144 / FIELDS OF INSTRUCTION

EE 615-ELECTRICAL ACTIVITY OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM. 3 credits
 Identical with PS 615. Prerequisites: MS 305, EE 333 or PS 415. Corequisite:
ME 360 or PS 420. Analysis of the electrical signals of peripheral nerve and
brain, with application of systems engineering techniques.
EE 616-BIOPHYSICAL MODELS OF NERVE IMPULSE PROPAGATION. 3 credits
 Identical with PS 616. Prerequisite: EE 615 or consent of instructor. Analysis
of chemical, electrical, hydrodynamic, and solid-state models of axonic and synap-
tic nerve transmission.
EE 617-SEMICONDUCTOR PHYSICAL ELECTRONICS 1. 3 credits
 Prerequisite: EE 529. Crystal structures in semiconductors; imperfections;
diffusion processes; lattice vibration spectra. Equilibrium properties of electrons
and holes. One-electron energy band model.
EE 618-SEMICONDUCTOR PHYSICAL ELECTRONICS 2. 3 credits
 Prerequisite: EE 617. Electronic transport phenomena. Boltzmann's equation
and the relaxation-time approximation. Transport coefficients in semiconductors.
Scattering mechanisms. Recombination-generation and trapping processes.
EE 619-SEMICONDUCTOR PHYSICAL ELECTRONICS 3. 3 credits
 Prerequisite: EE 618. Excess carrier phenomena. Photoelectric effects in semi-
conductors. Optoelectronic devices. Metal-semiconductor devices. Metal-insulator-
semiconductor (MIS) diodes. Thin-film devices.
EE 621-SEMICONDUCTOR JUNCTION DEVICES. 3 credits
 Properties of semiconductors, transport of carriers; junction behavior; junction
diodes and transistors; emphasis on approximations underlying device theory.
EE 622-ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS 1. 3 credits
 Prerequisite: Required undergraduate electronics sequence. Linear circuit mod-
els of transistors; properties of linear active circuits, gain bandwidth limitations
and optimum performance of amplifiers; theory and design of feedback amplifiers;
applications to transistor and integrated circuits.
EE 623-ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS 2. 3 credits
 Prerequisite: EE 622. Analysis and design of frequency-selective amplifiers;
active RC circuits; harmonic and relaxation oscillators; applications to integrated
circuits.
EE 624-ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS 3. 3 credits
 Prerequisite: EE 623. Piecewise linear analysis techniques in the determination
of optimum or limiting performance of transistor switching, sweep, and discrete-
state circuits; large signal transistor circuit models; applications to discrete and
integrated digital circuits.
EE 625-MODELS AND APPLICATIONS OF SOLID-STATE DEVICES 1. 3 credits
 Prerequisite: Typical undergraduate electronics sequence. Modeling as a vehicle
to link physical processes with terminal behavior; semiconductors; thin-film re-
sistors; field-effect transistors; MOS transistors; diodes; selected circuit applications.
EE 626-MODELS AND APPLICATIONS OF SOLID-STATE DEVICES 2. 3 credits
 Prerequisite: EE 625. Diffusion, drift, and integrated-circuit transistors; com-
parison of Ebers-Moll, charge-control, and Linvill models; selected circuit appli-
cations.
EE 628-FLUCTUATION PHENOMENA 1. 3 credits
 Prerequisite: EE 640. Theory with applications to electrical engineering. Sources
of noise in devices; influence upon performance of circuits and systems; limitation
of detectors and sensitive measuring instruments.