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Course Name: CSU0007 Basic Electronics 基礎電子學 (Fall 2022)
Instructor: Chao Wang 王超
Teaching Assistant: Shih-Jie Lin 林士傑
Course Meetings: Tuesdays 9:10–10:00 and Fridays 15:30–17:20, in classroom E101, Gongguan Campus
Office Hours: Wednesdays and Thursdays, 2–4pm (room 511, Applied Science Building, Gongguan Campus), or by appointment
Midterm Exam: Oct 28, in class
Final Exam: Dec 23, in class

This course is offered in English (EMI), with Mandarin support. 此課程為 EMI 英語授課 (佐以中文輔助).

Contents

Course Syllabus

This course is designed for first-year undergraduate students, in particular for those who major in computer science and information engineering. The goal is to unveil some “mysterious connections” between physics and computing systems. It is our hope that through this course, students will acquire basic skills to study modern computing systems, such as those for Internet of Things (IoT).

Note: In the first half of the semester we will gradually build up fundamental ideas of electrical and electronic circuits; in the second half, we will select to cover some advanced topics. Unlike the previous semesters, where we spent some good deal of time studying MOSFETs and their properties, this semester we will turn some of our attention to some other parts of the landscape of electronic computing systems. This includes energy storage elements, transient behaviors of a system, and sinusoidal steady state response of a system. It is our hope that by resorting to a broader coverage of the topics, this course may better serve its purpose in providing a good foundation for advanced studies in modern computing systems.

Grading:

  • Homework Assignments 50%
  • First Exam 20%
  • Final Exam 20%
  • Participation 5%
  • Attendance 5%

Course Schedule

Week # Topic Textbook Coverage Read Before Lecture
1 Circuit Abstraction Chapter 1; Appendix A.1 Chapter 1 up to and including Section 1.2
2 Resistive Networks Chapter 2 Chapter 2 up to and including Section 2.3.2
3 The Node Analysis Method Chapter 3 Chapter 3 up to Section 3.3.1
4 Network Theorems Chapter 3 Section 3.5 up to Example 3.14;
Section 3.6 up to Example 3.20
5 Nonlinear Circuits and Basic Analysis Chapter 4 Chapter 4 up to Section 4.2
6 Approximation and The Small-Signal Analysis Chapter 4 My lecture note pages 45–47
7 Digital Abstraction Chapter 5 Chapter 5 up to Example 5.1;
Section 5.2
8 Midterm Exam
9 MOSFET 101 Chapter 6
10 Amplification (1) Chapter 7
11 Amplification (2) Chapter 8
12 Energy Storage Elements Chapter 9
13 First-Order Transients (1) Chapter 10
14 First-Order Transients (2) Chapter 10
15 Sinusoidal Steady State Chapter 13; Appendix C
16 Final Exam

Textbook and Lecture Notes

The required textbook: Agarwal, Anant and Lang, Jeffrey H. Foundations of Analog and Digital Electronic Circuits. Morgan Kaufmann; 1 edition (July 18, 2005). ISBN 978-1558607354.

Purchase a copy of the book from Elsevier, books.google.com, etc. You may also read it at the NTNU library.

My lecture notes I will post on Moodle.

Additional References

  • Sedra, Adel S. and Smith, Kenneth C. Microelectronic Circuits. Oxford University Press, Inc.; 5th edition. ISBN 978-0195142525. (A solid reference text for advanced study in this field.)
  • Neamen, Donald A. Semiconductor physics and devices: basic principles. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill. 2012. (A great reference for related physics.)

Accessibility

Students in need are encouraged to bring their considerations to the instructor.

Academic Integrity

All homework assignments and exams must be completed individually and independently, except as specifically allowed by the instructor.

Academic integrity is a key component of your education, which is for your benefit. Anyone found to be cheating or helping someone else cheat will receive zero score for that homework/exam. Please reflect on the university’s motto: Sincerity 誠, Integrity 正, Diligence 勤, Simplicity 樸.

Homework Assignment

All homework assignments will be announced on Moodle.