EE 3115a -- Changes

Mon Apr 18 11:44:27 2011

Effective Term: New:  1125 - Summer 2012
Old:  1089 - Fall 2008
College: New:  TIOT - College of Science and Engineering
Old:  TIOT - Institute of Technology
Course Title Short: New:  Analog Electronics
Old:  Anal & Dig Elect
Course Title Long: New:  Analog Electronics
Old:  Analog and Digital Electronics
Max-Min Credits
for Course:		 New:  3.0 to 3.0 credit(s)
Old:  4.0 to 4.0 credit(s)
Catalog
Description:		 New:  Basic differential amplifiers using FETs and BJTs. Current sources for differential amplifiers. Op- amp-based differential amplifiers.  IC op amps as multi-stage amplifiers. Ideal (dc) feedback. Stability and compensation of negative feedback amplifiers. Sinusoidal oscillators.  Waveshaping circuits. Power amplifiers. Use of circuit simulators.
Old:  Feedback amplifiers. Stability and compensation. Oscillators. Internal structure of operational amplifiers. Switching active devices. BJT and FET logic gates. Sequential circuits. Designing complex digital circuits.
Instructor
Contact Hours:		 New:  4.0 hours per week
Old:  5.0 hours per week
Auto-Enroll
Course:		 New:  Yes
Old:  No
Academic
Progress Units:		 New:  Not allowed to bypass limits.
3.0 credit(s)
Old:  Not allowed to bypass limits.
4.0 credit(s)
Financial Aid
Progress Units:		 New:  Not allowed to bypass limits.
3.0 credit(s)
Old:  Not allowed to bypass limits.
4.0 credit(s)
Repetition of
Course:		 New:   Repetition not allowed.
Old:   Repetition not allowed.
Course
Prerequisites
for Catalog:		 New:  [3015 or & 3015, CSE] or %
Old:  [3015 or & 3015, IT] or %
Proposal Changes: New:  This is part of a 3 course sequence change involving EE 2001, 2011, and 3115.
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Faculty
Sponsor Name:		 New:  William Robbins
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Faculty
Sponsor E-mail Address:		 New:  Robbins@umn.edu
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Student Learning Outcomes: * Student in the course:

- Can identify, define, and solve problems

New:

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- Can locate and critically evaluate information

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- Have mastered a body of knowledge and a mode of inquiry

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New:  EE 3115 - Analog Electronics

Required or Elective:
Required

Catalog Description:
(3.0 cr; Prereq-[3015 or & 3015, IT] or %; fall, spring, summer, every year)
Basic differential amplifiers using FETs and BJTs. Current sources for differential amplifiers. Op- amp-based differential amplifiers.  IC op amps as multi-stage amplifiers. Ideal (dc) feedback. Stability and compensation of negative feedback amplifiers. Sinusoidal oscillators.  Waveshaping circuits. Power amplifiers. Use of circuit simulators.

Contact Hours:
3 hours of lecture, 1 hour of discussion per week

Text:
Microelectronic Circuits, Adel S. Sedra and Kenneth C. Smith, 6th Ed., Oxford Univ. Press

Prerequisites by Topic:
DC/resistive  circuit analysis. Time domain analysis of RC, RL, and RLC circuits. Diode, FET, and BJT dc and small signal analysis including frequency response. CMOS logic gates. Laplace and phasor analysis. Basic knowledge of circuit simulator usage.

Course Objectives:
1)        The ability to analyze and design basic microelectronic circuits and at the  functional block level - including different blocks such as differential amplifiers and power amplifiers.
2)        The ability to analyze feedback circuits in terms of their classical feedback topologies.
3)        The ability to analyze sinusoidal oscillator circuits.
4)         The ability to analyze basic waveshaping circuits including relaxation oscillators.
5)         The ability to use circuit simulators to analyze circuits.

Instructor:
Varies from semester to semester. Several ECE faculty rotate teaching this course

Assessment: (percentages are approximate and vary somewhat with instructor)
Weekly problem assignments - 10%
Hour (mid-term) Exams ( one or two) 40%
Quizzes (some unannounced) - 10%
Final exam - 40%


Course Outline:
Week         Lecture  Topics        # of Hours        Chapter
1        Review of  MOSFET and BJT amplifiers
Basic FET diff amps        2
1        5,6
8.1-8.2
2        Basic FET Diff Amps        3        8.1-8.2
3        Basic BJT Diff Amps
Current Sources for diff amps        2
1        8.3
7.4-7.5
4        Current sources for diff amps
Op amp based diff amps        2
1        7.4-7.5
2.4
5        Op amp based diff amps
IC op amps        1
2        2.4
8.6
6        Hour Exam #1
IC Op amps as multi-stage amplifier
Ideal (dc ) negative feedback        1
1
1       
8.6
10.1-10.8
7        Ideal (dc) negative feedback        3        10.1-10.8
8        Ideal (dc) negative feedback
Stability and compensation of Neg FB amplifiers        2
1        10.1-10.8
10.9-10.13
9        Stability and compensation of Neg FB amplifiers        3        10.9-10.13
10        Stability and compensation of Neg FB amplifiers
Sinusoidal oscillators        2
1        10.9-10.13
17.1-17.3
11        Hour Exam #2
Sinusoidal Oscillators        1
2       
17.1-17.3
12        Sinusoidal oscillators
Waveshaping circuits        1
2        17.1-17.3
17.4-17.9
13        Waveshaping circuits        3        17.4-17.9
14        Power Amplifiers        3        17.4-17.9
11,1-11,9
15        Power Amplifiers
Review        2
1        11.1-11.9

Relationship to Professional Component:
This course is part of the engineering science an engineering design requirement of the professional component.

Relationship to Program Outcomes:
In accordance with ABET accreditation criteria, all engineering programs must demonstrate that their students achieve certain outcomes. Of the outcomes listed in the ABET criteria (enumerated as (a) through (k)), this course teaches skills which help the student achieve the following outcomes:
(a)        an ability to apply knowledge of  mathematics, science, and engineering
(e)        an ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems
(i)         a recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in life-long learning
(k)        an ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools used in practice.

Prepared by: William P. Robbins, Spring 2011       
  
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