Electrical Engineering
(ELEC)Professors: Maurice F. Aburdene, Richard J. Kozick (Chair), Edward J. Mastascusa Assistant Professors: Susan Baish (visiting), Samuel E. Craig (visiting), David F. Kelley, Jie Lin, Kundan Nepal, Robert M. Nickel, Michael S. Thompson (visiting), Joseph V. Tranquillo, Chia-Jeng Tseng, Margaret G. Wismer 101. Electrical Engineering Analysis (II; 3, 2)
Introduction to concepts, voltage, current, signals, network elements, and Kirchhoff ’s laws. Electrical measurements, energy and information generation, storage and transmission. Introduction to logic circuits and switching theory. Not for majors in electrical engineering. Corequisite: MATH 202. 105. Electrical Engineering Fundamentals (I and II; 3, 2)
Electrical measurement and physical quantities, sensors, sensor dynamics, filters, computer-controlled measurements, data storage and analysis, networked measurements. Corequisite: MATH 202. 120. Foundations of Electrical Engineering (II; 3, 3)
Introduction to the fundamental concepts of electrical engineering. Voltage, current, signals, electrical elements and their laws. Kirchhoff ’s laws. Digital systems, logic design using FPGAs. Electrical measurements. Corequisite: MATH 202. 225. Circuit Theory I (I; 2, 3) Half course.
DC circuits, steady state analysis, impedance concepts, power. Corequisite: MATH 211. Prerequisite: ELEC 120 or permission of the instructor. 226. Circuit Theory II (II; 2, 3) Half course.
Transients, complex frequency, network function, Fourier series, Laplace transforms, twoport networks. Corequisite: MATH 212. Prerequisite: ELEC 225 or permission of the instructor. 228 and 229. Electrical Engineering Problems (I and II; R) Half to full course.
Problems in electrical engineering theory adapted to the needs of the student. Qualified juniors or sophomores by permission, or transfer students needing to meet special requirements. 245. Introduction to Digital Systems (I; 3, 3)
Analysis and design of digital systems. Boolean algebra and map simplification of logical functions. Combinational and sequential circuit designs. Laboratory experiments include design of digital systems using hardware components and computer simulation. Prerequisite: ELEC 101. 247. Microcontroller System Design (II; 3; 3)
The M68HC11 microcontroller is used to introduce basic concepts in computer architecture, assembly language programming, interrupts, and microcontroller interfacing. Prerequisites: ELEC 120 and CSCI 203. 308 and 309. Advanced Electrical Engineering Laboratory (I or II; R)
Special laboratory work for qualified seniors by permission. 320. Linear Systems (I; 3, 3)
Discrete and continuous signals; differential and difference equations; state equations; transform techniques (Z, Laplace, Fourier); analog and digital filters designs. Prerequisites: ELEC 226 and MATH 212. 340. Digital System Design (II; 3, 3)
Comprehensive introduction to modern digital design techniques. Combinational logic. Sequential logic. Finite state machines. CAD tools and algorithms. Programmable logic devices. Computer architecture. Prerequisite: ELEC 247 or permission of the instructor. 350. Electronics I (I; 3, 3)
Introduction to semiconductor components and circuits. Device physics, operation, modeling, and design applications of diodes, PN Junctions, bipolar, and field-effect structures. Prerequisite: ELEC 226. 351. Electronics II (II; 3, 3)
Device physics, operation, modeling and design applications of bipolar junction transistors and operational amplifiers. Microfabrication, amplifier design. Prerequisite: ELEC 350. 390. Theory and Applications of Electromagnetics (II; 4, 0)
Applications of Maxwell’s equations to the solution of problems involving static electric and magnetic fields and transverse electromagnetic waves. Transmission line parameters, wave propagation, reflection from planar surfaces, boundary conditions, polarization, and electromagnetic properties of matter. Prerequisites: ELEC 226 and MATH 212. 400. Project Planning and Engineering Design (I; 3, 0) Half course.
Introduction to design, conceptual design, design evaluation, project planning and scheduling for Electrical Engineering Senior Design Project and development of design proposal. Prerequisite: senior status or permission of the instructor. 401. Electrical Engineering Honors Thesis (I or II; R) Half or full course.
Independent work on electrical engineering thesis. Prerequisite: permission of the instructor and Honors Council. 410. Biomedical Signal Processing and Instrumentation (I or II; 3, 0)
Basics of biomedical signal processing and instrumentation, general design principles. Semester-long project to design a device for use in a biomedical application. Teams conceptualize, design, and implement class projects using appropriate analog and digital instruments. Prerequisite: ELEC 320. Open only to electrical engineering seniors. 411. Neural Signals and Systems (I or II; 4, 0)
Introduction to neural signals and systems. Topics include neural physiology, models of action potential generation and synapse dynamics, neural networks and techniques of neural waveform analysis. Prerequisite: permission of the instructor. Crosslisted as BMEG 441. 420. Electrical Engineering Design (II; 0, 6)
This project-oriented course serves as a Capstone course for electrical engineering majors. The student is expected to develop, implement, and demonstrate a solution to a problem. The problem will be selected by the student in collaboration with the instructor. The student’s contribution to the solution will be evaluated based on a written and an oral report. Students are expected to participate in local student paper contests. Prerequisites: senior status or permission of the instructor. 421. Computer Engineering Design (II; 0, 6)
This project-oriented course serves as a Capstone course for computer engineering majors. The student is expected to develop, implement, and demonstrate a solution to a problem. The problem will be selected by the student in collaboration with the instructor. The student’s contribution to the solution will be evaluated based on a written and an oral report. Students are encouraged to participate in local student paper contests. Prerequisite: senior status or permission of the instructor.
428 and 429. Advanced Electrical Engineering Problems (I or II; R) Half to full course.
Problems in electrical engineering theory adapted to the needs of the student. Qualified students by permission. 442. Digital VLSI Circuit Design (I or II; 3, 3)
Introduction to digital integrated circuit design, from wafer fabrication through structured design techniques. Teams conceptualize, design, simulate, layout, extract, and verify small VLSI systems using appropriate CAD tools. Prerequisite: ELEC 340 or permission of the instructor. 443. High Performance Computer Architecture (I or II; 3, 0)
Topics include "good" computer architecture, RISC/CISC, pipelining, super-scalar, super-pipelining, out-of-order execution, speculative execution, virtual memory, caches, and cache coherence. Prerequisite: ELEC 247 or CSCI 206. 444. Advanced Digital Design (I or II; 3, 3)
Hardware description languages. High-level synthesis. Logic synthesis. Field-programmable gate-array architectures and applications. Prerequisites: ELEC 245 or ELEC 340. 445. Simulation (I or II; 3, 0)
Digital simulation of continuous systems; digital integration algorithms; simulation languages; discrete modeling and simulation of dynamic systems; and simulation of stochastic systems. Prerequisite: MATH 202, ELEC 120, CSCI 203, or permission of the instructor. 452. Power Electronics (AI; 3, 3)
Design and analysis of solid-state power conversion systems. Circuit theory, computer-based modeling, and analytical tools for efficient electronic conversion, control, and conditioning of electric power. Prerequisite: ELEC 320. Corequisite: ELEC 351. 460. Optoelectronic Materials and Devices (II; 3, 2)
Introduction to the principles and applications of optoelectronic devices, including compound semiconductors, LED’s, lasers, photodetectors, waveguide couplers and modulators. Switching and logic devices. Prerequisite: ELEC 350 or permission of the instructor. 462. Fiber Optics Fundamentals (I or II; 3, 0)
Applications of Maxwell’s equations, dielectric planner waveguides, optical modes in fibers. Fiber dispersion and loss mechanism. Optical fiber data transmission link and components. Fiber fabrication techniques. Prerequisite: ELEC 390 or PHYS 333 or permission of the instructor. 463. Introduction to Mechatronics (I; 2, 2)
Mechatronics is a multidiscipline technical area defined as the synergistic integration of mechanical engineering with electronic and intelligent computer control in the design and manufacture of industrial products and processes. This design-directed course will cover topics such as actuators and drive systems, sensors, programmable controllers, microcontroller programming and interfacing, and automation systems integration. Crosslisted as MECH 463. 470. Communication and Information Systems (I or II: 3, 0)
Digital and analog communication systems, modulation techniques, noise considerations, optimum receivers. Prerequisite: ELEC 320 or permission of the instructor. 471. Probability with Aplications in Electrical Engineering (I or II; 4, 0)
Introduction to probability and statistics. Projects illustrate the relevance and importance of probability and statistics in electrical engineering. Probability axioms; disjoint and independent events; conditional probability; random variables; probability mass/density functions; expected value, mean, variance, and covariance; noise characterization; Gaussian random variables, least-squares estimation of parameters and random variables; electrical engineering applications. Corequisite: ELEC 320. 472. Digital Signal Processing (II; 3, 2)
Sampling A/D and D/A conversion; digital filters; recursive and nonrecursive designs, quantization effects; Fast Fourier Transform; spectral estimation; computer implementations; applications. Prerequisite: ELEC 320 or permission of the instructor. 473. Digital Speech and Audio Processing (I or II; 3, 3)
Theory and application of digital speech and audio processing. Topics include speech and audio (MP3) coding, artificial speech synthesis, automatic speech recognition, and audio effects. Prerequisite: ELEC 320 or permission of the instructor.
474. Digital Image Processing (AI; 3, 0)
Introduction to the basic concepts and technique of digital image processing. Characterization and representation of images. Image enhancement. Image restoration. Image analysis. Image coding and reconstruction. Prerequisite: ELEC 320 or permission of the instructor. 475. Computer Communication Networks (I or II; 3, 0)
An introduction to computer networking using the seven-layer Open Systems Interconnection model. Hands-on exploration of the data link, network, transport, and application layers. Prerequisite: junior status. 477. Topics in Wireless System Design (I or II; 3, 3)
Introduction to various aspects of wireless communication system design, including RF circuit design, antennas, radiowave propagation, and computer simulation. Prerequisites: ELEC 351 and ELEC 390 or permission of the instruction. 480. Electrical Control Systems (I; 3, 3)
System components: closed loop systems; stability from Nyquist and root locus viewpoints: performance, compensation techniques. sampled systems, Z-transforms. Prerequisites: ELEC 320 and 350. 481. Advanced Control System (II; 3, 3)
Nonlinear control systems; signal-flow diagrams; statistical design; sampled-data techniques. Prerequisite: ELEC 480. 483. Fuzzy Systems and Neural Networks (I or II; 3, 3)
Fuzzy logic and fuzzy control systems. Neural networks and adaptive fuzzy systems. Adaptive algorithms for neural networks. Prerequisite: MATH 212. 491. Electromechanical Energy Conversion (I; 3, 3)
Three phase power circuits, transformer circuits, rotating machines and equivalent circuits, power electronic switches, machine dynamics, motor generator control. Prerequisites: ELEC 350 and ELEC 390. 493. Electric Power Systems (I or II; 3, 0)
Analysis of power distribution, load control, economics of operation, symmetrical and unsymmetrical faults, stability, and issues in deregulation. Prerequisites: ELEC 226 and ELEC 390. For degree requirements go to The Curricula - College of Engineering.
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