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LEC # TOPICS KEY DATES
1 Introduction, bipolar transistor model  
2 BJT dynamics Problem set 1 due
3 Common-emitter amplifiers Problem set 2 due
4 Emitter-coupled and cascode amplifiers  
5 Open-circuit time constants Problem set 3 due
6 Open-circuit time constants (cont.)  
7 Design example Lab 1 due
8 Biasing multistage amplifiers  
9 Short-circuit time constants Problem set 4 due
10 Op-amp applications  
11 Op-amp applications (cont.) Problem set 5 due
12 Direct-coupled amplifiers  
  Midterm quiz  
13 741 op-amp  
14 Op-amp compensation Lab 2 due
15 Transimpedance amplifiers  
16 Translinear principle Problem set 6 due
17 Translinear circuits Problem set 7 due
18 Voltage references  
19 Introduction to charge control Problem set 8 due
20 Inverted-region operation Problem set 9 due
21 Saturation  
22 Model for base-region dynamics Design problem due
23 Space-charge layer effects  
24 TTL inverter