Spring 2005

• Syllabus (and detailed comments about the course)
  
• Instructor - Peter J. Kindlmann, 503 Becton, tel. 2-4294
  Teaching Assistant - Dechao Guo, 317 Becton, tel. 2-4209
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• A motivating though rather florid article about what distinguishes analog design from digital design.
• An article from IEEE SPECTRUM (Jan. 2003, p.91) "Where The Jobs Are".
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• Course Resources & Materials
  • MultiSim tutorial (circuit simulation tool in the Morse Teaching Labs)
  • Biography of Georg Simon Ohm (more detailed version, with pictures)
  • Biography of Gustav Robert Kirchhoff
  • explanations of basic electronic components, including an animated diode
  • the Unusual Diode FAQ
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  • EE Circuits Archive (Univ. of Washington)
  • Other circuits archives, such as
    • http://www.designnotes.com/Circuits.htm
    • http://www.epanorama.net
    • http://www.circuitarchive.co.uk/heath.htm
    • http://www.4qdtec.com/index.html
  • movie of huge arc at 500kV utility substation, explanation of this event
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• Class Stuff
  • Questionnaire (to be submited by Friday 1/14/05)
  • Introductory comments in 1/11/05 class
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• Homeworks
  • HW#1 (due Thursday 1/20/05)
  • HW#2 (due Friday 1/28/05)
  • HW#3 (due Friday 2/04/05)
  • HW#4 (due Thursday 2/10/05)
  • HW#5 (due Friday 2/25/05)
  • HW#6 (due Friday 3/4/05)
  • Spring Break
  • HW#7 (due Monday 4/2/05) Please read the comments.
  • HW#8 (due Wednesday 4/13/05) Please read the comments.
  • Report/Simulation assignment (due Friday April 29th)
  • HW#9 (due Monday 4/25/05)
  • Take-Home Final (due Monday, May 9th)