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Click the Reload/Refresh button of your browser to make sure that this page is updated. Help Sessions for Apr. 30–May 3 (4/30/2024)I plan to be available at least at the following times this week. Most help sessions can be extended if students still need assistance at the end of the scheduled time.
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Solutions to HW #10 (4/30/2024)The solutions to HW #10 are now available at the course Moodle site. Review Session for Final Exam - UPDATE (4/30/2024)To help you prepare for the Final Exam, an optional review session will be offered at 8:00 pm on Wednesday, May 1 in Academic East 225 (the exam room). The room reservation has been confirmed. Please contact me if you cannot attend the review session but would like to meet with me at another time. You may also meet with me during one of my help sessions this week. A schedule will be posted soon. Past Final Exams (4/29/2024)Copies of the ECEG 351 final exams from the Spring 2020 and 2021 semesters are now available at the course Moodle site in the "Exams from Past Offerings of ECEG 351" section. ECEG 351 was taught online during those semesters. Thus, the topic coverage differs somewhat from that of this semester's final exam. The university pivoted abruptly to remote instruction at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in Spring 2020. Application Note on Heat Sink Mounting (4/29/2024)The Fairchild application note "Heat Sink Mounting Guide" that was shown in class on Monday, April 29 has been posted to the course Moodle site in the Supplemental Readings section. Review Sheet for Final Exam (4/29/2024)The review sheet for the final exam is now available on the Exams page. HW #9 Solutions (4/28/2024)The solutions to HW #9 are now available at the course Moodle site. Reading Assignments for Apr. 29–May 5 (4/28/2024)
The material in Sedra & Smith, 7th ed. is not available in the 8th edition. It is available in the Supplemental Readings section of the course Moodle site. Selected Answers to HW #10 (4/28/2024)The answers to selected graded problems in HW #10 are now available on the Homework Assignments page. Help Sessions for Apr. 28 and 29 (4/28/2024)I plan to be available via Zoom tonight (Sunday, April 28) 9:00–10:00 pm and in my office tomorrow (Monday, April 29) 4:00–5:00 pm. Additional sessions for later in the week will be scheduled soon. Timing of Review Session for Final Exam (4/26/2024)The ECEG 351 final exam will take place 7:30–10:30 pm on Thursday, May 2 in Academic East 225, our usual classroom. Please think about whether and when a review session should take place. I am willing to provide an in-person session or a Zoom version as with Exam #3. I should be free all afternoon and evening on Tuesday, April 30 and Wednesday, May 1. We could also schedule the session during the day of the exam. I will schedule multiple in-person and Zoom office hours leading up to the exam. We will set a date and time for the review session in class on Monday, April 29. Course Evaluations (4/26/2024)The course evaluation portal for ECEG 351 is now open and will remain open until 11:59 pm on Monday, April 29. Lab #3 Scores (4/24/2024)The scores for Lab #3 are now available at the course Moodle site. Please let me know if you are not able to view your score. A report detailing how your lab score was determined will be e-mailed to you upon request. Exam #3 Solutions (4/24/2024)The solutions to Exam #3 are now available at the course Moodle site. Exam #3 Results (4/24/2024)The average score for Exam #3 was 83.0. The average score breakdowns for the individual problems (converted to percentages) were:
HW #10 (4/23/2024)The assignment for HW #10 is now available. It is due via the course Moodle site at 11:59 pm on Monday, April 29. Help Sessions for Apr. 22–26 (4/22/2024)I plan to be available at least at the following times this week. Updates, if any, will be posted as soon as possible.
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Simulation of Transition from CCM to DCM (4/22/2024)The Matlab Live Script entitled "Boost Converter in Transition from CCM to DCM" is now available in the Additional Resources section of the course Moodle site. This is the simulation that was presented in class on Monday, April 22 that shows how the inductor current changes as a boost converter makes the transition from continuous current mode (CCM) to discontinuous current mode (DCM). Reading Assignments for April 22–26 (4/22/2024)
The material in Sedra & Smith, 7th ed. is not available in the 8th edition. It has been posted at the course Moodle site. In addition to reading Sections 12.10.1 and 12.10.4, you should skim Sections 12.10.2 and 12.10.3 to provide context and to learn how power transistors differ from those intended for low-power operation. Lab #5 Resource (4/19/2024)A short document entitled "Interpretation of Output Voltage Waveform Obtained in ECEG 351 Lab #5" is now available in the Additional Resources section of the course Moodle site. It provides some guidance on improving the output voltage waveform of the boost converter circuit and determing whether it meets specifications. Selected Answers to HW #9 (4/18/2024)The answers to selected graded problems in HW #9 are now available on the Homework Assignments page. HW #9 Revised (4/18/2024)Graded Prob. 3 of HW #9 focuses on material that we have not covered yet in class. It has therefore been deferred to HW #10. A revised version of the HW #9 assignment has been posted at the Homework Assignments page. Lab #5 Assignment (4/18/2024)The assignment for Lab #5 is now available on the Laboratory page. |