| 201. Fundamentals
of Circuit Analysis
Either semester. Three credits. Three class periods and one discussion
period. Prerequisite: MATH 211 and PHYS 152, both of which may be taken
concurrently. Open to sophomores. This course and EE 220 may not both be
taken for credit. Enderle, Jordan
Analysis of electrical networks incorporating passive and active elements.
Basic laws and techniques of analysis. Transient and forced response of
linear circuits. Periodic excitation and frequency response. |
| 202. Signals and Systems
Either semester. Three credits. Three class periods and one discussion
period. Prerequisite: EE 201 or EE 220.
Bar-Shalom, Luh, Pattipati
Representation of signals in the time and frequency domains. Fourier
series. Fourier and Laplace transform methods for analysis of linear systems.
Introduction to state space models. Introduction to sampling and discrete
systems analysis via z transforms. |
| 204. Electronic
Devices and Circuits
Either semester. Three credits. Prerequisite: EE 201. This course and
EE 239 may not both be taken for credit. Anwar, Donkor
Physical electronics underlying the operation of modern solid-state
devices. Diodes and diode circuits. The bipolar junction transistor and
field-effect transistors. Models of transistors. Applications of transistors
to integrated circuits such as operational amplifiers and logic gates. |
| 205. Electromagnetic
Fields and Waves
Either semester. Three credits. Prerequisite: PHYS 152 and MATH 210
and 211. Not open for credit to students who have received credit for EE
206. Bansal
Application of electric and magnetic field theory to engineering problems
involving conductors, dielectrics, semiconductors, magnetic materials,
the motion of charged particles, and wave propagation. Relationship between
fields and circuit parameters in the context of transmission lines and
radiation. |
| 206.
Electromagnetic Fields and Applications
First semester. Three credits. Prerequisite: EE 201. This course and
EE 205 cannot both be taken for credit. Bansal
Electrostatics and the behavior of charged particles in an electric
field; capacitance and energy storage. Magnetostatics, magnetic materials
and circuits; Ampere's law and the Biot-Savart law. Maxwell's equa-tions.
Behavior of transformers and their applications in circuits. Principles
of electromechanical devices. |
| 207. Electromagnetic
Waves and Applications
Second semester. Three credits. Prerequisite: EE 205 or EE 206.
Bansal
Time- and space-varying solutions to Maxwell's equations. Plane wave
propagation; reflection and refraction. Transmission lines in steady-state
and with transients; impedance matching. Principles of propragation in
waveguides, both metal (microwave) and dielectric (optical). Radiation
and antennas. |
| 209W. Electrical
Circuit Design Laboratory
Either semester. Two credits. One 2-hour laboratory period and one 1-hour
discussion period. Prerequisite: EE 201, which may be taken concurrently.
Open to sophomores. Donkor
Design and evaluation of analog electrical and electronic circuits.
Emphasizes out-of-laboratory preparation and troubleshooting. Introduction
to laboratory instruments including oscilloscopes, signal sources and meters. |
| 215. Digital Integrated
Circuits
Semester by arrangement. Three credits. Prerequisite: EE 204 and CSE
207. Ayers, Fox
Switching, timing, wave shaping, and logic circuits to generate waveforms
and functions used in pulse systems, instrumentation and computers. Emphasis
is on integrated circuits. |
| 220. Electrical
Engineering Principles
First semester. Three credits. Prerequisite: MATH 210 and 211, which
may be taken concurrently, and PHYS 152. This course and EE 201 may not
both be taken for credit.
Basic concepts of circuit analysis as applied to electronic circuits
and electromechanical devices, including measuring instruments. |
| 224. Electromechanical
Energy Conversion
Semester by arrangement. Three credits. Prerequisite: EE 202 and EE
206 or consent of instructor.
Equivalent circuits and characteristics of multiphase transformers.
Per-unit system. Analysis of balanced conditions on multiphase power systems.
Principles of a-c and d-c machinery and other electromechanical devices,
emphasizing dynamic characteristics. Applications to power and control
systems. |
| 226. Physical Electronics
Second semester. Three credits. Prerequisite: EE 204, which may be taken
concurrently. Anwar
Fundamental physical processes underlying the operation of modern electronic
devices. P-n junctions, bipolar and field-effect transistors, and solar
cells. Electrical conduction in solidstate and gaseous electronic devices. |
| 228. Fiber Optics
First semester. Three credits. Prerequisite: EE 205 or EE 207 or PHYS
255. Bansal, Cheo
Application of Maxwell's equations and geometric optics first to two-dimensional
dielectric waveguides and then to cylindrical fibers. Ray and mode theory,
eigenvalues, Goos-Haenchen shift. Step-index, graded-index, and single-mode
fibers. Splicers, couplers, sources, detectors and optical design. Fiber
manufacturing techniques. |
| 229. Fiber Optics Laboratory
Second semester. Three credits. One four-hour laboratory period. Prerequisite:
EE 228. Bansal, Cheo
Hands-on design and measurement of fiber-optic applications. Fiber-optic
communications and fiber-optic sensors. Structured experiments and design
projects centered around available equipment. |
| 230. Electrical Instrumentation
First semester. Three credits. Prerequisite: EE 202, EE 204 and CSE
207. Fox
Measurements of physical quantities by means of electrical circuits
and electronic instruments. Analysis of measurement systems using equivalent
circuits. Methods of measuring signals in the presence of noise. Use of
computers in measurement systems. Recording and display devices. |
| 232. Systems Analysis
Either semester. Three credits. Prerequisite: EE 202. Pattipati,
Soulsby
Modeling and analysis of physical systems using frequency and time-domain
methods. State variable techniques for continuous and discrete-time systems.
Controllability and observability. Stability of linear systems with feedback;
root locus, Bode and Nyquist methods. Linearization of nonlinear systems.
Computational methods for analysis of linear systems. |
| 233. Basic Feedback
Control Theory
First semester. Three credits. Prerequisite: EE 232. Pattipati
Design of linear feedback control systems emphasizing stability, accuracy,
dynamic response, and sensitivity to parameter variations. Frequency domain
compensation methods. State variable design techniques and use of observers.
Lyapunov stability theory. Linear optimum control. Use of computer for
simulation and design. |
| 234. Digital Control
Systems
Second semester. Three credits. Prerequisite: EE 232. Jordan, Pattipati
Analysis and design of control systems incorporating digital computers.
Building blocks of digital control. Methods of control algorithm design.
Alternate control strategies. System integration. Experimental design project. |
| 239.
Electronic and Electromechanical Components and Circuits
Second semester. Three credits. Prerequisite: EE 201 or 220. This course
and EE 204 may not both be taken for credit.
Analysis of basic electronic and electromechanical components and circuits
with design applications in instrumentation, communications and control. |
| 240. Electronic
Circuits and Applications
Second semester. Three credits. Prerequisite: EE 204 and 232. Fox
Analysis and design of linear amplifiers. The effects of feedback in
tuned, video, and operational amplifiers. Noise, stability, and frequency
compensation. Applications encompass active filters, oscillators, phase
lock loops and nonlinear operations such as multiplication, modulation,
sampling, and analog-to-digital conversion. |
| 241. Communication Systems
First semester. Three credits. Prerequisite: EE 202, and STAT 224Q or
consent of instructor. Tong, Willett
Communication of information over noisy channels. Fourier transform
review, spectral analysis, and sampling. Amplitude, phase, and frequency
modulation of a sinusoidal carrier. Time and frequency division multiplexing.
Random processes and analysis of communication of systems in noise. Elements
of digital communication systems. |
| 242. Digital
Communications and Networks
Second semester. Three credits. Prerequisite: EE 202 and STAT 224Q or
consent
of instructor. Willett
Fundamentals of digital communication systems. Encoding of analog signals
for digital transmission. Basic information theory. Source encoding techniques.
Baseband data transmission. Digital carrier modulation schemes. Multiplexing
techniques. Basic error control coding. |
| 245. Micro/Opto-electronic
Devices
Second semester. Three credits. Prerequisite: EE 204 or consent of instructor.
Anwar,
Jain
Principles and applications of contemporary solid state devices such
as light-emitting diodes, injection lasers, solar cells, p-n-p-n diodes,
SCR and Triacs, IMPATT diodes, Schottky devices, bipolar and MOS transistors,
MESFETs and MODFETs, and fundamentals of integrated circuits. |
| 246.
Introduction to Dielectric and Magnetic Materials
Semester by arrangement. Three credits. Prerequisite: EE 205 or EE 206.
Complex permittivity and permeability of isotropic materials. Polarization
and magnetization. Ferroelectric and ferromagnetic materials. Electrostriction
and magnetostriction. The Meissner effect and superconducting magnets.
Engineering applications. |
| 247.
Introduction to Digital Signal Processing
Second semester. Three credits. Prerequisite: EE 202. Javidi, Willett
Discrete-time signals and systems. The z-transform. Digital filters;
stability, frequency response, canonic realizations and state equations.
Fourier methods for discrete signal representation; Fourier transform of
sequences, the discrete Fourier transform, and the FFT. Design of linear
digital filters in time and frequency domains. Spectrum analysis and filtering
via the FFT. |
| 249.
Very Large Scale Integrated Circuit (VLSI) Design and Simulation
First semester. Four credits. Two-hour lecture and three-hour laboratory
period. Prerequisite: EE 215 or consent of instructor, and EE 245. Not
open for credit to students who have passed EE 248 or EE 269.
Jain
Design of MOS transistors, including short channel effects in sub-micron
devices; scaling laws; fabrication technologies. Layout of NMOS and CMOS
logic gates; power-delay calculations. Design of static and/or dynamic
memories. Laboratory emphasizes schematic capture, simulation, timing analysis;
layout of custom IC's; use of VHDL; scaling laws and design of 0.25 micro
circuits. |
| 252. Digital Systems Design
(Also offered as CSE 252.) Either semester. Three credits. Prerequisite:
CSE 243 or both CSE 240 and CSE 241. Not open for credit to students who
have passed CSE 252.
Design and evaluation of control and data structures for digital systems.
Hardware design languages are used to describe and design alternative
register transfer level architectures and control units with a microprogramming
emphasis. Consideration of computer architecture, memories, digital interfacing,
timing and synchronization, and microprocessor systems. |
| 257.
Numerical Methods in Scientific Computation
(Also offered as CSE 257.) Either semester. Three credits. Prerequisite:
Either CSE 110C or CSE 130C or ENGR 150C and MATH 210Q and 211Q or consent
of instructor. Soulsby
An Introduction to the numerical algorithms fundamental to scientific
computation. Equation solving, function approximation, integration, difference
and differential equations, special computer techniques. Emphasis is placed
on efficient use of computers to optimize speed and accuracy in numerical
computation. Extensive digital computer usage for algorithm verification. |
| 261. Electrical
Engineering Laboratory A
Either semester. Three credits. One class period and one 4-hour laboratory
period. Prerequisite: CSE 208W, EE 209W, EE 202 and EE 204, which may be
taken concurrently or consent of instructor. Anwar, Ayers
Introductory design laboratory. Use of personal computers to design
and measure performance of analog electronic circuits and systems. Design
with both integrated circuits and discrete components. Design of active
filters, effects of feedback, broadbanding, oscillator design, A/D and
D/A conversion systems, and low-noise amplifier design. |
| 262W. Electrical
Engineering Laboratory B
Either semester. Three credits. One class period and one 4-hour laboratory
period. Prerequisite: EE 261. Ayers
Intermediate design laboratory. Solution of practical design problems
in electronic circuits, control systems, digital systems, physical electronics,
biomedical electronics and power systems. |
| 263. Electrical
Engineering Laboratory C
Either semester. Three credits. One 4-hour laboratory. Prerequisite:
EE 207 and EE 262, which may be taken concurrently. Donkor
Design and experimental evaluation of circuits and systems useful in
control, communication, and other applications. Rotating machines, servomechanisms,
transducers, transmission lines, antennas, oscillators, modulation and
detection, wave shaping and switching circuits. |
| 265. Independent
Design Laboratory
Either or both semesters. Three credits. Prerequisite: EE 262 and consent
of instructor. May be taken twice for credit.
Experimental design project undertaken by the student by special arrangement
with a faculty member of the Department of Electrical & Systems Engineering. |
| 266. Microprocessor
Applications Laboratory
First semester. Three credits. One class period and one 4-hour laboratory.
Prerequisite: EE 262, and EE 232 which may be taken concurrently. Fox
Design of software and interface hardware to use a microcomputer as
an on-line, real-time element in data acquisition, filtering and control
systems. Use of clocks, DAC's, ADC's, speech synthesis modules, and movement
generators. Design project. Written and oral presentations of laboratory
results |
| 267. Systems Laboratory
Second semester. Three credits. One 4-hour laboratory period. Prerequisite:
EE 232 and EE 262. Jordan, Willett
Real-time digital control and signal processing systems. Typical topics
include liquid level control, velocity and position control, digital filters,
image processing, and power control electronics. Written and oral presentations
of laboratory results. |
| 268.
Micro/Opto-electronic Devices and Circuits Fabrication Laboratory
Second semester. Three credits. One class period, and one 4-hour laboratory
period. Prerequisite: EE 245, EE 215 or consent of instructor. Anwar,
Jain
Semiconductor wafer preparation and characterization including: determination
of carrier concentration, mobility, and lifetime; oxidation, diffusion,
metallization, mask layouts, and photolithographic techniques as employed
in the realization of discrete devices (e.g., bipolar and MOS transistors,
solar cells) and integrated circuits; design of basic IC components such
as transistors, resistors, and capacitors; monolithic fabrication of simple
digital/analog circuits. Design project. Written and oral presentations
of laboratory results. |
| 271. Physiological
Control Systems
Semester by arrangement. Three credits. Prerequisite: EE 232.
Analysis of human physiological control systems and regulators through
the use of mathematical models. Identification and linearization of system
components. System interactions, stability, noise, and the relationship
of system malfunction to disease. The analysis and design of feedback systems
to control physiological states through the automatic administration of
drugs. |
| 272. Introduction
to Biomedical Engineering
First semester. Three credits. Prerequisite: BIOL 107. Co-requisite:
PHYS 151Q and MATH 210Q. Open to sophomores. Fox
Survey of the ways engineering and medical science interact. The art
and science of medicine, and the process of medical diagnosis and treatment.
Diagnostic instrumentation and measurements including medical imaging.
Introduction to bioelectric phenomena, biomechanics, and biomaterials.
Biochemical engineering. Computers in medicine. Molecular medicine and
biotechnology. |
| 280. Digital Design
Laboratory
(Also offered as CSE 280.) Either semester. Three credits. Four hour
laboratory period. Prerequisite: CSE/EE 252 which may be taken concurrently.
Digital designing with PLA and FPGA, A/D and D/A conversion, floating
pt, processing, ALU design, synchronous and asynchronous controllers, control
path; bus master; bus slave; memory interface; I/O interface, Logic circuits
analysis, testing, and trouble shooting, PCB; design and manufacturing. |
| 281. Digital Hardware
Laboratory
(Also offered as CSE 261.) Second semester. Three credits. One 4-hour
laboratory period. Prerequisite: CSE 208W, CSE 240 and CSE 241, or CSE
243 ,and CSE/EE 280. Recommended preparation: CSE/EE 252. Barker
Advanced combinational and sequential circuit design and implementation
using random logic and microprocessor based system. Hardware and software
interface to the basic system. Serial communication, user program loading
and execution. Microcontrollers - familiarization and inclusion in design. |
| 290.
Computer and Electrical Engineering Design I
(Also offered as CSE 290.) Either semester. Two credits. Prerequisite:
This course is taken by seniors in the semester before EE 291. (Formerly
offered as EE
297.) Enderle, Jordan
Discussion of the design process; project statement, specifications,
project planning, scheduling and division of responsibility, ethics in
engineering design, safety, environmental considerations, economic constraints,
liability, manufacturing, and marketing. Projects are carried out using
a team-based approach. Selection and analysis a of design project to be
undertaken in CSE/EE 291 is carried out. Written progress reports, a proposal,
an interim project report, a final report, and oral presentations are required. |
| 291.
Computer and Electrical Engineering Design II
(Also offered as CSE 291.) Either semester. Three credits. Prerequisite:
EE 290. Hours to be arranged. (Formerly offered as EE 270.) Enderle,
Jordan
Design of a device, circuit, system, process, or algorithm. Team solution
to an engineering design problem as formulated in CSE/EE 290, from first
concepts through evaluation and documentation. Written progress reports,
a final report, and oral presentation are required. |
| 295.
Special Topics in Electrical Engineering
Semester by arrangement. Credits by arrangement. Prerequisite: Announced
separately for each course. With a change in content, this course may be
repeated for credit.
Classroom and/or laboratory course in special topics as announced in
advance for each semester. |
| 299.
Independent Study in Electrical Engineering
Semester by arrangement. Credits by arrangement, not to exceed four
in any semester. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. With a change in
content, this course may be repeated for credit.
Individual exploration of special topics as arranged by the student
with course instructor. |