EE101A Handout 1 : Summer 2015
STANFORD UNIVERSITY
Department of Electrical Engineering
EE101A: Circuits I
Lectures: MWF 11AM-12:15PM in Hewlett 102
This course provides an introduction to circuit modeling and analysis. Topics include modeling of
the linear and nonlinear components typically found in electronic circuits, and using these
models to analyze circuits in both static and dynamic regimes. Several practical (and fun)
laboratory exercises complement the theoretical material from lecture.
TEXT
Custom textbook, (a mashup of two texts, one by C. K Alexander and M. N.
O. Sadiku, and the other by D. A. Neamen); search for ISBN
9781308390536 at the Stanford Bookstore’s site.
LECTURES
Office hours:
Ananth Parthasarathy; apartha2@stanford.edu; 607-379-5521
12:30 PM-1:30 PM after every class at Packard 106; also by appointment.
CA
Jose Padovani; josep@stanford.edu. Labs held in Packard 127
WEBSITE
Materials and announcements will be posted at the Coursework site, so
please check it often (particularly before due dates)!
PREREQs
None (but Physics 43 or equivalent is helpful)
MIDTERM
TBA
FINAL EXAM
TBA
GRADING
20%/20%/25%/35% Homework/Midterm/Labs/FinalCompleting all labs is
mandatory. The top two mini-project winners will receive a 1/2-grade boost.
Homework due “IN CLASS” on the due date (usually every Wednesday). Turn them in right after
Wednesday lecture or if you would like to turn in earlier, please turn in on Monday’s lecture or in
Jose’s office hours.
TENTATIVE COURSE OUTLINE (stay tuned for changes)
LECTURES and READING: (“A&S”: Alexander and Sadiku; “N”: Neamen)
Week 1: The Circuit Abstraction [A&S 2-3] / Resistive Networks [A&S 3-4]
Week 2: Thevenin/Norton/Superposition [A&S 5] / Nonlinear Devices and Circuits [N10]
Week 3: Operational Amplifiers [A&S 6]
EE101A Handout 1 : Summer 2015
STANFORD UNIVERSITY
Department of Electrical Engineering
EE101A: Circuits I
Lectures: MWF 11AM-12:15PM in Hewlett 102
Week 4: Capacitors and Inductors: Impedance [A&S 7]
Week 5: First-order Circuits [A&S 8],
Week 6: MOSFETs at DC [N 10, 11]
Week 7: MOSFET Amplifier [N 12]
Week 8: Review
LABORATORY EXERCISES:
Week 1: (optional) Arduino review
Week 2: Basic measurements of I-V characteristics of components; MOSFET as switch
Week 3: Using the Arduino to look at diode and RC circuits; Op-amp as comparator
Week 4: Op-amp circuits; peak detector
Week 5: Relaxation oscillator; transmitter; attempt to build a communications link
Week 6: Midterm (no lab this week)
Week 7: Solder transmitter and receiver boards; test out OOK ultrasonic comm. link
Week 8: Mini-project demo based on selection of “starter directions