1997-98 Catalog of Studies

Departments, Degree Programs, and Courses

ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING (ELEG)

William D. Brown, Chair of the Department, 3217 Bell Engineering Center, 575-3005

UNIVERSITY PROFESSORS BROWN (W.D.), SCHMITT, YEARGAN; PROFESSORS ANG, JONES, KAUPP, MIX, NASEEM, SCHAPER, WAITE, YAZ; PROFESSORS EMERITI GREEN, STEPHENSON, WEBB; ASSOCIATE PROFESSORS BALDA, BROWN (R.L.), CALDWELL, CHARLTON, GATTIS, MARTIN, OLEJNICZAK;

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:

1. continue to attract, develop, and retain high quality students;

2. maintain an undergraduate curriculum which 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.

3. provide an environment, infrastructure, and resources sufficient to support a high quality undergraduate program;

4. maintain, develop, and retain a high quality, diverse faculty who exhibit outstanding teaching and teaching innovation;

5. 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 126 semester hours. The full curriculum follows, with the number of credit hours at the left preceding the course numbers and titles:

ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING CURRICULUM

PRE-PROFESSIONAL CURRICULUM
Freshman Year
First Semester
3 ENGL 1013, Composition I
4 MATH 2554, Calculus I
3 ELEG 1003, Intro to Electrical Engineering
3 CSEG 1913, Intro to Computers
3 Humanities-Social Science Elective
16 semester hours
Second Semester
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 2053, University Physics I
1 PHYS 2051L, University Phys I Lab
15 semester hours
PROFESSIONAL CURRICULUM
Sophomore Year
First Semester
1 ELEG 2101L, Electric Circuits I Lab
3 ELEG 2103, Electric Circuits I
4 MATH 2574, Calculus III
3 PHYS 2073, University Physics II
1 PHYS 2071L, University Phys II Lab
3 History/government requirement
15 semester hours
Second Semester
3 ELEG 2112, 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
3 CSEG 2723, Software Engineering
15 semester hours
Junior Year
First Semester
3 ELEG 3123, System and Signal Analysis
1 ELEG 3121L, Sys. & Sig. Analysis Lab
3 ELEG 3213, Electronics I
1 ELEG 3211L, Electronics I Lab
3 ELEG 3703, Electromagnetic Field & Waves
3 MEEG 2023, Introductory Mechanics
3 PHIL 3103, Ethics & the Professions17
0 ENGL 3003 or exemption
17 semester hours
17PHIL 3103, Ethics and the Professions, is required for all electrical engineering students.
Second Semester
3 ELEG 3133, Signal Processing
1 ELEG 3131L, Signal Processing Lab
3 ELEG 3303, Energy Conversion
1 ELEG 3301L, Energy Conversion Lab
3 ELEG 3223, Electronics II
1 ELEG 3221L, Electronics II Lab
3 ELEG 3923, Microprocessor Sys Des
1 ELEG 3921L, Microproc Sys Des Lab
16 semester hours
Senior Year
First Semester
3 Electrical Engineering Technical Elective
3 Technical Elective18
3 Math/Science Elective
3 INEG 3313 Engineering Statistics OR
STAT 3013 Intro Prob & Stat
3 Humanities-Social Science Elective
15 semester hours
18See statement on Recommended Technical Studies.
Second Semester
2 ELEG 4062L Elect. Engr. Design Lab
6 Electrical Engineering Technical Elective
3 Technical Elective
3 Upper-level Humanities-Social Science
Electives
3 Humanities-Social Science Elective
17 semester hours
GRAND TOTAL: 126 semester hours

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 9 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 electical 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.

Communications

ELEG 4143, Stochastic Signal Processing and Estimation Theory

ELEG 4243, Analog Integrated Circuits

ELEG 4603, Digital Signal Processing

ELEG 4623, Communication Systems

ELEG 4683, Introduction to Image Processing

ELEG 4933, Minicomputer Applications

ELEG 4943, Digital Systems Design

ELEG 5173, Digital Signal Processing Lab

ELEG 5673, Pattern Recognition

ELEG 5683, Image Processing

ELEG 5713, Antennas and Radiation

Computer

ELEG 4603, Digital Signal Processing

ELEG 4623, Communication Systems

ELEG 4683, Intro to Image Processing

ELEG 4913, Minimicro Operating Systems

ELEG 4923, Computer Organization and File Structure

ELEG 4933, Minicomputer Applications

ELEG 4943, Digital Systems Design

ELEG 4953, Data Base Management

ELEG 4983, Computer Hardware Organization

ELEG 5963, Computer Systems Optimization

ELEG 5103, Introduction to Artificial Intelligence

ELEG 5153, Real Time 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

CSEG 3543, Data Structures Applications

CSEG 3743, Computer Graphics

CSEG 3943, Engineering Applications of C

CSEG 4933, Computer Systems Analysis

Controls

ELEG 4143, Stochastic Signal Processing and Estimation Theory

ELEG 4403, Control Systems

ELEG 4463, 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 Variable for Application

STAT 5103, Theory of Statistics

Digital

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 5173, 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

Electromagnetics

MATH 3443, Complex Variable 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

Electronic Devices and Circuits

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 5253L, Integrated Circuit Design I

ELEG 5263L, Integrated Circuit Design Lab II

ELEG 5273, Electronic Packaging

ELEG 5293L, Integ Circuits Fabrication Lab

ELEG 5233, Solid-State Electronics I

ELEG 5313, Power Semiconductor Devices

ELEG 5533, Power Electronics and Motor Drives

Power/Machines

ELEG 4323, Switch Mode Power Conversion

ELEG 4403, Control Systems

ELEG 4503, 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, Electronic Manufacturing Processes

ELEG 4403, Control Systems

ELEG 4503, Electric Power Distb 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 Variable for Application

STAT 5103, Theory of Statistics

CHEM 3504, Physical Chemistry I

CHEM 3603, Organic Chemistry

GEOL 4433, Geophysics

PHYS 3114, Analytical Mechanics

PHYS 3544, Optics

PHYS 3614/3611L , University Physics III

PHYS 4503, Plasma Physics

ZOOL 2213/2211L, Human Physiology

MEEG 3703, Numerical Methods

Courses: Electrical Engineering (ELEG)

Satisfactory completion of the pre-professional curriculum is a prerequisite for enrollment in any 2000-level or higher engineering course.

1003 Introduction to Electrical Engineering Using well-known examples of electrical systems - TV, telephone, VCR, video games, CD player - this course introduces students to the discipline of electrical engineering. The systems are analyzed and the EE disciplines involved in their design are introduced. This course also teaches essential engineering problem solving methodology and time management skills, and introduces some of the computer tools of the trade: mathematical and circuit analysis tools, computer drafting and word processing.

2062L Measurements Laboratory An introduction to laboratory procedures and electronic measuring instruments including multimeters, oscilloscopes, frequency counters, signal generators, power supplies, and wattmeters. Lecture 1 hour, laboratory 3 hours per week.

2101L Electric Circuits I Laboratory 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.

2103 Electric Circuits I The fundamental laws of circuit theory applied to resistive networks; network topology; mesh currents and node voltages; networks theorems; one-terminal and two-terminal pair resistive networks. Time response functions of R-L, and R-C circuits. Corequisite: 2101L Prerequisite: completion of the pre-professional curriculum.

2111L Electric Circuits II Laboratory Experimental investigation of the steady-state behavior of circuits excited by sinusoidal sources. Topics include complex power, three-phase circuits, transformers, and resonance. Corequisite: ELEG 2113.

2113 Electric Circuits II 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 three-phase circuits, ideal transformers and magnetic coupling, two-port networks, resonance, and the Laplace transform and Fourier series as tools for circuit analysis. Corequisite: 2111L Prerequisites: ELEG 2103.

2901L Digital Systems Laboratory Experimental investigations into digital integrated circuits (ICs) use in combinational or sequential logic. Topics also include terminal properties of ICs and use of schematic capture and digital circuits simulator software. Corequisite: ELEG 2903.

2903 Digital Systems An introduction to diodes and transistors gates, binary arithmetic, combinational logic, sequential logic, registers, counters, memory, computer organization. Corequiste: 2901L.

3062L Circuits and Electronics Laboratory Experi-mental investigations into circuit analysis concepts along with other areas of electrical engineering. Various topics include first and second order circuits frequency response, fourier series, diodes, transistors, op amps, and filters. Lecture 1 hour, laboratory 3 hours per week. Prerequisite: ELEG 2062L and 3213.

3121L System and Signal Analysis Laboratory This course is the associated laboratory component of ELEG 3123 - System & Signal Analysis. Experiments on analog and digital systems, frequency responses, impulse response, convolution, and stability. Corequisite: ELEG 3123.

3123 System and Signal Analysis Discrete and continuous time dynamic systems, convolution, Fourier and z-transforms, FFT, stability, frequency response, filtering, state variable models, and analysis. (Same as MEEG 4223.) Corequisite: 3121L Prerequisite: ELEG 2113 (or ELEG 3903 and consent), MATH 3404.

3131L Signal Processing Lab Experiments on analog and digital filter design, fourier, and the discrete fourier transform. Corequisite: ELEG 3133.

3133 Signal Processing Signal Processing, analog and digital filter design, fourier series, fourier transform and fast fourier transform. Prerequisite: ELEG 3123. Corequisite: ELEG 3131L.

3211L Electronics I Laboratory 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 oeprational amplifier fundamentals. Corequisite: ELEG 3213.

3213 Electronics I Introduction to electronic systems and signal processing, operational amplifiers, diodes, non-linear circuit applications, MOSFETs, and BJTs. Corequisite: 3211L Prerequisites: ELEG 2903, PHYS 2073, and MATH 2574.

3221L Electronics II Laboratory Selected experiments to illustrate and complement topics covered in companion course ELEG 3223 - Electronics II Laboratory. Corequisite: ELEG 3223. Prerequisites: ELEG 2113, MATH 3404, and ELEG 3213.

3223 Electronics II Transistor amplifier design, frequency response, feedback amplifiers, stability, analog integrated circuits, active filters, oscillators, electronic circuit design, and applications. Corequisite: 3221L Prerequisites: ELEG 2113, MATH 3404, and ELEG 3213.

3301L Electromechanical Energy Conversion Laboratory 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-rotor and load tests of induction machines, no-load and load characteristics of dc machines and synchronous machines, and speed control of induction machines. Corequisite: ELEG 3303.

3303 Electromechanical Energy Conversion 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: 3301L Prerequisite: ELEG 2113 and PHYS 2073 (or ELEG 3903 and consent).

3703 Electromagnetic Fields and Waves Analysis of static and dynamic fields using vector methods. Dielectric and magnetic materials, capacitance, inductance, boundary conditions and static boundary value problems. Development of Maxwell's equations and their solution for plane wave propagation. Corequisite: MATH 3404 Prerequisite: PHYS 2073.

388V Special Problems One to three hours of credit. Individual study and research on a topic mutually agreeable to the student and a faculty member. Prerequisite: junior standing and prior written agreement between the student and participating faculty supervisor.

3903 Electric Circuits and Machines Basic electrical principles and circuits, some application to electromechanical systems. For engineering students other than those in electrical engineering. Prerequisite: MATH 2564; PHYS 2073.

3913 Engineering Electronics Basic theory and applications of electronic devices and circuits. For engineering students other than those in electrical engineering. Prerequisite: ELEG 3903.

3920D Microprocessor Systems Design Drill Corequisite: ELEG 3923.

3921L Microprocessor Laboratory Experiments and demonstrations of microprocessor instruction execution, exception and interrupt handling, peripheral interfacing and timers. Corequisite: ELEG 3923.

3923 Microprocessor Systems Design Introduction to 16-bit microprocessors and their application. Microprocessor architecture and program language; interface devices; system design using microprocessors. Laboratory application. Prerequisite: ELEG 2903 or 3913 or consent; Corequisite: ELEG 3920D and 3921L.

4062L Electrical Engineering Design Laboratory Design and application in electrical engineering. Lecture 1 hour, laboratory 3 hours per week. Prerequisite: ELEG 3062L and 3223.

4123 Microprocessor Programming Techniques Advanced programming techniques at the assembler level using IBM PC/AT compatibles with MS/DOS. Topics include DOS system calls, ROM BIOS calls, file management and recovery, memory resident and multitasking programming, and interrupt driven service routines. Prerequisite: CSEG 3933.

4133 Random Signal Analysis 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. Prerequisite:INEG 3313 or STAT 3013; corequisite: ELEG 3123 or consent.

4143 Stochastic Signal Processing and Estimation Theory Signal processing techniques are developed for signals corrupted by noise. Included are adaptive filter realization based on detection, estimation, and stochastic control theory. The theoretical principles presented have applications in communication, control, radar, sonar, and seismology. Prerequisite: ELEG 4133.

4203 Semiconductor Devices Crystal properties and growth of semiconductors, energy bands and charge carriers in semiconductors, excess carriers in semiconductors, analysis and design of pn junctions, analysis and design of bipolar junction transistors, analysis and design of field-effect transistors. Prerequisite: MATH 3404.

4223 Design and Fabrication of Solar Cells 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.

4233 Introduction to Integrated Circuit Design (Sp) 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.

4243 Analog Integrated Circuits 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 4203.

4270L Electronics Manufacturing Processes Lab Corequisite: ELEG 4273.

4273 Electronics Manufacturing Processes 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. Two hours lecture, 2 hours laboratory per week. (Same as INEG 4513.) Prerequisites: ELEG 3903 or 2103, and INEG 3313 or STAT 3013, or consent. Corequisite: ELEG 4270L.

4323 Switch Mode Power Conversion 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. Prerequisites: ELEG 3223 and 3123.

4403 Control Systems Mathematical models of control systems. Performance criteria and stability. Zeigler-Nichols, root-locus, and frequency-response design techniques. Special topics. (Same as CSEG 4403 and MEEG 4213. Credit may be earned for only one of CSEG 4403, ELEG 4403 or MEEG 4213.) Prerequisite: ELEG 3123 or consent.

4463L Control Systems Laboratory 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.

4503 Electric Power Distribution Systems 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.

4513 Power System Analysis Equivalent circuit representation of power transmission lines. Development of power transmission network equations including symmetrical component method for unbalanced three-phase circuits. Introduction to the problems of load flow, fault analysis, and transient stability. Prerequisite: ELEG 3123 or ELEG 3903 and consent.

4523 Introduction to Power Electronics 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). Prerequisites: ELEG 3123 and 3223.

4563L Power System Laboratory Computer studies of: transmission line performance, formation of positive-sequence and zero-sequence network matrices, power-flow, economic-operation, three-phase and single-phase faults and transient stability. Prerequisite: ELEG 4513.

4603 Digital Signal Processing Theory, techniques, and design principles in digital signal processing including the Fourier and z-Transforms, flow graphs, filter design, quantization effects, stochastic processes, and spectral estimation. Corequisites: ELEG 3123 and 4133.

4623 Communication Systems 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 or consent.

4683 Introduction to Image Processing 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.)

4713 Electromagnetic Transmission Steady state and transient response of lossless and dissipative transmission lines. Wave guides and resonators. Antennas and radiation. Prerequisite: ELEG 3703.

487V Special Course (1-3) Offering of new approved courses not yet listed in the catalog. Prerequisite: senior standing and consent of instructor.

488V Special Problems (1-3) Individual study and research on a topic mutually agreeable to the student and a faculty member. Prerequisite: senior standing and prior written agreement between the student and participating faculty
supervisor.

489V Special Projects (1-3) Design and construction of a project mutually agreeable to the student and a faculty member. Prerequisite: senior standing and prior written agreement between the student and participating faculty supervisor.

4913 Mini-Micro Operating Systems Structure of operating systems for mini and microcomputers. Emphasis on MS/DOS and UNIX. Practice and knowledge of functional elements of these operating systems. Memory management, file structures, interrupts, and other basics of operating systems. Drill sessions will be required when this course is taught in the summer terms. (Same as CSEG 4513.) Prerequisites: CSEG 3543.

4923 Computer Organization and File Structure Programming for study retrieval. File access methods, data set organizations. Data entry, file maintenance. Drill sessions will be required when this course is taught in the summer terms. Prerequisite: CSEG 3543.

4933 Minicomputer Applications Structure, implementation, and application of minicomputer systems. Microcomputer hardware. Microprogramming. Minicomputer software technology. Design and evaluation of minicomputer systems. (Same as CSEG 4953.) Prerequisite: ELEG 3213 or consent.

4943 Digital Systems Design 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.

4953 Data-Base Management Data-base management systems, types of data-base languages, relational algebra, SQL, compression techniques, E-R diagramming, and applications programs. Drill sessions will be required when this course is taught in the summer terms. (Same as CSEG 4563.) Pre-requisite: CSEG 3543.

4960L Field Programmable Gate Array Laboratory Lab Corequisite: ELEG 4963

4963 Field Programmable Gate Array Laboratory 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.

4983 Computer Hardware Organization Design of a complete single board computer including basic hardware organization, memory subsystem design, peripheral interfacing, DMA control, interrupt control. and bus organization. (Credit cannot be received for both CSEG 4983 and ELEG 4983) (Same as CSEG 4983.). Prerequisite: ELEG 3923 or consent.

5103 Introduction to Artificial Intelligence Provides engineering students with an introduction to the major subjects and techniques of artificial intelligence. Topics include: machine learning, computer vision, natural language understanding, and Al languages. (Same as CSEG 5003.) Prerequisite: CSEG 3943.

5153 Real-Time Data Acquisition Systems 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.

5160L Advanced Microcontroller Design Lab Corequisite: ELEG 5163.

5163 Advanced Microcontroller Design Project 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. Prerequisite: ELEG 3923. Corequisite: ELEG 5160L.

5173L Digital Signal Processing Laboratory 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 or consent.

5213 Integrated Circuit Fabrication Technology 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 or consent.

5223 MOS Transistor Modeling Semiconductors, contacts, and p/n junction; MOS structure, flat-band voltage, accumulation, depletion and inversion, small-scale capacitance; MOS transistor, general charge sheet model, strong, moderate, and weak inversion; short channel effects; ion implanted channels; MOS transistor in dynamic operation, large-signal modeling, small-signal modeling, high frequency small-signal models. Prerequisite: ELEG 4203 or consent.

5233 Solid-State Electronics I 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 3614/3611L or consent.

5253L Integrated Circuit Design Laboratory I 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 in-depth coverage of topics from ELEG 4233, and design of very large scale chips. Prerequisites: ELEG 4233 and 4203.

5263L Integrated Circuit Design Laboratory II 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.

5273 Electronic Packaging 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. (Same as MEEG 5273.) Prerequisite: ELEG 3213 or ELEG 3913 and MATH 3404.

5293L Integrated Circuits Fabrication Laboratory (Sp) 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.

5313 Power Semiconductor Devices 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 or consent.

5403 Systems Theory 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.

5413 Stochastic Control Systems 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. Prerequisites: ELEG 3143 and 4303 or consent.

5423 Optimal Control Systems Basic concepts, conditions for optimality, the minimum principle, the Hamilton Jacobi equation, structure and properties of optimal systems. Prerequisite: ELEG 4403 or consent.

5433 Digital Control Systems 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.

5443 Nonlinear Systems Analysis and Control 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.

5453 Adaptive Filtering and Control Models for deterministic systems. Parameter estimation. Adaptive control. Stochastic models. Stochastic state and parameter estimation. Adaptive control of stochastic systems. Prerequisites: ELEG 3143, ELEG 4403.

5513 Electric Power Quality 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, MATH 3404, or consent of the instructor.

5533 Power Electronics and Motor Drives 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 3303.

5623 Information Theory Continuous and discrete source and channel models, measure of information, channel capacity, noisy-channel coding theorem, coding and decoding techniques. Prerequisite: ELEG 4133 or 4623.

5633 Detection and Estimation 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 or consent.

5643 Computer Communications Networks A study of various current data communications 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 or consent.

5653 Artificial Neural Networks A study of neural network 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 recognition.

5663 Interactive Graphics Basic concepts of interactive graphics including theory, techniques, equipment, and applications. (Same as CSEG 5213.) Prerequisite: graduate standing or consent.

5673 Pattern Recognition 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.

5683 Image Processing Introduction to the basic concepts of image processing-theory and applications. Covers photographic, optical, and digital methods of image restoration, reformation, extraction, and analysis. (Same as CSEG 5203.) Prerequisite: ELEG 4133.

5713 Antennas and Radiation Radio frequency antennas, control of radiation patterns, antenna impedance and antenna feeding systems. Prerequisite: ELEG 3713.

5733 Remote Sensing Systems Analysis of remote sensors operating in three 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. Prerequisites: ELEG 3703 and ELEG 3123, or consent of instructor.

5743 Radar Systems 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.

5753 Synthetic Aperture Radar Systems 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. Prerequisites: ELEG 3123, 3713, 4133.

5801 Graduate Seminar 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.

5870L Special Problems Lab

587V Special Topics in Electrical Engineering (1-3) Consideration of current electrical engineering topics not covered in other courses. Prerequisite: graduate standing and consent of the instructor.

588V Special Problems (1-6) Opportunity for individual study of advanced subjects related to a graduate electrical engineering program to suit individual requirements. Prerequisite: consent.

5903 Computer Architecture Design of digital computer systems including basic computer organization, memory system design, pipeline techniques, parallel architectures. . Prerequisite: ELEG 3923.

5913 Parallel Programming An analysis of parallel computer systems with respect to software engineering. Practical programming experience on pipelined, array, and multi-processor computers. Parallel algorithm development. (Same as CSCI 5303 and CSEG 5303. Credit can be earned in only one of these three courses.). . Prerequisite: working knowledge of "C" language, and CSEG 4513 or equivalent.

5963 Computer Systems Optimization Design considerations and performance analysis of computer and communication systems modeling. (Same as CSEG 5063.) Prerequisites: CSEG 3933.

600V Master's Thesis (1-6) Prerequisite: graduate standing or consent.

6213 Semiconductor Surfaces 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.

6233 Solid State Electronics II In-depth 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.

6273 Advanced Electronic Packaging 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.

642V Advanced Control System Topics Special topics continued from the areas of stochastic systems, sample-data systems and optimal control. Emphasis on current literature and research. Prerequisite: consent.

661V Topics in Communication Theory (1-6) Special topics continued from the areas of detection theory, information theory, and estimation theory. Emphasis on current literature and research. Prerequisite: consent.

6801 Graduate Seminar 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.

700V Doctoral Dissertation (1-18) Prerequisite: consent.

 

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