Bachelor of Science in Electrical and Electronics Engineering

Introduces engineering profession fundamentals and problem solving. Topics include description of engineering disciplines, functions of the engineer, professionalism, ethics and registration, problem solving and representation of technical information, estimation and approximations, and analysis and design.

This is a calculus-based physics course covering the fundamental principles of mechanics. It concentrates on the conservation of energy, the particle motion, the collisions, the rotation of solid bodies, simple machines and on the fluid mechanics. The focus lies on the resolution of one and twodimensional mechanical problems.

This course is intended to be taken with Physics 110. It primarily includes experiments on classical mechanics. Particular emphasis is placed on laboratory technique, data collection and analysis and on reporting.

This course covers techniques and applications of integration, transcendental functions, infinite sequences and series and parametric equations.

This course covers systems of linear equations, linear independence, linear transformations, inverse of a matrix, determinants, vector spaces, eigenvalues, eigenvectors, and diagonalization.

This course covers partial differentiation, multiple integrals, line and surface integrals, and threedimensional analytic geometry.

This course covers first-order ODEs, higher-order ODEs, Laplace transforms, linear systems, nonlinear systems, numerical approximations, and modeling.

This second calculus-based physics course includes a detailed study of the fundamental principles of classical electricity and magnetism, as well as an introduction to electromagnetic waves. The course's focus targets the resolution of dc- and alternating circuits.

This course is intended to accompany Physics 220. It includes experiments on electricity, magnetism and RLC circuits. Particular emphasis is placed on three aspects of experimentation: laboratory technique, data analysis (including the treatment of statistical and systematic errors) and written communication of experimental procedures and results.

The course introduces principles of statistics and probability for undergraduate students in Engineering. The course covers the basic concepts of probability, discrete and continuous random variables, probability distributions, expected values, joint probability distributions, and independence. The course also covers statistical methods and topics including data summary and description techniques, sampling distributions, hypothesis testing, and regression analysis.

Supervised field experience of professional-level duties for 180 to 240 hours at an approved internship site under the guidance of a designated site supervisor in coordination with a faculty supervisor.

Laboratory course to accompany EEEN 220. In this course, the student will acquire hands-on experience with programming in MATLAB. Topics include representation of different signals, system linearity and time invariance, analysis of a first - order system, implementing matched filter for Barker codes, response of second - order systems and damping ratio, synthesis periodic signals

Basic circuit concepts and DC analysis, circuit analysis techniques, circuit theories, fundamental operation of operational amplifiers and their applications, transient and steady state analysis of RL, RC, and RLC circuits and basic AC analysis.

Laboratory course to accompany EEEN 280. In this course, students will experimentally verify circuit analysis concepts under DC excitation and transient response. They will use different measurement instruments and build DC electric circuits.

Review of AC sinusoidal circuit analysis with active and reactive power. Covers magnetically coupled inductors and ideal transformers, three phase circuits, Laplace transform, application of Laplace transform in circuit analysis, passive and active filter analysis and design, two port networks.

Course uses vector algebra and vector calculus. Covers topics related to electrostatic and magnetostatic fields, electric and magnetic properties of media, electric boundary value problems, Maxwell's equations, electromagnetic waves and plane wave propagation, Poynting theorem and transmission line theory.

Co-requisite(s): EEEN 332
This course covers principles of digital logic and digital system design. Topics include number systems; Boolean algebra; analysis, design, and minimization of combinational logic circuits; analysis and design of synchronous and asynchronous finite state machines; and an introduction to VHDL and behavioral modeling of combinational and sequential circuits.

Co-requisite(s): EEEN 331
Laboratory course to accompany EEEN 331. In this course, the student will acquire hands-on experience with basic logic components, combinational and sequential logic circuits and the use of VHDL.

Principles of operation and application of electron devices and linear circuits. Topics include semiconductor properties, diodes, bipolar and field effect transistors, biasing, amplifiers, frequency response, operational amplifiers and analog design.

Co-requisite(s): ECEN 333
Laboratory course to accompany EEEN 333. In this course, the student will acquire hands-on experience with basic Electronic components and circuits. Topics covered include: Semiconductor diodes, rectification, Zener diodes, BJT and FET transistors and Amplifiers.

Co-requisite(s): EEEN 351
The general theory of electro-mechanical motion devices relating to electric variables and electromagnetic forces. Basic concepts and operational behavior of DC motors, induction and brushless DC Motors, and stepper motors used in control applications.

Laboratory course to accompany EEEN 350. In this course, students will acquire hands-on experience with the characteristics of dc motors and dc generators (separate, series, shunt and compound). They will learn to find the parameters of transformers and evaluate their performance characteristics. The starting, speed control and performance of 3-phase induction motors are also studied.

Electric Power Systems, Elements of Power Systems; The analysis of power systems starting with the calculation of line resistance, line inductance, and line capacitance of power transmission lines; Analysis of power systems in terms of current, voltage, and active/reactive power; Per-Unit Quantities; Load Flow Study; Economic Dispatch; Symmetrical Components; Fault Study; System Protection; System transient and Stability issues.

Prerequisite(s): CSCI 112 and EEEN 331
Corequisite(s): EEEN 414

This course provides an in-depth exploration of microcontroller architecture, programming, and their applications in embedded systems. Topics include microcontroller architecture, programming in C and assembly, interfacing, real-time operating systems (RTOS), and the development of embedded systems applications.

Corequisite(s): EEEN 413

This laboratory course provides practical experience in microcontroller programming, hardware interfacing, and embedded system design, complementing the theoretical course EEEN 413. Students will work directly with microcontrollers, development boards, sensors, and actuators to design and implement embedded systems.

Analysis and design of discrete and integrated switching circuits. Topics include transient characteristics of diodes, bipolar, and field-effect transistors; MOS and bipolar inverters; no regenerative and regenerative circuits; TTL, ECL, IIL, NMOS, and CMOS technologies; semiconductor memories; VLSI design principles; and SPICE circuit analysis.

Differential amplifiers, feedback circuits, power amplifiers, feedback amplifier frequency response, analog integrated circuits, operational amplifier systems, oscillators, wide band and microwave amplifiers, and computer aided design.

Co-requisite: EEEN 433 Laboratory course to accompany EEEN 433. In this course, the student will acquire hands-on experience with Electronic   Amplifiers, active filters and oscillators. Topics covered include:  Cascade amplifiers, differential amplifier, active filters, oscillators, and feedback amplifier concepts. (Writing Intensive Course)

Course examines the application of electronics to energy conversion and control. The subject covers modern power semiconductor devices e.g., diodes, thyristors, MOSFETS, and other insulated gate devices; Static and switching characteristics, gate drive and protection techniques; Various DC-DC, AC-DC and DC-AC converter circuit topologies, their characteristics and control techniques; Analysis of input and output waveforms of these circuits; and their applications. Utility interference and Harmonic issues for power electronics Circuits.

Introduction to feedback control systems; Block diagram and signal flow Graph representation; Mathematical modeling of physical systems; Stability of linear control systems; Time-domain and frequency-domain analysis tools and performance assessment; Lead and lag compensator design; Multi input multi output systems; Routh, Nyquist; Bode and root locus diagrams; Introduction to state variable techniques; state transmission matrix and state variable feedback.

Introduction to analog and digital communications. Topics include review of important concepts from signals and systems theory and probability theory; Gaussian processes and power spectral density; digital transmission through additive white Gaussian channels; sampling and pulse code modulation; analog signal transmission and reception using amplitude, frequency and phase modulation; and effects of noise on analog communication systems.

Co-requisite(s): EEEN 464
Laboratory course to follow EEEN 460 and accompany EEEN 464. In this course, the student will acquire hands-on experience with fundamental blocks of Analog and Digital communication systems. Topics covered include: Amplitude and Angle Modulation and demodulation, sampling and reconstruction, PCM Encoding & PCM Decoding and digital modulation and demodulation.

Co-requisite(s): EEEN 461
Introduces digital transmission systems. Topics include quantization, digital coding of analog waveforms, PCM, DPCM, DM, base band transmission, digital modulation schemes, ASK, FSK, PSK, MSK, QAM, pulse shaping, inter symbol interference, partial response, voice band and wideband modems, digital cable systems, regenerative repeaters, clock recovery and jitter, multi path fading, digital radio design, optimal receiver design, MAP receiver, and probability of error.

This course provides a thorough treatment of digital signal processing including the fundamental theorems and properties of discrete-time linear systems, filtering, sampling, and discrete-time Fourier Analysis.

Conception of senior design project and determining feasibility of proposed project. Includes development of a preliminary design and implementation plan.

Implementation of project from EEEN 492. Project includes designing and constructing hardware, writing required software, conducting experiments or studies, and testing complete system. Requires oral and written reports during project and at completion.

Microprocessors as components in a computer system; programmer's view of a microprocessor's architecture; microprocessor instruction set; assembly language programming; interrupts; input and output; interfacing a microprocessor to memory and I/O devices from the programmer's view. At the end of the course, the students should be able to program a modern microprocessor in assembly or C language, and perform hardware I/O interfacing.

This course introduces the fundamental principles of robotics, focusing on the design, operation, and application of robotic systems. Topics include robot kinematics, dynamics, control systems, sensors and actuators, and robot programming. The course emphasizes the integration of electrical and electronic components in robotic systems.

Cellular systems design fundamentals, fading and multipath channels, Modulation techniques for mobile radio systems, Diversity and combining techniques for mobile radio systems, multiple access techniques for mobile systems, Mobile systems and standards.

Introduction to modern data communications and computer networks. Topics include point -to-point communication links and transmission of digital information, modems, and codecs; packet switching, multiplexing, and concentrator design; multi-access and broadcasting; local area and wide area networks; ISDN; architectures and protocols for computer networks; OSI reference model and seven layers; physical interfaces and protocols; and data link control layer and network layer.

Course provides the fundamental knowledge in the theory and design of antennas. The theory of electromagnetic radiation is introduced and the fundamental antenna properties and parameters are explained. Standard antenna characterization parameters such as impedance, far-field radiation pattern, gain, directivity, bandwidth, beam width, polarization, efficiency, antenna temperatures are studied. The electromagnetic theory behind antenna operation and an overview of different antenna systems such as monopoles, dipoles, wire antennas and loop antennas etc… are discussed. The principles of analysis and design of antenna arrays are discussed.

Advanced topics in information theory and coding. The course is divided into two main parts, namely, Source coding and data compression, and channel coding and error detection/correction codes. The first part covers, entropy, amount of information source coding techniques, Shannon Fano, Huffman, and Lempel-Ziv codes. The second part covers binary symmetric channels, Z-channels, and E-channels, channel capacity, mutual information, linear block codes and convolutional codes, Viterbi decoders and cyclic redundancy check codes.

The course introduces the fundamentals of signal processing and communications for multimedia applications. It covers various topics relating to audio, image and video processing, storage and transmission. It discusses the human visual and hearing systems and relates them to image and sound digitization processes. The course also covers various lossless and lossy methods for audio, image and video compression. In addition, it gives the student hands on experience on applying the presented processing techniques using suitable software packages.

Advanced and emerging topics in electronics and communication engineering. Topics are announced through the Schedule of Classes.

The components of power system and their characteristics. Fundamental electric field calculations (Laplacian fields) in insulation systems of simple geometries, introduction to gas discharge physics, Townsends theory of electric breakdown in air and Paschens law and its implications on gas insulation strength. Experimental techniques applied in high voltage engineering.

Energy and power; forms of energy; energy conversion from energy sources including wind , solar, tidal, bio-fuel, wave, hydro, nuclear and fossil fuel. Structure of a modern power system: operating charts, voltage control, and matrix representation of transmission lines. Two port network representation of transmission lines, per unit system, fault analysis: symmetrical components, transformers: construction, operation, connections, and relevant calculations. Load flow analysis: network matrix representation, Gauss-Seidel and Newton-Raphson solution techniques. AC/DC conversion: converter types, dc transmission, advantages compared to AC transmission. Over-voltages: switching and fault over-voltages, Bewley Lattice diagrams, switchgear principles, current chopping, insulation coordination. Modal component theory: wave propagation.

Undergraduate research under the guidance of an engineering faculty member for juniors and seniors. Fixed credit hours; 3 credits are assigned, this is equivalent to a minimum of 9 hours of research time per week; a pass/fail grade is to be used. Student will be engaged in a creative research project at the discretion of the faculty member. The course is open to all engineering students.