Question

A capacitor placed across terminals of these devices induces pole splitting and can be split into two capacitors to ground in the Miller effect. The ubiquitous “741” type of one of these devices uses internal frequency compensation to avoid instability while using series-shunt feedback. The common-mode rejection ratio quantifies how well these devices perform with differential input. They’re not diodes, but these devices are represented by a triangle on a circuit diagram. (10[2])Infinite input impedance and zero input voltage between the non-inverting and inverting terminal are rules used to solve circuits with the “operational” or “op” type (10[1])of these devices (10[1])with very high (10[1])open-loop gain. For 10 points, name these devices that increase the strength of a signal, (10[1])such as one coming (10[1])from an electric guitar. (10[1])■END■

ANSWER: amplifiers [or amps; accept op amps or operational amplifiers; prompt on transistors by asking “what kind of device is that acting as?”]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Reid Pfaltzgraff-Carlson (UG)Kenyon A (UG)Michigan State C (UG)7110
Reid Pfaltzgraff-Carlson (UG)Kenyon A (UG)Michigan State C (UG)7110
Ariel FaederPitt AOhio State B (DII)9610
Calvin Bostleman (UG)Ohio State A (UG)Michigan State A9910
Mitchell IndekMichigan BMichigan A10210
Owen Brown (DII)Kenyon B (DII)Michigan D (DII)11710
Jason Thieu (DII)Michigan State B (UG)Michigan C (UG)12110
ArjunCWRU CCWRU D12510