Electrical & Computer Engineering

Bachelor of Science

Course Catalog

ORIE 104 INTRODUCTION TO ENGINEERING I- One hour lecture; 1 credit. Presents engineering as a career, with its challenges and potential for impact on the national economy. Co-requisite: MATH 113 or higher; ENGL.101.

EEGR 105 INTRODUCTION TO ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING- Three hours lecture; 3 credits. Introduction to the profession. Ethics and professional behavior. Students are exposed to various specialties which may include use of the computer, digital design, microwave theory, materials, the use of laboratory instrumentation and other general topics. Prerequisite: ORIE 104.

EEGR 161 INTRODUCTION TO C PROGRAMMING- 3 credits. Topics include computer components, algorithm design with flowcharts and pseudo-code; algorithm implementation in the C programming language. Students will apply programming, documentation, debugging/testing techniques to problem solving and data analysis. The course will include the selection and application of library programs and routines with application to engineering. Prerequisite: MATH 241.

EEGR 202 ELECTRIC CIRCUITS- Four hours lecture; 4 credits. Includes Ohm's and Kirchhoff's laws; V-I Laws of RLC elements, Analysis techniques including Thevenin's and Norton's Theorem, Phasor concepts, frequency analysis, two-port and magnetically coupled networks. Co-requisite: MATH 340. Prerequisite: PHYS 205.

EEGR 203 INTRODUCTION TO ELECTRICAL LABORATORY- One hour lecture, Three hours laboratory; 1 credit. Involves report writing and the use of laboratory instruments and experiments relative to Kirchhoff's laws, circuit linearity, transient response, filters, and operational amplifiers. Co-requisite: EEGR 202.

EEGR 211 INTRODUCTION TO DIGITAL LOGIC- Two hours lecture, one hour laboratory; 3 credits. Covers number systems, Boolean algebra, logic functions and gates, minimization techniques, decoders, encoders, multiplexers, arithmetic circuits, latches, flip-flops, counters, and shift registers. Laboratory section includes design and implementation of combinatorial and sequential circuits. Prerequisite: EEGR 203.

EEGR 215 ELECTRONIC MATERIALS AND DEVICES- Three hours lecture, 1 hour laboratory; 4 credits. Course includes semiconductor physics, PN-junction transistors, junction field effect transistors, metal oxide FETs. Laboratory consists of experiments related to the analysis and design of circuits employing diodes, transistors and integrated circuits. Prerequisites: EEGR 202 and EEGR 203.

EEGR 221 SIGNALS AND SYSTEMS--Fours hours lecture, 4 credits. Includes manipulation of continuous signals; singularity functions, differential equations and continuous convolution; Fourier series and transforms; Complex frequency; Laplace transform, state variables; Frequency analysis. Prerequisites: MATH 340 and EEGR 202.

EEGR 303 ELECTROMAGNETIC THEORY AND APPLICATIONS I--Three hours lecture; 3 credits. Electric fields, flux, and potential; Coulomb's, Poisson's and Gauss' laws; Permitivity and conductivity. Prerequisites: MATH 243 and PHYS 206.

EEGR 304 ELECTROMAGNETIC THEORY AND APPLICATIONS II--Three hours lecture; 3 credits. Includes magnetostatics, magnetic materials, and forces; Biot-Savart law and time varying fields; and Maxwell's equations. Prerequisite: EEGR 303.

EEGR 310 PRINCIPLES OF ELECTRONICS--Three hours lecture and laboratory; 3 credits. Presents the fundamental principles of electronic devices, circuits, and instruments. Closed to Electrical Engineering Majors. Prerequisites: MATH 340 and PHYS 206.

EEGR 317 ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS--Three hours lecture, 1 hour laboratory; 4 credits. Analysis and design of electronic circuits employing diodes and active components such as Bipolar Transistors, FETs and Op-Amps. Includes an applications-oriented design laboratory. Prerequisites: EEGR 203 and EEGR 215.

EEGR 322 DISCRETE SYSTEMS--Three hours lecture; 3 credits. Manipulation of discrete signals, Fourier analysis of discrete signals, z-transform, Discrete Fourier Transform, Fast Fourier Transform, Digital filter design, state variables. Prerequisite: EEGR 221.

EEGR 331 PROBABILITY AND RANDOM PROCESSES FOR ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS--Three hours lecture; 3 credits. Topics covered include sample spaces, combinatorial methods, probabilities, random variables, discrete and continuous distributions, specific probability laws and their interpretation, introduction to random processes, practical EE examples and applications. Prerequisite: MATH 242.

EEGR 401 ENGINEERING DESIGN--Three hours lecture, Two hours laboratory; 3 credits. Applies design principles and methods to analog and digital circuits. Students design small systems. Seniors only.

EEGR 403 SENIOR SEMINAR/PROPOSAL--One hour lecture; 1 credit. Discusses the role of the engineer in the larger world, professional ethics and behavior, and techniques for a rewarding career and life. Also, discusses the development of proposals for the students' capstone design. The proposal must be completed in this course and approved by the senior project advisor. Corequisite: EEGR 401. Graduating seniors only. Next to last semester enrollment.

EEGR 404 SENIOR PROJECT--2 credits. Individual design, development, and analyzing of projects through the presentation and discussion of student papers and contemporary career issues. Prerequisite: EEGR 403. Graduating seniors only. Last semester enrollment.

EEGR 409 C PROGRAMMING APPLICATIONS--Three hours lecture and laboratory; 3 credits. Data types, operators and expressions, structure, pointers, arrays and complex data structures. Program documentation, development tools and administration of large software development. Prerequisites: EEGR 202 and COSC 111 (or its equivalent).

EEGR 412 COMPUTER ORGANIZATION--Three hours lecture, Two hours laboratory; 3 credits. Consists of computer organization, machine and assembly language programming techniques, interfacing, schema, microprogramming concepts, advanced systems utilization, and project design. Prerequisite: EEGR 211.

EEGR 417 MICROPROCESSORS APPLICATIONS--Three hours lecture and laboratory; 3 credits. Provides an overview of microprocessors and peripherals. Teaches use of basic tools and confidence to evaluate the suitability of microcomputer technology applied to engineering problems and to design effectively microcomputer software and hardware to satisfy a variety of needs. Prerequisite: EEGR 211.

EEGR 419 INSTRUMENTATION CONTROL AND SENSORS--Three hours lecture and laboratory; 3 credits. Control of instrumentation and data acquisition using the General Purpose Interface Bus and other PC based hardware. Theory and applications of sensors including flow, Ph, temperature, vision, photoelectric, pressure and displacement. Prerequisite: EEGR 409.

EEGR 424 ELEMENTS OF POWER SYSTEMS ANALYSIS--Three hours lecture; 3 credits. Treats system network equations, load flow computations, and symmetrical and asymmetrical faults. Swing equation. Prerequisite: EEGR 202.

EEGR 431 LINEAR CONTROL SYSTEMS--Three hours lecture; 3 credits. Analysis of time and frequency response of closed loop systems, Routh-Hurwitz and Nyquist criteria for stability, root-locus method, and system specifications. Prerequisite: EEGR 221; Corequisite: EEGR 322.

EEGR 440 INDUSTRIAL EXPERIENCE--One hour lecture; 3 credits. Credit awarded based on faculty evaluation of work performed by students in the Cooperation Education Program. Prerequisite: Departmental approval before registration.

EEGR 443 INTRODUCTION TO MICROWAVES--Three hours lecture; 3 credits. Deals with wave types, transmission lines and waveguides. Smith chart, S-parameters, active and passive components, and measurement techniques. Prerequisite: EEGR 304.

EEGR 444 SPECIALIZED TOPICS IN MICROWAVES--Specialized topics and design relating to high frequency devices, circuits and systems. Prerequisite: EEGR 443.

EEGR 451 DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING--Three hours lecture; two hours laboratory; 3 credits. Covers discrete Fourier Transform, Fast Fourier Transform, Sampling, Quantization, Digital filter design. Emphasis is placed on the applications of digital signal processing. Prerequisite: EEGR 322.

EEGR 453 COMMUNICATIONS THEORY--Three hours lecture; 3 credits. Includes probability theory, analog and digital modulation techniques, noise in modulating systems, digital data transmission, optimum receivers. Prerequisite: EEGR 322.

EEGR 454 COMMUNICATIONS ELECTRONICS--Three hours lecture and laboratory; 3 credits. Covers spectrum and noise measurements, design of AM and ASK detectors, FM and FSK modulators, and phase lock loops. Prerequisites: EEGR 317 and EEGR 453.

EEGR 460 ELECTRO-OPTICS--Three hours lecture; 3 credits. The study of Geometrical optics which includes light rays, plane and spherical surfaces, thin and thick lenses, effects of stops, ray tracing and lens aberrations; physical optics which includes lightwaves, superposition of waves, interferences of two light beams, Frauhofer diffraction by a single opening, double slits; and diffraction grading and Coherent optics which discuss the diffraction theory and lenseless holography. Prerequisites: EEGR 304 and EEGR 317.

EEGR 461 SOLID STATE ELECTRONICS I--Three hours lecture and laboratory; 3 credits. Treats semiconductor properties, valence bands, energy bands, equilibrium distribution of electrons and non-equilibrium transport of charges. Prerequisite: EEGR 215. EEGR 462 SOLID STATE ELECTRONICS II--Three hours lecture and laboratory; 3 credits. Examines tunnel and zener diodes, point contact transistors, FETs and BJTS, multijunction devices, and integrated circuits. Prerequisite: EEGR 461.

EEGR 463 DIGITAL ELECTRONICS--Three hours lecture; 3 credits. Deals with applications and characteristics of TTL integrated circuits, design of digital processors, computer architecture, interfaced, and A/D and D/A converters. Prerequisites: EEGR 211 and EEGR 317.

EEGR 465 PHYSICAL ELECTRONICS--Three hours lecture, Two hours laboratory; 3 credits. Analysis of semiconductor device characteristics. Includes homojunction and heterojunction materials, MESFET devises, HEMT FETs, heterojunction bipolar transistors and quantum well structures. Prerequisites: EEGR 304 and EEGR 317.

EEGR 471 DESIGN OF INTEGRATED CIRCUITS--Three hours lecture and laboratory; 3 credits. Includes microelectronic circuit design and silicon integrated device characteristics and fabrication. Prerequisite: EEGR 317.

EEGR 487 TELECOMMUNICATIONS--Three hours lecture; 3 credits. Consists of telecommunications systems design for point-to-point and mass data distribution, modulation techniques, propagation modes, and control methods. Prerequisite: EEGR 453.

EEGR 497 AMATEUR RADIO COMMUNICATIONS-- Two hours lecture, 1 hour laboratory; 1 credit. One field trip. Covers FCC Theory Elements 2A, 3A. Students earn Technician Class Amateur Radio License. Prerequisite: EEGR 202.

EEGR 498 INDEPENDENT PROJECT--One hour lecture, Three hours laboratory; 3 credits. Individual student study performed under faculty supervision. Prerequisite: Departmental approval before registration.

EEGR 499 SPECIAL TOPICS IN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING--Three hours lecture; 3 credits. Special courses not offered on a regular basis. Prerequisite: Departmental approval before registration.