Introduction to programming using the C language, with emphasis on electrical engineering applications. Variables, conditional control flow loops, functions and program structure, pointers and arrays, input/output processing. Introduction to embedded system applications and development platforms.
Letter Grade only (A-F). (Lecture 2 hours, laboratory 3 hours).
E E 200 - Trends in Electrical Engineering
(1 unit)
Electrical Engineering as a profession. Nature of professional and design activities. Advances in Electrical Engineering. Current designs, future trends and challenges in various fields of Electrical Engineering.
Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture 1 hour) Same Course as E E 200H Not open for credit to students with credit in: E E 200H.
E E 200H - Trends in Electrical Engineering
(1 unit)
Electrical Engineering as a profession. Nature of professional and design activities. Advances in Electrical Engineering. Current designs, future trends and challenges in various fields of Electrical Engineering.
Letter grade only (A-F). Additional assignments/projects adding depth to the course materials required for Engineering Honors students. (Lecture 1 hour). Same course as E E 200. Open to students in the Engineering Honors Program. Not open for credit to students with credit in E E 200.
E E 201 - Digital Logic Design
(3 units)
Practical design of digital circuits. Basic topics in combinational and sequential switching circuits with applications to the design of digital devices.
Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture-problems 2 hours, laboratory 3 hours)
E E 202 - Computer Methods in Engineering
(3 units)
Prerequisites: MATH 123 with a grade of “C” or better. Introduction to MATLAB and numerical methods with applications to engineering. Programming in MATLAB. Introduction to SIMULINK and other MATLAB toolboxes.
Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture 2 hours, laboratory 3 hours) Not open for credit to students with credit in ENGR 202.
E E 210 - Electro-Magnetic Foundations in Electrical Engineering
(3 units)
Prerequisite: PHYS 151 all with a grade of “C” or better. Corequisites: MATH 123, E E 210L. Electric fields. Magnetic fields. Ohm’s law. Kirchoff’s laws. Physics of inductance and capacitance. Conservation of energy. Introduction to RL, RC and RLC circuits. Introduction to phasors. Introduction to electric machinery, computer electronics, electromagnetic radiation, and communication.
Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture-problems 3 hours)
E E 210L - Electro-Magnetic Foundations in Electrical Engineering Laboratory
Laboratory experiments demonstrating behavior of resistive circuits; capacitors and inductors; transient RL and RC circuits; sinusoidal (phasor) RL, RC and RLC circuits; motors, generators, and transformers.
Letter grade only (A-F).
E E 211 - Electric and Electronic Circuits
(3 units)
Prerequisites: (E E 210/E E 210L or PHYS 152) and (MATH 123 or equivalent) all with a grade of “C” or better. Linear circuit analysis techniques including circuit transformations, mesh and node analyses. Thevenin’s, Norton’s, Superposition, and Maximum Power Transfer theorems. Transient analysis of RL, RC and RLC circuits. Phasors. Power concepts. Nonlinear circuits including diodes. Circuit solution using PSpice.
Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture-problems 3 hours)
Laboratory investigation of Ohm’s Law, Kirchhoff’s Laws, voltage and current division, mesh and nodal analysis, Thevenin and Norton equivalents, superposition, simple RL, RC, RLC circuits, phasors. Use of voltmeters, ammeters, ohmmeters and oscilloscopes. Identification of unknown elements.
Letter grade only (A-F). (Laboratory 3 hours)
E E 220 - Materials Sciences for Electrical Engineers
(3 units)
Prerequisites: MATH 224 and E E 210 all with a grade of “C” or better. Basic principles of optical and wave propagation. Introduction to quantum electronics. Fundamental aspects of photonics and materials sciences and their relevance to solid state electronic circuits.
Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture-problems 3 hours)
E E 301 - Digital System Design
(3 units)
Prerequisite: E E 201 with a grade of “C” or better. FPGA based digital design. Implementation of FPGA digital hardware systems based on the algorithms and implementation requirements using hardware description languages, optimization, logic synthesis, place and route methods. Implementation of finite state machines.
Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture-problems 2 hours, laboratory 3 hours) Same course as E E 301H. Not open for credit to students with credit in E E 301H.
E E 301H - Digital System Design
(3 units)
Prerequisite: E E 201 with a grade of “C” or better. FPGA based digital design. Implementation of FPGA digital hardware systems based on the algorithms and implementation requirements using hardware description languages, optimization, logic synthesis, place and route methods. Implementation of finite state machines.
Letter grade only (A-F). Additional assignments/projects adding depth to the course materials required for Engineering Honors students. (Lecture-problems 2 hours, laboratory 3 hours) EE 301H is open only to students in the Engineering Honors Program. Not open for credit to students with credit in E E 301.
E E 310 - Signals and Systems
(3 units)
Prerequisites: E E 211; and MATH 370A or equivalent all with a grade of “C” or better. Corequisite: E E 202. Fundamental concepts of signals and systems. Laplace Transforms. Fourier Series. Fourier Transforms. Two-port parameters.
Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture-problems 3 hours) Same course as E E 310H. Not open for credit to students with credit in E E 310H.
E E 310H - Signals and Systems
(3 units)
Prerequisites: E E 211; and MATH 370A or equivalent all with a grade of “C” or better. Corequisite: E E 202. Fundamental concepts of signals and systems. Laplace Transforms. Fourier Series. Fourier Transforms. Two-port parameters.
Letter grade only (A-F). Additional assignments/projects adding depth to the course materials required for Engineering Honors students. (Lecture-problems 3 hours) EE 310H is open only to students in the Engineering Honors Program. Not open for credit to students with credit in E E 310.
E E 330 - Analog Electronic Circuits I
(4 units)
Prerequisites: E E 211, E E 211L both with a grade of “C” or better. Analysis and design of diode, bipolar junction transistor, field-effect transistor (MOSFET and JFET), and CMOS circuits. Op-Amp linear and nonlinear circuit applications. Digital electronic circuits. Laboratory includes transistor and operational amplifier circuit design and CAD tools.
Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture-problems 3 hours, laboratory 3 hours)
E E 346 - Microprocessor Principles and Applications
(3 units)
Prerequisites: E E 201, E E 202 all with a grade of “C” or better. Introduction to the design of modern RISC based microprocessors and microcontrollers. Programming problems written in C++ and assembly using the critical thinking skills learned in CECS 100. Architectural principles learned in the classroom illustrated using the assembly programming language.
Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture-problems 2 hours, lab 3 hours)
E E 350 - Energy Conversion Principles
(3 units)
Prerequisites: (E E 202 or equivalent) and E E 211 and E E 211L, or consent of instructor all with a grade of “C” or better. Electromechanical energy conversion. Power transformers. DC, synchronous, and induction machines. Laboratory experiments on power electronics and rotating machinery.
Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture-problems 2 hours, lab 3 hours). Same course as E E 350H. Not open for credit to students with credit in E E 350H.
E E 350H - Energy Conversion Principles
(3 units)
Prerequisites: (E E 202 or equivalent) and E E 211 and E E 211L, or consent of instructor all with a grade of “C” or better. Electromechanical energy conversion. Power transformers. DC, synchronous, and induction machines. Laboratory experiments on power electronics and rotating machinery.
Letter grade only (A-F). Additional assignments/projects adding depth to the course materials required for Engineering Honors students. (Lecture-problems 2 hours, lab 3 hours). EE 350H is open only to students in the Engineering Honors Program. Not open for credit to students with credit in E E 350.
E E 360 - Electromagnetic Fields
(3 units)
Prerequisites: MATH 224, E E 310 all with a grade of “C” or better. Electric and magnetic field theory including propagation of plane waves in lossless and dissipative media. Maxwell’s equations. Transmission lines and waveguides.
Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture-problems 3 hours) Not open for credit to students with credit in EE 460.
E E 370 - Control Systems
(3 units)
Prerequisite: E E 310 with a grade of “C” or better. Control systems analysis; block diagrams, signal flow graphs, stability criteria, root locus, frequency domain analysis. Examples of classical control system design.
Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture-problems 3 hours). Same course at E E 370H. Not open for credit to students with credit in E E 370H.
E E 370H - Control Systems
(3 units)
Prerequisite: E E 310 with a grade of “C” or better. Control systems analysis; block diagrams, signal flow graphs, stability criteria, root locus, frequency domain analysis. Examples of classical control system design.
Letter grade only (A-F). Additional assignments/projects adding depth to the course materials required for Engineering Honors students. (Lecture-problems 3 hours). EE 370H is open only to students in the Engineering Honors Program. Not open for credit to students with credit in E E 370.
Experiments which reinforce concepts learned in E E 370. Digital simulation modeling, analysis, and design. Real time applications.
Letter grade only (A-F). (Laboratory 3 hours)
E E 380 - Probability, Statistics, and Stochastic Modeling
(3 units)
Prerequisites: MATH 123; (E E 202 or BME 201 or CECS 271 or CECS 274 or CECS 275) all with a grade of “C” or better. Probability with an emphasis on computer modeling of probabilistic systems. Topics such as discrete and continuous random variables, moments, correlation, covariance, Markov processes and queuing theory presented from a mathematical foundation developed and exemplified with realistic computer simulations from students.
Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture 2 hrs, Laboratory 3 hrs)
E E 381 - Probability and Statistics with Applications to Computing
(3 units)
Prerequisite: CECS 229 with a grade of “C” or better. Applications of probability and statistics to computing. Topics include random variables and their statistics, probability distributions, Markov chains, Bayesian networks, sampling techniques, hypothesis testing, regression and analytic methods. Programming assignments using Python.
Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture 2 hours, Laboratory 3 hours)
E E 382 - Communication Systems I
(3 units)
Prerequisite: E E 310 with a grade of “C” or better. Review of Fourier series and transforms. Introduction to passive, active, and digital filters. Basic elements of probability theory, statistics, concept of white noise, AM, DSB, SSB and vestigial modulation, narrowband and wideband FM.
Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture-problems 2 hours, lab 3 hours). Same course as E E 382H. Not open for credit to students with credit in E E 382H.
E E 382H - Communication Systems I
(3 units)
Prerequisite: E E 310 with a grade of “C” or better. Review of Fourier series and transforms. Introduction to passive, active, and digital filters. Basic elements of probability theory, statistics, concept of white noise, AM, DSB, SSB and vestigial modulation, narrowband and wideband FM.
Letter grade only (A-F). Additional assignments/projects adding depth to the course materials required for Engineering Honors students. (Lecture-problems 2 hours, lab 3 hours) EE 382H is open only to students in the Engineering Honors Program. Not open for credit to students with credit in E E 382 .
E E 386 - Digital Signal Processing
(3 units)
Prerequisites: E E 310 or CECS 301 all with a grade of “C” or better. Introduction to discrete-time signals and systems, z-transform, digital filters, system design, and comparison to the analog counterparts. Multimedia-based laboratory experiments for discrete-time signals and systems in time and frequency domain, synthesis of digital sound/music with MATLAB or C.
Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture-problems 2 hours, laboratory 3 hours). Same course as E E 386H. Not open for credit to students with credit in E E 386H.
E E 386H - Digital Signal Processing
(3 units)
Prerequisites: E E 310 or CECS 301 all with a grade of “C” or better. Introduction to discrete-time signals and systems, z-transform, digital filters, system design, and comparison to the analog counterparts. Multimedia-based laboratory experiments for discrete-time signals and systems in time and frequency domain, synthesis of digital sound/music with MATLAB or C.
Letter grade only (A-F). Additional assignments/projects adding depth to the course materials required for Engineering Honors students. (Lecture-problems 2 hours, laboratory 3 hours) EE 386H is open only to students in the Engineering Honors Program. Not open for credit to students with credit in E E 386.
First integrative learning capstone design course. Project design, design for testability, safety, manufacturability, and other constraints such as performance, cost, packaging, codes and standards. Ethics, social and environmental impact. Teamwork, written communication and presentations.
Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture-problems 2 hours, laboratory 3 hours)
E E 405 - Selected Topics in Electrical Engineering
(3 units)
Prerequisites: Senior standing in electrical engineering or consent of instructor or graduate standing. Selected topics from recent advances in electrical engineering.
Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture-problems 3 hours). May be repeated to a maximum of 6 units with undergraduate advisor consent. Topics announced in Schedule of Classes.
E E 406 - Medical Instrumentation and Measurements
(3 units)
Prerequisite: E E 330 with a grade of “C” or better or consent of instructor or graduate standing. Design and analysis of medical instruments, electrodes and amplifiers for measurement of physiological signals.
Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture-problems 3 hours)
Laboratory study of medical instrumentation, transducers and computer data processing.
Letter grade only (A-F). (Laboratory 3 hours)
E E 407 - Applications of Computers in Medicine
(3 units)
Prerequisite: E E 346 with a grade of “C” or better or consent of instructor or graduate standing. Integrative learning capstone course with focus on principles of analysis and design of computing and data collection equipment for real-time on-line medical systems. Emphasis on written and oral communication and teamwork.
Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture-problems, projects 3 hours)
E E 412 - Fractals in Engineering
(3 units)
Prerequisite: E E 310 with a grade of “C” or better or graduate standing. Application of fractal geometry to system theory. Study of system dynamics leading to complex behaviors and chaos. Scaling laws, sensitivity to initial conditions, strange attractors, and i/f noise will also be discussed.
Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture-problems 3 hours).
E E 420 - Solid State Electronic Devices
(3 units)
Prerequisite: PHYS 254 with a grade of “C” or better or graduate standing. Semiconductor crystal structure and growth. Carrier modeling, drift and diffusion currents. P-N junctions, diodes, solar cells and light-emitting diodes (LED). Bipolar junction transistor (BJT) biasing, linear and switched operation. Metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistor (MOSFET) operation. Solar cells, photovoltaics, and lasers.
Letter grade only (A-F) (Lecture-problems 3 hours). Not open for credit to students with credit in EE 320.
E E 427 - Digital Filter Design and Audio Processing
(3 units)
Prerequisite: E E 386 with a grade of “C” or better or consent of instructor. Digital filter design methods, filter architectures, round-off noise, implementation and applications to audio signal processing.
Letter grade only (A-F). Additional projects required for E E 527. (Lecture-problems 3 hours) E E 527
E E 428 - Speech Signal Processing
(3 units)
Prerequisite/Corequisite: E E 486 or consent of instructor.
Principles and engineering applications of speech signal processing. Speech synthesis, recognition, encoding, and compression. Applications of neural networks.
Letter grade only (A-F). Additional projects required for E E 528. (Lecture-problems 3 hours) E E 528
E E 430 - Analog Electronic Circuits II
(3 units)
Prerequisite: E E 330 with a grade of “C” or better. Prerequisite/Corequisite: E E 370.
Differential pairs, current sources, output stages, and integrated operational amplifiers. Op-amp applications and practical issues. Frequency response. Computer-aided circuit analysis and design. Feedback amplifiers and stability. Oscillators.
Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture-problems 3 hours) Same course as E E 430H. Not open for credit to students with credit in E E 430H.
E E 430H - Analog Electronic Circuits II
(3 units)
Prerequisite: E E 330 with a grade of “C” or better. Prerequisite/Corequisite: E E 370.
Differential pairs, current sources, output stages, and integrated operational amplifiers. Op-amp applications and practical issues. Frequency response. Computer-aided circuit analysis and design. Feedback amplifiers and stability. Oscillators.
Letter grade only (A-F). Additional assignments/projects adding depth to the course materials required for Engineering Honors students. (Lecture-problems 3 hours) EE 430H is open only to students in the Engineering Honors Program. Not open for credit to students with credit in E E 430.
Advanced transistor, operational amplifier, and linear-integrated circuits and systems design laboratory.
Letter grade only (A-F). (Laboratory 3 hours) Not open for credit to students with credit in EE 433L.
E E 434 - Mixed-Signal IC Design
(3 units)
Prerequisites: E E 201 and E E 330 all with a grade of “C” or better or consent of instructor. CMOS fabrication and characterization. On-chip passive elements calculations and matching techniques. Modeling, interconnects, and crosstalk. Layout and simulations using CAD tools. Design of cells, inverters, DACs, ADCs, and PLLs. I/O pads. Substrate Noise coupling. SOI technology. Research paper and additional projects required for EE 534.
Letter grade only (A-F). Additional projects required for E E 534. (Lecture-problems 2 hours, Laboratory 3 hours) E E 534
E E 435 - Microelectronics
(3 units)
Prerequisites: E E 201 and E E 330 all with a grade of “C” or better. Theory of microelectronics integrated circuit design, IC fabrication technology, device characterization, modelling, digital and analog simulation tools, physical layout tools, digital standard cell library design, IC digital system designs, I/O pad design, full chip simulation and physical designs.
Letter grade only (A-F). Additional projects required for E E 535A. (Lecture-problems 3 hours) E E 535A
E E 436 - Microfabrication and Nanotechnology
(3 units)
Prerequisites: E E 330 and PHYS 254; or MAE 300 all with a grade of “C” or better. Techniques and the technology of miniaturization of electrical, mechanical, optical, and opto-electronic devices in sizes from millimeters to nanometers. Design examples of sensors, microlenses, cantilevers, and micromotors, process fabrication.
Letter grade only (A-F). Additional projects required for E E 536. (Lecture-problems 3 hours) E E 536
E E 442 - Mechatronic Systems Design
(3 units)
Prerequisites: (E E 202 and E E 346) or (MAE 300 and MAE 376) all with a grade of “C” or better, or consent of instructor Sensor and actuator characteristics, selection criteria, and modeling. Simulation and design of mechatronic systems. Hardware implementation and interfacing using microcontroller. Hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) simulation.
Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture-problems 3 hours) Same course as MAE 490G. Not open for credit to students with credit in MAE 490G.
E E 443 - System-on-Chip Architecture and Applications
(3 units)
Prerequisite: E E 346 with a grade of “C” or better or consent of instructor or graduate standing. Introduction to System-on-Chip Architecture by using ARM’s MCU and MMU. Concepts and methodologies in designing a system-on-chip (SoC) based microprocessor core. Principles of modern SoC and processor design. Embedded applications based around SoC processor cores.
Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture-problems 2 hours, laboratory 3 hours)
E E 444 - Microprocessor Based System Design
(3 units)
Prerequisites: E E 346 with a grade of “C” or better or graduate standing. Study of microprocessor based systems and their integration with peripheral devices including sensors, actuators, and serial communications. Following a progressive lab sequence, over the semester the student will design and construct a modern RISC microcontroller based system.
Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture-problems 2 hours, laboratory 3 hours) Not open for credit to student with credit in EE 347.
E E 447 - Design of Electronic Systems
(3 units)
Prerequisites: (E E 301 or E E 435) and E E 346 and E E 430 all with a grade of “C” or better, or graduate standing. Prerequisite/Corequisite: E E 400D or graduate standing.
Second integrative learning capstone course, focusing on the design of analog and digital systems. Extensive laboratory projects, written communication, and teamwork. Computer aided circuit/system analysis and design using hardware descriptive language (HDL), PSPICE, Matlab/Simulink, etc.
Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture-problems 2 hours. Laboratory 3 hours)
E E 448 - Wireless and Mobile Networks and Security in Wireless Networks
(3 units)
Prerequisite: E E 482 with a grade of “C” or better or equivalent. Wireless and Mobile Ad-hoc Networks and Security. Ad-hoc and geographic routing, resource discovery, MAC, IP-mobility, mobility modelling, wired-wireless networks, security aspects. Lab Projects will include use of tools such as OPNET, Ethereal, Sniffer, Scanner, IDS, etc.
Letter grade only (A-F). Advanced project required for E E 548. (Lecture-problems 3 hours) E E 548
E E 450 - Electronic Control of Motors
(3 units)
Prerequisite: E E 350 with a grade of “C” or better or graduate standing. Prerequisites/Corequisites: E E 370 or graduate standing.
Characteristics of semiconductor power switches. Modeling and application of control theory to various types of motors. Bidirectional and four-quadrant converter topologies for motion control. Selection of drives to control AC and DC motors. Uninterruptible power supplies and adjustable speed drives.
Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture-problems 3 hours)
E E 451 - Electric Vehicles
(3 units)
Prerequisites: E E 350 and (E E 370 or MAE 376) all with a grade of “C” or better; or graduate standing. Electric propulsion systems for electric and hybrid electric vehicles. DC and AC motor drives. Brushless DC motors. Switched reluctance motors. Energy storage systems including batteries and supercapacitors. Electric Vehicle Mechanics and Drivetrain.
Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture-problems 3 hours)
E E 452 - Power System Analysis
(3 units)
Prerequisite: E E 350 with a grade of “C” or better or consent of instructor or graduate standing. Modeling of power generation, transmission, and distribution systems, load-flow analysis, short-circuit studies, voltage drop and power loss calculations, transient stability and optimal power flow analysis. Application of specialized computer software for power system design and analysis.
Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture-problems 3 hours)
E E 453 - Protection of Power Systems
(3 units)
Prerequisites: E E 310, E E 350 all with a grade of “C” or better. Protective relays, instrument transformers, low-voltage and high-voltage circuit breakers, protection of generators and motors, transformer protection and transmission line protection. Relay coordination and commercial power systems. Application of computer programs for protective device coordination. Additional projects required for E E 553.
Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture-problems 3 hours) E E 553
E E 458 - Design of Power System Components
(3 units)
Prerequisites: E E 330 and (either E E 450 or E E 452 or E E 453) all with a grade of “C” or better; or graduate standing. Prerequisite/Corequisite: E E 400D or graduate standing.
Second integrative learning capstone course, focusing on the design of electrical, electronic, and electrochemical components required for power conversion, control, transmission, distribution, protection and measurements in electric power systems. Emphasis on written communication and teamwork.
Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture-problems 2 hours, laboratory 3 hours)
E E 462 - Electromagnetics and Applications to Wireless Systems
(3 units)
Prerequisite: E E 310 with a grade of “C” or better or graduate standing. Electromagnetic field theory including transmission lines, vector fields, electrostatics and magnetostatics. Maxwell’s equations and plane wave propagation. Waveguides and microstrip-RF circuit principles and devices. Radiation and antenna design. Wireless communication systems including satellite and cell-phone technologies.
Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture-problems 2 hours, laboratory 3 hours) Not open for credit to students with credit in EE 460 or EE 464.
E E 470 - Digital Control
(3 units)
Prerequisites: EE 370, EE 370L, and EE 386 all with a grade of “C” or better, or graduate standing. Analysis and synthesis of digital control systems. General application of both the Z-transform and the state-space approach for discrete system design.
Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture-problems 2 hours, laboratory 3 hours)
E E 471 - Design of Control Systems
(3 units)
Prerequisite: EE 370 with a grade of “C” or better or graduate standing. Prerequisite/Corequisite: EE 400D.
Second integrative learning capstone course, focusing on the design of compensators using root-locus and Bode-plot methods. Design of state-space control systems and observers. Computer-aided design. Emphasis on written communication and teamwork.
Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture-problems 2 hours, laboratory 3 hours)
E E 474 - Robot Modeling and Control
(3 units)
Prerequisite: EE 370 with a grade of “C” or better. Recommended: EE 511 Basic methodology for analysis and design of robotic manipulators. Classification of robots. Homogeneous transformations, kinematics, dynamics, trajectory planning and control of robots. Application of robots in flexible manufacturing..
Letter grade only (A-F). Advanced projects required for EE 574. EE 511 is recommended as a pre/corequisite (Lecture-problems 3 hours) E E 574
E E 476 - Neural Networks and Fuzzy Logic
(3 units)
Prerequisite: EE 386 with a grade of “C” or better or consent of instructor. Principles and application of artificial neural networks and fuzzy logic. Mechanisms of supervised and unsupervised neural networks. Fuzzy control systems. Applications in signal processing, communications, control, and other areas.
Letter grade only (A-F). Additional projects required for EE 576. (Lecture-problems 3 hours) Double Numbered with: E E 576
E E 481 - Satellite Communication Systems
(3 units)
Prerequisite: EE 482 with a grade of “C” or better. Basic orbital mechanics, link analysis, multiple access architectures and protocols, FDMA, TDMA, and CDMA systems. Synchronization techniques, modulation and coding techniques. Security and spread spectrum requirements. System design.
Letter grade only (A-F). Additional projects required for EE 581. (Lecture-problems 3 hours) E E 581
E E 482 - Communication Systems II
(3 units)
Prerequisite: E E 380, E E 382 all with a grade of “C” or better. Information sources and communication systems. Vector space representation of signals, pulse and digital modulation techniques, band-pass digital communication systems, Nyquist criterion, detection and probability of error for binary and M-ary signals. Related laboratory activities.
Letter grade only (A-F).
(Lecture-problems 2 hours, Laboratory 3 hours).
E E 483 - Digital Image Processing
(3 units)
Prerequisite: E E 386 with a grade of “C” or better or graduate standing. Image formation. Image detectors and their characteristics. Perception, image models. Sampling and quantization. Pixel relationships. Statistical characterization of discrete images - probability density models. Image fidelity criteria and image intelligibility. Image transforms. Image enhancement techniques.
Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture-problems 3 hours)
E E 486 - Digital Signal Processing for Multimedia Communications
(3 units)
Prerequisite: E E 386 with a grade of “C” or better or graduate standing. Discrete-time signals and systems, discrete Fourier transform, fast Fourier transform, spectral estimation, interpolation and decimation, filter design and structures and applications to multimedia communications. Laboratory projects for image processing, FFT receiver, signal detection, digital phase-locked loop.
Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture-problems 2 hours, laboratory 3 hours)
Second integrative learning capstone course, focusing on the design of communication systems/subsystems and their implementation in software and hardware. Emphasis on written communication and teamwork.
Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture-problems 2 hours, laboratory 3 hours).
E E 489 - Digital Signal Processing Design
(3 units)
Prerequisites/Corequisites: (E E 400D and E E 486) or graduate standing.
Second integrative learning capstone course, focusing on the design of digital signal processing systems and implementation of digital filters with fixed-point digital signal processors. Emphasis on written communication and teamwork.
Letter grade only (AF). (Lecture-problems 2 hours, laboratory 3 hours)
E E 490 - Special Problems
(1-3 units)
Prerequisites: Minimum GPA of 2.5 and consent of instructor. Assigned topics in technical literature or laboratory projects and reports.
Letter grade only (A-F). May be repeated to a maximum of 6 units.
E E 495 - Computational Physiology
(3 units)
Prerequisite: E E 381 with a grade of “C” or better. This course will introduce students to cardiovascular (heart) and cerebrovascular (brain) systems and signals, and the computational methods to analyze related signals, and detect/predict a physiological event of interest.
Letter Grade only (A-F) (Lecture 2 hours, Laboratory 3 hours) Same course as: CECS 495. Not open for credit to students with credit in CECS 495.
E E 503 - Advanced Systems Engineering
(3 units)
Modeling and analysis, and design of deterministic and stochastic systems. The building blocks of engineering optimization models ranging from network models with special structured, to unstructured linear and nonlinear optimization.
Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture-problems 3 hours)
E E 504 - Introduction to Entrepreneurship for Engineers
(3 units)
Prerequisite: Graduate standing in engineering or computer science. Core business concepts and issues, essence of leadership. Understanding of finance, marketing, sales, and management issues from practical entrepreneurial perspective through classroom discussion, guest speakers’ seminars, case study, and creation of business plan based on student’s specific area of interest.
Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture-problems 3 hours)
E E 505 - Advanced Engineering Mathematics for Electrical Engineers
(3 units)
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. Boundary-value problems and generalized Fourier (or eigenfunction) expansions. Review of Fourier series. Fourier transforms (FT, FFT and STFT), wavelet transform and its computer implementation. Z- transform. Hilbert transform. Solutions of partial differential equations using methods of separation of variables, etc.
Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture-problems 3 hours)
E E 506 - Theory and Practice of Biomedical Instrumentation
(3 units)
Prerequisites: Graduate standing in engineering or natural sciences and either E E 406 with a grade of “C” or better or consent of instructor. Advanced design concepts and practical utilization of biomedical instrumentation. Transduction of physiological parameters. Theory and practice.
Letter grade only (A-F). Additional projects required for E E 606. (Lecture-problems 3 hours) E E 606 Master’s students register in EE 506; Ph.D. students register in E E 606.
E E 507 - Advanced Biomedical Systems
(3 units)
Prerequisites: Graduate standing in engineering or natural sciences and either E E 406 with a grade of “C” or better or consent of instructor. Novel trends in biotechnology, design and organization of modern hospital systems, and utilization of advanced technologies. Modeling and simulation of physiological and medical systems.
Letter grade only (A-F). Additional projects required for E E 607. (Lecture-problems 3 hours) E E 607 Master’s students register in EE 507; Ph.D. students register in E E 607.
E E 508 - Probability Theory and Random Processes
(3 units)
Prerequisite: E E 380 with a grade of “C” or better. Probability spaces, random vectors and processes, convergence concepts, stationarity and ergodic properties, second-order moments and linear systems, correlation and spectral representations. Some applications of random processes.
Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture-problems 3 hours)
E E 509 - Network Theory
(3 units)
Prerequisite: E E 386 or E E 430 all with a grade of “C” or better. Network classifications and study of non-linear circuits. Analysis of linear networks using topological and state-space techniques. Characterization of networks using scattering and other parameters. Tellegen’s theorem and its application.
Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture-problems 3 hours)
E E 511 - Linear Systems Analysis
(3 units)
Prerequisite: E E 470 all with a grade of “C” or better or equivalent mathematical maturity. Review of linear algebra and z-transforms. Continuous and discrete-time systems. Sampled data systems. State-space linear system analysis. Stability, reachability, and observability. Minimal realization. State feedback and pole assignment. Asymptotic observers. Examples of applications. Project on a related subject.
Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture-problems 3 hours)
E E 526 - High Speed Communication Circuits
(3 units)
Prerequisite: E E 430 with a grade of “C” or better or consent of instructor Design of integrated circuits for high speed data communication. Serial communication standards. Transceiver architecture. High speed and broadband circuit design techniques. Serializer, deserializer, clock recovery circuits. Channel equalization. Jitter and channel interference issues.
Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture-problems 3 hours)
E E 527 - Digital Filter Design and Audio Processing
(3 units)
Prerequisite:E E 386 with a grade of “C” or better or consent of instructor. Digital filter design methods, filter architectures, round-off noise, implementation and applications to audio signal processing.
Letter grade only (A-F). Additional projects required for EE 527. (Lecture-problems 3 hours) E E 427 Not open for credit to students with credit in EE 513.
E E 528 - Speech Signal Processing
(3 units)
Prerequisite/Corequisite: E E 486 or consent of instructor.
Principles and engineering applications of speech signal processing. Speech synthesis, recognition, encoding, and compression. Applications of neural networks.
Letter grade only (A-F). Additional projects required for EE 528. (Lecture-problems 3 hours) E E 428
E E 531 - CMOS Electronics
(3 units)
Prerequisite: E E 430 with a grade of “C” or better. Electronic design automation CAD tools, silicon compilers, CMOS design, BiCMOS design (technologies, modeling, device characterization and simulation), CMOS and BiCMOS subcircuits, amplifiers, op-amps and systems.
Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture-problems 3 hours)
E E 532 - Analog Signal Processing
(3 units)
Prerequisite: E E 430 with a grade of “C” or better or consent of instructor. Basic CMOS circuit techniques. Low-voltage and current-mode signal processing. Switched-capacitor (SC)and switched-current (SI) circuits such as amplifiers, integrators, S/H circuits, filters, oscillators, D/A and A/D converters, etc. Advanced techniques for corrections of nonideal behavior. Analysis and simulation projects. Master’s students register in EE 532; Ph.D. students register in E E 632. Additional projects required for E E 632.
Letter grade only (AF). (Lecture-problems 3 hours) E E 632
E E 533 - Quantum and Optical Electronics
(3 units)
Prerequisite: EE 360 or EE 462 all with a grade of “C” or better or consent of instructor. Modern quantum and optical concepts of relevance in lasers, fiber optics, optical technology and semiconductor solid state electronics. Basic theory and applications to state-of-the-art electronics engineering.
E E 534 - Mixed-Signal IC Design
(3 units)
Prerequisites: E E 201 and E E 330 both with a grade of “C” or better or consent of instructor. CMOS fabrication and characterization. On-chip passive elements calculations and matching techniques. Modeling, interconnects, and crosstalk. Layout and simulations using CAD tools. Design of cells, inverters, DACs, ADCs, and PLLs. I/O pads. Substrate Noise coupling. SOI technology. Research paper and additional projects required for EE 534.
Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture-problems 2 hours, Laboratory 3 hours) E E 434
E E 535 - VLSI Design
(3 units)
Prerequisite: E E 430 with a grade of “C” or better. Techniques for designing Very Large Scale Integrated (VLSI) circuits using n-channel metal oxide semiconductors (n-MOS).
Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture-problems 3 hours) Not open for credit to students with credit in EE 520.
E E 535A - Microelectronics
(3 units)
Prerequisites: E E 201 and E E 330 both with a grade of “C” or better or consent of instructor. Theory of microelectronics integrated circuit design, IC fabrication technology, device characterization, modelling, digital and analog simulation tools, physical layout tools, digital standard cell library design, IC digital system designs, I/O pad design, full chip simulation and physical designs.
Letter grade only (A-F). Additional projects required for EE 535A. (Lecture-problems 3 hours) E E 435
E E 536 - Microfabrication and Nanotechnology
(3 units)
Prerequisites: EE 330; EE 320 or PHYS 254; or MAE 300 all with a grade of “C” or better. Techniques and technology of miniaturization of electrical, mechanical, optical, and opto-electronic devices in sizes from millimeters to nanometers are presented. Design examples of sensors, microlenses, cantilevers, and micromotors are covered and process fabrication using latest technology demonstrated.
Letter grade only (A-F). Additional projects required for EE 536. (Lecture-problems 3 hours) E E 436
E E 540 - Advanced Digital System and Computer Architecture
3
High level computer architectures including studies of network processors, security processing, embedded computers; system design and implementation approaches including ASIC’s, SOC’s, and networks on chip concepts. Simulation and design tools. Project required
Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture-problems 3 hours) Strongly recommended: EE 546.
E E 545 - Computer Communication Networks
(3 units)
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. Design and analysis of computer communications networks including their topologies, architectures, protocols, and standards. LAN, WAN environments and access methods. Ethernet, ATM, bridges, routers, gateways and intelligent hubs. TCP/IP and other Networking protocols. Load balancing, traffic monitoring, use of simulation tools.
Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture-problems-computer projects 3 hours)
E E 546 - Advanced Microprocessors and Embedded Controllers II
(3 units)
Advanced concepts for embedded controllers, mobile processors, network processors, embedded Internet, and embedded Internet devices. Parallelism, multithreading, pipelining, coherence protocols, interconnection networks, clustering. Simulation and analysis tools.
Letter grade only (A-F). Project required. (Lecture-problems 3 hours)
E E 547 - Sensor Networks
(3 units)
Prerequisite: Graduate Standing and consent of instructor. Small and low power sensors and radio equipped modules replacing traditional wired sensor systems. Communication protocols and mesh networking in limited resource nodes, application development frameworks for sensor networks, modeling, simulation and virtualization.
Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture-problems 3 hours).
E E 548 - Wireless and Mobile Networks and Security in Wireless Networks
(3 units)
Prerequisites: E E 482 with a grade of “C” or better or equivalent. Wireless and Mobile Ad-hoc Networks and Security. Ad-hoc and geographic routing, resource discovery, MAC, IP-mobility, mobility modelling, wired-wireless networks, security aspects. Lab Projects will include use of tools such as OPNET, Ethereal, Sniffer, Scanner, IDS, etc.
Letter grade only (A-F). Advanced project required for EE 548. (Lecture-problems 3 hours) E E 448
E E 550 - Power Electronics and Applications
(3 units)
Prerequisites: E E 350 and E E 430 all with a grade of “C” or better. Power converters: rectifiers, inverters, choppers and cycloconverters. PWM and PFM techniques. Harmonics and filters. Magnetics. Applications in motor controls in industrial systems, energy conversion, HVDC transmission, aircraft and spacecraft power systems.
Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture-problems 3 hours)
E E 551 - Theory and Applications of DC/DC Converters
(3 units)
Prerequisite: E E 550 with a grade of “C” or better or consent of instructor. Modeling, analysis, design and application of DC/DC switch-mode converters.
Letter grade only (A-F). (Lec-prob 3 hrs)
E E 553 - Protection of Power Systems
(3 units)
Prerequisites: E E 310 and E E 350 all with a grade of “C” or better. Protective relays, instrument transformers, low-voltage and high-voltage circuit breakers, protection of generators and motors, transformer protection and transmission line protection. Relay coordination and commercial power systems. Application of computer programs for protective device coordination.
Letter grade only (A-F). Additional projects required for EE 553. (Lecture-problems 3 hours) E E 453
E E 554 - Power Systems Economics and Applications
(3 units)
Prerequisites: E E 350 and E E 452 all with a grade of “C” or better. Advanced power systems economics and applications. Principles of power systems modeling and analysis, including advanced electric drives. Electric power industry structure and economic issues concerning power generation, transmission, and distribution. Emphasis on renewable energy and smart grids, and consumer empowerment as market architecture drivers.
Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture 2 hours, Laboratory 3 hours).
E E 556 - Solar Power Systems
(3 units)
Prerequisite: Graduate Standing in EE or consent of instructor Solar power systems requirements and analysis, criteria of environmental qualification, operation principles, design, fabrication, testing of key components. Process for device design, fabrication, testing methods, modeling and simulations. Solar thermal, solar power plants, satellite solar modules, Building Integrated Photovoltaics.
Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture-problems 3 hours)
E E 566 - RF and Microwave Electronics
(3 units)
Prerequisite: EE 360 or EE 462 with a grade of “C” or better or consent of instructor. Transmission Lines, Waveguides, Matching Networks, MW Amplifier Design, MW Resonators Design, MW Oscillator Design, MW Mixer, Noise Analysis in Microwave Electronics and Network Analysis Methods.
Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture-problems 2 hours, Laboratory 3 hours).
E E 573 - Autonomous Systems
(3 units)
Prerequisite: E E 370 Corequisites: E E 511 or consent of instructor Selected methodologies for analysis and design of autonomous mobile systems. Rotation, motion kinematics, modeling of mobile robots, control of robots, path planning and obstacle avoidance. Vision and 3D sensors, Kalman and particle filters, localization and mapping.
Letter grade only (A-F). Project is required. (Lecture-problems 3 hours)
E E 574 - Robot Modeling and Control
(3 units)
Prerequisite: E E 370 with a grade of “C” or better. Recommended: E E 511. Basic methodology for analysis and design of robotic manipulators. Classification of robots. Homogeneous transformations, kinematics, dynamics, trajectory planning and control of robots. Application of robots in flexible manufacturing.
Letter grade only (A-F). Advanced projects required for EE 574. E E 511 is recommended as a pre/corequisite. (Lecture-problems 3 hours) E E 474
E E 575 - Non-Linear Control Systems
(3 units)
Prerequisite: E E 511 with a grade of “C” or better or consent of instructor. Methodologies and results dealing with stability and robust stabilization of non-linear systems applied to robotics, aerospace, artificial neural networks, etc. Phase plane analysis, limit cycles, Lyapunov stability theory and its extension, Positive real transfer matrix and passivity, feedback linearization and stabilization, tracking, robust control. Ph.D. students register in E E 675. Advanced projects for E E 675 students.
Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture-problems 3 hours) E E 675 Not open for credit to students with credit in EE 775.
E E 576 - Neural Networks and Fuzzy Logic
(3 units)
Prerequisite:E E 386 with a grade of “C” or better or consent of instructor Principles and application of artificial neural networks and fuzzy logic. Mechanisms of supervised and unsupervised neural networks. Fuzzy control systems. Applications in signal processing, communications, control, and other areas.
Letter grade only (A-F). Additional projects required for EE 576. (Lecture-problems 3 hours) E E 476
E E 581 - Satellite Communication Systems
(3 units)
Prerequisite: E E 482 with a grade of “C” or better. Basic orbital mechanics, link analysis, multiple access architectures and protocols, FDMA, TDMA, and CDMA systems. Synchronization techniques, modulation and coding techniques. Security and spread spectrum requirements. System design.
Letter grade only (A-F). Additional projects required for EE 581. (Lecture-problems 3 hours) E E 481