Electrical Engineering (E E)
Note: Students may be expected to purchase supplementary materials for senior
projects and special topic laboratory and activity classes.
104. Basic Electronics (3)
Not open to electrical engineering majors. Prerequisite: Math 75, Phys 5B.
Basic concepts of electronic circuits, oscillators, and high-frequency transmitters
and receivers, with applications to measurements in surveying. (2 lecture,
3 lab hours)
106. Introduction to Switching Theory (3)
Prerequisite: Phys 2B. Axiomatic development of Boolean algebra; logic gates
and memory elements; realization of Boolean networks; Boolean function minimization
procedures; state assignment and state transitions; analysis and synthesis
of linear sequential networks; synchronous and asynchronous behavior.
106L. Introduction to Switching Theory Laboratory (1)
Prerequisite: E E 106 (concurrently). Characteristics and use of integrated
logic circuits; logic circuit measurement techniques; design of combinational
logic networks; synchronous and asynchronous sequential network realization.
(3 lab hours)
107. Digital Data Handling (3)
Prerequisite: E E 70. Data acquisition by computers; data encoding and
machine representation; data storage devices; logical and physical-media
data structures; data structure processing algorithms; static and dynamic
properties of data structures; applications of symbol manipulation to engineering.
110. Principles of Electrical Circuits (3)
Prerequisite: Engr 70, Phys 5B, Math 81 (or concurrently), Direct-current
circuit analysis; circuit theorems; transient phenomena in RLC circuits;
phasor concept; sinusoidal steady-state response; power and RMS calculations
in single-phase and polyphase alternating-current circuits; principles of
electrical instruments; computer solutions.
110L. Principles of Electrical Circuits Laboratory (1 )
Prerequisite: Engr 26, Engr 27 (or concurrently). Experiments on direct-
and alternating-current circuits, including single-phase and polyphase systems.
Use of electrical instruments, development of laboratory techniques, and
verification of basic principles. (3 lab hours)
121. Electromechanical Systems and Energy Conversion (3)
Prerequisites: Engr 110, 110L. Principles of direct- and alternating-current
machinery and other energy-conversion devices and associated apparatus.
121L. Electromechanical Systems
and Energy Conversion Laboratory (1)
Corequisite: E E 121. Experiments and computations on direct- and alternating-current
machinery and on other energy- conversion devices and associated apparatus.
(3 lab hours)
124. Electrical Circuit Analysis (3)
Prerequisites: Engr 110, 100L. Introduction to the operational analysis
of linear electric circuits and related systems; Laplace transformation;
Fourier analysis; state-space representations; computer solutions.
124L. Electrical Circuit Analysis Laboratory (1)
Prerequisites: E E 124 (concurrently). Experiments on linear electric networks,
including response, transformations, and identification of circuits. (3
lab hours)
126. Electromagnetic Theory and Applications I (3)
Prerequisite: Engr 110 or concurrently. Electrostatic and magnetostatic
fields, time-varying fields, Maxwell's equations, plane waves.
128. Electronic Devices and Circuits (3)
Prerequisite: Engr 110 or concurrently. Physical electronics, characteristics
and properties of electronic devices, both thermionic and solid state; theory
and analysis of electronic circuits.
128L. Electronic Devices and Circuits Laboratory (1)
Prerequisite: E E 128 or concurrently. Experiments on static and dynamic
characteristics of electron tubes and solid-state devices, and on electronic
circuits. (3 lab hours)
134. Information Transmission (3)
Prerequisite: E E 124, 124L, Mathematical modeling of signals and noise;
information theory; modulation techniques; communications; information loss
due to noise; digital communications; statistical communications theory.
136. Electromagnetic Theory and Applications II (3)
Prerequisite: E E 126. Plane wave propagation and reflection; transmission
of electromagnetic energy over wires at power and communication frequencies;
waveguide; antenna analysis and design; methods for computer solution.
136L. Electromagnetic Theory and Applications Laboratory (1)
Corequisite: E E 136. Experiments on the transmission of electromagnetic
energy through wires, wave guides, and space; filters and antennas; impedance
matching; cross-over networks; location of faults on lines. (3 lab hours)
140. Pulse and Digital Circuits Design (3)
Prerequisite: E E 124 (or concurrently), 128, 128L. Design and analysis
of wave-shaping, linear-sweep, electronic-gate, multistable, and negative-resistance
circuits; Boolean algebra and digital logic design.
140L. Pulse and Digital Circuits Design Laboratory (1)
Prerequisite: E E 140 (concurrently). Experiments on wave-shaping, switching,
pulse, and digital circuits. (3 lab hours; field trips required)
151. Electrical Power Systems (3)
Prerequisite; E E 121, 121L, 128, 128L, 136, 136L (or concurrently). Power
system networks and equipment, steady-state operation, short-circuit analysis,
power system stability analysis by digital computation, synchronous generator
excitation and governor systems, system load representation, numerical analysis
techniques.
151L. Electrical Power Systems Laboratory (1)
Prerequisite: E E 151 (concurrently). Experiments and demonstrations on
power system apparatus; power system network analysis by digital computation;
synchronous generator stability and control. (3 lab hours; field trips required)
155. Control Systems (3)
Prerequisite: Engr l10, 110L or permission of instructor. Computerized analysis,
design, and synthesis of linear feedback control systems; non-linear systems;
sampled-data and optimal control systems; stability.
155L. Control Systems Laboratory (1)
Prerequisite: E E 155 (concurrently). Experiments and demonstrations on
control systems, including response, design, and stability criteria. (3
lab hours; field trips required)
161. Network Sythesis (3)
Prerequisite: E E 124, 85, 138. Characteristics of linear, passive, lumped-parameter
systems; modern synthesis procedures for realizing driving-point and transfer
functions of active networks; realization and synthesis of active networks
using operational amplifiers and integrated circuits. Synthesis of active
and passive filters.
166. Microwave Devices and Circuits Design (3)
Prerequisite: E E 136, 136L. Microwave theory and techniques, propagation,
waveguides, cavities, circuits, S-parameters, microwave devices including
klystrons, traveling-wave tubes, magnetrons, and solid state devices.
166L. Microwave Devices and Circuits Design Laboratory (1)
Prerequisite: E E 166 (concurrently). Microwave measurements selected from
measurement of microwave power, standing-wave ratio, impedance, frequency,
and klystron characteristics. (3 lab hours; field (rips required)
169. Electromagnetic Measurements Laboratory (1 )
Prerequisite; E E 136, 136L (or concurrently), 140L. Advanced experiments
in precision measurement techniques and computations in electricity, magnetism,
electronics, and electromagnetic fields and waves; modern error analysis
techniques; computer solutions. (3 lab hours; field trips required)
171. Quantum Electronics (3)
Prerequisite: E E 126. Review of wave properties; cavity mode theory; radiation
laws; interaction of radiation and matter; laser amplifiers and oscillators;
morphology of masers and lasers.
175. Design of Digital Systems (3)
Prerequisite: E E 106. Logic and memory devices; analog-to-digital and
digital-to-analog signal conversion transducers; computer architectures
and system structures; control units; memory systems; arithmetic units;
input-output subsystems; digital signal transmission and error correction;
reliability; self-repair.
175L. Digital Systems Laboratory (1)
Prerequisite: E E 175 (concurrently). Characteristics and use of integrated
logic circuits and logic modules; logic circuit measurement techniques;
synchronous and asynchronous sequential network realization; design, testing
and evaluation of digital subsystems for computation,-memory, display, communications,
coding, etc. (3 lab hours)
176. Computer-Aided Circuit Design (3)
Prerequisites: E E 124, 128, 128L. Computer simulation of analog circuits.
Computer-aided engineering of digital circuits including schematic capture
and logic simulation. Computer-aided design of application specific integrated
circuits including programmable logic devices, gate arrays, and standard
cell devices.
180. Senior Project (2)
Prerequisites: senior standing in computer engineering or permission
of instructor; I E 182W or concurrently; approved subject. Study of a problem
under supervision of faculty member; final typewritten report required.
Individual project except by special permission. When taken in addition
to E E 183A, B, C, or D, this course satisfies the senior major requirement
for the B.S. in Electrical Engineering.
189A-B. Developments in Engineering (2)
(A) Prerequisite: Junior standing in engineering or permission of instructor.
Presentations and discussions of developments in engineering. (B) Prerequisite:
senior standing in engineering or permission of instructor. Presentations
and discussions of advanced developments in modern engineering. (Field trips
required)
190. Independent Study (1-3; max see reference)
See Academic Placement -- Independent Study.
191T. Topics in Electrical and Computer Engineering
(1-3; max total 6)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Investigation of selected electrical
engineering subjects not in current courses.