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Undergraduate Course Descriptions

To enroll in any 400-level course, students must be admitted to the Upper Division; to enroll in a 400(G)-level course in which there are graduate students, students must have junior or higher standing.

140. COMPUTER ENGINEERING. (2, 3, 3). Number systems, Boolean algebra, Karnaugh maps, logic gates, combinational circuit design, adders, multiplexers, flip-flops, counters, shift registers. Laboratory: Experiments with TTL logic gates, flip-flops and counters. Prereq: Admission to Math 270 or Math 109, or completion of Math 105 with grade of C or better.

240. DIGITAL SYSTEMS. (3, 0, 3). Combinational logic design using MSI and LSIIC's. Sequential circuit analysis and design. Register, counter and memory system analysis and design. Register-Transfer Logic design technique. Prereq: EEC 140 and CMPS 150, both with a minimum grade of C.

260. PC APPLICATIONS LAB. (0, 3, 1). Introduction to the use of word processing, spreadsheets, telecommunications and graphics software packages. Prereq: CMPS 150 with a minimum grade of C.

333. TELECOMMUNICATIONS I. (3, 0, 3). An overview of the telecommunications industry, its structure, historical background and the tariffs and regulations under which it operates. Voice, data and imagery communications are studied with emphasis on voice communications. Prereq: EECE 140 or permission of the instructor.

335. ELECTRONICS I. (3, 0, 3). Introduction to physical characteristics and processing of electron devices such as diodes, transistors, solar cells, lasers, etc. Development of circuit models from device physics. Prereq: PHYS 202 with a grade of C or better, and MATH 350.

340. MICROPROCESSORS. (3, 0, 3). Review of computer architecture, addressing techniques, types of instructions. Comparison of architecture and instruction sets of microprocessors. Details for modern microprocessor address decoding, machine cycles, interrupts and hand assembly programming. Prereq: EECE 240 with a grade of C or better.

342. MICROPROCEESSSOR LAB. (0, 3, 1). Digital Logic design and implementation. Microprocessor hardware analysis, timing, and design. Effects of machine instructions on hardware. Prereq: EECE 340.

344. ENGINEERING ELECTROMAGNETICS. (3, 0, 3). Applications of vector analysis, fundamental laws of electrostatic fields, electric potential and capacitance, solutions of Laplace's and Poisson's equations, steady magnetic fields and forces, time-varying electromagnetic fields and Maxwell's equations. Fa. Prereq: PHYS 202 and MATH 350, both with a minimum grade of C, MATH 302.

353. ELECTRONICS II. (3, 3, 4). Multistage amplifiers, feedback amplifiers, frequency response, operational amplifiers and applications, power amplifiers, waveshaping and waveform generation, high-frequency amplifiers. Lab includes design experiences in applications. Prereq: EECE 335, 356, both with a minimum grade of C.

355. CIRCUITS AND SIGNALS I. (3, 3, 4). Analysis of lumped parameter circuits with dependent and independent sources. Network theorems. Sinusoidal steady state solution, including three phase systems. Matrix formulation and computer solution of networks. Laboratory: Basic circuits and measurements. Prereq: MATH 301 with a grade of C or better.

356. CIRCUITS AND SIGNALS II. (3, 3, 4). Time domain analysis of circuits, conventional and transform methods, convolution, state equations. Fourier Series. Lab includes: computer-generated vs. experimental results. Prereq: EECE 355 and MATH 350, both with a minimum grade of C.

365-465. INTERNSHIP IN TELECOMMUNICATIONS I, II. (3 ea.) Supervised work experience in the area of Telecommunications. Does not apply towards satisfying degree requirements in electrical engineering. Restr: Permission of instructor.

367-467. INTERNSHIP IN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING I, II. (3 ea.). Supervised work experience in the area of electrical engineering. Does not apply towards satisfying degree requirements in electrical engineering. Restr: Permission of instructor.

371. SPECIAL PROJECTS. (1-3). Prereq: Permission of instructor.

380. RANDOM PROCESSES FOR ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING. (3, 0, 3). Basic concepts in probability theory; common discrete and continuous random variables inengineering; multiple random variables; random processes a models of signals and noise in electrical engineering; linear systems with random signal inputs; Markov processes and queuing with the applications in electrical engineering.

413. COMPUTER COMMUNICATIONS. (3, 0, 3). Overview of common telecommunication and networking techniques using the OSI model with emphasis on the lower layers. LANs are covered in depth. Prereq: EECE 240 with a minimum grade of C Restr: Not open for students who have earned credit for EECE 434.

423-424. SEMINAR I, II. (0, 2, 1 ea.). Visiting lecturers and practice in oral and written communications. Fa, Sp. Prereq: Within last two semesters of curriculum. 428. TRANSMISSION MEDIA. (3, 0, 3). Study of various transmission media such as fiber optic and coaxial cables, microwaves, satellite links, cellular radio, etc. Prereq: EECE 458.

430(G). DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING. (3, 0, 3). Z-Transform techniques and their real-time implementation, Digital filter design, Discrete Fourier transform techniques and their application. Prereq: EECE 444.

434(G). DATA COMMUNICATIONS. (3, 0, 3). Computer communications hardware and software, computer network considerations, switching methods, error analysis and data communications systems testing. Prereq: EECE 240, with a grade of C or better. Restr: Not open to students who have earned credit for EECE 413.

435. TELECOMMUNICATIONS II. (3, 0, 3). An introduction to wireless communications. Cellular mobile telephony: standards, systems, and technologies. Wireless data networks. Personal communication systems (PCS) principles. Prereq: EECE 458.

437. POWER ELECTRONICS. (3, 0, 3). Analysis of power electronics devices and systems; AC and DC motor drives; thermal dissipation requirements; harmonics; power controllers; converters, inverters and commutation techniques. Prereq: EECE 447.

442. COMPUTER CONTROL LABORATORY. (0, 3, 1). Programmable Controllers with Ladder Logic and PID algorithms. Human Machine Interface, with control of various electro-mechanical and hydraulic processes. Prereq: EECE 461.

443. DESIGN LAB I. (1, 4, 2). Design and construction of semester project, preliminary design of year-long project; preparation of formal laboratory reports. Prereq: Student must have completed all junior year major courses in curriculum.

444. CIRCUITS AND SIGNALS III. (3, 0, 3). Fourier transforms methods and applications. Discrete system methods. Z transform. Analysis and design of Analog and Digital filters and systems. Prereq: EECE 356 with a grade of “C" or better.

450. POWER SYSTEMS. (3, 0, 3). Energy sources; transmission line parameters, modeling, performance and design, transients, insulation and arresters, one line diagram and per unit system; voltage and reactive control, symmetrical components, balanced and unbalanced faults. Introduction to network matrices and load flow. Coreq: EECE 447.

451. DIGITAL ELECTRONICS. (2, 3, 3). Analysis and design of digital electronic circuits. Internal details of MOS and Bipolar logic networks. Laboratory: Measurement and characterization of digital logic circuit parameters. Prereq: EECE 335 with grade of C or better.

452. COMMUNICATIONS ENGINEERING I. (3, 0, 3). A study of communications systems. Mathematical analyses of digital and analog modulation techniques. Prereq: EECE 356 with a grade of C or better.

458(G). COMMUNICATIONS ENGINEERING II. (2, 3, 3). A study of the effects of random noise on modulation systems, including detailed study of digital communication systems and an introduction to information theory and coding. Laboratory experience will include digital baseband transmissions and digital modulation. Prereq: EECE 333; EECE 452; and STAT 425(G) or ENGR 311.

459. COMPUTER HARDWARE DESIGN. (3, 0, 3). Design of Processor and Control Logic hardware. Computer hardware design, input/output and memory design. Prereq: EECE 340.

460. DESIGN LAB II. (0, 4, 1). Continuation of Design Lab I, including completion of yearlong design project with formal oral and written presentation and prototype demonstration. Fa-Sp. Prereq: EECE 443.

461(G). CONTROL SYSTEMS I. (3, 0, 3). Transfer functions, flow-graphs, state variables for feedback control systems, stability criteria. Digital control system design. Coreq: EECE 444.

466. COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS. (2, 3, 3). Fundamentals of Networks including PCs, LANs, MANs and WANs. Prereq: EECE 434 or 413, and EECE 452.

468. INTERNSHIP IN TELECOMMUNICATIONS III. (3). Supervised work experience in the area of telecommunications. Does not apply towards satisfying degree requirements in electrical engineering. Restr: Permission of Instructor.

470. PHYSICAL ELECTRONICS. (3, 0, 3). Physical behavior of semiconductors and electronic properties of devices (diodes, transistors, and charged coupled devices). Application of modern electronic devices (lasers and solar cells). Prereq: EECE 335, PHYS 202, MATH 350.

472(G). SPECIAL TOPICS. (1-3). Prereq: Permission of the instructor.

479. COMPUTER CONTROL. (3, 0, 3). Computer control of machines and processes. Microcontroller architecture and capabilities. Discrete controller design, ladder logic, PLCs. Prereq: EECE 461.

480(G). COMPUTER AIDED ENGINEERING. (2, 3, 3). Introduction to the application of computer graphics to the evaluation of new system designs and simulation of system performance in the computer before the first prototype is built. Prereq: Permission of instructor.

481(G). INTELLIGENT ROBOTS: THE INTEGRATION OF MICROCOMPUTERS AND ROBOTIC TECHNOLOGY. (3, 3, 4). Topics include an overall view of robotics, examining current robot capabilities in the industrial environment and the use of that technology in computer aided manufacturing. Also explored is the principle robot technologies: microcomputers, sensors, and mechanical structures. Prereq: permission of instructor.

483(G). ELECTRONIC DEVICES FOR WIRELESS AND LIGHTWAVE COMMUNICATIONS. (3, 0, 3). Physical theory and operation of MOS field effect transistors using charge-sheet models. Includes short and narrow channel effects, fundamental understanding of noise mechanisms, and RF performance in OS and NQS regimes for wireless and optical applications.