EE 321 Fall 2010

Class hours and location: Monday 11:00-11:50, Wednesday, 11:00-12:50,
Workman 109
Lab hours and location: Monday 14:00-17:00, Workman 183
Office hours: Wednesday 13-17

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

Syllabus

Laboratory Instructions

Textbooks

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


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Date
Sections
Topic
Due
Laboratory Exercises
Amplifiers
1Wed Aug 25.Course planning..
2Fri Aug 271.4-1.5Amplifiers, circuit models, cascading..
3Mon Aug 301.6-1.7Frequency response. Inverters..Meet 3-4 PM in Workman 183 to experiment with oscilloscopes
Operational amplifiers
4Wed Sep 12.1-2.4Op-amps. Inverting and non-inverting configurations, difference amplifiersHW 1: 1.47, 1.57, 1.58
solution
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5.Discussion
.Mon Sep 6
Academic holiday
6Wed Sep 82.4-2.7Instrumentation amplifier, large signal response, DC imperfectionsHW 2: 2.47, 2.62
solution
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7.Discussion
8Mon Sep 132.5-2.8Frequency response, DC imperfections, large signals, integrators and differentiators.Lab 01: Amplifiers, input/output resistance, cascades, frequency response
9Wed Sep 153.1-3.2Diodes, IV characteristicsHW 3: 2.73, 2.76, page 1, page 2
solution
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NO 2ND HOUR CLASS
Diodes
10Mon Sep 202.6-2.8DC imperfections of op-amps.Lab 02: Non-ideal DC characteristics of Op-Amps
11Wed Sep 223.2-3.5Diodes, models, zener diodes, rectifiersHW 4: 2.110, 2.111
solution
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12
Exam 1 Preparation
13Mon Sep 27
Exam 1 / (Example 1, Example 2)
Solution
.Lab 03: Instrumentation amplifier
14Wed Sep 293.7Physics of diodes..
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NO 2ND HOUR CLASS
15Mon Oct 43.4-3.6, 3.8Zener diodes, rectifiers, limiters, clamps, diode typesLab 04: Diode IV characteristics
16Wed Oct 63.5-3.6, 3.8Rectifiers, limiters, clamps, other diode typesHW 5: 3.2, 3.4
solution
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17.Discussion
Bipolar Junction Transistors
18Mon Oct 115.1BJT physics.Lab 05: Rectifiers
19Wed Oct 135.2BJT I-V characteristicsHW 6: 3.34, 3.44, 3.66
solution
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20.Discussion
21Mon Oct 185.3-5.4BJT as amplifier and switch, BJT DC operation.Lab 06: Diode and Zener diode circuits
22Wed Oct 205.5BJT Biasing..
235.6BJT small-signal models
24Mon Oct 25
Exam 2 preparation
HW 7: 3.91, 3.92, 5.20, 5.74
solution
Lab 07: BJT IV characteristics and common-emitter amplifier
25Wed Oct 27
Exam 2
solution
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265.7BJT single-stage amplifiers
27Mon Nov 15.7BJT single-stage amplifiersHW 8: 5.39, 5.54, 5.87
solution
Lab 08: BJT single-stage amplifier
28Wed Nov 35.7BJT single-stage amplifier..
29.BJT two-stage amplifier
MOSFETs
30Mon Nov 84.1MOSFET physicsHW 9: 5.96, 5.115, 5.128, 5.130
solution
Lab 09: BJT two-stage amplifier
31Wed Nov 104.2MOSFET IV characteristics..
324.3MOSFET DC operation
33Mon Nov 15
Exam 3 preparation
HW 10: 4.7, 4.17, 4.36, 4.37
solution
Lab 10: BJT two-stage amplifier with curent source
34Wed Nov 17
Exam 3 (Example)
solution
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NO 2ND HOUR CLASS
35Mon Nov 224.3, 6.3.1MOSFET DC operation, MOSFET current mirrorHW 11: 4.44, 4.45
solution
Lab 11: MOSFET amplifier and current mirror/source
36Wed Nov 244.4MOSFET amplifiers..
374.5MOSFET biasing
38Mon Nov 294.6MOSFET small-signal modelsHW 12: 4.54, 4.61
solution
Lab 12: Variable gain amplifier and amplitude modulation
39Wed Dec 14.7MOSFET single-stage amplifiers..
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41Mon Dec 6
Exam 4 preparation
HW 13: 4.79, 4.82
solution
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42Wed Dec 8
Exam 4
solution
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