Course List - Fall 2008

The scope and nature of professional activities of electrical and computer engineers, including problem-solving techniques, analysis, and design methods; using computers for communication and problem-solving tasks; engineering professional ethics; analysis of analog resistive circuits, including Thevenin/Norton equivalent, mesh analysis, and nodal analysis; representation of signals and systems; information processing; state machines. Three lecture hours and two laboratory hours a week for one semester. Electrical Engineering 302 and 302H may not both be counted. Prerequisite: Credit with a grade of at least C or registration for Mathematics 408C or 408K.

Restricted to students in the Engineering Honors Program. The scope and nature of professional activities of electrical and computer engineers, including problem-solving techniques, analysis, and design methods; using computers for communication and problem-solving tasks; engineering professional ethics; analysis of analog resistive circuits, including Thevenin/Norton equivalent, mesh analysis, and nodal analysis. Three lecture hours and two laboratory hours a week for one semester. Electrical Engineering 302 and 302H may not both be counted. Prerequisite: Credit with a grade of at least C or registration for Mathematics 408C or 408K.

Bottom-up introduction to computing; bits and operations on bits; number formats; arithmetic and logic operations; digital logic; the Von Neumann model of processing, including memory, arithmetic logic unit, registers, and instruction decoding and execution; introduction to structured programming and debugging; machine and assembly language programming; the structure of an assembler; physical input/output through device registers; subroutine call/return; trap instruction; stacks and applications of stacks. Three lecture hours and one recitation hour a week for one semester. Electrical Engineering 306 and 379K (Topic: Introduction to Computing) may not both be counted. Prerequisite: Credit with a grade of at least C or registration for Mathematics 408C or 408K.

May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.

Linear circuit elements; nodal and mesh analysis; operational amplifiers; capacitance and inductance; simple transient response; sinusoidal steady state analysis; Bode plots; three-phase circuits; transformers; two-port networks (Z-parameters and Y-parameters); computer-aided analysis and design. Three lecture hours and two recitation hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Electrical Engineering 302 or 302H with a grade of at least C; credit with a grade of at least C or registration for Mathematics 427K; and credit with a grade of at least C or registration for Physics 303L and 103N.

Programming skills for problem solving; programming in C; elementary data structures; asymptotic analysis. Three lecture hours and one recitation hour a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Electrical Engineering 306 or Biomedical Engineering 303 with a grade of at least C.

Representation of signals and systems; system properties; sampling; Laplace and z-transforms; transfer functions and frequency response; convolution; stability; Fourier series; Fourier transform; AM/FM modulation; applications. Prerequisite: Electrical Engineering 411, 331, or Biomedical Engineering 311 with a grade of at least C; and Mathematics 427K with a grade of at least C.

Boolean algebra; analysis and synthesis of combinational and sequential switching networks; applications to computer design. Prerequisite: Electrical Engineering 306 or Computer Sciences 307 with a grade of at least C; and credit with a grade of at least C or registration for Electrical Engineering 312 or Computer Sciences 310.

Basic computer structure; instruction set; addressing modes; assembly language programming; subroutines; arithmetic operations; programming in C; C functions; basic data structures; input/output; and survey of several microcontrollers. Three lecture hours and one laboratory hour a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Electrical Engineering 306 or Biomedical Engineering 303 with a grade of at least C, and Electrical Engineering 312 with a grade of at least C.

Digital and analog parametric testing of mixed-signal circuits and systems, including frequency response, harmonic and intermodulation, and noise behavior; use of system-level test equipment, including network analyzers, spectrum analyzers, and probe stations; coherent v. noncoherent measurements; design for testability. Three lecture hours and three laboratory hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Electrical Engineering 438 (or 338) with a grade of at least C; and credit with a grade of at least C or registration for Aerospace Engineering 333T, Biomedical Engineering 333T, Chemical Engineering 333T, Civil Engineering 333T, Electrical Engineering 333T, Mechanical Engineering 333T, or Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering 333T.

Programming with abstractions; data structures; algorithm analysis. Prerequisite: Electrical Engineering 312 with a grade of at least C.

Introduction to electrostatics and magnetostatics; properties of conductive, dielectric, and magnetic materials; solutions of Maxwell's equations; uniform plane wave applications; frequency- and time-domain analyses of transmission lines. Prerequisite: Physics 303L and 103N and Mathematics 427K with a grade of at least C in each.

Solutions of time-varying Maxwell's equations with applications to antennas and wireless propagation; antenna theory and design, array synthesis; electromagnetic wave propagation, scattering, and diffraction; numerical methods for solving Maxwell's equations. Prerequisite: Electrical Engineering 325 with a grade of at least C.

This course covers the work period of electrical and computer engineering students in the Cooperative Engineering Program. Forty laboratory hours a week for three semesters. The student must complete Electrical Engineering 325LX, 325LY, and 325LZ before a grade and degree credit are awarded. Prerequisite: For 325LX, application to become a member of the Cooperative Engineering Program, approval of the dean, and appointment for a full-time cooperative work tour; for 325LY, Electrical Engineering 325LX and appointment for a full-time cooperative work tour; for 325LZ, Electrical Engineering 325LY and appointment for a full-time cooperative work tour.

This course covers the work period of electrical and computer engineering students in the Cooperative Engineering Program. Forty laboratory hours a week for three semesters. The student must complete Electrical Engineering 325LX, 325LY, and 325LZ before a grade and degree credit are awarded. Prerequisite: For 325LX, application to become a member of the Cooperative Engineering Program, approval of the dean, and appointment for a full-time cooperative work tour; for 325LY, Electrical Engineering 325LX and appointment for a full-time cooperative work tour; for 325LZ, Electrical Engineering 325LY and appointment for a full-time cooperative work tour.

This course covers the work period of electrical and computer engineering students in the Cooperative Engineering Program. Forty laboratory hours a week for three semesters. The student must complete Electrical Engineering 325LX, 325LY, and 325LZ before a grade and degree credit are awarded. Prerequisite: For 325LX, application to become a member of the Cooperative Engineering Program, approval of the dean, and appointment for a full-time cooperative work tour; for 325LY, Electrical Engineering 325LX and appointment for a full-time cooperative work tour; for 325LZ, Electrical Engineering 325LY and appointment for a full-time cooperative work tour.

This course covers the work period of electrical engineering students in the Cooperative Engineering Program. Forty laboratory hours a week for two semesters. The student must complete Electrical Engineering 225MA and 225MB before a grade and degree credit are awarded. Prerequisite: For 225MA, application to become a member of the Cooperative Engineering Program, approval of the dean, and appointment for a full-time cooperative work tour; for 225MB, Electrical Engineering 225MA and appointment for a full-time cooperative work tour.

This course covers the work period of electrical engineering students in the Cooperative Engineering Program. Forty laboratory hours a week for two semesters. The student must complete Electrical Engineering 225MA and 225MB before a grade and degree credit are awarded. Prerequisite: For 225MA, application to become a member of the Cooperative Engineering Program, approval of the dean, and appointment for a full-time cooperative work tour; for 225MB, Electrical Engineering 225MA and appointment for a full-time cooperative work tour.

Practical work experience in industry or a research lab under the supervision of an engineer or scientist. Requires a substantial final report. At least ten hours of work a week, for a total of 150 hours a semester or summer session. May be repeated for credit, but only three hours may be counted toward an electrical engineering degree. Prerequisite: Consent of the undergraduate adviser.

Not open to electrical engineering majors. Brief theory of direct and alternating current circuits; single-phase and three-phase power transmission; electronic devices and instrumentation; electromechanics. Prerequisite: Mathematics 408D, Physics 303L, and 103N with a grade of at least C in each.

Advanced engineering communication skills, with emphasis on technical documents, oral reports, and graphics; collaborative work involving online communication and research. Prerequisite: English 316K with a grade of at least C.

Electronic devices in analog and digital circuits. Device physics and modeling; two-port networks; analysis and design of power supply circuits and amplifiers; frequency response; Bode plots. Laboratory work covers generation and acquisition of test signals; current, voltage, and impedance measurements; transfer function measurement; and spectrum measurements and analysis. Three lecture hours and three laboratory hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Credit with a grade of at least C or registration for Electrical Engineering 313 or Biomedical Engineering 343.

Electronic devices in analog and digital circuits. Device physics and modeling; two-port networks; analysis and design of power supply circuits and amplifiers; frequency response; Bode plots. Laboratory work covers generation and acquisition of test signals; current, voltage, and impedance measurements; transfer function measurement; and spectrum measurements and analysis. Three lecture hours and three laboratory hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Credit with a grade of at least C or registration for Electrical Engineering 313 or Biomedical Engineering 343.

Feedback principles; Bode plots; analysis and design of circuits with operational amplifiers and oscillators; filters; power amplifiers. Prerequisite: Electrical Engineering 438 with a grade of at least C.

Analysis and design of analog integrated circuits; transistor models, integrated circuit technologies; layout techniques; mismatches; simple and advanced current mirrors, single-stage amplifiers; differential-pair amplifiers; frequency response; noise considerations; feedback; nonlinear circuits; cascode amplifiers; telescopic and folded-cascode operational amplifiers; two-stage operational amplifiers using state-of-the-art EDA/CAD tools for design simulation and layout. Prerequisite: Electrical Engineering 438 and 339 with a grade of at least C in each.

Quantum theory of energy levels; semiconductor materials and carrier transport; p-n junctions and Schottky barriers; bipolar and field effect transistors; light-emitting diodes, lasers, and photodetectors. Prerequisite: Mathematics 427K and Physics 303L and 103N with a grade of at least C in each.

Integrated circuit fabrication: crystal growth and wafer preparation; epitaxial growth; oxidation, diffusion, and ion implantation; thin-film deposition techniques; lithography and etching processes; integrated circuit process integration and process simulation. Three lecture hours and three laboratory hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Electrical Engineering 438 and 339 with a grade of at least C in each; and credit with a grade of at least C or registration for Aerospace Engineering 333T, Biomedical Engineering 333T, Chemical Engineering 333T, Civil Engineering 333T, Electrical Engineering 333T, Mechanical Engineering 333T, or Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering 333T.

Microprocessor organization and interfacing; memory interfacing; hardware-software design of microprocessor systems; applications, including communication systems. Two lecture hours and six laboratory hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Electrical Engineering 319K, 322C, and 438 with a grade of at least C in each; and credit with a grade of at least C or registration for Aerospace Engineering 333T, Biomedical Engineering 333T, Chemical Engineering 333T, Civil Engineering 333T, Electrical Engineering 333T, Mechanical Engineering 333T, or Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering 333T.

Architectures of programmable digital signal processors; programming for real-time performance; design and implementation of digital filters, modulators, data scramblers, pulse shapers, and modems in real time; interfaces to telecommunications systems. Three lecture hours and three laboratory hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Electrical Engineering 319K and 438 with a grade of at least C in each; credit with a grade of at least C or registration for Aerospace Engineering 333T, Biomedical Engineering 333T, Chemical Engineering 333T, Civil Engineering 333T, Electrical Engineering 333T, Mechanical Engineering 333T, or Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering 333T; and credit with a grade of at least C or registration for Biomedical Engineering 335 or Electrical Engineering 351K.

Principles of operation and applications of lasers, optical modulators, and optical detectors. Prerequisite: Electrical Engineering 339 with a grade of at least C.

Probability, random variables, statistics, and random processes, including counting, independence, conditioning, expectation, density functions, distributions, law of large numbers, central limit theorem, confidence intervals, hypothesis testing, statistical estimation, stationary processes, Markov chains, and ergodicity. Prerequisite: Electrical Engineering 313 with a grade of at least C.

Presentations by speakers from industry, government, academia, and professional private practice. Topics include environmental and other ethical concerns, safety awareness, quality management, technical career descriptions, and professionalism. Substantial practice in engineering communication. One lecture hour a week for one semester. Prerequisite: English 316K with a grade of at least C.

Elective course open to upper-division students in electrical engineering for original investigation of special problems approved by the department. For each semester hour of credit earned, the equivalent of three laboratory hours a week for one semester. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.

Elective course open to upper-division students in electrical engineering for original investigation of special problems approved by the department. For each semester hour of credit earned, the equivalent of three laboratory hours a week for one semester. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.