Courses
and Programs 1995-1997 Courses
and Programs 1995-1997E E 201. Electric Circuits. (3-3) Cr. 4. F.S. Prereq: Enrollment or credit in Math 267 and Phys 222. DC, sinusoidal steady-state, and transient circuit analysis. Operational amplifiers. AC power. Resonance. Introduction to state space. SPICE. Laboratory instrumentation and experimentation.
E E 202. Circuits and Systems. (3-0) Cr. 3. F.S. Prereq: 201, Math 267. Balanced three-phase circuit analysis. Mutual inductance. Transformers. Circuit analysis using Laplace transforms. Transfer functions. Frequency response. Bode plots. Convolution. Fourier series with circuit applications. Two-port circuits. Basic filter concepts.
E E 213. Electromagnetics Applications in Computer Systems. (3-0) Cr. 3. F.S. Prereq: Phys 222, Math 265 or 270. Fundamentals of electrostatic and magnetostatic fields. Magnetization and application to magnetic data storage media. Grounding, radio-frequency interference, noise Electrostatic and magnetic shielding. Transmission line analysis, propagation of pulse-type signals, effects of mismatched terminations, periodic loading of lines.
E E 230. Electronics. (3-3) Cr. 4. F.S. Prereq: 201, Cpr E 210. Overview of semiconductor physics. Diode models and applications. DC models for bipolar transistor and FET. Switching circuits. Computer simulation of electronic circuits. Basic fabrication processes. Comparison of integrated circuit logic families. Laboratory design projects.
E E 231. Electronic Devices and Circuits. (4-3) Cr. 5. F.S. Prereq: 202, Cpr E 210. DC, large-signal, and small-signal models and characteristics for diodes, bipolar-junction transistors, and field-effect transistors. Computer circuit simulation tools, primarily SPICE, applied to the analysis and design of electronic circuits. MOS, bipolar, ECL, and CMOS digital circuits. Characteristics of IC logic families. Biasing. Frequency-independent and frequency-dependent small-signal analysis applied to FET and bipolar circuits. Feedback. Operational amplifier circuitry. Laboratory design projects.
E E 251. Introduction to Modern Power Systems. (2-0) Cr. 2. F.S. Prereq: Credit or enrollment in 202. Power system structure and components. Power system operation. Types of motor loads. Dynamics of DC motors. Power quality.
E E 261. Professional Programs Orientation. (1-0) Cr. R. F.S. Orientation course for students selected to the professional programs in electrical engineering and computer engineering. Overview of the nature and scope of electrical engineering and computer engineering professions. Departmental rules, advising center operations, degree requirements, program of study planning, career options, and student organizations.
E E 298. Cooperative Education. Cr. R. F.S.SS. Prereq: Permission of department chair; sophomore classification. Required of all cooperative education students. Students must register for this course prior to commencing each work period.
E E 312. Introduction to Electromagnetic Fields. (3-0) Cr. 3. F.S. Prereq: 201, Phys 222, credit or enrollment in Math 395. Fundamentals of static electric and magnetic fields. The laws of Coulomb, Gauss, Ampere, and Biot-Savart; Poisson's and Laplace's equations. Scalar and vector potentials, capacitance and inductance, energy, force, torque. Introduction to numerical techniques for problems having complex geometry. Applications include analysis of electric and magnetic field exposure. Open to graduate students for minor graduate credit only.
E E 313. Electromagnetic Fields and Waves. (3-0) Cr. 3. F.S. Prereq: 202, 312. Magnetic induction. Displacement current. Maxwell's equations for time-varying fields. Uniform plane electromagnetic waves; reflection and transmission at planar interfaces; Poynting vector; propagation in lossless and lossy media; dispersion. Transmission lines under transient and sinusoidal steady-state conditions. The Smith chart. Introductory radiation concepts. Applications include electromagnetic interference and compatibility. Open to graduate students for minor graduate credit only.
E E 321. Signals and Systems. (3-0) Cr. 3. F.S. Prereq: 202, Math 473. Classification of systems. Analysis of discrete-time and continuous-time systems. Z-transforms. Fourier analysis. Sampling. State-space methods. Feedback concepts. Root locus. Nyquist criterion. Open to graduate students for minor graduate credit only.
E E 324. Communications and Digital Signal Processing. (3-0) Cr. 3. F.S. Prereq: 321. Transmitters and receivers. Communication channels. Signals in noise. Lightwave communications. Radio communications. Sampling theory. Digital signal processing for communications. Multiplexing/multiple access. Cellular telephone. Network fundamentals. Multimedia fundamentals. Spread spectrum. Quadrature amplitude modulation. Open to graduate students for minor graduate credit only.
E E 332. Electronic Materials for Devices with Applications. (3-0) Cr. 3. F.S. Prereq: 231, 312. Study of semiconductor and device physics. Model development of the diode, field-effect transistor, and bipolar junction transistor. Photonic devices. Applications of optoelectronic devices. III-V materials and devices. Electronic and magnetic materials. Open to graduate students for minor graduate credit only.
E E 391. The Engineering Professional. (1-0) Cr. 1. F.S. Prereq: Junior classification. Selected topics of interest to the engineering professional such as independent consulting, ethics, professional liability, intellectual property, business plans, venture capital, product licensing, products liability, contracts, paper and proposal writing and publishing, and teamwork. Offered on a satisfactory-fail basis only. Open to graduate students for minor graduate credit only.
E E 397. Engineering Internship. Cr. R. F.S. Prereq: Permission of department. One semester maximum per academic year professional work period. Open to graduate students for minor graduate credit only.
E E 398. Cooperative Education. Cr. R. F.S.SS. Prereq: Permission of department chair; junior classification. Required of all cooperative education students. Students must register for this course prior to commencing each work period.
E E 411. Microwave Engineering. (3-3) Cr. 4. F. Prereq: 231, 313. Principles, analyses, and instrumentation used in the microwave portion of the electromagnetic spectrum. Wave theory in relation to circuit parameters. S parameters, couplers, reflectometers, network analyzers, discontinuities, and microwave device equivalent circuits. RF amplifier design, microwave detectors and mixers, microwave sources, optimum noise figure and maximum power designs. Microwave filters and oscillators. Open to graduate students for minor graduate credit only.
E E 416. Electromagnetic Waves, Radiation, Antennas, and Propagation. (3-3) Cr. 4. S. Prereq: 313. Review of Maxwell's equations and uniform plane waves. Polarization, guided waves, phase and group velocities, dispersion, resonators, applications. Fundamental antenna concepts. Radiation from wire-and aperture-type sources. Radio transmission formulas. Antenna arrays. Practical antenna design. Radiowave propagation in the presence of the earth and its atmosphere. Open to graduate students for minor graduate credit only.
E E 421. Communication Systems I. (3-0) Cr. 3. S. Prereq: 321. Frequency domain analysis. Spectral filtering. Linear modulation: signals, receivers, transmitters. Angle modulation systems. Sampling theorem and sampling practice. Frequency division multiplex. Calculation of signal-to-noise ratios. System comparisons. Open to graduate students for minor graduate credit only.
E E 422. Communication Systems II. (3-0) Cr. 3. F. Prereq: 421 and enrollment in 423. Pulse modulation systems. Quantization and pulse-code modulation. Time division multiplex. Information theory, coding. Data transmission: spectral shaping, transmission impairments, error rates, protocols. Comparison and evaluation of modulation schemes for data transmission. Open to graduate students for minor graduate credit only.
E E 423. Communication Systems Laboratory. (0-3) Cr. 1. F. Prereq: 421, enrollment in 422. Construction and evaluation of modulators, demodulators, modems, and other components for analog and digital communications. Design and evaluation baseband communications. Noise measurement. Design and construction of a communication circuit. Open to graduate students for minor graduate credit only.
E E 424. Introduction to Digital Signal Processing. (3-3) Cr. 4. S. Prereq: 321. Fourier transform of discrete-time signals. Discrete Fourier transform and its application to convolution, correlation, and spectral estimation. Design of IIR and FIR filters. Realization of discrete-time systems. Fast Fourier algorithms and computational complexity. Quantization effects in digital signal processing. Simulation and real-time laboratory experiments illustrating DSP principles and applications. Open to graduate students for minor graduate credit only.
E E 431. Introduction to Microelectronics Fabrication. (2-4) Cr. 4. SS. Prereq: 332, permission of instructor. An introduction to microelectronic device fabrication with hands-on laboratory experience to support undergraduate and graduate research requiring this background. Students design, fabricate, and evaluate basic semiconductor materials and devices and related materials. Semiconductor laboratory safety and procedures emphasized. Materials fee. Open to graduate students for minor graduate credit only.
E E 433. Power Electronics. (3-0) Cr. 3. F. Prereq: 231. Use of semiconductor switching devices in AC and DC power control. Analysis of controlled rectifiers, AC-voltage controllers, switched-mode power converters, and DC to AC inverters. Applications to switching power supplies, lighting controls, and motor drives. Open to graduate students for minor graduate credit only.
E E 434. Analog Integrated Circuits I. (3-3) Cr. 4. F. Prereq: 231. Integrated circuit technology and its effect on circuit design. Advanced SPICE models and methods. Feedback and stabilization. Operational amplifiers. Non-linear circuits; PLLs. Noise sources and analyses. Design laboratory. Open to graduate students for minor graduate credit only.
E E 435. Analog Integrated Circuits II. (3-3) Cr. 4. S. Prereq: 434. CMOS analog integrated circuits. CMOS device structures, fabrication, device characteristics, SPICE models. Design rules. Circuit building blocks. Operational amplifier design. Switched capacitor circuit fundamentals. Temperature effects. Design laboratory. Open to graduate students for minor graduate credit only.
E E 436. Digital Integrated Circuits. (3-3) Cr. 4. F.S. Prereq: 230 or 231. Medium- and large- scale integrated circuits. Integrated circuit memories: comparison of various technological constraints, and memory-system design. Displays, analog switches, A/D and D/A. Design and implementation of digital logic systems and interfaces. Design laboratory. Open to graduate students for minor graduate credit only.
E E 438. Optoelectronic Devices and Applications. (3-0) Cr. 3. F. Prereq: 313, 332. Modulation of light, display devices, light-emitting diodes, LASER operating principles and applications, photo-detectors, solar cells, optoelectronic modulation and switching devices, fiber optical waveguides, non-communication applications of fibers, miscellaneous applications of optoelectronics, introduction to optoelectronic integrated circuits. Open to graduate students for minor graduate credit only.
E E 439. Introduction to Semiconductor Device Physics and Technology. (3-0) Cr. 3. S. Prereq: 332. Introduction to semiconductor physics. Quantum mechanics, bandgap carrier statistics, recombination, continuity equation. Physics of p-n junctions, heterojunctions, LEDs, LASERs, solar cells, microwave devices, bipolar transistors, FET devices, power semiconductor devices. Device fabrication technology. Open to graduate students for minor graduate credit only.
E E 441. Introduction to Circuits, Instruments, and Electronics. (3-2) Cr. 4. F.S.SS. Prereq: Phys 222, Math 266 or 267. Circuit analysis using network theorems and Laplace transform techniques. Transient and sinusoidal steady-state circuit behavior. Diode circuits. Transistor amplifiers. Operational amplifiers. Other selected topics. Open to graduate students for minor graduate credit only.
E E 447. Introduction to Electric Machinery. (1.5-1) Cr. 2. F.S. Prereq: 441. Magnetic circuits. Power transformers. Three-phase circuit analysis. Basic principles of operation and control of DC, induction, and single-phase machines. Open to graduate students for minor graduate credit only.
E E 450. Energy Systems. (2-0) Cr. 2. F. Prereq: 251. Energy resources, delivery (transmission, transformers, distribution), and utilization. Electric energy systems organization, structure, and operation. Economics of electrical generation. Environmental impact of energy systems. Open to graduate students for minor graduate credit only.
E E 452. Electrical Machines and Drives. (2-3) Cr. 3. S. Prereq: 251. Basic concepts of electromagnetic energy conversion. D.C. machines, three-phase synchronous machines, and three-phase induction machines. Adjustable speed drives used for control of D.C., induction, and AC motors. Experiments with and computer simulation of machines and drives. Open to graduate students for minor graduate credit only.
E E 456. Power System Analysis I. (3-0) Cr. 3. F. Prereq: 251. Power transmission lines and tranformers, network analysis, power system representation, load flow. Power system operation. Open to graduate students for minor graduate credit only.
E E 457. Power System Analysis II. (3-0) Cr. 3. S. Prereq: 456. Power system protection, symmetrical components, faults, stability. Open to graduate students for minor graduate credit only.
E E 461. Electrical Systems Design I. (1-3) Cr. 2. F.S. Prereq: credit or enrollment in Stat 333, completion of 29 credits in the E E core professional program, Engl 314. Application of the principles and methods of analysis and synthesis in the solution of electrical engineering system design problems with emphasis on a structured design process. Engineering applications of business and technical communication. Oral and written reports required. Materials fee.
E E 462. Electrical Systems Design II. (1-3) Cr. 2. F.S. Prereq: 461. Application of the principles and methods of analysis and synthesis in the solution of electrical engineering system design problems with emphasis on a structured design process. Engineering applications of business and technical communication. Oral and written reports required. Materials fee.
E E 465. VLSI: Basic Layout and Design. Same as Cpr E 465. (3-3) Cr. 4. F. Prereq: Cpr E 211, 230 or 231. An introduction to CMOS VLSI layout and circuit design methodologies for custom integrated circuits, including layout design rules and using logic, timing, and analog circuit simulators. Delay, loading, fan-out, power and scaling calculations, and different VLSI design styles. VLSI chip hardware design project. Open to graduate students for minor graduate credit only.
E E 466. Multidisciplinary Engineering Design. Same as A E 466, Cpr E 466, Engr 466, E Sci 466, I E 466, M E 466, M S E 466. (1-4) Cr. 3. F. S. Prereq: Student must be within two semesters of graduation and receive permission of instructor. Application of team design concepts to projects of a multidisciplinary nature. Concurrent treatment of design, manufacturing, and life cycle considerations. Application of design tools such as CAD, CAM, and FEM. Design methodologies, project scheduling, cost estimating, quality control, manufacturing processes. Development of a prototype and appropriate documentation in the form of written reports, oral presentations and computer models and engineering drawings. Open to graduate students for minor graduate credit only.
E E 475. Automatic Control Systems. (3-0) Cr. 3. S. Prereq: 321. Design of linear continuous and discrete control systems using root locus and frequency response methods. Analysis using modern system simulation languages. Lead and lag compensation. Rate and state variable feedback. Design projects. Open to graduate students for minor graduate credit only.
E E 476. Control System Simulation. (2-3) Cr. 3. F. Prereq: 475. Computer aided techniques for feedback control system design, simulation, and implementation. Open to graduate students for minor graduate credit only.
E E 490. Independent Study. Cr. arr. Prereq: Senior classification in electrical engineering. Investigation of an approved topic commensurate with the student's prerequisites.
H. Honors
E E 498. Cooperative Education. Cr. R. F.S.SS. Prereq: Permission of department chair; senior classification. Required of all cooperative education students. Students must register for this course prior to commencing each work period.
E E 504. Network Synthesis. (3-0) Cr. 3. Prereq: 321. Properties of passive networks. Passive network synthesis. Properties of networks containing linear active elements. Synthesis of active networks with emphasis on two-ports.
E E 510. Topics in Electromagnetics. Cr. 1 to 3 each time elected.
A. Antennas
C. Microwave Engineering
D. Radio Astronomy
F. Fourier Optics and Holography
G. Optical and Hybrid Optical-digital Computers
H. Contemporary Topics
E E 511. Modern Optical Communications. (3-0) Cr. 3. S. Prereq: 313. Propagation in optical media. Optical fibers. Optical sources and detectors. Optical communications systems.
E E 512. Advanced Electromagnetic Field Theory I. (3-0) Cr. 3. F. Prereq: 313. Static electric and magnetic fields. Solutions of static field problems. Maxwell's equations. Circuit concepts and impedance elements. Propagation and reflection of plane waves in isotropic media. Guided electromagnetic waves. Characteristics of common waveguides and transmission lines. Propagation in anisotropic media.
E E 513. Advanced Electromagnetic Field Theory II. (3-0) Cr. 3. S. Prereq: 512. Special theorems and concepts. Plane wave functions. Cylindrical wave functions. Spherical wave functions. Perturbational and variational techniques.
E E 515. Physical Processes in Plasma. Same as Phys 515. (3-0) Cr. 3. Prereq: 313 or Phys 365. General properties of plasmas. Charged particle motion in electric and magnetic fields. Plasma kinetic theory. Macroscopic transport equations. Plasma conductivity and diffusion. Magnetohydrodynamic waves. Waves in cold, warm, and hot plasmas. Boltzmann and Fokker-Planck equations.
E E 516. Wave Phenomena in Plasma. (3-0) Cr. 3. Prereq: 515. Classification and propagation of waves in plasma, waves in a bounded plasma, waves in anisotropic uniform plasma. Wave instability and instability criteria. Power flow and energy density in the presence of diffusion and collision. Interaction of electromagnetic waves with a gaseous plasma, plasma heating. Interaction of electromagnetic waves with solid state plasma. Instability in semiconductor plasmas, Boltzmann equation treatment of semiconductors. Acoustic wave instability and diodes.
E E 518. Radio Astronomy and Astrophysics. Same as Astro 518. (3-0) Cr. 3. Prereq: 313 or Phys 365. Radio astronomy fundamentals. Wave polarization and measurement. Radio telescope receivers and antennas. Wave propagation in plasmas. Synchrotron emission. Continuum and line spectra. Physical conditions in radio sources.
E E 519. Magnetism and Magnetic Materials. Same as MSE 519. (3-0) Cr. 3. F. Prereq: 313 or MSE 271 or Phys 364. Magnetic fields, flux density and magnetization. Magnetic materials, magnetic measurements. Magnetic properties of materials. Domains, domain walls, domain processes, magnetization curves and hysteresis. Types of magnetic order, magnetic phases and critical phenomena. Electron magnetic moments, theory of electron magnetism. Technological application, soft magnetic materials for electromagnets, hard magnetic materials, permanent magnets, magnetic recording technology, superconductivity, magnetic measurements of properties for materials evaluation.
E E 520. Selected Topics in Communications. (3-0) Cr. 3 each time elected. Advanced topics of current interest in the area of electrical communication systems and theory.
A. Spread Spectrum Systems
B. Satellite Systems
C. Radio Navigation Systems
D. Two-way Radio Communication Systems
E. Commercial Broadcast Systems
F. Common Carrier Communication Systems
G. Applied Coding Theory and Design
H. Lightwave Systems
I. Frequency Synthesis
J. Electronic Countermeasures
K. Radar Systems.
E E 521. Advanced Communications Systems I. (3-0) Cr. 3. F. Prereq: 422. Advanced digital communication fundamentals and applications. Source encoding, encription, channel coding, multiplexing, advanced modulation, frequency spreading, multiple access, channel, wireless systems.
E E 522. Advanced Communication Systems II. (3-0) Cr. 3. S. Prereq: 422. Spread spectrum systems. Frequency hopping and direct sequence. Advanced digital signaling techniques. Bandlimited channels. Signal-space methods. Coherent frequency sources. Amplitude and phase noise. Synchronization methods. Correlators. Code tracking loops. Jamming. Costas demodulators.
E E 524. Digital Signal Processing. (3-0) Cr. 3. F.S. Prereq: 321. Discrete-time systems and signals. Sampling continuous-time signals. Discrete Fourier transform and its relation to discrete Fourier series and the z-transform. Linear and circular convolution using the DFT. Design of IIR and FIR digital filters and FFT algorithms. Computational considerations. Spectral estimation. Linear prediction: Levinson recursion, lattice structure. Hilbert transform. Homomorphic signal processing. Computer algorithms and applications of digital signal processing techniques.
E E 525. Speech Processing. (3-0) Cr. 3. Prereq: 424 or 524. Fundamentals of speech generation and perception. Linear prediction theory and concepts of pattern recognition. Speech coding: pulse code modulation, differential pulse code modulation, vector quantization, sub-band coding, transform coding. Speech vocoders. Speech recognition: dynamic time warping, hidden Markov models, neural networks. Speaker recognition. Speech synthesis. Speech enhancement.
E E 526. Information Theory and Coding. (3-0) Cr. 3. Prereq: 573 or Stat 333. Self and mutual information. Entropy. Memoryless sources. Markov sources. Noiseless source coding theorem. Shannon-Fano and Huffman codes. Discrete memoryless channels. Channel capacity. Block codes. Noisy channel coding theorem. Linear codes. Generator and parity-check matrices. Syndrome-based error correction. Cyclic codes, BCH codes, burst-error correcting codes. Convolutional codes. Viterbi and sequential decoding techniques. Rate distortion theory.
E E 527. Statistical Communication Theory. (3-0) Cr. 3. Prereq: 422. Detection of signals in noise and estimation of signal parameters. Random signals, narrowband signal models, hypothesis testing, probability of detection and false alarm, binary communication system, matched filters, error analysis, quadrature receiver, Costas demodulator, Rayleigh fading channel, diversity reception. Parameter estimation, efficiency, consistency, sufficiency. Least-squares estimation. Bayesian estimation: minimum mean-square, maximum likelihood, maximum a posteriori estimators. Numerical solutions. Applications.
E E 528. Digital Image Processing. (3-0) Cr. 3. S. Prereq: 524. Image fundamentals. Image transforms-Fourier, cosine, Karhunen-Loeve. Stochastic models-autoregression, linear prediction. Enhancement-histogram equalization, smoothing, sharpening. Restoration-Wiener filter, least-squares filter, maximum entropy. Reconstruction-Radon transform, back projection, computed tomography, deconvolution. Coding-error free, predictive, transform. Edge detection.
E E 529. Selected Topics in Signal and Image Processing. (3-0) Cr. 3 each time selected. Prereq: 524. Advanced topics of current interest in the area of signal and image processing theory.
A. Digital Filters
B. Spectral Analysis
C. Sensor Array Signal Processing
D. Artificial Neural Networks
E. VLSI Signal Processing
F. Satellite Remote Sensing
G. Pattern Recognition
H. NDE Signal Processing
E E 530. Selected Topics in Microelectronics and Photonics. (3-0) Cr. 3 each time elected. Prereq: 332.
A. Semiconductor Material Growth
B. Advanced Fabrication Techniques for Devices and ICs
C. Band Gap Engineering
D. Very High Speed/Frequency Electronic Circuits
E. Carrier Transport
F. Optical Phenomena
G. Photovoltaic Energy Conversion
H. Power Electronics
I. Advanced Electronics Circuits
J. Advanced Electronic and Photonic Devices
K. Magnetic Materials
E E 531. Semiconductor Device Design and Analysis. (3-0) Cr. 3. Prereq: 332. Semiconductor properties and measurement techniques. Silicon bipolar, MOS, and III-V device fabrication principles. Theory and technology of photolithography, diffusion, oxidation, plasma processing, ion implantation, epitaxial growth, chemical vapor deposition, molecular beam epitaxy, sputtering, and metallization. Use of SUPREM for fabrication process flow modeling.
E E 532. Fabrication and Characterization of Semiconductor Devices. (1-4) Cr. 3. Prereq: 531. Advanced laboratory course. Design, fabricate, and characterize resistors, bipolar junction transistors, and field effect transistors. Semiconductor laboratory safety and procedures emphasized. Materials fee.
E E 535. Physics of Semiconductors. Same as Phys 535. (3-0) Cr. 3. Prereq: 312 and 332. Basic elements of quantum theory, Fermi statistics, motion of electrons in periodic structures, crystal structure, energy bands, equilibrium carrier concentration and doping, excess carriers and recombination, carrier transport at low and high fields, phonons, optical properties, amorphous semiconductors, heterostructures, and surface effects.
E E 536. Physics of Semiconductor Devices. Same as Phys 536. (3-0) Cr. 3. Prereq: 535. P-n junctions, band-bending theory, tunneling phenomena, Schottky barriers, heterojunctions, bipolar transistors, field-effect transistors, negative-resistance devices, LEDs and semiconductor LASERs, solar cells, detectors.
E E 537. Characterization of Semiconductor Materials and Devices.(3-0) Cr. 3. S. Prereq: 439 or 535. Characterization of properties of semiconducting materials. Mobility, carrier concentration, carrier lifetime, deep levels in semiconductors, impurity content composition, structure. Characterization of device properties such as interface states, deep levels in insulators, contact resistance.
E E 539. Electronic Properties of Materials. Same as MSE 539. (3-0) Cr. 3. Prereq: 332 or MSE 343 or Phys 322. Continuum model of materials, definition of physical properties. Electron theory, free electron model of conduction electrons, quantum corrections, internal potential and bound electrons. Electronic properties of metals, Brillouin zones, Fermi surface. Semiconductors, conduction and valence bands. Electrical, thermal, optical, and magnetic properties of materials. Technological applications, microelectronics and semiconductors, optoelectronics, superconductivity, magnetic recording technology. Electronic materials for transducers.
E E 551. Operation and Control of Power Systems. (3-0) Cr. 3. Prereq: 457. Advanced power system operating functions, economic dispatch, unit commitment, production costing, automatic generation control, dispatch of power and reactive power, state estimation.
E E 553. Steady State Analysis. (4-0) Cr. 4. F. Prereq: 457. Power flow, economic dispatch, unit commitment, automatic generation control, sparse matrix techniques, interconnected operation, voltage control.
E E 554. Power System Dynamics. (4-0) Cr. 4. S. Prereq: 457, 475. Dynamic performance of power systems with emphasis on stability. Modeling of system components and control equipment. Analysis of the dynamic behavior of the system in response to small and large disturbances.
E E 555. Analysis of Distribution Systems. (3-0) Cr. 3. Prereq: 457. Distribution components, planning and design criteria, secondary networks, voltage control, protective device coordination, surge protection, reliability analyses, harmonics and power quality, demand side management and distribution automation.
E E 558. The Transient Energy Function Method. (3-0) Cr. 3. Prereq: 457. Power system transient stability using the transient energy function (TEF) method. Behavior of generators following a large disturbance. State-of-the-art of the TEF method: theory, tools of analysis, and applications to power system problems.
E E 565. Systems Engineering and Analysis. Same as Aer E 565, I E 565. (3-0) Cr. 3. Prereq: Graduate classification in engineering. Introduction to organized multidisciplinary approach to designing and developing systems. Concepts, principles, and practice of systems engineering as applied to large integrated avionics systems. Life-cycle costing, scheduling, risk management, functional analysis, conceptual and detail design, text and evaluation and production.
E E 566. Avionics Systems Engineering. Same as Aer E 566. (3-0) Cr. 3. Prereq: 565. Avionics functions. Applications of systems engineering principles to avionics. Top down design of avionics systems. Automated design tools.
E E 570. Systems Engineering Analysis and Design. (3-0) Cr. 3. F. Prereq: 475, 577. Applications of selected topics in abstract algebra, linear algebra, theory of measure and integration, functional analysis, and optimization methods in robust and uniformly optimal control theory.
E E 573. Random Signal Analysis and Kalman Filtering. Same as Aer E 573, Math 573, M E 573. (3-0) Cr. 3. S. Prereq: 321 or Aer E 431 or M E 360 or 411 or Math 341 or 395. Elementary notions of probability. Random processes. Autocorrelation and spectral functions. Estimation of spectrum from finite data. Response of linear systems to random inputs. Discrete and continuous Kalman filter theory and applications. Smoothing and prediction. Linearization of nonlinear dynamics.
E E 574. Optimal Control. Same as Aer E 574, Math 574, M E 574. (3-0) Cr. 3. S. Prereq: 577. The optimal control problem. Variational approach. Pontryagin's principle, Hamilton-Jacobi equation. Dynamic programming. Time-optimal, minimum fuel, minimum energy control systems. The regulator problem. Structures and properties of optimal controls.
E E 575. Introduction to Robust Control. Same as Math 575, Aer E 575, M E 575. (3-0) Cr. 3. Prereq: 577. Introduction to modern robust control. Model and signal uncertainty in control systems. Uncertainty description. Stability and performance robustness to uncertainty. Solutions to the H2, H¥, and l1 control problems. Tools for robustness analysis and synthesis.
E E 576. Digital Feedback Control Systems. Same as Aer E 576, Math 576, M E 576. (3-0) Cr. 3. F. Prereq: 475 or Aer E 432 or M E 411 or 414 or Math 415; and Math 267 or 371. Sampled data, discrete data, and the z-transform. Design of digital control systems using transform methods: root locus, frequency response and direct design methods. Design using state-space methods. Controllability, observability, pole placement, state estimators. Digital filters in control systems. Microcomputer implementation of digital filters. Finite wordlength effects. Linear quadratic optimal control in digital control systems. Simulation of digital control systems.
E E 577. Modern Control Systems I. Same as Aer E 577, Math 577, M E 577. (3-0) Cr. 3. F. Prereq: 321 or Aer E 431 or M E 414 or Math 415;and Math 307 or 371. State variable and input-output descriptions of linear continuous-time and discrete-time systems. Solution of linear dynamical equations. Controllability and observability of linear dynamical systems. Canonical descriptions of linear equations. Irreducible realizations of rational transfer function matrices. Canonical form dynamical equations. State feedback. State estimators. Decoupling by state feedback. Design of feedback systems. Stability of linear dynamical systems.
E E 578. Modern Control Systems II. Same as Aer E 578, Math 578, M E 578. (3-0) Cr. 3. S. Prereq: 577. Well-posedness of nonlinear control systems. Approximate analysis methods. Krylov-Boguliubov method, Poincaré perturbation method and describing function method. Lyapunov stability theory. Absolute stability of feedback systems. Input-output stability. Large-scale systems.
E E 579. Adaptive Control. Same as Math 579, Aer E 579, M E 579. (3-0) Cr. 3. Prereq: 577. Fundamentals of adaptive control: terminology, parameter identification, basic adaptive controller design techniques, analysis of stability, parameter convergence, and robustness. Nonlinear adaptive control. Application examples.
E E 590. Special Topics. Cr. 1 to 6 each time elected. Formulation and solution of theoretical or practical problems in electrical engineering.
A. Electromagnetic Theory
B. Control Systems
C. Communication Systems
D. Circuit Theory
E. Computer Engineering
F. Electric Power
G. Electrical Materials
H. Electronic Devices and Circuits
E E 594. Seminar in Electric Power. Cr. 1 to 3 each time elected.
E E 595. Seminar in Electromagnetics. Cr. 1 to 3 each time elected.
A. Antennas
B. Coherent Optics
C. Plasmas
D. Microwave Engineering
E. Radio Astronomy
F. Applications to Nondestructive Evaluation
E E 596. Seminar in Control Systems. Cr. 1 to 3 each time elected.
E E 599. Creative Component. Cr. var.
E E 610. Advanced Topics in Electromagnetics. Cr. 1 to 3 each time elected.
A. Antennas
B. Electromagnetic Theory
C. Microwave Engineering
D. Radio Astronomy
E. Contemporary Topics
E E 620. Error Detection and Correction. (3-0) Cr. 3. Prereq: 527 or Cpr E 584. Mathematical foundation of error detection and correction. Shift registers and pseudorandom sequences. Group codes, cyclic codes. Implementation of error detection and correction in digital systems.
E E 628. Computer Vision. (3-0) Cr. 3. Prereq: 528. Image understanding/computer vision techniques. Image-to-image and high-level image-to-representation transformations are used to provide explicit, meaningful descriptions of objects in images at various levels of abstraction. Image algebra. Segmentation techniques: boundary, region, texture. Geometrical descriptions: Fourier descriptors, mathematical morphology, surface representation. Topological descriptors: Euler number, connectivity. Relational descriptors: scene labeling, string grammars, similarity measures.
E E 632. Semiconductor Physics. Same as Phys 632. See Physics.
E E 635. Quantum Electronics I. (3-0) Cr. 3. Prereq: Phys 480, 512. Lattice vibration and their quantization; electromagnetic fields and their quantization; the propagation of optical beams in homogeneous and lenslike media; optical resonators; interaction of radiation and atomic systems; LASER oscillation; specific LASER systems (gas, solid-state, and dye); various types of semiconductor diode LASERs; quantum-well LASERs; surface emitting LASER; rare-earth doped LASER.
E E 636. Quantum Electronics II. (3-0) Cr. 3. Prereq: 635. Modulation of optical radiation; coherent interaction of radiation field and an atomic system; introduction to nonlinear optics (second harmonic generation); parametric amplification, oscillation and fluorescence; third-order optical nonlinearities (stimulated Raman and Brillouin scattering); phase-conjugate optics and photorefractive beam coupling; Q-switching and mode locking of LASERS; noise in LASER amplifiers and oscillators; guided-wave optics; coupling between guided waves; electro-optic modulation and mode coupling in dielectric waveguide; quantum-well modulator; optical bistability; optical switch.
E E 653. Advanced Topics in Electric Power System Engineering. (3-0) Cr. 3 each time elected. Prereq: Permission of instructor. Advanced topics of current interest in electric power system engineering.
A. Operation and Control
B. Computer Applications
C. Dynamics
D. System Planning
E. Optimization
G. Voltage Stability
E E 674. Advanced Topics in Systems Engineering. (3-0) Cr. 3 each time elected. Prereq: Permission of instructor. Advanced topics of current interest in the areas of control theory, circuit theory, stochastic processes, digital signal processing, and image processing.
A. Circuit Theory
B. System Stability
C. Large-scale Systems
D. System Identification
E. Optimal Control
F. Nonlinear Systems
G. Stochastic Systems
H. Discrete-time Systems
I. Delay Systems
J. Spectral Analysis
K. Image Processing
E E 699. Research. Cr. var.