EE 321 Fall 2008

Class hours and location: Monday, Wednesday, Friday 11:00-11:50, Workman 109
Office hours: TBD

Dr. Anders M. Jorgensen
Workman 227, anders@nmt.edu

Syllabus

Textbooks

Updated schedule (Look here for the latest schedule and changes)

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Date
Sections
Topic
Homework
Due
1Wed Aug 27--Course Introduction--
Basics
2Fri Aug 291.1-1.4Signals and Amplifiers--
Mon Sep 1
ACADEMIC HOLIDAY -- NO CLASS
3Wed Sep 31.5Circuit model of amplifier--
4Fri Sep 5Appendix C,DReview of circuit theory and transient responses--
5 L1Mon Sep 81.6-1.8Frequency response, inverters, SPICE simulationHW 1: 1.44, 1.47, 1.50, 1.63
Solution (1.63 graded)
Operational Amplifiers
6Wed Sep 102.1-2.3Operational amplifier and inverting and non-inverting configurations--
7Fri Sep 12
8 L2Mon Sep 152.4-2.6Difference amplifier, large signal operation, and effect of finite gainHW 2: 2.35, 2.40, 2.42, 2.43
Solution (2.40 graded)
9Wed Sep 178.1-8.2Feedback, negative feedback--
10Fri Sep 192.7-2.8Offset, integrators, differentiators--
11 L3Mon Sep 222.9Pspice simulationHW 3: 2.78, 2.107, 2.119
Solution (2.119 graded)
12Wed Sep 24
Review
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13Fri Sep 26
Exam 1 (Solution)
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Diodes
14 L4Mon Sep 293.1-3.2Diodes, I-V characteristicsHW 4: 8.1, 8.5, 8.15
Solution (8.1 graded)
15Wed Oct 13.5Rectifiers--
16Fri Oct 33.3Models of diode I-V characteristics--
17 L5Mon Oct 63.4, 3.6Zener diodes, Limiting and clamping circuitsHW 5: 3.22, 3.26, 3.92
Solution (3.22 graded)
18Wed Oct 83.7Physical operation of diodes--
19Fri Oct 103.8, 3.9Different types of diodes, diode spice models--
MOSFETs
20 L6Mon Oct 134.1MOSFET physicsHW 6: 3.110, 3.115, 3.119
Solution (3.115 graded)
21Wed Oct 154.2MOSFET I-V characteristics--
22Fri Oct 174.3MOSFET DC operation--
23 L7Mon Oct 20
Review
HW 7: 4.15, 4.36, 4.37
Solution (4.36 graded)
24Wed Oct 22
Exam 2 (Solution)
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Fri Oct 24
ACADEMIC HOLIDAY -- NO CLASS
25 L8Mon Oct 274.4MOSFET as amplifier and switchHW 8: 4.45, 4.46, 4.47
Solution (4.46 graded)
26Wed Oct 294.5Biasing of MOSFETs--
27Fri Oct 314.6MOSFET small signals and equivalent circuits--
28 L9Mon Nov 34.7MOSFET single-stage amplifiersHW 9: 4.51, 4.54, 4.66
Solution (4.54 graded)
BJTs
29Wed Nov 55.1BJT physics--
30Fri Nov 75.2BJT I-V characteristics--
31 L10Mon Nov 105.3BJT as amplifier, switchHW 10: 4.68, 4.77, 5.3, 5.7
Solutions (4.77 graded)
32Wed Nov 125.4BJT DC operation--
33Fri Nov 145.5, 5.6Biasing and small signal operation--
34 L11Mon Nov 175.7Single-stage ampliferHW 11: 5.20, 5.24, 5.54
Solutions (5.24 graded)
35Wed Nov 19
Review
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36Fri Nov 21
Exam 3 (Solution)
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37 L12Mon Nov 246.3MOSFET and BJT Current mirrorsB.3
38Wed Nov 264.10CMOS inverter--
Fri Nov 28
ACADEMIC HOLIDAY -- NO CLASS
39 L13Mon Dec 16.5Common source and common emitter amplifiers with active loadsB.4
40Wed Dec 34.11Depletion type MOSFET--
41Fri Dec 54.12MOSFET spice model--
42Mon Dec 8
Review
F.1
43Wed Dec 10
Review
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44Fri Dec 12
Exam 4
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