EC En 541 Active and Passive Filters
Winter Semester 2018
Reading and Lecture Schedule (subject to change -- last revised 11/2017)
| Day | Date | Topic | Chapter Reading |
| Th | 4 Jan | Class policies, Course preview, Intro to filtering | 1 |
| TTh | 9 & 11 Jan | S and ABCD analysis | 2.1, notes |
| TTh | 16 & 18 Jan | Prelimaries to filter design | 2.2 |
| TTh | 23 & 25 Jan | Transfer functions for filters | 3 |
| TTh | 30 Jan & 1 Feb | Network synthesis | 4 |
| TTh | 6 & 8 Feb | Single termination synthesis | 5 |
| TTh | 13 & 15 Feb | Double termination synthesis | 6 |
| T | 20 Feb | Monday Instruction (no class) | -- |
| Th | 22 Feb | Mid-term Exam (in class) | -- |
| TTh | 27 Feb & 1 Mar | BPF and BRF | 7 |
| TTh | 6 & 8 Mar | Active filters | 8 |
| TTh | 13 & 15 Mar | Biquads | 9 |
| TTh | 20 & 22 Mar | Op-amp biquads | 10 |
| TTh | 27 & 29 Mar | Integrator active biquads | 11 |
| TTh | 3 & 5 Apr | Voltage division/phase-shift filters | 12 |
| TTh | 10 & 12 Apr | Analog filters in wireless systems | 13 |
| F | 13 Apr | Design Report Due | -- |
| T | 17 Apr | Review | 1-13 |
| Mon | 18 April | FINAL EXAM (2:30-5:30 p.m., 123 HRCB) |
While homework is not graded, test questions are adapted from homework problems, so working the assigned homework is good preparation for the exams.