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ECE-2024: Circuits and Devices

Description: Analysis and design of passive and active circuits under Direct Current (DC), Alternating Current (AC), and switched excitation. Linear circuit analysis techniques for various circuit topologies. Expressing the transient response of first- and second-order linear circuits using time-domain methods. Calculating the AC steady-state response of linear circuits using phasors and immittances. Characterizing the frequency response of linear circuits. Determining operating point and small signal response of non-linear circuits containing diodes and bipolar transistors. Projects demonstrating circuit design processes adhering to professional practices.

Pathways: N/A

Course Hours: 3 credits

Prerequisites: (MATH-2114 or MATH-2405H or MATH-2114H) and ECE-1004

Required By: ECE-2214, ECE-2804, ECE-2714

Corequisites: MATH-2214, PHYS-2306

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 26

Average GPA: 2.69 (B-)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 12.00%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 5.03%

Dong Dong202224.8%45.1%20.3%3.9%3.5%2.6%2.883
Shuxiang Yu20239.2%39.8%38.2%5.4%2.2%5.2%2.524
Khai D Ngo20203.0%36.3%42.5%3.0%15.2%0.0%2.051
Virgilio A Centeno202224.1%34.3%27.9%6.1%2.0%5.5%2.756
Arthur H Ball202418.7%42.8%21.6%4.3%5.6%7.0%2.706
Xiaoting Jia202328.1%37.6%21.2%5.9%3.0%4.3%2.845
Wei Jer Han20238.3%34.2%42.4%4.8%4.7%5.9%2.401

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