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EE 101 INTRODUCTION TO ELECTRICAL FUNDAMENTALS LAB
EE 206 CIRCUITS I
EE 207 CIRCUITS II
EE 250 CIRCUITS, DEVICES, AND MOTORS
EE 261 INTRODUCTION TO LOGIC CIRCUITS
EE 262 LOGIC CIRCUITS LABORATORY
EE 270 INDEPENDENT STUDY
EE 280 SPECIAL TOPICS
EE 289R UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH/CREATIVE ACTIVITY INSTRUCTION
EE 290R UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH/CREATIVE ACTIVITY
EE 301 MULTIDISCIPLINARY SEMINARS
EE 308 SIGNAL AND SYSTEM ANALYSIS
EE 317 ELECTRONICS
EE 321 INTRODUCTION TO CONTROLS
EE 334 ELECTROMAGNETIC THEORY I
EE 335 ELECTROMAGNETIC THEORY II
EE 353 INDUSTRIAL ELECTRIC AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS
EE 354 ELECTRIC POWER APPLICATIONS
EE 355 ENERGY CONVERSION DEVICES
EE 367 LOGIC DESIGN
EE 371 MICROPROCESSOR HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE SYSTEM
EE 400 SEMINAR
EE 407 INTRODUCTION TO MICROFABRICATION
EE 409 MATERIAL SCIENCE
EE 411 ADVANCED ANALOG ELECTRONICS
EE 412 ELECTRONIC INSTRUMENTATION DESIGN
EE 414 INTRODUCTION TO VLSI DESIGN
EE 415 ANALOG INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DESIGN
EE 417 ACOUSTICS AND AUDIO ENGINEERING
EE 422 INTRODUCTION TO MODERN CONTROL
EE 423 CONTROL SYSTEMS LAB
EE 433 PLANAR MICROWAVE CIRCUIT DESIGN
EE 445 TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS
EE 446 TELECOMMUNICATIONS LAB
EE 447 MOBILE WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS
EE 451 POWER ELECTRONICS
EE 454 ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEMS
EE 461 DIGITAL SYSTEM DESIGN
EE 465 REAL TIME MICROCONTROLLER APPLICATIONS
EE 466 COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE AND SYSTEM ORGANIZATION
EE 467 ADVANCED EMBEDDED SYSTEMS LAB
EE 470 INDEPENDENT STUDY
EE 475 HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE ENGINEERING FOR EMBEDDED SYSTEMS
EE 476 INTERNSHIP
EE 477 DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING
EE 480 SPECIAL TOPICS
EE 482 ELECTRO-OPTICAL SYSTEMS
EE 483 FIBER AND OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS
EE 484 LASER ENGINEERING
EE 489R UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH/CREATIVE ACTIVITY INSTRUCTION
EE 490R UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH/CREATIVE ACTIVITY
EE 492R ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING DESIGN II
EE 495 PROFESSIONALISM, ETHICS AND ENGINEERING PRACTICES
EE 498 CO-OP EXPERIENCE
EE 503 ADVANCED ANALOG CIRCUIT DESIGN
EE 505 MEMS SENSORS AND ACTUATORS
EE 522 ADAPTIVE CONTROL
EE 525 SYSTEM IDENTIFICATION
EE 526 SEQUENTIAL STATE ESTIMATION
EE 528 ADVANCED TOPICS - CONTROLS & SIGNALS
EE 533 ANTENNA ENGINEERING
EE 538 ADVANCED TOPICS IN ELECTROMAGNETICS AND OPTICS
EE 541 ADVANCED COMMUNICATION THEORY
EE 543 ADVANCED TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS
EE 547 AD HOC WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS
EE 548 ADVANCED TOPICS IN COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS
EE 552 ADVANCED POWER SYSTEMS ANALYSIS & CONTROL
EE 555 ALTERNATE ENERGY DISTRIBUTED GENERATION SYSTEMS
EE 556 ADVANCED POWER ELECTRONICS
EE 558 ADVANCED TOPICS - ELECTRICAL POWER
EE 565 PARALLEL PROCESSING
EE 570 INDEPENDENT STUDY
EE 575 RESEARCH OR PROFESSIONAL PAPER/PROJECT
EE 577 ADVANCED DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING
EE 578 SPEECH SIGNAL PROCESSING
EE 580 SPECIAL TOPICS
EE 581 FOURIER OPTICS AND IMAGING THEORY
EE 582 OPTICAL DESIGN
EE 583 REMOTE SENSING SYSTEMS
EE 589 GRADUATE CONSULTATION
EE 590 MASTER'S THESIS
EE 690 DOCTORAL THESIS
EE
101 INTRODUCTION TO ELECTRICAL
FUNDAMENTALS
F,S 2 cr. LEC 1 LAB 1
PREREQUISITE: M 160 or equivalent.
-- Lecture/laboratory introduction
to electrical fundamentals
including Kirchhoff's and
Ohm's Laws, using meters and
oscilloscopes, time-varying
signals in electric circuits,
inductors and capacitors,
series and parallel circuits,
introduction to digital circuits,
problem solving including
computer applications, technical
communications, team work.
EE
206 CIRCUITS I
F,S 4 cr. LEC 3 LAB 1
PREREQUISITE: EE 101, M 182.
COREQUISITE: PHYSICS 212.
-- Introduction to circuit
analysis including Ohm's and
Kirchhoff's Laws, nodal and
mesh methods; network theorems;
resistors, capacitors, inductors,
independent and dependent
sources, diodes; ideal OP-AMP
and transistor circuits; R-L,
R-C, and R-L-C responses;
complex frequency and phasors;
steady-state AC circuits.
EE
207 CIRCUITS II
S 4 cr. LEC 3 LAB 1
PREREQUISITE: EE 206, M 225.
-- Complete response of R-L-C
circuits to step and harmonic
excitations, coupled inductors
and ideal transformers, two
port networks, network functions
and Bode plots, frequency
response of circuits with
non-ideal OP-AMP and transistor
based amplifiers, Laplace
Transform and Fourier series.
EE
250 CIRCUITS, DEVICES, AND
MOTORS
F,S 4 cr. LEC 3 LAB 1
PREREQUISITE: M 182 or M 176.
COREQUISITE: PHYS 212 or PHYS
206.
-- Introduction for non-majors
to electrical circuit principles,
voltage and current laws,
frequency response; introduction
to electronic circuits including
transistors, operational amplifiers,
and power electronics; digital
logic; introduction to electromechanical
energy conversion devices,
DC and AC machines, special
purpose machines.
EE
261 INTRODUCTION TO LOGIC
CIRCUITS
F,S 3 cr. LEC 3
COREQUISITE: M 171.
-- An introductory course
in the fundamental concepts
of classical digital design.
Course covers design and implementation
of combinational logic circuits,
synchronous sequential circuits
and information storage circuits.
Basic concepts of programmable
logic devices and computer-aided
design tools are presented.
EE
262 LOGIC CIRCUITS LABORATORY
F,S 1 cr. LAB 1
PREREQUISITE: EE 261.
-- Application of digital
circuit theory and logic circuit
design, utilizing both discrete
and programmable logic. Design
of IC timing circuits for
digital clock applications.
EE
270 INDEPENDENT STUDY
On Demand 1 - 2 cr. IND Maximum
6 cr.
PREREQUISITE: Consent of instructor
and approval of department
head.
-- Directed research and study
on an individual basis.
EE
280 SPECIAL TOPICS
On Demand 1 - 4 cr. Maximum
12 cr.
PREREQUISITE: None required
but some may be determined
necessary by each offering
department.
-- Courses not required in
any curriculum for which there
is a particular one-time need,
or given on a trial basis
to determine acceptability
and demand before requesting
a regular course number.
EE
289R UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH/CREATIVE
ACTIVITY INSTRUCTION
F,S 1-3 cr. RCT may be repeated
-- Classroom instruction associated
with directed undergraduate
research/creative activity
projects.
EE
290R UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH/CREATIVE
ACTIVITY
F,S 1-6 cr. IND may be repeated
-- Directed undergraduate
research/creative activity
which may culminate in a written
work or other creative project.
EE
301 MULTIDISCIPLINARY SEMINARS
F,S 1 cr SEM 1
PREREQUISITE: Junior standing.
-- Students attend seminars
presented by a variety of
departments and disciplines
to gain an appreciation of
multidisciplinary environments
leading to a greater understanding
of the impact of engineering
solutions in a global and
societal context.
EE
308 SIGNAL AND SYSTEM ANALYSIS
F 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: EE 207, M 224.
-- Discrete and continuous
time signals and systems.
Properties, application, synthesis
and analysis for the CT and
DT Fourier Series, the Fourier
transform, the DTFT, z and
Laplace transform. Applications
in differential and difference
equations, sampling, feedback,
and communications. Introduction
to the DFT.
EE
317 ELECTRONICS
F 4 cr. LEC 3 LAB 1
PREREQUISITE: EE 207.
-- This is an introductory
course in electronics. It
introduces diodes, bipolar
junction transistors, field
effect transistors and bipolar
and MOS analog and digital
circuits.
EE
321 INTRODUCTION TO CONTROLS
S 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: EE 308.
-- Classical continuous-time,
transfer function approach
to control systems engineering.
Approximations, linearization,
and time response. Design
and analysis via root-locus,
Nyquist, and Bode methods.
Proportional, dominant pole,
lead, lag, PID, and minor
loop compensation. Describing
functions for nonlinear system
limit-cycle analysis.
EE
334 ELECTROMAGNETIC THEORY
I
F 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: PHYS 212, M
224.
-- Basic electric and magnetic
fields including transmission
lines. The materials covered
will include both static and
dynamic fields, traveling
waves, and transmission line
concepts such as impedance,
reflection coefficient, and
transient response.
EE
335 ELECTROMAGNETIC THEORY
II
S 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: EE 334.
-- This course provides students
the opportunity to gain more
depth in EM fields topics
such as Maxwell's equations,
plane wave propagation, radiation
and antennas, and the use
of the Smith Chart.
EE
353 INDUSTRIAL ELECTRIC AND
ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS
On Demand 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: PHYS 212 or
PHYS 206 and M 182 or M 176.
-- Electric industrial system
overview and requirements,
selection of electric industrial
drives and associated power
converters, industrial power
systems, illumination, load
estimation and feeder design,
power quality and system security.
EE
354 ELECTRIC POWER APPLICATIONS
F 3 cr. LEC 2 LAB 1
PREREQUISITE: M 166 or M 171
and PHYS 206 or PHYS 212.
-- An applied study of electricity
and electrical power circuits,
with laboratory experience,
for that person not expected
to deal with electronics or
advanced circuit techniques.
Topics covered include electrical
circuit laws; power and energy;
alternating current circuits;
residential, commercial and
industrial wiring; wire sizing,
three-phase circuits; and
application of transformers
and electric motors.
EE
355 ENERGY CONVERSION DEVICES
S 4 cr. LEC 3 LAB 1
PREREQUISITE: EE 207.
-- Introduction to electrical
energy conversion devices
such as DC and AC generators
and motors, transformers,
single phase and special purpose
motors, and power electronic
converters; three-phase circuits;
introduction to power systems.
Laboratory experience includes
construction and demonstration
of energy conversion circuits.
EE
367 LOGIC DESIGN
S 4 cr. LEC 3 LAB 1
PREREQUISITE: EE 262, EE 371.
-- Advanced combinational,
synchronous and asynchronous
sequential logic system design
including hardware descriptive
languages. Laboratory experience
in advanced logic circuit
design using FPGAs.
EE
371 MICROPROCESSOR HARDWARE
AND SOFTWARE SYSTEM
F 4 cr. LEC 3 LAB 1
PREREQUISITE: EE 261 and knowledge
of a programming language
or consent of instructor.
-- Introduction to the structure
of microprocessors, arithmetic
and logic units, processor
control, interrupts, memories,
and input/output. Laboratory
experience in assembly level
programming of microprocessor
applications.
EE
400 SEMINAR
On Demand 1 cr. SEM 1 Maximum 1
cr.
PREREQUISITE: Junior standing.
-- Engineers from industry
and others present weekly
seminars about new developments
in EE, research at MSU, law
and the EE, starting companies,
etc. The course is designed
to expose students to different
career options and present
background in related areas.
EE
407 INTRODUCTION TO MICROFABRICATION
S 3 cr. LEC 2 LAB 1
PREREQUISITE: Junior standing
and PHYS 212 or PHYS 206.
-- Provide an introduction
to clean room safety protocol
and micro fabrication. Lectures
will introduce micro fabrication
methods, models and equipment.
Laboratories will perform
the steps to produce and characterize
a metal-oxide-semiconductor
transistor.
EE
409 MATERIAL SCIENCE
F 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: EE 317.
-- Basic material properties
of dielectrics, magnetic materials,
conductors, and semiconductors.
Practical applications of
materials to semiconductor
devices.
EE
411 ADVANCED ANALOG ELECTRONICS
S 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: EE 317.
-- This course covers differential
and multistage amplifiers,
frequency response, feedback,
analog integrated circuits,
filters, and tuned circuits,
analog to digital and digital
to analog conversion, noise
in electronics, current topics.
EE
412 ELECTRONIC INSTRUMENTATION
DESIGN
F 3 cr. LEC 2 LAB 1
PREREQUISITE: EE 317.
-- Applications of integrated
instrumentation amplifiers,
comparators, sample and hold
devices, and A-D and D-A converters.
Design using electrical transducers,
signal conditioning and filtering
circuits, passive elements,
and ground-loop considerations.
Lab experience in graphical
programming applications for
data acquisition and instrument
control. Analog and digital
I/O considerations to control
processes and generate patterns
for testing and communication
with peripheral equipment.
EE
414 INTRODUCTION TO VLSI DESIGN
F 3 cr. LEC 3.
PREREQUISITE: EE 262, EE 317.
-- Introduction to the fundamentals
of CMOS VLSI circuit design.
This course covers CMOS device
characteristics and timing,
CMOS fabrication, CAD tools,
design rules, simulation and
layout, CMOS combinational
and sequential logic, SRAM
and DRAM memory, and dynamic
logic design.
EE
415 ANALOG INTEGRATED CIRCUIT
DESIGN
S 3 cr. LEC 3.
PREREQUISITE: EE 414.
-- Topics include passive
components, parasite elements,
component matching, IC layout
techniques, computer simulations,
amplifiers, current sources,
comparators, op amps, noise,
switched capacitor circuits.
EE
417 ACOUSTICS AND AUDIO ENGINEERING
F alternate years, to be offered
even years 3 cr. LEC 3.
PREREQUISITE: PHYS 212.
-- Introduction to the principles
of acoustics, audio engineering,
and audio signal processing.
Propagation of sound enclosures.
Engineering analysis of loudspeakers,
microphones, and recording
devices. Human psychoacoustics.
EE
422 INTRODUCTION TO MODERN
CONTROL
F 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: EE 321.
-- Introduction to techniques
of modern control with emphasis
on discrete time, including
matrices, norms, state-space,
and stochastic processes.
Stability, Lyapunov functions,
Lyapunov stability. Observability,
controllability, reachability.
State feedback and observers.
Model based control. Performance
and robustness.
EE
423 CONTROL SYSTEMS LAB
On Demand 1 cr. LAB 1
PREREQUISITE: EE 321.
-- Identification of characteristics
and parameters of physical
systems, hardware implementation
of various modes of feedback
control on physical systems,
simulation and control application
design.
EE
433 PLANAR MICROWAVE CIRCUIT
DESIGN
F 3 cr. LEC 2 LAB 1
PREREQUISITE: EE 334.
-- An introductory course
on microwave circuits emphasizing
the design, fabrication and
measurement of planar circuits
(matching networks, filters,
couplers, mixers, etc.) for
frequencies above 1 GHz. Students
will learn to use state-of-the-art
CAD tools and a vector network
analyzer.
EE
445 TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS
S 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: EE 308, EE 317.
-- Analog and digital communication
systems performance in noisy
environments; noise characterizations;
bandwidth considerations;
probability of error; analog
and digital modulation; frequency
domain analysis; matched filter
applications.
EE
446 TELECOMMUNICATIONS LAB
S 1 cr. LAB 1
COREQUISITE: EE 445.
-- Fourier analysis and use
of spectrum analyzers. Experiment
involving modulation and demodulation
of analog and digital signals,
sampling theory, and aliasing.
EE
447 MOBILE WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS
F 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: EE 445.
-- Characteristics of the
radio environment, propagation,
cellular concepts, channel
allocation, modulation techniques,
multiple access techniques,
Shannon's Capacity Theorem,
error-correcting codes, data
compression, spread spectrum
modulation, current wireless
communication systems.
EE
451 POWER ELECTRONICS
S alternate years, to be offered
even years 3 cr. LEC 2 LAB
1
PREREQUISITE: EE 317, EE 321,
EE 355.
-- Solid-state power devices;
topologies, operating principles,
and control methods of solid-state
power converters; applications
of solid-state power converters
in different electric systems.
EE
454 ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEMS
F 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: EE 355.
-- Power system components,
transmission system design, power
flow studies, automatic generation
control, symmetrical components,
faulted power systems, protection,
introduction to transient
stability.
EE
461 DIGITAL SYSTEM DESIGN
S, alternate years, to be
offered even years 3 cr. LEC
3
PREREQUISITE: EE 308 and EE
334 and EE 371.
-- Analysis and design of
high speed digital systems
including chip-to chip signal
propagation, transmission
lines, IC package interconnect,
printed circuit board design,
state-of-the-art simulation
tools, and measurement techniques
using Time Domain Reflectrometry
(TDR).
EE
465 REAL TIME MICROCONTROLLER
APPLICATIONS
S 4 cr. LEC 2 LAB 2
PREREQUISITE: EE 371.
-- Lecture/laboratory exposure
to micro controller hardware
and software applications,
serial and parallel I/O, timing,
interrupts LCDs, keypads, A
to D conversion, and a project
realizing a real time control
problem.
EE
466 COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE
AND SYSTEM ORGANIZATION
S 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: EE 371.
-- Design of computer system
instruction sets, data path,
storage, and memory systems.
Cost and speed relations,
tradeoffs between hardware
and software architectures
including CISCs and RISCs,
multiprocessors, and distributed
processors. Control and implementation
tradeoffs.
EE
467 ADVANCED EMBEDDED SYSTEMS
LAB
S 1 cr. LAB 1
PREREQUISITE: EE 367, CS 201.
COREQUISITE: EE 466.
-- Principles and applications
of embedded systems using
FPGAs. Students will implement
micro controllers, soft processors,
and custom logic in FPGAs.
EE
470 INDEPENDENT STUDY
On Demand 1 - 2 cr. IND
Maximum 4 cr.
PREREQUISITE: Junior standing,
consent of instructor and
approval of department head.
-- Directed research and study
on an individual basis.
EE
475 HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE
ENGINEERING FOR EMBEDDED SYSTEMS
F 3 cr. LEC 2 LAB 1
PREREQUISITE: EE 371 and CS
201.
-- Topics in embedded system
design, real-time operating
systems, high level language
programming of embedded systems,
software and hardware tradeoffs,
and laboratory experience
with embedded systems.
EE
476 INTERNSHIP
F,S,Su 1-2 cr. IND Maximum 3
cr.
PREREQUISITE: Sophomore standing
and consent of instructor.
-- On-site, one semester practicum
under guidance of employer
designated mentor.
EE
477 DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING
S 4 cr. LEC 3 LAB 1
PREREQUISITE: EE 308.
-- Analysis and design of
discrete-time systems, including
frequency response. Sampling
and reconstruction of continuous
signals. Analysis, design,
and applications of FIR and
IIR digital filters. Properties
and applications of the discrete
Fourier transform. Laboratory
experience implementing off-line
and real time digital signal
processing algorithms.
EE
480 SPECIAL TOPICS
On Demand 1 - 4 cr. Maximum
12 cr.
PREREQUISITE: Course prerequisites
as determined for each offering.
-- Courses not required in
any curriculum for which there
is a particular one-time need,
or given on a trial basis
to determine acceptability
and demand before requesting
a regular course number.
EE
482 ELECTRO-OPTICAL SYSTEMS
F 3 cr. LEC 2 LAB 1
PREREQUISITE: EE 334 or PHYS
317 or equivalent.
-- Provides an overview of
electro-optic systems and
components. Lectures cover
ray optics, scalar wave optics,
laser and Gaussian beam optics,
optical polarization and polarization
devices, light sources, detectors,
and electro-optic and acoustic-optic
photonic devices. Laboratory
experiments introduce basic
photonic instrumentation and
measurement techniques.
EE
483 FIBER AND OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS
S alternate years, to be offered
odd years 3 cr. LEC 2 LAB
1.
PREREQUISITE: PHYS 213 AND
EE 334 or PHYS 318.
-- This introduction to fiber
and integrated optics components
for telecommunications systems
includes: ray tracing, graded
index lenses, single mode
and multimode optical fiber,
fiber Bragg gratings, wave
guides, WDM components, light
sources and detectors, optical
link design, link budgets
and optical system architectures.
EE
484 LASER ENGINEERING
S alternate years, to be offered
even years 3 cr. LEC 3.
PREREQUISITE: PHYS 212.
-- The laser engineering course
provides a basic understanding
of the design and operational
principles of lasers. Discussions
of design and operation of
several types of lasers will
be covered including solid
state lasers, gas lasers,
and semiconductor lasers.
EE
489R UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH/CREATIVE
ACTIVITY INSTRUCTION
F,S,Su 1 - 2 cr. RCT May be
repeated. Max 4 cr.
COREQUISITE: EE 490.
-- Classroom instruction associated
with directed undergraduate
research/creative activity
projects.
EE
490R UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH/CREATIVE
ACTIVITY
F,S,Su 1-6 cr. IND May be
repeated. Max 6 cr.
-- Directed undergraduate
research/creative activity
which may culminate in a research
paper, journal article, or
undergraduate thesis.
EE
492R ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
DESIGN II
F,S 3 cr. SEM 1 LAB 2
PREREQUISITE: ENGR 310.
-- Senior capstone course.
A design project culminates
with the actual construction
and demonstration of the results.
Design teams report progress
to the design supervisor periodically.
Students are required to write
a technical paper, participate
in a Design Fair, and generate
complete technical documentation
for the project.
EE
495 PROFESSIONALISM, ETHICS
AND ENGINEERING PRACTICES
S 1 cr. LEC 1
PREREQUISITE: Junior standing.
-- Engineers from industry
and others give presentations
on professionalism, ethics,
and engineering practices.
Included are specific well-known,
historical engineering ethics
cases and professional practices
of engineering, intellectual
property issues, and new developments.
EE
498 CO-OP EXPERIENCE
F,S,Su 3 cr. IND
PREREQUISITE: Junior standing,
GPA of 3.00 or better.
-- On-site cooperative work
experience for electrical
engineering co-op students.
EE
503 ADVANCED ANALOG CIRCUIT
DESIGN
F alternate years, to be offered
odd years 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: EE 317.
--Solid state device models,
p-spice and other computer
simulations, single and multiple
state amplifier design, current
sources, operation amplification
design, frequency response,
feedback and feed forward
amplifier analysis, noise
and distortion in electronics.
EE
505 MEMS SENSORS AND ACTUATORS
S alternate years, to be offered
odd years 3 cr. LEC 2 LAB
1
PREREQUISITE: EE 409.
-- Micro fabrication of electrical
and mechanical devices. Theory
of various mechanical transducers
and physical sensors including
optical MEMS, RF MEMS, and
Bio/Chemical MEMS.
EE
522 ADAPTIVE CONTROL
S alternate years, to be offered
even years 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: EE 422.
-- On-line parameter estimation,
self tuning regulators, model
reference adaptive controls.
Robust control.
EE
525 SYSTEM IDENTIFICATION
F alternate years, to be offered
odd years 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: EE 422.
-- System identification with
emphasis on off-line techniques.
Stability of matrix decompositions
used for identification. Recursive
least squares, auto regressive
techniques, hypothesis testing.
Geometrical and statistical
interpretations of least squares,
maximum likelihood, and Bayesian
estimation. Derivative and
derivative-free iterative
solutions. Modeling and model
order selection. Analytical
techniques including Lagrange
multipliers.
EE
526 SEQUENTIAL STATE ESTIMATION
F alternate years, to be offered
even years 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: EE 422.
-- Sequential state estimation,
with emphasis on Kalman filtering
and smoothing. Continuous
and discrete time.
EE
528 ADVANCED TOPICS - CONTROLS & SIGNALS
On Demand 3 cr. LEC 3 Max
6 cr.
PREREQUISITE: EE 422 or equivalent.
-- Reading, discussion and
exploration of original source
material on advanced control
systems and signal processing.
Topics selected to compliment
current interest and existing
courses; for example, computational
statistical methods, estimation,
modeling, compression, advanced
analytical techniques, multi-dimensional
systems, spectral analysis,
and implementation.
EE
533 ANTENNA ENGINEERING
F alternate years, to be offered
even years 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: EE 334 or equivalent.
-- Introduction to the electromagnetic
theory and practice of antenna
design and analysis. Common
antenna structures are studied,
including dipoles, arrays,
horns, and reflectors. Applications
will be explored in wireless
communication, remote sensing,
and related fields. Numerical
electromagnetic simulation
techniques are used for antenna
modeling.
EE
538 ADVANCED TOPICS IN ELECTROMAGNETICS
AND OPTICS
On Demand 3 cr. LEC 3 MAX
6 cr.
PREREQUISITE: None.
-- Advanced topics in applied
electromagnetics and optics,
chosen to represent current
research in this field.
EE
541 ADVANCED COMMUNICATION
THEORY
F alternate years, to be offered
even years 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: EE 445.
-- Signal spectrum analysis,
random processes, correlation
functions, functional transformations
of random variables, optimal
linear filtering and estimation,
statistical analysis of digital
and analog modulation systems,
orthogonality and related
signals: time, bandwidth,
and dimensionality.
EE
543 ADVANCED TELECOMMUNICATIONS
SYSTEMS
F alternate years, to be offered
odd years 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: EE 445.
-- Digital and analog switching
systems, packet and circuit
telecommunication transmission
networking and media selection
(fiber optics, cable, microwave
and satellite), network configuration,
network technologies, equipment
selection, system design examples
and project.
EE
547 AD HOC WIRELESS SENSOR
NETWORKS
S alternate years, to be offered
even years 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: EE 447 and EE
543.
-- Stationary and mobile sensor
network topologies, RF technologies,
frequency selection, link
layer and media access protocols,
energy management techniques,
mobility management, standards
and applications.
EE
548 ADVANCED TOPICS IN COMMUNICATIONS
SYSTEMS
S alternate years, to be offered
odd years 3 cr. SEM 3 Max
6 cr.
PREREQUISITE: EE 543 or equivalent.
-- Reading and discussion
of original source material
on advanced communications
systems topics including digital
communications systems, optical
technologies and systems,
packet networks, IP networking,
wireless systems, ad hoc networks.
EE
552 ADVANCED POWER SYSTEMS
ANALYSIS & CONTROL
On Demand 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: EE 454.
-- Representation of power
system elements, fast-decoupled
power flow, optimal power
flow, voltage control, load-frequency
control, control of active
and reactive power flow, application
of FACTS devices in power
flow control, electrical faults
and contingency calculations,
transient stability, dynamic
stability.
EE
555 ALTERNATIVE ENERGY DISTRIBUTED
GENERATION SYSTEMS
S alternate years, to be offered
even years 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: EE 355.
-- Exploration and analysis
of alternative power generation
sources and systems such as
wind, solar, microturbine,
and fuel cells, combined sources
and their design, power electronic
interfacing, and energy storage
systems.
EE
556 ADVANCED POWER ELECTRONICS
F alternate years, to be offered
odd years 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: EE 451.
-- mathematical modeling of
switching power converters,
advanced power converter topologies,
design constraints and control
methods, design-oriented analysis
techniques for applications
in electro-mechanical systems,
power systems, transportation
systems, etc.
EE
558 ADVANCED TOPICS - ELECTRICAL
POWER
On Demand 3 cr. LEC 3 Max
6 cr.
PREREQUISITE: EE 454 or equivalent.
-- Reading, discussion and
exploration of advanced electrical
power topics including power
system operation and control,
power dynamics, power markets,
protection, electric drives,
or power electronics.
EE
565 PARALLEL PROCESSING
F alternate years, to be offered
odd years 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: EE 466.
-- Architecture and applications
of parallel processors, major
design issues, fault tolerant
computing, performance measures
of parallel systems, and issues
in concurrent programming.
EE
570 INDEPENDENT STUDY
On Demand 1 - 3 cr. IND Maximum
6 cr.
PREREQUISITE: Graduate standing,
consent of instructor, approval
of department head and Dean
of Graduate Studies.
-- Directed research and study
on an individual basis.
EE
575 RESEARCH OR PROFESSIONAL
PAPER/PROJECT
F,S,Su 3 cr. IND 3
PREREQUISITE: Graduate standing.
-- A research or professional
paper dealing with a topic
in the field. The topic must
have been mutually agreed
upon by the student and his
or her major advisor and graduate
committee. This course is
required for students in the
Electrical Engineering non-thesis
(plan B) master's degree program.
EE
577 ADVANCED DIGITAL SIGNAL
PROCESSING
S alternate years, to be offered
odd years 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: EE 477.
-- Advanced topics in digital
signal processing. Review
of LTI discrete-time systems;
signal and coefficient quantization;
sample rate conversion and
multirate filter structures;
time-varying and adaptive
systems; fast algorithms;
system implementation alternatives;
DSP applications in current
research.
EE
578 SPEECH SIGNAL PROCESSING
F alternate years, to be offered
even years 3 cr. LEC 3.
PREREQUISITE: EE 477.
-- Digital signal processing
techniques that are used to
analyze, code, and manipulate
speech signals will be covered.
Topics include modification,
coding, enhancement, and recognition
of speech signals.
EE
580 SPECIAL TOPICS
On Demand 1 - 4 cr. Maximum
12 cr.
PREREQUISITE: Upper division
courses and others as determined
for each offering.
-- Courses not required in
any curriculum for which there
is a particular one-time need,
or given on a trial basis
to determine acceptability
and demand before requesting
a regular course number.
EE
581 FOURIER OPTICS AND IMAGING
THEORY
F alternate years, to be offered
odd years 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: EE 334 or consent
of instructor.
-- Optical propagation and
diffraction using scalar wave
approach and Fourier Theory
of imaging. Introduces concepts
of pupil function, point and
line spread function and optical
transfer function, image formation
with coherent and incoherent
light, holography and diffractive
optical elements.
EE
582 OPTICAL DESIGN
S alternate years, to be offered
odd years 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: EE 482 or PHYS
426.
-- Optical design using geometric
optics and computer ray-tracing
software. Introduces ray and
wave front aberrations, control
of aberrations in optical
systems, designing for system
requirements, and analytic
tools including the modulation
transfer function for describing
the imaging and beam-conditioning
properties of typical optical
systems, including lenses,
mirrors, cameras, and telescopes.
EE
583 REMOTE SENSING SYSTEMS
S alternate years, to be offered
even years 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: EE 334 or PHYS
317 or equivalent.
-- Design, analysis, and calibration
of electromagnetic remote
sensing systems. Combines
an introduction to atmospheric
radiative transfer and wave
propagation principles with
detailed coverage of radiometry
and optical detectors to analyze
remote sensing systems. The
course considers the full
electromagnetic spectrum,
but emphasizes optical systems
at ultraviolet, visible, and
infrared wavelengths, including
cameras, spectrometers, radiometers,
polarimeters, multispectral
and hyperspectral imagers,
laser radars, etc.
EE
589 GRADUATE CONSULTATION
F,S,Su 1 - 3 cr. TUT
PREREQUISITE: Master's standing
and approval of the Dean of
Graduate Studies.
-- This course may be used
only by students who have
completed all of their course
work (and thesis if on a thesis
plan) but who need additional
faculty or staff time or help.
EE
590 MASTER'S THESIS
F,S,Su 1 - 10 cr. IND Maximum
credits unlimited.
PREREQUISITE: Master's standing.
EE
690 DOCTORAL THESIS
F,S,Su 1 - 10 cr. IND Maximum
credits unlimited.
PREREQUISITE: Doctoral standing.
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