EE 321 Fall 2012

Class hours and location:

Day of WeekTimeLocation
Monday11:00-11:50Workman 109
Wednesday11:00-11:50Workman 109
Friday11:00-11:50Workman 109

Lab hours and location:

Day of WeekTimeLocation
Tuesday14:00-16:45Workman 183

Tutoring

Check the tutoring schedule

Office hours:

Day of weekTimeLocation
Monday13-14:50Workman 227
Tuesday11-11:50Workman 227

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

Grades:

Your grades will be recorded on the EE 321 and EE 321L Moodle pages. Please visit moodle.nmt.edu.

Syllabus

Laboratory Instructions

Textbooks


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

Anything in () is not covered explicitly in lectures, but I expect you to know that material.
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Date
Sections
Topic
Due
Laboratory Exercises
Amplifiers
1Wed Aug 221.4 (1.1-1.3)Course planning
Symbol terminology
Operational Amplifier review
..
2Fri Aug 241.5The four types of amplifiers
in-/output resistances
cascading
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Operational amplifiers
3Mon Aug 272.4 (2.1-2.3)Difference amplifier
Instrumentation amplifier
.Tue Aug 28: Distribute laboratory kits
4Wed Aug 291.6, 2.5, 2.6Frequency response and cascading
Large-signal operation
..
5Fri Aug 312.7.1DC imperfections: offset voltageHW 1: 1.47, 1.57, 1.58
solution
.
.Mon Sep 3
Academic holiday
6Wed Sep 52.7.2DC imperfections: bias and offset currentsHW 2: SS 2.22, 2.73, 2.76, 2.82, 2.95, 2.102, 2.110
solution
Tue Sep 4: Lab 1: Amplifiers, input/output resistance, cascades, frequency response
Diodes
7Fri Sep 73.1The ideal diode
Analyzing diode circuits
..
8Mon Sep 103.2The junction diodeHW 3: 2.47, 2.62, 2.111
solution
Tue Sep 11: Lab 2: Non-ideal DC characteristics of Op-Amps
9Wed Sep 123.3Models of the junction diode..
10Fri Sep 14.Diode circuit analysis..
11Mon Sep 173.4Zener diodes
Zener voltage regulation
HW 4: 3.2, 3.4, 3.34, 3.37, 3.44, 3.54, 3.59, 3.61
solution
Tue Sep 18: Lab 3: Instrumentation amplifier
12Wed Sep 193.5Rectifier circuits..
13Fri sep 213.6Limiters and clamps..
14Mon Sep 243.8Other diode types. Exam 1 preparationHW 5: 3.26, 3.66, 3.74, 3.78, 3.91, 3.92
solution
Tue Sep 25: Lab 4: Diode IV characteristics
Bipolar Junction Transistors (BJTs)
15Wed Sep 265.1.4The Ebers-Moll model of Bipolar Junction Transistors..
16Fri Sep 285.2IV characteristics of BJTs..
17Mon Oct 1.Exam 1 practice 1 practice 2 practice 3
solution
HW 6: 5.15
solution
Tue Oct 2: Lab 5: Rectifiers
18Wed Oct 35.3BJT as amplifier and switch..
19Fri Oct 55.4BJT DC characteristics..
20Mon Oct 85.5BJT biasingHW 7: 5.20, 5.21, 5.24, 5.26, 5.39, 5.54
solution
Tue Oct 9: Lab 6: Diode and Zener diode circuits
21Wed Oct 105.6Small-signal models of BJTs..
22Fri Oct 12..
23Mon Oct 155.7Single-stage BJT amplifiersHW 8: 5.55, 5.56, 5.58, 5.65
solution
Tue Oct 16: Lab 7: BJT IV characteristics and common-emitter amplifier
24Wed Oct 17..
.Fri Oct 19
Academic Holiday
25Mon Oct 227.3The BJT differential pairHW 9: 5.87, 5.96, 5.103, 5.104, 5.110, 5.114, 5.115
solution
Tue Oct 23: Lab 8: Single-stage BJT amplifiers
26Wed Oct 246.3.3BJT current mirror..
27Fri Oct 265.8.4-5.8.6
5.9.1-5.9.2
BJT high-frequency response and Miller effect..
28Mon Oct 29.Exam 2 preparationHW 10: 5.128, 5.130, 5.131, 5.135
solution
Tue Oct 30: Lab 9: Differential pair amplifiers
29Wed Oct 31.Exam 2 practice 1 practice 2 practice 3
solution
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30Fri Nov 2TBDBJT two-stage amplifier..
31Mon Nov 5WikipediaLM 741HW 11: 7.24, 7.31, 7.35
solution
Quiz 7 solution
Tue Nov 6: Lab 10: Two-stage amplifier
MOSFETs
32Wed Nov 74.2IV characteristics of MOSFETs..
33Fri Nov 94.3MOSFET DC characteristics..
34Mon Nov 124.4MOSFET as amplifier and switchHW 12: 4.7, 4.17, 4.36, 4.37, 4.43, 4.44
solution
Tue Nov 13: Lab 11: MOSFET IV-characteristics and current mirror
35Wed Nov 146.3.1MOSFET current mirror..
36Fri Nov 164.5MOSFET biasing..
37Mon Nov 194.6MOSFET small-signal modelsHW 13: 4.45, 4.53, 4.54, 4.61, 4.62
solution
Tue Nov 20: Lab 12: variable-gain amplifier and modulation/demodulation
38Wed Nov 214.7MOSFET single-stage amplifiers..
39Mon Nov 26HW 14: 4.79, 4.82, 4.86, 4.87, 4.88
solution
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40Wed Nov 28.Exam 3 preparation..
41Fri Nov 30.Exam 3
solution
practice 1 practice 2 practice 3 practice 4
..
42Fri Dec 7.Exam 4
practice
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