EE Electronics I

EE
Electronics I
.

Three
50
-
minute lectures per week for

the fall

semester

20
10
;

Prerequisites
:
Circuits

I
;

Main
c
ontents:

signal and semiconductor diodes, field effect transistors,
bipolar junction transistors
,
s
ingle
-
stage amplifiers
.


Language:

English


Lecture time
:

Tues
day

8:10
-
9am

&

Thursday 10:
10
am
-
noon


Classroom
:

NCKU
-
EE
Classroom
92283


Instructor
:

Dr. Y
onhua

Tzeng

(
曾永華
)

Professor of Electrical Engineering

Main Office (EECS

Dean
’
s Office
)
:
EE Building

F9,

Office of EECS
Dean
,

Tel:
06
-
2757575 ext.
34001

Faculty Office: Chimei Building

F4

Mobile

Phone
:
0918
-
826
-
846

Research

Lab:
Chimei Building
,
F4
-
95413
and
EE Buil
ding
F10
-
92A93

Email:
tzengy
o
@
mail.ncku.edu.tw, tzengyo@gmail.com

Textbook
:

Microelectronic Circuit
s, Sedra Smith,
台北圖書


Goals
:

This course introduces the student the analysis and design

of
diodes and
transistor
s

cir
c
uits
.
Concepts include the
interaction of dc biasing with ac performance characteristics

and

small
-
signal modeling
.



Prerequisites by topic
:

1.
Circuits
I


Topics
:

Chapter
1

Introduction to Signals and Electronics

Chapte
r
3

Diodes and Applications

Chapter
4

Field Effect Transistors and Amplifiers

Chapter
5

Bipolar Junction Transistors and Amplifiers


Grading
:

1.
Homework

and class notes

10%




2.
Weekly quizzes

20%

3.
Test #1



15%




4.
Test #2



15%




5.
Test #3



15%




6.
Final Exam


25%


Homework:

To be assigned in class. Discussion among classmates is
allowed. But, everyone must complete assignment
s

by himself/herself.
Copied homework gets no credits.



Quiz on
Thursday
:

N
o make
-
up quizzes

except
special situatio
n

with
my approval in advance
.

Zero

credit
will be

given
to

missed quizzes
.

Each student can drop t
he t
wo lowest
grades for
weekly quiz
zes

for
calculation of final
quiz
grades.


Three mid
-
term tests:
N
o make
-
up
mid
-
term
tests without written
excuses and

advanced

approval. In case of
an
emergency

on the test day
,
a message to report your situation by
email
(
tzengyo@gmail.com
)
or
phone
call
(
0918
-
826
-
846
)

before the test

ends is required, when possible
.



Tentati
ve mid
-
term test schedule:


Mid
-
term test #1
:
October

21

(Thursday), 2010

Mid
-
term test #2
:
November 25

(Thursday), 2010

Mid
-
term test #3
:
December 30

(Thursday), 2010



Office Hours
:
9
-
11am
after the
8
-
9am
class

on Tuesday and
9
-
10am
before the
10am
-
noon
class on Thursday
in
the dean
’
s o
ffice (
EE
9
th

floor)
.

Y
ou are welcome to come to my office
anytime for discussion
when I am available.
I will be in
the dean
’
s office

most of

time. You
may
call my assistant
s

at 06
-
2757575 ext.
34000

to check m
y availability.



Make
-
up
classes and discussion sessions
:

Unless otherwise arranged,
m
ake
-
up class
es

will be offered at
7
-
9
pm on
Tuesday in the same
classroom
. Discussion sessions will
also
be
held at 7
-
9pm on
Tuesday

while
there is no make
-
up class

o
n th
e same
day

in the same classroom.