ECE 2B - Summer 2009

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

Circuits, Devices, and Systems

ECE 2B - Summer 2009

Instructor: Professor John J. Shynk

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

Announcements:

8-20-09: During final exam week, Dr. Shynk's Thursday office hour is moved to Tuesday, 3:00 - 4:00 p.m.
8-18-09: Reminder: The final exam will be held on Thursday, August 27, 12:30 - 1:50 p.m.
8-3-09: This week Dr. Shynk's Thursday office hour is again moved to Tuesday, 3:00 - 4:00 p.m.
7-27-09: This week Dr. Shynk's Thursday office hour is moved to Tuesday, 3:00 - 4:00 p.m.
7-20-09: Reminder: The midterm exam will be held on Thursday, July 30, 12:30 - 1:30 p.m.
6-30-09: This week Dr. Shynk's Thursday office hour will be 11:00 - 12:00 p.m.
6-29-09: Reminder: Homework #1 is due this week on Thursday (7/2), 5:00 p.m.
6-9-09: The first lab meeting is on Tuesday, June 23 (5:00 - 7:50 p.m., HFH 5160). Review the Lab Information handout and the Data Sheets for Lab 1.
6-4-09: Note that there is only one lab section: Tuesday and Thursday, 5:00 - 7:50 p.m., HFH 5160.
5-11-09: The first class meeting is on Tuesday, June 23 (12:30 - 1:50 p.m.).

Instructor Office Hours:

Tuesday 4:00 - 5:00 p.m. 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 30, 12:30 - 1:30 p.m.)
Final Exam (open book), 40% (Thursday, August 27, 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: