On-campus lecture schedule
- 10-10:50 AM, MWF
- Meets in CAETE studio room, ECCS 1B12
Homework assignments and Examinations
- There will be 10-12 approximately week-long homework assignments
- There will be one midterm exam and one final exam. Both will be take-home exams.There will be no make-up or early exams.
Policies
- No late work will be accepted except in cases of documented medical emergences. Exceptions may be granted to off-campus students upon reasonable requests, e.g. related to delays in delivery of lectures, or exceptional medical, work or family-related circumstances. Off-campus students must follow the posted deadline for receipt of all work in order to avoid receiving an incomplete grade.
- Collaboration on homework assignments is allowed; however, all work you turn in must be your own. Absolutely no collaboration in any form is allowed on exams
Grading
- Homework assignments: 40%
- Midterm exam 20%
- Final exam 40%
Instructor
- Professor Dragan Maksimovic, maksimov at colorado.edu, phone: 303-492-4863, fax: 303-492-2758, office: ECOT346
- Office hours, including telephone office hours: Wednesday 11am-12pm, Thursday 9-10:30am
- E-mail questions or questions posted on the course blog are welcome at any time, and will generally be answered within 24 hours (M-F). Please use "ecen5817" in the subject line for all course-related e-mails.
Textbook
- Erickson and Maksimovic, Fundamentals of Power Electronics, Second Edition, Chapters 19 and 20 will be used.
- Extensive notes are available on this web site, covering the remainder of the course.
Additional information for off-campus (CAETE) students
Given that the lectures are posted on-line on the day of the on-campus lecture, it is expected that the students taking the course remotely can follow the same due dates as the on-campus students. You should establish a regular schedule for watching the recorded lectures and for turning in the work. A one-week grace period is allowed for all assignments: your homework must be received by the conclusion of business (5 pm Mountain time) by Prof. Maksimovic, no more than one week after the on-campus due date. Assignments will not be accepted after that date.
To submit your work, off-campus students have the following options, in the order of preference. In all cases, keep a copy of your work, and write your name and email address on the front page.
- Scan your work, and submit via Desire2Learn (D2L). For scanning, use 1-bit black-and-white, at 150-300 dpi, with all pages in a single pdf file. Work submitted as multiple images will not be graded and will receive no credit.
- Scan your work, and e-mail as an attachment to Prof. Maksimovic. For scanning, use 1-bit black-and-white, at 150-300 dpi, with all pages in a single pdf file. Work submitted as multiple images will not be graded and will receive no credit.
- Mail your work to Prof. Maksimovic at the address given below
- Fax your work to Prof. Maksimovic at 303-492-2758. Be sure that the fax cover page lists Prof. Maksimovic, ECEN5797, your name, and the total number of pages. Write your name and ECEN5797 in a corner of each page.
Mailing address for homework:
Prof. Dragan Maksimovic
425 UCB
ECEE Department
University of Colorado
Boulder, CO 80309-0425
Regarding Educational Officers (EO): the course includes midterm and final take-home exams lasting four to seven days each. You are expected to request the exam by email to Prof. Maksimovic. A copy of the exam will be sent as an email attachment. EO is not required.
Academic calendar for CAETE students, including add/drop deadlines
Professional certificate program in power electronics
This is one of three courses of a professional certificate program in power electronics.
Additional notices for all students
- If you qualify for accommodations because of a disability, please submit to me a letter from Disability Services in a timely manner so that your needs may be addressed. Disability Services determines accommodations based on documented disabilities. (303-492-8671, Center for Community building). If you have a temporary medical condition or injury, see these guidelines
- Every effort will be made to reasonably and fairly deal with students who have serious religious observances that conflict with scheduled exams, assignments, etc. Please notify the instructor well in advance, so that there is time to make adequate arrangements. The Boulder campus policy can be read at http://www.colorado.edu/policies/fac_relig.html
- All students of the University of Colorado at Boulder are responsible for knowing and adhering to the academic integrity policy of this institution. Violations of this policy may include: cheating, plagiarism, aid of academic dishonesty, fabrication, lying, bribery, and threatening behavior. All incidents of academic misconduct shall be reported to the Honor Code Council (honor@colorado.edu; 303-725-2273). Students who are found to be in violation of the academic integrity policy will be subject to both academic sanctions from the faculty member and non-academic sanctions (including but not limited to university probation, suspension, or expulsion). The honor code can be viewed at http://www.colorado.edu/academics/honorcode/
DM update 01/18/12