About Us ABET 2000 Course SyllabiEE/CoE 0031- Linear Circuits and Systems I Description: The analysis of linear electric circuits. Electric variables and circuit elements, Kirchoff's and Ohm's Law, mesh and node equations, Thevenin and Norton Equivalent circuits. First and second-order circuits, time domain analysis. Prerequisites: Phys 0105, Math 0230 Texts: "Introduction to Electric Circuits," 3rd edition, Dorf & Svoboda, Wiley, 1996. Course Objectives: Learn how to approach and solve electric circuits problems by applying the mathematics and physics concepts to practical applications. Topics Covered: Circuit and Network Variables and Units, Circuit Elements, Kirchhoff's Laws and Resistive Circuits, Determinants and Matrices, Source Transformations, Node and Mesh Analysis, Superposition, Thevenin and Norton Theorems, Time Functions, Capacitors and Inductors, First Order Circuits, Source Free, Step Response, First Order Circuits, General Response, Second Order Circuits Class/Laboratory Schedule: Class meets twice per week; 75 minutes per session in lecture environment, coupled with a 60 minute recitation session once a week. Students must complete approximately ten homework assignments, problems assigned from the text, and are encourage to work in teams. Professional Component Contributions: Students learn how to approach real world problems; make assumptions, evaluate alternative solutions, design simple circuits. Students must also utilize knowledge of physics, mathematics and basic engineering sciences in order to effectively analyze a diverse set of problems. Relationship to Program Objectives: How Assessed: University course evaluation. Actions Taken to Improve Course: More realistic problems, particularly design type problems, are utilized. Prepared by: Ronald Hoelzeman topEE/CoE 0041 - Linear Circuits and Systems II Description: Sinusoidal steady-state analysis, Phasor domain. network functions, real and reactive power, three-phase circuits, Frequency response, Laplace transform method, two-port networks, and Fourier Analysis. Prerequisite: EE 0031. Corequisites: EE 0046, MATH 0250. Texts: Introduction to Electric Circuits, R.C. Dorf and J.A. Svoboda. Course Objectives: This is the second half of the circuit course sequence. The goal is to introduce the basic transform techniques (Phasor, Laplace and Fourier) used in the solution of R,L,C circuits and dynamical systems modeled by linear-time invariant differential equations. Circuit design problems that use these techniques will also be considered. Topics Covered: Review of Complex Number, Sinusoidal Functions and Phasors, Sinusoidal Steady-State Response, Frequency Response, Sinusoidal Power, Three-Phase Circuits, Laplace Transforms, Typical Time Functions, Inverse Laplace Transforms, Two-Port Networks, Fourier Analysis. Class/Laboratory Schedule: Class meets twice per week in 75-minute lecture sessions. The laboratory associated with this course is EE 0046. Relationship to Program Objectives: This course contributes to the general objectives listed for an electrical engineering department. How Assessed: There are graded homeworks, two one-hour exams and a two-hour final exam. Actions Taken to Improve the Course: The prerequisites for this course are constantly being reviewed in class. Students, in general, come into this course not well prepared and with weak pre- and co-requisites. Lectures also involve some active learning participation by students. Prepared by: M. A. Simaan top EE 0046- Measurements and Circuits Laboratory Description: A laboratory in which students develop basic measurements techniques, experiment design ability, circuit CAD/CAE utilization, and reinforce basic circuit theory concepts. Formal written reports and oral presentations are required. Prerequisites: Taken with or after EE/CoE 0041 Texts: NA Course Objectives: The overall objectives of this laboratory course are to learn to: Topics Covered: Measurement errors, non-ideal devices, filters, impulse response, equipment usage, laboratory safety. Class/Laboratory Schedule: Class includes a one-hour lecture, and a three-hour laboratory session each week. Professional Component Contributions: Students learn how to use laboratory equipment to make measurements, and to set up an experiment. They learn to present their results in an organized fashion, both in writing and in a presentation format. They learn something about laboratory safety. Relationship to Program Objectives: How Assessed: Each pre-lab is graded to determine if student understands relevant theory and background material so as to make laboratory time meaningful. Each laboratory is graded for content as well as format. Each student presentation is evaluated by both the faculty, and the student peers. Students evaluate the overall course as a part of the normal university process. Actions Taken to Improve Course: Each term new laboratories are introduced or refined to stay abreast of current technology. New power point presentations have been developed to explain the operation of the new oscilloscopes. Prepared by: Ronald Hoelzeman top EE/CoE 0132- Digital Logic Description: Introduction to digital systems, Boolean algebra, minimization of logic functions, combinational and sequential circuit design. Prerequisites: Physics 105 Text: Logic and Computer Design Fundamentals, M. Morris Mano and Charles R. Kime, Prentice Hall, 1997. Course Objectives: The objectives of the course include providing the students with a foundation in the analysis and design of digital systems, with an introduction to the engineering design process, and with experience in designing increasingly complex systems. Topics Covered: Introduction, Number System, Boolean Algebra, Logic Gates ? IC?s, Boolean Function Implementation, Combinational Design, Design Examples, Design with MSI, LSI, Sequential Systems, Synchronous Sequential Logic Design, MSI, LSI components: Registers, Counters, Introduction to Large Scale Digital System Design, Data Path, Bus Structures Class/Laboratory Schedule: Class meets twice per week in 75 minute lecture/recitation sessions. There is no formal laboratory. Professional Component Contributions: This course contributes to the one and one-half years of engineering science and design topics and, with the study of Boolean Algebra, to the one year of mathematics and science. Relationship to Program Objectives: How Assessed: There are two in class exams during the term, a final exam and graded homework. Actions Taken to Improve the Course: Some active learning concepts have been integrated in to the course on an experimental basis. Prepared by: J.T. Cain top EE/CoE 0142- Computer Organization Description: Digital computer data representation, instruction formats, control, memory and input-output units, microprocessors, minicomputers. Prerequisites: EE/CoE 0132. Text: Logic and Computer Design Fundamentals, M. Morris Mano and Charles R. Kime, Prentice Hall, 1997. Course Objectives: The objectives of the course include providing the students with a foundation and in information representation, ALU design, control unit design, memory system design, I/O subsystem design, and experience in assembly language programming. Topics Covered: Review of functional decomposition of a computer, the control part vs. the data path ? register stack vs. functional unit ?need for information representation, Information Representation (Binary coded numeric data, Fixed point ? sign-magnitude, radix complement, radix minus one?s complement ? binary point reference, Floating point ? exponent power of 2, 8, 16, Decimal codes- BCD, Excess-3, etc., Alpha numeric ? character data-ASCII, EBCDIC, Data Path ? ALU, Binary fixed point arithmetic, Addition/subtraction ? 2?s complement, 1?s complement, logic operations, Multiplication/division algorithms, Multiplication implementation via ASM, Hardwired vs. Microprogrammed, Floating point operations), Control Unit (Simple Computer Architecture, Single cycle/multiple cycle/pipelined, Instruction Set Architecture, Addressing modes, 6811 Organization, Instruction Set), Cross Assembler/Simulator, Assembly Language Programming, Memory Unit (RAM, ROM - Physical /Logical Organizations, Design example ? 6800), I/O Unit (Sample peripherals, I/O Interfaces, Serial Communication, Modes of Transfer) Class/Laboratory Schedule: Class meets twice per week in 75-minute lecture/recitation sessions. There is no formal laboratory. Professional Component Contributions: This course contributes to the one and one-half years of engineering science and design topics. Relationship to Program Objectives: How Assessed: There are two in class exams during the term, a final exam and graded homework. Actions Taken to Improve the Course: Some active learning concepts have been integrated in to the course on an experimental basis. Prepared by: J.T. Cain top EE 0247- Semiconductor Device Theory Description: An introduction to electrical properties of solids and energy levels leading to modeling the functioning of semiconductor devices such as diodes, bipolar junction transistors and field effect transistors Prerequisites: PHYS 0106 Corequisites: EE 0041 and MATH 0250 Texts: Robert F. Pierret, Semiconductor Device Fundamentals, Addison Wesley, 1996. Course Objectives: To provide the student with a working knowledge of the physical process inside a semiconductor and why diodes and transistors function the way they do. Topics Covered: Semiconductor (Chemical origin and crystal structure), Carrier Modeling (Bonding Model, Energy Band Model, Carrier Properties, Doping and Equilibrium Carrier Distributions), Carrier Action (Drift, Diffusion, Recombination-Generation , Minority Carrier Lifetime, Equations of Sate), P-N Junction Electrostatics, P-N Junction Diode (I-V characteristics of ideal diodes, deviations from the ideal), Applications of P-N Junctions in Other Devices (Photodiodes, Solar Cells, LEDs, Temperature Sensors, Thermoelectric Coolers), BJTs (Static Characteristics of ideal BJTs, Ebers-Moll Model, Small-Signal Equivalent Circuits), J-FET and MESFET (ID - VD Relationships, a. c. Response), MOSFET (Qualitative Theory of d.c. Relationships and a.c. Response) Class/Laboratory Schedule: Class meets twice per week for 75 minutes of active learning. Students are given about ten homework assignments. They must participate in two midterm examinations and the cumulative final exam. Professional Component Contributions: Students must actively utilize their basic knowledge of physics, mathematics and engineering to comprehend the course content and participate in the solutions of assignments. The knowledge gained is indispensable in understanding the functioning and limitations of a variety of devices which they will deal with in their live. It gives them an appreciation for the process of building models in order to explain rather complicated phenomena. Relationship to Program Objectives: Prepared by: Dietrich W. Langer top EE/CoE 1170 ? Special Topics: Computers Description: An undergraduate course dealing with special topics of current interest in computers. Course Objectives: The purpose of this course is to provide a mechanism for faculty to offer a course on a topic of particular current interest or to offer a new course to deal with developing areas of technology relevant to computer applications and computer engineering. The course pre-requisites and content are determined by the faculty member teaching the course, as appropriate to the topics covered and the teaching methods used. Professional Component Contributions: This course will typically deal with current application areas, new methods, and/or implications to society of applications of technology. Students utilize their knowledge of math, physics, electrical and computer engineering to study particular applications, and they are introduced to a wide range of considerations, both technical and non-technical, concerning these applications. Relation to Program Objectives: The relation of this course to the program objectives will depend on the particular topics covered and teaching methods used. The course can be used to address problems related to professionalism in engineering and societal concerns with technology, and it is a primary mechanism to develop new teaching methods that are significantly different from the traditional lecture/laboratory format. How Assessed: Students' assessment will include homework assignments, projects, exams, and written and oral presentations, as appropriate to the course. Prepared by: J.R. Boston top EE/CoE 1185 - Computer Systems Interfacing Description: Considers the interconnection of devices, systems and software for computers and networks through interfaces. Standards and conventions are emphasized through actual interface examples and student projects. Interfaces are described in terms of applications as well as hardware, signals, protocols and bandwidth. Students are required to make oral and written presentations on group projects. Submissions to national competitions are encouraged. Prerequisites: CoE/EE 0142 or CS0447 Texts: Mazidi, M.A., and J. G. Mazidi, The 80x86 IBM PC and Compatible Computers (Volume II), Prentice Hall, 1998. Course Objectives: Understand how the design of complicated systems is facilitated by the appropriate design of interfaces including hardware, software and human interfaces. Students are to understand how standards are developed and why they are necessary. The importance of understanding the dynamics of information flow along with capacity constraints. It is also the intent of the course to use the personal computer as the platform and to separate the functions and how they interface with each other. Topics Covered: DEBUG, CREATE, OPEN, WRITE, and CLOSE disk files, Simple Assembly Implementations, DOS Interrupts, RS232 communications, XMODEM protocol, ISA Bus, SCSI, Centronics, VIDEO Interrupts, IEEE488 (HPIB / GPIB), Floating Point Numbers, LCD Interfacing with Centronics Interface, Ethernet Ò , 10BaseT, 100BaseT Class/Laboratory Schedule: 5:45PM to 8:15PM Thursday Professional Component Contributions: Students must make presentations at design reviews during the term, and then take part in a formal presentation of each project. Relationship to Program Objectives: How Assessed: By University of Pittsburgh Evaluation of Teaching survey. In addition, the project requires the establishment of standards allowing their progress to be evaluated by the questions they wish to resolve. Over the years, this course has produced and inspired numerous products that are now marketed around the world with University of Pittsburgh copyrights. The course has been the recipient of funds from NSF and private foundations. For two years in a row, student projects have been cited as "Outstanding Contributions in a national competition. Actions Taken to Improve Course: Include additional hardware demonstrations and projects have been added in the past year. Students are encouraged to enter national competitions. This past year, the department purchased a significant amount of hardware for various demonstrations and experiments. The course will use the newly endowed John A. Swanson Laboratory. Prepared by: Marlin H. Mickle top EE/CoE 1186 Software Engineering with Java Course Description: This course and lab introduce classical and object-oriented software engineering. Software requirements, specification, object-oriented analysis, object-oriented and event-oriented design, implementation, integration, and maintenance are covered. Each of these phases is examined on a practical level through a semester-long, formal design project that involves the creation of a Java-based internet application. Additional Java-related topics are taught, including Java applets, custom networking, remote database access, SQL, and multimedia extensions. Prerequisites: EE/CoE 0142 or CoE/CS 447 Texts: "Classical and Object-Oriented Software Engineering w/ UML & Java, Fourth Edition" by Stephen R. Schach. Course Objectives: This course explores essential software engineering principles through course lectures, labs, and through projects. Students will learn the scope of software engineering, lifecycle models, and the object-oriented software development process in detail. Emphasis is on incorporating testing directly into the process and on the importance and use of effective planning and estimation engineering models. A project capstone, implemented in Java, illustrates the human issues present within the engineering paradigm. Topics Covered: This course will be broken down into two different tracks: learning software engineering methodology and learning object-oriented and event-oriented software design. Approximately 60% of the class time will be spent on software engineering methodology and 40% will be spent on software implementation specifics. (Software Life-cycle models, Software tools, Testing Principles, Rapid Prototyping, Requirements Phase, Specification Phase, Object-Oriented Analysis Phase, Design Phase, Implementation Phase, Implementation and Integration Phase, Maintenance Phase) Class/Laboratory Schedule: Class meets twice per week. Once for a 75-minute lecture and once for a 75-minute combined lecture and lab session. Relationship to Electrical Engineering Program Objectives: This course contributes to the general objectives listed for an electrical engineering department. How Assessed: On-line quizzes 5%, Programming Assignments 15%, Rapid Prototype 5%, Requirements Document 5%, Design and Planning Document 5%, Implementation Document 5%, Presentation 5%, Implementation 15%, Java Midterm 10%, Software Engineering Midterm 10%, Java Final 10%, Software Engineering Final 10%. Actions Taken to Improve Course: From the feedback received from course evaluations, this course has changed in a number of ways. A more readable Java text and the updated version of the software engineering text have been adopted. A lab component has been added to provide an active learning of software implementation. Prepared by: Raymond R. Hoare top EE 1192- Introduction to VLSI Design Description: Introduction to the concepts and techniques of modern integrated circuit design. Use of computer aided design (CAD) tools for circuit design and simulation. Prerequisites: EE0142, senior status Required Texts: Additional Texts: Course Objectives: Introduce the concepts and techniques of modern integrated circuit design (CMOS VLSI), Provide experience designing integrated circuits using Computer Aided Design (CAD) tools, Prepare for a large integrated circuit project in the second semester. Topics Covered: UNIX/ Xwindows/ mail/ text editor; The VLSI Design Process; Simple CMOS; Details of the MOS Transistor; The CMOS Inverter; Magic Tutorials/ Spice; Device Fabrication; Circuits: Electrical and Physical Design Rules; Magic/ Spice; Scaling; Introduction to CMOS Circuits; Magic/ Irsim; Standard Logic Gates in CMOS; System Timing; I/O and Pad Structures; Design Techniques and Testing; CAD Design Systems; FSM / PLA?s / Standard Cells; VLSI Structures 1, 2, & 3; OctTools/ Crystal; Silicon Compilation; VHDL-Keystone Software; Design Project; Case Studies; Analog Design Class/Laboratory Schedule: Professional Component Contributions: Open ended design projects with multiple solution paths, group projects, written presentation skills, use of state-of-the-art Engineering tools (computers and software) Relationship to Program Objectives: : By mastering the design of static combinational and sequential CMOS logic circuits : By becoming familiar with mask layout of full custom ASIC design, circuit analysis by simulation with SPICE, exposed to CAD logic synthesis tools, exposed to BiCMOS, and NMOS design families, exposed to integrated Circuit fabrication techniques How assessed: Current semester: 7-10 Laboratory Projects, Three Exams, Longer term: second semester course builds on this course, Feedback from post graduates in industry. Actions Taken to Improve Course: New book, with more modern design techniques, New software with more use of higher level design tools (VHDL and Standard Cell) Prepared by: Steven P. Levitan top EE 1193/2193- VLSI Design Project Description: This course is organized as a full semester project. Students form groups which design and implement different VLSI projects which are then fabricated by the NSF MOSIS (MOS Implementation Service) facility and returned for testing. Prerequisites: EE1192/2192 Required Texts: Additional Texts: Course Objectives: The primary objective of the course is to give the students the experience of working in teams on a large design project. The course requires that the students be highly self-motivated since there is no assigned homework and no exams. The majority of the course grade is based on project reviews and the final design, implementation and report. Topics Covered: New materials introduced in this semester are a function of the design projects chosen by the students. Besides project specific information, topics include: Class/Laboratory Schedule: Class meets weekly for organizational purposes, introductory discussions and for design reviews. At the beginning of the semester, lectures on the specific technology, techniques, and resources available to the students will be presented as necessary. Later in the semester, lectures, discussions and readings on the process of structured engineering design will be presented. Each group will be required to provide a status report each week. Each group will meet with the instructor each week, either in class or by arrangement. Groups are responsible for their own coordination for work and meetings. Project Course Time-Table: : At the time of the presentations, students will be expected to turn in a final documentation on the design and demonstrate any implementation. Grade penalties will be incurred by those not finished with the project at this time. Presentations will be 15-30 minutes for each project. This will be conducted as a public presentation with students, faculty members and guests from industry invited to hear presentations and select outstanding projects. A complete typewritten document describing the design from start to finish is required. The final report will be a significant part of the grade. It should be written in two sections. The first section should include complete documentation of the final project in terms of a "user manual" and/or manufacturing information. This section of the report must include a test plan for the complete design and the results of running those tests on any prototype implementations or simulations. The second section of the report should describe the history of the design process. It should document all design decisions, problems encountered and solved. It should explain any changes from the initial project description and goals, to the final project as completed. There should be a section on the things learned by the group during the experience of the project. Professional Component Contributions: Single large group open ended design project with multiple solution paths, written and oral presentation skills, use of state-of-the-art engineering tools (computers and software) Relationship to Program Objectives: How assessed: Final project reports (written and oral) School wide, poster session, chip fabrication and testing, Feedback from post graduates in industry Actions Taken to Improve Course: New book, with more modern design techniques, New software with more use of higher level design tools (VHDL and Standard Cell) Prepared by: Steven P. Levitan top EE 1266- Applications of Fields and Waves Description: A course emphasizing the application of electromagnetic field theory. Topics include a review of waves and phasors, transmission lines, Maxwell?s Equations for time varying fields, plane waves, guided waves, radiation, and antennas. Prerequisites: EE 1259 Electromagnetics I, Co-requisite: EE 0041 Linear Circuits & Systems II Text: M. N. O. Sadiku, Elements of Electromagnetics (Second Edition), Oxford,University Press, New York, 1995. Course Objectives: Develop an understanding of selected applications for the basic concepts of electromagnetic field theory. Learn to synthesize and solve models utilizing wave applications. Topics Covered: Introduction to application concepts, Review of basic fields and waves, Transmission lines, Transmission line numerical techniques, Maxwell?s Equations, Plane wave propagation, Wave propagation, Wave reflection and transmission, Guided waves, Radiation, Antennas Class/Laboratory Schedule: Class meets twice/week; 75 min./session in a lecture format. Professional Component Contributions: Students learn how to take the abstract ideas of electromagnetic field theory and apply them to the real world of traveling waves, reflection, and radiation. Simplification of theory, as applicable, is a major result of the material discussed. Relationship to Program Objectives: The course supports the Department objectives in the following areas - How Assessed: The student?s performance is assessed by weekly in-class quizzes, two take home tests, and a take-home final. The quizzes keep the students current with the lecture material. The take-home tests (individual basis) encourage the use of computer techniques and plot routines to provide professional level results. All grading is done by the instructor, and in-class discussions are held after the material is returned to provide appropriate feedback. Actions Taken to Improve Course: Problems are continually upgraded to reflect current practice and to develop better understanding of the concepts involved. Computer applications are used wherever possible to encourage students to focus on overall results. New approaches to modeling and problem solving are incorporated as appropriate. Alternative textbooks are reviewed and the required text may be changed if different approaches and techniques are considered an improvement. Prepared by: R. G. Colclaser top EE 1268- Electronics Laboratory 2 Description: Students are to design, build and test simple circuits, using commercial components. The required circuits include: multistage amplifiers, power amplifiers, active filters, oscillators, flip-flops, D/A and A/D converters. Prerequisites: EE 1257 and EE 1258 Texts: Adel Sedra and Kenneth Smith, Microelectronics Circuits Oxford University Press, 1998. And Laboratory Notes (provided by Department) Course Objectives: Use a variety of commercial devices, the operation of which had been explored in EE 1258, in order to design and build fundamental circuit functions. Test these circuits and compare the experimental results with the expectations according to the design. Explore limits with respect to power, frequencies or time response where applicable. Discuss limits of accuracy and identify the reasons for them. Learn in a team environment how to be prepared for each task, keep a legal notebook and discuss results. Topics Covered: Amplifier Design using Bipolar Junction Transistors. JFET Characteristics and JFET Amplifier Design.Frequency Response of Operational Amplifiers. Operational Amplifier Characteristics. Active Filters and Oscillators. SR Flip Flop and its Applications. Analog-to-Digital Converter, Digital-to-Analog Converter. Class/Laboratory Schedule: Once a week, in a lecture of 50 minutes, the experiment is described which should be carried out in the subsequent week. In between, students in groups of two, are requested to prepare an analysis of the proposed experiment and a plan for its execution. This plan is reviewed and forms the basis for the three hour Lab time, during which the actual experiment is to be performed and all observations are to be recorded in the Lab book by each group. Subsequently each group prepares a comprehensive final report wherein the experiment and all observations are described and discussed. Professional Component Contributions: Students learn how to approach real world problems; design circuits, compare observed characteristics with those expected according to the design. Become sensitive to discrepancies and analyze error margins. Maintenance of a legally acceptable Record Book is emphasized. Students also learn how to function as part of a team. Accountability and responsibility emphasized Relationship to Program Objectives: Prepared by: Dietrich W. Langer top EE 1286- Analysis and Design of Analog Integrated Circuits Description: Introduction to SPICE. Multiple transistor circuits, internal structure of operational amplifiers. Current sources and current steering circuits, active loads. Frequency response of directly coupled, capacitively coupled and tuned amplifiers. Analysis and design of multistage amplifiers. Feedback and frequency compensation in operational amplifiers. Prerequisite: EE 1257 Text: Microelectronic Circuits,4th ed, Sedra & Smith, Oxford,1998. Course Objectives: To develop in the student the ability to design single and multistage amplifiers using approximate methods which are based on time constant calculation and related frequency response. Design IC amplifiers. Become familiarized with integrated circuits and several different feedback designs. Topics Covered: Introduction to SPICE, Multiple Transistor Circuits (The difference amplifier: linear region of operation, small signal analysis, common mode rejection ratio, the Darlington amplifier, Non-ideal characteristics of the differential amplifier, The cascade amplifier: DC analysis, small signal analysis, Biasing in integrated circuits: current sources and current steering circuits, Active loads, Practical Op-Amp, Example of a complete Op-Amp, Frequency response of operational amplifiers, BICMOS amplifiers), The Transistor (BJT & FET) at Low Frequencies (Exact method of analysis for different configurations, Approximate methods of analysis), The Transistor at High Frequencies (Transistor hybrid model, Exact method of analysis, Approximate methods of analysis: Miller effect approximation, zero-value time constant analysis), Multistage Amplifiers (Approximate methods of analysis, Computer simulation of circuits using SPICE), Output Stages and Power Amplifiers, Tuned Amplifiers (Single tuned amplifiers, Impedance matching to improve gain, The synchronously tuned amplifier, Gain-Bandwidth product). Class Schedule: Lectures on Tuesday & Thursday, 11:00am- 12:15pm, 922 BEH Hall Relationships to Program Objectives: This course contributes to the general objectives listed for the electrical engineering department. Prepared by: Mahmoud El Nokali top EE 1236/2236- Analysis and Design with Integrated Circuits Description : Analysis and design of functional circuits such as integrators, band-pass amplifiers, regulators using manufacturer?s data sheets for integrated circuits and the practical limitations of the integrated circuits. Prerequisites: Basic electronic circuits, EE1257, EE1258 Text : Electronic Design with Off-the-Shelf Integrated Circuits, by Kusic, Meiksin, and Thackeray, available at Pitt copycat center Reference book:Design and Applications of Integrated Circuits by S. Soclof, Prentiss-Hall, 1991 Course Objectives: Interpretation and use of manufacturer?s integrated circuit data sheets to implement a design objective with the limitations imposed by the circuits and external components. Practical design instead of theoretically ideal circuits. Topics Covered: Introduction, Designing with ideal op-amps, Designing with real op-amps, Interpretation of data sheets, Internal structure of IC?s, Components, Noise in components and IC?s, Designing low noise circuits, Oscillators and waveform generators, Light-emitting diodes and circuits, Nonlinear circuits, Comparators, linear regulators, Switched voltage regulators, dc/dc converters, Grounding and shielding, Active filters Class Schedule: How Assessed: Homework 10%, 2 exams 50%, final exam 40% Professional Component Contributions: Practical design of circuits with physical limitations of the integrated circuits and components. Relationship to Program Objectives: Prepared by: Dr. George Kusic top EE 1232- Introduction to Lasers and Optical Electronics Description: Introduction to, and application of, basic laser and optical electronic principles; optical modulation and detection systems. Prerequisites: EE 0247 and EE 1258. Text: Kelin J. Kuhn, Laser Engineering, , Prentice Hall 1998 Course Objectives: Introduce students to concepts basic to the understanding of lasers and optical electronics. Topics Covered: Energy States/Gain, Coherence/Longitudinal Modes, Broadening, Blackbody radiation, Einstein A and B coefficients, Gain (based on A and B coefficients), Fabry-Perot Interferometers, Transverse Mode Properties and Gaussian Beams, Gain Saturation, Transient Processes: (Relaxation Oscillations, Q-switching, Mode-Locking), Types of Lasers, Applications Class/Laboratory Schedule: Two 75-minute lectures per week. Professional Component Contributions: Students will learn how to design modulators, laser resonators and detection systems. Relationship to Program Objectives: How Assessed: Through teaching evaluations, formal, periodic discussions with undergraduates Actions Taken to Improve Course: The prerequisite structure for this course was changed in order to make it more accessible to our undergraduates. Prepared by: Joel Falk top EE 1238/2238- Digital Electronics Description: Switching behavior of semiconductor devices; logic circuit families: DTL, TTL, Schottky, ECL, CMOS, I2L; regenerative logic circuits; semiconductor memories; SPICE circuit simulation. Prerequisites: EE0132 Texts: D. A. Hodges and H. G. Jackson, Analysis and Design of Digital Integrated Circuits, 2nd Ed., McGraw-Hill, 1988. Course Objectives: Learn about the internal operation of digital integrated circuits. Learn how to analyze and design digital ICs, primarily in the transistor and gate level circuits. Topics Covered: Introduction to digital electronics; MOS Transistor: Threshold Voltage, Current-Voltage Characteristics, Capacitances, SPICE MOSFET Models, Latch-up, MOS: Static NMOS Inverter Analysis, Transistors as Load Devices, Circuit Layout, Capacitances, Switching, Power-Delay Product, NMOS Gate Circuits, CMOS: DC Analysis, Transient Analysis, Power-Delay Product, Semiconductor Diodes: I-V Characteristic and Switching Transients of pn Junction Diode, Schottky-barrier Diode, Bipolar Junction Transistor: Transistor Operation, Terminal Currents, Modes of Operation, SPICE BJT Model, BJT Inverter: Static Characteristics, Charge-control Analysis, Switching Times, Schottky-clamped Inverter, Comparison with SPICE, Bipolar Digital Gate Circuits: RTL, DTL, Bipolar Digital Gate Circuits: TTL, ECL, Regenerative Logic Circuits: SR Latch, JK Flip-Flop, D Flip-Flop, Regenerative Logic Circuits: TTL Circuits, ECL Circuits, NMOS Circuits, CMOS Circuits, Regenerative Logic Circuits: Schmitt Trigger, Multivibrator Circuits, IC Timer, Semiconductor Memories: ROM, SRAM, DRAM, CCD Class/Laboratory Schedule: Class meets twice a week; 75 minutes per session. Students must complete two design/analysis projects, approximately 8 homework assignments, and two written tests (midterm and final). Professional Component Contributions: Students learn about the internal operation of various digital integrated circuits. Students also learn how to analyze and design logic circuits and gates in a transistor level. A circuit simulator, SPICE will be used for DC and transient analysis of logic circuits in conjunction with the analytical approach. Relationship to Program Objectives: How Assessed: University course evaluation.2-3 times mini-assessments throughout the course. Actions Taken to Improve Course: Adjust the coverage of device physics review. Provide more detailed guidance for the use of SPICE. Prepared by: Hong Koo Kim top EE 1257- Analysis and Design of Electronic Circuits Description: Diode circuits, power supply design; analysis and design of bipolar junction transistor and field effect transistor amplifiers. Bias stability analysis, power amplifiers. Ideal operational amplifiers. CMOS inverters. Prerequisites: EE 0031 Co-requisites: EE 0041 Texts: Sedra and Smith, Micoelectronic Circuits, 4th edition, Oxford, 1998. Course Objectives: The student should learn how to design diode, BJT and FET circuits. Power supply and amplifier designs are emphasized. Topics Covered: Diodes, diode circuits, operational amplifiers, bipolar junction transistors, field effect transistors, biasing and amplifiers. Class/Laboratory Schedule: Tuesday, Thursday, 11:00-12:15 Professional Component Contributions: Students will learn how to design power supplies and amplifiers. The designs will consider circuit stability as well as costs. Relationship to Program Objectives: How Assessed: Through teaching evaluations, formal, periodic discussions with undergraduates. Actions Taken to Improve Course: The prerequisite structure for this course was changed in response to a spring 1998 discussion session with our graduating seniors. Prepared by: Joel Falk top EE 1258- Electronics Laboratory 1 Description: In a laboratory environment the functioning of various devices in their appropriate circuits is investigated; such as: diode circuits, operational amplifiers, TTL characterization, power supply design, analysis and design of bipolar junction and field effect amplifiers Prerequisites: EE 0046 Corequisite: EE 1257 Texts: Adel Sedra & Kenneth Smith, Microelectronics Circuits Oxford University Press, 1998. Course Objectives: Learn by using them, how a variety of electronic devices function in a circuit environment. Build circuits to measure the characteristics of diodes, transistors, operational amplifiers and TTL logic gates. Build circuits to use these devices for the modification of electrical and electronic signals. Learn in a team environment how to be prepared for each task, keep a legal notebook and discuss results. Topics Covered: Static Diode Characteristics, Diode Limiting and Wave Shaping Circuits, Rectification and Capacitive Filters, Zener Diodes and Voltage Regulation, Operational Amplifiers: Basic Properties, Prcision Half Wave Rectifier, the "Super Diode", TTL Characterization, BJT: Static Characteristics and Small Signal Models, Low Frequency Characteristics of a Single Stage BJT Amplifier, MOSFET Amplifiers Class/Laboratory Schedule: Once a week, in a lecture of 50 minutes, the experiment is described which should be carried out in the subsequent week. In between, students in groups of two, are requested to prepare an analysis of the proposed experiment and a plan for its execution. This plan is reviewed and forms the basis for the three hour Lab time, during which the actual experiment is to be performed and all observations are to be recorded in the Lab book by each group. Subsequently each group prepares a comprehensive final report wherein the experiment and all observations are described and discussed. Professional Component Contributions: Students learn how to approach real world problems; analyze circuits, compare observed characteristics with those in data sheets. Become sensitive to discrepancies and analyze error margins. Maintenance of a legally acceptable Record Book is emphasized. Students also learn how to function as part of a team. Accountability and responsibility emphasized Relationship to Program Objectives: Prepared by: Dietrich W. Langer top EE 1259- Electromagnetics I Description: Electrostatics in vacuum and in material space. Magnetostatics in vacuum and in material space. Boundary value problems.The laws of magnetic induction. Maxwell?s equations. Applications and devices. The emphasis is on problem solving using tools such as integral and differential vector calculus. Prerequisites: Phys 0106, Math 0240 and EE 0041 Texts: M. Sadiku, Elements of Electromagnetics, Saunders College Publishing, 1994 Course Objectives: Teach the basics of electromagnetism and Maxwell?s equations. Use vector integral and differential calculus as dominant problem solving tools. Expose the students to a number of electromagnetic applications and devices in a variety of technological fields. Topics Covered: Review of vector algebra, coordinate systems, transformations, vector calculus; line, surface and volume integrals; divergence and curl of a vecto, Electrostatic fields, Gauss's law, electrical potential; Electric dipole, electric flux lines, energy density in electrostatic fields, Electric fields in materials. Polarization in dielectrics, Dielectric constant, Continuity equation and relaxation times, Boundary conditions of electric field components at an interface, Electrostatic boundary-value problems; Poisson's and Laplace's equations, Procedures for solving Poisson's and Laplace's equations. Resistance and capacitance, Magnetostatic fields; Biot-Savart's law; Ampere's circuital law, Magnetic flux density; Maxwell's equation for static EM field; magnetic scalar and vector potentials, Magnetic forces, materials and devices. Force due to magnetic fields; magnetic torque and moment, Magnetic dipole; magnetization in materials; boundary conditions for magnetic field components at an interface; magnetic energy; inductors, Faraday's and Lenz's laws, Displacement current. Maxwell's equations in final form, Time-varying potentials Class/Laboratory Schedule: Class meets twice per week; 75 minutes per session, for a frontal lecture. Around twelve homework sets, emphasizing problem solving and advanced vector calculus, are assigned. Handouts detailing applications and/or devices in electrostatics and magnetostatics are provided to complement text and lectures. Professional Component Contributions: Students learn the basics of electromagnetism. This course can be also viewed as a preparation and prerequisite for additional advanced courses in electromagnetism, waves and optics. Students have to use advanced vector calculus for intensive problem solving throughout the semester. Students are also exposed to a number of applications and devices using electromagnetic effects in a variety of scientific and technological fields. Relationship to Program Objectives: How Assessed: University course evaluation. Feedback from instructors on student preparation in electives involving electromagnetism such as EE 1266. Actions Taken to Improve Course: Integrating text with handouts and discussions on applications and devices. Prepared by: Ilan Gravé top EE/COE 1270 ? Special Topics: Electronics Description: An undergraduate course dealing with special topics of current interest in electronics devices, lasers and optical electronics. Course Objectives: The purpose of this course is to provide a mechanism for faculty to offer a course on a topic of particular current interest or to offer a new course to deal with developing areas of technology relevant to electronics. The course pre-requisites and content are determined by the faculty member teaching the course, as appropriate to the topics covered and the teaching methods used. Professional Component Contributions: This course will typically deal with current application areas, new methods, and/or implications to society of applications of technology. Students utilize their knowledge of math, physics, and electrical engineering to study particular applications, and they are introduced to a wide range of considerations, both technical and non-technical, concerning these applications. Relation to Program Objectives: The relation of this course to the program objectives will depend on the particular topics covered and teaching methods used. The course can be used to address problems related to professionalism in engineering and societal concerns with technology, and it is a primary mechanism to develop new teaching methods that are significantly different from the traditional lecture/laboratory format. How Assessed: Students' assessment will include homework assignments, projects, exams, and written and oral presentations, as appropriate to the course. Prepared by: J.R. Boston top EE 1295- Senior Design, Electronics Description: A full-term electrical engineering project involving definition, literature search, prototype design, construction, with written and oral reports. Senior design course. Prerequisites: EE1257 Texts: No common text Course Objectives: Learn how to perform an engineering project in the electronics area by applying/combining their knowledge in the related field. Topics Covered: Students form a group of 2-4, and each group determines their project topic under the instructor?s guidance. Class/Laboratory Schedule: Each group performs a project with a time commitment of at least 2-3 hours per week. Each group meets with the instructor at least once a week 30 minutes, and discusses about their progress. Professional Component Contributions: Students acquire hands-on experience in design, construction, and testing of electronic systems that involve devices, circuits, and/or computers. Relationship to Program Objectives: How Assessed: University course evaluation.2-3 times mini-assessments throughout the course. Actions Taken to Improve Course: Prepared by: Hong Koo Kim top EE 1286- Analysis and Design of Analog Integrated Circuits Description: Introduction to SPICE. Multiple transistor circuits, internal structure of operational amplifiers. Current sources and current steering circuits, active loads. Frequency response of directly coupled, capacitively coupled and tuned amplifiers. Analysis and design of multistage amplifiers. Feedback and frequency compensation in operational amplifiers. Prerequisites: EE 1257 Text: Microelectronic Circuits, Sedra & Smith, Oxford, 4th ed., 1998. Course Objectives: To develop in the student the ability to design single and multistage amplifiers using approximate methods which are based on time constant calculation and related frequency response. Check design results using SPICE. Design IC amplifiers. Become familiarized with integrated circuits and several different feedback designs. Topics Covered: Introduction to SPICE, Multiple Transistor Circuits (The difference amplifier: linear region of operation, small signal analysis, common mode rejection ratio, the Darlington amplifier, Non-ideal characteristics of the differential amplifier, The cascade amplifier: DC analysis, small signal analysis, Biasing in integrated circuits: current sources and current steering circuits, Active loads, Practical Op-Amp, Example of a complete Op-Amp, Frequency response of operational amplifiers, BICMOS amplifiers), The Transistor (BJT & FET) at Low Frequencies (Exact method of analysis for different configurations, Approximate methods of analysis), The Transistor at High Frequencies (Transistor hybrid model, Exact method of analysis, Approximate methods of analysis: Miller effect approximation, zero-value time constant analysis), Multistage Amplifiers (Approximate methods of analysis, Computer simulation of circuits using SPICE), Output Stages and Power Amplifiers, Tuned Amplifiers (Single tuned amplifiers, Impedance matching to improve gain, The synchronously tuned amplifier, Gain-Bandwidth product). Class Schedule: Lectures on Tuesday & Thursday, 11:00am- 12:15pm, 922 Benedum Hall Prepared by: Mahmoud El Nokali top EE 1390- Introduction to Image Processing/Computer Vision Description: Introductory subjects in image processing, including image spaces and image representation, image enhancement, edge detection edge and region based segmentation, and feature extraction and object recognition. Spatial and frequency approaches. Prerequisites: EE 1552 or consent of instructor Text: Ramish Jain, Rangachar Kasturi, Brian G. Schunck, Machine Vision, McGraw-Hill, 1995 Course Objectives: To create an environment where students can acquire notions from image processing such that they are prepared to develop comprehensive computer-based solutions to problems like object recognition in complex scenes. Topics Covered: Binary Image Processing including (Image Spaces, Thresholding and Histograms, Connected Component Labeling, Region (Shape) Properties and ProjectionThinning, shrinking and expanding, Parallel and sequential operations with connectivity preservation, Mathematical Morphology, Regions: Segmentation and representation), Object Recognition Notions, Image Filtering, Edge Detection, Contour Detection and Representation including Hough techniques, Texture representation and applications. Class Schedule: Professional Component Contributions: The students typically work in teams on the assignments enhancing their teamwork skills. The later problems in the term are reasonably close to real-world problems and are of sufficient complexity to require careful planning and allocation of a student?s time. All of the assignments require written responses, some of which are reports of computer-based solutions which are essentially short technical reports. Other assigned problems are essay-like in nature and provide practice in expressing and critiquing ideas and methods. Relationship to Program Objectives: How Assessed: Actions Taken to Improve Course: Feedback from the students (both by survey and in conversation) is used to identify desirable modes for presenting the material in subsequent offerings. The quality of the student?s work is also used to help evaluate the relative difficulty of the assignments and the quality of support provided by the instructor. So from year to year the level of the assignments and the instructor?s expectations have been calibrated to reflect an increasing reasonable balance. The goal here is to balance the instructor?s ambitions for the students against their reasonable time and level of complexity constraints and to provide the optimum level of support to leave a reasonable amount of design flexibility in the assignments while constraining the amount of unnecessary busy work. Prepared by: Richard W. Hall top EE 1472- Communication Systems and Theory Description: Frequency domain concepts, broadcast communication techniques, statistical modeling of random signals. Introduction to discrete techniques such as pulse code modulation, error analysis. Prerequisites: EE 1552: Signals and Systems Analysis Texts: Leon W. Couch II, Digital and Analog Communication Systems, Prentice Hall, 1997. Course Objectives: Introduce the fundamental theoretical concepts underlying analog and digital communication systems, and develop a functional understanding of some common communication systems. Topics Covered: Information and coding, Fourier analysis and linear systems, Bandpass communication systems and components, Analog modulation: AM and FM, Baseband digital signaling, Digital modulation and communication, Case studies in communication systems: Telephone, Television, Satellite, Cellular, and Optical Systems Class/Laboratory Schedule: Class meets twice per week, 75 minutes per session. Professional Component Contributions: Students learn about the function and design of a wide variety of common communication systems. Students must complete one semester design project, involving the system-level design of a satellite communications system. Relationship to Program Objectives: How Assessed: Ten homework assignments, two exams, and one design project. Prepared by: Steven P. Jacobs top EE 1552- Signals and Systems Analysis Description: Signal representation, continuous-time systems, Fourier series, Fourier transforms, Laplace transforms, discrete-time systems, Fourier analysis of discrete-time systems, z-transforms, the discrete Fourier transforms. Prerequisites: EE 0041: Linear Circuits and Systems II Texts: A. V. Oppenheim and A. S. Willsky, Signals and Systems, Prentice-Hall, 1997. Course Objectives:Investigate the fundamental theory of signal representation and linear systems, and understand the application of this theory to common electrical systems. Topics Covered: Continuous-time and discrete-time signals and systems, Concepts of linearity, time-invariance, stability, and causality, Representation of signals using impulses and complex exponentials, Input/output relationships of systems via convolution, Fourier and Laplace transforms and applications, Sampling theory. Class/Laboratory Schedule: Class meets twice per week, 75 minutes per session. Professional Component Contributions: Students learn about practical applications of the abstract concepts presented in lecture and homework assignments. Relationship to Program Objectives: How Assessed:Twelve homework assignments and two exams. Prepared by: Steven P. Jacobs Description: Active filter design; operational amplifier circuits; cascade design with first-order and biquad circuits; Butterworth and Chebyshev lowpass filters; sensitivity and frequency transformations. Digital filter design; IIR filter design using bilinear transformation; window design of FIR filters; realization of IIR and FIR filters Prerequisites: EE1552 Texts: Analog Filter Design by Van Valkenburg. Course Objectives: Provide the students with foundations for analog and digital filter design. Topics Covered: Operational Amplifier Circuits, Bode Plots, First Order circuits, Biquad Circuit, Butterworth Lowpas Filters, Chebyshev Filters, Frequency Transformations, Sensitivity Analysis, Design of Finite Impulse Response Digital Filters, Design of Infinite Impulse Response Digital Filters Class/Laboratory Schedule: Two lectures per week for 75 minutes each. Professional Component Contributions: Students learn how to design and implement analog and digital filters. Emphasis is placed on the practical aspects of the design. Relationship to Program Objectives: How Assessed: Two exams and weekly homework. Actions Taken to Improve Course: Prepared by: Amro El-Jaroudi top EE 1563- Signal Processing Lab Description: Data acquisition and computer-based measurements. Recursive and FIR filters. Frequency response and filter implementation using FFT?s Prerequisites: EE1552 Texts: Not Applicable. Course Objectives: Provide the students with hands-on experience with digital signal processing software and hardware. Topics Covered: Signal Manipulation, System Analysis, Fourier Transform and Applications, Digital System Implementation, Filter Design, Real-Time Digital Signal Processing Design Class/Laboratory Schedule: The lecture component is once a week for 50 minutes. Laboratory meets once a week for 3 hours. Professional Component Contributions: Students learn how to approach and implement digital signal processing systems. Abstract theories encountered in previous courses are emphasized by practical application. Relationship to Program Objectives: How Assessed: four short exams and six lab reports. Actions Taken to Improve Course: Prepared by: Amro El-Jaroudi top EE/CoE 1570 ? Special Topics: Signals and Systems Description: An undergraduate course dealing with special topics of current interest in control, signal and image processing, speech processing, and telecommunications. Course Objectives: The purpose of this course is to provide a mechanism for faculty to offer a course on a topic of particular current interest or to offer a new course to deal with developing areas of technology relevant to signals and systems analysis. The course pre-requisites and content are determined by the faculty member teaching the course, as appropriate to the topics covered and the teaching methods used. Professional Component Contributions: This course will typically deal with current application areas, new methods, and/or implications to society of applications of technology. Students utilize their knowledge of math, physics, and electrical engineering to study particular applications, and they are introduced to a wide range of considerations, both technical and non-technical, concerning these applications. Relation to Program Objectives: The relation of this course to the program objectives will depend on the particular topics covered and teaching methods used. The course can be used to address problems related to professionalism in engineering and societal concerns with technology, and it is a primary mechanism to develop new teaching methods that are significantly different from the traditional lecture/laboratory format. How Assessed: Students' assessment will include homework assignments, projects, exams, and written and oral presentations, as appropriate to the course. Prepared by: J.R. Boston top EE 1580/2580 - Biomedical Applications of Signal Processing Description: The nature of biological signals and noise, including appropriate physiologic background; digital filtering, spectral analysis, automated interpretation of signals. Examples drawn from current problems in clinical medicine and research. Prerequisites: Signals and Systems (EE 1552 or BIOENG 1410) Texts: Set of article reprints (available at Copy Cat, Forbes Ave). References: Digital Signal Processing, J.G. Proakis & D.G.Manolakis, Macmillan, 1992. Course Objectives: Provide students with experience in applying signal processing techniques, including the use of MATLAB software. Assignments use real data obtained from patients and emphasize interpretation of results to answer practical (in this case, clinical) questions. Provide an introduction to the nervous system and its electrical properties. Students gain experience with writing and with oral presentation. Topics Covered: Review of MATLAB, Biological membrane potentials and neural activity, Intra- and extracellular recording techniques, Cardiovascular Physiology and the EKG, Comparison of QRS detection algorithms, Brain physiology and the EEG, Stochastic processes as models of signals, Autocorrelation and spectral estimation, Power spectral densities and the EEG, Sleep physiology, sleep EEG, and recording artifacts, Sensory Evoked Potentials, Averaging, spectral analysis and filtering SEPs, FIR and IIR digital filter design in MATLAB Class/Laboratory Schedule: Two lectures per week Professional Component Contributions: Students utilize their knowledge of math, physics, and electrical engineering to study problems in biology. This focus on a different area of application strengthens the students? understanding of techniques for circuits analysis and signal processing by demonstrating the generality and limitations of these techniques. Students also are exposed to ethical issues in using technology and to problems of communication between different professionals. Relation to Program Objectives: How Assessed: Homework assignments, including computer projects and written (essay) questions on the readings. Term project, including a paper and an oral class presentation; two exams. Actions Taken to Improve Course: Preparation of written notes to provide background on analytical methods used in MATLAB. Creation of a course page on the web, including handouts and assignments. Prepared by: J.R. Boston top EE 1673- Linear Control Systems Description: Introduction to feedback control systems, mathematical models, second order systems response and identification, system types, steady-state errors, root locus analysis and design, Bode plots, Nyquist theory and frequency domain compensation techniques. Includes a laboratory. Prerequisites: EE0041, MA0250 Texts: Charles L. Phillips and Royce D. Harbor, Feedback Control Systems, Third Edition, Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs, NJ Course Objectives: To understand and practice the analysis and design of linear analog feedback control systems. To use the MATLAB software to perform simulations of the behavior of physical systems. To experiment with controlling physical systems in the laboratory, and to relate the behavior of the physical systems to the mathematical models developed in the lecture. Topics Covered: Transfer function models of linear systems, State-variable models, Time response and frequency response, Closed-loop control system design specifications, Stability analysis, Root locus techniques for analysis and design of closed-loop systems, Frequency response analysis and design: Bode plots and the Nyquist criterion, Design of PID controllers, phase-lead and phase-lag compensators, Introduction to modern control design Class/Laboratory Schedule: Class meets twice per week; 75 minutes per session. Students must complete approximately eight homework assignments, some of which require programming in MATLAB. The students also are given approximately eight quizzes. Lab meets once per week; 3 hours per session. The students must complete 5 experiments using the servo system and 3 experiments using the inverted pendulum equipment. Professional Component Contributions: The practical aspects of control system design are stressed: the students practice the same procedures for control system design (including the use of computer simulations) as are commonly practiced by control engineers in industry. Relation to Program Objectives: How Assessed: Actions Taken to Improve Course: Students use MATLAB to perform computer simulations; TA attends class. Prepared by: Raymond C. Vasko, Jr. top EE 1680/2680 - Biomedical Applications of Control Description: Applications of control system modeling and design to selected medical problems, such as control of artificial organs and modeling of oculo-vestibular reflexes. Root locus, frequency response and state-variable approaches to compensator design; fuzzy logic controllers; selection of control criteria and evaluation of designs. Prerequisites: Circuits 2 (EE 41) or Signals and Systems (EE 1552 or Bioeng 1410) Texts: Notes distributed in class. References(s):Linear Control Systems Analysis and Design, J.J. D'Azzo and C.H. Houpis, McGraw-Hill, 1988. Automatic Control Systems, B.C. Kuo, 7th Ed., Prentice-Hall, 1995. Course Objectives: Provide students with experience in system modeling and control design in biological systems and medical applications, including the use of MATLAB and SIMULINK software. Assignments consider real systems and data obtained from patients. They emphasize interpretation of results to answer practical (in this case, clinical) questions. Students gain experience with writing and with oral presentation. Topics Covered: Review of continuous and discrete systems, state variables and MATLAB, Linear feedback systems, step response and root locus, Proportional, integral, and derivative control, Digital feedback control systems, Slow and rapid eye movement control, Physiology of the vestibular system, Modeling the vestibulo-ocular system, Eye movement abnormalities, Cardiovascular physiology, Ventricular assist devices and total artificial hearts, Models of the circulation and assist devices, State variable control for ventricular assist devices, Intelligent control issues for heart assist devices Class/Laboratory Schedule: Two lectures per week Professional Component Contributions: Students utilize their knowledge of math, physics, and electrical engineering to study problems in biology. This focus on a different area of application strengthens the students? understanding of techniques for circuits analysis and signal processing by demonstrating the generality and limitations of these techniques. Students also are exposed to ethical issues in using technology and to problems of communication between different professionals. Relation to Program Objectives: How Assessed: Homework assignments, including computer projects and written (essay) questions on the readings. Term project, including a paper and an oral class presentation; two exams. Actions Taken to Improve Course: Preparation of written notes to provide background on analytical methods used in MATLAB. Creation of a web page for the course, including handouts and assignments. Evaluation built into exams to determine whether students feel prepared for the questions. Prepared by: J.R. Boston top EE 1769- Power System Analysis I Course Description: An introduction to modern power systems and methods of analysis. Transformer models, per unit techniques, transmission line parameters, network representations, network solutions, balanced and unbalanced faults, symmetrical components, load flow study techniques, and transient stability concepts. Personal computer software is required for many of the assignments with an emphasis on applications of EMPT and Spice. Prerequisite: EE 0041 Linear Circuits and Systems II Text: J.Glover and M. Sarma, Power System Analysis and Design-2nd ed. PWS, Boston, 1994. Course Objectives: Develop an understanding of the three-phase power system and the elements comprising the system. Learn to construct and solve power system models using Spice and EMTP software. Develop estimates for the "numbers" that are associated with typical power systems and components. Understand the basic concepts of system operation and control. Topics Covered: Introduction to power systems,including historical foundations, Representation of power systems,three-phase circuits,single-phase equivalents,instantaneous power calculations, Application of Spice and EMTP programs to power systems,Symmetrical components; power transformer models,Understanding and using the Per Unit method,Transmission line parameters- inductance,Transmission line parameters-resistance,Transmission line parameters- capacitance, Transmission line equations,Power flow concepts and calculations,Symmetrical faults,Unsymmetrical faults,System stability concepts,Transient stability concepts,Transient stability simulation and calculations Class/Laboratory Schedule: Class meets twice per week; 75 minutes per session in a lecture format. One class session is devoted to hands-on experience with EMTP. Grades are assigned based on a series of ten take-home assignments which require substantial computer input. The students are encouraged to work in pairs, but the assignments are written up individually. Professional Component Contributions: Students learn how to approach real-world problems associated with power systems. They must use material drawn from a number of undergraduate courses, combined with special material, to obtain problem solutions that often require extensive computer usage. Relationship to Program Objectives: The course supports the Department objectives in the following areas - How Assessed: The student?s performance is assessed through grading of the ten take-home assignments. All grading is done by the instructor, and in-class discussions are held after the material is returned to provide appropriate feedback. Actions Taken to Improve Course: Problems are continually upgraded to reflect current practice. Computer applications are used wherever possible to encourage students to focus on overall results. New approaches to modeling and problem solving are incorporated as appropriate. Alternative textbooks are reviewed and the required text is changed if different approaches are considered an improvement. Prepared by: R. G. Colclaser top EE 1771- Electric Machinery Course and Laboratory Description: An introduction to magnetic circuits, transformers,3-phase circuits, dc motors and generators, induction machines, synchronous machines. Prerequisites: EE 0041, EE 0046 Text : Electric Machinery Fundamentals, S.J. Chapman 1998, McGraw-Hill, 3d edition Course Objectives: Understanding of the principals ?theoretical and practical- of electric machinery. Design and operation of the machines. The laboratory is a ?hands-on? experience for students in a series of experiments with 2 horsepower machinery and power equipment. Topics Covered: Magnetic circuits, Ampere?s Law, forces on current carrying conductors, induced voltages, Safety in the laboratory, Transformers, construction, per unit, Regulation, efficiency, autotransformers, Transformers, polarity, regulation, 3-phase circuits, Dc machinery fundamentals, linear motors, Commutation generated voltage, torque, Dc generators, equivalent circuits, series, Circuits, universal motors, Dc shunt machine characteristics, Dc motors, compounding, Ward-Leonard, Solid-state controllers, Series operation of dc machines, Rotating magnetic fields, induced voltages, Synchronous generators, generated voltage, Equivalent circuits, power and torque, Synchronous machines, parallel operation, Starting torque, ratings, Synchronous machine torque measurements, Synchronization of 2 machines, Induction motor basics, equivalent circuits, Power and torque, Induction motor torque-speed curves, Single phase and special purpose motors, Solid-state electronic motor drive, Electronic speed control Class/Laboratory Schedule: Classes will be held on Mondays and Wednesdays 4 to 6:30 P.M, and are a combined lecture, laboratory preparation, and laboratory session. On the days when there is no laboratory, the class will terminate at 5:15 P.M. Assessment: 2 class exams = 40%, final exam = 20 %, Laboratory write-ups = 20 %, homework = 20%, Laboratory --- there will be 3 students per laboratory group, each group working independently on their own equipment except for laboratory #3 and #7. There is only one Hampton machine for these exceptional experiments, so use must be sequential. Write-ups of laboratories are to be divided in the group, sharing responsibilities between students. Laboratory attendance is mandatory. Professional Component Contributions: Students learn the theory and practical operation of electric machines and transformers. Theory and techniques from many other undergraduate courses are applied for the first time. They learn experimental organization, testing, data collection, and analysis from the machine and transformer tests. They learn how to function as a team. Relation to Program Objectives: - Applies basic principles to understanding motors, generators, and energy conversion. -Team discipline through laboratory experiments. Effective communication through written technical reports. Prepared By: Dr. G. Kusic top EE 1885- Undergraduate Seminar Description: Seminars are designed to acquaint the student with aspects of engineering that are not normally encountered in classes and school activities and include a wide range of topics such as the significance of engineering as a profession, ethical problems in engineering, and skills required for a successful engineering career. Prerequisites: none Tests: none Course Objectives: The purpose of the seminar series is to address issues that are covered only indirectly in regular courses. These issues include career development, professionalism, and ethics, among others. Topics Covered: Each term, seminars are arranged to cover the following themes: Class/Laboratory Schedule: Seminars are held every week. Each student is required to attend 6 seminars per term. Seminar topics are arranged on 4-week cycles: week 1 is for all students; week 2 is for sophomores; week 3 is for juniors; week 4 is for seniors. The cycle is repeated 3 times per term. Professional Component Contributions: Seminars each term deal with a range of professional issues, such as how to succeed as a young engineer; the engineers responsibility to his or her employer, society, and him or her self; career development; continuing education; ethics. Relationship to Program Objectives: How Assessed: Value of seminar will be included in exit interviews with students; topics are reviewed in weekly discussions with IEEE Student Chapter officers. Actions Taken to Improve Course: Developed cycles of presentations so that students do not have to attend seminars that are not relevant to them. (For example, a seminar on the Cooperative Education program is not relevant to seniors.) Speakers from industry have been asked to discuss what their companies do, in response to interest expressed by students. Prepared by: J. R. Boston top EE 1896 ? Senior Design Project Description: A full-term project involving definition, literature search, prototype design, construction; with written and oral reports. Prerequisites: Senior status or permission of instructor. Topics Covered: varies Required Texts: none Course Objectives: Provide students with an in-depth design experience. Students implement design projects through teams. The teams define the project and prepare a proposal that includes a plan for implementation and evaluation criteria. The projects are formally presented to the class and to the entire Department at the Senior Design Expo, a program presented at the end of each fall and spring term. Class/Laboratory Schedule: varies Professional Component Contributions: Relationship to Program Objectives: : Students work in groups. They prepare proposals, implementation plans, and a final written report. They also prepare oral and poster presentations on their projects for the Senior Design Expo. How assessed: Students prepare written planning and final reports, and they report their progress throughout the term. They also prepare a poster and an oral presentation on their project. Actions Taken to Improve Course: The number of design courses has been reduced to encourage cross-specialty projects. We are adding lecture presentations and workshop experiences as part of the design course to formally address issues such as working as part of a team, dealing with adversity, ethics in design, budgeting and planning, and time management Prepared by: J.R. Boston top EE 1898 ? Independent Study Description: An investigation of an approved engineering subject under the supervision of a faculty monitor. Must be approved in advance by the faculty monitor and the department chair. Prerequisites: Permission of instructor. Topics Covered: varies Required Texts: none Course Objectives: Provide students with an opportunity to pursue special topics or programs of interest to them and a faculty member. The course can be used to satisfy the Senior Design requirement. Class/Laboratory Schedule: varies Professional Component Contributions: This topic will typically deal with current application areas, new methods, and/or implications to society of applications of technology. Students utilize their knowledge of math, physics, electrical and computer engineering to study particular applications, and they are introduced to a wide range of considerations, both technical and non-technical, concerning these applications. Relation to Program Objectives: The relation of this course to the program objectives will depend on the particular topic studied. The course can be used to address problems related to professionalism in engineering and societal concerns with technology. It is a primary mechanism to allow students to develop background knowledge for a particular purpose or to participate in a project of interest to the student and a faculty member. How Assessed: Students' assessment will include homework assignments, projects, exams, and written and oral presentations, as appropriate to the course. If this course is being used to satisfy the Senior Design requirement, students prepare a formal proposal, a written final report, and poster and oral presentations for a Senior Design Expo. Prepared by: J.R. Boston |
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