Class Schedule
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Week |
Dates |
Unit –
Topic |
Lab
Assignments |
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1 |
30 August – |
Unit 1 Semiconductor Basics (Chapter 1) |
Electrical Measurements |
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2 |
7 – 10 September * |
Unit 1 Diode Applications (Chapter 2) |
The Diode Characteristic |
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3 |
13 – 17 September |
Unit 1 Special-Purpose Diodes (Chapter 3) |
Diode Rectifiers |
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4 |
20 – 24 September |
Unit 2 Bipolar Junction Transistors (Chapter 4) |
Bipolar Junction Transistor
Characteristics |
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5 |
27 September – |
Unit 2 Transistor Bias Circuits (Chapter 5) |
Bipolar Transistor Biasing |
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6 |
4 – 8 October |
Unit 2 BJT Amplifiers (Chapter 6) |
The Common-Emitter
Amplifier |
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7 |
11 – 15 October |
Unit 2 BJT Amplifiers (Chapter 6) |
Multistage Amplifiers |
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8 |
18 – 22 October |
Unit 3 Field-Effect Transistors (FETs) (Chapter
7) |
JFET Characteristics |
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9 |
25 – 20 October |
Unit 3 FET Amplifiers (Chapter 8) |
FET Amplifiers |
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10 |
1 – 5 November |
Unit 3 Power Amplifiers (Chapter 9) |
Class-B Power Amplifier |
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11 |
8 – 12 November |
Unit 3 Amplifier Frequency Response (Chapter 10) |
Lower Cutoff Frequency
Upper Cutoff Frequency |
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12 |
15 – 19 November |
Unit 4 The Operational Amplifier (Chapter 12) |
Operational Amplifier
Characteristics |
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22 – 26 November |
Thanksgiving Recess! |
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13 |
29 November – |
Unit 4 Active Filters (Chapter 15) |
Low-Pass and High-Pass
Active Filters |
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14 |
6 – 10 December |
Unit 4 Voltage Regulators (Chapter 18) |
Voltage Regulators |
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15 |
13 – 17 December |
Final Examinations |
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Notes: |
* – 6 September
– Labor Day Holiday (no class) |
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Like any
schedule, this class schedule is subject to change. |