Undergraduate Courses
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ECE 125 - Fundamentals of Electrical and Computer Engineering Credits/Hours: Two hours Prerequisites: MATH 125 Corequisites: DR 100 Description: Introduction to electrical and computer engineering, the mathematics required for these disciplines, and MatLab. Development of proficiency in DC circuit analysis and basic laboratory skills. ECE 225 - Electric Circuits Credits/Hours: Three hours Prerequisites: PH 106 Corequisites: MATH 238 Description: Physical concepts and mathematical techniques of circuit analysis. DC, transient, and sinusoidal steady-state analysis of circuits. Laboratory experiments. ECE 320 - Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering Credits/Hours: Three hours Prerequisites: PH 106 Corequisites: MATH 238 Description: Introduction to circuit analysis, methods, resistive circuits, AC circuits, first-order transients, AC power, operational amplifiers, and machines. Not open to electrical engineering majors or to students who have earned credit for ECE 225. ECE 326 - Electric Networks Credits/Hours: Three hours Prerequisites: ECE 225 and MATH 238 Description: Response of circuits to periodic, step, and impulse functions; use of Laplace transforms in circuit solutions; frequency response and representation of circuits and systems; coupled circuits. ECE 332 - Electronics I Credits/Hours: Four hours Prerequisites: ECE 225 or ECE 320 and EN 102 Description: Diodes, bipolar and field-effect transistors, operational amplifiers, active filters, signal generators, and wave-shaping circuits. Writing proficiency is required for a passing grade in this course. ECE 333 - Electronics II Credits/Hours: Four hours Prerequisites: ECE 332 and ECE 380, and either ECE 326 or ECE 370 Description: Differential and multistage amplifiers, frequency response, feedback power amplifiers, power supplies, MOS FETs, and digital circuits. Writing proficiency is required for a passing grade in this course. ECE 340 - Electromagnetics Credits/Hours: Four hours Prerequisites: PH 106 Corequisites: MATH 238 Description: Electrostatics, magnetostatics, Maxwell's equations, plane waves, guided waves, and radiation. ECE 350 - Electromechanics Credits/Hours: Three hours Prerequisites: ECE 225 or ECE 320 Description: Single- and three-phase power system analysis, including transmission lines. Theory and operation of electromechanical devices, including magnetic circuits, transformers, and relays, as well as DC and AC rotating machines. ECE 370 - Signals and Systems Credits/Hours: Three hours Prerequisites: ECE 225 and CS 114 Description: Fourier series and transforms of continuous and discrete waveforms; convolution and sampling theory; Z-transforms of positive-time discrete waveforms; computer problems requiring programming and use of digital computer. ECE 380 - Digital Computer Fundamentals Credits/Hours: Three hours Prerequisites: GES 126 or CS 110 or CS 114 and either MATH 125 or MATH 131 Description: Number systems; Boolean algebra; logic functions and gates; design of combinational logic systems; flip-flops; design of synchronous sequential systems; and iterative networks. Includes three laboratory experiments. ECE 383 - Microcomputers Credits/Hours: Four hours Prerequisites: ECE 380 and CS 124 Description: Microprocessors, machine-level programming, assembly-language programming, and hardware interfaces. Writing proficiency is required for a passing grade in this course. ECE 406 - Computer Communications and Networks (also CS 438) Credits/Hours: Three hours Prerequisites: CS 325, CS 357, and CS 426 Description: The study of the issues related to computer communications. Topics include physical topologies, switching, error detection and correction, routing, congestion control, and connection management for global networks (such as the Internet) and local area networks (such as Ethernet). In addition, network programming and applications are considered. ECE 407 - Communications I Credits/Hours: Three hours Prerequisites: ECE 370 Corequisites: MATH 355 Description: Introduction to baseband and passband digital communication systems. Students develop the skills necessary to analyze system performance in the presence of noise and learn to determine methods for improving system performance. ECE 408 - Communications II Credits/Hours: Three hours Prerequisites: ECE 370, MATH 355, and ECE 407 Description: Introduction to analog communication systems. Students analyze system performance in the presence of noise; examine advanced analog-to-digital encoding techniques and advanced digital modulation techniques; and develop data compression and error-control codes. ECE 409 - Communications System Laboratory Credits/Hours: One hour Prerequisites: ECE 407 Description: Modeling communication systems; familiarization with specialized communications equipment and techniques; and theory of laboratory instruments. ECE 430 - Digital Integrated Circuit Design Credits/Hours: Three hours Prerequisites: ECE 383 and ECE 333 Corequisites: ECE 431, and MATH 237 or GES 451 Description: Introduction to digital integrated circuit design, analysis, and layout, and use of tools for creating VLSI circuits and subsystems. ECE 431 - Digital Integrated Circuit Design Laboratory Credits/Hours: One hour Prerequisites: ECE 333 and ECE 383 Corequisites: ECE 430, and MATH 237 or GES 451 Description: Assignments and design projects provide hands-on experience in digital integrated circuit design, analysis, and layout with VLSI design tools and graphics workstations. ECE 432 - Analog Integrated Circuit Design Credits/Hours: Three hours Prerequisites: ECE 333 Corequisites: ECE 433 Description: Study of analog integrated circuit design, analysis, and layout. Topics include bipolar and CMOS layout, fabrications, design methodologies, and software tools. ECE 433 - Analog Integrated Circuit Design Laboratory Credits/Hours: One hour Prerequisites: ECE 333 Corequisites: ECE 432 Description: A laboratory experience with bipolar and CMOS integrated circuit design. Topics include bipolar and CMOS layout, fabrication, and software layout and simulation tools. ECE 434 - High-Frequency Electronics Credits/Hours: Three hours Prerequisites: ECE 333 Corequisites: ECE 435 Description: The course introduces the concepts of RF and microwave electronic system design. Topics include amplifier design, matching, filter design, oscillator and mixer design, modulation, and receivers. ECE 435 - High-Frequency Electronics Laboratory Credits/Hours: One hour Prerequisites: ECE 333 Corequisites: ECE 434 Description: Introduces the concepts of RF and microwave electronic system design through device measurement and simulation. Laboratory topics include amplifier design, matching, filter design, oscillator and mixer design, modulation, and receivers. ECE 438 - Integrated Circuit Fabrication Principles Credits/Hours: Three hours Prerequisites: ECE 333, MTE 271, or permission of the instructor Description: Study of the processing tools used in semiconductor device fabrication. Topics include semiconductor fundamentals, semiconductor device fabrication processes, interconnections and contacts, integrated circuit packaging, and chip yield. ECE 445 - Antennas Credits/Hours: Three hours Prerequisites: ECE 340 Description: Transmission and reception of power and information in free space; antennas as interface elements; impedance and radiation characteristics of modern antennas. ECE 446 - Microwave Engineering Credits/Hours: Three hours Prerequisites: ECE 340 Description: Guided waves, scattering matrix description of microwave circuit elements, computer analysis and optimization of cascaded two-ports, and microwave integrated circuits. ECE 447 - Electromagnetics Laboratory Credits/Hours: One hour Prerequisites: ECE 340 Description: Electrical measurements of electromagnetic waves and phenomena in the microwave region; slotted line techniques; measurement of frequency, wavelength, power, impedance, VSWR, and antenna radiation patterns. ECE 448 - Radar Systems Credits/Hours: Three hours Prerequisites: ECE 340 Description: The radar equation; detection of radar signals in noise; extraction of information and waveform design; CW, MTI, and pulse Doppler radar; tracking radar. ECE 453 - Electric Machines and Drives Credits/Hours: Three hours Prerequisites: ECE 326 and ECE 350 Description: Detailed study on the theory and operation of rotating electric machines. Introduction to power electronics and machine drives. ECE 455 - Power/Machines Laboratory Credits/Hours: One hour Prerequisites: ECE 350 Description: Test and analysis of power/machines devices and the design of systems using these devices. ECE 456 - Power Systems I Credits/Hours: Three hours Prerequisites: ECE 350 Corequisites: GES 451 or MATH 237 Description: Basic power-system concepts and per-unit quantities; transmission line, transformer, and rotating machine modeling; power flow. ECE 457 - Power Systems II Credits/Hours: Three hours Prerequisites: ECE 456 Description: Economic operation, fault analysis, symmetrical components, and system protection. ECE 467 - Engineering Optics Credits/Hours: Three hours Prerequisites: ECE 340, and either GES 451 or MATH 237 Corequisites: ECE 370 Description: Principles of laser holography, optical communication, and image processing and their engineering applications (including the propagation, polarization, diffraction, coherence and interference, and spatial Fourier transformation of light waves). ECE 475 - Control Systems Analysis Credits/Hours: Three hours Prerequisites: ECE 326 Description: Classical and modern feedback control system methods; stability; Bode, root locus, state variables, and computer analysis. ECE 476 - Control Systems Laboratory Credits/Hours: One hour Prerequisites: ECE 475 Description: Practical analysis and design of feedback control systems and components; electrical, mechanical, and electromechanical systems. ECE 479 - Digital Control Systems Credits/Hours: Three hours Prerequisites: ECE 370, ECE 475, and either GES 451 or MATH 237 Description: Frequency and time methods in discrete time control systems; sampling of continuous-time signals, stability, transform design techniques, and state variable analysis and design techniques. ECE 480 - Digital Systems Design Credits/Hours: Three hours Prerequisites: ECE 383 Corequisites: ECE 481 Description: Basic computer organization, computer arithmetic, machine language, simple and pipelined central-processor organization, microprogramming, and measuring computer performance. ECE 481 - Digital Systems Design Laboratory Credits/Hours: One hour Prerequisites: ECE 383 Corequisites: ECE 480 Description: Logic design and simulation via hardware description languages, use of electronic design automation tools, and CPU design. ECE 482 - Computer Vision and Digital Image Processing Credits/Hours: Three hours Prerequisites: MATH 355, CS 124, or permission of the instructor Description: Introduction to computer vision and digital image processing with an emphasis on image representation, transforms, filtering, compression, boundary detection, and pattern matching. ECE 483 - Computer Graphics Design Credits/Hours: Three hours Prerequisites: ECE 383 Description: Selected topics in computer graphics and graphics algorithms. Includes design projects. ECE 484 - Computer Architecture Credits/Hours: Three hours Prerequisites: ECE 480 Description: Computer architectures, computer design, memory systems design, parallel processing concepts, supercomputers, networks, and multiprocessing systems. ECE 486 - Embedded Systems Credits/Hours: Three hours Prerequisites: ECE 383 Corequisites: ECE 487 Description: Integration of microprocessors into digital systems. Includes hardware interfacing, bus protocols and peripheral systems, embedded and real-time operating systems, real-time constraints, networking and distributed process control. ECE 487 - Embedded Systems Laboratory Credits/Hours: One hour Prerequisites: ECE 383 Corequisites: ECE 486 Description: Design and implementation experience with microcontrollers, interfacing, digital control systems, bus protocols and peripheral systems, real-time constraints, embedded and real-time operating systems, distributed process control. ECE 488 - Microcontrollers Credits/Hours: Three hours Prerequisites: ECE 383 Corequisites: ECE 489 Description: Microcontrollers, digital control systems, hardware interfacing, networking, distributed process control, and robotics. ECE 489 - Microcontrollers Laboratory Credits/Hours: One hour Prerequisites: ECE 383 Corequisites: ECE 488 Description: Design and implementation experience with microcontrollers, digital control systems, interfacing, operating systems, automated manufacturing processes, robotics, and networking. ECE 491 - Special Problems (Area) Credits/Hours: Variable credit Description: Investigation of a problem or problems, usually involving research with a faculty member. Credit is based on the individual assignment. ECE 492 - Capstone Design I Credits/Hours: Three hours Corequisites: 400-level electrical engineering lecture-lab combination Description: Introduces design methodology in electrical and computer engineering through lectures and participation in a design project. ECE 493 - Selected Topics (Area) Credits/Hours: Variable credit Description: Special courses in all areas of electrical engineering, offered as the need arises. Credit is based on the course requirements. ECE 494 - Capstone Design II Credits/Hours: Three hours Prerequisites: ECE 492 Description: Continuation and completion of design project initiated in ECE 492 Capstone Design I. ECE 495 - Undergraduate Honors Seminar I Credits/Hours: One hour Prerequisites: Senior honor student with 3.3 or higher GPA Description: Presentation of research results in the field of electrical engineering. ECE 496 - Undergraduate Honors Seminar II Credits/Hours: One hour Prerequisites: Senior honor student with 3.3 or higher GPA Description: Presentation of research results in the field of electrical engineering. ECE 498 - Honors Problem I Credits/Hours: One to three hours Prerequisites: Senior honor student with 3.3 or higher GPA Description: Investigate an electrical engineering research or design problem. ECE 499 - Honors Problem II Credits/Hours: One to three hours Prerequisites: Senior honor student with 3.3 or higher GPA Description: Investigate an electrical engineering research or design problem. |