ELEC ENG 2EI5
Electronic Devices and Circuits I
(Winter 2012)
Classes
MWR 5:30 – 6:20 ITB-137
Instructor:
Yaser M. Haddara
ITB-A223, ext. 24968
yaser@mcmaster.ca
http://www.ece.mcmaster.ca/~yaser
Tutorials
TBD
Office Hours
T 11:30 – 1:30
Other times as available or by appointment
Teaching Assistants:
Akin Adewoye
ITB-A202, ext. 23151
Afrif Alam
ITB-A203, ext. 27904
adewoya@mcmaster.ca
alamau@mcmaster.ca
Kiran Ali
ITB-A302, ext. 27264
Morteza Azimifar
ITB-A302, ext. 27264
alik4@mcmaster.ca
azimifm@mcmaster.ca
Xue Jiang
ITB-A202, ext. 23151
Eric Monteiro
ITB-239, ext. 26070
jiangx5@mcmaster.ca
monteie@mcmaster.ca
Pouya Taatizadeh
ITB-A208, ext. 22723
Yu Zhang
ITB-A201, ext. 24971
taatizp@mcmaster.ca
zhang235@grads.ece.mcmaster.ca
Textbook:
Required Texts
Sedra & Smith. Microelectronic Circuits. Oxford Universtiy Press, 6th ed.
M.H. Bakr. Laboratory Manual for EE 2EI5. Custom courseware, McMaster bookstore.
Recommended
Sedra & Smith. KC’s Problems and Solutions for Microelectronic Circuits. Oxford
University Press.
Reference Texts
R.C. Jaeger and T.N. Blalock. Microelectronic Circuit Design. McGraw-Hill.
Neaman. Electronic Circuit Analysis and Design. McGraw-Hill.
B.M. Wilamowski and R.C. Jaeger. Computerized Circuit Analysis Using SPICE Programs.
McGraw-Hill.
Avenue To Learn:
There will be no website for this course. The course will have a page on Avenue To Learn,
McMaster’s electronic learning system, accessible at http://avenue.mcmaster.ca.
MonocleCAT:
MonocleCAT (monocle Computer Assisted Teaching) is a web-based system that allows
immediate interactive feedback and graphical simulations, to both aid and assess understanding
of the course material.
I will use this system in class, in tutorials, and to assign demos and quizzes that you will take
online outside class in order to enhance your learning experience. The online demos/quizzes will
be worth 8% of the course mark. The in-class/tutorial questions will be worth 8% primarily on
participation. More information on this will be posted and updated through the term. This is an
optional subscription that allows you to participate with class feedback and to preview demos
related to the course content prior to lectures. Any student may opt out of the subscription. In
that case the 16% marks will be assessed on the final exam. To opt out send email to
yaser@mcmaster.ca with “2EI5 opt out” in the subject line by Friday February 3.
MonocleCAT is an online service that requires student subscription. Subscription keys are
available in the bookstore. Subscription keys can also be directly obtained on the company’s
website http://www.tophatmonocle.com/register/. Tutorials and technical support are available
on the website once you login.
I will be using the system throughout the course so if you choose to participate you need to
obtain a subscription that lasts at least until the end of the term.
Communication:
I will use Avenue to Learn to post instructions on various components of the course. It is
critical that you consult Avenue frequently.
I will use mass emails in Avenue if I wish to communicate to the entire class urgently. If
you do not check your Avenue email regularly, it is your responsibility to forward those
emails to an account you do check and to ensure that your forwards are delivered to you
and do not go into a SPAM folder or get otherwise misdirected.
If you wish to communicate with me in this course, you must do so by sending email to my
university email: yaser@mcmaster.ca. Put the tag [2EI5] in the subject line. Emails to my
Avenue account, emails to my McMaster account without the appropriate tag in the subject
line, and any other forms of communication may not be received by me and may not
receive a reply.
Assessment:
The course grade will be based on 1000 points assigned to student work and assessment tools as
detailed below:
Weekly online demos and quizzes
Best 10 out of 12
80
Labs
8 Regular Labs – best 7 out of 8
4 “Prelabs” – computer simulation assignments, 5 pts each
Mini-Design Project
Interactive exercises in class
Interactive exercises in tutorials (8 tutorials required)
70
20
50
40
40
Two Midterms (dates TBA) – 160 points each
320
Final Exam
380
The distribution of marks for online demos, labs, and interactive exercises is subject
to change through the term based on the success of these various components (but
the total distributed between these components will remain the same).
Only the McMaster standard calculator (Casio fx991) is allowed in quizzes &
exams.
Information on the lab, design projects, tutorials, and online demos will be posted
on Avenue to Learn and will be updated through the term as needed.
Your lab grade will be evaluated on your best 7 out of 8 labs. There will be no makeup for missed labs.
Your tutorial grade will be evaluated on 8 out of 11 tutorials. There will be no
make-up for missed tutorials.
For interactive questions asked in-class, your mark will be based on participating in
85% of questions asked. No make-up will be offered for missed classes.
The instructor reserves the right to determine the format for make-up for any
missed midterms. In particular, a make-up may be an oral exam, or a make-up may
not be offered (in which case the weight of the missed exam will be shifted to the
final).
Policy Reminders
Senate and the Faculty of Engineering require all course outlines to include the following
reminders:
“The Faculty of Engineering is concerned with ensuring an environment that is free of all
adverse discrimination. If there is a problem, that cannot be resolved by discussion among
the persons concerned, individuals are reminded that they should contact the Department
Chair, the Sexual Harassment Officer or the Human Rights Consultant, as soon as
possible.”
“Students are reminded that they should read and comply with the Statement on Academic
Ethics and the Senate Resolutions on Academic Dishonesty as found in the Senate Policy
Statements distributed at registration and available in the Senate Office.”
“Academic dishonesty consists of misrepresentation by deception or by other fraudulent
means and can result in serious consequences, e.g. the grade of zero on an assignment, loss
of credit with a notation on the transcript (notation reads: ‘Grade of F assigned for
academic dishonesty’), and/or suspension or expulsion from the university. It is your
responsibility to understand what constitutes academic dishonesty. For information on the
various kinds of academic dishonesty please refer to the Academic Integrity Policy,
specifically Appendix 3, located at
http://www.mcmaster.ca/senate/academic/ac_integrity.htm
“The following illustrates only three forms of academic dishonesty:
1. Plagiarism, e.g. the submission of work that is not one's own or for which other
credit has been obtained.
2. Improper collaboration in group work.
3. Copying or using unauthorized aids in tests and examinations.”