Lectures and pre-assignments
Course textbook
Main book: James W. Nilsson and Susan A. Riedel, Electronic Circuits, Pearson Prentice Hall. We use 7th and later Editions of the book.
There is no e-book and only three hard copies available in the Aalto Library: https://aalto.finna.fi/Record/alli.514382
It is possible to pass this course with active participation and materials available in MyCourses and library.
- Contents of this book are not formulated in the same manner as our course, but the book is available as e-book from Aalto Library: https://primo.aalto.fi/permalink/358AALTO_INST/ha1cg5/alma999354304606526
Pre-assignments
The course has weekly preliminary tasks that are returned in this activity before the Thursday lectures, by noon at the latest.
The purpose of the tasks is to familiarise you with the topic before the lecture.
First, try to understand the subject and, then, write your answer in your own words - i.e., do not copy-paste information (= 0 points)! Give the source of your information if you used materials that are not mentioned in the task.
You may earn a maximum of two (2) points from your answer with the following criteria:- 2 p = detailed and own-words-written original answer
- 1
p = a good try but contains some shortcomings, for instance, somewhat
narrow answer, some misunderstanding, only keywords used instead of
original answer etc.
- 0 p = very narrow or copy-paste type answer
You can see the answers of the other students in 15 minutes after your own submitted answer (the others will see your answer, too!). The purpose of this returning arrangement is to share knowledge, not to hide it! Try to benefit from the other students' answers; read them and learn from them too! If this kind of returning arrangement is a problem, contact the teachers for agreeing on alternative methods for the returning.
In case you would like to include illustrations, plots or equations in your answer, draw them on a paper and then scan to get an image. Put the image directly into the text field. You could also try to write mathematics using the LaTex editor, which can be found under "Show more buttons" → "Equation editor".- 2 p = detailed and own-words-written original answer
Lecture materials