UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

EEC 112

Communication Electronics

Preliminary Course Outline

Winter 2026

Web Page:
https://www.ece.ucdavis.edu/~lewis/112/index.html

Course Time and Location:
T, Th 4:40 - 6:00 pm     1007 Giedt

Instructor:
Professor Stephen Lewis
Office Hours: TBA
Please talk with me in office hours or after class instead of contacting me by email.

Text:
Communication Circuits: Analysis and Design, K. K. Clarke and D. T. Hess, Reprint Edition, Krieger, 1994.
The text is not required, and the course will be taught so that you do not need to buy it. It has been published with several different covers (blue, green, and red), but the technical material inside is all identical (including errors).
Summary of errors in the text (updated 7/31/12): Error Summary

References:
RF Microelectronics, B. Razavi, Prentice Hall Communications Engineering and Emerging Technologies, 2nd Edition, 2011.

The Design of CMOS Radio-Frequency Integrated Circuits, T. H. Lee, Cambridge University Press, 2nd Edition, 2012.

Analysis and Design of Analog Integrated Circuits, 4th, 5th, or 6th edition, P. R. Gray, P. J. Hurst, S. H. Lewis, and R. G. Meyer, John Wiley and Sons, Inc., 2001, 2009, or 2024.

Solid State Radio Engineering, H. L. Krauss, C. W. Bostian, and F. H. Raab, John Wiley and Sons, Inc., 1980.

Prerequisites:
EEC 110A and EEC 150; Also, EEC 110B is recommended

Objectives:
This course is intended to develop your understanding of analog communication circuits. After taking this course, you should understand the operation of the following circuits:

  1. Tuned Amplifiers,
  2. Oscillators,
  3. AM Modulators/Demodulators,
  4. FM Modulators/Demodulators, and
  5. Phase-locked loops.

The lab consists of five experiments and is held in 2155 Kemper Hall. It starts the first week of classes. The lab manual is posted on line. It includes pre-lab assignments for all five experiments. However, the TA will show you how to do the first pre-lab assignment, and you will all receive full credit for it. The table below shows that each experiment except #2 will use two lab periods.

Sec. A01
Th 12:10-3pm		 Sec. A02
W 12:10-3pm		 Exp. Topic
1/81/7 # 1AM Transmitter
1/151/14 # 1AM Transmitter
1/221/21 # 2FM Transmitter
1/291/28 # 3AM Heterodyne Receiver
2/52/4 # 3AM Heterodyne Receiver
2/122/11 -Open Lab
2/192/18 # 4FM Heterodyne Receiver
2/262/25 # 4FM Heterodyne Receiver
3/53/4 # 5AM Homodyne Receiver
3/123/11 # 5AM Homodyne Receiver

Grading:
Each experiment includes a pre-lab assignment, a demonstration from your lab group to your teaching assistant(s) [TA(s)], and your group report (one per lab group). Your pre-lab calculations, your group demonstration, and your group report will be graded out of 10 points for each experiment. Your total lab score will be out of 60 points maximum (10 points for each experiment plus 10 points for an evaluation of your in-lab performance by your TA).

Homework will be assigned but not graded. I strongly encourage all of you to thoroughly review your class notes after each class and do each homework assignment before its solution is posted. If you simply review the homework solutions without reviewing your notes and doing the homework, you will significantly reduce your understanding of the material covered in this class.

The final exam time is scheduled for Fri. Mar. 20 from 6:00-8:00 pm. (https://registrar.ucdavis.edu/registration/register-for-classes/finals. Then click "Final Examination Schedule-Winter 2026.") Also, the class will have a midterm exam on Tuesday Feb. 17. The weighting used for the final course grade will be:


Weighting
 Comment
Lab 25%
Midterm Exam 25%
 Closed book and closed notes except 1 sheet (both sides) of notes is allowed (8.5 in. by 11 in.)
Final Exam 50%
 Closed book and closed notes except 1 sheet (both sides) of notes is allowed (8.5 in. by 11 in.)