Undergraduate Level 100 Courses
Foundations of Computer Engineering I
Prerequisite: Engineering student or permission of instructor
3 hours lecture, 2 hours laboratory
Algorithm development, syntax and semantics of the C programming language stressing computer systems concepts. Concepts of the machine model, procedural programming and program development including coding, debugging and testing of programs are covered. The use of libraries, header files and macros are covered. Engineering examples are used. Variables, operators, control, input/output, arrays, structures, functions, pointers and files are covered using engineering examples.
Foundations of Computer Engineering II
Prerequisite: ECE 160
3 hours lecture, 2 hours laboratory
Computer system and program design issues, abstract data types, dynamic
memory allocation, procedural and data structures using the C programming
language. Concepts of the machine model, procedural programming and program
development including coding, debugging and testing of programs are covered.
The following data structures are covered: linked lists, stacks, queues,
binary trees and hash tables. Run time complexity and procedural abstractions
such as recursive functions are discussed. Features of the C programming
language such as multiple header files, libraries and input/output programming
with files are covered using engineering examples.
Directed Study
Prerequisites: Permission of the instructor, department chairperson, and college dean
Study under the supervision of a faculty member in an area covered in
a regular course not currently being offered. Requires the submission and
approval of a detailed proposal that will become part of the student's
file. Conditions and hours to be arranged.
Undergraduate Level 200 Courses
Circuit Theory I
Prerequisites: EGR 101; and MTH 114 or MTH 112
3 hours lecture, 1.5 hours laboratory
The first course covering basic theory of circuit analysis. The goals of this
course include developing an ability to solve engineering problems and to design,
implement and test circuits to meet design specifications. Topics include network
theorems, review of techniques to solve simultaneous equations, nodal and mesh
circuit analysis, dependent sources, Thevenin's and Norton's equivalent
circuits, solution of first and second order networks to switched DC inputs,
natural responses, AC circuit steady-state response analysis, review of complex
numbers, phasors, coupled inductors and ideal transformers, rms voltage and
current, the maximum power transfer theorem, balanced 3-phase systems, and
power and energy computations. Group classroom and project activities require
design, simulation, implementation and measurement of practical circuits. Written
reports of project results are required.
Circuit Theory II
Prerequisites: ECE 201
3 hours lecture, 1.5 hours laboratory
The second course in basic circuit theory and design. Topics include applications of Laplace transforms to solutions of switched circuits and differential equations with initial conditions, stability, poles/zeros, Fourier transform, frequency response, Bode plots, network analysis, and equivalent circuits. Students are introduced to graphical convolution and Fourier series. Group classroom and project activities require design, implementation and measurement of filters and other circuits to meet design specifications.
Elements of Electrical Engineering I
Prerequisite: MTH 114 or MTH 112
3 hours lecture
Introduces the non-ECE major to some of the basic concepts in Electrical Engineering.
The laws of circuit theory and their applications in the analysis of both DC
and AC circuits consisting of passive components (resistors, capacitors, and
inductors) are introduced. The concepts of power, impedance, reactance, complex
power, phasors, and frequency response are discussed. Semiconductor devices
(diodes and transistors) are introduced, analyzed, and applied in basic circuits.
Use of available computer software to simulate and evaluate circuit performance
is required.
Elements of Electrical Engineering II
Prerequisite: ECE 211
3 hours lecture
Second course of two-part sequence for non-ECE majors, covering more advanced
concepts/applications of Electrical Engineering. Amplifiers utilizing bipolar
or field-effect transistors are analyzed and designed. The concepts of feedback
systems are introduced in the application of operational amplifiers as summers,
integrators, differentiators, filters, and comparators. Basic Boolean algebra
and elements of digital logic (gates, adders, flip-flops, counters, and registers)
are applied in the analysis and design of practical digital circuits. Use of
available computer software to simulate and evaluate the analog and digital
circuit designs and homework problems is required. In addition, three-phase
power, magnetic circuits, and the characteristics, control, and application
of AC and DC machines are studied.
ECE 250 one credit
Fundamentals of MATLAB
Prerequisite: ECE 160
0.5 hours lecture, 1.5 hours laboratory
Introduction to the MATLAB programming language. Topics include,
but not limited to, arrays, script files, functions, function files, two-dimensional
plots, programming in MATLAB.
ECE 251 one credit
Elements of Electrical Engineering Laboratory
Co-requisite: ECE 211
3 hours laboratory
Introduces and develops basic bread-boarding techniques and circuit construction;
acquaints the non-ECE student with measurements using voltmeters, ammeters,
oscilloscopes, power supplies, and signal generators; and demonstrates the
practical use of some fundamental electronic devices in simple applications.
Students use a computer software package to simulate the behavior of the devices
and circuits, which have been constructed and tested in the laboratory exercises.
Fundamentals of UNIX
Prerequisite: ECE 160
2 hours lecture
Fundamentals of the UNIX operating system. Students apply the skills learned
in ECE 160, using the UNIX operating system. Topics covered include X-windows, several basic
UNIX commands, compilers and debugging tools, scripting tools, the use of system libraries,
and the creation of system libraries.
Digital Logic and Computer Design
Prerequisite: Engineering student or permission of instructor
3 hours lecture, 1.5 hours laboratory
Fundamental theory and design methods for digital systems. Topics include
logic components, Boolean algebra, combinational circuit analysis and design,
synchronous and asynchronous sequential circuit analysis and design, state
diagrams, state minimization and assignment, basic computer organization and
design. This course also teaches the use of software tools for design, minimization,
simulation, and schematic capture of digital systems. The digital systems that
are designed will be implemented using MSI, LSI, and field programmable gate
arrays. A hands-on laboratory is included in which students work in teams.
Embedded System Design
Prerequisite: ECE 260
3 hours lecture, 1.5 hours laboratory
A study of embedded system design useful to electrical and computer engineers,
including assembly language programming, program debugging, and system design.
Students learn the fundamentals of microprocessor technology including instruction
set architectures, memory hierarchy design, and input/output functions. Practical
applications apply this technology toward the design of systems involving data
collection, automatic control and operator interfaces. Emphasis is placed on
hands-on program development using a microcontroller.
Object-Oriented Software Development
Prerequisite: ECE 160
3 hours lecture, 2 hours laboratory
Basic object-oriented concepts. This course covers language concepts including objects,
classes, and polymorphism from the viewpoint of object-oriented design; and implementation including
portability, maintainability, networking, and concurrency. There is a term project applying the object-oriented
approaches to the entire life-cycle of software development, in which the students work in teams to prototype a
software system with design tools and test the system against various design criteria.
Experiential Learning
Prerequisites: At least sophomore standing and GPA equal or greater than 2.0. Permission of the instructor, department chairperson, and college dean
Work experience at an elective level supervised for academic credit by a faculty
member in an appropriate academic field. Conditions and hours to be arranged.
Graded CR/NC. For specific procedures and regulations, see section of catalogue
on Other Learning Experiences.
Directed Study
Prerequisites: Permission of the instructor, department chairperson, and college dean
Study under the supervision of a faculty member in an area covered in a regular
course not currently being offered. Requires the submission and approval of
a detailed proposal that will become part of the student's file. Conditions
and hours to be arranged.
Undergraduate Level 300 Courses
Engineering Ethics
1 hour lecture
Theory and practice in engineering ethics. This course,
offered by a team of multi-disciplinary engineering faculty, examines codes
of ethics and studies real-life cases. Applying fundamental tools, discussing
with peers, and inviting engineers/speakers, students carry over their
analytical talents into a new area of moral deliberation. Examples of various
engineering fields concerning ethical, social, economic, and safety issues
are analyzed to give students a full understanding of engineering ethical
practice. Students are also engaged in practice of mock company in multi-disciplinary
student teams.
Digital Electronics
3 hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory
Fundamentals of solid-state electronic devices and the application of
these devices to the design of digital circuits. Among the topics covered
are junction transistors, logic gates, MOS and CMOS logic design, bipolar
logic design using emitter-coupled logic (ECL). Focus is on the design
of logic circuits through solving design-oriented problems and the design,
implementation, and testing of logic circuits by means of computer simulation
software. The course has an integrated laboratory, and, in addition, contains
a component designed to increase awareness of the dynamic nature of
the field.
Analog Electronics
3 hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory
Fundamental concepts of analog electronics and the application of these
concepts to the design of analog circuits (both discrete and integrated).
Among the topics covered are the fundamentals of operational amplifiers,
small-signal modeling and linear amplification, single-transistor amplifiers,
and multistage amplifiers. Also covered are frequency response, feedback,
stability and oscillators. Focus is on the design of analog circuits through
solving design-oriented problems and the design, implementation, and testing
of analog circuits by means of computer simulation software. This course
has an integrated laboratory.
Discrete-Time Linear Systems
Prerequisites: ECE 202 and ECE 250
3 hours lecture
Introduction to discrete-time signal analysis and linear systems. Topics
include time domain analysis of discrete-time linear time-invariant (LTI)
systems, solution of difference equations, system function and digital
filters, stability and causality, discrete-time Fourier series, discrete-time
Fourier transform and discrete Fourier transforms, z-transforms, sampling
and the sampling theorem, discrete-time state equations, and communication
systems. Students use analysis tools to design systems that meet functional
specifications.
Continuous-Time Linear Systems
Prerequisites: ECE 320 and MTH 212
3 hours lecture
Introduction to continuous-time signal analysis and linear systems. Topics
include classification of signals and systems, basic signal manipulation,
system properties, time domain analysis of continuous-time linear time-invariant
(LTI) systems, Laplace transform and its use in LTI system analysis, transfer
functions and feedback, frequency response and analog filters, Fourier
series representation and properties, continuous-time Fourier transform,
spectral analysis and AM modulation, and simulation.Students learn to use
signal analysis tools.
Electromagnetic Theory I
Prerequisites: ECE 201, MTH 213 (or MTH 211), and PHY 112 (or PHY 114)
3 hours lecture
Fundamentals of time-invariant electric and magnetic fields and time-varying
electromagnetic fields leading to general Maxwell’s equations. Topics
include the electromagnetic model, vector calculus, electrostatic fields,
steady electric currents, magnetostatic fields, electromagnetic induction,
slowly time-varying electromagnetic fields, and Maxwell’s equations
in integral and differential form; solutions of Maxwell’s equations
in the presence of boundary conditions are presented. Maxwell’s equations
in complex domain are introduced and utilized. Circuit theory and its relationship
to electromagnetics is presented as an approximate form of Maxwell’s
equations. Numerical techniques for field computation are introduced.
Electromagnetic Theory II
Prerequisite: ECE 335
3 hours lecture
Fundamentals of electromagnetic waves, propagation, and radiation as a
continuation of ECE 335. The course reviews general Maxwell's equations
in integral and differential form, and electromagnetic boundary conditions.
Poynting's theorem and Lorentz potentials are studied. Topics include
the propagation of uniform plane electromagnetic waves in free space and
in various media (including wave reflection and refraction, and skin effect),
transmission-line theory using frequency- and time-domain analysis, analysis
of waveguides and electromagnetic resonators, and fundamentals of radiation
and antennas. Numerical techniques for radiation and scattering are introduced.Two laboratory experiments on transmission lines and waveguides are performed.
Algorithms
Prerequisites: ECE 161, MTH 114 (or MTH 112), and MTH 350
3 hours lecture
Computer algorithm design concepts, computational complexity, NP-completeness,
and the design and analysis for efficient algorithms. Topics include data
structures, sorting, graph, shortest path, depth first search, breadth
first search, and network flow networks, computational geometry, dynamic
programming, linear programming, parallel and distributed, and other state-of-the-art
algorithms. The course includes group projects and presentations requiring
students to design experiments to determine algorithm's complexity
as well as to design algorithms for problem solving.
Operating Systems
3 hours lecture
Operating system design and implementation using the specifics of current
operating systems. The course covers file, process, memory and Input/Output
management; multitasking, synchronization, and deadlocks; scheduling and
inter-process communication. Projects include team system’s programming
assignments to investigate the kernel interface, files, processes, and
inter-process communication for a current operating system.
Digital Design
Prerequisite: ECE 263
2 hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory
Synthesis of state machines including design, applications and implementation.
Register transfer languages and ASM chart design methodologies. PLA, ROM-centered,
and FPGA implementations. Specific applications to controllers and interface
devices will be discussed. An FPGA based laboratory experience is included.
Random Signals and Noise
Prerequisite: ECE 320
3 hours lecture
Concepts of probability and statistics as they apply to random signals
and their effect on system analysis and design. Topics covered include
basic probability, random variables, probability density and distribution
functions, joint distributions, conditional distributions, functions of
a random variable, mean, variance, covariance, characteristic functions,
random processes, correlation functions, power spectral density, linear
systems, linear filters, systems that maximize signal-to-noise ratio, and
selected applications and designs from communication theory, sonar and
radar, and control theory.
Directed Study
Prerequisites: Permission of the instructor, department chairperson, and college dean
Study under the supervision of a faculty member in an area covered in
a regular course not currently being offered. Requires the submission and
approval of a detailed proposal that will become part of the student's
file. Conditions and hours to be arranged.
Undergraduate Level 400 Courses
Engineering Internship
Prerequisites: Senior standing; submission of a detailed project proposal to
be approved by the appropriate curriculum committee
An electrical or computer engineering project performed under the joint supervision
of an industrial or governmental sponsor and a faculty advisor. ECE 400 is
an approved technical elective and may not be substituted for ECE 457/458 -
Design Project I/II.
Undergraduate Research
Prerequisite: Senior standing
Investigations of a fundamental and/or applied nature intended to develop
research techniques, initiative, and self-reliance. Also, studies are conducted
in areas not included in the formal course offerings. Admission to the course
is based on a formal proposal endorsed by an advising professor. On the recommendation
of the advising professor, the course may be extended for another three credits.
Special Topics in Electrical and Computer Engineering
Topics of timely interest in electrical and computer engineering. Course content
may change from year to year according to instructor's preferences.
Active Circuits I
Prerequisite: ECE 312
3 hours lecture
Design course in the manipulation and generation of signals using analog integrated
circuits, especially operational amplifiers. Methods are developed to understand
and control the impact of practical component limitations like input and output
impedance, frequency response, offset voltages, bias currents and cost. Stability
considerations and compensation techniques are studied, and students are introduced
to noise considerations in circuit design. Students design, build and test
many of the circuits discussed in the course such as precision voltage and
current sources, V/I and I/V converters, and active filters. Students work
individually on small designs but in teams on larger ones.
Introduction to VLSI Design
Prerequisites: ECE 311
3 hours lecture
Introduction to design of Very Large Scale Integrated Circuits (VLSI), taught
at the transistor level. Computer tools are used to create and simulate integrated
circuit layouts. Levels of design automation covered include Full Custom layout,
Schematic Driven layout, Standard Cells and fully automated synthesis of HDL
code. Students are required to complete a project that can be submitted for
fabrication.
Introduction to Analog Integrated Circuit Design
Prerequisite: ECE 413
3 hours lecture
Introduction to the design of CMOS analog integrated circuits (ICs), with
occasional references to bipolar ICs to make comparisons. Students are
required to complete the design of a reasonably complex IC and make a class
presentation of its design methodology and simulation results.
Introduction to Solid State Electronics
Prerequisite: PHY 114 (or PHY 112)
3 hours lecture
Solid state device behavior. Among the topics covered are semiconductor fundamentals,
p-n junction theory, and both the bipolar and the field effect transistor.
Emphasis is placed on those transistor parameters that need to be considered
in VLSI and microwave applications.
Antennas and Propagation
Prerequisite: ECE 336
3 hours lecture
Solution of Maxwell's equations for radiation problems. Hertzian dipole as
a fundamental radiation element is described. Radiation patterns, directivity,
gain, antenna impedance, radiation efficiency, and antenna polarization are
defined. The course reviews wire dipole antennas, loop antennas, antennas above
ground plane, and corner reflector antennas. Topics include receiving antenna
properties, antenna arrays, and microstrip patch and slot antennas. Rectangular
horn antennas and parabolic reflector antennas are studied. Also discussed
are ground-wave propagation and ionospheric propagation.
Wireless Communications
Prerequisite: ECE 320
3 hours lecture
Introduction to the principles and practice of wireless communications. The
course presents the concepts of frequency reuse and cellular structure and
covers propagation effects, multipath fading, digital and analog modulation,
diversity and equalization, multiple access and wireless networks. The course
also presents modern wireless systems and standards. The focus of the course
is to understand wireless communications at a systems level and is designed
as a senior elective for departmental majors. Basic understanding of electromagnetic
wave propagation and communication theory is expected. The course includes
a project related to new technological advances in wireless systems.
Advanced Electromagnetic Theory
Prerequisite: ECE 336
3 hours lecture
Vector analysis in a generalized orthogonal coordinate system. The course
reviews basic electromagnetic-field theorems. Two- and three-dimensional boundary
value problems are addressed and solution methods presented. Topics include
wave propagation in multi-layer media and wave polarization. Waveguides with
cylindrical conducting boundaries, special waveguide types, waveguide devices,
cavity resonators, radiation, and scattering are also studied.
Microwave and RF Engineering
Prerequisite: ECE 335
3 hours lecture
Review of transmission line theory. The concept of impedance transformation
is presented. The characteristics of coaxial lines, waveguides and microstrip
lines are studied in detail. Propagation and impedance properties of these
lines are derived. Smith charts are used for designing matching and tuning
circuits. The use of S-parameters and the analysis of multi-port networks are
presented. Passive multi-port devices such as microwave power couplers and
dividers are described. The fundamentals of microwave and RF filters and resonators
are discussed, and their implementation using microstrip lines and waveguides
is also presented.
Wireless System Design
Prerequisite: ECE 335
3 hours lecture
Design of microwave and RF wireless systems. Transmission line theory and
network analysis are reviewed and the fundamentals of antenna theory are presented.
Basic antennas such as dipoles, slots, and horns are covered. System noise
and its description are discussed. Operational concepts of microwave detectors
and mixers are presented. The design and analysis of detector and mixer circuits
are covered. Operational concepts of microwave and RF amplifiers, oscillators
and frequency synthesizers are presented. The integration of components in
microwave and RF receivers and their performance are covered. Microwave systems
such as radar, remote sensors and radiometers are also described.
Electromechanical Energy Conversion
Prerequisite: ECE 311
3 hours lecture
Transformers and rotating machines. Among the AC devices studied are three-phase
transformers, induction motors, reluctance motors, stepper motors, and synchronous
motors. DC motors and electric vehicle drive circuits are included.
Power Electronics
Prerequisite: ECE 311
3 hours lecture
Electronic circuit design techniques using power semiconductor devices for
industrial and residential applications. Typical applications include switching
DC power supplies, power conditioners, DC-to-AC inverters, DC-to-DC converters,
motor controllers, AC-to-AC converters, and utility-intertie.
Power Systems I
Prerequisites: ECE 335
3 hours lecture
First course of a two-semester sequence covering energy sources such as fossil-fuels,
nuclear, hydro, photovoltaic, wind, and bio-mass; loads such as residential
and commercial end-users; and the transmission-distribution networks that connect
them.
Power Systems II
Prerequisite: ECE 443
3 hours lecture
Second course of a two-semester sequence continuing with the modeling, analysis,
and design of power generating plants, loads, and transmission-distribution
networks.
Fault-Tolerant Computing
3 hours lecture
Techniques for designing and analyzing dependable and fault-tolerant computer-based
systems. Topics addressed include: fault, error, and failure cause-and-effect
relationships; fault avoidance techniques; fault tolerance techniques, including
hardware redundancy, software redundancy, information redundancy, and time
redundancy; fault coverage; time-to-failure models and distributions; reliability
modeling and evaluation techniques, including fault trees, cut-sets, reliability
block diagrams, binary decision diagrams, and Markov models. In addition, availability
modeling, safety modeling, and trade-off analysis are presented.
Computing Methods of Numerical Analysis
Prerequisites: ECE 250, MTH 212,
and MTH 213 (or MTH 211)
3 hours lecture
Mathematical methods useful to the engineer, including topics from
numerical analysis and linear algebra. Students learn how and when to apply
a particular numerical analysis tool or method and can analyze and interpret
the results provided by the method. Emphasis is placed on selecting appropriate
numerical tools for a variety of basic problems, applying them, and studying
their reliability, efficiency, and computer implementation. A large number
of problems are solved using the computer.
Computer Architecture
3 hours lecture
An examination of various components that make up a computer system, including
CPU, memory, input/output, and buses, as well as how they work together
to form a functioning computer system. The major advances in computer organization
and architecture including von Neumann architecture, interrupts, the family
concept, microprocessors, cache memory, virtual memory, virtual I/O, pipelining,
RISC, superscalar processors, IA-64 (EPIC), micro-programmed control unit as
well as parallel processing are also presented. This course includes team projects.
Design Project I
Prerequisites: Senior standing in Electrical Engineering or Computer
Engineering
2 hour lecture, 3 hours laboratory
The goal of this course is to prepare the student to undertake and successfully
complete the capstone design experience embodied in the subsequent course ECE
458 Design Project II. The objectives of this course include providing a firm
basis in the methodology of planning and executing an engineering design project,
exposing the student to real case studies involving engineering design, forming
a design project group and developing group skills in executing design projects,
preparing a design project plan, and having the student groups select a design
project of appropriate complexity and their faculty advisor in preparation
for the subsequent course ECE 458. Included in this course are two major written
reports and two major oral presentations as well as minor reports and presentations.
Design Project II
Prerequisite: ECE 457
1 hour lecture, 6 hours laboratory
Continuation of ECE 457. Goals of this course are for the student to conduct,
successfully complete, and professionally present the results of his/her capstone
design project under the oversight of his/her faculty advisor. The objectives
of this course include executing the design project plan prepared in ECE 457,
conducting group activities associated with the execution of the design project,
participating in design reviews, preparing the project report, and presenting
and demonstrating the results of the project activities to a group of faculty,
students, and industry representatives. Included in this course are three major
written reports and three major oral presentations as well as minor reports
and presentations.
Computer Systems Performance Evaluation
3 hours lecture
Probability and statistics with applications to principles of queuing theory,
computer systems simulation, and empirical analysis techniques as applied to
computer systems modeling. This course is oriented toward a practical application
of theory and concepts to computer systems hardware and software performance.
Microprocessors I
3 hours lecture
Design and construction of a microprocessor based computer system. Students
will learn how a computer operates at the chip level and develop an understanding
of the interdependence of hardware and software. Students will develop circuitry
and software to control CPU interaction with SRAM, ROM and peripheral chips,
as well as reset and boot-up control and interrupt handling. At the end of
the course, students will have produced a working computer.
Microprocessors II
Prerequisite: ECE 461
3 hours lecture
Design and construction of an advanced microprocessor computer system. This
course is a continuation of ECE 461 in which students will modify the previous
design to accommodate multiple processors to achieve parallel computation or
use an advanced microprocessor to achieve higher performance.
Database Programming
2 hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory
Database management system specification, design, implementation, operations
and evaluation introduced using a current industrial grade database management
system (Oracle, IBM DB2, Microsoft SQL or Informix UDS). SQL language concepts
including object-relational operations, object-language relational schema modeling
using entity-relationship modeling concepts, data definition language, data
manipulation language, data control language, persistent stored modules, triggers
and assertions specification and use, applied within both ad-hoc and embedded
systems environments are investigated in a studio classroom context. The laboratories
include team database application development projects utilizing all major
elements of contemporary object-relational database languages aimed at developing
least cost solutions to contemporary information management problems.
Advanced Database Design
Prerequisite: ECE 466
2 hours lecture, 2 hours laboratory
Database management systems and operations. Students learn how to describe
and design a database, how to describe and specify embedded and ad-hoc database
applications, and how to develop least cost solutions to information management
problems integrated through a series of database design exercises implemented
within an industry grade database management system. Topics include database
management systems architecture and operations, database applications specification,
database stored procedure design, database embedded program design, and database
ad-hoc specification and design.
Advanced Computer Architecture
Prerequisite: ECE 456
3 hours lecture
Advanced computer design, emphasizing fundamental limitations and tradeoffs
in designing high performance computer systems. Students develop an understanding
of the theoretical foundations in both hardware and software by studying parallel
computer models; program partitioning, granularity, and latency; processor
architectures and interconnects; and memory hierarchy, interleaving and bandwidth.
Specific architectures such as shared memory multi-processors, message passing
multi-computers, and superscalar, supervector, VLIW and dataflow designs will
be explored.
Computer Networks
3 hours lecture
Introduction to current networking methodologies. Backbone design, layered
architecture, protocols, local and wide area networks, internetworking, broadband,
electrical interface, and data transmission. Simulation projects are included.
Communication Theory
3 hours lecture
Probability theory, signals and linear networks, Fourier transforms, random
processes and noise are reviewed. Analog communications including amplitude
and frequency modulation with and without noise are studied. Digital communications
including baseband pulse modulation, quantization, sampling theory, digital
pulse shaping, matched filter, Nyquist criterion and error rates due to noise
are covered.
Advanced Communications Systems
Prerequisite: ECE 471
3 hours lecture
Continuation of ECE 471. Signal-space analysis is introduced. Passband digital
transmission, direct sequence and frequency-hop spread-spectrum modulation
and multiuser radio are studied. Entropy is discussed and channel capacity
is derived. Block and convolutional error-control coding is covered.
Digital Signal Processing
Prerequisite: ECE 320
3 hours lecture
Methods and techniques for digital signal processing, covering the basic principles
governing the design and use of digital systems as signal processing devices.
Review of discrete-time linear systems, Fourier transforms and z-transforms.
Topics include allpass and minimum-phase systems, linear phase systems and
group delay, sampling, decimation, interpolation, discrete-time filter design
and implementation, discrete Fourier series, discrete Fourier transform, the
fast Fourier transform, and basic spectral estimation. Applications to digital
processing of real data are included.
Digital Processing of Speech Signals
3 hours lecture
Applications of digital signal processing to speech signals. Course goals
are to reinforce concepts learned in prerequisite courses, to introduce new
tools needed to deal with time-varying signals and to have students apply what
they have learned to their own voices. A semester design project is a large
component of this course. Topics include a review of digital signal processing
and random signal fundamentals, brief introduction to articulatory and acoustic
phonetics, time-domain methods for speech processing, short-time Fourier analysis,
homomorphic speech processing, linear predictive coding of speech, and applications.
Control Theory I
Prerequisite: ECE 321
3 hours lecture
Classical control of single-input single-output systems. Both time domain
and frequency domain analysis and design techniques are presented. Subjects
included are signal flowgraphs, control devices, electrical motors, root-locus,
Bodé plots, stability, Routh-Hurwitz criterion, Nyquist stability, phase
lead/lag controllers and PID controllers.
Control Theory II
Prerequisite: ECE 481
3 hours lecture
Continuation of ECE 481. Control Theory II introduces control of discrete
systems, modern control theory, and nonlinear control. Concepts of discrete
systems, state variables, observability, controllability, phase plane and describing
functions method are surveyed.
Advanced Engineering Mathematics
Prerequisites: MTH 213 (or MTH 211) and MTH 212
3 hours lecture
Selective topics in advanced engineering mathematics. The mathematical areas
considered are linear algebra, partial differential equations, complex analysis,
and calculus of variations. Representative examples of the topics covered are
real and complex matrices, eigenvalues and eigenvectors, method of separating
variables for solving partial differential equations, solution of partial differential
equations by Fourier series and integrals, integration of complex functions,
Taylor and Laurent series, conformal mapping, unconstrained and constrained
optimization, and Lagrange multipliers.
Database Systems I
Prerequisite: CIS 370 (or ECE 367)
3 hours lecture
Introduction to database systems from an architectural and functional perspective.
The course provides an overview of database systems architecture, computer
representation of information, computer data storage, properties of persistent
data, database structuring models (relational, object, object-relational, and
entity-relationship), transaction processing models, concurrency control techniques,
database transaction recovery, and security. These concepts will then be explored
by examining and comparing the architecture and operations of database systems
such as conventional, real-time, temporal, fault-tolerant, distributed, heterogeneous,
secure and others.
Network Security
Prerequisite: ECE 469
3 hours lecture
Principles and practices of security in computer networks. This course covers
the theoretical foundations of securing computer networks including cryptography
and models. It steps through the practical process of defending networking
resources. It also reveals various case studies, large and small, to familiarize
the techniques that attackers use. An Internet Testbed is facilitated for students
to experiment attacks and defenses.
Introduction to Ocean Engineering
Prerequisite: Senior standing in the College of Engineering
2 hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory
Lab includes boat trips and LMSET Acousto/Optic Tank Experiments
Study of a range of ocean engineering topics to provide a basis for the design
of systems, which must function in the ocean environment. Topics include ocean
waves, water quality, ocean optics, vehicle dynamics, underwater structures,
and ocean sensing systems. The course also includes laboratory experiments
aboard the UMass Dartmouth research vessel Lucky Lady and experiments in the
acousto/optic tank at the UMass Dartmouth School for Marine Science and
Technology.
Principles of Underwater Systems
Prerequisite: ECE 491
3 hours lecture
Principles that govern the design and operation of underwater systems, for
engineering students. The student should develop a broad understanding of underwater
systems that will prepare him/her for more advanced studies and/or engineering
projects in underwater systems. Topics include generation of sonar signals
and sound propagation in the ocean. The course also includes laboratory experiments
aboard the UMass Dartmouth research vessel Lucky Lady and experiments in the
acousto/optic tank at the UMass Dartmouth School for Marine Science and
Technology.
Independent Study
Prerequisites: Senior standing and permission of the instructor, department chairperson,
and college dean
Study under the supervision of a faculty member in an area
not otherwise part of the discipline's course offerings. Requires the
submission and approval of a detailed proposal that will become part of the
students file. Conditions and hours to be arranged.
Directed Study
Prerequisites: Permission of the instructor, department chairperson, and college dean
Study under the supervision of a faculty member in an area covered in a regular
course not currently being offered. Requires the submission and approval of
a detailed proposal that will become part of the students file. Conditions
and hours to be arranged.
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