ELEG 309: Electronic Circuit Analysis I Spring 2000 Course Information

ELEG 309: Electronic Circuit Analysis I Spring 2000 Course Information

Your Host: Dr. Janusz Murakowski (pronunciation: "YA-noosh moo-ra-KOV-sky")

E-mail: jam@udel.edu, Lab Phone: (302) 831-3189, Office Phone: (302) 831-8784, Office Fax: (302) 831-4316
Lab: 131, Office: 217B

WWW: http://www.ece.udel.edu/~murakows/

Text: Microelectronic Circuits, 4th Edition, A.S. Sedra and K.C. Smith [Oxford Univ. Press, 1998] (Commonly known as "Sedra and Smith" and available at the Bookstore)

Class Times: TR 9:30AM-10:45AM SHL 131

Discussions: M 2:30PM- 3:20PM BRL 205 , (to be handled by Teaching Assistant)

Labs: T 2:00PM- 4:00PM, T 4:00PM- 6:00PM, W 1:25PM- 3:25PM, W 3:30PM- 5:30PM, R 2:00PM- 4:00PM, R 4:00PM- 6:00PM, EVN 132.

Office Hours: Usually available after class or by appointment

Teaching Assistants:
Sriram Venkataraman, venkatar@ee.udel.edu, x3280, Office 317 EVN.
Felipe Cabarcas, cabarcas@ee.udel.edu, x3280, Office 317 EVN.

Basis of Grading:

Laboratory reports = 30% {due one week after your lab session; submit to TA}
Homework, quizzes and participation = 20% {due in class} (these graded +/-/0: + = essentially correct,- = about half correct, 0 = not turned in or hardly correct)
Mid-Term Examination I = 15% {one hour}
Mid-Term Examination II = 15% {one hour}
Final Examination = 20% {two hours}

Some notes: Your final grade in ELEG 309 is calculated by assigning the relative weights listed above to your raw scores at the end of the course, resulting in a total score. A histogram of the total scores usually displays a Gaussian-like distribution, and letter-grade bins within the histogram are assigned at that time. While this may sound reasonable and obvious, it is important to remember that this process is different from assigning letter grades to intermediate scores, then averaging those letter grades at the end of the course. No intermediate letter grades are assigned.

The first two bullets above, Laboratory reports and Homework…, total 50% of the course grade. Thus one could perform quite well on the examinations but not turn in any homework or lab reports and receive a failing grade for the class.

I expect you to read ahead in preparation for class. Often, I will give a quiz at the begining of the lecture to test your preparedness. Late for class? I would rather have you came in and learned something than miss the class entirely, but this is disruptive. Notice also that if you are late, you might miss a quiz and this will hurt your final grade for the course.

Homework and Laboratory reports can and should be done in collaboration with fellow students and with help from the teaching assistants (this does not mean copying off other students’ work! Collaboration is the key word.), but Quizzes and the Examinations need to reflect the individual's state of learning.