EL E 443 Spring 2004

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Syllabus for EE 443    

Plan For EE 443, Spring 2004:
 

Wk1   W 1/7 
Introduction
Review of Complex Numbers
Review of dB calculations
Review of types of filters
Review of Bode plots
F 1/9
Read Chapter 1, Section 2.1 and 2.2
Circuit Elements and Scaling
Passive RC Filters
Problems with passive filters
Frequency independent op amp model
Ideal Op Amp Model
one-pole model, integrator model
The 741 op amp
Gain-Bandwidth product
Wk2 M 1/12
approach to solving op-amp circuits
inverting amplifier (ideal)
non-inverting amplifier (ideal)
 
W 1/14
Finish reading Chapter 2
slew rate
voltage follower
circuits for addition and subtraction
F 1/16
Read Sections 3.1, 3.2, 3.3
bilinear transform
bilinear filters with passive elements
Wk3 M 1/19
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday
W 1/21
Read Section 3.4
Review of negative feedback
Active non-inverting first order filters
F 1/23
Design using normalized transfer functions
 
Wk4 M 1/26
Review Homework
Lattice Filters, allpass filters
W 1/28
Read Sections 3.5 and 3.6
The effect of A(s)
Cascade Design
F 1/30
class changed to 1 - 2:15 MW
classes will not meet on Fridays

 
Wk5 M 2/2
Review for Test 1
 
W 2/4
Test 1 through Chapter 3
Take-home part of test 1
Test 1 Answers   Take-home answers
Test 1 Grades
F 2/6
class changed to 1 - 2:15 MW
classes will not meet on Fridays
Wk6 M 2/9
Return Test 1
Discuss answers to test 1
W 2/11
Biquad filter, frequency response
Characteristics of 2d order lowpass filters
The influence of Q on magnitude and phase
Tow-Thomas Design
F 2/13
class changed to 1 - 2:15 MW
classes will not meet on Fridays
Wk7 M 2/16
Properties of lowpass and bandpass biquadratic amplifiers
W 2/18
Quality of active integrators
Non-ideal integrators, loss
Compensation techniques for lossy integrators
Ackerberg-Mossberg filters
F 2/20
class changed to 1 - 2:15 MW
classes will not meet on Fridays
Wk8 M 2/23
Sallen-Key filters
 
W 2/25
RC - CR transforms
The single-amplifier biquad
F 2/27
class changed to 1 - 2:15 MW
classes will not meet on Fridays
Wk9 M 3/1
Analysis of the GIC
W 3/3
Biquadratic function using summing
Biquadratic function using voltage feed forward
F 3/5
class changed to 1 - 2:15 MW
classes will not meet on Fridays
  M 3/8  Spring Break W 3/10 Spring Break F 3/12 Spring Break
Wk10 M 3/15
Notch filters
Allpass filters
W 3/17
Review of design problems
Cascade design:  pole-zero pairing  and order of sections
Cascade design:  gain allocation
F 3/19
class changed to 1 - 2:15 MW
classes will not meet on Fridays
Wk11 M 3/22
Butterworth Filters
Butterworth Low Pass Filters
W 3/24
Review of Cascade Design Homework
Adding zeroes to Butterworth Filters
F 3/26
class changed to 1 - 2:15 MW
classes will not meet on Fridays
Wk12 M 3/29
Review of Butterworth Filter homework
Take-home Test 2 posted on the web.
Test 2 submission deadline at 1 PM on Monday, April 5.
W 3/31
Class will not meet due to take-home test.
Test 2 Grades
Test 2 Answers
F 4/2
class changed to 1 - 2:15 MW
classes will not meet on Fridays
Wk13 M 4/5
Take-home Test 2 Due
Design of Chebyshev filters
W 4/7
Chebyshev Theory
F 4/9 Good Friday Holiday
 
Wk14 M 4/12
Review Test 2
Amplitude for Chebyshev Filters
Probability and Statistics
W 4/14
Probability and Statistics
Review for Test 3
Take-home Test 3 (modified 6 PM, 4/15)
F 4/16 
class changed to 1 - 2:15 MW
classes will not meet on Fridays
Wk15 M 4/19
Class will not meet due to take-home test.
 
W 4/21
Submit Test 3
Answers to Test 3
F 4/23
class changed to 1 - 2:15 MW
classes will not meet on Fridays
Wk16 M 4/26
Test 3 returned
Grades for Test 3
W 4/28
Review for Final Exam
Semester Points prior to Final Exam

Final Exam Grades

Semester Grades

F 4/30
class changed to 1 - 2:15 MW
classes will not meet on Fridays
  Final Exam Wednesday, May 5 Noon - 3 PM

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