ECE 2B - Summer 2008

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

Circuits, Devices, and Systems

ECE 2B - Summer 2008

Instructor: Professor John J. Shynk

Schedule: Tuesday and Thursday
12:30 - 1:50 p.m.
NH 1109

Announcements:

8-12-08: Reminder: The final exam will be held on Thursday, August 28, 12:30 - 1:50 p.m.
7-28-08: Dr. Shynk's Tuesday office hour is changed to 3:30 - 4:30 p.m.
7-21-08: Reminder: The midterm exam will be held on Thursday, July 31, 12:30 - 1:30 p.m.
6-5-08: The first lab meeting is on Tuesday, June 24 (5:00 - 7:50 p.m., HFH 5160). Review the Lab Information handout and the Data Sheets for Lab 1.
6-4-08: Note that there is only one lab section: Tuesday and Thursday, 5:00 - 7:50 p.m., HFH 5160.
5-8-08: The first class meeting is on Tuesday, June 24 (12:30 - 1:50 p.m.).

Instructor Office Hours:

Tuesday 3:30 - 4:30 and Thursday 2:00 - 3:00 p.m.

Course Information:

Continuation of introductory circuit analysis. Laplace transform and solution
of steady state and transient circuit problems in the s-domain; Bode plots;
resonators; op-amps and design of op-amp circuits; passive and active filters;
Fourier series and Fourier transformers. Two-port circuit parameters and their
use in small signal transistor circuit analysis.

Labs:

Tuesday and Thursday, 5:00 - 7:50 p.m., HFH 5160

Grading:

Homework (weekly), 15%
Lab (weekly), 20%
Midterm Exam (open book), 25% (Thursday, July 31, 12:30 - 1:30 p.m.)
Final Exam (open book), 40% (Thursday, August 28, 12:30 - 1:50 p.m.)

Required Textbooks:

Thomas & Rosa, The Analysis and Design of Linear Circuits, Wiley, 5th Edition, 2006
Sedra & Smith, Microelectronic Circuits, Oxford University Press, 5th Edition, 2004

Lecture Handouts: