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ECE-2214: Physical Electronics

Description: Fundamentals of electrostatics and magnetostatics, transmission lines, impedance matching networks, electromagnetic (EM) waves, and basic operating principles of diodes and metal-oxide semiconductor field-effect transistors (MOSFETs). Designing MOSFET biasing, and single-ended and differential amplifier circuits. Basic operating principles of complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) device and its application as a digital inverter. Electronic circuit design adhering to professional and ethical practices.

Pathways: N/A

Course Hours: 3 credits

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 26

Average GPA: 3.13 (B+)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 22.59%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 4.10%

Md Adnan Sarker202246.6%31.9%13.0%1.2%5.0%2.3%3.115
Ting Chung Poon202431.1%41.0%14.8%2.9%1.6%8.5%3.004
Yong Xu20237.9%51.0%23.5%5.9%5.9%5.9%2.491
Wei Zhou202440.9%37.6%14.6%1.4%1.8%3.7%3.179
Mantu K Hudait202450.9%39.6%6.4%0.0%0.2%2.9%3.444
Staff Herrera202144.4%44.4%4.6%2.3%0.0%4.5%3.351
Arthur H Ball202325.6%45.6%16.2%3.1%6.2%3.1%2.872

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