ECEG 350
Electronics I

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Help Sessions for Oct. 26–31 - UPDATE (10/28/2025)

I will be available at least at the following times this week:

• Sunday 10:00–11:00 pm (Zoom)
• Monday 5:00–6:00 pm (BRKI 368)
• Wednesday 5:00–6:00 pm (BRKI 368)
• Wednesday 9:00–10:00 pm (Zoom)
• Thursday 10:00–11:00 pm (new time; Zoom)
• Friday 5:00–5:30 pm (BRKI 368)

I am usually also available at the end of my MWF lectures at 9:50 am in Dana 307 and at 4:50 pm in BRKI 165.

Guidelines and additional information:

• Please contact me if you have a conflict with these times and would like to arrange a meeting at a different time.
• The Zoom link is available at the course Moodle site.
• If I am helping another student when you drop by, you may usually join in the conversation.
• If I have been helping you for a relatively long time, I might pause our conversation to help other students who are waiting for assistance.
• For in-person sessions, if I have finished helping you, please move out to the hall or somewhere else so that the chairs in my office are clear for newly arriving students.
• As a courtesy during Zoom sessions, please use your camera.

HW #5 (10/28/2025)

The assignment for HW #5 is now available. It is due via Moodle at 11:59 pm on Monday, November 3.

Reading Assignments for Oct. 27–31 (10/28/2025)

• M: Sections 5.0 and 5.1.0 through 5.1.3
• W: Sections 5.1.4 through 5.1.6 and 5.2.0 through 5.2.3
• F: Sections 5.3, 7.0, and 7.1.0 through 7.1.3

All of the section and subsection numbers that end in 0 contain introductory text. You should read those sections since they provide important context and/or background information for the material that follows.

Formatting Guidelines for Figures, Tables, and Captions (10/27/2025)

A set of guidelines to follow while you prepare your Lab #3 visual aids is now available on the Laboratory page under the "Post-Lab Meeting Preparation and Rubrics" heading. It is a general document that should prove useful as you prepare documentation for other courses as well as visual aids for future ECEG 350 lab exercises.

Updated versions of the guidelines might be posted later in the semester as new issues arise. Additional guidelines will be posted if new documentation elements are required in future lab exercises.

Table Formatting Examples (10/27/2025)

A Microsoft Word document containing examples of good and poor data table formats is now available at the course Moodle site in the "Additional Resources" section. The examples were discussed in class on Monday, October 27.

First Page of Exam #2 (10/22/2025)

A copy of the first page of Exam #2 has been posted to the course Moodle site in the "Additional Resources" section. It is being provided to you to make you aware of the policies that will be in effect and the equations that will be provided to you.

Please carefully read the exam policies on the first page.

Review Session for Exam #2 - UPDATE (10/21/2025)

To help you prepare for Exam #2, an optional review session will be offered at 6:00 pm on Wednesday, October 22 in Breakiron 065, which is next door to the room where the exam will take place. The exam room is not available that evening.

The format of the review session will be the same as the previous one. I strongly suggest that you come prepared with questions.

If you cannot attend the review session but would like to meet with me at another time before the exam, please contact me.

Help Sessions for Oct. 20–24 (10/21/2025)

I will be available at least at the following times this week:

• Tuesday 5:30–6:15 pm (BRKI 368)
• Wednesday 5:00–6:00 pm (BRKI 368)
• Thursday 10:00–11:00 pm (Zoom)
• Friday 3:00–4:00 pm (BRKI 368)

I am usually also available right after class.

Guidelines and additional information:

• Please contact me if you have a conflict with these times and would like to arrange a meeting at a different time.
• The Zoom link is available at the course Moodle site.
• If I am helping another student when you drop by, you may usually join in the conversation.
• If I have been helping you for a relatively long time, I might pause our conversation to help other students who are waiting for assistance.
• For in-person sessions, if I have finished helping you, please move out to the hall or somewhere else so that the chairs in my office are clear for newly arriving students.
• As a courtesy during Zoom sessions, please use your camera.

HW #4 Solutions (10/21/2025)

The solutions to the graded and ungraded problems in HW #4 are now available at the course Moodle site.

Reading Assignments for Oct. 20–24 (10/19/2025)

• M: Example 4.7 in Section 4.5, Section 4.7.5, and the supplemental reading "Three-Terminal Linear Voltage Regulators"
• W: Finish reading "Three-Terminal Linear Voltage Regulators"
• F: Sections 5.0 and 5.1.0 through 5.1.6

Read Example 4.7 in Section 4.5 for definitions of load and line regulation. These are important voltage regulator performance parameters. These topics are also covered in the supplemental reading in more detail.

Section 5.0 is the introduction to Chapter 5. Subsection 5.1.0 is the introduction to Section 5.1.

Help Sessions for Monday, Oct. 20 (10/18/2025)

I plan to be available at the following times this Monday:

• Monday 3:00–3:45 pm (BRKI 368)
• Monday 5:00–6:00 pm (BRKI 368)
• Monday 9:00–10:00 pm (Zoom)

I am usually also available right after class.

Additional help session times for this week will be posted soon.

Guidelines and additional information:

• Please contact me if you have a conflict with these times and would like to arrange a meeting at a different time.
• The Zoom link is available at the course Moodle site.
• If I am helping another student when you drop by, you may usually join in the conversation.
• If I have been helping you for a relatively long time, I might pause our conversation to help other students who are waiting for assistance.
• For in-person sessions, if I have finished helping you, please move out to the hall or somewhere else so that the chairs in my office are clear for newly arriving students.
• As a courtesy during Zoom sessions, please use your camera.

Revised Selected Answers to HW #4 (10/18/2025)

The original answer to Graded Prob. 3 in HW #4 had incorrect values for the two resistors. The values should be R₁ = 200 Ω and R₂ = 130 Ω. The selected answers have been revised to correct the errors.

Review Sheet for Exam #2 (10/17/2025)

The review sheet for Exam #2 is now available on the Exams page. It lists the topics from which the exam problems are most likely to be drawn. Note, however, that the list is not guaranteed to be exhaustive; some problems could focus on concepts that were covered in class but are not included on the review sheet.

Please carefully review the exam policies listed at the beginning of the document.

Selected Answers to HW #4 (10/15/2025)

The answers to selected graded problems in HW #4 are now available on the Homework Assignments page.

Exam #1 Solutions (10/15/2025)

The solutions to Exam #1 are now available at the course Moodle site.

Exam #1 Results (10/15/2025)

The average score for Exam #1 was 70.5. The average score breakdowns for the individual problems (converted to percentages) were:

• Prob. 1 - 75%
• Prob. 2 - 76%
• Prob. 3 - 62%
• Prob. 4 - 85%
• Prob. 5 - 54%

Average scores will be available on the Exams page throughout the semester.