Electrical Engineering
1. DIGITAL SYSTEMS I
This is an introductory course in digital logic design. Topics include logic circuits, implementationtechnology, optimized implementation of logic functions, number representation and arithmeticcircuits, combinational-circuit building blocks, flip-flops, registers, counters, synchronoussequential circuits and VHDL.
2. LINEAR CIRCUIT ANALYSIS I
Electric circuit variables, circuit elements, resistive circuits, methods of analysis of resistivecircuits, circuit theorems, Op-amps. Step response of the 1st order (RC, RL) and 2nd order(RLC) circuits. Phasor analysis, impedance calculations, and computation of sinusoidal steadystate responses. Instantaneous and average power, complex power, power factor correction,and maximum power transfer. Instantaneous and average power.
8. SIGNAL PROCESSING AND LINEAR SYSTEMS I
This course covers concepts and mathematical tools in continuous-time signal processingand linear systems analysis, which are applied in signal processing, communications, andcontrol. Mathematical representation of signals and systems, linearity and time-invariance,and system impulse and step response are also covered. The coverage proceeds to frequencydomain representations (Fourier series and Fourier transforms), filtering and signal distortion,time/frequency sampling and interpolation, and continuous-discrete time signal conversionand quantization. Finally, it introduces stability and causality in linear systems, Laplacetransforms and Bode plots, feedback and control system design, and examples from filterdesign and linear control.
9. ELECTRONICS CIRCUIT ANALYSIS AND DESIGN
Analysis and design of analog and digital electronic circuits using MOS field- effect transistorsand bipolar junction transistors with an emphasis on the study of amplifiers in integrated circuits.
11. ENGINEERING ELECTROMAGNETICS
The first part of the course reviews vector algebra and vector calculus including del operators,Stokes's and divergence theorems. Following that, the concepts of orthogonal curvilinearcoordinate systems and methods of converting such coordinate systems into Cartesian,cylindrical and spherical polar coordinates are covered. It then proceeds to elementaryelectromagnetic field theory as summarized in Maxwell's equations for time varying fieldsin integral and differential form, energy storage, and low frequency (quasistatic) fields; andtime-domain analysis of waves.
12. SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE PHYSICS
The fundamentals of physics of semiconductor devices will be taught in this course. The firstsub-topics that are to be covered include material properties, carrier properties, carrier action,and energy level. The coverage of contents proceeds to pn-junction diode, which includesthe electrostatic properties, current-voltage characteristics, and transient response. The lastportion of the course provides discussions on bipolar junction transistor.
15. APPLIED QUANTUM MECHANICS (QM)
The emphasis of this course is placed on the applications of QM in modern devices andsystems. Topics to be covered include Schrödinger's equation, eigenfunctions and eigenvalues,operator approach to quantum mechanics, Dirac notation, solutions of simple problemsincluding quantum wells and tunneling. Quantum harmonic oscillator, annihilation and creationoperators, coherent states. Two-particle states, entanglement, and Bell states. Quantum keydistribution and teleportation. Calculation techniques including matrix diagonalization,perturbation theory, and variational method. Time-dependent perturbation theory, applicationsto optical absorption, nonlinear optical coefficients, and Fermi's golden rule. Methods forone-dimensional problems: transfer matrix method and WKB method. Quantum mechanicsin crystalline materials.
17. COMPUTATIONAL ELECTROMAGNETICS
The principles and applications of numerical techniques for solving practical electromagneticsproblems. Time domain solutions of Maxwells Equations. Finite Difference Time Domain(FDTD) methods. Numerical stability, dispersion, and dissipation. Step and pulse responseof lossy transmission lines and interconnects. Absorbing boundary conditions. FDTD modelingof propagation and scattering in dispersive media. Near-to-far-zone transformations..
18. ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
To study the concepts, principles and the governing equations that are involved in generalplane wave solution of Maxwell's equations; reflection and transmission of plane waves;transmission lines; impedance matching; waveguides and cavities; and radiation.
21. INTRO TO ROBOTICS
The objective of this course is to use a hands-on approach to introduce the basic conceptsin robotics, focusing on mobile robots and illustrations of current state of the art researchand applications. Course information will be tied to lab experiments; students will work inteams to build and test increasingly more complex LEGO-based mobile robots.
22. INTRODUCTION TO PHOTONICS
To study photonics, optical sensors, and fiber optics. Conceptual and mathematical tools fordesign and analysis of bio-imaging, optical communications and sensor systems. Thecharacterization of semiconductor lasers, optical fibers, photo detectors, receiver circuitry,fiber optic links, optical amplifiers, and optical sensors.
23. WAVES
This course encompasses waves and wave phenomena as they appear in different natural,laboratory and application environments. Electromagnetic, acoustic, seismic, atmospheric,plasma and water waves and their mathematical and physical correspondence in terms ofHamilton's principle. Propagation, attenuation, reflection, refraction, surface and laminalguiding, and intrinsic and structural dispersion; energy density, power flow and phase andgroup velocities. Geometric and structural complexities are minimized to stress basic waveconcepts common to diverse fields of application. Analysis in terms of transmission lineand impedance concepts using exponential notation and vector phasors. Treatment is limitedto plane harmonic waves in isotropic media. Non-homogeneous cases are limited to planeinterfaces and exponentially stratified media.
24. ANTENNA FOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND REMOTE SENSING
This course focuses on the fundamental parameters of antennas. Dipoles, loops, reflectors,Yagi Uda's, helices, slots, horns, micro-strips. Antennas as transitions between guided andfree radiation, ultrasound analogue. Famous antennas. Pattern measurements. Friis and radarequations. Feeds, matching, baluns. Broadbanding. Arrays, aperture synthesis, interferometry,very-long-baseline interferometry. Thermal radiation, antenna temperature, microwave passiveremote sensing.
25. BASIC PHYSICS FOR SOLID STATE DEVICES
The bulk of the course contents encompasses the energy band theory of solids, energy bandgap engineering, classical kinetic theory, statistical mechanics, and equilibrium and non-equilibrium semiconductor statistics.
26. INTRODUCTION TO NANOELECTRONICS AND NANOTECHNOLOGY
The course focuses on the device physics and operation principles, which include device andmaterial options for advanced silicon FETs at the nanoscale. Next, topics such as thoseidentified by the International Technology Roadmap for Semiconductors, emerging researchdevices section are also covered. The course then proceeds to covering non-silicon-baseddevices such as carbon nanotubes, semiconductor nanowires, and molecular devices; andnon-FET based devices such as single electron transistors (SET), resonant tunneling diodes(RTD), and quantum dots. The last portion to be covered: Logic and memory devices.
27. MICROWAVE ENGINEERING
The sequence of the course contents is application, system and components. The individualcomponents are analyzed by fields, modes and equivalent network. It proceeds from areview of microwave systems to analysis and synthesis of passive microwave components,then to active, nonreciprocal and nonlinear microwave components. Applications of microwaves(terrestrial and satellite communications, radar, remote sensing, wireless), system requirementsfor elements, which must be analyzed and synthesized. Propagations modes (TEM, TE, TM,quasi-TEM), attenuation and dispersion of general guidelines. Modeling of discontinuitiesand junctions using S-parameter matrix. Analysis of circuit components (impedancetransformers, directional couplers, hybrids, circulators, filters, solid state mixers, amplifiersand oscillators) and MIC structures (microstrip. coplanar waveguide, slot line, fin line, andimage line). Microwave computer-aided design examples.
28. MODERN CONTROL
As an advanced course in control specialization, this course will provide the introduction tothe techniques required in modern control with emphasis on discrete time including matrices,norms, state-space, and stochastic processes. Concepts such as stability, Lyapunov functions,Lyapunov stability, observability, and controllability, will be discussed in depth. State feedbackand observers along with model based control will follow. The final sub-topic to be coveredis the performance and robustness index.
29. POWER ELECTRONICS
Analysis and design of networks that use electronic devices as power switches. Silicon-controlled rectifiers, power transistors, and power MOSFETS are used to form phase-controlledrectifiers, AC voltage controllers, choppers, and inverters. Integral laboratory.
29. SENSORS AND MEASUREMENTS
This course gives the students an introduction to the fundamental technology and practicalapplications of sensors that deal with noise, shielding, and signal processing. Capacitive,inductive, optical, electromagnetic, and other sensing methods are examined for the mostfrequently measured quantities such as level, speed, temperature, and pressure. Instrumentationtechniques incorporating computer control, sampling, and data collection and analysis arealso reviewed.