Available Fall 2005
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING MINOR (PE) (19 hours)

This minor is for students not majoring in manufacturing engineering and provides fundamentals of electrical and electronic engineering. This includes a variety of industrial applications involving electrical/electronic circuits and microprocessor systems. It combines a strong base in engineering science with project-based laboratory and design experience.

Nineteen semester hours beyond the prerequisite to engineering science are required. None of these courses may be taken on a credit/no-credit basis.

Prerequisites (16 hours)
MTH 245 Differential Equations for Engineers (3) or equivalent
PHY 181, 182 The Physical World (4,4)
PHY 183, 184 Physics Laboratory (1,1)
CSA 174 Fundamentals of Programming and Problem Solving (3)

Required Courses (16 hours)

ECE 205 Electric Circuit Analysis [3] Study of electric circuits and networks with emphasis on industrial applications. Includes resistive circuits, first-order transients and sinusoidal steady state. Study of the principles and analysis of polyphase distribution circuits. (Co-requisite: PHY 182, MTH 245.)

ECE 287 Digital Systems Design (4) Design of digital systems. Topics include switching algebra and switching functions, logic design of combinational and sequential circuits using TTL, combinational logic design with MSI and LSI, busing, flip-flops, registers counters, programmable logic devices, memory device, register-level design, and microcomputer system organization. Students must show competency in the computer-aided design (CAD) and laboratory implementation of digital systems. (Prerequisite: CSA 174 or equivalent)

ECE 304 Electronics [3]
Analysis and design of electronic circuits and subsystems. Frequency response and feedback in small signal amplifiers. Study of field effect transistors, uninjuction transistors, silicon-controlled rectifiers, DIACs, TRIACs, and optoelectronic devices. Operational amplifier applications. (Prerequisite: ECE 205.)

ECE 305 Electrical Circuit Analysis II (3) In depth study of electric circuits and networks with an emphasis on practical applications. Includes AC power analysis, poly-phase and magnetically coupled circuits, electric machines, frequency response and filters, Laplace transform, and two-port networks. (Prerequisites: PHY 182, MTH 245, and ECE 205)

ECE 306 Signals and Systems [3]
An introductory course covering the principles of signals and systems. The course combines lectures, Matlab simulation laboratory exercises, and design projects to expose students to the theories and concepts of both continuous-time and discrete-time forms of signals and systems, as well as applications of the theories and concepts in communication systems, control systems, and signal processing. (Prerequisite: ECE 203.)

Electives (3-4 credits)

ECE 325 Applied Electromagnetics (3) Theories and applications of electromagnetic fields and waves; including electrostatics, magnetostatics, maxwell equations, plane wave propagaation and reflection, transmission lines, waveguides, and antennas. (Prerequisites: MTH 245 and ECE 205)

ECE 387 Embedded Systems Design (4) Fundamentals of computer systems design, interfacing and basics of embedded computers (microprocessors). Laboratory projects will require students to successfully design, implement, debug, and document computer solutions requiring a mix of hardware and software. Models and methodologies for designing systems containing both hardware and software components, or co-design, will be introduced. Substantial design projects will be required of each student. (Prerequisite: ECE 287 (formerly CSA 287)

ECE 425 Digital Signal Processing (3) This course investigates the relation between continous-time and discrete-time signals. Topics include time-sampling, signal representation, transformation and manipulation of digital signal,, digital filter structure and design. (Prerequisite: ECE 306 (formerly EGR 306)

ECE 436 Control of Dynamic Systems [3] [cross-listed with MME 436]
In-depth study of the theory, design, and analysis of feedback control of dynamic systems. Integrate the problem-solving techniques and concepts of electric circuits and computer-aided experimentation into the design and construction of programmable-logic based control systems and its application in modern manufacturing systems. Design methodologies will be applied in lab exercises and short term design projects. (Prerequisite: ECE/MME 303.)ECE 453 Communication Systems (3) This course introduces students to basic communication systems principle and practice. Topics include: modulation, demodulation, and multiplexing techniques. System design and performance analysis will also be covered. (Prerequisites: ECE 304 (formerly EGR 304) and ECE 306 (formerly EGR 306)