Spring 2003

• Syllabus
  
• Instructor - Peter J. Kindlmann, 503 Becton
  Teaching Assistant - Yanxiang Liu , tel. 2-4240, 023 Becton
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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
  • our text book has an associated Web site http://www.sedrasmith.org/
  • Yanxiang Liu's MultiSim tutorial (our circuit simulation tool in the Morse Teaching Labs)
  • Power Meter (based on differential pair)
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  • explanations of basic electronic components, including an animated diode
  • the Unusual Diode FAQ
  • There are also interesting special purpose products with available schematics, such as this
    synthesizer module. We will probably find in its schematic interesting resonances
    with this semester's material.
  • EE Circuits Archive (Univ. of Washington)
  • Other circuits archives, such as
    • http://www.designnotes.com/Circuits.htm
    • http://www.epanorama.net (Matt Aldrich recommends)
    • http://www.circuitarchive.co.uk/heath.htm
    • http://www.4qdtec.com/index.html
  • Links to electronics tutorials
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• Class Stuff
  • Introductory class 1/15/03
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• Problem Sets
  • Problem Set 1 (due Feb. 12th, 2003)
  • Problem Set 2 (due March 5th, 2003)
  • Problem Set 3 (due April 9th, the last problem April 16th, 2003)
  • Problem Set 4 (due May 2nd, 2003, firm)
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• Lab Assignments
  • Lab 1 (due Feb. 19th, 2003)
    • An explanation (.doc) by Yanxiang Liu of the most frequent Lab 1 mistakes.
  • Lab 2 (due March 28, 2003)
  • Lab 3 -- your project (report & demo due by Monday May 12th, 2003)!
    See comments on Take Home final.