Sep (Th)

Lab #1 (students in section 5)
6 Sep (W)

Diode large signal models: "ideal," 0.7V drop, exponential equation.

Quiz #2 assigned on D2L (due by 5PM on Friday 8 Sept.)
5 Sep (T)

Lab #1 (students in sections 2, 3, 4)
4 Sep (M) No class (Labor Day Holiday)
1 Sep (F)

Diode introduction
(Sedra 4.1-4.2)

HW Practice problems (NOT collected--for preparation before next week's quiz):  4.2, 4.11, 4.17, 4.23, 4.25
30 Aug (W)

 Amplifier Models
(Sedra 1.1-1.6)

Quiz #1 assigned on D2L (due by 5PM on Friday 1 Sept.)
28 Aug (M) First class meeting, 9AM, Linfield 301
Course intro; review of Thevenin and Norton equivalent circuits, and linear circuit concepts.
NOTE:  EELE 317 labs will NOT meet the first week of classes.