Textbook: A. V. Oppenheim and A. S. Willsky, Signals and Systems, 2nd Ed., Prentice Hall, 1996.

Anchoring concept: Spectrum analysis of discrete-time signals and systems (Z-transform)

• Discrete-time systems and their standard implementations
• System response to discrete complex exponential input
• Sampling, digital frequency and transfer function
• Z-transform and region of convergence
• Properties and applications of Z-transform
• Inverse Z-transform

Textbook: Electronics II, booklet, prepared by Tom Chen; Fundamentals of Microelectronics by B. Razavi, Wiley

Anchoring concept: CMOS Output Drivers

• Class A driver (Booklet pp. 141-151)
• Class B driver (Booklet pp. 152-158)
• Class AB driver (Booklet pp. 159-163)
• Driver efficiency (Booklet pp. 164, Book Sections 14.8, 14.9)

Textbook: Electromagnetics, Branislav M. Notaros, Pearson Prentice Hall)

Anchoring concept: Plane Electromagnetic Waves

• Wave Equations, Uniform-Plane-Wave Solutions (Sections 9.1, 9.2, 9.3)
• Time-Harmonic Uniform Plane Waves and Complex-Domain Analysis (Section 9.4)
• Theory of Time-Harmonic Waves in Lossy Media (Sections 9.7, 9.8)
• Wave Propagation in Good Conductors, Skin Effect (Sections 9.10, 9.11)
• Polarization of Electromagnetic Waves (Section 9.14)