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101    TOOLS FOR ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING    3 credits
       Course Instructors:    Dr. John Welch    ,    Mr. Greg Lewis    &    Dr. Bruce Taylor

Corequisite: 3450:221 or 149. Orientation to degree programs and design practice in electrical and computer engineering and in computer science. Introduction to computer applications and resources far engineering studies.


230    CIRCUITS I LABORATORY    1 credits
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Corequisite: 231. Computation, computer aided circuit analysis, circuit theorem confirmation, report writing to include data analysis and reduction, introduction to electrical measurements.


231    CIRCUITS I    3 credits
       Course Instructors:    Dr. John Durkin    ,    Dr. James Grover    &    Dr. Tom Hartley

Prerequisite: 3650:291; Corequisite: 230. Fundamentals at circuit analysis including loop and nodal methods, phasor techniques, resonance, polyphase circuits and magnetic coupling.


263    SWITCHING AND LOGIC    4 credits
       Course Instructors:    Dr. James Grover

Prerequisites: 231. Corequisite: 340. Analysis at computer circuits. Introduction to use of Boolean algebra and mapping techniques in analyzing switching circuits. Sequential circuits.


320    BASIC ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING    4 credits
       Course Instructors:    Dr. Tom Hartley    ,    Dr. Bruce Taylor    &    Dr. Robert Veillette

Prerequisite: junior standing in engineering; Corequisite: 3450:335. Covers fundamental aspects at electrical circuits, electronics and electrical machinery. Not open to an electrical engineering major.


330    CIRCUITS II LABORATORY    1 credits
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Corequisite: 331. Computation, computer aided circuit analysis, circuit theorem confirmation, report writing to include data analysis and reduction, intermediate electrical measurements.


332    CIRCUITS II    3 credits
       Course Instructors:    Dr. Malik Elbuluk

Prerequisite: 231; Corequisite: 330. Network theorems, Fourier methods, transfer functions. Laplace and Fourier transforms and their use in analyzing dynamic operation at circuits.


341    COMMUNICATIONS AND SIGNAL PROCESSING    3 credits
       Course Instructors:    Dr. Oke C. Ugweje

Prerequisite: 263, 343. Introduces analog and digital communication systems and signal pro­cessing. Time-Sampling and filtering. Modulation and demodulation techniques. Noise and bandwidth requirements. System design and performance analysis.


343    SIGNALS AND SYSTEMS    4 credits
       Course Instructors:    Dr. Alex De Abreu Garcia    &    Dr. Robert Veillette

Prerequisites: 3450:335 and 4400:231. Linear systems theory and transform analysis techniques for continuous and discrete systems. Convolutions, Laplace transforms, continuous and discrete Fourier transforms. Difference equations and Z transforms.


353    ELECTROMAGNETICS I    4 credits
       Course Instructors:    Dr. Nathan Ida    &    Dr. Igor Tsukerman

Prerequisite: 231, 3450:223 or permission. Vector analysis. Electrostatics: electrostatic field, scalar potential, dielectrics, boundary value problems. Magnetostatics: magnetic circuits. Maxwell’s equations: Faraday’s law, time-harmonic fields. Introduction to plane waves.


354    ELECTROMAGNETICS II    3 credits
       Course Instructors:    Dr. Nathan Ida    &    Dr. Igor Tsukerman

Prerequisite: 353. Theory and application of transmission lines: transient and steady-state waxes. Plane EM waves: propagation, reflection, and refraction. Wave guides open and closed-boundary guiding structures.


360    PHYSICAL ELECTRONICS    3 credits
       Course Instructors:    Dr. George Giakos

Prerequisite: 263, 332. PN junction, diffusion, tunneling, PET and BJT device physics, equivalent circuits for electronic devices, time and frequency analysis, biasing and logic families.


361    ELECTRONIC DESIGN    4 credits
       Course Instructors:    Dr. Iqbal Husain    ,    Dr. James Grover    &    Dr. George Giakos

Prerequisites: 343, 360. Power amplification, feedback, oscillators, linear integrated circuits, modulation and demodulation circuits.


371    CONTROL SYSTEMS I    4 credits
       Course Instructors:    Dr. Alex De Abreu Garcia

Prerequisite: 343. Introduction to servomechanisms and feedback. Modeling and response of feedback control systems. Stability of linear systems. Experiments include analog simulation and basic servomechanism.


381    ENERGY CONVERSION    4 credits
       Course Instructors:    Dr. Malik Elbuluk    &    Dr. Iqbal Husain

Prerequisites: 332. Corequisite: 353. Nonelectrical to electrical energy conversions and vice versa: thermal, chemical, solar. Fundamentals of electromechanical energy conversion. Principle of operation of transformers, commutator machines, induction and synchronous machines.


391    PROBLEMS    1-3 credits

(May he taken more than once) Prerequisite: permission of department head. Select comprehensive problems, supervised discussions and computation periods.


400    SENIOR PROJECT SEMINAR    1 credits
       Course Instructors:    Mr. Greg Lewis

Students present Senior Design Project proposals, progress reports, and final reports. Professional and societal impact aspects of design are considered.


401    SENIOR DESIGN PROJECT I    2 credits
       Course Instructors:    Mr. Greg Lewis

Prerequisites: senior standing. Corequisite: 400. Design and preparation phase of an engineering project. Required project presentation, approval of a written proposal, and ordering of required parts.

Fall 2003 Senior Design Projects


402    SENIOR DESIGN PROJECT II    3 credits
       Course Instructors:    Mr. Greg Lewis

Prerequisite: 401. Implementation and evaluation phases of an engineering design project. Requires a project presentation and report.


434    ACTIVE CIRCUITS    3 credits
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Prerequisite: 343. Applications of operational amplifiers including bilinear transfer functions, scaling, cascade design, biquad circuits, lowpass, high pass, bandpass-filters, Butterworth and Chebyshev response, sensitivity, delay filters, frequency transformations, ladder design, simulated element design, leapfrog simulation and switched-capacitors.


447    RANDOM SIGNALS   3 credits
       Course Instructors:    Dr. Oke C. Ugweje    &    Dr. Igor Tsukerman

Prerequisite: 343. Applications of set theory, discrete and continuous sample spaces: probability, random variables, distribution functions, density functions, stochastic processes, random signals, system function, power spectrum and correlation functions.


448    OPTICAL COMMUNICATION NETWORKS 3 credits
       Course Instructors:  Dr. George Giakos

Prerequisite: 341, 354. Optical waveguides and integrated components. Optical transmitters and receivers. Optical communications network design.


449   DIGITAL COMMUNICATION    3 credits
       Course Instructors:    Dr. Oke C. Ugweje

Prerequisite: 341. Introduction to digital communication theory and systems: coding of analog and digital information: digital modulation techniques. Introduction to information theory.


451    ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY    3 credits
       Course Instructors:    Dr. Nathan Ida

Prerequisite: 360. Introduction to electromagnetics, electromagnetic compatibility, crosstalk and effects on computers, communication linen and systems.


453    ANTENNA THEORY    3 credits
       Course Instructors:    Dr. Nathan Ida

Prerequisite: 354. Theory of EM radiation. Wire antennas, arrays, receiving antennas, reciprocity. Integral equations for induced currents, self and mutual impedances. Equivalence principle, radiation from aperture antennas.


455    MICROWAVES    4 credits
       Course Instructors:    Prof. Milton Kult

Prerequisite: 354. Dynamic fields, Maxwell's equation and wave equations. Field analysis of mace guides, microwave components, techniques and systems.


457    WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS    3 credits
       Course Instructors:    Dr. Oke C. Ugweje

Prerequisite: 549. Theory and analysis of wireless communication systems, wireless propagation, multiple access, modulation, demodulation, multipath channel characterization, diversity, cellular, and PCS services and standards.


461    OPTICAL ELECTRONICS AND PHOTONIC DEVICES    3 credits
       Course Instructors:  Dr. George Giakos

Prerequisite: 360, 341, 354 or 451. Lightwave engineering, photonic principles and optical electronic device technology.


465    PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC    3 credits
       Course Instructors:    Dr. James Grover

Prerequisite: 263. Digital design with programmable devices. PLD and FPGA architectures. Logic design and technology mapping tools.


470    MICROPROCESSOR INTERFACING    3 credits
       Course Instructors:    Dr. James Grover

Prerequisites: 3460:209 or 4450:208. Microprocessor structure, Bus Interface. Digital controller devices and their relationship to both the microcomputer and physical environment.


472    CONTROL SYSTEMS II    4 credits
       Course Instructors:    Dr. Robert Veillette

Prerequisite: 371. Sampled-data control system analysis and design. Discrete-time representation of sampled-data systems. Cascade, feedforward and state-variable compensation techniques. Digital computer implementation.


481    MODERN POWER SYSTEMS    3 credits
       Course Instructors:    Dr. Iqbal Husain

Prerequisite: 381. Introduction to electricity utility load flow, faulty analysis, stability, surge protec­tion and relaying.


483    POWER ELECTRONICS I    3 credits
       Course Instructors:    Dr. Malik Elbuluk

Prerequisite: 332. Steady-state analysis and design of power electronic converters: AC/DC converters (rectifiers), DC/DC converters, DC/AC PWM and resonant converters, AC/AC converters and cycloconverters.


484    POWER ELECTRONICS LABORATORY AND DESIGN PROJECT    2 credits
       Course Instructors:    Dr. Malik Elbuluk    &    Dr. Iqbal Husain

Prerequisite: 483/583 or equivalent. Experiments on different types of power electronic converters: AC/DC, DC/DC, DC/AC, and AC/AC. Design project to include design, simulation, building, and test­ing of a power electronic circuit.


485    ELECTRIC MOTOR DRIVES    3 credits
       Course Instructors:    Dr. Malik Elbuluk    &    Dr. Iqbal Husain

Prerequisite: 381. Application of electric machines, choice of motor for particular drive. Application of power semiconductor circuits in electric machinery.


497    HONORS PROJECT    1-3 credits
       Course Instructors:    Dr. Alex De Abreu Garcia

(May be repeated for a total of six credits) Prerequisite: senior standing in Honors Program. Individual creative project or design relevant to electrical engineering, supervised by faculty member of the department.


498    TOPICS IN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING    1-2 credits

(May be taken more than once) Prerequisite: permission of department head. Special topics in electrical engineering.


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