ELEG 312: Electronic Circuit Analysis II Fall 1999 Course Information

ELEG 312: Electronic Circuit Analysis II Fall 1999 Course Information

Your Host: Dr. Janusz Murakowski (pronunciation: "YA-noosh moo-ra-KOV-sky")

E-mail: jam@udel.edu, Office Phone: (302) 831-3189, Office Fax: (302) 831-4316

Text: Microelectronic Circuits, 4th Edition, A.S. Sedra and K.C. Smith [Oxford Univ. Press, 1998] (Commonly known as "Sedra and Smith" and available at the Bookstore)

Class Times: MWF 10:10-11:00, CLB 104

Discussions: M 2:30-3:15, (to be handled by Teaching Assistant)

Labs: T 2:00PM- 4:00PM, W 2:30PM- 4:30PM, R 2:00PM- 4:00PM, F 2:00PM- 4:00PM, Evans 132

Office Hours: Usually available before class or by appointment

Teaching Assistant: Sarbajit Datta, datta@udel.edu, x8091, Office: 249B Dupont.

Cesar Leonardo Nino, lnino@udel.edu, x3277

Basis of Grading:

Laboratory reports = 30% {due one week after your lab session at 4 PM; submit to TA or EE Office}
Homework, quizzes and participation = 20% {due in class or at latest by 4 PM with EE Office} (these graded +/-/0: + = essentially correct,- = about half correct, 0 = not turned in or hardly correct)

Mid-Term Examination I = 15% {one hour}
Mid-Term Examination II = 15% {one hour}
Final Examination = 20% {two hours}

Some notes: Your final grade in ELEG 312 is calculated by assigning the relative weights listed above to your raw scores at the end of the course, resulting in a total score. A histogram of the total scores usually displays a Gaussian-like distribution, and letter-grade bins within the histogram are assigned at that time. While this may sound reasonable and obvious, it is important to remember that this process is different from assigning letter grades to intermediate scores, then averaging those letter grades at the end of the course. No intermediate letter grades are assigned.

The first two bullets above, Laboratory reports and Homework…, total 50% of the course grade. Thus one could perform quite well on the examinations but not turn in any homework or lab reports and receive a failing grade for the class.

Late for class? I would rather you came in and learned something rather than missing the class entirely, but this is disruptive. More than two late entries will negatively affect your Participation grade.

In this class, we're going to employ elements of the Socratic Method to learn the finer points of electronic circuit analysis. This means that we're going to "co-discover" concepts far more often than we will have "the professor imparting knowledge from the podium." This also means that preparation for class (reading, studying, doing homework problems) will pay off because there will be plenty of opportunity for everyone to think on his/her feet. The grading is weighted according to this philosophy. Homework and Laboratory reports can and should be done in collaboration with fellow students and the teaching assistants (this does not mean copying off other students’ work! Collaboration is the key word.), but Quizzes and the Examinations need to reflect the individual's state of learning.