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ECE 242Electronic Circuits 2

Faculty
Engineering
Last listed
Spring 2024

No longer offered. It was in Waterloo’s course catalog since at least Winter 2020 (as far back as Open Data goes) to Spring 2024. It isn’t in the 2024–25 or later calendars.

In the course catalog from Winter 2020 to Spring 2024; Open Data has no classes for it in that time.

Electronic circuits and their limitations, including; differential pairs, biasing, the cascode configuration and active loads. Differential and multistage amplifiers. Feedback, stability and compensation. CMOS logic circuits. [Offered: F, S]

Requirements, as last listed

Prereq: ECE 240, (ECE 205 or MATH 211); Level at least 2B Computer Engineering or Electrical Engineering. Coreq: ECE 207. Antireq: ECE 340

In today’s calendar

  • ECE 340 lists it as an antirequisite
  • ECE 444 lists it in its requisites
  • ECE 636 mentions it in its description
  • ECE 637 mentions it in its description
  • NE 344 lists it as an antirequisite

Reviewed on UW Flow

65% liked it15% easy75% useful

From 98 ratings and 9 comments on UW Flow. The most helpful comments, quoted as written, without names. Read them all on UW Flow.

  • About the same as ece 240

    Dec 2014 · liked it · 1 found this helpfulOn UW FlowRemove this

  • DO NOT SLACK OFF. Keep solving questions and everything should be fine. The course is heavily dependent on 240 material, so review it in the first week.

    Jan 2018 · liked itOn UW FlowRemove this

  • A much, much better course than 240. It's the culmination of the traditional circuit sequence, and by that fact it's also the most useful and applicable

    Dec 2017 · liked itOn UW FlowRemove this

  • Difficulty depends on prof, but coming from the easiest circuits prof (Gaudet) to the hardest circuits prof (Levine), the course seemed unbearably hard. It basically picks up where 240 left off and follows section 2 of the Bible (Sedra/Smith)

    Jul 2016 · liked itOn UW FlowRemove this

  • This...is a hard course

    May 2016 · liked itOn UW FlowRemove this

Discussed on r/uwaterloo

157 posts and comments in 131 threads mention ECE 242, December 2011 to December 2024. Quoted word for word, newest first; each reply sits under the post and the comment that started its branch. Search r/uwaterloo for newer posts.

Spring 2023

Solutions to microelectronics Serra smith? 1 point, 3 comments

“Where can I find the Solutions to microelectronics Serra smith? I have looked all over the net but can’t find the actual solutions the closest I have is ther international version solutions which …”

u/microwavemasterrace: “I had Adel Sedra for ECE 242. The man himself said that there's no solution manual. The ones you can find are all third party and at best mostly correct. The best solution manual as recommended by him is one that you write yourself by understanding the material presented.”

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Winter 2022

I am /u/microwavemasterrace, UW ECE 2017 alumnus, AMA 58 points, 73 comments

“Hello /r/uwaterloo! It's been a while since I was last active in the subreddit, and it's gotten a lot quieter around here so figured I should make some noise. …”

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u/microwavemasterrace: “… For things like ECE 242 I stared at the textbook and did practice problems until things made sense like I did with high school courses. If my answer didn't match the expected one, I would work backwards and see where I made a mistake. …”

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Spring 2021

EE was a mistake. 349 points, 25 comments

u/Plane_Razzmatazz_143: “LOL ngl I really enjoyed solving those current mirror and 7 stage op-amp questions back in ECE 242. The repeated application of voltage and current division and how each parameter was found was honestly such a satisfying and mesmerizing experience. …”

u/Frozen-Penis: “ECE 242 with Levine was not a fun time, at least the 37x/47x courses were much nicer”

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Fall 2020

Is there no more ECE 242? 7 points, 5 comments

u/throwaway161616guy: “I was just checking the undergrad schedule for Computer Engineering and ECE 242, which was taught before, isn't there. Current or recent 2B students, did you not have 2B? And do you really only have 5 courses? I thought 2B had 6 courses. …”

u/Frozen-Penis: “I don't think 2B was ever 6 courses. Before the curriculum change it was ECE 242, 207, 224, 254, and an elective for CE (and replace 224 and 254 with 206, 209, and 204A for EE)”

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Spring 2020

Winter 2020

Scholz update, you guys fucked up by emailing him so much he is reporting it to police lol 272 points, 35 comments

u/idkthrowaway19982: “I don't even go to this school and I have been finding these prof posts very entertaining. idk why I am even joined to this group honestly”

u/zeronx25: “… He gave material in the ECE 240 midterm that I saw in ECE 242 for the first time. He definitely taught well, but his exams were really really hard. Still gave ok final marks with a rather generous curve so I never held a grudge. …”

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Spring 2019

What is ECE 3B like? Same as 3A or would you say harder? 2 points, 3 comments

“Pretty much the title lol. The courses are: ECE 318 - Analog and Digital Communications ECE 361 - Power Systems and Components ECE 390 - Engineering Economics, etc. …”

u/Frozen-Penis: “… It's more straight forward when compared to ECE 240/242, with practice it shouldn't be too bad. Labs are also not too bad, also just typical prelab/inlab/postlab labs. …”

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Winter 2019

ECE 240 31 points, 30 comments

“Does anyone here have a clamp? The hole in my ass from the midterm has literally trippled in size and I am currently bleeding out as we speak.”

u/evilcubed: “Be happy that you don't have ECE242 (if you're CE)”

u/fuckboiscentral: “ECE242 is sooo much easier than 240, Sedra is blessed”

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