EEF 262E: Fundamentals of Electronics

Syllabus

EEF 262E: Fundamentals of Electronics, CRN: 21649, Mondays 8:30-10:30 & Tuesdays 8:30-10:30, Room: 5304 EEF, Spring 2026.

Instructor	Mustafa Altun Email: altunmus@itu.edu.tr Tel: 02122856635 Office hours: 15:00 – 16:00 on Wednesdays in Room:3005, EEF (or stop by my office any time) or online talk
Teaching Assistant	Fikriye Elif Karakuzu Email: karakuzu19@itu.edu.tr
Grading	Midterm Exams: 50% 2 midterms (25% each) that will on 30/3/2026 and 4/5/2026. Final Exam: 40% Homeworks: 10% 4 homeworkss (2.5% each)
Reference Books	Sedra, A. S., & Smith, K. C. (20XX). Microelectronic circuits. Oxford University Press. Razavi, B. (20XX). “Microelectronics”, Wiley.
Policies	Exams are in closed-notes and closed-books format. Recitations for problem solvings with teaching assistants are done online with extra office hours for physical discussions. To be eligible of taking the final or the resit exam, you should take both midterms and your midterm average should be at least 10 (out of 100). The final exam will be same exam for all sections.

Date	Topic
Week 1, 9/2/2026 & 10/2/2026	Semiconductor and diode physics
Week 2, 16/2/2026 & 17/2/2026	Diode circuits
Weeks 3, 23/2/2026 & 24/2/2026	Diode circuits and BJT physics
Weeks 4, 2/3/2026 & 3/3/2026	DC/Bias analysis of BJT circuits
Week 5, 9/3/2026 & 10/3/2026	MOSFET physics and DC/Bias analysis of MOSFET circuits
Holiday Week, 16/3/2026 & 17/3/2026	HOLIDAY, no class
Weeks 6, 23/3/2026 & 24/3/2026	AC/Small signal analysis of BJT circuits
Week 7, 30/3/2026 & 31/3/2026	MIDTERM I and BJT amplifiers
Week 8, 6/4/2026 & 7/4/2026	BJT amplifiers
Week 9, 13/4/2026 & 14/4/2026	AC/Small signal analysis of MOSFET circuits
Week 10, 20/4/2026 & 21/4/2026	AC/Small signal analysis of MOSFET circuits
Weeks 11, 27/4/2026 & 28/4/2026	Current mirrors-sources, cascode and cascade amplifiers
Weeks 12, 4/5/2026 & 5/5/2026	MIDTERM II and Differential amplifiers
Week 13, 11/5/2026 & 12/5/2026	DC/Bias analysis and AC/Small signal analysis of differential amplifiers
Weeks 14, 18/5/2026 & 19/5/2026	Applications of differentional and operational amplifiers