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Click on the Reload/Refresh button of your browser to make sure that this page is updated. Tentative Exam Schedule (9/2/2026)Based on the results of the exam timing polls, the tentative dates and times for this semester's exams are:
Because Exams #1, #2, and #3 will take place outside the scheduled lecture time, three regular class meetings will be canceled. If you are aware of a serious conflict with one or more of these times, especially one that affects most or all of your classmates, please let me know as soon as possible. Depending on the nature of the conflict and the number of other students affected, it might be possible to move the exam time(s). If it affects only you, then we can arrange a make-up exam. The final exam date and time are set by the university and cannot be changed. If no changes are identified, the exam schedule will be confirmed at 5:00 pm on Friday, September 4. Matlab Demo of Finite Open-Loop Gain Effects (9/1/2026)The Matlab Live Script "Closed-Loop Gain of Op-Amp Inverter with Finite Open-Loop Gain" is now available at the course Moodle site in the "Additional Resources" section. This is the demo that was presented in class on Friday, August 28. The Live Script (*.mlx) file should appear in your download folder after you click on the link. Your browser might provide you with a way to open the downloaded file directly. Lab #1 Assignment (8/31/2026)The assignment for Lab #1 is now available on the Laboratory page, which can be accessed via the menu to the left. Lab Policies and Grading Guidelines (8/31/2026)A copy of the ECEG 350 laboratory policies and guidelines is now available on the Laboratory page, which can be accessed via the menu to the left. Help Sessions for Aug. 31–Sept. 4 (8/31/2026)I will be available to answer lab and homework questions and help with other issues at least at the following times this week. Note that some sessions are in person in my campus office and some are via Zoom:
I am usually also available right after class. Guidelines and additional information:
Second Exam Timing Poll (8/30/2026)Please let me know by 11:00 pm tonight (Sunday) which of the two alternate exam timing options (#2 or #3) that you prefer. They are described in the PowerPoint slides that are available at the course Moodle site in the "Additional Resources" section. HW #1 (8/30/2026)The assignment for HW #1 is now available on the Homework Assignments page. It is due via a link at the course Moodle site at 11:59 pm on Tuesday, September 8. Please pay attention to the special instructions, notes, and hints at the beginning of every assignment. Final Exam Date and Time (8/30/2026)The ECEG 350 final exam will take place 8:00–11:00 am on Monday, December 14, 2026. The date and time will be included in the schedule that will be posted on the Exams page soon. The final exam time is established by the university and cannot be changed by us. Reading Assignments for Aug. 31–Sept. 4 (8/29/2026)The sections referred to below are in the 8th edition of the textbook by Sedra & Smith:
Subsection 2.6.0 is the introduction to Section 2.6. ECE Lab User Agreement (8/28/2026)Please be sure to sign the Electrical & Computer Engineering Laboratory User Agreement before coming to lab on Tuesday. Your signature is good for only one year, so you need to sign the agreement again even if you signed it last year. The link to the agreement is available on the Laboratory page, which can be accessed via the menu at left. Exam Timing Options Poll (8/24/2026)Please review the four options for scheduling this semester's exams, which also has implications for the timing of post-lab meetings, and e-mail your ranked options to me. The PowerPoint slides that describe the four options are available at the course Moodle site in the "Additional Resources" section. Responses are due at 5:00 pm on Thursday, August 27. We will discuss the poll results in class on Friday. If a clear consensus has not emerged by then, then we will probably have a second poll. Reading Assignments for Aug. 24–28 (8/24/2026)The sections referred to below are in the 8th edition of the textbook by Sedra, Smith, Carusone, and Gaudet. The "M," "T," "W," and "F" designators refer to material that is planned to be covered on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday, respectively, of this week. This week is the only one this semester that will have a Tuesday assignment.
Subsection 2.6.0 is the introduction to Section 2.6. You should always read the introductory text in chapters and sections even if they are not specifically assigned here. Sections 1.1–1.4 contain helpful background material that will be lightly covered in class. We will not cover Sections 2.1–2.3 explicitly. However, you should skim those sections to review material that you should have learned in ECEG 210 and/or ECEG 270. All posted supplemental readings will remain available at the course Moodle site for entire semester. Attend Lab Meetings on Tuesday, Aug. 25 (8/24/2026)The ECEG 350 lab sections will meet this week (Tuesday, August 25) for about one hour. Each meeting will begin at the normal start time for the lab section. The 10:00 am lab section meets in Dana 305 and the 1:00 pm section in Dana 307. Course Policies and Information (8/24/2026)An electronic copy of the ECEG 350 course policies and information document is now available on the Syllabus and Policies web page, which can be accessed via the menu to the left. Textbook (8/17/2026)The textbook for the Fall 2026 semester is: Adel S. Sedra, Kenneth C. Smith, Tony C. Carusone, and Vincent Gaudet, Microelectronic Circuits, 8th ed., Oxford University Press, Inc., New York, NY, 2019. ISBN: 978-0190853464 It is available only as an e-book. The bookstore is providing it via the First Day program, which makes it accessible at the course Moodle site. If you do not wish to use this version of the book, you must opt out to avoid being automatically charged via your B-Bill account. The deadline to opt out is after the first two weeks of the semester (11:59 pm on Sunday, September 6). Please be aware that the international edition of the textbook differs significantly from the domestic edition specified above. According to the editor, there is a "30 percent change in content and problems." I strongly recommend not using the international edition. You may use a previous edition of the textbook if you wish. Homework problems in this course will rarely be taken from the text, and even if they are, they will be paraphrased and written out in the assignment. However, the posted reading assignments will refer to the sections in the 8th edition of the textbook. If you use a previous edition, then it will be your responsibility to identify any assigned sections that have been renumbered. The table of contents for the edition that we are using should be available at the Oxford University Press web site. Course Web Site (8/17/2026)This is the official ECEG 350 course web site. You should check this page at least once per day for important announcements. It is your responsibility to stay informed of assignments and updates. Each page on this site should refresh automatically every five minutes, but you might want to refresh this page manually anyway. In the past, students have missed assignments because old versions of pages were residing in their browsers' caches. If you think that you might need to perform a hard reload of a page at this site to force your browser to download the latest version instead of a cached version, use one of the following shortcuts:
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