Lecture 1-7	Lecture 25 (10/25)
Lecture 8	Lecture 26 (10/26)
Lecture 9	Lecture 27 (10/30)
Lecture 10 (9/20)	Lecture 28 (11/1)
Lecture 11 (9/21)	Lecture 29 (11/2)
Lecture 12 (9/25)	Lecture 30 (11/6)
Lecture 13 (9/27)	Lecture 31 (11/8)
Lecture 14 (9/28)	Lecture 32 (11/9)
Lecture 15 (10/2)	Lecture 33 (11/13)
Lecture 16 (10/4)	Lecture 34 (11/15)
Lecture 17 (10/5)	Lecture 35 (11/16)
Lecture 18 (10/10)*	Lecture 36 (11/20)
Lecture 19 (10/11)	NO CLASSES (11/22)
Lecture 20 (10/12)	NO CLASSES (11/23)
Lecture 21 (10/16)	Lecture 37 (11/27)
Lecture 22 (10/18)	Lecture 38 (11/29)
Lecture 23 (10/19)	Lecture 39 (11/30)
Lecture 24 (10/23)	Lecture 40 (12/4)

* Note: Lecture on Tuesday that week (10/10 instead of 10/9)!

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1 Schedule

Section 1:

M W

12noon - 1:50pm

12:30pm - 1:50pm

JEC 6309

Section 2:

M W
Th

2:00pm - 3:50pm
8:30am - 9:50am

JEC 6309

Section 3:

M W
F

4:00pm - 5:50pm
8:30am - 9:50am

JEC 6309

* Due to classroom-size restrictions, section transfers will NOT be permitted.
** Section I, Instructor: Prof. M. Shur: Sections 2 and 3, Instructor: S. Fitzhugh
^*** Course Supervisor: Prof. M. Shur

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2 Instructors

Name:	Prof. M. Shur	S. Fitzhugh
Email:	shurm@rpi.edu	fitzhs@ecse.rpi.edu
Office:	CII-9017	JEC-7003
Office Hours:	M 10:00am-11:50am (or by appt.)
Secretary:	Jennifer Tedesco	Janet Tomkins
Email:	tedesco@rpi.edu	tomkins@ecse.rpi.edu
Office:	CII-9015	JEC-6049
Telephone:	x-6724	x-6313

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3 Teaching Assistant(s):

Name:	Sumeet Kumar Singh (Grader)	Deepa Radhakrishnan
Email:	singhs3@rpi.edu	radhad@rpi.edu
Office:	JEC 6212	JEC 7218
Office Hours:		Fri 4-6 p.m
Telephone:	X8289	X 8212

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4 Computer Facilities:

Ask at VCC Desk for latest campus-wide computing facilities information.

5 Course Materials:

5.1 Required

Title: Analysis and Design of Digital Integrated Circuits, 2nd Ed. (required)
Authors: D.A. Hodges and H.G. Jackson

Title: B² Spice Version 2 (required)
Author: Beige Bag Software, includes User Manual & Windows/Macintosh CD-ROM.

5.2 Supplementary (not required)

Title: The SPICE BOOK (supplementary, not required)
Author: A. Vladimirescu

Title: Introduction to Electronic Devices (supplementary, not required)
Author: M. S. Shur

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6 Grading:

6.1 Credit distribution

Home & Class Work:     40%
Mid-Term Exam:             30%
Final Exam:                      30%

Homework and class work will generally be graded on the basis of evidence of work. The grading scale is "digital": "ü" (1 point per problem) for completion by the specified due date; otherwise "x" (0 points per problem). Mid-Term and Final Exams will be graded primarily on the basis of correctness of answer, with partial credit possible on the basis of evidence of work. The grading scale for each exam is "analog": 0-100 points.

Final grades in the course will be evaluated on the basis of a relative scale

(or "curve"). Best estimates of your current standing, that is, projected grade, will be furnished when possible.

6.2 Grading appeal process

THE COURSE INSTRUCTOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO MAKE FINAL JUDGEMENTS ON RE-GRADING. THE RE-GRADING APPEAL PROCESS IS AS FOLLOWS: (1) SEE THE TEACHING ASSISTANT; IF STILL NOT SATISFIED, (2) SEE THE COURSE INSTRUCTOR; AND, IF NECESSARY, (3) THE INSTRUCTOR WILL DIRECT YOU TO ANY HIGHER-LEVEL UNIVERSITY AUTHORITIES WITH WHOM YOU MAY WISH TO SPEAK.

NOTE: DURING THE RE-GRADING PROCESS, THE COURSE INSTRUCTOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO RE-GRADE THE ENTIRE EXAM, NOT JUST THE PORTION IN QUESTION.

6.3 Exams and valid conflict policy

ALL EXAMS ARE MANDATORY!!! VALID CONFLICTS MUST BE SETTLED WITH THE INSTRUCTOR BEFORE—NOT AFTER—THE EXAM DATE

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7 Course Schedule

Wk 1	(08/27)	M W Th/F, "Introduction"
Wk 2	(09/03)	M, "No Class"; W Th/F, "MOSFETs"
Wk 3	(09/10)	M W Th/F, "MOSFETs"
Wk 4	(09/17)	M, "MOSFETs"; W Th/F, "MOS Gates"
Wk 5	(09/24)	M W Th/F, "MOS Gates"
Wk 6	(10/01)	M W, "MOS Gates"; Th/F, "NoClass — Midterm Break"
Wk 7	(10/08)	Tu W Th/F, "Diodes"; W, Feb. 23, "MID-TERM EXAM"
Wk 8	(10/15)	M W Th/F, "BJTs"
Wk 9	(10/22)	M W Th/F, "BJT Inverters"
Wk 10	(10/29)	M W, "BJT Inverters"; Th/F, "BJT Gates"
Wk 11	(11/05)	M W Th/F, "BJT Gates"; M, March. 27, "MID-TERM EXAM DUE"
Wk 12	(11/12)	M W Th/F, "BJT Gates"
Wk 13	(11/19)	M, "BJT Gates"; W Th/F, "No Class"
Wk 14	(11/26)	M, "Regen. Ckts."; W, "Regen. Ckts./Memories"; Th/F, "Review DTL"
Wk 15	(12/03)	M, "Review TTL"; W, "Review ECL"

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8 Exam Coverage:

Mid-Term: "MOSFETs, MOS Gates, Diodes" H&J Chaps. 1-3
Final: "BJTs, BJT Gates" H&J Chaps. 4-7

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9 Important Dates:

Mid-Term Exam Start:           W, Feb. 23 (adjust)                                               At Home
Mid-Term Exam Due:            October 6-10 (adjust)                                           In Class
Final-Exam Review:               Th/F, Dec. 7/8; M, 11 Dec. (adjust)                      In Class
Final Exam:                            Dec. 13-15 (Specific Day TBA)                             Location TBA

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10 Reading Schedule:

Sections
Wk 01:	H&J: 1.0-1.5, 1.6, 1.7, 1.8, 1.9	B²: Tutorials 1-5, incl.
Wk 02:	H&J: 2.0, 2.1, 2.2-2.6, 2.7, 2.8*, 2.9	B²: Read as required.
Wk 03:	"	"
Wk 04:	H&J: 3.0-3.7, 3.8, 3.9, 3.10
Wk 05:	"
Wk 06:	"
Wk 07:	H&J: 4.0-4.3, 4.4-4.7, 4.8, 4.9, 4.10, 4.11, 4.12	B²: Read as required.
Wk 08:	H&J: 5.0, 5.1, 5.2-5.4, 5.5, 5.6	B²: Read as required.
Wk 09:	H&J: 6.0, 6.1, 6.2* , 6.3*, 6.4-6.6	B²: Read as required.
Wk 10:	"	"
Wk 11:	H&J: 7.0-7.5, 7.6*, 7.8	B²: Read as required.
Wk 12:	"	"
Wk 13:	"	"
Wk 14:	H&J: 8.0-8.4, 8.5-8.9, 8.10-8.14
Wk 15:	H&J: 9.0-9.xx