Courses
and Programs 1999-2001 Courses
and Programs 1999-2001E
E 166. Professional Programs Orientation
(1-0) Cr. R. F.S. Orientation course for students selected to the
professional programs in electrical engineering and computer
engineering. Overview of the nature and scope of electrical
engineering and computer engineering professions. Portfolio
construction. Departmental rules, advising center operations,
degree requirements, program of study planning, career options,
and student organizations.
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E 201. Electric Circuits
(3-2) Cr. 4. F.S. Prereq: Enrollment or credit in Math 267 and
Phys 222. Basic circuit elements including power and energy
relationships. Network theorems. Loop and nodal methods. DC,
sinusoidal steady-state, and transient analysis. Operational
amplifiers AC power. Introduction to state space. PSPICE.
Laboratory instrumentation and experimentation.
E E 202. Circuits and Systems
(3-0) Cr. 3. F.S. Prereq: 201, Math 267. Balanced three-phase
circuit analysis. Mutual inductance. Transformers. Circuit
analysis using Laplace transforms. Transfer functions. Frequency
response. Bode plots. Convolution. Fourier series with circuit
applications. Two-port circuits. Basic filter concepts.
E E 213. Electromagnetics Applications in
Computer Systems
(3-0) Cr. 3. F.S. Prereq: Phys 222, Math 265 or 270. Fundamentals
of electrostatic and magnetostatic fields. Magnetization and
application to magnetic data storage media. Grounding,
radio-frequency interference, noise. Electrostatic and magnetic
shielding. Transmission line analysis, propagation of pulse-type
signals, effects of mismatched terminations, periodic loading of
lines.
E E 251. Introduction to Modern Power
Systems
(3-0) Cr. 3. F.S. Prereq: Credit or enrollment in 202. Power
system structure and components. Power system operation. Types of
motor loads. Dynamics of DC motors. Applications of engineering
probability and statistics in electrical subsystems.
E E 264. Introduction to Space Systems and
Science
(Same as Aer E 264.) (3-0) Cr. 3. Prereq: Phys 221. Space
environment. Launch vehicles. Orbital mechanics. Spacecraft
systems including communications, power, guidance, commands and
data processing. Science from space including astronomy, geology,
earth observing, and planetary exploration.
E E 298. Cooperative Education
Cr. R. F.S.SS. Prereq: Permission of department chair; sophomore
classification. Required of all cooperative education students.
Students must register for this course prior to commencing each
work period.
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E 312. Introduction to Electromagnetic Fields
(3-0) Cr. 3. F.S. Prereq: 201, Phys 222. Fundamentals and
applications of electric and magnetic fields. Maxwell’s
equations, wave solutions, interaction of fields and materials,
electrostatics and magnetostatics, potentials, capacitance and
inductance, energy, force, torque. Introduction to numerical
techniques for problems having complex geometry. Nonmajor
graduate credit.
E E 313. Electromagnetic Fields and Waves
(3-0) Cr. 3. F.S. Prereq: 202, 312. Magnetic induction. Uniform
plane electromagnetic waves; reflection and transmission at
planar interfaces; Poynting vector; propagation in lossless and
lossy media; dispersion. Transmission lines under transient and
sinusoidal steady-state conditions. The Smith chart. Guided
waves. Introductory radiation and antenna concepts. Nonmajor
graduate credit.
E E 321. Continuous Signals and Systems
(3-0) Cr. 3. F.S. Prereq: 202, credit or enrollment in Math 273.
Classification of signals and systems; basic signal manipulation
and system properties; time domain analysis of continuous time
LTI systems; Laplace Transform and its use in LTI system
analysis; transfer functions and feedback; frequency response and
analog filters; Fourier Series representation and properties;
continuous time Fourier Transform; spectral analysis and AM
modulation; state space analysis. Nonmajor graduate credit.
E E 324. Discrete Signals and Systems
(3-0) Cr. 3. F.S. Prereq: 321. Examples of discrete time signals
and systems; time domain analysis of discrete time LTI systems;
Z-Transform analysis of LTI systems; transfer functions and
stability; discrete time system frequency response and digital
filters; discrete time Fourier Series; discrete time Fourier
Transform and DFT; sampling and sampling theorem; communication
systems; amplitude and frequency modulation and demodulation;
time and frequency division multiplexing. Nonmajor graduate
credit.
E E 332. Semiconductor Materials and Devices
(Same as Mat E 332) (3-0) Cr. 3. S. Prereq: Mat E 231 or E E 333
and credit or enrollment in E E 312or Phys 222. Introduction to
semiconductor material and device physics. Quantum mechanics and
band theory of semiconductors. Charge carrier distributions,
generation/recombination, transport properties. Physical and
electrical properties and fabrication of semiconductor devices
such as MOSFETs, bipolar transistors, laser diodes and
LED’s. Nonmajor graduate credit.
E E 333. Electronic Devices and Circuits
(3-3) Cr. 4. F.S. Prereq: 201, Cpr E 210. Operational amplifier
models and applications. DC, large-signal, and small-signal
frequency-independent and frequency-dependent models and
characteristics for diodes, bipolar-junction transistors, and
field-effect transistors. SPICE simulation applied to electronic
circuit analysis and design. IC technology for MOS and bipolar
circuit design. Characteristics of IC logic families. Laboratory
design projects. Nonmajor graduate credit.
E E 391. The Engineering Professional
(1-0) Cr. 1. F.S. Prereq: Junior classification. Portfolio
evolution and evaluation. Selected topics of interest to the
engineering professional such as independent consulting, ethics,
professional liability, intellectual property, business plans,
venture capital, product licensing, products liability,
contracts, paper and proposal writing and publishing, and
teamwork. Nonmajor graduate credit.
E E 396. Summer Internship for International
Students
Cr. R. SS. Prereq: Permission of department. Summer professional
work period for international students.
E E 397. Engineering Internship
Cr. R. F.S. Prereq: Permission of department chair. One semester
maximum per academic year professional work period.
E E 398. Cooperative Education
Cr. R. F.S.SS. Prereq: Permission of department chair; junior
classification. Required of all cooperative education students.
Students must register for this course prior to commencing each
work period.
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E 408. Interdisciplinary Problem Solving
(Same as BusAd 408, I E 408, I Tec 408.) (3-0) Cr. 3. F.S.
Prereq: Junior or senior standing. Use the Theory of Constraints
as a way of approaching problem solving, win-win negotiation,
project planning and effective delegation in the context of
engineering/business systems. Team projects are aimed at
improving design outcomes. Nonmajor graduate credit.
E E 409. Interdisciplinary Systems
Effectiveness
(Same as BusAd 409, I E 409, I Tec 409.) (3-0) Cr. 3. F.S.
Prereq: Junior of senior standing. Focus on functions that
determine the effectiveness of an entire organization. Generic
Theory of Constraints solutions to production, distribution,
project management are compared to traditional solutions.
Strategy for improvements discovered using simulations and group
projects. Nonmajor graduate credit.
E E 414. Microwave Engineering
(Dual-listed with 514.) (3-3) Cr. 4. F. Prereq: 333, 312.
Principles, analyses, and instrumentation used in the microwave
portion of the electromagnetic spectrum. Wave theory in relation
to circuit parameters. S parameters, couplers, discontinuities,
and microwave device equivalent circuits. RF amplifier design,
microwave sources, optimum noise figure and maximum power
designs. Microwave filters and oscillators. Nonmajor graduate
credit.
E E 417. Electromagnetic Radiation,
Antennas, and Propagation
(Dual-listed with 517.) (3-3) Cr. 4. S. Prereq: 313. Wave
polarization. Fundamental antenna concepts. Radiation from
wire-and aperture-type sources. Radio transmission formulas.
Antenna arrays. Modern antenna topics. Practical antenna design.
Antenna noise. Radiowave propagation in the presence of the earth
and its atmosphere. Antenna measurements and computer aided
analysis. Nonmajor graduate credit.
E E 421. Communication Systems I
(3-0) Cr. 3. S. Prereq: 324. Frequency domain analysis. Spectral
filtering. Linear modulation: signals, receivers, transmitters.
Angle modulation systems. Sampling theorem and sampling practice.
Frequency division multiplex. Calculation of signal-to-noise
ratios. System comparisons. Nonmajor graduate credit.
E E 422. Communication Systems II
(3-0) Cr. 3. F. Prereq: 421 and enrollment in 423. Pulse
modulation systems. Noise analysis. Quantization and pulse-code
modulation. Time division multiplex. Information theory, coding.
Data transmission: spectral shaping, transmission impairments,
error rates. Comparison and evaluation of modulation schemes for
data transmission. Nonmajor graduate credit.
E E 423. Communication Systems Laboratory
(0-3) Cr. 1. F. Prereq: 421, enrollment in 422. Construction and
evaluation of modulators, demodulators, modems, and other
components for analog and digital communications. Design and
evaluate baseband communications. Noise measurement. Design and
construction of a communication circuit. Nonmajor graduate
credit.
E E 424. Introduction to Digital Signal
Processing
(3-3) Cr. 4. S. Prereq: 324. Discrete time linear systems.
Z-transforms. Sampling. Discrete Fourier transform. Linear and
circular convolution using the DFT. Decimation and interpolation.
Fast Fourier algorithms. Design of IIR and FIR filters.
Realization of discrete time systems and computational
complexity. Quantization effects in digital signal processing.
Simulation and real-time laboratory experiments illustrating DSP
principles and applications. Nonmajor graduate credit.
E E 431. Introduction to Microelectronics
Fabrication
(Same as Mat E 431.) (2-4) Cr. 4. Semester: varies. Prereq: E E
332 or Mat E 332. An introduction to microelectronic device
fabrication with hands-on laboratory experience. Students design,
fabricate, and evaluate basic semiconductor materials and
devices. Electronic materials processing techniques, deposition
and growth, etching and photolithography, are emphasized.
Materials concerns such as electron migration, contacting, film
stress, barrier properties and dielectric quality are also
covered. Materials fee. Nonmajor graduate credit.
E E 434. Analog Integrated Circuits I
(3-3) Cr. 4. F. Prereq: 333. Analog VLSI circuit design.
Semiconductor processes and fabrication. Device models,
simulation and CAD tools. Analog building blocks. Opamp and
comparator design, voltage references and noise analysis.
Nonmajor graduate credit.
E E 435. Analog Integrated Circuits II
(3-3) Cr. 4. S. Prereq: 434. Switched-capacitor circuits and
filters, Nyquist-rate D/A and A/D converters, over-sampling data
converters, integrated continuous time filters, phase-locked
loop. Nonmajor graduate credit.
E E 436. Digital Integrated Circuits
(3-3) Cr. 4. F.S. Prereq: 333. Medium- and large- scale
integrated circuits. Integrated circuit memories: comparison of
various technological constraints, and memory-system design.
Displays, analog switches, A/D and D/A. Design and implementation
of digital logic systems and interfaces. Design laboratory.
Nonmajor graduate credit.
E E 438. Optoelectronic Devices and
Applications
(3-0) Cr. 3. F. Prereq: 313, 332. Modulation of light, display
devices, light-emitting diodes, LASER operating principles and
applications, photo-detectors, solar cells, optoelectronic
modulation and switching devices, fiber optical waveguides,
non-communication applications of fibers, miscellaneous
applications of optoelectronics, introduction to optoelectronic
integrated circuits. Nonmajor graduate credit.
E E 441. Introduction to Circuits,
Instruments, and Electronics
(3-2) Cr. 4. F.S.SS. Prereq: Phys 222, Math 266 or 267. Circuit
analysis using network theorems and Laplace transform techniques.
Transient and sinusoidal steady-state circuit behavior. Diode
circuits. Transistor amplifiers. Operational amplifiers. Other
selected topics. Nonmajor graduate credit.
E E 442. Introduction to Circuits and
Instruments
(3-3) Cr. 2. Half-semester course. F.S.SS. Prereq: Phys 222, Math
267. Basic circuit analysis using network theorems with time
domain and Laplace transform techniques for resistive,
resistive-inductive, resistive-capacitive, and
resistive-inductive-capacitive circuits. Transient circuit
behavior. Basic operational amplifiers and applications.
Familiarization with common E E instrumentation and demonstration
of basic principles. Nonmajor graduate credit.
E E 448. Introduction to AC Circuits and
Motors
(3-2) Cr. 2. Half-semester course. F.S. Prereq: 202 or 441 or
442. Magnetic circuits. Power transformers. AC steady state and
three-phase circuit analysis. Basic principles of operation and
control ofinduction and single-phase motors. Nonmajor graduate
credit.
E E 452. Electrical Machines and Power
Electronic Drives
(2-3) Cr. 3. S. Prereq: 251. Basic concepts of electromagnetic
energy conversion. D.C. motors and three-phase induction motors.
Basic introduction to power electronics. Adjustable speed drives
used for control of D.C., induction, and AC motors. Experiments
with D.C. motors, A.C. motors and adjustable speed drives.
Nonmajor graduate credit.
E E 455. Introduction to Energy Distribution
Systems
(3-0) Cr. 3. Prereq: 251. Overhead and underground distribution
system descriptions and characteristics, load descriptions and
characteristics, overhead line and underground cable models,
distribution transformers, power flow and fault analysis,
overcurrent protection, power factor correction, system planning
and automation, and economics in a deregulated environment.
Nonmajor graduate credit.
E E 456. Power System Analysis I
(3-0) Cr. 3. F. Prereq: 251. Power transmission lines and
tranformers, network analysis, power system representation, load
flow. Power system operation including the new utility
environment. Nonmajor graduate credit.
E E 457. Power System Analysis II
(3-0) Cr. 3. S. Prereq: 251. Power system protection, symmetrical
components, faults, stability. Nonmajor graduate credit.
E E 465. VLSI: Basic Layout and Design
(Same as Cpr E 465.) (3-3) Cr. 4. F. Prereq: 333, Cpr E 211. An
introduction to CMOS VLSI layout and circuit design methodologies
for custom VLSI high level synthesis of digital VLSI systems.
This includes layout design rules, logic implementation
techniques, timing analysis, power consumption and scaling.
Different CMOS design styles are covered including static,
dynamic, omino and pseudo-NMOS. This lab includes custom VLSI,
standard cell and high level synthesis design and implementation
experiments. A VLSI chip design hardware project is required.
Nonmajor graduate credit.
E E 466. Multidisciplinary Engineering
Design
(Same as A E 466, Cpr E 466, E Sci 466, I E 466, M E 466, Mat E
466.) (1-4) Cr. 3. F. S. Prereq: Student must be within two
semesters of graduation and receive permission of instructor.
Application of team design concepts to projects of a
multidisciplinary nature. Concurrent treatment of design,
manufacturing, and life cycle considerations. Application of
design tools such as CAD, CAM, and FEM. Design methodologies,
project scheduling, cost estimating, quality control,
manufacturing processes. Development of a prototype and
appropriate documentation in the form of written reports, oral
presentations and computer models and engineering drawings.
E E 475. Automatic Control Systems
(3-0) Cr. 3. S. Prereq: 321. Design of linear continuous and
discrete control systems using root locus and frequency response
methods. Analysis using modern system simulation languages. Lead
and lag compensation. Rate and state variable feedback. Design
projects. Nonmajor graduate credit.
E E 476. Control System Simulation
(2-3) Cr. 3. F. Prereq: 475. Computer aided techniques for
feedback control system design, simulation, and implementation.
Nonmajor graduate credit. E E 490. Independent Study. Cr. arr.
Prereq: Senior classification in electrical engineering.
Investigation of an approved topic commensurate with the
student’s prerequisites.
H. Honors
E E 491. Senior Design Project I
(Same as Cpr E 491.) (1-3) Cr. 2. F.S. Prereq: 251 or Cpr E 308.
completion of 29 credits in the E E or Cpr E core professional
program, Engl 314. First semester of a team design project
experience. Emphasis on defining and planning to achieve project
objectives that meet a client’s need. Technical writing of
project plan and design review; project poster.
E E 492. Senior Design Project II
(Same as Cpr E 492.) (1-3) Cr. 2. F.S. Prereq: 491 or Cpr E 491.
Second semester of a team design project experience. Emphasis on
achieving project objectives as defined in Cpr E 491 or E E 491.
Technical writing of final project report; oral presentation of
project achievements.
E E 493. Portfolio Assessment
(1-0) Cr. R. Prereq: 391. Portfolio update and evaluation.
Interviewing skills with portfolios.
E E 498. Cooperative Education
Cr. R. F.S.SS. Prereq: Permission of department chair; senior
classification. Required of all cooperative education stu dents.
Students must register for this course prior to commencing each
work period.
E E 501. Analog VLSI Circuit Design
(Same as Cpr E 501.) (3-3) Cr. 4. F. Prereq: 434 or 465. Design
techniques for analog and mixed-signal VLSI circuits. Amplifiers;
operational amplifiers, transconductance amplifiers, finite gain
amplifiers and current amplifiers. Linear building blocks;
differential amplifiers, current mirrors, references, cascoding
and buffering. Performance characterization of linear integrated
circuits; offset, noise, sensitivity and stability. Layout
considerations, simulation, yield and modeling for
high-performance linear integrated circuits.
E E 505. CMOS and BiCMOS Data Conversion
Circuits
(Same as Cpr E 505.) (3-0) Cr. 3. Alt. S., offered 2000. Prereq:
434 and 465 or 501 Theory, design and applications of CMOS and
BiCMOS data conversion circuits (A/D and D/A converters)
including: quantization effects, conversion algorithms, sample
and holds, element matching, comparators, voltage references and
detailed implementation issues.
E E 509. Interdisciplinary Systems Thinking
(Same as BusAd 509, I Tec 509.) (3-0) Cr. 3. F.S. Prereq: Junior
or senior standing. Student does extensive individual project
using the systematic thought processes of Theory of Constraints
to solve and implement the solution to a problem in their current
reality. Groups scrutinize and improve each other’s work.
E E 510. Topics in Electromagnetics
Cr. 1 to 3 each time elected. E E 511. Modern Optical
Communications. (3-0) Cr. 3. S. Prereq: 313. Propagation in
optical media. Optical fibers. Optical sources and detectors.
Fiber optic communications systems.
E E 512. Advanced Electromagnetic Field
Theory I
(3-0) Cr. 3. F. Prereq: 313. Static electric and magnetic fields.
Solutions of static field problems. Maxwell’s equations.
Circuit concepts and impedance elements. Propagation and
reflection of plane waves in isotropic media. Guided
electromagnetic waves. Characteristics of common waveguides and
transmission lines. Propagation in anisotropic media.
E E 513. Advanced Electromagnetic Field
Theory II
(3-0) Cr. 3. S. Prereq: 512. Special theorems and concepts. Plane
wave functions. Cylindrical wave functions. Spherical wave
functions. Perturbational and variational techniques.
E E 514. Microwave Engineering
(Dual-listed with 414.) (3-3) Cr. 4. F. Prereq: 333, 312.
Principles, analyses, and instrumentation used in the microwave
portion of the electromagnetic spectrum. Wave theory in relation
to circuit parameters. S parameters, couplers, discontinuities,
and microwave device equivalent circuits. RF amplifier design,
microwave sources, optimum noise figure and maximum power
designs. Microwave filters and oscillators.
E E 515. Physical Processes in Plasma
(Same as Phys 515.) (3-0) Cr. 3. Prereq: 313 or Phys 365. General
properties of plasmas. Charged particle motion in electric and
magnetic fields. Plasma kinetic theory. Macroscopic transport
equations. Plasma conductivity and diffusion. Magnetohydrodynamic
waves. Waves in cold, warm, and hot plasmas. Boltzmann and
Fokker-Planck equations.
E E 517. Electromagnetic Radiation,
Antennas, and Propagation
(Dual-listed with 417.) (3-3) Cr. 4. S. Prereq: 313. Wave
polarization. Fundamental antenna concepts. Radiation from
wire-and aperture-type sources. Radio transmission formulas.
Antenna arrays. Modern antenna topics. Practical antenna design.
Antenna noise. Radiowave propagation in the presence of the earth
and its atmosphere. Antenna measurements and computer-aided
analysis.
E E 518. Radio Astronomy and Astrophysics
(Same as Astro 518.) (3-0) Cr. 3. Alt. S. offered 2000. Prereq:
313 or Phys 365. Radio astronomy fundamentals. Wave polarization
and measurement. Radio telescope receivers and antennas. Wave
propagation in plasmas. Synchrotron emission. Continuum and line
spectra. Physical conditions in radio sources.
E E 519. Magnetism and Magnetic Materials
(Same as M S E 519.) (3-0) Cr. 3. Alt. F. offered 1999. Prereq:
313 or Math E 211 or 271 or 272 or Phys 364. Magnetic fields,
flux density and magnetization. Magnetic materials, magnetic
measurements. Magnetic properties of materials. Domains, domain
walls, domain processes, magnetization curves and hysteresis.
Types of magnetic order, magnetic phases and critical phenomena.
Magnetic moments of electrons, theory of electron magnetism.
Technological application, soft magnetic materials for
electromagnets, hard magnetic materials, permanent magnets,
magnetic recording technology, magnetic measurements of
properties for materials evaluation.
E E 520. Selected Topics in Communications
(3-0) Cr. 3 each time elected. F. Course topics may include:
information theory and coding, spread spectrum systems, satellite
systems, radio navigation systems, and electric countermeasures.
E E 521. Advanced Communications Systems I
(3-0) Cr. 3. F. Prereq: 422. Advanced digital communication
fundamentals and applications. Elements of a digital
communications system. Characterization of communication signals
and systems. Signals and spectra. Information theory basics.
Formatting and baseband transmission. Bandpass modulation and
demodulation. Communication link analysis. Source coding. Channel
coding. Carrier and symbol synchronization. Optimum receivers for
the additive white Gaussian noise channel. Block and
convolutional channel codes. Encryption and decryption.
E E 522. Advanced Communication Systems II
(3-0) Cr. 3. S. Prereq: 422. Signal design for band-limited
channels. Channel equalization. Multichannel and multicarrier
systems. Spread spectrum signals for digital communications.
Advanced digital signaling techniques. Digital communication
through fading multipath channels. Multiuser communications.
E E 524. Digital Signal Processing
(3-0) Cr. 3. F.S. Prereq: 424, Stat 333. Spectral estimation.
Linear prediction: Levinson recursion, lattice structure. Hilbert
transform. Homomorphic signal processing. Multirate signal
processing. Introduction to adaptive signal processing. Design of
IIR and FIR digital filters using error minimization techniques.
Time-frequency distributions. Statistical signal processing.
Computer algorithms and applications of digital signal processing
techniques.
E E 525. Speech Processing
(3-0) Cr. 3. Prereq: 424 or 524. Fundamentals of speech
generation and perception. Linear prediction theory and concepts
of pattern recognition. Speech coding: pulse code modulation,
differential pulse code modulation, vector quantization, sub-band
coding, transform coding. Speech vocoders. Speech recognition:
dynamic time warping, hidden Markov models, neural networks.
Speaker recognition. Speech synthesis. Speech enhancement.
E E 527. Statistical Communication Theory
(3-0) Cr. 3. Prereq: 422. Detection of signals in noise and
estimation of signal parameters. Probability. Random processes.
Narrowband signals. Gaussian derived processes. Hypothesis
testing. Detection of known signals. Detection of signals with
random parameters. Multiple pulse detection of signals. Detection
of signals in colored Gaussian noise. Estimation of signal
parameters. Fast Fourier transform processing. Computer problems.
Applications.
E E 528. Digital Image Processing
(3-0) Cr. 3. S. Prereq: 524. Image fundamentals. Image
transforms—Fourier, cosine, Karhunen-Loeve. Stochastic
models. Enhancement—histogram equalization, smoothing,
sharpening. Restoration—Wiener filter, least-squares filter,
maximum entropy. Coding-error free, predictive, transform. Edge
detection; image compression. Reconstruction-Radon transform,
back projection, deconvolution.
E E 529. Selected Topics in Signal and Image
Processing
(3-0) Cr. 3 each time selected. Prereq: 524. Advanced topics of
current interest in the area of signal and image processing
theory.
E E 530. Selected Topics in Electronics,
Microelectronics and Photonics
(3-0) Cr. 3 each time elected. Prereq: 332.
E E 531. Semiconductor Device Design and
Analysis
(3-0) Cr. 3. Prereq: 332. Semiconductor properties and
measurement techniques. Silicon bipolar, MOS, and III-V device
fabrication principles. Theory and technology of
photolithography, diffusion, oxidation, plasma processing, ion
implantation, epitaxial growth, chemical vapor deposition,
molecular beam epitaxy, sputtering, and metallization. Use of
SUPREM for fabrication process flow modeling.
E E 532. Fabrication and Characterization of
Semiconductor Devices
(1-4) Cr. 3. Prereq: 431 or 531. Advanced silicon device
processing, III-V compound device processing, epitaxial growth
for silicon and III-V compounds, plasma processing, reactive ion
etching, processing for optoelectronic devices. Advanced
electronic and optical characterization techniques for materials
and devices. Laboratory experiments.
E E 535. Physics of Semiconductors
(Same as Phys 535.) (3-0) Cr. 3. Prereq: 312 and 332. Basic
elements of quantum theory, Fermi statistics, motion of electrons
in periodic structures, crystal structure, energy bands,
equilibrium carrier concentration and doping, excess carriers and
recombination, carrier transport at low and high fields, phonons,
optical properties, amorphous semiconductors, heterostructures,
and surface effects.
E E 536. Physics of Semiconductor Devices
(Same as Phys 536.) (3-0) Cr. 3. Prereq: 535. P-n junctions,
band-bending theory, tunneling phenomena, Schottky barriers,
heterojunctions, bipolar transistors, field-effect transistors,
negative-resistance devices and optoelectronic devices.
E E 539. Electronic Properties of Materials
(Same as M S E 539.) (3-0) Cr. 3. Prereq: 332 or Mat E 331 or
Phys 322. Continuum model of materials, definition of physical
properties. Electron theory, free electron model of conduction
electrons, quantum corrections, internal potential and bound
electrons. Electronic properties of metals, Brillouin zones,
Fermi surface. Semiconductors, conduction and valence bands.
Electrical, thermal, optical, and magnetic properties of
materials. Technological applications, microelectronics and
semiconductors, optoelectronics, superconductivity, magnetic
recording technology. Electronic materials for transducers.
E E 545. Artificial Neural Networks
(3-0) Cr. 3. F. Prereq: 324. Introduction to the fundamentals of
artificial neural networks (ANNs). Theory as well as practical
implementation of networks. Topics include uses of ANNs for
pattern recognition and function approximation, relation of ANNs
to biological neurons, activation functions, architectures,
supervised and unsupervised learning. Networks investigated
typically include single and multilayer perceptrons,
backpropagation, conjugate-gradient, and stochastic-based
learning algorithms; radial basis networks, genetic algorithms;
self-organizing networks; Kohonen’s networks, Hopfield and
Hamming networks and other associative networks; morphological
neural networks.
E E 546. Satellite Remote Sensing
(3-0) Cr. 3. S. Prereq: Phys 322. Instrumentation including
antennas, infrared detectors, radiometers, and spectrometers.
Radiative transfer theory. Electromagnetic waves and scattering.
Atmospheric effects on measurements. Synthetic aperture radar.
Application of remote sensing to atmospheric science, geology,
agriculture, oceans, snow and ice.
E E 547. Pattern Recognition
(3-0) Cr. 3. F. Prereq: 524. Mathematical formulation of pattern
recognition problems and decision functions, statistical
approach, Bayes classifier, pdf estimation, clustering algorithms
(supervised and unsupervised), learning algorithms and neural
networks, fuzzy recognition systems, feature selection methods,
syntactic approach to pattern recognition.
E E 548. NDE Signal Processing
(3-0) Cr. 3. S. Prereq: 524. Introduction to NDE
methods-electromagnetic, ultrasonic and radiographic, forward and
inverse problems, continuous and discrete time signals, sampling,
systems approach to solving forward and inverse problems,
deconvolution procedures and Weiner filtering. Tomographic
reconstruction algorithms, signal classification algorithms,
supervised and unsupervised clustering, deterministic and
statistical pattern recognition, feature extraction methods.
E E 551. Operation and Control of Power
Systems
(3-0) Cr. 3. Prereq: 456, 457. Advanced power system operating
functions, economic dispatch, unit commitment, production
costing, automatic generation control, dispatch of power and
reactive power, state estimation.
E E 553. Steady State Analysis
(4-0) Cr. 4. F. Prereq: 456, 457. Power flow, economic dispatch,
unit commitment, automatic generation control, sparse matrix
techniques, interconnected operation, voltage control.
E E 554. Power System Dynamics
(4-0) Cr. 4. S. Prereq: 456, 457, 475. Dynamic performance of
power systems with emphasis on stability. Modeling of system
components and control equipment. Analysis of the dynamic
behavior of the system in response to small and large
disturbances.
E E 555. Advanced Energy Distribution
Systems
(3-0) Cr. 3. Prereq: 455. Transient models of distribution
components, automated system planning and distribution
automation, surge protection, reliability, power quality, power
electronics and intelligent systems applications.
E E 558. The Transient Energy Function
Method
(3-0) Cr. 3. Prereq: 456, 457. Power system transient stability
using the transient energy function (TEF) method. Behavior of
generators following a large disturbance. State-of-the-art of the
TEF method: theory, tools of analysis, and applications to power
system problems.
E E 565. Systems Engineering and Analysis
(Same as Aer E 565, I E 565.) (3-0) Cr. 3. F. Prereq: Graduate
classification in engineering. Introduction to organized
multidisciplinary approach to designing and developing systems.
Concepts, principles, and practice of systems engineering as
applied to large integrated avionics systems. Life-cycle costing,
scheduling, risk management, functional analysis, conceptual and
detail design, test, evaluation and production.
E E 566. Avionics Systems Engineering
(Same as Aer E 566.) (3-0) Cr. 3. S. Prereq: 565. Avionics
functions. Applications of systems engineering principles to
avionics. Top down design of avionics systems. Automated design
tools.
E E 570. Systems Engineering Analysis and
Design
(3-0) Cr. 3. Prereq: 475, 577. Applications of selected topics in
abstract algebra, linear algebra, theory of measure and
integration, functional analysis, and optimization methods in
robust and uniformly optimal control theory.
E E 573. Random Signal Analysis and Kalman
Filtering
(Same as Aer E 573, Math 573, M E 573.) (3-0) Cr. 3. S. Prereq:
321 or Aer E 331 or M E 370 or 411 or Math 341 or 395. Elementary
notions of probability. Random processes. Autocorrelation and
spectral functions. Estimation of spectrum from finite data.
Response of linear systems to random inputs. Discrete and
continuous Kalman filter theory and applications. Smoothing and
prediction. Linearization of nonlinear dynamics.
E E 574. Optimal Control
(Same as Aer E 574, Math 574, M E 574.) (3-0) Cr. 3. S. Prereq:
577. The optimal control problem. Variational approach.
Pontryagin’s principle, Hamilton-Jacobi equation. Dynamic
programming. Time-optimal, minimum fuel, minimum energy control
systems. The regulator problem. Structures and properties of
optimal controls.
E E 575. Introduction to Robust Control
(Same as Math 575, Aer E 575, M E 575.) (3-0) Cr. 3. Prereq: 577.
Introduction to modern robust control. Model and signal
uncertainty in control systems. Uncertainty description.
Stability and performance robustness to uncertainty. Solutions to
the H2, H¥, and l1 control problems. Tools for robustness
analysis and synthesis.
E E 576. Digital Feedback Control Systems
(Same as Aer E 576, Math 576, M E 576.) (3-0) Cr. 3. F. Prereq:
475 or Aer E 432 or M E 411 or 414 or Math 415; and Math 267.
Sampled data, discrete data, and the z-transform. Design of
digital control systems using transform methods: root locus,
frequency response and direct design methods. Design using
state-space methods. Controllability, observability, pole
placement, state estimators. Digital filters in control systems.
Microcomputer implementation of digital filters. Finite
wordlength effects. Linear quadratic optimal control in digital
control systems. Simulation of digital control systems.
E E 577. Modern Control Systems I
(Same as Aer E 577, Math 577, M E 577.) (3-0) Cr. 3. F. Prereq:
321 or Aer E 331 or M E 414 or Math 415; and Math 307. State
variable and input-output descriptions of linear continuous-time
and discrete-time systems. Solution of linear dynamical
equations. Controllability and observability of linear dynamical
systems. Canonical descriptions of linear equations. Irreducible
realizations of rational transfer function matrices. Canonical
form dynamical equations. State feedback. State estimators.
Decoupling by state feedback. Design of feedback systems.
Stability of linear dynamical systems.
E E 578. Modern Control Systems II
(Same as Aer E 578, Math 578, M E 578.) (3-0) Cr. 3. S. Prereq:
577. Well-posedness of nonlinear control systems. Approximate
analysis methods. Poincaré perturbation method and describing
function method. Lyapunov stability theory. Absolute stability of
feedback systems. Input-output stability. Large-scale systems.
E E 579. Adaptive Control
(Same as Math 579, Aer E 579, M E 579.) (3-0) Cr. 3. Prereq: 577.
Fundamentals of adaptive control: terminology, parameter
identification, basic adaptive controller design techniques,
analysis of stability, parameter convergence, and robustness.
Nonlinear adaptive control. Application examples.
E E 590. Special Topics
Cr. 1 to 6 each time elected. Formulation and solution of
theoretical or practical problems in electrical engineering.
A. Electromagnetic Theory
B. Control Systems
C. Communication Systems
D. Circuit Theory
E. Computer Engineering
F. Electric Power
G. Electrical Materials
H. Electronic Devices and Circuits
E E 591. Seminar in Electronics,
Microelectronics, and Photonics
Cr. 1 to 3 each time taken.
E E 594. Seminar in Electric Power
Cr. 1 to 3 each time elected.
E E 595. Seminar in Electromagnetics
Cr. 1 to 3 each time elected.
E E 596. Seminar in Control Systems
Cr. 1 to 3 each time elected.
E E 597. Seminar in Communications and
Signal Processing
Cr. 1 to 3 each time elected.
E E 599. Creative Component
Cr. var.
E E 610. Advanced Topics in Electromagnetics
Cr. 1 to 3 each time elected.
E E 620. Error Detection and Correction
(3-0) Cr. 3. Prereq: 527 or Cpr E 584. Mathematical foundation of
error detection and correction. Shift registers and pseudorandom
sequences. Group codes, cyclic codes. Implementation of error
detection and correction in digital systems.
E E 628. Computer Vision
(3-0) Cr. 3. F. Prereq: 528. Image understanding/computer vision
techniques. Image-to-image and high-level image-to-representation
transformations are used to provide explicit, meaningful
descriptions of objects in images at various levels of
abstraction. Image algebra. Segmentation techniques: boundary,
region, texture. Geometrical descriptions: Euler numbers,
connectivity. Relational descriptors: scene labeling, string
grammars, similarity measures. Color image processing.
E E 632. Semiconductor Physics
(Same as Phys 632.) See Physics.
E E 653. Advanced Topics in Electric Power
System Engineering
(3-0) Cr. 3 each time elected. Prereq: Permission of instructor.
Advanced topics of current interest in electric power system
engineering.
E E 674. Advanced Topics in Systems
Engineering
(3-0) Cr. 3 each time elected. Prereq: Permission of instructor.
Advanced topics of current interest in the areas of control
theory, circuit theory, stochastic processes, digital signal
processing, and image processing.
E E 699. Research
Cr. var.