EECS 622 - Course Schedule (Fall 08)

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Date Topic

Aug 22 Introduction

Aug 25 Introduction

Aug 27 Transmission Line Theory

Aug 29 The Terminated Transmission Line

Sep 1 Labor Day

Sep 3 Microwave Sources

Sep 5 Matching Networks

Sep 8 Microwave Network Theory

Sep 10 Transmission Lines

Sep 12 Amplifiers

Sep 15 Amplifiers

Sep 17 Mixers

Sep 19 Mixers

Sep 22 Local Oscillators

Sep 24 Local Oscillators

Sep 26 Circulators and Isolators

Sep 29 Switches and Attenuators (last material for exam I)

Oct 1 Dividers and Couplers

Oct 3 Dividers and Couplers

Oct 6 Exam I

Oct 8 Filters

Oct 10 Filters

Oct 13 The Heterodyne Receiver

Oct 15 The Super-Heterodyne Receiver

Oct 17 Fall Break

Oct 20 The Super-Heterodyne Receiver

Oct 22 Noise

Oct 24 Noise

Oct 27 Dynamic Range

Oct 29 Dynamic Range

Oct 31 Receiver Gain and AGC

Nov 3 Transmitters

Nov 5 Transmitters

Nov 7 Wave Propagation

Nov 10 Antenna Pattern(last material for exam II)

Nov 12 Antenna Pattern

Nov 14 Antenna Impedance

Nov 17 Exam II

Nov 19 Received Power

Nov 21 Basic Antenna Designs

Nov 24 Basic Antenna Designs

Nov 26 Thanksgiving Break

Nov 28 Thanksgiving Break

Dec 1 Friis Propagation Equation

Dec 3 Extinction

Dec 5 Extinction

Dec 8 Reflection and Multipath

Dec 10 Reflection and Multipath

Dec 12 Stop Day

Comprehensive Final – Tuesday, Dec 16, 10:30 to 1:00 p.m.