Quizzes are open book and open notes. Notes must be hand-written or printed out; no electronic devices will be
permitted for use as reference during quizzes. Bringing printed out solutions to previous quizzes is not permitted.
Non-communicating calculators are allowed. Students are not allowed
to discuss/interact with anyone during the time they take the quiz.
Topics
- Basic circuit quantities and units (and metric prefixes)
- Circuit Analysis Technique #1: Circuit Reduction - Combining Resistors in Series and in Parallel
- Voltage dividers
- Circuit Analysis Technique #2: KCL/KVL/Ohm's Law
- Writing linear equations in matrix form
- Coming to class and attempting proof of skills
Previous Quizzes and Solutions
Topics
- Linear & non-linear devices (IV characteristics)
- Diodes
- Differential resistance
- Circuit Analysis Technique #3: Nodal Analysis
- Op-amp basics and properties
- Op-amp circuits and applications
- Properties of linear devices and systems
- Circuit Analysis Technique #4: Superposition
- Transfer functions
- Cascading op-amp circuits
- Setting reference level for a decision-making circuit
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Topics
- Difference between DC and AC signals
- Signals in the time domain vs. frequency domain
- Representations of sinusoidal waves in the time and frequency domains
- Impedance of resistors, capacitors, and inductors
- Transfer functions of 1st and 2nd order filter circuits
- Magnitude (be able to calculuate), phase (be able to describe)
- Corner frequency (1st order low-pass and high-pass filters)
- Center frequency (2nd order band-pass and band-stop filters)
- Bode plots
- Decibels
- Applications of filters
Previous Quizzes and Solutions