Course curriculum

  • 1
    Part 1 - Background, Characteristics, and Fundamental Operations
    • Key Concepts
    • History
    • Ideal Parameters
    • Terminals
    • Input Modes
    • Transfer Characteristics
    • Ideal Parameters Revisited
    • Linearity
    • Specifications
    • DC Specifications Explained
    • Input Voltage Range (VIN, VD, VCM)
    • Output Voltage Swing (VOH, VOL)
    • Feedback
    • Open Loop Gain
    • Closed Loop Gain
    • Bandwidth
    • Input Offset Voltage (VOS)
    • Input Bias Offset Current
    • Common Mode Rejection Ratio (CMRR)
    • Power Supply Rejection (PSRR)
    • Power Supply Requirements
    • Input Impedance
    • Output Impedance
    • AC Specifications
    • Bode Plot
    • Gain Bandwidth Product
    • Closed Loop Gain Bandwidth
    • Phase and Gain Margins
    • Slew Rate
    • Settling Time and Overshoot
  • 2
    Part 2 - Basic Op-Amp Configurations
    • Part II - Basic Op-Amp Configurations
    • Closed Loop Configuration
    • Inverting Amplifiers
    • Non-Inverting Amplifiers
    • Voltage Follower
    • Open Loop Configuration
    • Comparators
  • 3
    Part 3 - Op-Amp Responses
    • Key Concepts
    • Open Loop Gain Revisited
    • Decibels (dB)
    • Closed Loop Gain Revisited
    • Bandwidth Revisited
    • Stability
    • Phase Margin and Gain Margin
    • Internal and External R-C Networks
    • Compensation Network
    • Internal and External R-C Networks
  • 4
    Part 4 - Basic Op-Amp Circuits: Comparators and Summing Amplifiers
    • Key Concepts
    • Comparators
    • Comparators with Hysteresis (Schmitt Trigger)
    • Inverting Summing Amplifier
    • Non-Inverting Summing Amplifier
  • 5
    Part 5 - Basic Op-Amp Circuits: Integrators, Differentiators, and Converters
    • Key Concepts
    • Integrators
    • Differentiators
  • 6
    Part 6 - Active Filters: Low Pass, High Pass, and Band Pass
    • Key Concepts
    • Low Pass Filters
    • High Pass Filters
    • Band Pass Filters
    • Microchip FilterLab® Software
    • Butterworth Filters
    • Chebyshev Filters
    • Bessel Filters
    • Filter Summary
    • Filter Design Example
    • Mindi Filter Examples
  • 7
    Part 7 - Basic Op-Amp Circuits: Oscillators and Timers
    • Key Concepts
    • Oscillator Basics
    • Feedback Oscillators
    • Phase Shift Oscillators
    • Relaxation Oscillators
    • Square Wave Oscillators
  • 8
    Part 8 - Special Function Amplifiers
    • Key Concepts
    • Instrumentation Amplifiers
    • Instrumentation Amplifier Applications
    • Programmable Gain Amplifiers
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