CALENDAR

 

Month

AUG

SEPT

 

 

 

OCT

 

 

 

NOV

 

 

 

DEC

 

Date

28, 30

4, 6

11, 14

18, 20

25, 27

2, 4

9, 11

16, 18

23, 25

30, 1

6, 8

13, 15

20, 27

29, 4

6

Week

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

Topic

1.1

1.2 - 1.3

1.4 - 1.5

1.3 - 1.5

1.6 - 1.7

2.1 - M1

2.1 - 2.3

2.4 - 2.5

2.6 - 2.7

M2

3.1

3.2 - 3.3

3.4

3.5 - 3.6

3.7

Labs

 

 

 

1

2

3

 

4

5

 

 

6

7

8

 

HW

 

 

 

1

 

2

 

3

 

4

 

 

5

 

6

Quiz

 

1

2

3

 

 

 

5

6

 

 

7

8

9

10

 

CLASS TOPICS

 

Chapter 1: Diodes

1.1 The ideal diode

1.2 Analysis of diode circuits, ON/OFF states, simple circuits

1.3 Physical operation of diodes

1.4 IV characteristics of junction diodes

1.5 The small signal model and its applications

1.6 Zener diodes

1.7 Applications of Diodes: regulation, clamping, clipping

 

Chapter 2: Bipolar Junction Transistors (BJTs)

2.1 Intuitive approach to the BJT operation

2.2 IV characteristics-operation modes

2.3 The transistor as an amplifier-DC analysis (biasing)

2.4 The transistor as an amplifier-AC analysis (small signal modeling)

2.5 Single stage configurations: Common Emitter configuration

2.6 Single stage configurations: Common Collector & Common Base

2.7 Introduction to high-frequency small signal modeling of BJTs

 

Chapter 3: Field Effect Transistors (FETs)

3.1 Intuitive approach to the MOSFET operation

3.2 IV characteristics-operation modes

3.3 DC & AC analysis of MOSFETs

3.4 Single Stage configurations: Comm. Source

3.5 Single stage configurations: Comm.  Gate & Comm Dr

3.6 Biasing in integrated circuits

3.7 The MOSFET high frequency small signal model

 

QUIZ TOPICS

 

1. Review

2. Topic 1.1

3. Topics 1.2 & 1.3

4. Topics 1.4 & 1.5

5. Topics 2.1-2.3

6. Topics 2.4 & 2.5

7. Topics 2.6, 2.7 & 3.1

8. Topics 3.2 & 3.3

9. Topic 3.4

10. Topics 3.5 & 3.6

 

HOMEWORK TOPICS

 

1. Topics 1.1-1.3

2. Topics 1.4-1.7

3. Topics 2.1-2.3

4. Topics 2.4-2.7

5. Topics 3.1-3.3

6. Topics 3.4-3.7