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Course Description:
Most seasoned analog circuit designers begin to have
a solid intuitive feel for the nonlinearities in their circuits
and how to take advantage of these techniques.
Rarely are students exposed to these nonlinear techniques,
and usually not in a framework to enhance their intuition
about linear and nonlinear circuits.
On the otherhand, traditional treatments of nonlinear dynamics
can be enhanced by connecting theory to the resulting physical systems,
with the objective to build intuition leading towards system design
using nonlinear dynamics tools.
Our approach is to simultaneously teach nonlinear dynamical systems from a physical
(analog circuits) perspective,
and teach how to exploit nonlinear dynamical systems theory in analog circuit design.
Course Objectives:
- To become familier with various dynamical systems phenomena,
and in recognizing these in physical circuits,
as well as be familier with the application of nonlinear dynamics tools
in analysis/design of classical analog circuits.
- To become familier with designing analog circuits utilizing tools
from nonlinear dynamical systems theory.
Textbook:
Strogatz, Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos, Perseus Books Group, 2001. ISBN 0738204536
Additional readings will consist of instructor notes and selections from various sources. We will have two additional books available as references:
- Rand, Lecture Notes on Nonlinear Vibrations, The Internet-First University Press, 2003.
- Gray, Analysis and Design of Analog Integrated Circuits, Wiley, 2001.
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