ECE 3455 Electronics

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ECE 3455 Electronics

• Lecture Notes -- Set 1 -- Version 12
• Dr. Dave Shattuck
• Dept. of ECE, Univ. of Houston

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Course Description and Rules 1

• You may call me at the office 24 hours a day, 7
  days a week. You may FAX me at the office 24
  hours a day, 7 days a week. Please, dont call
  me at home. Email is usually the best way to
  reach me.

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Course Description and Rules 2

• Prerequisites. You need to have all of them, or
  ask for a waiver from Dr. Barr. No exceptions.
  If you receive a letter concerning prerequisites,
  it means that the student database does not know
  that you have the prerequisites. Return the
  letter, explaining the Truth.

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Course Description and Rules 3

• Buy the book. Sedra and Smith, Microelectronic
  Circuits, 5th Edition. If you have trouble
  finding it, let me know ASAP.

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Course Description and Rules 4

• Exams. On Saturday mornings, in large rooms, to
  be announced. The dates are in the syllabus.
  One crib sheet, both sides, and any calculator
  may be used. You should bring writing
  implements, and your student ID.

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Course Description and Rules 5

• Homework. Timely submission of the homework is
  required. Late homework earns a grade of zero.
  Most students benefit by working on homework with
  other students. You may work together on the
  homework. Form groups. Use the homework to
  learn.

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Course Description and Rules 6

• Grading. We do not curve, in the sense that we
  do not give grades based on the performance of
  others. The grading scheme listed is a
  guaranteed minimum.

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Course Description and Rules 7

• Laboratory. The laboratory is a big part of
  this course. Learning comes from doing. We will
  find ways to have you do things, so that you can
  learn. The communications skills parts of this
  course also comes in the laboratory. The formal
  report, team projects, and oral presentations
  will happen in the lab.

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Course Description and Rules 8

• Email. Email messages will be sent to the class
  through Blackboard. You should make sure that
  this email gets to an email address you check
  regularly. Answers to questions sent by email
  will be sent to the class through Blackboard,
  after removing anything in the message that might
  identify you.

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Course Description and Rules 9

• Academic Honesty Policy. We will follow the
  Academic Honesty Policy of the University of
  Houston, as covered in the Student Handbook.
  Read it. Sign the form saying that you agree to
  follow it, and submit the form to me.

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Course Description and Rules 10

• Religious Holy Days and Students with
  Disabilities. If you need accommodations or need
  to request an excused absence, I would like to
  know about these in advance, in writing, so that
  I can make appropriate plans.

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Course Description and Rules 11

• Attendance. You are expect to come to class each
  class period, on time. I will have an assigned
  seat for you. You need to be seated in that seat
  at the time class begins.
• If you need to come to class late, you may take
  any seat you wish.

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Course Description and Rules 12

• Summary. Do the homework. Come to class. Read
  the book. Work alone sometimes, and in groups
  sometimes. Spend time in the laboratory, and use
  the time to learn by doing. Plan to work 12 or
  more hours a week, outside of class.

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Course Overview 1

• Foundation Concepts in Electronics -- Signals,
  analog and digital, amplification, circuit models
  for amplifiers, linearity in all its forms,
  biasing, frequency response, filtering, pulse
  response, transfer characteristics, transfer
  functions, Bode plots.

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Course Overview 2

• Op Amps Op Amp Circuits -- Basics of op amps,
  ideal op amps, negative feedback, virtual shorts,
  example op amp circuits.

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Course Overview 3

• Diodes -- Basics of diodes, ideal diodes,
  analysis techniques for diodes, diode equation,
  nonlinear circuits and their uses, semiconductor
  physics.

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Course Overview 4

• Transistors -- Basics of transistors (BJTs),
  analysis techniques for transistors, amplifier
  circuits, switching circuits.

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We will cover from Sedra Smith

• Chapter 1 - Read all of it. This material is
  important. Some of it will make more sense later
  in the semester.