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EE 211. ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS AND DEVICES THREE CREDITS Various techniques for circuit anlysis of resistive networks. Inductance and capacitance. Sinusoidal steady-state analysis and power calculations. Introductory principles of three-phase circuits, electronic circuits, operational amplifiers, filters, digital logic circuits, transient circuits, and energy conversion schemes. Prerequisite: MTH 112. EE 241. DIGITAL DESIGN FOUR CREDITS The electronics of digital devices, including Bipolar TTL and CMOS; digital logic functions, such as AND, OR, INVERT; Boolean algebra; combinational logic; minimization techniques; digital storage devices; synchronous sequential design; state machines; programmable logic. Three one-hour lectures and one two-hour lab per week. Fee: $60. EE 251. ELECTRONICS I FOUR CREDITS Circuit concepts involving nonideal dependent and constant voltage and current sources. Operational amplifiers. Development of physics, operating principles, and terminal characteristics of diodes, bipolar and field-effect transistors .. Development of typical design applications and other considerations like conception, analysis, simulation, interference, small and large signal modeling, power, temperature, and frequency effects. Three hours lecture and one two-hour laboratory per week. Fee: $60. Prerequisite: EE 211. EE 252. ELECTRONICS II FOUR CREDITS Building blocks of an operational amplifier. Frequency response and bandwidth of BJT, FET, and operational amplifiers. Filters. Power amplifiers. Feedback circuits. Analog integrated circuits. Three one-hour lectures and one two-hour lab per week. Fee: $60. Prerequisite: EE 251. EE 271. SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES THREE CREDITS Basic properties of semiconductors and their conduction processes, with special emphasis on silicon and gallium aresenide. Physics and characterizations of p-n junctions. Homojunction and heterojunction bipolar transistors. Unipolar devices including MOS capacitor and MOSFET. Microwave and photonic devices. Prerequisites: PHY 202, CHM 115. EE 283. ELECTRICAL MEASUREMENTS LAB ONE CREDIT A laboratory for the development of measurement techniques and use of electrical instruments for the measurement of various electrical quantities. One two-hour laboratory per week. Fee: $60. Corequisite: EE 211. EE 298. TOPICS IN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING ONE TO THREE CREDITS Selected topics in the field of electrical engineering. Prerequisite: Sophomore standing and permission of instructor. EE 314. CONTROL SYSTEMS THREE CREDITS Laplace transforms and matrices. Mathematical modeling of physical systems. Block diagram and signal flow graph representation. Time-domain performance specifications. Stability analysis; Routh-Hurwitz criterion. Steady state error analysis. Rootlocus and frequency response techniques. Design and compensation of feedback systems. Introductory state space analysis. Two hours lecture and one two-hour laboratory per week. Prerequisite: EE 211. and junior standing. EE 318. MACHINE VISION AND NAVIGATION THREE CREDITS Navigation coordinate systems including charts, piloting, principles of bearings, fixes, and dead reckoning; global navigation pinciples; vehicle relative coordinates; course and navigation technique planning. Coverage of image processing, including filtering, edge detection, correlation and feature recognition, with an emphasis on the use of such information in the context of autonomous vehicle navigation. Prerequisite: Programming knowledge. EE 323. MACHINES AND CONTROLS LABORATORY ONE CREDIT No load and load tests on Transformers, DC Machines, Synchronous Machines, and Induction Motors. Three Phase Transformer Connections, Parallel operation of alternators. Control of DC motors and induction motors using SCRs. Fee: $60. Prerequisite: EE 211. EE 337. ENGINEERING ELECTROMAGNETICS FOUR CREDITS Vector calculus; concepts of flux and fields; electrostatic and magenetostatic fields; timevarying Maxwell's equations; boundary conditions and boundary value problems; plane wave propogation, reflection and refraction; transmission line and Smith chart, and impedance matching. Three hours of lecture and two-hour laboratory per week. Fee: $60. Prerequisites: EGR 214. EE 342. MICROCOMPUTER OPERATION AND DESIGN THREE CREDITS Microprocessor architecture, microcomputer design, and peripheral interfacing. Microprogramming, software systems, and representative applications. Associated laboratory experiments consider topics such as bus structure, programming, data conversion, interfacing, data acquisition, and computer control. Two hour lecture and one two-hour laboratory a week. Fee: $60. Prerequisite: EE 241. EE 345. COMPUTER ORGANIZATION THREE CREDITS Number representation, digital storage devices and computational units, bus structures; execution sequences and assembly language concepts; control units with horizontal and vertical microcoding; addressing principles and sequencing; microprocessors; basic input and output devices; interrupts; survey of RISC principles including pipelined execution. Prerequisite: EE 241. EE 346. COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE THREE CREDITS A study of the design, organization, and architecture of computers, ranging from the microprocessors to the latest "supercomputers." (Same as CS 330) Prerequisite: EE 241 or EE 342. EE 361. COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS THREE CREDITS Introduction to probability and statistics and their use in communication systems. Fundamental properties of signals. Principles and techniques of linear signal processing. Modulation and demodulation systems including pulse. Sampling, channel capacity, and coding. Methods of multiplexing. Modulator and multiplexer design. Noise and its effects on communication. Prerequisite: EE 252, EGR 214. EE 373. CAD FOR MICROFABRICATION ONE CREDIT Simulation tools in transistor process design and extraction of device parameters. Examples covered include the following technologies Bipolar, NMOS, CMOS, and BICMOS. Process design project for a bipolar junction transistor. One two-hour lecture laboratory a week. Prerequisite: Junior standing. Corequisite: EE 381. EE 381. MICROFABRICATION LAB THREE CREDITS The theoretical and practical aspects of techniques utilized in the fabrication of bipolar junction transistors (BJT's). Includes crystal characteristics, wafer cleaning, oxidation, lithography, etching, deposition, diffusion, metallization, process metrics, and device characterization. One-and-a-half hour lecture and one, four-hour lab a week. Fee: $60. Prerequisite: Junior standing. EE 382. MODERN COMMUNICATION LAB THREE CREDITS Characterization and measurements of communication circuits and systems. Emphasis on design parameter characterization using modern RF design software and dynamic test equipment. Frequency-domain and time-domain measurements using network analyzer and digitizing oscilloscope. Antenna design and radiation pattern measurements. Optical communication link design. Analog and digital communication system design and performance test using spectrum analyzer. Computer network simulation. One hour lecture and one four-hour laboratory a week. Fee:$60. Prerequisite: EE 337. EE 391. SENIOR PROJECTS I ONE CREDIT Design and development of selected projects in the field of electrical engineering under the direction of a staff member. Technical as well as economic factors will be considered in the design. A professional paper and detailed progress report are required. Prerequisite: Senior standing in engineering. EE 392. SENIOR PROJECTS II TWO CREDITS Design and development of selected projects in the field of electrical engineering under the direction of a staff member. Technical as well as economic factors will be considered in the design. This is a continuation of the EE 391. A professional paper to be presented and discussed in an open forum is required. Prerequisite: EE 391. EE 395-396. INDEPENDENT RESEARCH ONE TO THREE CREDITS EACH Independent study and research for advanced students in the field of the major under the direction of a staff member. A research paper at a level significantly beyond a term paper is required. Prerequisite: Approval of department chairperson is required. EE 398. TOPICS IN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING THREE CREDITS Selected topics in the field of electrical engineering. These may include one or more of the following: control systems; information theory; signals and noise measurements; communication systems; network design and synthesis; magnetic and non-linear circuits; digital and analog systems; computer systems; medical engineering; power systems and generation. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Junior engineering standing. |
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