121. Introduction to Electrical Engineering I (3 cr)
Introduction to the analysis of digital computer circuits. Course Objectives

122. Introduction to Electrical Engineering II(3 cr) Prereq: ELEC 121; MATH 106 or equivalent.
Introduction to basic electrical engineering  concepts of circuits and signals. Computers used with MATLAB and MAPLE to explore electrical engineering concepts. Course Objectives

198. Special Topics in Electrical Engineering I Prereq: Permission.
Offered as the need arises to treat electrical engineering topics for first-year students that are not covered in other courses.

211. Elements of Electrical Engineering I (3 cr) Prereq or parallel: MATH 107 and PHYS 212.
Basic circuit analysis including direct and alternating currents and operational amplifiers. Digital signals and circuits. Not for electrical engineering majors. Course Objectives

215. Electronics and Circuits I (3 cr) Prereq or Parallel: MATH 208.
Introduction to electrical engineering circuit theory. Kirchhoff's laws and circuit analysis theorems applied to steady state DC resistive circuits, RLC circuits. Analysis of transient and sinusoidal steady-state circuits. Steady-state power calculations for sinusoidal single-phase circuits. Modern computer methods employed. Course Objectives

216. Electronics and Circuits II (3 cr) Prereq: ELEC 215; Prereq or parallel: MATH 221.
Kirchhoff's laws and circuit analysis theorems applied to steady state bipolar junction transistor circuits, and diode circuits. Steady-state power calculations for balanced three-phase circuits. Introduction to funmamentals of semiconductor theory and their application to P-N junction devices. Mutual inductance. Frequency response of transistor circuits. Modern computer methods employed. Course Objectives

222. Introduction to Embedded Systems (3 cr) Prereq: ELEC 122 or CSCE 230 and CSCE 150A.
Basic hardware and software concepts of embedded microprocessor systems and interfacing with other hardware components. Simple circuits are designed and drivers to run these circuits are written. Design and build  hardware and write drivers in assembly language. Course Objectives

231. Electrical Engineering Laboratory (1 cr) Parallel: ELEC 211.
Laboratory accompanying ELEC 211. Course Objectives

235. Introductory Electrical Laboratory I (1 cr) Prereq: ELEC 121 or CSCE 230;  ELEC 215 or Parallel. Laboratory work accompanying ELEC 215.

236. Introductory Electrical Laboratory II (1 cr) Prereq: ELEC 235, Prereq or parallel: ELEC 216.
Laboratory work accompanying ELEC 216.

298. Special Topics in Electrical Engineering II ((1-6 cr, max 6). Prereq: Permission.
Offered as the need arises to treat electrical engineering  topics for second-year students that are not covered in other courses.

304. Signals and Systems (3 cr) Prereq: ELEC 216 , MATH 221, ELEC-122 or CSCE-155.
Mathematical modeling of physical systems and signals. Representation of signals in terms of basis functions. Fourier series expansions, Fourier transforms, Laplace and Z-transforms. Input-output relations, convolution. Transfer functions. Bode plots. Poles/zeros and s- and z-plane methods. Applications. Course Objectives

305. Probability Theory and Introduction to Random Processes (3 cr) Prereq: ELEC-304.
Random experiment model, random variables, functions of random variables, and introduction to random processes. Course Objectives

306. Electromagnetic Field Theory (3 cr) Prereq: ELEC 216, PHYS 212, and MATH 221.
Complex vectors. Maxwell's equations. Uniform plane waves. Wave reflection and transmission at interfaces. Waveguides and resonators. Transmission line principles. Antennas. Topics in waves. Course Objectives

307. Electrical Engineering Laboratory I ((2 cr) Prereq: ELEC 236. Prereq or parallel: ELEC 222 or CSCE 230.
Laboratory experiments on circuits and systems and digital and analog electronic circuits. Course Objectives

316. Electronics and Circuits III (3 cr) Prereq: ELEC 216 and PHYS 213.
Frequency response of filters and amplifiers. Basic power amplifier types. Advanced operational amplifier circuits. Introduction to the fundamentals of semiconductor theory and their application to p-n junction and field devices.Course Objectives

317. Electrical Engineering Laboratory II (2 cr) Prereq: ELEC 304,  306,  and 307.
Laboratory work on electromagnetic fields and waves, solid state devices, discrete systems, control systems, and communications. Course Objectives

361. Advanced Electronics and Circuits (3 cr) Prereq: ELEC 316.
Analog and digital electronics for discrete and integrated circuits. Multistage amplifiers, frequency response, feedback amplifiers, simple filters and amplifiers, MOS and bipolar logic gates and families, A/D and D/A converters. Course Objectives

362. Digital Electronics (3 cr) Prereq: ELEC 316.
Basic MOS and BJT saturating and nonsaturating logic circuits; memories; GaAs integrate circuits; bus consideration and interconnections. Course Objectives

363. Digital Electronics Laboratory (1 cr) Prereq or Parallel: ELEC 362.
Measurement of static and dynamic electrical properties and performance limitations of CMOS, TTL, ECL, and GaAs digital integrated circuits, including static and dynamic random access memories; constraints on electrical interconnections between integrated circuits. Course Objectives

370. Digital Logic Design (CSCE 335)(3 cr) Prereq: ELEC 121 or CSCE 230.
Combinational and sequential logic circuits. MSI chips. Programmable logic devices (PAL, ROM, PLA) used to design combinational and sequential circuits. CAD tools. LSI and PLD components and their use. Hardware design experience. Course Objectives

398. Special Topics in Electrical Engineering III (1-6 cr, max 6). Prereq: Permission.
Offered as the need arises to treat electrical engineering topics for third-year students that are not covered in other courses.

399. Undergraduate Research (1-3 cr per semester, 6 cr max total toward degree) Prereq: Electrical engineering seniors or approval.
Research accompanied by a written report of the results.

400/800. Electronic Instrumentation (3 cr) Prereq: Senior standing in engineering or permission.
Applications of analog and digital devices to electronic instrumentation are studied. Topics include transducers instrumentation amplifiers, mechanical and solid-state switches, data acquisition systems, phase-lock loops, and modulation techniques. Demonstrations with working circuits and systems are used. Course Objectives

406/806. Power Systems Analysis (3 cr) Prereq: ELEC 438/838.
Symmetrical components and fault calculations, power system stability, generator modeling (circuit
view point), voltage control system, high voltage DC transmission, and system protection. Course Objectives

407/807. Power Systems Planning (3 cr) Prereq: ELEC 305.
Economic evaluation, load forecasting, generation planning, transmission planning, production simulation, power plant reliability characteristics, and generation systems reliability. Course Objectives

408/808. Electromagnetic Fields and Waves (3 cr) Prereq: ELEC 306.
Applied Electromagnetics: Transmission lines in digital electronics and communications. The quasistatic electric and magnetic fields -- electric and magnetic circuits and electromechanical energy conversion. Guided waves -- rectangular and cylindrical metallic waveguides and optical fibers. Radiation and antennas -- line and aperture antennas and arrays. Laboratory experiments. Course Objectives

410/810. Multivariate Random Processes (3 cr) Prereq: ELEC 305.
Probability space, random vectors, multivariate distributions, moment generating functions, conditional expectations, discrete and continuous-time random processes, random process characterization and representation, linear systems with  random inputs. Course Objectives

416/816. Materials and Devices for Computer Memory, Logic, and Display (3 cr) Prereq: PHYS 212.
Survey of fundamentals and applications of devices used for memory, logic, and display. Magnetic, superconductive, semiconductive, and dielectric materials. Course Objectives

417/817. Integrated Circuits (3 cr) Prereq: ELEC 421/821.
Analysis of BJT’s and MOSFET’s from a first principle materials viewpoint. This includes static and dynamic analysis and characterization. The course will conclude with a brief overview of device fabrication processes.

420/820. Plasma Processing of Semiconductors (3 cr) Prereq: Senior or graduate standing.
Physics of plasmas and gas discharges will be developed. Includes basic collisional theory, the Boltzman equation and the concept of electron energy distributions. Results will be related to specific gas discharge systems used in semiconductor processing, such as sputtering, etching, and deposition systems. Course Objectives

421/821. Solid State Physical Electronics (3 cr) Prereq: PHYS 213.
An introduction to semiconductor fundamentals, charge carrier concentration and carrier transport, energy bands, recombination. PN junctions, static and dynamic, and special pn junction diode devices.Course Objectives

422/822. Introduction to Physics and Chemistry of Solids (PHYS 422/822) (3 cr) Prereq: PHYS/ASTR 213 or CHEM 481/881, MATH 220/820 or 221/821, or permission of instructor.
Introduction to structural, thermal electrical, and magnetic properties of solids, based on concepts of atomic structure, chemical bonding in molecules, and electron states in solids. Principles underlying molecular design of materials and solid-state devices.

428/828. Power Electronics (3 cr) Prereq: ELEC 304 and 316.
Basic analysis and design of solid-state power electronic devices and converter circuitry.

438/838. Introduction to Electric Power Engineering (3 cr) Prereq: ELEC 216.
Power systems principles, three phase circuits, transmission line parameters, transmission line modeling, transformers, per unit analysis, generator modeling, and power flow analysis. Course Objectives

442/842. Basic Analytical Techniques in Electrical Engineering (3 cr) Prereq: Math 221.
Applications of partial differential equations, matrices, vector analysis, complex variables, and infinite series to problems in electrical engineering. Course Objectives

444/844. Linear Control Systems (3 cr) Prereq: ELEC 304.
Classical (transfer function) and modern (state variable) control techniques. Both time domain and frequency domain techniques are studied. Traditional proportional, lead, lag, and PID compensators are examined, as well as state variable feedback. Course Objectives

451/851. Linear System Analysis and Design (3 cr) Prereq: ELEC 304.
In-depth introduction to the theory of linear systems. Major topics include: the concept of state-variable models of both time-varying and time-invariant continuous and discrete-time systems; linear state feedback, controllability and pole placement design; observability and observer design, stability theory and realization theory. Course Objectives

454/854. Power Systems Operation and Control (3 cr) Prereq: ELEC 438/838.
Characteristics and generating units. Control of generation, economic dispatch, transmission losses, unit commitment, generation with limited supply, hydrothermal coordination, and interchange evaluation and power pool.Course Objectives

461/861. Modern Active Filter Design (3 cr) Prereq: ELEC 304 and 361.
Fundamental design concepts, tradeoffs and design techniques of modern active filters are studied. Recent topics such as active R networks, compensation of op-amp imperfections, switched capacitor filters will be introduced.

462/862. Communication Systems (3 cr) Prereq: ELEC 304 and 305.
Mathematical descriptions of signals in communication systems. Principles of analog modulation and demodulation. Performance analysis of analog communication systems in the presence of noise. Course Objectives

463/863. Digital Signal Processing (3 cr) Prereq: ELEC 304.
Discrete system analysis using Z-transforms. Analysis and design of digital filters. Discrete Fourier transforms. Course Objectives

464/864. Digital Communication Systems (3 cr) Prereq: ELEC 462/862.
Principles of digital transmission of information in the presence of noise. The design and analysis of baseband PAM transmission systems and various carrier systems including ASK, FSK, PSK. Course Objectives

465/865. Introduction to Data Compression (3 cr) Prereq: ELEC 305.
Introduction to the concepts of information theory and redundancy removal. Simulation of various data compression schemes such as delta modulation, differential pulse code modulation, transform coding and runlength coding. Course Objectives

467/867. Electromagnetic Theory and Applications (3 cr) Prereq: ELEC 306.
Engineering application of Maxwell's equations. Fundamental parameters of antennas. Radiation, analysis, and synthesis of antenna arrays. Aperture antennas. Course Objectives

468/868. Microwave Engineering (3 cr) Prereq: ELEC 306.
Applications of active and passive devices to microwave systems. Includes impedance matching, resonators, and microwave antennas.Course Objectives

469/869. Analog Integrated Circuits (3 cr) Prereq: ELEC 361.
Analysis and design of analog integrated circuits, both bipolar and MOS. Basic circuit elements such as differential pairs, current sources, active loads, output drivers will be studied and used in the design of more complex analog integrated circuits. Course Objectives

470/870. Digital and Analog VLSI Design (3 cr) Prereq: ELEC 316.
An introduction to VLSI design techniques for analog and digital circuits. Fabrication technology and device modeling. Design rules for integrated circuit layout. LSI design options with emphasis on the standard cell approach of digital and analog circuits. Lab experiments, computer simulation and layout exercises. Course Objectives

471/871. Continuous System Simulation (3 cr) Prereq: ELEC 304 or equivalent.
Basic operation of analog computers, analog simulation, Z-transforms, analysis of digital integration algorithms.

475/875. Introduction to Digital System Design (3 cr) Prereq: ELEC 370.
Synthesis using state machines; design of digital systems; microprogramming in small controller design; hardware description language for design and timing analysis.

478/878. Microprocessor Hardware, Software, and Interfacing (3 cr) Prereq: ELEC 476/876.
Personal computers, I/O, LSI circuits, programming, DOS, interfacing, and micro-controllers. Students taking this course are expected to write programs in assembly language or in C and assembly language and to design hardware. Course Objectives

479/879. Digital Systems Organization and Design (3 cr) Prereq: ELEC 475/875.
Hardware development languages, hardware organization and realization, microprogramming, interrupt, intersystem communication, and peripheral interfacing.

480/880. Introduction to Lasers and Laser Applications (PHYS 480/880) (3 cr) Prereq: PHYS 213.
Physics of electronic transitions producing stimulated emission of radiation. Threshold conditions for laser oscillation. Types of lasers and their applications in engineering. Course Objectives

481/881. Fourier Optics, Image Analysis, and Holography (3 cr) Prereq: Permission.
Application of Fourier transforms to image analysis, optical computing, and holography. Other selected applications.

483/883. Radar Systems (3 cr) Prereq: ELEC 408. Prereq or parallel: ELEC 467/867.
Radar range equation, radar systems and subsystems, detection in noise, clutter phenomena, pulse compression, radar tracking, synthetic aperture radar, and radar polarimetry. Course Objectives

484/884. Radar Signal Processing (3 cr) Prereq: ELEC 305, ELEC 306.
Introduction to the design and operation of various types of atmospheric and meteorological Doppler radar, including weather radar and wind profilers. Signal processing concepts used with modern Doppler radar systems. Course Objectives

486/886. Applied Photonics (3 cr) Lec 2, lab 1. Prereq: ELEC 306 or permission.
An introduction to the use of electromagnetic radiation for performing optical measurements in engineering applications. Basic electromagnetic theory and light interaction with matter are covered with corresponding laboratory experiments conducted. Course Objectives

492. Digital Systems Design Laboratory Laboratory (1 cr) Prereq: ELEC 476.
Design of combinational and sequential circuits using MSI/LSI components; synthesis of fundamental-, clock-, and pulse-mode circuits; design of digital systems based on RTL and state machine descriptions; designs using the CAD tools. Course Objectives

494. Electrical Engineering Senior Design I(2 cr) Prereq: ELEC 317 or permission.
The first in a two semester capstone senior design course sequence in which a substantial design project allows students to apply electrical engineering skills to a multidisciplinary project. Specific skills developed include: project definition, planning and scheduling, effective written and oral communication of technical ideas, incoporation of realistic constraints and engineering standards, functioning effectively on a multidisciplinary team, and the ability to learn and apply new ideas as needed to meet project goals. Course Objectives

495. Electrical Engineering Design II(3 cr) Prereq: ELEC 494 or permission.
The second in a two semester capstone senior design course sequence in which a substantial design project allows students to apply electrical engineering skills to a multidisciplinary project. Specific skills developed include: the ability to complete a project that meets specifications, and that is completed according to pre-determined schedule and withing budget, effective written and oral communication of technical ideas, incorporation of realistic constraints and engineering standards, functioning effectively on a multidisciplinary team, and the ability to apply new ideas as needed to meet project goals. Course Objectives

911. Communication Theory (3 cr) Prereq: ELEC 862, and 864 or 810.
Applications of probability and statistics to signals and noise; correlation; sampling; shot noise; spectral analysis; Gaussian processes; filtering.

912. Error Control Coding (3 cr) Prereq: ELEC 864 and 810 or permission.
This course covers the fundamentals of error correction and detection in digital communication and storage systems. The fundamentals of linear block codes and algebraic block codes are covered with emphasis on the well known Hamming, BCH and Reed-Solomon codes. Algebraic decoding techniques for these codes are investigated. The structure and performance of convolutional codes, turbo codes, and trellis coded modulation are also studied. The use of MAP, Viterbi, and sequential decoding techniques is also addressed.

930. Modern Spectral Estimation (3 cr) Prereq: ELEC 810 and 863 or permission.
Introduction to techniques used for power spectral density estimation from a finite record of a stationary data sequence. Classical, parameteric, and subspace methods are discussed. The methods are compared in terms of computational compexity and resolution capability.

945. Optimal Control Theory (3 cr) Prereq: ELEC 851 or permission.
The theory of optimal control by means of various techniques. Calculus of variations, dynamic programming, the maximum principle, gradient techniques and linear programming applied to control systems.

946. Optimal Filtering, Estimation and Prediction (3 cr) Prereq: ELEC 810 and 851 or permission.
Techniques for optimally extracting information about the past, present, or future status of a dynamic system from noise-corrupted measurements on that system.

952. Topics in Electrical Engineering (3 cr) Prereq: Permission of Instructor.
Selected topics in electrical engineering.

957. Advanced Computer Methods in Power Systen Analysis (3 cr) Prereq: 806.
Power system matrices, sparsity techniques, network equivalents, contingency analysis, power flow optimization, state estimation, and power system restructuring.

960. Solid-State Devices (3 cr) Prereq: ELEC 315 or equivalent.
Gallium arsenide and silicon devices. Device properties based on structure and physical properties of the materials.

965. Passive Microwave Components (3 cr) Prereq: ELEC 867 or 868.
An application of Maxwell's Equations to the analysis of waveguides, resonant cavities, filters, and other passive microwave devices.

966. Active Microwave Components (3 cr) Prereq: ELEC 867 or 868.
An analytical treatment of microwave amplifiers and generators.

967. Introduction to Quantum Electronics (3 cr).
An introduction to the quantum aspects of electron devices.

968. Electron Theory of Solids I (3 cr) Prereq: ELEC 967 or permission.
Quantitative development of the fundamentals of the quantum-mechanical theory of electrons in solids.

970. Electron Theory of Solids II (3 cr) Prereq: ELEC 968 or permission.
Quantitative description of selected quantum-electronic phenomena in solids-electron transport, superconductivity, optical properties, magnetic properties, and plasma effects.

971. Seminar (1-24 cr)

975. Optical Properties of Materials (3 cr) Prereq: ELEC 967, equivalent, or permission.
Quantum mechanical description of the optical properties of solids (complex refractive index and its dispersion, effects of electric and magnetic fields, temperature, stress; additional special topics as desired).

978. Solar Cells: Theory and Applications (3 cr) Prereq: ELEC 315 or equivalent.
Solar cells of several types are studied. These include pn homojunctions and heterojunctions, Schottky barriers, MIS, and SIS cells. Materials aspects are considered. Interconnections of solar cells for applications is discussed.

991. Independent Study (1-24 cr) Prereq: permission of instructor.
Designed to enable a graduate student to pursue a selected topic under the direction and guidance of a faculty member.

999. Doctoral Dissertation (cr arr)