ECEG 351
Electronics II

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Help Sessions for Apr. 15–19 (4/15/2024)

I plan to be available at least at the following times this week. Updates, if any, will be posted as soon as possible.

• Wednesday, 4:30–5:30 pm (BRKI 368)
• Wednesday, 9:00–10:00 pm (Zoom)
• Thursday, 5:00–6:00 pm (BRKI 368)
• Thursday, 10:00–11:00 pm (Zoom)
• Friday, 4:00–5:00 pm (BRKI 368)

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.
• I am usually available for short consultations on Wednesdays and Fridays at 1:50 pm immediately after the ECEG 390 lectures in Dana 115.
• 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 new students who need help.

HW #9 (4/14/2024)

The assignment for HW #9 is now available. It is due via the course Moodle site at 11:59 pm on Friday, April 19.

Reading Assignments for Apr. 15–19 (4/13/2024)

• M: Supplemental reading: Chapters 2 and 3 from Erickson & Maksimovic, 2nd ed.
• W: Supplemental reading: Chapter 3 from Erickson & Maksimovic, 2nd ed.
• F: Supplemental reading: Chapter 5 from Erickson & Maksimovic, 2nd ed.

You may skip Section 2.4 of the excerpt from Chapter 2 of Erickson & Maksimovic, 2nd ed. In Chapter 3, focus on Sections 3.2 and 3.3.4.

The supplemental readings are available at the course Moodle site.

The book from which the supplemental readings have been taken is available in electronic form through the library. The full bibliographical information is: R. W. Erickson and D. Maksimovic, Fundamentals of Power Electronics, 2nd ed., Springer, 2001.

Lab #2 Scores (4/10/2024)

The scores for Lab #2 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 scores were determined will be e-mailed to you upon request.

Online Help Session for Exam #3 (4/9/2024)

Based on class response, there will be no in-person review session before Exam #3. Instead, I will offer a help session via the usual Zoom link at 9:00 pm on Wednesday, April 10.

Although the session is also open to students in ECEG 390, priority will be given to questions relevant to the ECEG 351 exam.

The session will stay open until at least 10:00 pm. I will extend the time if there are students still needing help at that point.

Reading Assignments for Apr. 8–12 (4/9/2024)

• M: [canceled for solar eclipse]
• W: Supplemental reading: Chapters 1 and 2 from Erickson & Maksimovic, 2nd ed.
• F: Supplemental reading: Chapters 1, 2, and 3 from Erickson & Maksimovic, 2nd ed.

You may skim Chapter 1 and skip Section 2.4 of the excerpt from Erickson & Maksimovic, 2nd ed. In Chapter 3, focus on Sections 3.2 and 3.3.4.

The supplemental readings are available at the course Moodle site.

Review Sheet for Exam #3 (4/7/2024)

The review sheet for Exam #3 is now available on the Exams page.

Help Sessions for Apr. 7–12 (4/7/2024)

I plan to be available at least at the following times this week. Updates, if any, will be posted as soon as possible.

• Sunday, 9:00–10:00 pm (Zoom)
• Monday, 4:30–5:30 pm (BRKI 368)
• Monday, 9:00–10:00 pm (Zoom)
• Wednesday, 5:30–6:30 pm (BRKI 368)
• Wednesday, 9:00–10:00 pm (Zoom; priority for ECEG 351 exam)
• Thursday, 9:00–10:00 pm (Zoom)
• Friday, 2:00–2:45 pm (BRKI 368)

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.
• I am usually available for short consultations on Wednesdays and Fridays at 1:50 pm immediately after the ECEG 390 lectures in Dana 115.
• 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 new students who need help.

HW #8 Solutions (4/6/2024)

The solutions to HW #8 are now available at the course Moodle site.

HW #7 Solutions (4/6/2024)

The solutions to HW #7 are now available at the course Moodle site.

Class Meeting on April 8 (4/5/2024)

Since the total solar eclipse on Monday, April 8 will peak at around 3:20 pm, the ECEG 351 lecture that day will be canceled. The first 30 minutes or so of the ECEG 351 Lab session on April 18 will be used to partially make up for the lost time.

Selected Answers to HW #8 (4/3/2024)

The answers to selected graded problems in HW #8 are now available on the Homework Assignments page.

HW #8 Revised (4/3/2024)

There were two typographical errors in Graded Prob. 1 of the HW #8 assignment as originally posted. The power supply voltage V_CC should be 13 V, not 12 V, and the quiescent collector voltage V_C should be 7.0 V, not 6.0 V. A revised version of the assignment has been posted.