CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, NORTHRIDGE

DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING

SPRING 2011

COURSE SYLLABUS

ECE 340 – ELECTRONICS I

 

Instructor

Ben Mallard

Office: JD3335

Office Hours: Mondays and Wednesdays: 2pm – 4pm

Email Addresses: bmallard@csun.edu

Phone: (818) 677-5636 or x5636

Website: http://www.ecs.csun.edu/~bmallard

 

 

Textbook and Materials

Microelectronic Circuits, Adel S. Sedra and Kenneth C. Smith, 6th Edition, Oxford University Press, 2010 (ISBN 978-0-19-532303-0)

Lecture Notes, Ben Mallard

 

 

Class Assignments

Homework

Quizzes

Midterm Examinations

Final Examination

 

 

Late Homework Assignments

10 % Penalty each class meeting assignment is late

 

 

Grading

Homework, 10%

Quizzes, 20%

Midterm Examinations, 30%

Final Examination, 40%

 

Electrical Engineering Program Educational Objectives

The Electrical Engineering program at the California State University, Northridge prepares a diverse group of graduates for lifelong careers in the field that will allow them to make productive contributions to society and to find personal satisfaction in their work. To accomplish this, graduates of the electrical engineering program will meet the following educational objectives:

  1. The ability to apply engineering principles in designing and analyzing electrical circuits and systems.
  2. The knowledge and application of state-of-the-art design techniques and software tools.
  3. The ability to communicate well, both orally and in writing, and work as a productive member of an interdisciplinary team.
  4. The ability to develop engineering solutions with consideration of their impact on society.
  5. The ability to maintain life long learning.

Electrical Engineering Program Outcomes

The Electrical Engineering curriculum prepares our graduates to meet the Program Outcomes which are listed below:

  1. An ability to apply knowledge of math, science, and engineering to the analysis of electrical engineering problems.
  2. An ability to design and conduct scientific and engineering experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data.
  3. An ability to design systems which include hardware and/or software components within realistic constrains such as cost, manufacturability, safety and environmental concerns.
  4. An ability to function in multidisciplinary teams.
  5. An ability to identify, formulate, and solve electrical engineering problems.
  6. An understanding of ethical and professional responsibility.
  7. An ability to communicate effectively through written reports and oral presentations.
  8. An understanding of the impact of engineering in a social context.
  9. Recognition of the need for and an ability to engage in life-long learning.
  10. A broad education and knowledge of contemporary issues.
  11. An ability to use modern engineering techniques for analysis and design.
  12. Knowledge of probability and statistics.
  13. An ability to analyze and design complex devices and systems containing hardware and software components.
  14. Knowledge of math including differential equations, linear algebra, complex variables and discrete math.
  15. The ability to be competitive in the engineering job market and/or to continue their studies at the graduate level.

Course Outline

 

Class Date                  Topics                                                             Reading Assignments

 

01/25                           Electronic Systems and Amplifiers                             1.1 – 1.6

 

01/27                           Operational Amplifier Circuits                                   2.1 – 2.8

 

02/01                           Semiconductor Physics and the PN Junction             3.1 – 3.6

 

02/03                           Diode Models and Circuits                                         4.1 – 4.6

 

02/08                           Bipolar Junction Transistor Physics and Models        6.1 – 6.3

 

02/10                           BJT Biasing and Signal Analysis                                6.4 – 6.5, 6.7, 6.9

 

02/15                           BJT Common Emitter Amplifier                                6.6, 6.8

 

02/17                           BJT CE Amplifier with Emitter Degeneration           6.6, 6.8

 

02/22                           BJT Common Base Amplifier                         6.6, 6.8

 

02/24                           BJT Common Collector Amplifier                              6.6, 6.8

 

03/01                           Midterm Examination 1

 

03/03                           MOSFET Physics and Models                                   5.1 – 5.3

 

03/08                           MOSFET Biasing and Signal Analysis                       5.4 – 5.5, 5.7, 5.9

 

03/10                           MOSFET Common Source Amplifier                        5.6, 5.8

 

03/15                           MOSFET CS Amplifier with Source Degeneration   5.6, 5.8

 

03/17                           MOSFET Common Gate Amplifier                           5.6, 5.8

 

03/22                           MOSFET Common Drain Amplifier                          5.6, 5.8

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03/24                           JFET Physics and Models

 

03/29                           Midterm Examination 2

Class Date                  Topics                                                             Reading Assignments           

 

03/31                           Cesar Chavez Holiday – No Class                 

 

04/05                           Spring Break – No Class                                            

 

04/07                           Spring Break – No Class

 

04/12                           BJT and MOS Current Mirrors                                   7.4 – 7.6

                       

04/14                           Frequency Response                                                   11.3

           

04/19                           CE and CS Frequency Response                                11.3

 

04/21                           CB and CG Frequency Response                               11.4

 

04/26                           CC and CD Frequency Response                               11.5

 

04/28                           Differential Amplifiers                                               8.1 – 8.5                     

 

05/03                           Examination 3

 

05/05                           Multistage Amplifiers                                                 8.6

 

05/10                           Operational Amplifier Design                                     12.1 -12.6

 

05/12                           Final Examination Review

 

05/17                           Final Examination, 10:15am – 12:15pm

           

 

Quiz Schedule

 

Quiz No.                     Class Date                              Topics

 

            1                      02/01                                       Operational Amplifiers

 

            2                      02/08                                       PN Junction and Diode Circuits

 

            3                      02/10                                       BJT Models

 

            4                      02/22                                       BJT Amplifiers

 

            5                      03/08                                       MOSFET Models

 

            6                      03/17                                       MOSFET Amplifiers

 

            7                      04/14                                       Current Sources

 

            8                      04/21                                       BJT & MOSFET Low Frequency Response

 

            9                      04/28                                       BJT & MOSFET High Frequency Response

 

          10                      05/10                                       Multistage Amplifiers