EE42

Introduction to Electronics for Computer Science

University of California at Berkeley
SPRING 2000 COURSE HOMEPAGE


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Instructor:

Instructor Office Hours: Lectures: GSI (Graduate Student Instructor) Office Hours: Prerequisites: Textbooks: Grading (TENTATIVE): Discussion Sections:
 
Section # Day Time Location GSI (tentative)
102 Tuesday 3:00 - 4:00 p.m. B1 North Gate Allie
104 Tuesday 4:00 - 5:00 p.m. 3113 Etcheverry Hall Matt
103 Wednesday 10:00 - 11:00 a.m. 293 Cory Hall Matt
101 Thursday 4:00 - 5:00 p.m. 247 Cory Hall Mel
105 Friday 11:00 - 12:00 p.m. 293 Cory Hall Mel

Tentative Syllabus

Week Date Chapter/Sections Topics
1 1/21/00 1.1-1.2 Introduction, Electric Circuits
2 1/28/00 1.3-1.4 Kirchoff's Laws, Application
3 2/4/00 2.1-2.2 Ideal Circuit Components 
4 2/11/00 2.3-2.4 Nodal and Loop Analyses
5 2/18/00 2.5, 2.6, 3.1 Voltage Dividers, Measurement, Equivalent Circuits 
6 2/25/00 3.1, 3.3, 3.4  Power Calculations 
7 3/3/00 First Midterm Chapters 1, 2, and 3.1
8 3/10/00 5.1-5.3 Inductance & Capacitance, practical L & C
9 3/17/00 8.1 Transcient Response: Step Inputs, Response of First Order Circuits, Time Constants, Rectangular Pulse
10 3/24/00 8.1, 11.1-11.3 Response of First Order Circuits, Digital Blocks
  3/31/00 Spring Recess  
11 4/7/00 11.3, 12.1-2 Introduction to Digital Systems
12 4/14/00 Second Midterm 3.3, 3.4, 5.1-2, 8.1, 11.1-3, 12.1
13 4/21/00 12 Introduction to Digital Systems (continue)
14 4/28/00 12.4, 13.1-13.2 Semiconductor, pn junction (diode)
15 5/5/00 13.3, 15.1, 15.2  Transistors, TTL/DTL logic, Voltage Transfer Characteristics, Noise Margins, Load Currents,  Review
  5/18/00 Final Examination 5-8pm at 237 Hearst Gym (note this is a change from Haas)
First midterm will cover all the materials up to the first 5 weeks.
Second midterm will cover all the materials between the 6th and the 11th week (inclusive).
Final examination will cover all the materials during the semester.


 Please send comments and corrections to mtsai@ic.eecs.berkeley.edu or c.t.choi@ieee.org