Electrical, Computer, and Information Engineering

Required and elective courses (ECIE)

3302. Computer and Graphics Applications in Electrical Engineering:  Modern computer applications, graphic techniques, and software specific to electrical engineering.  Circuit schematics and simulation.  data acquisition, processing, and presentation.  Multidimensional graphics.  Printed circuit board design. Prerequisites:  "C" or better in ECIE 3313 and ENGR 3403. (D)

3303.  Laboratory for Semiconductor/Optoelectronic Materials and Devices I Experimentation and demonstrations in semiconductor growth and deposition, material analysis and characterization, doping, and processing. Fabrication of simple devices. Metallization, etching, and other manufacturing processes. Lecture one-two hours, laboratory five-four hours per week. Prerequisite: CHEM 1011, PHYS 2034, and "C" or better in ECIE 3401.

3313. (3 351 3) Electric Circuits II: Transient analysis, average power, RMS values, mutual inductance; resonance; network theorems and principles; polyphase networks; complex power. Recommended prerequisite: ECIE 1303, Prerequisite: MATH 2214 and "C" or better in ENGR 2423. (S)

3331.  Laboratory for Digital Electronics I   Experimentation with digital electronic and computer components and circuits including logic gates, flip-flops, counters, and registers. Practical applications in timing and control. Logic families such as TTL, ECL, and CMOS. Prerequisite: "C" or better in ENGR 2421. Corequisite: ECIE 3333. (S-even)

3333. Digital Electronics I:  Introduction to the analysis and design of digital and computer circuits; binary arithmetic, combinational logic, sequential logic, registers, counters, adders, comparators, computer organization. Prerequisite: "C" or better in ENGR 2423, or consent of instructor. (F, SU)

3401. Laboratory for Electronics I  Basic laboratory experiments in electronic circuits and solid state electronic devices. Corequisite: ECIE 3403. Prerequisite: "C" or better in ENGR 2421. (F, S)

3403. Electronics I Theory of diodes and bipolar junction transistors. Basic op-amp theory and circuits. Introduction to field effect transistors. Prerequisite: "C" or better in  ENGR 2423. (F, S)

3343. Engineering Fields and Waves I: Study of time-invariant electric magnetic fields in free space and in materials, electrical current flow as a function of electric field, magnetic flux, interaction of magnetic fields with electrical current and voltage, electrical and magnetic potentials, time-changing electric and magnetic fields, introduction to Maxwell's equations. Prerequisites: MATH 3254, "C" or better in ECIE 3313. (F)

3353.

Continuous and Analog Systems: Methods of analysis of continuous and analog systems and associated synthesis, simulation, and design, system response in the time and frequency domains, Laplace, Fourier series and transforms, transfer functions, and convolution. Prerequisite: "C" or better in ECIE 3313 and ENGR 3413, or consent of instructor. Corequisite MATH 4403. (F)

3363. Semiconductor Materials and Devices I Semiconductor materials and theory of solid state electronic devices. Semiconductor growth and processing techniques. Semiconductor parameters such as bandgap, mobility, carrier densities, diffusion length, carrier lifetime, and energy level distribution. P-n junctions and Schottky barriers. Constraints and limitations on practical devices. Prerequisite: CHEM 1023, PHYS 2044, and "C" or better in ENGR 3403 or consent of instructor. (S_even)

3371. Laboratory for computer Engineering I  Design and experimentation in computer electronics, hardware, communication, and information coding to support knowledge gained in the parent course ECIE 3373, Computer Engineering I. Prerequisites: CS 2193 and "C" or better in ECIE 3333. Corequisite: ECIE 3373. (D)

3373. Computer Engineering I  Introduction to computer engineering including fundamental electronic devices and circuits, architecture, operating system, intrarmachine signal communication, and fundamental coding algorithms. Prerequisite CS 2193 and "C" or better in ECIE 3333. (D)

4303. Engineering Fields and Waves II: Study of electromagnetic waves in free space, dielectrics, and conductors; transmission lines, generalized polarization, reflection, refraction, and diffraction, waveguides and resonators, antennas, and radiation. Prerequisites: MATH 4403, "C" or better in ECIE 3343 and ENGR 3413. (D)

4312.  Semiconductor/Optoelectronic Materials and Devices Laboratory II Continuation of EE 3302, including fabrication of discrete devices and advanced characterization and processing techniques. The latter half of the course will involve design and conduction of original experiments by student teams to culminate in a senior thesis or equivalent form of dissemination. Students are encouraged to take the course under an Honors designation. Prerequisite: ECIE 3303. Suggested corequisite: ECIE 4713. (D)

4313. Control Systems: Analysis and design of linear feedback systems. Transfer functions, transient and steady-state characterization, stability determination. Closed loop analysis and design. Root locus method. Prerequisites: MATH 4403 , "C" or better in ECIE 3353, ENGR 3403, ENGR 3413. (D)

4321.  Laboratory for Electrical Machinery: Experiments dealing with motor, generators, transformers, and associated measurements and controls. Prerequisite: Senior standing or consent of instructor. Pre/Corequisite: ECIE 4323. (D)

4323.  Electrical Machinery: Introduction to electromechanical energy conversion, magnetic circuit theory, general transformer and machinery theory, DC and AC motors and generators. Prerequisite: "C" or better in ECIE 3313 and ENGR 3413. (D)

4333. (4 381 3) Communications Theory: Frequency spectra of time signals. Review of Fourier series and transforms. Signal mixing, modulation, and demodulation. AM and FM broadcasting techniques and bands. Pulsed and digital communication modes. Prerequisite: "C" or better in ECIE 3353, ENGR 3403, and ENGR 3413. (D)

4343. (4 481 3) Microprocessor Applications: A microcomputer hardware interfacing course for senior level engineers. A survey of small computers and their application to engineering functions including control, sensing, and computation. The concept of using assembly language and BASIC language as Control programming languages are introduced. Prerequisites: "C" or better in ECIE 3333, ECIE 3331, ENGR 3413, or permission of instructor. (D)

4353. (4 385 3) Power Systems: Generation, transmission, and distribution of large scale electrical power, associated energy losses and practical problems/complications. Transmission line analysis. Three phase power networks. Load monitoring and control. Prerequisite: "C" or better in ECIE 3313 and ENGR 3413, or consent of instructor. Corequisite: MATH 4403. (D)

4363. (4 384 3) Optical Electronics: Review of electromagnetic waves, optics, and semiconductors. Light detectors. Sources such as LED's, laser diodes, and lasers. Optical fibers. Corequisites: ECIE 3343 and ECIE 3363 or consent of instructor. (D)

4371. (4 377 1) Intermediate Electrical Engineering Laboratory: Advanced design oriented experiments in analog electronic and AC electrical devices and circuits. Corequisite: ECIE 4373. Prerequisite: "C" or better in ECIE 3313 and ENGR 3401 or consent of instructor. (S-odd)

4373. (4 377 3) Electronics II: A continuation of ENGR 3403 with emphasis on the analysis, simulation, and design of feedback, operational amplifier systems, frequency response, integrated circuits and power and waveshaping circuits. Prerequisite: "C" or better in ECIE 3313, ENGR 3403 and ENGR 3413. Corequisite: ECIE 4371. (S-odd)

4381.  Laboratory for Digital Electronics II Introduction to microprocessor architecture, programming, interfacing, and applications. Prerequisite: "C" or better in ECIE 3331 or ENGR 3401. Corequisite: ECIE 4383. (D)

4383. (4 387 3) Digital Electronics II: Continuation of the study of digital circuit design with emphasis on the design of larger systems and use of LSI components. Register transfer logic, computer interfacing and design, microcomputer-based system design. Prerequisite: "C" or better in ECIE 3333 and ENGR 3413. (D)

4393.  Discrete and Digital Systems:  Analysis and application of discrete /digital systems including finite difference-based recursion equations, z-transforms, delay elements and memory devices, discrete/digital simulation of continuous/analog systems, and digital filter applications.  Prerequisite: "C" or better in ECIE 3353 or consent of instructor. (D)

4703.  Signal and Information Processing:  Information processing theory and applications including discrete-time signals, time-domain systems, transform-domain representation of discrete-time signals, digital processing of continuous time signals, digital filter structure and design, propagation of signals and associated noise and distortion, and analysis of finite word length effects.  Prerequisite: "C" or better in ECIE 4333 or ECIE 4393 or consent of instructor. (D)

4713.  Semiconductor Materials and Devices II: Continuation of ECIE 3363, including configuration and operation of advanced solid state junction devices. Large scale to ultra-large scale integration/miniaturization of electronics into integrated circuits. Metallization/shaping technology and manufacturing aspects. Prerequisite: "C" or better in ECIE 3363. (D)

4723.  Power Electronics and Control:  Electrical and electronic circuyits for switching, relaying, shaping, and amplifing large current, voltage, and power signals, including relays, transformers, MOSFET's \, diacs, triacs, SCR's, unijunction transistors, optorelays, optocouplers, rectifiers, and push-pull amplifiers.  Introduction to digital control including programmable logic controllers.  High voltage circuity.  Representative industrial applications and practical constraints and specifications.  Prerequisites: ECIE 3333, ENGR 3403, and ENGR 3401.  Suggested co-requisite ECIE 4313. (D)