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Electrical and Computer Engineering
Web site at:http://www.ece.utep.edu/index.cgi
301 Engineering Science Complex
(915) 747-5470
CHAIRPERSON: Michael E. Austin
PROFESSOR EMERITUS: Smith
PROFESSORS: Austin, Gibson, Liu, Pierluissi, Riter, Schroder,
Shadaram, Singh, Starks, Williams
ASSOCIATE PROFESSORS: Cabrera, Carrasco-Flores, Manoli, Nemir
ASSISTANT PROFESSORS: Lush, Nava, Usevitch
LECTURER: Myers
Electrical and Computer Engineering (EE) Courses
General Prerequisite: Junior standing for all 300 or 400 level courses.
1110 Measurements Laboratory (1-2)
Introduction to Electrical Engineering laboratory procedures, causes, and
correction of errors in measurements, theory of operation and usage of basic
Electrical Engineering test instruments, and report writing. Prerequisite: EE
3105
.
Fees required.
3105 Introduction to Electrical Engineering (3-0)
1210 Basic Electrical Engineering Laboratory (1-2)
Use of oscilloscopes, function generators, and power supplies. Introduction to
diode rectifiers, RC filters, and zener regulators. Design of dc power supplies.
Technical writing and computer aided design. Prerequisite: EE
1205
with a grade of
"C" or better. EE
3251
must be taken concurrently with EE
1251
. Fees required.
3251 Networks I (3-0)
Theory and analysis of electrical networks including basic fields and circuits
concepts, Kirchhoff's laws, mesh and nodal analysis, and an introduction to the
sinusoidal steady state. Prerequisites: MATH
3213
, MATH
3226
, and PHYS
4211
or
concurrently. EE
3251
must be taken concurrently with EE
1251
. MATH
3213
, MATH
3226
,
and PHYS
4211
may be taken concurrently with EE
3251
.
3269 Digital Systems Design I (3-0)
(Common Course Number COSC 1309)
Design and synthesis of digital systems using both combinational and sequential
circuits. Prerequisite: EE
3105
with grade of "C" or better. Course fee required.
Go to top 1309 Computer-aided
Electronics Design (1-2)
Design of electronic circuits using computer-based work station. Includes
schematic capture, simulation, and PC board layout. Prerequisites: EE
3251
and EE
3269
.
1376 Laboratory for Electrical Engineering 3376 (0-3)
Assembly language programming of microcomputer systems. Prerequisite: EE
3376
must be taken concurrently with EE
1376
.
2310 Electrical Engineering Laboratory I (1-4)
Introduction to experimental analysis of bipolar junction transistors, junction
field effect transistors, switching power supplies, amplifiers, and oscillators.
Includes digital circuits and introduction to transducers. Prerequisite: EE
3339
with
grade of "C" or better. Fees required.
3321 Electromagnetic Field Theory (3-0) Fundamentals of the electromagnetic model are
developed for static and magnetic fields, for the propagation of electromagnetic waves in
various media and for reflection and refraction at material interfaces. Basic applications of
the model to transmission lines, waveguides, and radiating systems are developed.
Prerequisite: EE
3251.
3329 Electronic Devices (3-0)
Energy band models, electron and hole concentrations and transport, p-n
junction, bipolar junction transistors, and field effect devices. Prerequisites: PHYS
3325
; EE
3321
with grade of "C" or better.
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3339 Electronics I
(3-0)
An introduction to the design and analysis of modern electronic circuits. Signal
and amplifier concepts, operational amplifiers, diodes, bipolar junction transistors,
field-effect transistors, and basic amplifier configurations. Prerequisite: EE
3352
with a grade of "C" or better. EE 3352 may be taken concurrently with EE
3339
.
3340 Electronics II (3-0)
Analysis and design of discrete electronic devices and linear integrated
circuits stressing impedance levels, gains, and frequency responses. The use of
computer simulations, Bode plots,. and complex plane concepts are stressed. Active
filter design, pulse response, relaxation oscillators and stability analysis are
covered. Prerequisites: EE
3339
and EE
3352
, each with grade of "C" or better.
3352 Networks II (3-0)
Continuation of theory and analysis of electrical networks. Includes sinusoidal
steady state analysis, frequency plots, Fourier analysis, network theorems, and
two-port networks. Prerequisite: EE
3251
.
3353 Signals and Systems (3-0)
Representation and analysis of continuous and discrete time signals; time and
frequency analysis of linear time-invariant systems; convolution, differential and
difference equations. Fourier Series and Transform. Z-transform. Prerequisite: EE
3352
with grade of "C" or better.
3372 Software Design Using C (3-0)
Programming in the C language with the theory and application of software tools
and data structures. Prerequisites: Junior standing; EE
1309
, EE
1376
, and EE
3376
,
each with grade of "C" or better.
Go to top 3376 Microprocessor
Systems I (3-0)
Study of microprocessor programming models, assembly language, macro assemblers,
and an introduction to system integration and interfacing. Prerequisites: CS
4120
, EE
3269
, and EE
3251
. EE
1376
must be taken concurrently with EE 3376.
3384 Probabilistic Methods in Engineering and Science (3-0) Introduction to concepts of
probability distribution functions, moments, statistical dependence, and an introduction to
statistical methods. Course emphasizes application to physical problems.
3385 Energy Conversion (3-0)
Theory and performance characteristics of electro-mechanical energy conversion
equipment to include transformers and both d-c and a-c generators and motors and the
control devices employed therewith. Prerequisite: EE
3353
with grade of "C" or
better.
4377 Basic Electrical Engineering (3-3)
Principles of electric circuits, transformers, generators, and motors, including
motor applications with static and automatic feedback control there of. Not intended
for EE majors. Prerequisite: Junior standing in engineering or instructor approval.
Fees required.
Go to top 1442 Laboratory for
Electrical Engineering 3442 (0-3)
Design and laboratory implementation of digital systems using standard,
integrated circuits. Prerequisite: EE
1442
must be taken concurrently with EE
3442
.
Laboratory fee required.
1471 Engineering Problems (0-0-1)
Original investigation of special problems in the student's field, the problem
to be selected by the student with the approval of the head of the department. A
maximum of three credit hours of engineering problems may be applied toward the BS
degree. Prerequisites: Senior standing and department approval.
1478 Laboratory for Electrical Engineering 3478 (0-3)
Use of development tools in the design and implementation of
microprocessor-based systems. Prerequisite: EE
1478
must be taken concurrently with
EE 3478
. Laboratory fee required.
1481 Co-op Work Experiences (0-0-1)
Work experience in business, industrial, governmental, professional, service, or
other organizations to provide on-the-job training and professional preparation in
the student's area of interest. A report covering the work experience must be
submitted by the student to the departmental Co-op coordinator at the end of each
work period. Upon completion of his or her third work period and submission of a
report summarizing the total work experience, a student can use three hours of Co-op
Work Experience in his or her degree plan in place of a technical elective or
elective in the major. Prerequisite: Selection by the Co-op Coordinator, department
chairperson, and employer.
Go to top 1482 Co-op Work
Experiences (0-0-1)
Work experience in business, industrial, governmental, professional, service, or
other organizations to provide on-the-job training and professional preparation in
the student's area of interest. A report covering the work experience must be
submitted by the student to the departmental Co-op coordinator at the end of each
work period. Upon completion of his or her third work period and submission of a
report summarizing the total work experience, a student can use three hours of Co-op
Work Experience in his or her degree plan in place of a technical elective or
elective in the major. Prerequisite: Selection by the Co-op Coordinator, department
chairperson, and employer.
1483 Co-op Work Experiences (0-0-1)
Work experience in business, industrial, governmental, professional, service, or
other organizations to provide on-the-job training and professional preparation in
the student's area of interest. A report covering the work experience must be
submitted by the student to the departmental Co-op coordinator at the end of each
work period. Upon completion of his or her third work period and submission of a
report summarizing the total work experience, a student can use three hours of Co-op
Work Experience in his or her degree plan in place of a technical elective or
elective in the major. Prerequisite: Selection by the Co-op Coordinator, department
chairperson, and employer.
1495 Senior Professional Orientation (1-0)
Introduction to the engineering profession with emphasis on job placement and
ethical conduct in the engineering workplace. Required of all students prior to
graduation.
2410 Electrical Engineering Laboratory II (1-4)
Experimental introduction to modulation, communication and IF transformers,
transmission lines, wave guides, and antenna measurements. Emphasis on laboratory
investigation using specialized instrumentation. Prerequisites: EE
2310
and EE
3340
,
each with grade of "C" or better. EE
2310
and EE
3340
may be taken concurrently with
EE
2411
. Fees required. Go
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2420 Senior Project Laboratory I (2-2)
Research and analysis leading to a preliminary design for an approved
engineering project. Includes formal project proposal and work plan; specification of
functional, performance and cost goals; generation of computer-aided design documents
and simulation or modeling results. Design process is concluded in EE
2414
through
prototyping, testing, and revisions. Prerequisite: EE
3384
with grade of "C" or
better; for all options except computer engineering: EE
2411
. EE
2411
may be taken
concurrently with EE
2412
. For computer engineering option: EE
1442
or EE
1478
. EE
1442
or EE
1478
may be taken concurrently with EE
2412
. Laboratory fee required.
2430 Senior Project Laboratory II (1-4)
Laboratory development of special projects concerned with various electrical
systems. Small group or individual semester projects are stressed. Prerequisites: For
general engineering option: EE
2412
and EE
2411
. For computer engineering option: EE
2412
and EE
1442
, or EE
1478
, each with grade of "C" or better. Laboratory fee
required.
2471 Engineering Problems (0-0-2)
Original investigation of special problems in the student's field, the problem
to be selected by the student with the approval of the head of the department. A
maximum of three credit hours of engineering problems may be applied toward the BS
degree. Prerequisites: Senior standing and department approval.
3441 Communication Systems (3-0)
Spectral density and correlation; sampling theory; linear, angle, and pulse
modulation; random signals and noise; effects of noise in modulation systems.
Prerequisites: EE
3353
and EE
3384
, each with grade of "C" or better.
Go to top 3442 Digital Systems
Design II (3-0)
The design of complex digital systems with emphasis on computer hardware design
and computer aided techniques, including the use of a hardware programming language
and simulation. Prerequisite: EE
3376
with grade of "C" or better. EE
1442
must be
taken concurrently with EE
3442
.
3447 Electromagnetic Energy Transmission and Radiation (3-0)
In depth study and application of electromagnetic topics first introduced in EE
3321
. Topics may include wave propagation in ionized media, circular waveguides,
optical fiber waveguides, stripline antennas, radiation from apertures, and
computational methods in electromagnetics. Prerequisite: EE
3321
with grade of "C" or
better.
3450 Integrated Circuits and Semiconductor Devices (3-0)
Bipolar and MOS integrated circuits, microelectronic processing technology,
microwave devices, photonic devices, and power semiconductor devices. Prerequisite:
EE
3329 with grade of "C" or better.
3461 Fiber Optic Communications (3-0)
Light propagation using ray and electromagnetic mode theories, dielectric slab
waveguides, optical fibers, attenuation and dispersion in optical fibers, optical
fiber transmitters and receivers, electro-optical devices, and optical fiber
measurement techniques. Prerequisites: EE
3339
and EE
3321
, each with grade of "C" or
better.
Go to top 3464 Systems and
Controls (3-0)
Analysis and design of discrete and continuous time linear systems.
Relationships between frequency and time domain design. Analysis of system stability
and performance using root locus, lead lag compensation, and other techniques.
Applications to electromechanical systems. Prerequisite: EE
3353
with grade of "C" or
better.
3465 Neural Networks (3-0)
Theory of neural network models. Relation to biological models. Examples of
known models and possible applications. Digital vs. analog approaches and building
blocks. Prerequisites: EE
3353
and EE
3384
, each with grade of "C" or better.
3471 Engineering Problems (0-0-3)
Original investigation of special problems in the student's field, the problem
to be selected by the student with the approval of the head of the department. A
maximum of three credit hours of engineering problems may be applied toward the BS
degree. Prerequisites: Senior standing and department approval.
3472 Microcontroller Applications (2-3)
Use and application of single chip microcontrollers in the design of
instrumentation and control systems. Prerequisites: EE
3376
and EE
3340
, each with
grade of "C" or better. Laboratory fee required.
Go to top 3474 Operating
Systems Design (3-0)
Design and implementation of single and multiuser operating systems. Topics
include OS structure, process management, interprocess communication within and
between CPUs, memory management, file systems, and I/O. Contemporary operating
systems provide design examples. Prerequisite:
EE
3372
with grade of "C" or better.
3475 VLSI Design I (3-0)
Introduction to CMOS VLSI design and computer-aided VLSI design tools including
MAGIC 6.3 and MOSIS system. A term project is required that involves layout editing,
timing analysis, simulation, logic verification, and testing. Prerequisite: EE
3329
with grade of "C" or better.
3478 Microprocessor Systems II (3-0)
A study of a 16/32 bit microprocessor family and companion devices, and various
design aspects of microprocessor systems. Prerequisite: EE
3376
with grade of "C" or
better. EE
1478
must be taken concurrently with EE
3478
.
3479 Advanced Computer Architecture (3-0)
Memory hierarchies, including cache and virtual memories. Parallel processing,
including pipelining and multiprocessing, and parallel processing algorithms.
Prerequisite: EE
3442
with grade of "C" or better. EE
3442
may be taken concurrently
with EE
3479
.
Go to top 3480 Microwave
Communications (3-0)
Primarily a terminal undergraduate course concerning high frequency energy
generation and transmission. Topics include waveguides, microwave oscillators,
principles of solid-state microwave devices, and propagation of radio waves in the
atmosphere. Prerequisite: EE
3321
with grade of "C" or better.
3481 Electro-Optical Engineering (3-0)
Introduction to photonics, ray optics versus wave optics, lens theory,
polarization of light, electro-optical devices, lasers, semiconductor photon sources
and detectors, and introduction to nonlinear optics. Prerequisite: EE
3321
with grade
of "C" or better.
3482 Antenna Engineering (3-0)
Introductory antenna theory and design. Fundamentals and definitions, simple
radiating systems, arrays, line sources, wire antennas, broadband antennas, and
antenna measurements. Prerequisite: EE
3321
with grade of "C" or better.
3483 Digital Signal Processing (3-0)
An introduction to basic one-dimensional processing methods including: sampling
and quantization; discrete-time Fourier and z-domain LTI systems analysis, theory of
operation and computational aspects of FIR and IIR digital filters; principles of
filter design; the discrete Fourier transform and its application to spectral
analysis. Prerequisite: EE
3353
with grade of "C" or better.
Go to top 3485 Biomedical
Instrumentation (3-0)
An introduction to basic concepts in biomedical instrumentation, blood flow
measurements, biopotential amplifiers, and electrodes as well as electrical safety of
medical equipment. Prerequisite: EE
3340
with grade of "C" or better.
3486 Computational Methods in Electrical Engineering (3-0)
Computer solution of integro-differential equations associated with typical
engineering problems from areas such as microwaves, antennas, solid-state devices,
and machine design. Techniques discussed include finite-differences, method of
moments, boundary elements, and finite elements, with an emphasis on the latter.
Fundamental knowledge of a high level language such as FORTRAN, BASIC, or C and a
software tool such as MATHCAD or MATLAB are necessary. Prerequisite: EE
3321
with
grade of "C" or better.
3488 Digital Communications (3-0)
Techniques of sampling; digital baseband transmission; digital modulation
schemes; introduction to coding and fundamental limits on system performance.
Prerequisites: EE
3353
and EE
3384
, each with grade of "C" or better.
3489 High Resolution Radar (3-0)
Basic theory for design and analysis of radar systems that perform target and
surface imaging. Concepts and definitions, the radar range equation, modern radar
design, wideband waveforms, and signal processing, synthetic high resolution radar,
synthetic aperture concepts. Prerequisites: EE
3321
and EE
3353
, each with grade of
"C" or better.
3495 Special Topics in Electrical Engineering (3-0)
Selected topics of current interest in Electrical Engineering. May be repeated
once for credit when topic varies. Prerequisites: Senior standing in engineering and
instructor approval.
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