Electrical and Computer Engineering

College of Engineering

* 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 cannot take a course with an EEL prefix unless the student has earned a C or better in all prerequisite EEL prefix courses.

An introduction to the theory and practice of electrical engineering for students not majoring in electrical engineering; circuits, machines, electronics and systems.

Basic analysis of DC and AC electric circuits. Laboratory.

Continuation of EEL 3111 with emphasis on circuit applications of convolution, the Fourier series, and Laplace and Fourier transforms.

Difference equations, discrete convolution, the Z transform, discrete and fast Fourier transforms. State-space theory of discrete-time systems.

Analysis and modeling of power system components. Magnetic circuits, energy conservation, transformers, AC and DC rotating machines.

Introductory electrical engineering laboratory in electrical instrumentation, devices and systems.

Fundamentals of electronic circuits and systems. Laboratory.

Introduction to the principles of semiconductor electron device operation.

Transmission line equations, electrostatics, magnetostatics, time-varying fields, plane waves, introduction to antennas and waveguides.

Maxwell’s equations, electromagnetic wave propagation in different media, antennas, waveguides, numerical methods, electromagnetic coupling.

An overview of logic design, algorithms, computer organization and assembly language programming and computer engineering technology. Laboratory.

Electric energy conversion, devices and systems.

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.

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.

Circuit topologies, analysis, design and simulation of electronic circuits such as power supplies and motor drives.

Design-oriented continuation of EEL 3304; feedback, op amp circuits and applications, digital electronics. Laboratory.

Analysis and design of digital circuits using MOS and bipolar devices. Laboratory.

Principles of solid-state device fabrication. Laboratory.

Physical principles of modern solid-state devices and their practical applications.

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).

Nature of light, radiometry, laser basics, interferometry, holography, coherence, polarization, diffraction, fiber optics, Fourier optics.

Electromagnetic field theory and its application to antenna design.

Theory of communication, and applications to radio, television, telephone, satellite, cellular telephone, spread spectrum and computer communication systems.

Communication circuits and radio frequency instruments, devices and measurements.

Origin, characterization and measurement of random noise. Calculation of signal-to-noise ratios and probability of errors in communication systems.

Theory and design of linear control systems.

Practical applications of linear control theory.

Advanced modular logic design, design languages, "finite" state machines and binary logic. Laboratory.

The use of electronic digital modules to design computers. Organization and operation of computers. Hardware/software tradeoffs. Design of computer interfacing. Laboratory.

Elements of microprocessor-based systems; hardware interfacing and software design for their application. Laboratory.

Fundamentals of filter design and Fourier transforms. Hardware implementation of filters. Simulation of signal processing systems using MATLAB.

Develop computer skills and art of writing good computer programs using C and C++ languages. Examples and exercises relevant to Electrical Engineering are used.

Selected problems or projects in the student’s major field of engineering study.

The first part of a two-course sequence in which multidisciplinary teams of engineering and business students partner with industry sponsors to design and build authentic products and processes—on time and within budget. Working closely with industry liaison engineers and a faculty coach, students gain practical experience in teamwork and communication, problem solving and engineering design, and develop leadership, management and people skills.

The second part of EEL 4912-4913 sequence.

Selected design projects involving engineering applications in the various areas of electrical engineering. Must be taken prior to the semester of graduation. Laboratory.

Special courses covering selected topics in electrical engineering.

A series of seminars given by a group of faculty members in the department.

A series of weekly seminars on the electric utility industry. Lectures from industry engineers include various technical topics related to power engineering.

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.

Practical co-op engineering work under approved industrial supervision. Grading is on a S-U basis only.

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.