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So the bad news: The professor does not remember any more why this is so. :( He said it was just best practices. And the better news: He says it may have something to to do with minimizing the reflection coefficient. Thoughts?

I'm sorry, but that is not what I meant. I want to know Why is a complex load not permitted in the second best method? Why is this the second best method? I've already done the math showing that this R_L corresponds to maximizing P_L when Z_L is only a resistance, not a reactance.

I am aware that this method yields a real number. My question is, why is this the second best matching impedance. No criteria were offered to me either... Anyone with real-world experience?

(This is not a question I was given to solve, it is a question about the course notes.) Homework Statement In impedance matching, what is the next best method after the complex conjugate method? If the source has V_s and Z_s, what should Z_L be? V_s, Z_s, and Z_L are in series. Homework...

Do you have any electrical engineering senior design projects suitable for someone who is BME/EE? This is one of the (few) classes necessary if I want to also complete the EE major, which I sort of joined for fun, because (i) they have all the math courses, not sure why and (ii) the professors...

That was a typo: z2 should have been R2/(jwcR2 + 1) But really, I forgot to take: z2/(z1+z2) Now I have R1/(R1 + R2)/[jwcR1R2(1/[R1+R2]) + 1] with cutoff frequency (R1 + R2)/(R1 R2) Thanks!

Homework Statement I am supposed to find the circuit design for a first-order low-pass filter. The filter must be made of resistors and capacitors only (no inductances). Furthermore, the output voltage must be measured over a resistor or something in parallel with a resistor. Homework...