EE 321 Fall 2009

Class hours and location: Monday, Wednesday, Friday 11:00-11:50, Workman 109
Office hours: MW 14-15, F 15-16

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
Due
Laboratory Exercises
1Wed Aug 26--Course planning----
Amplifier and circuit basics
2Fri Aug 281.1-1.4Signals and Amplifiers----
3Mon Aug 311.5Circuit model of amplifiers--Lab 01: Amplifiers
4Wed Sep 2Appendix C, DReview of circuit theory and transient responses--
5Fri Sep 41.6-1.8Frequency response, inverters, SPICE simulations----
--Mon Sep 7
Academic holiday
Operational amplifiers
6Wed Sep 92.1-2.3Operational amplifier and inverting and non-inverting configurationsHW 1: 1.42, 1.50, 1.63, 1.68
solution
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7Fri Sep 112.4-2.6Difference amplifier, AC operation, slew rate----
8Mon Sep 148.1-8.2Feedback, negative feedback--Lab 02: Op-amps AC char.
9Wed Sep 162.7-2.8Offset voltage, bias current, integrators, differentiatorsHW 2: 1.77, 2.4, 2.31, 2.49
(pages)
solution
10Fri Sep 182.9Pspice simulation----
Diodes
11Mon Sep 213.1-3.2Diodes and I-V characteristics--Lab 03: Op-amps non-ideal DC characteristics
12Wed Sep 233.3Models of diode I-V characteristics--
13Fri Sep 25--ReviewHW 3: 2.108, 2.115, 2.122 (in 2.122 also give analytical expression)
(pages)
solution
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14Mon Sep 28
Exam 1 (solution)
--Lab 04: Instrumentation amplifier
15Wed Sep 303.5RectifiersHW 4: 3.4, 3.26, 3.44, 3.54
(pages)
solution
16Fri Oct 23.4, 3.6Zener diodes, Limiting and clamping circuits----
17Mon Oct 53.7Physical operation of diodes--Lab 05: Diode IV char.
18Wed Oct 73.8, 3.9Diode types and SPICE modelHW 5: 3.74, 3.78, 3.91, 3.92
(pages)
solution
MOSFETs
19Fri Oct 94.1MOSFET physics----
20Mon Oct 124.2MOSFET I-V characteristics--Lab 06: Rectifiers
21Wed Oct 144.3MOSFET DC operationHW 6: 3.108, 3.111, 3.116, 3.117
solution
22Fri Oct 164.4MOSFET as amplifier and switch----
23Mon Oct 19--Review--Lab 07: Diode and Zener diode circuits
24Wed Oct 21
Exam 2 (solution)
HW 7: 4.43, 4.44
solution
--Fri Oct 23
Academic holiday
25Mon Oct 264.5MOSFET biasing--Lab 08: MOSFET as switch and amplifier
26Wed Oct 284.6MOSFET small signal equivalent modelsHW 8
27Fri Oct 304.10, 6.3.1MOSFET inverter and current mirror----
28Mon Nov 24.7MOSFET single-stage amplifier--Lab 09: MOSFET as inverter and current mirror
29Wed Nov 44.8MOSFET frequency responseHW 9: 4.53, 4.61, 4.62
(pages)
solution
BJTs
30Fri Nov 65.1BJT Physics----
31Mon Nov 95.2BJT I-V characteristics--Lab 10: BJT IV characteristics
32Wed Nov 115.3BJT as amplifier and switchHW 10: 4.86, 4.87, 4.88
(pages)
solution
33Fri Nov 135.4BJT DC operation----
34Mon Nov 16--Review--Lab 11: BJT emitter amplifiers
35Wed Nov 18
Exam 3 (solution)
HW 11: 5.26, 5.54, 5.79
solution
36Fri Nov 205.5BJT biasing----
Miscellaneous topics
37Mon Nov 235.6BJT small-signal operation--Lab 12: BJT two-stage amplifier
38Wed Nov 25--DiscussionHW 12: 5.86, 5.87, 5.97, 5.98
solution
--Fri Nov 27
Thanksgiving Holiday
39Mon Nov 305.7BJT single-stage amplifier--Lab 13: BJT AM radio receiver
40Wed Dec 2--
41Fri Dec 4HW 13: 5.105, 5.106, 5.135
solution
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42Mon Dec 7--Review----
43Wed Dec 9
Exam 4 (solution)
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44Fri Dec 11
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