ECE 2B – Final Exam Review
Diode Circuits
□ I-V characteristics
□ Load-line analysis
□ Approximate DC modeling (constant voltage drop model)
□ DC circuit calculations
□ Basic circuit applications (rectifiers, limiters, doublers)
□ LEDs
Laplace Transform Methods
□ 1st and 2nd-order circuit responses (time-constants, under/over/critical damping)
□ Basic properties of Laplace transforms
□ Circuit elements in the s-domain and initial conditions
□ s-domain transfer functions
□ Partial fraction expansions, special cases (repeated roots, complex poles)
□ Initial/Final value theorems
□ Finding time-domain responses of circuits use LT methods
Transistors
□ FETs and BJTs
□ Symbols and I-V characteristics
□ Approximate DC models
□ DC circuit calculations, load-line analysis
□ Common DC biasing circuits (diode-connected transistor, four-resistor network)
□ Use of the transistor as a switch
□ Analysis of switching circuits in the s-domain
Frequency Response and Filters
□ Finding the frequency response from the s-domain transfer function
□ Bode-plots, magnitude and phase, complex poles
□ Basic filter building blocks (1st and 2nd-order low/high/bandpass)
□ Series/Parallel Resonators – resonant frequency, Q, bandwidth
□ Active filters, use of unit-gain buffers for cascading circuits
