UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Engineering 100

Electronic Circuits and Systems

Course Outline

Winter Quarter 2011

Course Time and Location:
206 Olson
T, R 11:00 - 11:50 am

Instructor:
Travis Kleeburg (tklee@ucdavis.edu)
Office: 3104 Kemper
Office Hours: Tuesday/Thursday 12-1pm and by appt.
Please take advantage of the office hours for any course related questions.
Email should only be used for administrative issues.

Teaching Assistants:
Antonio Espinoza (arespinoza@ucdavis.edu)
Office Hours:Thursday 4-5pm 2157/2161 Kemper Hall
Brandon Conder (bmconder@ucdavis.edu)
Office Hours:Friday 5-6pm 2157/2161 Kemper Hall
Cuong Nguyen-Tuan (cnguyentuan@ucdavis.edu)
Office Hours:Tuesday 5-6pm 2157/2161 Kemper Hall
Stanley Phung (qphung@ucdavis.edu)
Office Hours:Tuesday 5-6pm 2157/2161 Kemper Hall


Text:
Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering, Rizzoni, (paperback) 2009.

Alternate Text:
Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering, Leonard S. Bobrow, Second Edition, Oxford, 1996.

Syllabus: E100 Syllabus

Prerequisites:
Engineering 17

Objectives: After taking this course, the student should:

  1. Understand the concept of a filter and the relationship between the time and frequency domain representations of its response
  2. Be able to create Bode magnitude and phase plots and understand their meaning
  3. Be able to analyze and design simple circuits with operational amplifiers
  4. Be able to design simple digital logic circuits at the gate level and reduce Boolean algebra

Weighting:
Type Dates Weight
HomeworkSee below 0%
LabAll Quarter25%
Midterm Exam IFebruary 1 (Tentative)20%
Midterm Exam IIFebruary 22 (Tentative)20%
Final ExamMarch 18 3:30-5:30 35%


Suggested Readings:
You should complete the suggested readings from either or both texts before the exams.
You can find the suggested readings for both texts in the document below



Homework:
Homework will not be collected or graded, it is used to reinforce and expand upon the lecture topics.
The table below shows the suggested homework problems that will help you prepare for the exams.
Homeworks and their solutions will be posted as a pair.




Lab:
The lab consists of seven experiments and is held in 2161 and 2157 Kemper Hall.
Labratory information and lab report format are discussed in the following handout Lab Info
The experiments will be posted on line. The table below shows the lab schedule.

Week of Exp.* Prelab* Topic
1/3 lab1.pdf None Laboratory Equipment
1/10 lab2.pdf See lab Passive First-Order Filter Circuits
1/17 lab3.pdf prelab3.pdf Passive Second-Order Filter Circuits: BPF
1/24 lab4.pdf See Lab
Review Datasheet **		 Operational Amplifier
1/31 lab4.pdf See Lab
Review Datasheet **		 Operational Amplifier
2/7 lab5.pdf prelab5.pdf Op Amps in Filters
2/14 lab6.pdf See Lab
Review Datasheet ++ 		Logic Circuits Introduction
2/21 No LAB - -
2/28 lab7.pdf prelab7.pdf Logic Circuits II
3/7 lab7.pdf prelab7.pdf Logic Circuits II
* Each student needs to print the prelab and the lab experiment and do the prelab before arriving in lab.

Optional reading: information on how oscilloscopes work can be found in this article: XYZs of Oscilloscopes

** The data sheet for the 741 op amp is available here: 741 Data Sheet
++ The data sheet for the 7400/74LS00 NAND gate is available here: NAND Gate Data Sheet

Breadboards: Breadboards can be purchased from the UC Davis bookstore, FRY's, Radioshack and various vendors online.
Breadboards are required for Labs 2-7.
General breadboard information


Lecture Notes:
MT1 Practice Problems
  • Practice Midterm #1 : Practice Midterm #1
  • Practice Midterm #1 Solution: Practice Midterm #1 Solution