ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING (ELEG)
Aicha Elshabini, Chair of the Department, 3217Bell Engineering Center, 575-3005
* University Professors Brown (W.D.), Schmitt, Yeargan * Professors Ang, Balda, Elshabini, Jones, Kaupp, Naseem, Olejniczak, Schaper, Waite, Yaz * Professors Emeriti Green, Mix , Stephenson, Webb * Associate Professors Brown (R.L.), Caldwell, Charlton, Gattis, Mantooth, Martin * Research Professor Barlow
Electrical engineering is concerned with applying the scientific principles governing electrical phenomena to generate, distribute, and control electric energy. Applications range from the design of microscopic computer circuits to the development of huge electric generating facilities.
The electrical engineering graduate is at the forefront of the technology leading to the dramatic increase in global communications, the accelerated use of electric power, the dominating influence of the computer on modern society, and a host of other developments. The increased use of electronic equipment for measurement and control has spread into such diverse areas as improved health care, transportation, recreation, agricultural production, marketing, manufacturing, and countless others. This wide-spread and expanding use of electronic equipment in virtually all fields has made electrical engineering the largest of all scientific disciplines and assures a continuing demand for electrical engineering graduates throughout business and government.
The electrical engineering curriculum is designed to provide students with a knowledge of scientific principles and methods of engineering analysis to form a solid foundation for a career in design, research and development, or management. Students progressively build their design experience throughout the curriculum and demonstrate this ability in the senior design lab. Equally important, the curriculum introduces students to subjects in the humanities, social sciences, and ethics so they may better understand the interaction of technology and society.
The electrical engineering curriculum is designed to offer a high quality course of instruction involving classroom, laboratory, and extracurricular activities that will result in professionals qualified and prepared to meet the demands of a career in the present and future engineering workplace, and able to assume a responsible place of leadership in a complex technological society.
General goals are to
1. instill a knowledge of how to learn and a desire to learn in a wide range of areas both technical and non-technical, over the course of a lifetime;
2. include all of the necessary fundamentals while excluding redundant material, and
3. be sufficiently broad and flexible to prepare students for entry into engineering, as well as non-engineering professions and graduate school. Specific objectives of the electrical engineering program are to
A. continue to attract, develop, and retain high quality students;
B. maintain an undergraduate curriculum that is coherent and relevant to the existing technical and socioeconomic environment so that every student obtains:
a. a strong foundation in the basic physical and mathematical sciences
b. a strong foundation in the principles and practices of electrical engineering,
c. an understanding of the ethical standards expected of practitioners of the profession of electrical engineering, and
d. a basic knowledge of the social issues in today's society and an understanding of the social responsibilities of electrical engineers.
C. provide an environment, infrastructure, and resources sufficient to support a high quality undergraduate program;
D. maintain, develop, and retain a high quality, diverse faculty who exhibit outstanding teaching and teaching innovation;
E. maintain, develop, and retain a high quality support staff.
The electrical engineering curriculum is divided into three phases. The first year is the pre-professional curriculum, which concentrates on development of a sound understanding of basic science and mathematics. Due to the crucial importance of this foundation material to the study of electrical engineering, satisfactory completion of the pre-professional curriculum is required prior to admission to entry-level electrical engineering courses. The second- and third-year course work further develops scientific principles and covers the basic core of the professional curriculum in electrical engineering. The fourth year is composed primarily of senior-level elective courses. At this time, the student in conjunction with his or her adviser may plan a program to concentrate in one or more of the technical specializations within electrical engineering. This final year permits the student to tailor a program suited to his or her individual career objectives.
The graduation requirement in electrical engineering is 127 semester hours.
The following section contains the list of courses required for the Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering degree and a suggested sequence. All courses are not offered every semester so students who deviate from the suggested sequence must pay careful attention to course scheduling and course prerequisites.
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING CURRICULUM
Freshman Year (Pre-Professional Curriculum)
First Semester
1 ELEG 1001, Intro to Electrical Engineering
3 ENGL 1013, Composition I
4 MATH 2554, Calculus I
3 PHYS 2054, University Physics I
1 PHYS 2050L, University Physics Lab
3 History/Government Requirement
15 semester hours
Second Semester
1 ELEG 1011, Engineering Success and Ethics
3 ENGL 1023, Technical Composition II
4 MATH 2564, Calculus II
3 CHEM 1123, University Chemistry II
1 CHEM 1121L, University Chemistry II Lab
3 PHYS 2074, University Physics II
1 PHYS 2070L, University Phys Lab II
16 semester hours
Sophomore Year (Professional Curriculum)
First Semester
3 ELEG 1113, Intro to Computers *
1 ELEG 1111L, Intro to Computers Lab *
3 ELEG 2103, Electric Circuits I
1 ELEG 2101L, Electric Circuits I Lab
4 MATH 2574, Calculus III
3 MEEG 2023, Introductory Mechanics
3 Humanities-Social Science Elective
18 semester hours
Second Semester
3 ELEG 1123, Intro to Programming *
1 ELEG 1121L, Intro to Programming Lab *
3 ELEG 2113, Electric Circuits II
1 ELEG 2111L, Electric Circuits II Lab
3 ELEG 2903, Digital Systems
1 ELEG 2901L, Digital Systems Lab
4 MATH 3404, Differential Equations
16 semester hours
Junior Year
First Semester
3 ELEG 3123, System and Signal Analysis
1 ELEG 3121L, System and Signal Analysis Lab
3 ELEG 3213, Electronics I
1 ELEG 3211L, Electronics I Lab
3 ELEG 3703, Electromagnetic Fields & Waves
3 ELEG 3923, Microprocessor System Design
1 ELEG 3921L, Microprocessor Sys. Des. Lab
3 Humanities-Social Science Elective
18 semester hours
Second Semester
3 ELEG 3133, Digital Signal Processing
1 ELEG3131L, Digital Signal Processing Lab
3 ELEG 3223, Electronics II
1 ELEG 3221L, Electronics II Lab
3 ELEG 3303, Electromechanical Energy Conversion
1 ELEG 3301L, Electromechanical Energy Conversion Lab
3 ELEG 3143, Stochastic Signal Processing
ENGL 2003 or exemption
15 semester hours
Senior Year
First Semester
3 Electrical Engineering Technical Elective
3 Technical Elective12
3 Math/Science Elective
3 Humanities-Social Science Elective
3 Upper-level Humanities/Social Science Electives
15 semester hours
Second Semester
2 ELEG 4062L Elect. Engr. Design Lab
6 Electrical Engineering Technical Elective
3 Technical Elective
3 Upper-level Humanities-Social Science Electives
14 semester hours
127 Total hours required
* These courses will be offered for the first time during the 2001-2002 academic year.
Degree Program Changes
Students must meet all requirements of their degree programs and are expected to keep themselves informed concerning current regulations, policies, and program requirements in their fields of study. Changes made in curriculum at a level beyond that at which a student is enrolled may become graduation requirements for that student. Changes made in the curriculum at a level lower than the one at which a student is enrolled are not normally required for that student. Students should consult their departmental adviser for additional information.
Recommended Technical Studies
Each student in electrical engineering is required to complete 15 semester hours of technical electives. A minimum of nine semester hours of these courses must be 4000- or 5000-level electrical engineering elective courses. Students may select the remaining six semester hours from upper-division technical courses in electrical engineering, mathematics, engineering, and the sciences with the approval of their adviser. Not more than six semester hours total in ELEG 488V and ELEG 489V may be credited toward technical electives.
Tele-Communications and Mixed Signals
ELEG 4243, Analog Integrated Circuits
ELEG 4323, Switch Mode Power Conversion
ELEG 4603, Deterministic DSP System Design
ELEG 4623, Communication Systems
ELEG 4683, Introduction to Image Processing
ELEG 4873, Modeling and Simulation of Mixed Signal Circuits
ELEG 4933, Minicomputer Applications
ELEG 4943, Digital Systems Design
ELEG 5173L, Digital Signal Processing Lab
ELEG 5643, Computer Communications Networks
ELEG 5673, Pattern Recognition
ELEG 5683, Image Processing
ELEG 5713, Antennas and Radiation
ELEG 5873, Advanced Mixed Signal Test Engineering
Computer and Signal Processing
ELEG 4603, Digital Signal Processing
ELEG 4623, Communication Systems
ELEG 4683, Intro to Image Processing
ELEG 4933, Minicomputer Applications
ELEG 4943, Digital Systems Design
ELEG 4983, Intro to Computer Architecture
ELEG 5103, Introduction to Artificial Intelligence
ELEG 5153, RealTime Data Acquisition Systems
ELEG 5163, Adv Microcontroller Design Project
ELEG 5173L, Digital Signal Processing Lab
ELEG 5643, Computer Comm Networks
ELEG 5663, Interactive Graphics
ELEG 5653, Artificial Neural Networks
ELEG 5683, Image Processing
ELEG 5903, Computer Architecture
ELEG 5913, Parallel Programming
ELEG 5963, Computer Systems Optimization
CENG 2143, Data Structures Applications
CENG 4813, Computer Graphics
CENG 3943, Engineering Applications of Unix
CENG 4423, Computer Systems Analysis
Controls
ELEG 4403, Control Systems
ELEG 4463L, Control Systems Lab
ELEG 4513, Power System Analysis
ELEG 4603, Digital Signal Processing
ELEG 4943, Digital Systems Design
ELEG 5413, Stochastic Control Systems
ELEG 5423, Optimal Control Systems
ELEG 5453, Adaptive Filtering and Control
ELEG 5673, Pattern Recognition
MEEG 3703, Numerical Methods I
MATH 3443, Complex Variables for Application
STAT 5103, Theory of Statistics
Digital Systems
ELEG 4603, Digital Signal Processing
ELEG 4623, Communication Systems
ELEG 4933, Minicomputer Applications
ELEG 4943, Digital Systems Design
ELEG 4963, Field Programmable Gate Array Lab
ELEG 5163, Adv Microcontroller Design Project
ELEG 5173L, Digital Signal Processing Lab
ELEG 5413, Stochastic Control Systems
ELEG 5423, Optimal Control Systems
ELEG 5653, Artificial Neural Networks
ELEG 5663, Interactive Graphics
ELEG 5673, Pattern Recognition
ELEG 5683, Image Processing
Digital Signal Processing
ELEG 4403, Control Systems
ELEG 4603, Deterministic DSP Systems Design
ELEG 4943, Digital Systems Design
ELEG 4963, Field Programmable Gate Array Lab
ELEG 5113, Stochastic DSP Systems Des.
ELEG 5173L, Digital Signal Processing Lab
ELEG 5183L, Digital Communications Lab
Electromagnetics
MATH 3443, Complex Variables for Application
ELEG 4623, Communication Systems
ELEG 4713, Electromagnetic Transmission
ELEG 5713, Antennas and Radiation
ELEG 5733, Remote Sensing Systems
ELEG 5743, Radar Systems
ELEG 5753, Synthetic Aperture Radar Systems
Electronics and Electronic Packaging
ELEG 4203, Semiconductor Devices
ELEG 4223, Design and Fabrication of Solar Cells
ELEG 4233, Intro to Integrated Circuit Design
ELEG 4243, Analog Integrated Circuits
ELEG 4273, Electronics Manufacturing Processes
ELEG 4323, Switch Mode Power Conversion
ELEG 4523, Introduction to Power Electronics
ELEG 4943, Digital Systems Design
ELEG 5213, Integrated Circuit Fabrication Technology
ELEG 5233, Solid State Electronics I
ELEG 5253L, Integrated Circuit Design Lab I
ELEG 5263L, Integrated Circuit Design Lab II
ELEG 5273, Electronic Packaging
ELEG 5293L, Integrated Circuits Fabrication Lab
ELEG 5273, Advanced Packaging
ELEG 5313, Power Semiconductor Devices
ELEG 5533, Power Electronics and Motor Drives
ELEG 5873, MOSFET Modeling
ELEG 6233, Solid State Electronics II
ELEG 6273, Advanced Electronic Packaging
Power/Machines
ELEG 4323, Switch Mode Power Conversion
ELEG 4403, Control Systems
ELEG 4503, Electric Power Distribution Systems
ELEG 4513, Power System Analysis
ELEG 4523, Introduction to Power Electronics
ELEG 4563L, Power System Laboratory
ELEG 4623, Communication Systems
ELEG 5313, Power Semiconductor Devices
ELEG 5513, Electric Power Quality
ELEG 5533, Power Electronics and Motor Drives
INEG 3413, Engineering Economic Analysis
MEEG 4603, Basic Nuclear Engineering
Production and Management
ELEG 4273, Electronics Manufacturing Processes
ELEG 4403, Control Systems
ELEG 4503, Electric Power Dist Systems
ELEG 4523, Introduction to Power Electronics
ELEG 4933, Minicomputer Applications
ELEG 4463L, Control Systems Lab
ELEG 5403, Systems Theory
ELEG 5643, Computer Communications Networks
ELEG 5513, Electric Power Quality
INEG 4433, Administrative Analysis
INEG 4443, Engineering Management
The following courses are applicable to all of the technical specialization areas listed above.
INEG 3113, Law and Ethics
INEG 3213, Safety Engineering
INEG 3413, Engineering Economic Analysis
INEG 4223, Occupational Safety and Health Standards
Mathematics/Science Elective
Each student in electrical engineering is required to complete three semester hours of mathematics or science elective to be chosen from the following courses with the approval of the student's adviser.
MATH 3083, Linear Algebra
MATH 3353, Numerical Methods in Analysis
MATH 3423, Advanced Applied Mathematics
MATH 3443, Complex Variables for Application
STAT 5103, Theory of Statistics
CHEM 3504, Physical Chemistry I
CHEM 3603, Organic Chemistry I
GEOL 4433, Geophysics
PHYS 3113, Analytical Mechanics
PHYS 3544, Optics
PHYS 2094/2090L , University Physics III
ZOOL 2213/2211L, Human Physiology
MEEG 3703, Numerical Methods I
COURSES: ELECTRL ENGR (ELEG)
ELEG1001 Introduction to Electrical Engineering (FA, SP) (Formerly ELEG 1003) Introduction to the field of electrical engineering, industries, careers, and the curriculum. (FA, SP, SU)
ELEG2062L Measurements Laboratory (FA, SP, SU) An introduction to laboratory procedures and electronic measuring instruments including multimeters, oscilloscopes, frequency counters, signal generators, power supplies, and wattmeters. Lecture 2 hour, laboratory 3 hours per week.
ELEG2103 Electric Circuits I (FA, SP, SU) The fundamental laws of circuit theory applied to resistive networks; network topology; mesh currents and node voltages; networks theorems; 1-terminal and 2-terminal pair resistive networks. Time response functions of R-L, and R-C circuits. Corequisite: ELEG 2101L. Prerequisite: completion of the pre-professional curriculum.
ELEG2101L Electric Circuits I Laboratory (FA, SP, SU) Experimental investigation of the steady-state behavior of resistive circuits excited by DC sources and transient behavior of simple R, L, and C circuits. Topics include fundamental laws of circuit theory applied to resistive networks and time response functions of R-L and R-C circuits. Corequisite: ELEG 2103.
ELEG2113 Electric Circuits II (FA, SP, SU) Complex numbers and applications; the steady-state behavior of circuits driven by sinusoidal sources; the concept of phasor; real, reactive, and complex power; balanced and unbalanced 3-phase circuits, ideal transformers and magnetic coupling, 2-port networks, resonance, and the Laplace transform and Fourier series as tools for circuit analysis. Corequisite: ELEG 2111L. Prerequisite: ELEG 2103.
ELEG2111L Electric Circuits II Laboratory (FA, SP, SU) Experimental investigation of the steady-state behavior of circuits excited by sinusodial sources. Topics include complex power, three-phase circuits, transformers, and resonance. Corequisite: ELEG 2113.
ELEG2903 Digital Systems (FA, SP, SU) An introduction to diodes and transistors gates, binary arithmetic, combinational logic, sequential logic, registers, counters, memory, computer organization. Corequisite: ELEG 2901L.
ELEG2901L Digital Systems Laboratory (FA, SP, SU) Experimental investigations into digital integrated circuits (IC's) use in combinational or sequential logic. Topics also include terminal properties of IC's and use of schematic capture and digital circuits simulator software. Corequisite: ELEG 2903.
ELEG3062L Circuits and Electronics Laboratory (FA, SP, SU) Experimental investigations into circuit analysis concepts along with other areas of electrical engineering. Various topics include 1st and 2nd order circuits frequency response, fourier series, diodes, transistors, op amps, and filters. Lecture 1 hour, laboratory 3 hours per week. Prerequisite: ELEG 2062L and ELEG 3213.
ELEG3123 System & Signal Analysis (FA, SP, SU) Analysis of continuous-and discrete-time dynamic systems using differential equations, difference equations, convolution, Laplace tranforms, Z-transforms, and state-space equations. (Same as MEEG 4223) Corequisite: ELEG 3121L. Prerequisite: (ELEG 2113 or ELEG 3903) and MATH 3404.
ELEG3121L System & Signal Analysis Laboratory (FA, SP, SU) This course is the associated laboratory component of ELEG 3123 - System & Signal Anaylsis. Experiments on analog and digital systems, frequency responses, impulse response, convolution, and stability. Corequisite: ELEG 3123.
ELEG3133 Signal Processing (FA, SP, SU) Signal processing, analog, and digital filter design, fourier series, fourier transform and fast fourier transform. Corequisite: ELEG 3131L. Prerequisite: ELEG 3123.
ELEG3131L Signal Processing Laboratory (FA, SP, SU) Experiments on analog and digital filter design, fourier series, and the discrete fourier transform. Corequisite: ELEG 3133.
ELEG3213 Electronics I (FA, SP, SU) Introduction to electronic systems and signal processing, operational amplifiers, diodes, non-linear circuit applications, MOSFETS, and BJTs. Corequisite: ELEG 3211L. Prerequisite: ELEG 2903 and PHYS 2073 and MATH 2574.
ELEG3211L Electronics I Laboratory (FA, SP, SU) Experimental investigation into electronic circuit analysis concepts. Topics include: diode behavior and applications, zener diode regulator design, bipolar junction transistor biasing, BJT common-emitter amplifier design, and operational amplifier fundamentals. Corequisite: ELEG 3213.
ELEG3223 Electronics II (FA, SP, SU) Transistor amplifier design, frequency response, feedback amplifiers, stability, analog integrated circuits, active filters, oscillators, electronic circuit design, and applications. Corequisite: ELEG 3221L. Prerequisite: ELEG 2113 and MATH 3404 and ELEG 3213.
ELEG3221L Electronics II Laboratory (FA, SP, SU) Selected experiments to illustrate and complement topics covered in companion course ELEG 3223 - Electronics II Laboratory. Corequisite: ELEG 3223. Prerequisite: ELEG 2113 and MATH 3404 and ELEG 3213.
ELEG3303 Electromechanical Energy Conversion (FA, SP, SU) Steady state analysis of transformers, induction machines, synchronous machines, and DC machines. Introduction to the control of electric machines by using power electronics. Speed control of DC machines. Corequisite: ELEG 3301L. Prerequisite: ELEG 2113 and (PHYS 2073 or ELEG 3903).
ELEG3301L Electromechanical Energy Conversion Laboratory (FA, SP, SU) This course is the associated laboratory component of ELEG 3303 - Electromechanical Energy Conversion. The following topics are covered: three-phase measurements, no-load, short-circuit and load tests of transformers, no-load, blocked-roter and load tests of induction machines and synchronous machines, and speed control of induction machines. Corequisite: ELEG 3303.
ELEG3703 Electromagnetic Fields and Waves (FA, SP, SU) Analysis of static and dynamic fields using vector methods. Dielectric and magnetic materials, capacitance and inductance, boundary conditions and static boundary value problems. Development of Maxwell's equations and their solution for plane wave propagation. Pre- or Corequisite: MATH 3404.
ELEG388V Special Problems (1-18) (FA, SP, SU) One to 3 hours of credit. Individual study and research on a topics mutually agreeable to the student and a faculty member. Prerequisite: junior standing.
ELEG3903 Electric Circuits and Machines (FA, SP, SU) Basic electrical principles and circuits, some application to electromechanical systems. For engineering students other than those in electrical engineering. Prerequisite: MATH 2564 and PHYS 2073.
ELEG3913 Engineering Electronics (FA, SP, SU) Basic theory and applications of electronic devices and circuits. For engineering students other than those in electrical engineering. Prerequisite: ELEG 3903.
ELEG3923 Microprocessor Systems Design (FA, SP, SU) Introduction to 16-bit microprocessors and their application. Microprocessor architecture and program language; interface devices; system design using microprocessors. Laboratory application. Corequisite: ELEG 3920D and ELEG 3921L. Prerequisite: ELEG 2903 or ELEG 3913.
ELEG3920D Microprocessor Systems Design Drill (FA, SP, SU) Corequisite: ELEG 3923.
ELEG3921L Microprocessor Systems Design Laboratory (FA, SP, SU) Experiments and demonstrations of microprocessor instruction, exception and interrupt handling, peripheral interfacing and timers. Corequisite: ELEG 3923.
ELEG4062L Electrical Engineering Design Laboratory (FA, SP, SU) Design and application in electrical engineering. Lecture 1 hour, laboratory 3 hours per week. Prerequisite: ELEG 3062L and ELEG 3223.
ELEG4133 Stochastic Signal Processing (FA, SP, SU) Review of system analysis. Probability. Random variables. Stochastic processes. Auto correlation and power spectral density. Systems with random inputs in the time and frequency domain. Applications. (Same as MEEG 4263) Pre- or Corequisite: ELEG 3133.
ELEG4203 Semiconductor Devices (FA, SP, SU) Crystal properties and growth of semiconductors, energy bands and charge carriers in semiconductors, excess carriers in semiconductors, analysis and design of p/n junctions, analysis and design of bipolar junction transistors, analysis and design of field-effect transistors. Prerequisite: MATH 3404.
ELEG4223 Design and Fabrication of Solar Cells (FA, SP, SU) Solar insolation and its spectral distribution; p-n junction solar cells in dark and under illumination; solar cell parameters efficiency limits and losses; standard cell technology; energy accounting; design of silicon solar cells using simulation; fabrication of designed devices in the lab and their measurements.
ELEG4233 Introduction to Integrated Circuit Design (FA, SP, SU) Design and layout of large scale digital integrated circuits using NMOS and CMOS technology. Topics include MOS devices and basic circuits, integrated circuit layout and fabrication, dynamic logic, circuit design, and layout strategies for large scale NMOS and CMOS circuits. Prerequisite: ELEG 3213.
ELEG4243 Analog Integrated Circuits (FA, SP, SU) Theory and design techniques for linear and analog integrated circuits. Current mirrors, voltage to base emitter matching, active loads, compensation, level shifting, amplifier design techniques, circuit simulation using computer-assisted design programs. Prerequisite: ELEG 3223 and ELEG 4203.
ELEG4273 Electronics Manufacturing Processes (FA, SP, SU) Introduction to manufacturing processes and concurrent engineering in the electronics industry. Survey of electronics components and products and the processes of fabrication and assembly. Principles of design, productivity, quality, and economics. Emphasis on manufacturability. Lecture 2 hours, laboratory 2 hours per week. (Same as INEG 4513) Corequisite: ELEG 4270L. Prerequisite: (ELEG 3903 or ELEG 2013) and (INEG 3313 or STAT 3013).
ELEG4270L Electronics Manufacturing Processes Laboratory (FA, SP, SU) Corequisite: ELEG 4273.
ELEG4323 Switch Mode Power Conversion (FA, SP, SU) Basic switching converter topologies: buck, boost, buck-boost, Cuk, flyback, resonant; pulse-width modulation; integrated circuit controllers; switching converter design case studies; SPICE analyses of switching converters; state-space averaging and linearization; switching converter transfer functions. Prerequisite: ELEG 3223 and ELEG 3123.
ELEG4403 Control Systems (FA, SP, SU) Mathematical models of control systems. Performance criteria and stability. Zigler-Niclos, root-locus, and frequency-response design techniques. Special topics. Credit may be for only one of CSEG 4403 and ELEG 4403 or MEEG 4213. (Same as CENG 4403, MEEG 4213) Prerequisite: ELEG 3123.
ELEG4463L Control Systems Laboratory (FA, SP, SU) Experimental study of various control systems and components. The use of programmable logic controllers in the measurement of systems parameters, ladder-logic applications, process-control applications, and electromechanical systems. Prerequisite: ELEG 4403.
ELEG4503 Electric Power Distribution Systems (FA, SP, SU) Design considerations of electric power distribution systems, including distribution substations, primary and secondary circuits. Distribution transformer and capacitor applications, voltage regulation, and distribution system protection. Prerequisite: ELEG 3303.
ELEG4513 Power System Analysis (FA, SP, SU) Equivalent circuit representation of power transmission lines. Development of power transmission network equations including symmetrical component method for unbalanced 3-phase circuits. Introduction to the problems of load flow, fault analysis, and transient stability. Prerequisite: ELEG 3123 or ELEG 3903.
ELEG4523 Introduction to Power Electronics (FA, SP, SU) Power electronic systems, power semiconductor switches, Generic power electronic converters: line-frequency diode rectifiers, line-frequency phase-controlled rectifiers and inverters, switch-mode inverters, and zero-voltage and zero-current switching resonant inverters (e.g., resonant and actively-clamped resonant dc-link inverters). Prerequisite: ELEG 3123 and ELEG 3223.
ELEG4563L Power System Laboratory (FA, SP, SU) Computer studies of: transmission line performance, formation of positive-sequence and zero-sequence network matrices, power-flow, economic operation, 3-phase and single-phase faults and transient stability. Prerequisite: ELEG 4513.
ELEG4603 Deterministic Digital Signal Processing System Design (FA) Design of Digital Signal Processing systems with deterministic inputs. Sampling, quantisizing, oversampling, ADC trade-offs, distortion, equalizers, anti-aliasing, coherency, frequency domain design, audio and video compression. Prerequisite: ELEG 3133.
ELEG4623 Communication Systems (FA, SP, SU) Various modulation systems used in communications. AM and FM fundamentals, pulse modulation, signal to noise ratio, threshold in FM, the phase locked loop, matched filter detection, probability of error in PSK, FKS, DPSK. The effects of quantization and thermal noise in digital systems. Information theory and coding. Prerequisite: ELEG 4133.
ELEG4683 Introduction to Image Processing (FA, SP, SU) Introduction to the basic concepts of image processing; theory and applications. Covers digital methods of image restoration; reformation, extraction and analysis. (Same as CSEG 4683) Corequisite: CSEG 4680D.
ELEG4680D Introduction to Image Processing Drill (FA, SP, SU) Corequisite: ELEG 4683.
ELEG4713 Electromagnetic Transmission (FA, SP, SU) Steady state and transient response of lossless and dissipative transmission lines. Wave guides and resonators. Antennas and radiation. Prerequisite: ELEG 3703.
ELEG487V Special Course (1-3) (FA, SP, SU) Offering of new approved courses not yet listed in the catalog. Prerequisite: senior standing.
ELEG488V Special Problems (1-3) (FA, SP, SU) Individual study and research on a topic mutually agreeable to the student and a faculty member. Prerequisite: senior standing.
ELEG489V Special Projects (1-3) (FA, SP, SU) Design and construction of a project mutually agreeable to the student and a faculty member. Prerequisite: senior standing.
ELEG4933 Minicomputer Applications (FA, SP, SU) Structure, implementation, and application of minicomputer systems. Microcomputer hardware. Microprogramming. Minicomputer software technology. Design and evaluation of minicomputer systems. (Same as CSEG 4953) Corequisite: ELEG 4930D. Prerequisite: ELEG 3213 and INEG 3313.
ELEG4930D Minicomputer Applications Drill (FA, SP, SU) Corequisite: ELEG 4933.
ELEG4943 Digital Systems Design (FA, SP, SU) Number systems and codes, fundamentals of switching algebra, analysis and design of sequential switching circuits and memory elements. (Same as CSEG 4943) Prerequisite: junior standing.
ELEG4963 Field Programmable Gate Array Laboratory (FA, SP, SU) Implementation of digital logic and state machine designs with field programmable gate arrays. Emphasis is on the use of CAD tools for design and synthesis. Corequisite: ELEG 4960L.
ELEG4960L Field Programmable Gate Array Laboratory Lab (FA, SP, SU) Corequisite: ELEG 4963.
ELEG4983 Introduction to Computer Architecture (FA, SP, SU) Design of a single board computer including basic computer organization, memory subsystem design, periphereal interfacing, DMA control, interrupt control, and bus organization. (Same as CSEG 4983) Prerequisite: ELEG 3923.
ELEG5113 Stochastic Digital Signal Processing System Design (SP) Design elements and trade-offs of stochastic DSP systems. Linear prediction, adaptive filters, parametric spectral analysis, speech applications. Design examples, random signal basics, spectral decomposition, noise. Prerequisite: ELEG 3133 and ELEG 4133.
ELEG5153 Real-Time Data Acquisition Systems (FA, SP, SU) The theory and practice associated with taking measurements of the real world for use with computers. Sampling and data analysis techniques. (Same as CSEG 5053) Prerequisite: ELEG 3923.
ELEG5163 Advanced Microcontroller Design Project (FA, SP, SU) Use of development systems as an aid to microcontroller design; the student is expected to design, build, and test a microcontroller-based system to perform a specified task. Corequisite: ELEG 5160L. Prerequisite: ELEG 3923.
ELEG5160L Advanced Microcontroller Design Laboratory (FA, SP, SU) Corequisite: ELEG 5163.
ELEG5173L Digital Signal processing Laboratory (FA, SP, SU) Use of DSP integrated circuits. Lectures, demonstrations, and projects. DSP IC architectures and instruction sets. Assembly language programming. Development tools. Implementation of elementary DSP operations, difference equations, transforms, filters. Prerequisite: ELEG 4603.
ELEG5183L DSP Digital Communications Laboratory (SU) Implementation of digital communication techniques in the Texas Instruments C30 processor. AM, FM, SSB, DSB modulation; data scramblers, bit error rate, PAM, QAM; echo cancellation, full-duplex modems. Pre- or Corequisite: ELEG 4623.
ELEG5193L Advanced DSP Processors Laboratory (SP) Familiarization with, and use of, advanced DSP processors. Parallel processor configurations, timing consideration, specialized programming techniques, complex pipelines. Prerequisite: ELEG 5173L.
ELEG5213 Integrated Circuit Fabrication Technology (FA, SP, SU) Theory and techniques of integrated circuit fabrication technology; crystal growth, chemical vapor deposition, impurity diffusion, oxidation, ion implantation, photolithography and medullization. Design and analysis of device fabrication using SUPREM and SEDAN. In-process analysis techniques. Student review papers and presentations on state of the art fabrication and device technology. Prerequisite: ELEG 4203.
ELEG5233 Solid-State Electronics I (FA, SP, SU) Theoretical treatment of crystal structures and lattices, quantum and statistical mechanics, thermal properties of crystals, free-electron theory of metals and quantum theory of electrons in periodic lattices. Prerequisite: ELEG 4203 and PHYS 3614 and PHYS 3611L.
ELEG5253L Integrated Circuit Design Laboratory I (FA, SP, SU) Design and layout of large scale digital integrated circuits. Students design, check, and simulate digital integrated circuits which will be fabricated and tested in I.C. Design Laboratory II. Topics include computer-aided design, more indepth coverage of topics from ELEG 4233, and design of very large scale chips. Prerequisite: ELEG 4233 and ELEG 4203.
ELEG5263L Integrated Circuit Design Laboratory II (FA, SP, SU) Students test the I.C. chips they designed in I.C. Design Laboratory I and propose design corrections where needed. Topics include gate arrays, bipolar design, I2L, memory design, and microprocessor design. Prerequisite: ELEG 5253L.
ELEG5273 Electronic Packaging (FA, SP, SU) An introductory treatment of electronic packaging from single chip to multichip including materials, electrical design, thermal design, mechanical design, package modeling and simulation, processing considerations, reliability, and testing. Credit can not be earned for both MEEG 5273 and ELEG 5273. (Same as MEEG 5273) Prerequisite: (ELEG 3213 or ELEG 3913) and MATH 3404.
ELEG5293L Integrated Circuits Fabrication Laboratory (FA, SP, SU) Experimental studies of silicon oxidation, solid-state diffusion, photolithographical materials and techniques, bonding and encapsulation. Fabrication and testing of PN diodes, NPN transistors and MOS transistors. Prerequisite: ELEG 5213.
ELEG5313 Power Semiconductor Devices (FA, SP, SU) Carrier transport physics; breakdown phenomenon in semiconductor devices; power bipolar transistors, thyristors, power junction field-effect transistors, power field-controlled diodes, power metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistors, and power MOS-bipolar devices. Prerequisite: ELEG 4203.
ELEG5403 Systems Theory (FA, SP, SU) A unified state-space approach to continuous and discrete systems. System dynamics, local transition functions, reachability, observability, and global behavior of systems. Prerequisite: ELEG 4403.
ELEG5413 Stochastic Control Systems (FA, SP, SU) Optimal estimation and control of linear dynamic systems with uncertainties. Stochastic processes and models. Prediction, filtering, and smoothing. The Kalman filter, Wiener-Hopf equations, separation principle, and stochastic optimal control. Prerequisite: ELEG 4133.
ELEG5423 Optimal Control Systems (FA, SP, SU) Basic concepts, conditions for optimality, the minimum principle, the Hamilton Jacobi equation, structure and properties of optimal systems. Prerequisite: ELEG 4403.
ELEG5433 Digital Control Systems (FA, SP, SU) Signal processing in continuous-discrete systems. System modeling using the z-transform and state-variable techniques. Analysis and design of digital control systems. Digital redesign for continuous control. Prerequisite: ELEG 4403.
ELEG5443 Nonlinear Systems Analysis and Control (FA, SP, SU) Second-order nonlinear systems. Nonlinear differential equations. Approximate analysis methods. Lyapunov and input-output stability. Design of controllers, observers, and estimators for nonlinear systems. (Same as MATH 5443) Prerequisite: ELEG 4403 or MATH 5303.
ELEG5453 Adaptive Filtering and Control (FA, SP, SU) Models for deterministic systems. Parameter estimation. Adaptive control. Stochastic models. Stochastic state and parameter estimation. Adaptive control of stochastic systems. Prerequisite: ELEG 3143 and ELEG 4403.
ELEG5513 Electric Power Quality (FA, SP, SU) The theory and analysis of electric power quality for industrial and commercial power systems. Specific topics include: grounding, shielding, wiring considerations, instrumentation, site surveys and analysis, case studies, specification and selection of power system components, and recommended design and installation practice. Prerequisite: ELEG 3303 and MATH 3404.
ELEG5533 Power Electronics and Motor Drives (FA, SP, SU) V-1 characteristics of insulated Gate Bipolar Transistors (IGBTs) and MOS-controlled Thyristors (MCTs), design of driver and snubber circuits, induction-, permanent magnet-, and brushless dc-motor drives; and resonant inverters. Prerequisite: graduate standing or (ELEG 3223 and ELEG 3303).
ELEG5613 Introduction to Telecommunications (FA) Overview of Public and Private Telecommunication Systems; Traffic Engineering; Communications Systems Basics, Information Technology, Electromagnetics, Data Transmission" Prerequisite: ELEG Graduate Standing or ELEG 3133.
ELEG5623 Information Theory (FA, SP, SU) Continuous and discrete source and channel models, measure of information, channel capacity, noisy-channel coding theorem, coding and decoding techniques. Prerequisite: ELEG 4133 or ELEG 4623.
ELEG5633 Detection and Estimation (FA, SP, SU) Binary and multiple decisions for single and multiple observations; sequential, composite, and non-parametric decision theory; estimation theory; sequential, non-linear, and state estimation; optimum receiver principles. Prerequisite: graduate standing.
ELEG5643 Computer Communications Networks (FA, SP, SU) A study of various current data communication techniques used in the computer world. Concepts of digital communications theory as well as packets and protocols are studied. (Same as CSEG 5083) Prerequisite: CSEG 2533.
ELEG5653 Artificial Neural Networks (FA, SP, SU) A study of neural networks implementations using a system perspective and mathematics exposition suitable for systems implementation and simulation. Simple and multi-layer networks, associative memory, and self organizing networks. Applications to signal processing, controls, and character
ELEG5673 Pattern Recognition (FA, SP, SU) Introduction to the basic concepts of pattern recognition, its theory and application. Subjects will include: trainable pattern classifiers, discriminant functions, parametric training methods, nonparametric training methods, feature selection, feature ordering, cluster analysis. Prerequisite: ELEG 4133.
ELEG5683 Image Processing (FA, SP, SU) Concepts involved in the processing of digital images. Emphasis on image analysis, enhancement, and restoration. Both spatial and frequency domain approaches are presented. (Same as CSEG 5203) Prerequisite: working knowledge of statistics and a programming language.
ELEG5713 Antennas and Radiation (FA, SP, SU) Radio frequency antennas, control of radiation patterns, antenna impedance and antenna feeding systems. Prerequisite: ELEG 3713.
ELEG5733 Remote Sensing Systems (FA, SP, SU) Analysis of remote sensors operating in 3 widely used EM spectral regions: Visible and near IR, thermal IR, and microwave. Emphasis on understanding generic types of remote sensors serving these spectral bands, their data products, and applications. Prerequisite: ELEG 3703 and ELEG 3123.
ELEG5743 Radar Systems (FA, SP, SU) Methods of discrimination and ambiguity in the measurement of range, angle and velocity. Analysis of search, tracking, MTI, SLAR, and SAR systems. Characterization of return from complex targets. Prerequisite: ELEG 3713.
ELEG5753 Synthetic Aperture Radar Systems (FA, SP, SU) Synthetic aperture radar (SAR) imaging techniques are important for terrestrial and planetary remote sensing. Evaluates SAR technology and focuses on parameters crucial to image quality. Antennas, aperture synthesis, correlation processing, noise statistics, and image quality are all analyzed. Prerequisite: ELEG 3123 and ELEG 3713 and ELEG 4133.
ELEG5801 Graduate Seminar (FA, SP, SU) Papers presented by candidates for the Master of Science degree in electrical engineering on design problems, or new developments in the field of electrical engineering.
ELEG587V Special Topics in Electrical Engineering (1-3) (FA, SP, SU) Consideration of current electrical engineering topics not covered in other courses. Prerequisite: graduate standing.
ELEG588V Special Problems (1-6) (FA, SP, SU) Opportunity for individual study of advanced subjects related to a graduate electrical engineering program to suit individual requirements.
ELEG5913 Parallel Programming (FA, SP, SU) An analysis of parallel computer systems with respect to software engineering. Practical programming experience on pipelined, array, and multiprocessor computers. Credit can be earned in only one of these three courses. CSCI 5303 or CSEG 5303 or ELEG 5913. (Same as CSCI 5303, CSEG 5303) Prerequisite: working knowledge of 'C' language and CSEG 4513 or equivalent.
ELEG5933 CAD Methods for VLSI (FA, SP, SU) Introduction to computational methods for the design and implementation of computer aided design (CAD) tools for digital systems engineering. The underlying theory of the tools is emphasized in addition to their application. (Same as CSEG 5933) Prerequisite: proficiency using a modern high-level programming language and CSEG 4983.
ELEG5943 Computer Arithmetic Circuits (FA, SP, SU) Examination of fundamental principles of algorithms for performing arithmetic operations in computers. This course provides sufficient theoretical and practical information to prepare the digital design engineer with an awareness of basic techniques for the realization of arithmetic circuits. (Same as CSEG 5943) Pre- or Corequisite: CSEG 4983 or equivalent and graduate standing.
ELEG5963 Computer Systems Optimization (FA, SP, SU) Design considerations and performance analysis of computer and communication systems modeling. (Same as CSEG 5063) Prerequisite: CSEG 2723.
ELEG600V Master's Thesis (1-6) (FA, SP, SU) Prerequisite: graduate standing.
ELEG6213 Semiconductor Surfaces (FA, SP, SU) Semiconductor surfaces: Structure and reactivity of the surface, surface space-charge region, surface states, scattering. Experimental methods, the MOS capacitance vs. voltage technique, current-voltage measurements, photo-electric emission. Prerequisite: ELEG 5233.
ELEG6233 Solid State Electronics II (FA, SP, SU) Indepth theoretical treatment of semiconductor material and devices. Topics to be covered include carrier statistics, transport behavior, bulk material properties, junction characteristics and metal-semiconductor contacts. Prerequisite: ELEG 5233.
ELEG6273 Advanced Electronic Packaging (FA, SP, SU) An advanced treatment of electronic packaging concentrating on multichip modules. Topics covered include electrical design, thermal design, mechanical design, package modeling and simulation, computer-aided engineering and design, processing limitations on MCM performance, reliability, testing, and economic considerations. (Same as MEEG 6273) Prerequisite: ELEG 5273.
ELEG6801 Graduate Seminar (FA, SP, SU) Papers presented by candidates for the Doctor of Philosophy degree in electrical engineering on current research or design problems in the field of electrical engineering.
ELEG700V Doctoral Dissertation (1-18) (FA, SP, SU)
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