Introduction to Filter Concepts.- All-pole Approximations.- Rational Approximations.- The Elliptic (Cauer) Approximation.- Frequency Transformations.- Passive Filters: Basic Theory and Concepts.- Synthesis and Design of Passive Filters.- Active Simulation of Passive Ladder Filters.- Operational Amplifiers.- Second Order Functions and Circuits.- Some Filter Design Mathematics.- Synthesis of RLCM One-port Circuits.
Hercules G. Dimopoulos graduated from the National Technical University of Athens with Dipl. Eng. in Electrical Engineering in 1974. He obtained the Diploma of Imperial College (DIC), Imperial College, London in 1975 and the PhD from the University of London (Imperial College) in 1978 for his work in the field of Electronic Communication Filters.
He has worked as Computers and Communications consultant and as Technical Director and since 1986 he is Professor at the Department of Electronics Engineering, Technological Education Institute of Piraeus, Greece.