• Basic information
• Learning outcomes
• Contents
• Assessment
• Workload

Learning outcomes

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

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

   Contribution to Program Outcomes

   1. Define and manipulate advanced concepts of Electronics Engineering in a specialized way
   2. Gain original, independent and critical thinking, and develop theoretical concepts and tools,
   3. Interpret engineering problems, formulate appropriate techniques to solve them and find out creative solutions
   4. Understand relevant research methodologies and techniques and their appropriate application within his/her research field
   5. Acquire scientific knowledge and work independently
   6. Develop an awareness of continuous learning in relation with modern technology
   7. Consider social, scientific and ethical values during data collection, interpretation and announcement

   Method of assessment

   1. Written exam
   2. Homework assignment
   3. Term paper
2. Distinguishing the differences between the operations of linear and nonlinear circuits.

   Contribution to Program Outcomes

   1. Define and manipulate advanced concepts of Electronics Engineering in a specialized way
   2. Gain original, independent and critical thinking, and develop theoretical concepts and tools,
   3. Interpret engineering problems, formulate appropriate techniques to solve them and find out creative solutions
   4. Acquire scientific knowledge and work independently
   5. Develop an awareness of continuous learning in relation with modern technology
   6. Support his/her ideas with various arguments and present them clearly to a range of audience, formally and informally through a variety of techniques
   7. Consider social, scientific and ethical values during data collection, interpretation and announcement

   Method of assessment

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

   Contribution to Program Outcomes

   1. Define and manipulate advanced concepts of Electronics Engineering in a specialized way
   2. Gain original, independent and critical thinking, and develop theoretical concepts and tools,
   3. Interpret engineering problems, formulate appropriate techniques to solve them and find out creative solutions
   4. Acquire scientific knowledge and work independently
   5. Work effectively in multi-disciplinary research teams
   6. Develop an awareness of continuous learning in relation with modern technology
   7. Support his/her ideas with various arguments and present them clearly to a range of audience, formally and informally through a variety of techniques
   8. Consider social, scientific and ethical values during data collection, interpretation and announcement

   Method of assessment

   1. Written exam
   2. Homework assignment
   3. Term paper

Contents
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
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
Activity	Duration (Hours per week)	Total number of weeks	Total hours in term
Courses (Face-to-face teaching):	3	14
Own studies outside class:	4	14
Practice, Recitation:	0	0
Homework:	5	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:	10	1
Final exam:	1	1
		Total workload:
		Total ECTS credits:	*
	* ECTS credit is calculated by dividing total workload by 25. (1 ECTS = 25 work hours)