ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING (EE)

EE 221 Network Analysis I 4 cr
Transient circuit analysis-first and second order systems. Pspice analysis of RLC circuits. Sinusoidal steady-state network analysis. Circuit theorems as applied to AC circuits. Complex power and power measurement. Three-phase power systems-wye and delta. Power measurement in three phase. Magnetically coupled networks. Computer-aided P(SPICE). Prerequisites: MA 233 and EG 220.

EE 222 Network Analysis II 4 cr
Frequency response of circuits. Resonant circuits. Use of P(SPICE) in response analysis. Passive and active filters. Two-port networks. Impedance and hybrid parameters. Fourier series and introduction to transform methods. Fourier transform. Prerequisites: EE 221 and credit for or concurrent registration in MA 331.

EE 225 Circuits and Devices Laboratory I 2 cr
Introduction to laboratory instrumentation; measurement of DC circuits and device parameters; computer aided network analysis (SPICE). Prerequisite: EE 221, EH 102.

EE 226 Circuits and Devices Laboratory II 2 cr
Continuation of EE 225. Introduction to laboratory instrumentation; measurement of AC circuits and device parameters; observation and measurement of transient phenomena and spectral densities; computer aided network analysis (SPICE). Prerequisites: EE 222 and 225.

EE 263 Digital System Design I 4 cr
An introduction to the design of combinational and sequential logic circuits; standard SSI and MSI digital circuits; binary, octal and hexadecimal number systems and arithmetic. Prerequisite: EG 220.

EE 264 Digital System Design II 4 cr
Small computer organization and programming. Design using Register Transfer Language (RTL) notation. Microprocessor-based system design. Prerequisite: EE 263.

EE 267 Digital Systems Laboratory I 2 cr
Introduction to digital system test instrumentation; laboratory design projects utilizing standard SSI and MSI digital circuits. Prerequisites: EE 225 and 263.

EE 299 Computer-Aided Design in Electrical Engineering 2 cr
Introduction to the use of the computer-aided design (CAD) programs for the analysis and design of continuous and discrete electrical systems. Prerequisites: EE 222, 263 and credit for or concurrent registration MA 345.
NOTE: In addition to the stated prerequisites, students majoring in Electrical or Computer Engineering must attain Professional Component Standing prior to registration for any 300- or 400-level electrical engineering course.

EE 301 Professionalism & Ethics in Electrical or 1 cr
Computer Engineering Topics in engineering ethics and professionalism using case studies and invited speakers from the profession and related fields. Students are required to join the student branch of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (I.E.E.E.) and attend both Student Chapter and Mobile Section meetings as part of the course requirements. Prerequisite: Professional Component Standing.

EE 321 Transform Theory of Linear Systems 4 cr
Continuous and discrete time systems; Fourier transforms; Laplace transforms; state variables; z-transforms; introduction to digital filter design; Routh-Hurwitz and Nyquist stability criteria. Prerequisite: Professional Component Standing.

EE 322 Random Signals in Linear Systems 4 cr
Random variables; probability; stochastic processes; correlation and power spectral density. Prerequisites: EE 321 and ST 315.

EE 331 Electronic Devices 4 cr
Introduction to quantum mechanics of solids; conduction in metals and semi-conductors; theory of the p-n junction; physical principles of diodes, bipolar, and field-effect transistors; optoelectronic devices; integrated circuit technology. Prerequisite: Professional Component Standing.

EE 332 Electronic Circuits I 4 cr
Basic logic gates and combinational, sequential and dynamic digital electronic circuits analyzed and designed at the discrete component level; digital signal generators; analog-to-digital and digital-to-analog converters. Prerequisites: EE 321 and 331.

EE 333 Electronic Circuits II 4 cr
Linear and nonlinear analog electronic circuits, including power supplies, low-frequency amplifiers and operational amplifiers; transistor bias circuit design; frequency response; feedback and sinusoidal oscillators. Prerequisite: EE 321 and 331.

EE 337 Electronic Circuits Laboratory 2 cr
Computer analysis and laboratory measurement of characteristics and parameters of solid-state devices and transfer characteristics of logic families. Computer aided design and laboratory construction, measurement of the characteristics and parameters of power supplies, operational amplifiers, voltage and power amplifiers, oscillators, and active filters. Prerequisites: EH 387 and credit for or concurrent registration in EE 332 and 333.

EE 351 Electromagnetics I 3 cr
Static electric and magnetic fields including the experimental laws of Coulomb, Gauss, Biot, Savart, and Ampere. Prerequisite: Professional Component Standing.

EE 352 Electromagnetics II 3 cr
Time varying electromagnetic fields and potentials. Faraday's law, Poynting's theorem, skin effect and Maxwell's equations. Solutions of the wave equation in free space, dielectic and conducting media. Two-wire transmission lines and use of the Smith chart. Prerequisite: EE 351.

EE 353 Electromagnetics III 3 cr
Propagation of electromagnetic waves in metallic waveguides and resonant cavities and fiber optical waveguides. Properties of ground, space, and sky waves. Radiation by electric and magnetic dipoles and dipole arrays, as well as elementary aperture radiators and common reflector antennas. Characteristics of microwave and optical diodes and klystron oscillators. Prerequisite: EE 352.

EE 356 Electromagnetic Laboratory 2 cr
Measurement of transient and standing waves on a transmission line; computer-aided and experimental field mapping; shielding techniques; slotted-line measurements; and field measurements of elementary radiating structures. Prerequisites: EH 387, EE 226 and credit for or concurrent registration in EE 353.

EE 368 Digital Systems Laboratory II 2 cr
Integration of microprocessor software and hardware. Design of assembly language programs and hardware interfaces for control and instrumentation. Prerequisites: EE 264 and 267.

EE 381 Electromechanical Energy Conversion 4 cr
Introduction to the principles of electromechanical energy conversion. Energy balance; force and torque of electrostatic and electromagnetic systems; magnetic circuits; transformers; DC and AC machines. Prerequisite: EE 351.

EE 385 Energy Conversion Laboratory 2 cr
Laboratory experiments with Faraday's Law and magnetic circuits; transformers; forreresonance; reluctance motors; rotating fields, and DC and AC machines. Prerequisites: Credit for or concurrent registration in EE 381.
Note: Students must complete six of the following courses prior to registering for 400-level electrical engineering courses: EE 321, 322, 331, 332, 333, 351, 352, 353 and 381.

EE 401 Introduction to Electrical and Computer 3 cr
Engineering Design (W) Specification of design criteria. Written and oral presentation of design proposals. Prerequisite: EH 387, EE 301 and EE senior standing.

EE 402 Electrical and Computer Engineering 2 cr
Design I (W) Implementation of a design project from the field of electrical engineering in the broadest sense and under the guidance of a project director from the Electrical Engineering Faculty. Written and oral presentations of project proposals, interim and final reports. Prerequisites: EE 337, 368, 385 and 401.

EE 403 Electrical and Computer Engineering 2 cr
Design II (W) Continuation of EE 402. Prerequisite: EE 402.

EE 415 Nonlinear Analysis 3 cr
Analysis of systems model by nonlinear differential equations. State-space methods; singularities; limit cycles; approximation techniques; and stability criteria. Computer-aided analysis. This course is dually listed with an equivalent graduate-level course and requires a minimum GPA of 2.75 for admission. Prerequisites: EE 321 and 333.

EE 421 Control Theory I 3 cr
Review of continuous and pulse-data transfer functions and stability criteria; classical principles of continuous and discrete-time control; signal-flow graphs; root locus compensator design. Prerequisite: EE 321.

EE 422 Control Theory II 3 cr
Cascade, feedback, and minor-loop compensation; state variable theory applied to control problems; frequency domain analysis and design and plant identification. Prerequisite: EE 421.

EE 423 Modern Control Theory 3 cr
Fundamentals of modern control theory; nonlinear systems; controllability and observability; basic optimal control. This course is dually listed with an equivalent graduate-level course and requires a minimum GPA of 2.75 for admission. Prerequisite: EE 422.

EE 424 Synthesis of Passive and Active Networks 4 cr
Realizability of network functions; high-pass, low-pass, band-pass, band-reject, and equalizing filters; approximation techniques; sensitivity; passive and active synthesis; positive and negative feedback biquads. Prerequisite: EE 321 and 333.

EE 425 Electronic Instrumentation 3 cr
Transducers; measurement techniques; measurement errors; analog and digital electronic signal processing; problems of noise; signal-to-noise ratio improvement methods; display and recording. Prerequisite: EE 337, 368 and 385.

EE 431 Advanced Electronics 3 cr
Advanced topics from the field of modern electronics. This course is dually listed with an equivalent graduate-level course and requires a minimum GPA of 2.75 for admission. Prerequisites: EE 333 and 337.

EE 452 Microwave Devices and Systems 3 cr
Generation and transmission of high frequency electromagnetic energy; magnetrons, klystrons, and solid-state devices; waveguides and resonators. Prerequisites: EE 353 and 356.

EE 453 Antenna Design I 3 cr
Classification and fundamental parameters of antennas, linear antennas, loop antennas, arrays, broadband antennas, and matching techniques. Prerequisites: EE 353 and 356.

EE 454 Antenna Design II 3 cr
Aperture antennas, array synthesis, and frequency independent antennas. Prerequisite: EE 453.

EE 455 Optoelectonics 3 cr
Optical wave propagation; optical resonators; theory of laser operation; some specific laser systems; modulation of optical radiation. This course is dually listed with an equivalent graduate-level course and requires a minimum GPA of 2.75 for admission. Prerequisites: EE 353 and 356.

EE 456 Fiber Optics 3 cr
Review of optics; dielectric waveguides; fabrication of optical fibers; fiber packaging and interconnection devices; light sources; photodectors; fiber measurements; fiber optic communication systems. Prerequisites: EE 353 and 356.

EE 460 Digital Computer Architecture I 3 cr
Machine organization; hardware programming languages; data selection design; basic ALU design; control unit design; I/O and interrupt designs. Prerequisites: EE 264 and 368.

EE 461 Advanced Digital System Design I 3 cr
Specification and implementation of combination and sequential modular systems and networks. Iterative and tree structures. Computer-aided design. This course is dually listed with an equivalent graduate-level course and requires a minimum GPA of 2.75 for admission. Prerequisites: EE 264 and 368.

EE 462 Advanced Digital System Design II 3 cr
Hardware and firmware algorithms; algorithmic languages; group sequential algorithms; arithmetic algorithms; hardwired and programmable control subsystems; microprogramming; pipelining. Computer-aided design. This course is dually listed with an equivalent graduate-level course and requires a minimum GPA of 2.75 for admission. Prerequisite: EE 461.

EE 463 Digital Computer Architecture II 3 cr
Memory organization; DMA; microprogramming; bit-slice design; multiprocessing and time-sharing. Prerequisite: EE 460.

EE 464 Digital Filter Design 3 cr
Review of z-transforms and analog filter design. Canonical digital filter forms. Design of IIR filters via approximation to analog filters and design to meet prescribed specifications. Design of FIR filters. Effects of quantization. Hardware implementation. Prerequisites: EE 368.

EE 465 Digital Signal Processing 3 cr
Fast Fourier Transforms (FFT). Linear processing, companding, and adaptive signal processing. This course is dually listed with an equivalent graduate-level course and requires a minimum GPA of 2.75 for admission. Prerequisite: EE 464.

EE 466 Microprocessor Based System Design I 4 cr
Architecture and software of 16-bit microprocessors; interface design; microprocessor based system design. Laboratory design project. Prerequisite: EE 368.

EE 467 Microprocessor Based System Design II 4 cr
Architecture and software of 16-bit microprocessors; interface design; operating systems; multiprocessing. Laboratory design project. Prerequisite: EE 466.

EE 472 Communication Theory I 3 cr
Review of random signal theory; noise and noise filtering; linear modulation; exponential modulation. Prerequisite: EE 322.

EE 473 Communication Theory II 3 cr
Basic information theory; sampling theory; modern digital communication systems. Prerequisite: EE 472.

EE 481 Electrical Machines 3 cr
Design, steady-state, and dynamic analyses of DC machines, single-phase and polyphase transformers and AC machines. Prerequisites: EE 381 and 385.

EE 483 Electrical Power Systems I 3 cr
Principles of power systems analysis; design and operation of transmission lines and transmission networks, optimization; fault and transient stability studies. Prerequisites: EE 352, 381 and 385.

EE 484 Electrical Power Systems II 3 cr
Computer studies of transmission lines, power-flow, optimization, fault currents and transient stability. Prerequisite: EE 483.

EE 487 Solid-State Control of Electrical Machines 3 cr
Study of thyristor circuits; analysis and design of thyristor-type speed controllers for AC and DC rotating machines. Prerequisites: EE 381 and 385.

EE 488 Illumination Engineering 3 cr
Light and vision; the theory of color; photometric units; light sources and luminaries; interior lighting and artificial illumination design techniques; exterior lighting design; daylighting design; lighting and energy conservation. Prerequisites: EE Senior Standing.

EE 489 Direct Energy Conversion 3 cr
Basic principles of direct energy conversion; thermoelectric; photovoltaic; thermionic; magnetohydrodynamics; fuel cells. This course is dually listed with an equivalent graduate-level course and requires a minimum GPA of 2.75 for admission. Prerequisites: EE 331, 381, and 385.

EE 490 Special Topics 1-5 cr
Topics of current electrical engineering interest.

EE 494 Directed Independent Study 1-3 cr
Directed study, under the guidance of a faculty advisor, of a topic from the field of electrical engineering not offered in a regularly scheduled course. Requires department chair permission and a minimum GPA of 2.75. Prerequisite: EE Senior Standing.

EE 511 Networks and Systems I 3 cr
Network components. Linear graph theory. State-space formulation of network equations. Review of transform methods. Solution of state equations. Network analysis. Algorithms and computational methods for linear systems. Prerequisite: Instructor's permission.

EE 512 Networks and Systems II 3 cr
Continuation of EE 511. Network functions. Scattering parameters. Nonlinear and time-varying networks and systems. Algorithms and computational methods for nonlinear systems. Prerequisite: Instructor's permission.

EE 515 Nonlinear Analysis 3 cr
Analysis of systems modeled by nonlinear differential equations. State-space methods; singularities; limit cycles; approximation techniques; and stability criteria. Computer-aided analysis. This course is dual-listed with an equivalent 400-level electrical engineering course. Prerequisite: Instructor's permission.

EE 521 Digital Control Systems I 3 cr
Signal conversion, A/D and D/A. Z-transforms and linear difference equations. Discrete-time systems. Digital-compensator design using transform methods. Design using state-space methods. Effect of quantization and truncation. Sample rate selection. Prerequisite: Instructor's permission.

EE 522 Digital Control Systems II 3 cr
Discrete-time optimal control. Discrete-time stochastic control. State estimation. Prerequisite: Instructor's permission.

EE 523 Modern Control Theory 3 cr
Fundamentals of modern control theory; nonlinear systems; controllability and observability; basic optimal control. This courses is dual-listed with an equivalent 400-level electrical engineering course. Prerequisite: Instructor's permission.

EE 531 Advanced Electronics 3 cr
Advanced topics from the field of modern electronics. This course is dual-listed with an equivalent 400-level electrical engineering course. Prerequisite: Instructor's permission.

EE 533 VLSI Design 3 cr
NMOS, PMOS, and CMOS circuits, logic circuits using NMOS and CMOS; and techniques and limitations in the design of VLSI circuits. Design rules for NMOS and CMOS circuits; floor planning; chip layout; testability; and simulation. CIF format for VLSI layout description. Use of various VLSI design software packages. Prerequisite: Instructor's permission.

EE 555 Optoelectronics 3 cr
Optical wave propagation; optical resonators; theory of laser operation; some specific laser systems; modulation of optical radiation. This course is dual-listed with an equivalent 400-level electrical engineering course. Prerequisite: Instructor's permission.

EE 561 Advanced Digital System Design I 3 cr
Specification and implementation of combinational and sequential modular systems and networks. Iterative and tree structures. Computer-aided design. This course is dual-listed with an equivalent 400-level electrical engineering course. Prerequisite: Instructor's permission.

EE 562 Advanced Digital System Design II 3 cr
Hardware and firmware algorithms; algorithmic languages; group sequential algorithms; arithmetic algorithms; hardwired and programmable control subsystems; microprogramming; pipelining. Computer-aided design. This course is dual-listed with an equivalent 400-level electrical engineering course. Prerequisite: Instructor's permission.

EE 565 Digital Signal Processing 3 cr
Review of discrete Fourier and z-transforms. Design of FIR and IIR digital filters. Optimality considerations. Fast Fourier Transforms (FFT). Linear processing, companding, and adaptive signal processing. This course is dual-listed with an equivalent 400-level electrical engineering course. Prerequisite: Instructor's permission.

EE 568 Digital Interface Design 3 cr
Design of serial and parallel digital interfaces for communication and instrumentation systems. Particular emphasis on 8-bit and 16-bit microprocessor-based systems. IEEE standards. Prerequisite: Instructor's permission.

EE 569 Digital Instrumentation 3 cr
Use of microcomputers and programmable controllers in instrumentation systems. Transducer signal conditioning, digital-signal processing, and data logging. IEEE-488 bus. Local computer networks. Prerequisite: Instructor's permission.

EE 580 Industrial Power Systems 3 cr
Power system engineering for design and operation of industrial plants. Selected topics such as: principles and characteristics of generators, conversion equipment, transformers, primary and secondary distribution systems, short-circuit calculations, selection of protective devices, system grounding and overcurrent protection, power-factor improvement, and load and cost estimating. Prerequisite: Instructor's permission.

EE 581 Computer Methods in Power System Analysis I 3 cr
Incidence matrices, primitive network, formation of network matrices by nonsingular transformation. Algorithms for formations of bus impedance and bus admittance matrices. Balanced and unbalanced three-phase network elements. Algorithms for formation of three-phase bus impedance and bus admittance matrices. Short-circuit calculations using ZBUS and ZLOOP. Prerequisite: Instructor's permission.

EE 582 Computer Methods in Power Systems Analysis II 3 cr
Direct and iterative methods for solutions of linear and nonlinear algebraic equations. Load-flow studies. Numerical solutions of differential equations. Transient-stability studies. Prerequisite: Instructor's permission.

EE 583 Control of Power Systems 3 cr
Power transmission and control. Control principles and concepts. Characteristics of machine and process variables. Automatic process control model. Open and closed-loop principles. Signal characteristics. Sensors and transducers. Driver elements. Programmable controllers. Prerequisite: Instructor's permission.

EE 584 Economic Operation of Power Systems 3 cr
Classical optimization of functions of several variables. Constrained optimization. Search techniques. Kuhn-Tucker conditions for nonlinear programming. Real power optimization with Lagrange's indeterminate multipliers. Real and reactive power optimization. Prerequisite: Instructor's permission.

EE 589 Direct Energy Conversion 3 cr
Basic principles of direct energy conversion; thermoelectric; photovoltaic; thermionic; magnetohydrodynamics; fuel cells. This course is dual-listed with an equivalent 400-level electrical engineering course. Prerequisite: Instructor's permission.

EE 590 Special Topics 3 cr
Topics of current electrical engineering interest. Prerequisite: Instructor's permission.

EE 594 Project in Electrical Engineering 1-4 cr
An investigation of an original problem in electrical engineering under the guidance of the student's major professor. Prerequisite: Approval of the project prospectus by the student's advisory committee, and consent of director of engineering graduate studies.

EE 599 Thesis 1-8 cr
An investigation of an original problem in electrical engineering under the guidance of the student's major professor. Prerequisite: Approval of the thesis prospectus by the student's advisory committee and the Graduate School, and consent of director of engineering graduate studies.

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