Course Name

Audio Amplifier Design

Course Description

The students in this course will learn the structures and related knowledge about preamplifiers, power amplifiers and filters in acoustic systems. The abilities of students to analyze and compare the different amplifiers as well as filters will be established after this course and designs are verified by means of SPICE simulation in this course. In addition, the class-D amplifiers, the noise reduction and grounding/shielding techniques are also discussed.

Teacher

Min-Shiue Shiau

Class Name

Graduate Program of Electro-acoustics

(2^st year)

Semester

1

Course Property

Elective

Language of Instruction

Chinese

Assessment Methods

1. Midterm exam : 30%

2. Program Assignment : 30%

3. Final Exam : 40%

Text Book Textbook (Title, Author, Publisher/Local Representative, Explanation )

Title

Introduction to Electroacoustics & Audio Amplifier Design　

Author

W. Marshall Leach, Jr.

Publisher/Local Representative

Kendall / Hunt Publishing Company

Explanation

This book includes three parts: (1) Fundamental theory of Electro-acoustics (2) Electro-acoustic model, especially in structure of loudspeakers (3) Fundamental theories of audio amplifier and circuit.

Title

Handout of Audio Amplifier

Author

Min-Shiue Shiau

Publisher/Local Representative

Feng Chia University

Explanation

Supplements information on electricity, electronics, amplifier analysis and design theory.

Teaching Schedule & Content (Week, Title and Content of Unit, Assignments/Quizzes, Remarks )

Week

Title and Content of Unit

Assignment/quizzes

Remark

1

Electro-acoustic system samples introduction

2-4

Electronic element theories and amplifier application

5

Amplifying circuit bias voltage and AC magnitude characteristic estimation

Design and simulation

6

Frequency characteristics of amplifiers

Quiz

7

Structure and analysis of negative feedback amplifier

Midterm exam

8-9

Differential amplifiers and operational amplifier applications and signal processing

10-11

Electro-acoustic amplifiers -- pre-amplification and audio processing

Quiz

12-14

Electro-acoustic amplifiers -- power amplifier

15-16

Electro-acoustic amplifiers -- loudspeaker cross-over processing

Final exam

Teaching Strategies and Assessment Methods for Course Objectives

Course Objectives

Teaching Strategies

Assessment Method

1.      Understand the structures of audio amplifiers.

Classroom instruction

Midterm examination, Final examination, Report on gained knowledge, Roll call

2.      Understand the related performance parameters of audio amplifiers and their analytical techniques.

Classroom instruction, Written report

Midterm examination, Final examination, In-class oral assessment, Roll call

3.      Know how to design a typical audio amplifier and understand trade-offs in applications.

Classroom instruction, In-class discussion

Midterm examination, Final examination, Laboratory simulation test

4.     Know how to use the circuit design CAD tool SPICE to simulate and verify the desired circuits.

Classroom instruction

Homework, Report on gained knowledge, Laboratory simulation test

Correlation of course objectives and basic/core learning outcomes

Theme of learning levels (choose) ：1. Knowledge  2. Comprehension 

3. Application  4.Analysis  5. Synthesis  6. Evaluation

Course objectives and basic/core learning outcomes

Correlation

1. Understand the structures of the audio amplifiers.

A1
A2

2. Understand the related performance parameters of the audio amplifiers and Know the analysis techniques of them.

A1
A2
A3
F1
F2
F3

3. Know how to design a typical audio amplifiers and trade-offs in applications.

D1
D2
D3
F1
F2
F3

4. Know how to use the circuit design CAD tool SPICE to simulate and verify the circuits desired.

D1
D2
D3
G1
G2