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Kashif:
@Audioguru, I agree relying on simulation by itself is pretty dump way to design any circuit. That's where engineering intuition coupled with real datasheet reading comes into play. Having said that, simulation tools are good to build intuition and all real world design are simulated in some way to find potential issues ahead of time.
Audioguru again:
Students look at the graphs of "typical" devices on a datasheet without reading the minimum and maximum printed spec's, or they simulate a circuit with a "typical" model. Then they complain that their built circuit does not work.
RoGeorge:
Looks very promising!  :-+

Just a thought, wouldn't be good to base the lessons on QUCS SPICE instead of LTspice, so not to depend on anything commercial (unless the lessons are sponsored by LT, of course)?

After all, QUCS have some extra tools included, filters active/passive, in microstrip or lumped elements, RF generic blocks like directional couplers, transmission lines with losses, scatter parameters analysis and so on, compatible with other flavors of SPICE in libraries and file formats, scripting capabilities, Octave interface, good documentation and examples, works on all major OSs, open source and free, etc.

Kashif:
Thank RoGeorge. QUCS is an excellent tool; it seem it got better than the last time I used about 4 years ago. Once I finish all 10 of my lessons, I might be able to incorporate QUCS in my examples as well!
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