ECE 2A - Fall 2008

University of California, Santa Barbara
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Circuits, Devices, and Systems

ECE 2A - Fall 2008

Instructor: Professor John J. Shynk

Schedule: Monday and Wednesday
3:30 - 4:45 p.m.
Broida Hall 1640

Announcements:

12-4-08: Office hour locations: Thu in the lab, Fri in Phelps 1435 or HFH 3123 (Shynk).
12-2-08: Office hours during exam week are changed to the following:
Thu 12:00 - 2:00 p.m. (Sturm), Thu 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. (Somasunderam)
Fri 10:00 - 12:00 p.m. (Qiu), Fri 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. (Shynk), Fri 3:30 - 5:30 p.m. (Yang).
Graded homeworks and labs will be available during these office hours.
12-1-08: Reminder: The final exam will be held on Saturday, December 13, 12:00 - 3:00 p.m.
11-23-08: Reports for Lab 6 are due in the homework box by Monday, December 1, 5:00 p.m.
11-17-08: The due date for Homework 6 is changed to Monday, November 24, 12:00 noon.
11-5-08: Tutoring available: Monday 12 - 1 p.m. and Wednesday 9 - 10 a.m., in the trailer near HFH.
10-27-08: Reminder: The midterm exam will be held on Wednesday, November 5, 3:30 - 4:45 p.m.
10-8-08: The TA office hours have been adjusted in revised handout #5.
10-6-08: Another lab session has been added: Tuesday, 5:00 - 8:50 p.m.
9-18-08: Complete the Lab 1 pre-lab questions before attending the first lab session.
9-12-08: The first class meeting is on Monday, September 29.

Instructor Office Hours:

Wednesday, 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. and Thursday, 2:00 - 3:00 p.m.

Course Information:

Introduction to basic circuit analysis: KCL, KVL, nodal analysis, superposition, independent
and dependent sources; diodes and I-V characteristics; basic op-amp circuits; first-order transient analysis;
AC analysis and phasors. Introduction to the use of test instruments.

Labs:

Monday, 5:00 - 8:50 p.m., HFH 5162C
Tuesday, 5:00 - 8:50 p.m., HFH 5162C
Wednesday, 5:00 - 8:50 p.m., HFH 5162C
Thursday, 12:00 - 3:50 p.m., HFH 5162C
Thursday, 5:00 - 8:50 p.m., HFH 5162C

Grading:

Homework (weekly), 15%
Lab (weekly), 20%
Midterm Exam (open book), 25% (Wednesday, November 5, 3:30 - 4:45 p.m.)
Final Exam (open book), 40% (Saturday, December 13, 12:00 - 3:00 p.m.)

Required Textbook:

Thomas & Rosa, The Analysis and Design of Linear Circuits, Wiley, 5th Edition, 2006

Lecture Handouts: