ECEN3250 Circuits/Electronics 3, Fall 2008

Introduction to Microelectronic Circuits

Announcements:

(10/6) Quiz 5a will be in the lab on Thursday, Oct. 10. This closed-book, closed-notes quiz is about the materials in textbook Sections 4.1 and 4.2.1-4.2.2, and MOSFET lectures (Friday, Sept. 26 to Monday Oct.6).
(10/3) Homework 5 is due in class on Friday, Oct. 10
(9/30) Midterm Exam 1 covering Chapter 3, lectures up to and including Friday, Sept. 26, labs 1-4, hw 1-4 and quizzes 1-3 will be on Friday, Oct. 3 in class. Handheld calculators and one page (one side of one sheet) of notes are allowed.
(9/24) Practice exams with solutions have been posted on the content page. The practice exams will be worked out in the lab recitations on Thursday, Sept. 25, Tuesday Sept. 30, and Thursday, Oct. 2.
(9/19) Homework 4 is due in class on Friday, Sept 26
(9/19) Quiz 3 will be in lab on Thursday, Sept. 25
(9/17) Because of the football game Thursday afternoon, Lab 3 report is due in class on Friday, Sept. 19. Similarly, Quiz 2 will be in class on Friday, Sept. 19. For Quiz 2 and further Quizzes, you are allowed to use one page (one side of one letter size sheet) of notes.
(9/17) Exception: office hours on Thursday, Sept. 17 moved to 8:30-10am
(9/12) Prelab 4 is due in lab on Tuesday, Sept. 16
(9/12) Lab 3 report is due in lab on Thursday, Sept. 18
(9/12) Quiz 2 will be in lab on Thursday, Sept. 18
(9/12) Homework 3 is due in class on Friday, Sept 19
(9/05) Prelab 3 is due in lab on Tuesday, Sept. 9
(9/05) Lab 2 report is due in lab on Thursday, Sept. 11
(9/05) Quiz 1 will be in lab on Thursday, Sept. 11
(9/05) Homework 2 is due in class on Friday, Sept. 12
(9/03) TA office hours (in the lab): James: M 3-4pm, W 1-2pm. Fiona: T 6-7pm.
(9/02) Homework 0 solutions have been posted, username/password sent by email.
(8/29) Homework 1 is due in class on Friday, Sept. 5
(8/29) Lab 1 report is due in lab on Thursday, Sept. 4
(8/29) ECEN3250 components kit is available in the ECE electronics store. You need one kit per group of 2 students. The cost is $8.
(8/27) Lab recitation, Thursday Aug. 27: sample circuits 1/2 review exam
(8/25) Lab 1 prelab is due at the beginning of the lab session on Tuesday, Aug. 25. Homework 0 is due in class on Friday, Aug.29.
(8/25) Course introduction
(8/25) Instructor (Dragan Maksimovic) office hours: W 11-12, R 10-12
(8/18) Welcome to ECEN 3250. Important course announcements will be posted in this section - check the course web site frequently. Please read the course Syllabus, Course description and Policies. Check the Calendar for the schedule of lectures, exams, labs, assignments and due dates. This schedule will be updated as we go through the semester - it is your responsibility to keep track of the updates and changes. Check the Content site for links to all assignments, quizes, exams and labs.
(8/18) Fall 2008 course essentials:

Lectures 1:00-1:50 MWF, ECEE 1B28
Labs:
Section 011, 2:00-3:50 TR, ECEE 281B
Section 012, 4:00-5:50 TR, ECEE 281B
Section 013, 7:00-8:50 TR, ECEE 281B

Instructors:
Professor: Dragan Maksimovic, ECOT 346, 303-492-4863, maksimov @ colorado.edu
office hours: TBD
Teaching Assistants:
Ms. Fiona Dunne, Fiona.Dunne @ colorado.edu, office hours: TBD
Mr. James Gorman, James.Gorman @ colorado.edu, office hours: TBD