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Syllabus ( ELEC 453 )


   Basic information
Course title: Nonlinear Electronic Circuits
Course code: ELEC 453
Lecturer: Assist. Prof. Önder ŞUVAK
ECTS credits: 6
GTU credits: 3 ()
Year, Semester: 4, Fall and Spring
Level of course: First Cycle (Undergraduate)
Type of course: Area Elective
Language of instruction: English
Mode of delivery: Face to face
Pre- and co-requisites: none
Professional practice: No
Purpose of the course: To gain experience on the operation, analysis and design of nonlinear electronic circuits
   Learning outcomes Up

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

  1. Gaining access to information on the operation of nonlinear electronic circuits.

    Contribution to Program Outcomes

    1. Obtain basic knowledge of Electronics Engineering.
    2. Apply the mathematical, scientific and engineering knowledge for real life problems
    3. Perform systems design, maintenance and development
    4. Formulate and solve engineering problems

    Method of assessment

    1. Written exam
    2. Homework assignment
  2. Ability to distinguish the differences between the operations of linear and nonlinear circuits.

    Contribution to Program Outcomes

    1. Obtain basic knowledge of Electronics Engineering.
    2. Apply the mathematical, scientific and engineering knowledge for real life problems
    3. Perform systems design, maintenance and development
    4. Formulate and solve engineering problems

    Method of assessment

    1. Written exam
    2. Homework assignment
  3. Gaining knowledge on the difficulties that may arise in the analysis, design, and simulation of nonlinear elektronik circuits.

    Contribution to Program Outcomes

    1. Obtain basic knowledge of Electronics Engineering.
    2. Apply the mathematical, scientific and engineering knowledge for real life problems
    3. Perform systems design, maintenance and development
    4. Formulate and solve engineering problems

    Method of assessment

    1. Written exam
    2. Homework assignment
   Contents Up
Week 1: Operation of nonlinear electronic circuits, operating points, differences as compared to linear circuits.
Week 2: Comparator circuits
Week 3: Schmitt trigger circuits and hysteresis
Week 4: Zero-crossing detectors
Week 5: Square- Triangle- Sawtooth wave generators
Week 6: Voltage controlled oscillators
Week 7: Midterm
Week 8: Multiplier circuits
Week 9: PLL circuits
Week 10: Voltage -Frequency and Frequency-Voltage Converters
Week 11: Sample-and-Hold and Track-and-Hold circuits
Week 12: Digital-to-Analog Converters
Week 13: Analog-to-Digital Converters
Week 14: Synthesis of Nonlinear Functions
Week 15*: Overview of the topics, reviews, preparation for the final exam
Week 16*: Final exam
Textbooks and materials: Course notes of the instructor, simulation files and/or plots for most of the circuits covered in the course
Recommended readings: Microelectronic Circuits 2e, M.H. Rashid
Microelectronic Circuits 5e, Sedra and Smith
Analysis and Design of Analog Integrated Circuits 5e, P.R. Gray et al.
  * Between 15th and 16th weeks is there a free week for students to prepare for final exam.
Assessment Up
Method of assessment Week number Weight (%)
Mid-terms: 4, 7, 10, 13 48
Other in-term studies: 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12, 14 24
Project: 0
Homework: 11, 12, 13, 14 16
Quiz: 0
Final exam: 16 12
  Total weight:
(%)
   Workload Up
Activity Duration (Hours per week) Total number of weeks Total hours in term
Courses (Face-to-face teaching): 3 14
Own studies outside class: 3 14
Practice, Recitation: 0 0
Homework: 3 14
Term project: 0 0
Term project presentation: 0 0
Quiz: 0 0
Own study for mid-term exam: 10 1
Mid-term: 1 1
Personal studies for final exam: 12 1
Final exam: 1 1
    Total workload:
    Total ECTS credits:
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  * ECTS credit is calculated by dividing total workload by 25.
(1 ECTS = 25 work hours)
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