2001 - 2002
Undergraduate Catalog

Electrical and Computer Engineering

College of Engineering

INSTRUCTIONAL STAFF 2000-2001

Uman, M.A., Chair; Couch II, L.W.*, Associate Chair; Bosman, G., Associate Chair; Fitzgerald, J.T., Assistant Chair; Law, M., Undergraduate Coordinator; Anderson, C.S.; Anderson, J.M.M.; Arroyo, A.A.; Bullock, T.E.; Carroll, D.P.*:, Chenette, E.R.*; Childers, D.G.*; Domijan, A. Jr.; Eisenstadt, W.R.; Fang, Y.; Fossum, J.G.; Fox, R.M.; George, A.D.; Gugel, K.; Hammer, J.; Harris, J.G.; Jordan, D.; Kalman, R.E.*; Lam, H.; Latchman, H.A.; Latour, M.H.*; Li, J.; Li, S.S.; Lindholm, F.A.; Lynch, M.A.; McNair, J.; Nechyba, M.; Neugroschel, A.; Ngo, K.D.T.; Nishida, T.; O, K.K.; Peebles, P.Z. Jr.*; Principe, J.C.; Rakov, V.A.; Ramaswamy, V.; Rambo, K.J.;Rashid, M.; Sah, C.T.; Schwartz, E.; Shaffer, C.V.*; Shea, J.M.; Smith, J.R.*; Srivastava, R.; Su, S.Y.; Taylor, F.J.; Thomson, E.M.; Tou, J.T.*; Wagner, W.A.; Watson, J.K.*; Wong, T.; Zmuda, H.; Zory, P.S.

* Emeritus

Although not specifically stated in each course description, the prerequisites for all courses, except those required by other departments, may include classification as an electrical engineering student in good standing. Also, a student in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering cannot take a course with an EEL prefix unless the student has earned a C or better in all prerequisite EEL prefix courses.

EEL 3003 Elements of Electrical Engineering.
Credits: 3; Prereq: MAC 2313, PHY 2049.
An introduction to the theory and practice of electrical engineering for students not majoring in electrical engineering; circuits, machines, electronics and systems.

EEL 3111 Circuits 1.
Credits: 3; Prereq: PHY 2049, MAC 2313.
Basic analysis of DC and AC electric circuits.

EEL 3112 Circuits 2.
Credits: 3; Prereq: EEL 3111; Coreq: MAS 3114 or MAP 4403.
Continuation of EEL 3111 with emphasis on circuit applications of convolution, the Fourier series, and Laplace and Fourier transforms.

EEL 3135 Discrete-Time Signals and Systems.
Credits: 3; Prereq: MAC 2313, CGS 2425 or CIS 3020; Coreq: EGM 3311 or MAP 2302.
Difference equations, discrete convolution, the Z transform, discrete and fast Fourier transforms. State-space theory of discrete-time systems.

EEL 3211 Basic Electric Energy Engineering.
Credits: 3; Prereq: EEL 3111; Coreq: EEL 3112.
Analysis and modeling of power system components. Magnetic circuits, energy conservation, transformers, AC and DC rotating machines.

EEL 3303L Electrical Circuits Laboratory.
Credits: 1; Coreq: EEL 3111 or EEL 3003.
Introductory electrical engineering laboratory in electrical instrumentation, devices and systems.

EEL 3304C Electronic Circuits 1.
Credits: 4; Prereq: EEL 3111.
Fundamentals of electronic circuits and systems. Laboratory.

EEL 3396 Solid-State Electronic Devices.
Credits: 3; Prereq: EEL 3111.
Introduction to the principles of semiconductor electron device operation.

EEL 3472 Electromagnetic Fields and Applications 1.
Credits: 3; Prereq: EEL 3111.
Transmission line equations, electrostatics, magnetostatics, time-varying fields, plane waves, introduction to antennas and waveguides.

EEL 3473 Electromagnetic Fields and Applications 2. S.
Credits: 3; Prereq: EEL 3472.
Maxwell’s equations, electromagnetic wave propagation in different media, antennas, waveguides, numerical methods, electromagnetic coupling.

EEL 3701C Digital Logic and Computer Systems.
Credits: 4; Coreq: CGS 2425 or CIS 3020.
An overview of logic design, algorithms, computer organization and assembly language programming and computer engineering technology. Laboratory.

EEL 4201L Electrical Energy Conversion Laboratory.
Credits: 1; Prereq: EEL 3211.
Electric energy conversion, devices and systems.

EEL 4213 Electric Energy Systems 1. F.
Credits: 3; Prereq: EEL 3211.
System models for generators, transformers, transmission lines and large-scale power networks. Matrix formulations, power flow analysis, symmetrical component theory, balanced and unbalanced fault analysis.

EEL 4230 Electronic Drives and Motor Control. S.
Credits: 3; Prereq: EEL 3211 and EEL 3112.
Analysis and design of AC and DC motor controls with semiconductor converter drives. Controlled rectifier and chopper drives for DC motors; cycloconverter and inverter drives for AC motors.

EEL 4242C Power Electronic Circuits.
Credits: 3; Prereq: EEL 3304.
Circuit topologies, analysis, design and simulation of electronic circuits such as power supplies and motor drives.

EEL 4272 Surge Overvoltages in Power Systems. S.
Credits: 3; Coreq: EEL 3112 and EEL 3211.
Switching transients; interaction between lightning and power systems; traveling waves; power apparatus insulation coordination; computer aids; instrumentation for specialized surge testing.

EEL 4304L Electronics Laboratory.
Credits: 1; Prereq: EEL 3303L; Coreq: EEL 3304.
Electronic instrumentation, devices and systems.

EEL 4306C Electronic Circuits 2.
Credits: 3; Prereq: EEL 3304, 3112 and 4304L.
Design-oriented continuation of EEL 3304; feedback, op amp circuits and applications, digital electronics. Laboratory.

EEL 4310C Digital Integrated Circuits. S.
Credits: 3; Prereq: EEL 3304 and EEL 3396.
Analysis and design of digital circuits using MOS and bipolar devices. Laboratory.

EEL 4331C Solid-State Technology. F.
Credits: 3; Prereq: EEL 3396 or EEL 3304.
Principles of solid-state device fabrication. Laboratory.

EEL 4351 Electronic Device Fundamentals. S.
Credits: 3; Prereq: EEL 3396.
Physical principles of modern solid-state devices and their practical applications.

EEL 4373 Radio-Frequency Electronics.
Credits: 3; Prereq: EEL 3304C, EEL 3112.
This course will cover fundamental RF theory (such as resonant circuits, matching, noise and transmission lines), radio operation, and the design of key RF circuit blocks (such as amplifiers, mixers, and oscillators).

EEL 4436 Microwave Techniques. S.
Credits: 3; Prereq: EEL 3472.
Waveguides and resonant cavities. Methods of generating, transmitting and receiving microwaves.

EEL 4440 Optical Communication Systems. S.
Credits: 3; Prereq: EEL 3396 and EEL 3472.
Introduction to electromagnetic waves, dielectric waveguides and fibers, propagation characteristics of fibers, characterization methods, LEDs and laser diodes, photodetector optical receivers and communication systems.

EEL 4445 Optics for Engineers. F.
Credits: 3; Prereq: EEL 3472.
Nature of light, radiometry, laser basics, interferometry, holography, coherence, polarization, diffraction, fiber optics, Fourier optics.

EEL 4461 Antenna Systems. S.
Credits: 3; Prereq: EEL 3472.
Electromagnetic field theory and its application to antenna design.

EEL 4514 Communication Systems and Components.
Credits: 3; Prereq: EEL 3112 and EEL 3135.
Theory of communication, and applications to radio, television, telephone, satellite, cellular telephone, spread spectrum and computer communication systems.

EEL 4514L Communication Laboratory.
Credits: 1; Prereq: EEL 3304C; Coreq: EEL 4514.
Communication circuits and radio frequency instruments, devices and measurements.

EEL 4516 Noise in Devices and Communication Systems. S.
Credits: 3; Coreq: EEL 4514.
Origin, characterization and measurement of random noise. Calculation of signal-to-noise ratios and probability of errors in communication systems.

EEL 4610 State Variables and Control. F.
Credits: 3; Prereq: EEL 3112 and EEL 3135.
Development of state-variable approach to linear continuous-time and discrete-time systems with emphasis on the design of feedback control system including stabilizing compensators, state estimators and controllers for tracking and disturbance rejection.

EEL 4657 Linear Control Systems.
Credits: 3; Prereq: EEL 3112 and EEL 3135.
Theory and design of linear control systems.

EEL 4657L Linear Controls Laboratory.
Credits: 1; Coreq: EEL 4657.
Practical applications of linear control theory.

EEL 4712C Digital Design. F, S.
Credits: 4; Prereq: EEL 3701C.
Advanced modular logic design, design languages, "finite" state machines and binary logic. Laboratory.

EEL 4713C Digital Computer Architecture. F, S.
Credits: 4; Prereq: EEL 3701C.
The use of electronic digital modules to design computers. Organization and operation of computers. Hardware/software tradeoffs. Design of computer interfacing. Laboratory.

EEL 4744C Microprocessor Applications.
Credits: 4; Prereq: EEL 3701C.
Elements of microprocessor-based systems; hardware interfacing and software design for their application. Laboratory.

EEL 4750C Introduction to Digital Signal Processing. S.
Credits: 3; Prereq: EEL 3135 and EEL 4744C.
Fundamentals of filter design and Fourier transforms. Hardware implementation of filters. Simulation of signal processing systems using MATLAB.

EEL 4905 Individual Problems in Electrical Engineering.
Credits: 1 to 4. May be repeated with a change of content up to a maximum of 4 credits.
Selected problems or projects in the student’s major field of engineering study.

EEL 4912 Integrated Product and Process Design 1. F.
Credits: 3; Prereq: EEL 3304 and EEL 3701C.
The first part of a two-course sequence in which interdisciplinary teams of students learn structured design methods applied to industry sponsored projects. Topics include: determining specifications based on customer needs, project management, concurrent engineering and system-level design.

EEL 4913 Integrated Product and Process Design 2. S.
Credits: 3: Prereq EEL 4912.
The second part of a two-course sequence in which interdisciplinary teams of students learn structured design methods applied to industry-sponsored projects. Topics include: detailed design, component specification, prototype manufacturing, accepting testing, and documentation.

EEL 4914C Electrical Engineering Design.
Credits: 3; Prereq: Senior standing.
Selected design projects involving engineering applications in the various areas of electrical engineering. Must be taken prior to the semester of graduation. Laboratory.

EEL 4930 Special Topics in Electrical Engineering.
Credits: 1 to 4: May be repeated with change of content up to a maximum of 6 credits.
Special courses covering selected topics in electrical engineering.

EEL 4931 Electrical Engineering Undergraduate Seminar. F.
Credits: 1; max: 1; Prereq: EG classification.
A series of seminars given by a group of faculty members in the department.

EEL 4939 Electric Utility Seminar. S.
Credits: 1.
A series of weekly seminars on the electric utility industry. Lectures from industry engineers include various technical topics related to power engineering.

EEL 4948 Practical Work in Electrical and Computer Engineering.
Credits: 1; Prereq: 3EG classification.
One term industrial employment, including extra work according to a pre-approved outline. Practical engineering work under industrial supervision, as set forth in the College of Engineering regulations. S/U only.

EEL 4949 Co-op Work Experience.
Credits: 1; Prereq: EG classification.
Practical co-op engineering work under approved industrial supervision. Grading is on a S-U basis only.

EGN 4930 Sales Engineer Seminar.
Credits: 1.
Intended for students interested in pursuing a career in sales engineering (required for students enrolled in the Sales Engineering Certificate Program). Lectures and discussions on practice-oriented sales engineering topics.