Note: This page is for the past semester. See the archives for historical course documents.
Course Name: CSU0007 Basic Electronics 基礎電子學 (Fall 2021)
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 room E302, Gongguan Campus
Office Hours: Wednesdays and Thursdays, 2–4pm (room 511, Applied Science Building, Gongguan Campus), or by appointment
Midterm Exam: Nov 12, Friday 15:30–17:20, in class
Final Exam: Jan 7, Friday 15:30–17:20, in class
This course is offered in English (EMI), with Mandarin support. 此門課程為 EMI 全英語授課 (配合中文輔助).
Contents
- Course Syllabus
- Course Schedule
- Textbook, Notes, and Additional References
- Accessibility
- Academic Integrity
- Homework Assignment
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).
Grading:
- Homework Assignments 45% (every assignment counts)
- First Exam 20%
- Final Exam 25%
- Participation 5%
- Attendance 5%
Course Schedule
| # | Date | Topic | Reading |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 24, 28 | The Circuit Abstraction | Chapter 1; Appendix A.1 |
| 2 | Oct 1, 5 | Resistive Networks | Chapter 2 to Sec. 2.5 |
| 3 | Oct 8, 12 | The Node Analysis Method | Sec. 3.1-3.3 (except Sec. 3.3.3) |
| 4 | Oct 15, 19 | Superposition | Sec. 3.5 up to Example 3.16 |
| 5 | Oct 22, 26 | Network Theorems and Their Applications | Sec. 3.6 |
| 6 | Oct 29; Nov 2 | Nonlinear Circuits and Basic Analysis | Sec. 4 up to Sec. 4.3 |
| 7 | Nov 5, 9 | Approximation and The Small-Signal Analysis | Sec. 4.4-4.5 |
| 8 | Nov 12, 16 | Midterm Exam on Nov 12; Exam Review | |
| 9 | Nov 19, 23 | The Digital Abstraction | Chapter 5 |
| 10 | Nov 26, 30 | The MOSFET Switch | Sec. 6.1-6.8 |
| 11 | Dec 3, 7 | Amplification: Concepts and Applications | Sec. 6.9 |
| 12 | Dec 14 | The MOSFET Amplifier | Sec. 7.1-7.6 |
| 13 | Dec 17, 21 | MOSFET Circuit Analysis | Sec. 7.6-7.7 (skip BJT) |
| 14 | Dec 24, 28 | Difference Amplifier | Chapter 8 |
| 15 | Jan 4 | Current Mirrors | |
| 16 | Jan 7 | Final Exam | |
| 17 | Supplementary Topics | ||
| 18 | Supplementary Topics |
Textbook and Lecture Notes
[1] Agarwal, Anant and Lang, Jeffrey H. Foundations of Analog and Digital Electronic Circuits. Morgan Kaufmann; 1 edition (July 18, 2005). ISBN 978-1558607354. (Required)
Purchase a copy of the book from Elsevier, books.google.com, etc. You may also read it at the NTNU library.
See the archive (link at the top of this page) for the lecture notes for this course.
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.