EECS16B, Designing Information Devices and Systems II

Spring 2022

Scheduling Updates

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Schedule

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Week Date Lecture Topic Section Lab Homework
1
01/18 Tu Computing: Transistors and Logic
Written Notes
Live QA
YouTube Link
(Note 0A) (Note 0B)


Syllabus
Lab Note 0: Succeeding in 16B Labs


Homework 00
(Due 01/25 Tu)
Prob PDF

Self Grade

01/20 Th Computing: Transient Analysis, Intro to Differential Equations
Written Notes
Live QA
YouTube Link
(Note 01)
Section 00B (Wed)
Gavin's Recording
Gavin's Notes

Prob PDF
Sol PDF
2
01/25 Tu Signal Processing: First-order Circuits, General Scalar Differential Equations
Written Notes
Live QA
YouTube Link
(Note j) (Note 02)
Section 01A (Mon)
Gavin's Recording
Gavin's Notes

Prob PDF
Sol PDF
Lab 1: Introduction to Simulation

Pre-Lab
Lab Note 1
Lab ZIP File
Lab DataHub Link


Homework 01
(Due 01/28 Fr)
Prob PDF

Self Grade

01/27 Th Signal Processing: First-order Circuits, Continuous Inputs
Written Notes
Live QA
YouTube Link
Section 01B (Wed)
Gavin's Recording
Gavin's Notes

Prob PDF
Sol PDF
3
02/01 Tu Signal Processing: Second-order Circuits, Vector Differential Equations (VDEs)
Written Notes
Video Link
Section 02A (Mon)
Gavin's Recording
Gavin's Notes

Prob PDF
Sol PDF
Lab 2: Analog & Digital Interfaces
Pre-Lab
Lab Note 2

Hands-on Lab ZIP File
Hands-on Lab DataHub Link

Sim Lab ZIP File
Sim Lab DataHub Link

Homework 02
(Due 02/04 Fr)
Prob PDF
iPython ZIP
Prob DataHub Link

Self Grade

02/03 Th Signal Processing: Diagonalization to Solve VDEs and Intro to Inductors
Written Notes
Video Link
(Note 03)
Section 02B (Wed)
Gavin's Recording
Gavin's Notes

Prob PDF
Sol PDF
4
02/08 Tu Signal Processing: Inductors, RLC Circuits, Complex Numbers
Written Notes
Video Link
(Note 04)
Section 03A (Mon)
Gavin's Recording
Gavin's Notes

Prob PDF
Sol PDF
Lab 3: Motion

Hands-on Pre-Lab
Hands-on Lab Note 3
Hands-on Lab ZIP File
Hands-on Lab DataHub Link

Sim Pre-Lab
Sim Lab Note 3
Sim Lab ZIP File
Sim Lab DataHub Link

Homework 03
(Due 02/11 Fr)
Prob PDF
iPython ZIP
Prob DataHub Link

Self Grade

02/10 Th Signal Processing: Phasors
Written Notes
Video Link
(Note 05)
Section 03B (Wed)
Gavin's Recording
Gavin's Notes

Prob PDF
Sol PDF
5
02/15 Tu Signal Processing: Frequency Response of RLC Circuits, Bode Plots
Written Notes
Video Link
(Note 06)
Section 04A (Mon)
Gavin's Recording
Gavin's Notes

Prob PDF
Sol PDF
Lab 4: Sensing Part 1 (Hands-on) / Buffer Week (Sim)

Hands-on Pre-Lab
Hands-on Lab Note 4
Hands-on Lab ZIP File
Hands-on Lab DataHub Link


Homework 04
(Due 02/18 Fr)
Prob PDF
iPython ZIP
Prob DataHub Link

Self Grade

02/17 Th Signal Processing: Frequency Response of RLC Circuits and Applications
Written Notes
Video Link
(Note 07) (Note 08)
Section 04B (Wed)
Gavin's Recording
Gavin's Notes

Prob PDF
Sol PDF
6
02/22 Tu Robotics: Control in Discrete Time
Written Notes
Video Link
(Note 09) (Note 10)
Buffer Week (Hands-on) / Lab 4: Sensing Part 1 (Sim)


Sim Pre-Lab
Sim Lab Note 4
Sim Lab ZIP File
Sim Lab DataHub Link

Homework 05
(Due 02/25 Fr)
Prob PDF
iPython ZIP
Prob DataHub Link

Self Grade

02/24 Th Robotics: System Identification and Stability
Written Notes
Video Link
Section 05B (Wed)
Gavin's Recording
Gavin's Notes

Prob PDF
Sol PDF
7
03/01 Tu Robotics: Feedback Stabilization
Written Notes
Video Link
(Note 11)
Section 06A (Mon)
Gavin's Recording
Gavin's Notes

Prob PDF
Sol PDF
Lab 5: Sensing Part 2

Hands-on Pre-Lab
Hands-on Lab Note 5
Hands-on Lab ZIP File
Hands-on Lab DataHub Link

Sim Pre-Lab
Sim Lab Note 5
Sim Lab ZIP File
Sim Lab DataHub Link

Midterm Lab Report
Hands-on
Sim
Homework 06
(Due 03/04 Fr)
Prob PDF
iPython ZIP
Prob DataHub Link

Self Grade

03/03 Th Robotics: Feedback Stabilization
Written Notes
Video Link
Section 06B (Wed)
Gavin's Recording
Gavin's Notes

Prob PDF
Sol PDF
8
03/08 Tu Robotics: Controllability
Written Notes
Video Link
(Note 12)
Section 07A (Mon)
Gavin's Recording
Gavin's Notes

Prob PDF
Sol PDF
Lab 6: System Identification

Hands-on Pre-Lab
Hands-on Lab Note 6
Hands-on Lab ZIP File
Hands-on Lab DataHub Link

Sim Pre-Lab
Sim Lab Note 6
Sim Lab ZIP File
Sim Lab DataHub Link

Homework 07
(Due 03/11 Fr)
Prob PDF
iPython ZIP
Prob DataHub Link

Self Grade

03/10 Th Learning: Gram-Schmidt
Written Notes
Video Link
(Note 13)
Section 07B (Wed)
Gavin's Recording
Gavin's Notes

Prob PDF
Sol PDF
9
MT, March 14, 7-9 PM PST
PDF
Sol
03/15 Tu Robotics: Stability continued -- Upper Triangularization
Written Notes
Video Link
(Note 15)
Buffer Week



Homework 08
(Due 03/28 Mo)
Prob PDF
iPython ZIP
Prob DataHub Link

Self Grade

Midterm Redo PDF
Midterm Redo Guidance
Midterm Redo Solutions
03/17 Th Robotics: Stability continued -- Upper Triangularization
Written Notes
Video Link
Section 08B (Wed)
Gavin's Recording
Gavin's Notes
Anish's Gram Schmidt Demo

Prob PDF
Sol PDF
10
03/22 Tu Spring Break (No Lecture) No Lab





03/24 Th Spring Break (No Lecture)
11
03/29 Tu Robotics and Learning: Minimum-energy solutions and SVD
Written Notes
Video Link
(Note 16)
Section 09A (Mon)
Gavin's Recording
Gavin's Notes
DataHub Link

Prob PDF
Sol PDF
Lab 7: Controls Part 1
Pre-Lab

Hands-on Lab Note 7
Hands-on Lab ZIP File
Hands-on Lab DataHub Link

Sim Lab Note 7
Sim Lab ZIP File
Sim Lab DataHub Link

Homework 09
(Due 04/01 Fr)
Prob PDF
iPython ZIP
Prob DataHub Link

Self Grade

03/31 Th Robotics and Learning: SVD
Written Notes
Video Link
Section 09B (Wed)
Gavin's Recording
Gavin's Notes

Prob PDF
Sol PDF
12
04/05 Tu Robotics and Learning: SVD
Written Notes
Video Link
Section 10A (Mon)
Gavin's Recording
Gavin's Notes

Prob PDF
Sol PDF
Lab 8: Controls Part 2
Pre-Lab

Hands-on Lab ZIP File
Hands-on Lab DataHub Link

Sim Lab ZIP File
Sim Lab DataHub Link

Homework 10
(Due 04/08 Fr)
Prob PDF
iPython ZIP
Prob DataHub Link

Self Grade

04/07 Th Robotics and Learning: Applications of SVD
Written Notes
Video Link
Section 10B (Wed)
Gavin's Recording
Gavin's Notes

Prob PDF
Sol PDF
13
04/12 Tu Learning: PCA
Written Notes
Video Link
(Note 17)
Section 11A (Mon)
Gavin's Recording
Gavin's Notes
DataHub Link
Anish's Supplemental Dis
Anish's Supplemental DataHub Link
Anish's Supplemental Sol
Anish's Supplemental Recording

Prob PDF
Sol PDF
Lab 9: Classification
Pre-Lab

Hands-on Lab Note 9
Hands-on Lab ZIP File
Hands-on Lab DataHub Link

Sim Lab Note 9
Sim Lab ZIP File
Sim Lab DataHub Link

Homework 11
(Due 04/17 Su)
Prob PDF
iPython ZIP
Prob DataHub Link

Self Grade

04/14 Th Linearization for Control
Written Notes
Video Link
(Note 18)
Section 11B (Wed)
Gavin's Recording
Gavin's Notes

Prob PDF
Sol PDF
14
04/19 Tu Linearization for Control
Written Notes
Video Link
Section 12A (Mon)
Gavin's Recording
Gavin's Notes

Prob PDF
Sol PDF
Lab 9: Classification



Homework 12
(Due 04/24 Su)
Prob PDF
iPython ZIP
Prob DataHub Link

Self Grade
04/21 Th Complex Inner Products
Written Notes
YouTube Link
(Note 2j)
Section 12B (Wed)
Gavin's Recording
Gavin's Notes

Prob PDF
Sol PDF
15
04/26 Tu Circuits Review
Written Notes
Video Link
Section 13A (Mon)
Gavin's Recording
Gavin's Notes

Prob PDF
Sol PDF
Integration/Final Demo

Hands-on Lab Final Demo Requirements
Hands-on Lab ZIP File
Hands-on Lab DataHub Link

Sim Lab ZIP File
Sim Lab DataHub Link

Homework 13
(Due 05/01 Su)
Prob PDF

Self Grade
04/28 Th Controls Review
Written Notes
Slides
Video Link
Section 13B (Wed)
Gavin's Recording
Gavin's Notes

Prob PDF
Sol PDF
16
Final, May 13, 7-10 PM PST
05/03 Tu RRR Week Section 14A (Mon)
Review Session 1 Walkthrough

Prob PDF
Sol PDF
Final Lab Report

Hands-on Lab Report

Sim Lab Report

Optional Problems (Finals Prep)
Prob PDF
iPython ZIP
Prob DataHub Link
05/05 Th RRR Week Section 14B (Wed)
Review Session 2 Walkthrough

Prob PDF
Sol PDF

Calendars

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Discussion Schedule

Please note the important information below the table, which describes various section details.

Monday Discussion Schedule
Time Monday
9am-10am Gavin
[88 Dwinelle]
10am-11am Gavin
[155 Donner Lab]
11am-12pm Isabella
[60 SOCS]
Maxwell
[241 Cory]
12pm-1pm Ben, Divija
[222 Wheeler]
Sally
[102 Wheeler]
Neelesh
[20 SOCS]
Gavin
[60 SOCS]
1pm-2pm Jichan
[108 Wheeler]
2pm-3pm Risheek (no 16A)
[204 Wheeler]
Druv
[20 Wheeler]
Isabella
[102 Wheeler]
3pm-4pm Druv (CS Scholars)
[20 Wheeler]
4pm-5pm Sally
[204 Wheeler]
5pm-6pm Jichan
[108 Wheeler]
6pm-7pm
7pm-8pm Gavin, Ben
[Online]
Wednesday Discussion Schedule
Time Wednesday
9am-10am Gavin
[88 Dwinelle]
10am-11am Gavin
[155 Donner Lab]
11am-12pm Isabella
[60 SOCS]
Maxwell
[241 Cory]
12pm-1pm Rohit
[222 Wheeler]
Tanmay
[102 Wheeler]
Neelesh
[20 SOCS]
Gavin
[60 SOCS]
1pm-2pm Tanmay
[108 Wheeler]
2pm-3pm Risheek (no 16A)
[204 Wheeler]
Rohit
[20 Wheeler]
Isabella
[102 Wheeler]
3pm-4pm Anish (CS Scholars)
[20 Wheeler]
4pm-5pm Anish
[204 Wheeler]
5pm-6pm Tanmay
[108 Wheeler]
6pm-7pm
7pm-8pm Gavin, Ben
[Online]

Note: Monday and Wednesday discussion sections cover different material, and you should attend Discussion A and Discussion B each week. You can attend any of the discussions in the table above. Scroll horizontally to view the tables, and see below for information on how to read the tables.

Note that more details about sections (Out of Order, No 16A, CS Scholars, etc.) can be found in the google calendar above.

We offer different styles of discussion sections.

  • Standard (light blue) [1 hour sections]
  • Slow-Paced (dark blue) [2 hour sections]
  • Online (purple-pink)
  • Freshman (red)
  • Math 54 (yellow) [No circuit background]
  • CS Scholars (green)
  • Out of order (orange) [Took upper div before 16B]

Resources

Piazza: ask questions here.
Homework Practice: These Practice Sets typically contain questions which are intended to be approachable after watching lecture and attending discussion. They are not necessary at the difficulty-level of exam questions, but are a good way to check fundamentals and review concepts.

16A: Reviewing for 16B

Extra Reference Material

Lab

Video Notes

Controls

Selected Summer 2020 Worksheets and Solutions

Fall 2019

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Past Exams

Past exams vary in scope from semester to semester, and may include topics that are not in scope for the current semester or module. Unavailable exams are indicated by N/A. In-scope topics for the current semester will be posted on Piazza about a week before the corresponding exam.
Exams with a gray background are from a time when circuits were taught differently. Exams with an orange background are multiple-choice format exams from pandemic semesters.

Semester Midterm 1 Midterm 2 Final Other
sp22 pdf, sol N/A N/A
fa21 pdf, sol N/A pdf, sol
sp21 pdf, sol N/A pdf, sol
fa20 pdf, sol pdf, sol pdf, sol pdf, sol
su20 pdf, sol pdf, sol pdf, sol
sp20 pdf, sol pdf, sol pdf, sol
fa19 pdf, sol pdf, sol pdf, sol
sp19 pdf, sol pdf, sol pdf, sol
fa18 pdf, sol pdf, sol N/A
sp18 pdf, sol N/A pdf, sol
fa17 pdf, sol sol N/A
sp17 pdf, sol pdf, sol N/A
fa16 pdf, sol N/A pdf, sol
sp16 pdf, sol pdf, sol pdf, sol

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