DESCRIPTIONS r 1 spcialtopcs curs retried o stdens i EEL 4280 Alternate Energy Sources. F. Credits: 3; Prereq: Senior standing in engineering. The world energy situation, biomass, geothermal, hydro, wind, nuclear, and other alternatives. Thermodynamics and efficiencies. Energy transport and storage. EEL 4304L Electronics Laboratory. F, S, SS. Credits: 1; Prereq: EEL 3303L; Coreq: EEL 3304. Electronic instrumentation, devices and systems. EEL 4306C Electronic Circuits 2. F, S, SS. Credits: 3; Prereq: EEL 3304 and EEL 3112. Design-oriented continuation of EEL 3304; feedback, op amp circuits and applications, digital electronics. Laboratory. EEL 4310C Digital Integrated Circuits. S. Credits: 3; Prereq: EEL 3304. Analysis and design of digital circuits using MOS and bipolar devices. Laboratory. EEL 4331C Solid-State Technology. F, S. Credits: 3; Prereq: EEL 3396. Principles of solid-state device fabrication. Laboratory. EEL 4351 Electronic Device Fundamentals. S. Credits: 3; Prereq: EEL 3396. Physical principles of modem solid-state devices and their practical applications. EEL 4436 Microwave Techniques. S. Credits: 3; Prereq: EEL 3472; Coreq: EEL 4436L. Waveguides and resonant cavities. Methods of gener- ating, transmitting, and receiving microwaves. EEL 4436L Microwave Laboratory. S. Credits: 1; Coreq: EEL 4436. The laboratory for the corequisite course EEL 4436, Microwave Techniques. EEL 4440 Optical Communication Systems. S. Credits: 3; Prereq: EEL 3396 and PHY 4422 or equivalent. Introduction to electromagnetic waves, dielectric waveguides and fibers, propagation characteristics of fibers, characterization methods, LEDs and laser diodes, photodetector optical receivers and communi- cation systems. EEL 4445 Optics for Engineers. F. Credits: 3; Prereq: EEL 3472. Nature of light, radiometry, laser basics, interferome- try, holography, coherence, polarization, diffraction, fiber optics, Fourier optics. EEL 4461 Antenna Systems. S. Credits: 3; Prereq: EEL 3472. Electromagnetic field theory and its application to antenna design. EEL 4514 Communication Systems and Components. F, S, SS. Credits: 3; Prereq: EEL 3112 and EEL 3135. Theory of communication, and applications to radio, television, telephone, satellite, cellular telephone, spread spectrum, and computer communication systems. EEL 4514L Communication Laboratory. F, S, SS. Credits: 1; Prereq: EEL 4304L; Coreq: EEL 4514. Communication circuits and radio frequency instru- ments, devices, and measurements. EEL 4516 Noise in Devices and Communication Systems. S. Credits: 3; Coreq: EEL 4514. Origin, characterization and measurement of random noise. Calculation of signal-to-noise ratios and proba- bility of errors in communication systems. EEL 4610 State Variables and Control. S. Credits: 3; Prereq: EEL 3135. Development of state-variable approach to linear con- tinuous-time and discrete-time systems with emphasis on the design of feedback control system including stabilizing compensators, state estimators and con- trollers for tracking and disturbance rejection. EEL 4657 Linear Control Systems. F, S, SS. Credits: 3; Prereq: EEL 3135 or consent of instructor. Theory and design of linear control systems. EEL 4657L Linear Controls Laboratory. F, S, SS. Credits: 1; Prereq: EEL 4657. Practical applications of linear control theory. EEL 4712C Digital Design. F, S. Credits: 4; Prereq: EEL 3701C. Advanced logic design, design languages, "infinite" state machines, modular and tesselated logic. Laboratory. EEL 4713C Digital Computer Architecture. F, S. Credits: 4; Prereq: EEL 3701C. The use of electronic digital modules to design com- puters. Organization and operation of computers. Hardware/software tradeoffs. Design of computer interfacing. Laboratory. EEL 4744C Microprocessor Applications. F, S, SS. Credits: 4; Prereq: EEL 3701C and either EEL 3003 or EEL 3304. Elements of microprocessor-based systems; hardware interfacing and software design for their application. Laboratory. EEL 4905 Individual Problems in Electrical Engineering. F, S, SS. Credits: 1 to 4; Prereq: Recommendation of Department Chairman. May be repeated with a change of content up to a maximum of 4 credits. Selected problems or projects in the student's major field of engineering study. EEL 4914 Electrical Engineering Design. F, S, SS. Credits: 3; Prereq: Senior standing and Instructor's approval. Selected design projects involving engineering appli- cations in the various areas of electrical engineering. Must be taken prior to the semester of graduation. EEL 4930 Special Topics in Electrical Engineering. F, S,SS. Credits: 1 to 4; Prereq: Permission of instructor. May be repeated with change of content up to a maximum of 4 credits. Special courses covering selected topics in electrical engineering. EEL 4931 Senior Seminar. F, S. Credits: 1; max: 2; Prereq: Senior standing in engineering. A series of seminars given by a group of faculty mem- bers in the department. EEL 4939 Electric Utility Seminar. S. Credits: 1 A series of weekly seminars on the electric utility industry. Lectures from industry engineers include various technical topics related to power engineering. EEL 4949 Co-op Work Experience. F, S, SS. Credits: Itt; Prereq: EG classification. Practical co-op engineering work under approved industrial supervision. GRADUATE COURSES Please refer to the Graduate Catalog for graduate course listings. Engineering: General EGN 3931 Engineering Honors Seminar. Credits: 1 to 4; max 8. May be repeated for credit once with change of topic. A special topics course restricted to students in University-wide honors program. Engineering: Electrical Lab and Related Areas ELR 4116 Electric Energy System Instrumentation. S. Credits: 2 Instrumentation and equipment for control and pro- tection of electric power system components. Carrier and other types of communication systems and their applications to the power industry. INSTRUCTIONAL STAFF 1992-93 Eisenberg, M.A., Chair; Krausche, D.S., Under- graduate Coordinator; Abbitt, J.D.; Carroll, B.F.; Cristescu, N.D.; Doddington, H.W.; Drucker, D.C.; Ebcioglu, I.K.; Fearn, R.L.; Fitz-Coy, N.G.; Hemp, G.W.; Hirko, R.J.; Hsu, C.C.; Jenkins, D.A.; Kurzweg, U.H.; Lindgren, E.R.; Lu, S.Y.; Malvem, L.E.; Mataga, P.A.; Mei, R.; Mikolaitis, D.W.; Nevill, G.E., Jr.; Partheniades, E.; Sankar, B.V.; Segal, C.; Shyy, W.; Sun, C.T.; Vu-Quoc, L.; Walsh, E.K.; Weissman- Berman, D.; Zimmerman, D.C. Although not separately stated, the prerequisites for all courses offered by the Department of Aerospace Engineering, Mechanics and Engineering Science may include classification as a student in good standing in aerospace engineering, engineering science and/or another engineering program for which curriculum the particular course is required. Such prerequisite will not be applied routinely. Students from throughout the university are encouraged to enroll for all courses for which they have the specific prerequisite background. Engineering: General EGN 3353C Fluid Mechanics. F. Credits: 3; Prereq: MAC 3313; Coreq: EGM 3400 or EGM 3401. Statics and dynamics of incompressible and compress- ible fluids. Equations of continuity, energy and momentum with application to viscous and inviscid flows. Dimensional analysis. EGN 3931 Engineering Honors Seminar. F, S. Credits: 1 to 4; May be repeated with change of con- tent up to a maximum of 8 credits. May be repeated for credit once with change of topic. A special topics course restricted to students in the University-wide Honors Program. Engineering Mechanics EGM 3010 Introductory Concepts for Engineering Science. F. Credits: 3; Prereq: Junior Standing in Engineering Science (or instructor's consent), PHY 3040, MAC 3313; Coreq: CGS 3422. Basic concepts of various Engineering Sciences concen- tration areas are explored through a series of design- oriented projects. Commonly includes Biomedical Engineering, Solids and Structures, Dynamics and Control, Scientific Computing and others. tt Grading is on S-U basis only.