This module builds on the concepts in analog electronics that students have encountered in their first year, including fundamentals of low and high frequency small signal analysis of BJT and MOSFET circuits. Fundamental concepts such as filters, feedback, bode plots, power amplifiers and oscillators will be explored. The aim of this module is to give students a good introduction to the analysis of standard circuit configurations, such as single-stage amplifiers and feedback circuits, and the design of advanced circuits, such as operational amplifiers and oscillators.

By the end of the module students should be able to:

Understand basic single-transistor amplifier configurations, i.e., CE, CB and emitter follower for BJT, and CS, CG and source follower for MOSFET.
	Use small-signal equivalent circuits in analysing circuit performance
	Analyse the low-frequency response of discrete-circuit amplifiers and estimate the corner frequency.
	Analyse the high-frequency response of discrete and integrated amplifiers using Miller theorem and open-circuit time constant methods
	Sketch the magnitude and phase response of an amplifier in a Bode plot
	Understand filter basics
	Understand general structure of negative feedback amplifiers and the basic principle that underlies their operation
	Use positive or negative feedbacks in realizing analog circuit blocks
	Design differential and multi-stage amplifiers down to transistor level
	Understand the different classes of power amplifier and be able to analyse them (class A, B, and AB)
	Learn how positive feedback is applied to make oscillators and be able to analyse different types of oscillator circuits
	Understand the operating principles of tuned amplifiers
	Use SPICE to simulate circuit behaviour

Module Content and Indicative Topics

This module explores how human language, and in particular its syntax, is organized, using current European languages to...

Module Content and Indicative Topics

This module explores how human language, and in particular its syntax, is organized, using current European languages to highlight what aspects are shared across all languages and which vary from language to language. In particular, we will examine the internal structure of simple clauses and some of main factors determining their different renditions across several European languages.

The module will cover the following topics:

General principles shaping the syntactic structure of simple sentences across human languages.
 How and why do languages differ in the position of subjects (e.g. Irish, Spanish, English)?
 How and why do languages differ in the position of verbs and auxiliaries relative to subjects, objects, adverbs, negation, and quantifiers (e.g. Italian, English, German)?
 How and why do languages differ in the way they construct questions (e.g. Italian, English, Czech, Bulgarian)?
Teaching Delivery

This module normally consists of 10 two-hour face-to-face lectures. The lectures usually also include some practice opportunities where you are asked to analyze specific sentences using the conceptual tools you have learned. You will also be assigned weekly readings and practice exercises. Model answers for the latter will be supplied on Moodle.

By the end of the module, you should be able to:

Provide the syntactic representation of simple sentences for several European languages.
 Understand how minimal differences in syntactic structure determine major differences in the word order of simple sentences across different languages.
 Determine the fundamental properties and grammar of a new language by checking specific properties in its sentences.
 Reason rigorously about how specific properties combine into a grammar.
 Have a clear notion of what ‘grammar’ is.