115: Professional Projects I – 1 credit
A report on an approved topic area to meet the specific objectives of a student in a particular major. The work will be a strongly guided study to include most of the following considerations: economic; environmental; sustainability; manufacturability; ethical; health and safety; social; and political factors. The work should include hands-on exercises and library research designed with limited student experience in mind. Since leadership is a strong component of the program, teams will compete on solving the problem. Laboratory 3 hours.
116: Professional Projects II – 1 credit
A report on an approved topic area to meet the specific objectives of a student in a particular area of study. The work will be a strongly guided study to coincide with a senior project or an application area in the related profession. Students will be responsible for evaluating most of the following considerations: economic; environmental; sustainability; manufacturability; ethical; health and safety; social; and political factors. Laboratory 3 hours.
130: Programming Fundamentals I – 1 credit
An introduction to the basic principles of computer engineering and software design. Basic functional units and components of computer systems are identified and their interrelationships examined. Design of algorithms using modular techniques and implementation using an object-oriented language. Verification and testing techniques introduced. Laboratory 3 hours.
131: Programming Fundamentals II – 1 credit
A continuation of CP130. Software engineering. Requirements, analysis, documentation, design, implementation of algorithms and data structures. Programming accomplished using an object-oriented language. Laboratory 3 hours.
204: Electric Circuits I – 3 credits
A study of principles and methods of analysis of electric circuits with both direct and time varying sources in the steady state. KCL, KVL, mesh, and nodal techniques. Network theorems are developed and applied to the analysis of networks. Energy storage elements. First order and second order circuits with forced and natural responses. Sinusoidal analysis, complex numbers, phasor diagrams. Power; average, effective, and complex power in single phase systems. Classroom 3 hours. Corequisite: MA122.
215: Fundamentals of Digital Design – 4 credits
An introductory course on formal design techniques for combinational and sequential logic circuits. Topics include combinational logic networks, minimization techniques, registers, synchronous sequential networks, and control units. Applications of the concept developed in the classroom will be implemented in the laboratory. Classroom 3 hours, Laboratory 2 hours.
242: Digital Systems Design – 4 credits
Topics are hierarchical design methods, design and debugging of digital hardware, determination of circuit behavior, control and timing, machine organization, control unit implementation, and interface design. A hardware design language will be used, and students will acquire design experience implementing digital hardware. Classroom 3 hours, laboratory 2 hour. Prerequisite: EE215.
303: Electromagnetic Field Theory I – 3 credits
Maxwell’s Equations are developed from the experimental laws of electric and magnetic fields. Topics involving electric fields include Gauss’s Law, divergence, energy, potential, conductors, dielectrics, and capacitance. Topics involving magnetic fields include the Biot-Savart Law, Ampere’s Law, magnetic forces, magnetic materials, and inductance. Maxwell’s Equations are used to describe wave motion in free space and in dielectric media. Classroom 3 hours. Prerequisites: MA223, EE204.
321: Computer Organization and Programming – 4 credits
The architecture and programming of computers are introduced. Computer organization topics include the arithmetic logic unit, timing and control, memory, serial and parallel I/O ports, and the bus system. Programs are written and run in machine and assembly language. Additional topics include peripheral interface control, interrupts, cross assembly and applications. Classroom 3 hours, laboratory 2 hours. Prerequisite: EG112 or IS121 or IS131, or permission of the instructor.
350: Linear Systems – 3 credits
This course provides the foundations of signal and system analysis. Linear, time-invariant, causal and BIBO stable analog and digital systems are discussed. System input-output descriptions, convolution and the impulse response are covered. Additional topics include singularity functions, Fourier and Laplace circuit analysis, circuit transfer functions, Bode plots, and ideal filters and real filters including Butterworth, Chebyschev, and Elliptic filters. Discrete topics include the z transform, difference equations, FIR and IIR filters, the bilinear transformation, the DTFT, the DFT, and the FFT. Classroom 3 hours. Prerequisites: EE356
356: Electrical Circuits II – 3 credits
This course is a continuation of Electric Circuits I (EG204). The complete solutions of linear circuits by Laplace transforms are developed. The concepts of frequency response, resonance, and network functions, two port networks including hybrid parameters are studied in depth. The concepts of transformers, power, coupled circuits, multi-phase circuits, and Fourier series are introduced. Computer-based circuit simulation is used throughout. Classroom 3 hours. Prerequisite: EE204.
357: Electronics I – 3 credits
The basic building blocks used in electronic engineering are studied. Diodes, bipolar transistors, and MOS transistors are modeled and then used to describe the operation of logic gates and amplifiers. Emphasis is placed on the operation and applications of standard integrated circuit chips. Classroom 3 hours. Prerequisite: EE204.
359: Electrical Engineering Laboratory – 1 credit
Implementation, analysis, and design of electric and electronic circuits involving resistors, inductors, capacitors, diodes, bipolar transistors, MOS transistors, operational amplifiers, and filters. Study and practice in the use of standard electrical engineering laboratory instrumentation. Laboratory 2 hours. Pre requisite: EG204, EE215; Corequisites: EE356, EE357.
366: Electronics II – 4 credits
This course is a continuation of Electronics I. Analog and digital circuits are discussed. Analog topics include frequency response, real world applications of operational amplifiers, power amplifiers, filters, oscillators, and A/D and D/A converters. Digital electronic building blocks are discussed, including flip-flops, counters, coding and decoding circuits, and memory. Classroom 3 hours, laboratory 2 hours. Prerequisites: EE357, EE359.
373: Electric Machines – 4 credits
A course on principles of energy conversion in electromechanical devices and machines. Analysis of transformers, polyphase synchronous and asynchronous machines, single phase fractional horsepower machines, and DC machines. Classroom 3 hours, laboratory 2 hours. Prerequisite: EE356; corequisite: MA224.
411: Microprocessor-Based Systems – 4 credits
This course deals with organization, operation, and design of systems where the microprocessor controls special interfaces to non-standard devices and responds to external events in a timely fashion. Topics include interface of special purpose peripherals, data structures, control structures, program and data organization, and real time operating systems. Application to communications, automated measurement, process and servo control are discussed. Classroom 3 hours, laboratory 2 hours. Prerequisites: EE215, CP321.
450: Professional Issues – 3 credits
A course to prepare the engineering student for the non-technical aspects of the engineering profession. Topics covered include engineering registration, ethical responsibilities, malpractice and legal responsibilities, and the business aspects of the engineering profession. Classroom 2 hours. Recitation 2 hours. Prerequisites: junior or senior status.
455: Power Conversion and Control – 3 credits
This course deals with the efficient conversion between forms of electrical energy via electronic means. A brief overview is given of the major semiconductor devices that are used as switches. The design applications that are studied include DC-DC conversion, motor control, and AC phase control. Practical design aspects such as non-ideal components, device protection, and thermal considerations are addressed throughout. Classroom 3 hours. Prerequisites: EE373, EE366.
463: Communication Systems – 4 credits
Analog transmission of information signals by communication systems is analyzed. The component parts of transmitters and receivers including AM/FM modulators, filters, detectors and decoders are discussed. Mathematical concepts include the Fourier Series, Fourier Transform, dirac delta function and sinc function. Signal classification and digital modulation techniques such as ASK, FSK, PSK, PAM and QAM. Classroom 3 hours, laboratory 2 hours. Prerequisites: EE356, EE357, EE359.
468: Solid State Materials – 3 credits
Solid state materials, physics of electronic devices, and integrated circuit design are studied. Topics include silicon crystal properties, diffusion, implantation, lithography, and circuit fabrication. Device models are derived for junction diodes, bipolar and, MOS transistors. Classroom 3 hours. Prerequisites: EE303, EE357.
480: Control System Design and Analysis – 4 credits
Analysis and design of continuous-time control systems using classical methods. Laplace transforms, transfer functions, and block diagrams. Transient-response analysis, Routh-Hurwitz stability criterion, and steady-state error analysis. Analysis of control systems using the root-locus and frequency-response methods. Computer-aided design and analysis. Prerequisites: EE204, MA224.
486: Digital Signal Processing – 3 credits
An introductory level course that discusses the conversion of analog signals to discrete time signals. Emphasis will be on the processing of discrete signals using both time-domain and frequency-domain analysis. These techniques will be applied to the design of digital filters. Classroom 3 hours. Pre requisite: EE463 or Instructor's permission.
490: Advanced Topics – 3 credits
A course that provides advanced study in an area of the instructor’s special competence. Courses that have been offered in the past include Power System Stability, Electrical Communications II, Microwave Theory and Techniques, and Digital Systems. Offered as the occasion demands. Classroom 3 hours. Prerequisite: Senior Standing.
491: Electrical System Design I – 3 credits
Introduction to design problems. Application of concepts of electrical engineering to design of instruments and systems. Importance of economic constraints and human factors to the design process. Design projects involving alternative solutions, optimization, and simulation. Design, build, test, and report stages of total design process. Nine hours per week of directed reading, research, and experimentation. Prerequisite: seventh semester standing and permission of instructor.
494: Electrical System Design II – 3 credits
A course on investigations involving a non-prescribed project requiring application of theory and work in the laboratory. Project to be chosen from a list approved by the staff culminating in a written report and oral presentation to class and staff in seminar. Nine hours per week of directed readings, research, and experimentation. Prerequisite: EE491.