ECE 453 Class Schedule

ECE 453 - Lecture Schedule - Fall 2021

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Day
Dates
Topic
Video
Section
Supplemental Notes
1 M 8/24/20 Fourier analysis August 24 1.4-1.5 Fourier Theory 
2 W 8/26/20 Modulation theorem August 26 1.6  
3 F 8/28/20 DSB modulation and demodulation August_28 1.6  
4 M 8/31/20 Nonlinear modulation August_31 1.7  
5 W 9/2/20 Quadrature modulation/demodulation September 2 1.8 FM demodulation
6 F 9/4/20 Regenerative receivers September 4 2.1.3  
  M 9/7/20 LABOR DAY - NO CLASS      
7 W 9/9/20 Superheterodyne receivers September 9 2.3  
8 F 9/11/20 AM Broadcasting September 11 2.3.3 Radio Broadcasting
9 M 9/14/20 FM Broadcasting September 14 2.3.4 Bessel Functions
10 W 9/16/20 Up- and down-conversion September 16 2.3.5  
11 F 9/18/20 Software defined radio September 18 2.5  
12 M 9/21/20 Resonance September 21 4.1-4.2  
13 W 9/23/20 Quality factor Q September 23 4.3-4.5  
14 F 9/25/20 Oscillator analysis September 25 5.1-5.4 Oscillators
15 M 9/28/20 Colpitt, crystal, voltage-controlled oscillators September 28 5.5  
16 W 9/30/20 Oscillator phase noise September 30 5.6  
17 F 10/2/20 Network power transfer October 2 6.1  
  M 10/5/20 EXAM 1      
18 W 10/7/20 Lossless matching networks October 7 6.1  
19 F 10/9/20 Impedance matching with lossless L-networks October 9 6.2 Transmission Lines
20 M 10/12/20 Three-element matching networks October 12 6.3 Smith Chart
21 W 10/14/20 Pi and T matching networks October 14 6.4  
22 F 10/16/20 Y, Z, H parameters, ABCD parameters October 16 7.1-7.4 Network parameters
23 M 10/19/20 S parameters October 19 8.1, 8.2 S Parameters
24 W 10/21/20 Application of S parameters October 21 8.3 Amplifiers
25 F 10/23/20 Stability analysis October 23 8.3.2, 8.3.3 Power Definitions
26 M 10/26/20 Unconditional stability October 26 8.3.4 Stability
27 W 10/28/20 Simultaneous conjugate match October 28 8.3.5  
28 F 10/30/20 LTI networks October 30    
29 M 11/2/20 Properties of LTI networks November 2    
30 W 11/4/20 1-Port noise characterization November 4 10.1  
  F 11/6/20 EXAM 2      
31 M 11/9/20 2-port noise characterization November 9 10.1  
32 W 11/11/20 Noise factor and noise figure November 11 10.2 Noise
33 F 11/13/20 Mixers November 13 11.1-11.3 Mixers
34 M 11/16/20 Conversion loss in mixers November 16 12.1  
35 W 11/18/20 Two-tone input November 18 12.2-12.3  
36 F 11/20/20 Modeling nonlinearities November 20 12.4 Nonlinearities
  M 11/23/20 THANKSGIVING WEEK - NO CLASS      
  W 11/25/20 THANKSGIVING WEEK - NO CLASS      
  F 11/25/20 THANKSGIVING WEEK - NO CLASS      
37 M 11/30/20 Phase-locked loops November 30 13.1, 13.2 Phase-locked loops
38 W 11/2/20 Transient response of PLLs December 2 13.3  
39 F 12/4/20 FM demodulation December 4 13.4  
40 M 12/7/20 Frequency synthesis with PLLs December 7 13.5  
41 W 12/9/20 Phase detectors December 9 13.5.2  
  W 12/16/20 FINAL EXAM