2213 Electric Circuits and Electronics
(3-0) 3 hours credit. Prerequisites: PHY 1924 and PHY 1931; corequisite: MAT
3253 or EGR 2323.
Electric, magnetic, and electronic circuits; transient analysis, transforms,
and phasors; transformers; solid state devices; analog and digital circuits.
Not open to electrical engineering majors. (Formerly EE 2214. Credit cannot
be earned for both EE 2213 and EE 2214.)
2423 Network Theory
(3-1) 3 hours credit. Prerequisites: completion of or concurrent enrollment
in PHY 1924 and MAT 3253 or EE 2323, or EGR 2323.
Basic network principles; steady state responses to DC and AC signals; transient
responses; nodal and loop analysis; Laplace transforms; 2-port analysis; and
use of SPICE to solve network problems. One hour of problem solving recitation
per week. (Formerly EE 2424. Credit cannot be earned for both EE 2423 and EE
2424.)
2513 Logic Design
(3-1) 3 hours credit. Prerequisite: Major in computer science, or completion
of or concurrent enrollment in CS 2073.
Number systems, Boolean algebra, combinational and sequential circuit design;
and minimization and implementation. (Formerly EE 2514. Credit cannot be earned
for both EE 2513 and EE 2514.) One hour of problem solving recitation per week.
3113 Electrical Engineering Laboratory I
(1-6) 3 hours credit. Prerequisites: EE 2423, EE 2513, and completion of or
concurrent enrollment in EE 3313.
Introduction to basic measurement equipment and techniques; use of analog and
digital simulation tools; comparison to empirical performance of simple analog
communication and digital circuits using discrete devices and circuits; simple
subsystem circuit design; and laboratory technical communication.
3213 Electromagnetic Engineering
(3-0) 3 hours credit. Prerequisites: PHY 1924 and completion of or concurrent
enrollment in EGR 3323.
Review of vector calculus, Maxwell's equations, electromagnetic waves, dielectrics,
and boundary conditions. Selected other topics include wave guides, anisotropic
crystal optics, transmission lines, fiber optics, reflection and refraction,
and special relativity.
3313 Electronic Circuits I
(3-1) 3 hours credit. Prerequisites: PHY 1924, EE 2423, and completion of or
concurrent enrollment in EE 3423 or ME 3323.
Electrical properties of semiconductors; P-N junctions; diode circuits; BJTs
and FETs; application to digital and analog circuits; and use of SPICE to solve
simple circuits. One hour of problem solving recitation per week.
3413 Analysis and Design of Control Systems
(3-1) 3 hours credit. Prerequisites: EGR 2323 or MAT 3253; EE 3423 for electrical
engineering majors; ME 3323 for mechanical engineering majors.
Modeling, analysis, and design of linear automatic control systems; time and
frequency domain techniques; stability analysis, state variable techniques,
and other topics. Control systems analysis and design software will be used.
One hour of problem solving recitation per week. (Formerly EE 4413. Credit cannot
be earned for both EE 3413 and EE 4413.)
3423 Signals and Systems I
(3-1) 3 hours credit. Prerequisites: EGR 2323 or EE 2323, and EE 2423.
Frequency response and complex variables, Fourier series, Fourier transforms,
Dirac Delta function, convolution, mathematical modeling of systems, and the
Z-transform. One hour of problem solving recitation per week.
3463 Microcomputer Systems I
(3-0) 3 hours credit. Prerequisites: EE 2513, CS 2073, and completion of or
concurrent enrollment in EE 3563.
Introduction to assembly- and C-language programming; architecture, peripherals,
operating system interfacing principles, and development tools; and software
documentation techniques. (Formerly EE 4563. Credit cannot be earned for both
EE 3463 and EE 4563.)
3513 Electromechanical Systems
(2-3) 3 hours credit. Prerequisites: EE 3213 and EGR 2213.
Principles of electromechanical energy conversion; polyphase circuits; dynamic
analysis and simulation of energy-transfer devices; and power devices.
3523 Signals and Systems II
(3-0) 3 hours credit. Prerequisite: EE 3423.
Time and frequency characteristics of signals and systems, sampling, and application
of Laplace transforms and Z transforms to linear time invariant systems and
linear feedback systems.
3533 Random Signals and Noise
(3-0) 3 hours credit. Prerequisite: MAT 1223.
Probability, statistics, random variables, and random processes, with applications
in electrical engineering.
3563 Digital Systems Design
(2-3) 3 hours credit. Prerequisite: EE 2513.
Introduction to switching theory; design of complex combinational and sequential
circuits; analysis of hazards and fault detection, location, and tolerance;
and design and verification of complex circuitry using schematic entry, functional
modeling, and mixed-mode simulation.
4113 Electrical Engineering Laboratory II
(1-6) 3 hours credit. Prerequisites: EE 3113, EE 3463, and EE 4313.
Complex electronic circuit subsystem design; improving measurement system performance;
introduction to automatic test equipment, the design process, and simple system
design; and technical communication.
4243 Computer Organization and Architecture
(2-3) 3 hours credit. Prerequisites: EE 3463 and 3563.
Design of advanced state machines and computer systems, and processor design
using computer-assisted design and analysis tools. (Formerly EE 3583. Credit
cannot be earned for both EE 4243 and EE 3583.)
4313 Electronic Circuits II
(3-0) 3 hours credit. Prerequisites: EE 3313 and completion of or concurrent
enrollment in EE 3523.
Multiple transistor circuits; feedback and frequency response analysis; operational
amplifier analysis and design; power semiconductors; and other topics. Design
of analog and digital circuits; and use of SPICE to analyze complex circuits.
4323 Advanced Electrical Engineering Laboratory
(1-6) 3 hours credit. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
Laboratory experience in one of the following: controls, optics, digital systems,
communications, or instrumentation. May be repeated when topic varies.
4353 Introduction to Modern Optics
(3-0) 3 hours credit. Prerequisite: EE 3213.
The basic principles of geometrical and physical optics. Topics include lens
design, interference, diffraction, and polarization. Selected other topics may
include Fourier optics, coherence theory, holography, lasers, Gaussian beams,
acousto-optics, electro-optics, and fiber-optic communications.
4443 Discrete-Time and Computer-Controlled Systems
(2-3) 3 hours credit. Prerequisites: EE 3413 and completion of or concurrent
enrollment in EE 3523.
Sampled-data techniques applied to the analysis and design of digital control
systems; stability criteria; compensation; and other topics.
4453 Principles of Bioengineering and Bioinstrumentation
(2-3) 3 hours credit. Prerequisites: EE 3213, 3413, and completion of or concurrent
enrollment in EE 4113.
Theoretical basis for signal generation, transmission, and detection from biological
systems; modeling of biological systems; electrodes and transducer systems;
and signal excitation and processing instrumentation.
4513 Introduction to VLSI Design
(2-3) 3 hours credit. Prerequisites: EE 3213, EE 4313, and completion of or
concurrent enrollment in EE 4243 or 4583 or consent of instructor.
Design of integrated digital systems; logic simulation, standard cell libraries,
circuit simulation, and other computer-aided design tools; and integrated circuit
processing and device modeling.
4553 VLSI Testing
(2-3) 3 hours credit. Prerequisite: EE 4513.
Faults modeling and simulation; stuck at faults, bridging faults, and functional
testing; self-testing concepts; standard and test patterns; device and system
testing; and design for testability.
4573 Engineering Workstations
(2-3) 3 hours credit. Prerequisites: EE 3463 and EE 3563.
Design and application of engineering workstations; integration of components
and peripherals to address specific engineering design support requirements;
and networking considerations.
4583 Microcomputer Systems II
(2-3) 3 hours credit. Prerequisites: EE 3463 and completion of or concurrent
enrollment in EE 4313.
Advanced microprocessor-based system design; high-speed bus interfacing, coprocessors,
and other specialized input/output devices; and high-level languages and software
performance analysis.
4613 Communication Systems
(3-0) 3 hours credit. Prerequisites: EE 3423 and STA 3533 or EE 3533.
Fundamentals of communication systems engineering using analog and digital techniques;
and signal analysis, signal-to-noise ratio, and circuit implementations.
4623 Digital Filtering
(3-0) 3 hours credit. Prerequisites: EE 4643 and completion of or concurrent
enrollment in EE 3463.
esign and implementation of FIR and IIR filters, hardware, and software; and
topics from adaptive filtering, neural networks, and image processing.
4643 Digital Signal Processing
(3-0) 3 hours credit. Prerequisites: Concurrent enrollment or completion of
EE 3523, and STA 3533 or EE 3533.
Transform techniques for discrete signal analysis; discrete representation and
analysis of digital filters and other topics; and A/D and D/A conversion and
associated filtering techniques.
4653 Digital Communications
(3-0) 3 hours credit. Prerequisites: EE 3423 and STA 3533 or EE 3533.
Matched filtering; bit error rate; inter-symbol interference; equalization;
signal constellations; coherent versus non-coherent receivers; ASK, BPSK, QPSK,
FSK, and QAM modulation; spread spectrum; TDMA versus CDMA; source coding and
channel capacity; and error control coding.
4663 Digital Image Processing
(3-0) 3 hours credit. Prerequisite: EE 4643.
Fundamentals and some practical applications of digital image processing. Topics
include image formation, sampling, and quantization; image motion and detector
noise; image enhancement and restoration by spatial filtering and maximum entropy;
image coding for bandwidth compression by DPCM, transform coding, and entropy
coding; and image understanding
4673 Data Communication and Networks
(2-3) 3 hours credit. Prerequisite: Completion of or concurrent enrollment in
EE 4613.
Introduction to data communication networks, electrical interface, data transmission,
WAN and LAN network overview, transmission devices, transmission errors and
methods of correction, and protocols.
4683 Wireless Communications
(2-3) 3 hours credit. Prerequisite: EE 3423, STA 3533 or EE 3533.
Cellular radio concepts; large scale path loss models; fading and multipath;
modulation schemes; coding and equalization; speech coding; multiple access
techniques; common wireless standards; link budgets; RF hardware realization
issues.
4723 Intelligent Robotics
(2-3) 3 hours credit. Prerequisite: EE 3413 or ME 4523.
Coordinate transformations, forward and inverse kinematics, Jacobian and static
forces, path planning techniques, dynamics, design, analysis and control of
robots, sensing and intelligence. (Formerly EGR 4723 and ME 4713. Credit cannot
be earned for both EE 4723 and either EGR 4723 or ME 4713.)
4733 Intelligent Control
(2-3) 3 hours credit. Prerequisite: EE 3413.
Neural networks and fuzzy logic basics, approximation properties, conventional
adaptive controller design and analysis, intelligent controller design and analysis
techniques for nonlinear systems, and closed-loop stability.
4743 Embedded Control Systems
(2-3) 3 hours credit. Prerequisites: EE 3413 and EE 3463.
Embedded system principles and control system concepts, programming, tools and
their applications, embedded controls design, and analysis of industrial processes.
4753 Computer Analysis of Power Systems
(2-3) 3 hours credit. Prerequisites: EE 3513 and EE 3413.
Principles of power generation, transmission and distribution, power systems
control, and analysis and design of power system operation.
4811 Electrical Engineering Design I
(1-0) 1 hour credit. Prerequisite: Concurrent enrollment or completion of EE
4113.
Business planning and project management in engineering design; discussion of
ethical and social issues in design; and selection of a design project, development
of a detailed design proposal, and approval of a design project.
4813 Electrical Engineering Design II
(1-6) 3 hours credit. Prerequisites: EE 4113 and EE 4811.
Complex system design; advanced ATE; project management, proposals, status reporting,
formal oral and written technical reports, and business plans; open-ended design
project considering safety, reliability, environmental, economic, and other
constraints; and ethical and social impacts.
4911-3 Independent Study
1 to 3 hours credit. Prerequisite: Permission in writing (form available) from
the instructor, the student's advisor, the Department Chair, and Dean of the
college.
Independent reading, research, discussion, and/or writing under the direction
of a faculty member. May be repeated for credit, but not more than 6 semester
credit hours of independent study, regardless of discipline, will apply to a
bachelor's degree.
4953 Special Studies in Electrical Engineering
(3-0) 3 hours credit. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
An organized course offering the opportunity for specialized study not normally
or not often available as part of the regular course offerings. Special Studies
may be repeated for credit when topics vary, but not more than 6 semester credit
hours, regardless of discipline, will apply to a bachelor's degree.