EECS 16B. Introduction to Circuits & Devices
Catalog Description: This course teaches the fundamentals needed to predict the behavior of real-world electronic phenomena and applications via mathematical models and circuit analytical methods that simplify initially complex problems, rendering them solvable and understandable. Among the specific topics to be covered are time and frequency domain representation, complex arithmetic, phasor analysis of systems governed by differential equations, Kirchhoff’s laws, physical examples of electronic elements and devices, RLC circuits, op amp-based signal processors, feedback methods, and circuit models for domains beyond the electronic. Class contact time includes lectures, discussions, and a laboratory component designed to help solidify learned concepts.
Units: 4
Prerequisites: MATH 54
Formats:
Summer: 6.0 hours of lecture, 2.0 hours of discussion, and 6.0 hours of laboratory per week
Fall: 3.0 hours of lecture, 1.0 hours of discussion, and 3.0 hours of laboratory per week
Grading Basis: letter
Final Exam Status: Written final exam conducted during the scheduled final exam period
Class Schedule (Spring 2025):
EECS 16B – TuTh 14:00-15:29, Wheeler 150 –
Sayeef Salahuddin
Class Notes
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Class Schedule (Fall 2025):
EECS 16B – TuTh 14:00-15:29, Haas Faculty Wing F295 –
Clark Tu-Cuong Nguyen
Class Notes
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Fall 2025 Freshman MUST take Math 54 BEFORE taking 16A..
Fall 2024 students can take the class without Math 54 but are STRONGLY discouraged to do so.
**Enrollment Permission seats are reserved for internal programs and are not open. Please DO NOT email the instructor or scheduling to request a seat**
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