Mar 08, 2026  
2020-2021 University Catalog 

I need to think of characters. Maybe a contest between characters, each trying to win the game show. Perhaps a rivalry or a journey of a contestant. Let me consider the setting. The show is in India, so maybe a small-town contestant who dreams big, faces challenges, and makes it to the top with the help of subtitles that help international audiences understand Hindi or regional languages.

Act IV: "The Bilingual Redemption" Raj and Amina face a final dilemma. The producer had secretly embedded a real-world code in subtitles to activate a fund for underserved education—accessible only if a competitor chose the “Change the World” option. Raj, inspired by his grandmother’s lessons, selects the code. Amina, realizing the truth, joins him. The screen splits: half shows a global audience cheering in sync with the subtitles, while the other half reveals children in rural India watching the same game show in English, for the first time.

A quaint hill town in Himachal Pradesh, where the air hums with the melody of Punjabi folk songs and the hum of wind turbines. The story spans across the vibrant game show Bol Bachchan , its audience spanning continents, anchored by subtitles that bridge cultures.

Act II: "The Subtitle Whisperer" As viewers watch, Sakshi discovers a pattern: every episode leaks a hidden phrase in English subtitles—a clue to a mystery. Amina, whose answers draw from multilingual literature, begins decoding these phrases in her own head, suspecting a global secret. Meanwhile, Raj’s stammer worsens under camera pressure. His grandmother discovers their old town’s oral histories were subtly encoded in a dialect of Pahari —untranslatable without context.

Possible structure: Start with the protagonist's struggle, qualifying for the show, facing challenges, using subtitles to reach a global audience, and a climax where their journey inspires others. Maybe a twist where the subtitles help in a key moment during the show.

Six months later, Sakshi receives a postcard from Raj with the phrase: “Languages are bridges, but subtitles are the architects.” Amina, now a subtitling technician for Bol Bachchan , adds a new line to her first episode: “Where there’s a will, there’s a way—but where there’s language, there’s freedom.”

    
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An overview of the basic properties of semiconductors. Physical structure and basic device modeling of p-n junctions, MOS capacitors and MOSFETs. Two port small-signal amplifiers and their realization using single stage and multistage building blocks. Frequency response of single and multi-stage amplifiers. Introduction to differential amplifiers.

Prerequisite(s): ECE Major; C- or better in ECE 2101  or ECE 209; and C- or better in ECE 2200 , ECE 220, or ECE 299.
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Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
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