Exam 1 information Open book open notes bring
Exam 1 information Open book, open notes, bring a calculator Eligible topics (1 of 3) (not an exhaustive list) Everything covered up to but not including BJTs Generic amplifiers • Amplifier basics voltage gain, current gain, power gain • decibels (d. B) • Voltage amplifier circuit models voltage-dependent voltage source, input resistance, output resistance • Amplifier saturation • Frequency response Bode plots, asymptotes • Single-time-constant networks low-pass, high-pass characteristics
Exam 1 information Open book, open notes, bring a calculator Eligible topics (2 of 3) (not an exhaustive list) Operational Amplifiers (Op Amps) Ideal • Symbols and terminal characteristics vo = A(v+ - v-) • Ideal Op Amp characteristics A , i+ = i- = 0, Ro 0 • Inverting amplifier configuration characteristics G, Ri , Ro negative feedback virtual short • Non-inverting amplifier configuration characteristics G, Ri , Ro sample circuits: voltage follower • Other Op Amp circuits: active filters, summing amplifier, precision rectifier, Schmitt trigger (positive feedback)
Exam 1 information Open book, open notes, bring a calculator Eligible topics (3 of 3) (not an exhaustive list) Operational Amplifiers (Op Amps) Non-ideal • Non-ideal Op Amps and their characteristics • Finite open-loop gain, frequency-dependent open-loop gain unity gain-bandwidth (GBW) • DC imperfections input offset voltage, input bias current, input offset current designs to reduce these effects • Large signal imperfections output saturation, slew rate and full-power bandwidth • Common-mode rejection ratio (CSRR) • Power-supply rejection ratio (PSRR) • Noise: voltage and current models, noise power, signal-to-noise ratio • Data sheet interpretation
Exam 1 information Open book, open notes, bring a calculator Specific topics (not an exhaustive list) • Generic amplifiers and their models determine voltage gain, input resistance, output resistance • Frequency response of circuits determine corner frequency, ckt behavior (high-pass, low-pass, …? ) gain at specified frequencies • Ideal Op Amp circuits determine voltage gain, input resistance, saturation conditions • Non-ideal Op Amp performance design for specified voltage gain determine non-ideal characteristic 4 problem sets, total of 15 questions
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