EE 100 Introduction to Electrical Engineering (1-0) Non-credit
An orientation course aiming at introducing
the student to the profession of engineering in general and Electrical and
Electronics Engineering in particular, with a discussion of the past, present
and future of major areas. Course will benefit from external lecturers and
audio-visual aids whenever applicable.
EE 201 Circuit Theory I (4-0)4
Lumped circuits: Kirchoff's laws, basic
lumped elements, circuit graphs, circuit equations, linear and nonlinear
resistive circuits, first and second order dynamic circuits. Introduction to
operational amplifier circuits.
Prerequisite: MATH 155 or consent of the department.
Corequisite: EE 213
EE 202 Circuit Theory II (4-0)4
Sinusoidal steady-state analysis.
Three-phase circuits. Coupled inductors. Frequency response. Linear
time-invariant dynamic circuits: state equations, natural frequencies, complex
frequency domain analysis. Time-varying and nonlinear circuits.
Prerequisites: EE 201 and MATH 254 or consent of the department.
EE 209 Fundamentals of Electrical and Electronics Engineering (3-0)3
Fundamental circuit laws. Resistive circuit
analysis. Sinusoidal steady-state response of circuits. Three-phase circuits.
Magnetic circuits and transformers. Electromechanical energy conversion.
Semiconductor elements, transistor biasing and amplifiers. Operational
amplifiers.
(Offered to non-EE students only)
Prerequisite: PHYS 106 or consent of the department.
Basic semiconductor concepts. Physical
electronics. Physics of p-n junction diodes, bipolar junction transistors field
effect transistors. Transistor biasing and small-signal models. Secondary
effects in transistors. Dynamic models for diodes and transistors
p-n-p-n switching devices. Modeling concepts for computer-aided design and
introduction to circuit analysis with Spice.
Prerequisite: EE 201 or consent of the department.
Corequisite: EE 214
EE 213 Electrical Circuits Laboratory (0-4)2
Voltage, current, resistance and power
measuring instruments; signal generators; oscilloscope. Experiments on first
and second order RLC circuits, transformers, impedance measurement.
Corequisite: EE 201.
EE 214 Electronic Circuits Laboratory (0-4)2
Practical usage of basic instruments for
measurements and analysis of electronic circuits. Experiments on rectifier
diodes, Zener diodes, transistors (BJT and FET) and on circuits composed of
these devices: AC and DC analyses, biasing, thermal effects.
Corequisite: EE 212.
EE 224 Electromagnetic Theory (4-0)4
Review of vector analysis. Electrostatic
fields in vacuum and material bodies. Dielectric properties of materials.
Electrostatic energy and forces. Steady electric current and conductors. Static
magnetic fields in vacuum and in materials. Magnetic energy and forces. Quasistatic fields and electromagnetic induction.
Prerequisites: MATH 156 and PHYS 106 or consent of the department.
EE 230 Probability and Random Variables (3-0)3
Axiomatic definition of probability spaces.
Combinatorial methods. Conditional probability; product spaces. Random
variables; distribution and density functions; multivariate distribution;
conditional distributions and densities; independent random variables.
Functions of random variables; expected value, moments and characteristic
functions.
Prerequisite: MATH 156 or consent of the department.
EE 281 Electrical Circuits (2-2)3
Circuit laws and basic elements. Resistive
circuits, analysis methods. Network theorems. First and second order circuits.
Sinusoidal steady-state analysis and power. Basic diode and transistor
circuits.
(Offered to non-EE students only).
Prerequisite: MATH 155 or consent of the department.
EE 282 Introduction to Digital Electronics (3-0)3
Semiconductor diodes. Diode
characteristics. Diode circuits. Transistors, BJT, FET and integrated circuits.
Inverters. TTL, MOS, ECL structures. Logic Gates. Flip-flops. Bistable, astable
and monostable multivibrators. Semiconductor memories. ROM, RAM structures.
Programmable logic arrays.
(Offered to non-EE students only)
Prerequisite: EE 281 or consent of the department.
EE 300 Summer Practice I (NC)
Minimum four weeks (20 working days) of
practical work in an organization with a sizable electrical or electronics
operation. Special attention should be given to most but not necessarily all of
the following subjects: production, operation, maintenance, management and
safety. A formal report as described in the Summer Practice Guide is to be submitted.
EE 301 Signals and Systems I (3-0)3
Memory, causality, stability,
invertibility, linearity and time-invariance Linear time-invariant systems:
impulse response, convolution. Functions of a complex variable, complex series
and integrals. Transform met hods: Continuous time Fourier series and
transform, discrete-time Fourier series and transform, Frequency response.
Sampling theory. Laplace and z-transforms, system functions.
Prerequisite: MATH 254 or consent of the department.
EE 302 Feedback Systems (3-0)3
Mathematical modeling: Transfer functions,
state equations, block diagrams. System response; performance specifications.
Stability of feedback systems: Routh-Hurwitz criterion, principle of argument,
Nyquist stability criterion, gain margin and phase margin. Design of dynamic
compensators. Analysis and design techniques using root-locus. State-space
techniques: Controllability, observability, pole placement and estimator
design. Discrete-time control systems.
Prerequisite: EE 301 or consent of the department.
EE 303 Electromagnetic Waves (3-0)3
Maxwell's equations in time and frequency
domains. Electromagnetic energy and power. Wave equation. Uniform plane
electromagnetic waves; reflection and refraction. Introduction to transmission
lines, waveguides, antennas and radiation.
Prerequisite: EE 224 or consent of the department.
EE 306 Signals and Systems II (3-0)3
Correlation of signals. Energy and power
spectral densities. Hilbert transform. Principles of modulation. Stochastic
processes: Characterization, correlation functions, stationarity, ergodicity,
power spectral density, transmission of random signals through linear systems.
Special stochastic processes. Noise.
Prerequisites: EE 230 and EE 301 or consent of the department.
EE 309 Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering (3-0)3
Basic electrical quantities. Fundamental
circuit laws. Sinusoidal steady-state analysis and transformers. Three phase
circuits. Principles of electromechanical energy conversion. DC and AC
machines. Electrical safety.
(Offered to non-EE students only).
Prerequisite: PHYS 106 or consent of the department.
EE 310 Fundamentals of Electronics Engineering (3-0)3
Operation of electronic devices. BJT and
FET small signal amplifiers; power amplifiers; operational amplifiers. Silicon
controlled rectifiers. Digital circuits and systems. Selected electronic
systems. Electronic instruments.
(Offered to non-EE students only).
Prerequisite: EE 309 or consent of the department.
EE 311 Analog Electronics (3-0)3
Basic single-stage transistor amplifiers
and frequency responses. Multi-stage amplifiers. Feedback in amplifiers.
Differential pair stages. Current mirrors. Operational amplifiers. Power
amplifiers. Power supplies and regulators.
Prerequisites: EE 202 and EE 212 or consent of the department.
Corequisite: EE 313.
EE 312 Digital Electronics (3-0)3
Large signal transistor models. TTL, MOS
and CMOS logic gates: Inverters, input and output circuits, NAND and NOR gates;
static and dynamic analyses. Regenerative circuits: Astable, monostable,
bistable multivibrators and Schmitt triggers. Introduction to VLSI. Static and
dynamic memories: RAM, ROM, EPROM, EEPROM, etc. A/D and D/A converters.
Prerequisite: EE 212 or consent of the department.
Corequisite: EE 314.
EE 313 Analog Electronics Laboratory (0-4)2
Regulated DC Power Supplies, Multistage
Amplifiers. High Frequency Effects. Differential Amplifiers. Feedback
Amplifiers. Tuned Circuits. Power Amplifiers. Operational Amplifiers.
Optoelectronic Circuits.
Corequisite: EE 311.
EE 314 Digital Electronics Laboratory (0-4)2
Diode waveshaping and compensated
attenuator circuits. Transistor (BJT) switching circuits. Introduction to logic
circuits. TTL, and CMOS NAND gates. Parallel adders, subtractors, and
complementers. 430 Comparators with hysteresis. Multivibrator circuits using
CMOS gates. Flip flop. Counters.
Corequisites: EE 312 and EE 348.
EE 348 Introduction to Logic Design (3-0)3
Binary systems and Boolean algebra. Boolean
function simplification. Combinational logic. Sequential synchronous logic.
Registers and counters.
EE 361 Electromechanical Energy Conversion I (3-2)4
Electromagnetic circuits; properties of
ferromagnetic materials. Single-phase and three-phase transformers. Per Unit
System. Principles of electromechanical energy conversion: Linear and nonlinear
systems; singly and multiply excited, translational and rotational systems. DC
machines: Theory, generators, motors, speed control.
Prerequisites: EE 202 and EE 224 or consent of the department.
EE 362 Electromechanical Energy Conversion II (3-2)4
Electromagnetic fields created by AC
electric machine windings: pulsating and rotating magnetic fields, emf induced
in a winding. Induction machines: equivalent circuit, steady-state analysis,
speed control. Synchronous machines: equivalent circuit, steady-state analysis,
stability. Single-phase induction machines. Special electrical machines.
Prerequisite: EE 361 or consent of the department.
EE 374 Electrical Equipment and Applications (3-0)3
Introduction to power supplies and systems.
Short circuit phenomena and analysis in low voltage systems. Protection
concept, devices and applications in electrical systems. Characteristics and
applications of circuit breakers, relays and fuses. Power and installation
cables and applications. Power and energy measurement techniques and devices.
Reactive power compensation. Battery plants and UPS systems. Lighting sources and installations.
Electrical safety and earthing systems.
Prerequisite: EE 202 or consent of the department.
EE 381 Systems and Control (3-0)3
Modeling dynamic systems in engineering,
industry and economics. Time domain analysis. Controllability and
observability. Fourier series, Fourier and Laplace transforms, transfer function. Relationship between time and
frequency domain representations.
Offered to non-EE students only.
Prerequisite: MATH 255 or consent of the department.
EE 400 Summer Practice II (Non-credit)
Minimum four weeks (20 working days) of
practical work in an organization with a sizable electrical or electronics
operation. Special attention should be given to most but not necessarily all of
the following subjects: maintenance, production planning, management, quality
control and design. A formal report as described in the Summer Practice Guide
is to be submitted.
EE 402 Discrete Time Systems (3-0)3
Importance and advantages of discrete time
system models in control. Time domain analysis of discrete-time systems.
Sampled data systems. Stability; translation of analog design. State space
design methods: observer theory, introduction to optimal design methods.
Quantization effects.
Prerequisite: EE 302 or consent of the department.
EE 404 Nonlinear Control Systems (3-0)3
State-space analysis methods. Isocline
Lienard's methods, classification of singularities. Analytic techniques of
periodic phenomena: Perturbation method. Stability definitions. Lyapunov's
second method; Popov stability criterion. The method of harmonic realization:
Describing functions. Dual-input describing functions. Equivalent linearization
and oscillations in nonlinear feedback systems.
Prerequisite: EE 302 or consent of the department.
EE 407 Process Control (3-2)4
Control of industrial processes:
Mathematical modeling of fundamental distributed parameter processes. Lumped
parameter approximation. Disturbance filtering characteristics of control
loops. Proportional, integral, derivative, on-off, floating modes of controls,
feedforward and cascade types of loops. Minimization of integral square error.
Characteristics of flow, pressure and level control loops and final control
elements. Fundamentals of control of basic processes such as heat exchange,
distillation, combustion, drying. Organization of direct digital control loops.
Prerequisite: EE 302 or consent of the department.
EE 408 Process Instrumentation and Control (3-2)4
Identification, measurement and
instrumentation for the control of industrial processes. Review of stochastic
processes. Minimization of the integral square error for stochastic inputs.
Fundamental identification techniques, sine, step, pulse inputs, pseudo-random
binary sequences and correlation methods. Continuous cycling and reaction curve
methods for the adjustment of controller parameters. Fundamentals of sensors and
instrumentation for temperature, pressure, level, flow, gas composition and pH.
Pneumatic and electronic transmitters, converters, controllers. Selection A/D,
D/A converters.
Prerequisite: EE 302 or consent of the department.
EE 412 Nonlinear Electronics for Communications (3-2)4
Nonlinear controlled sources: piecewise
linear, square-law, exponential and differential pair characteristics. Low
level amplitude modulation and analog multiplication. Narrowband transformer
like coupling networks. Nonlinear loading of tuned circuits. Tuned large signal
transistor amplifiers and frequency multipliers. Sinusoidal oscillators.
Frequency mixers and converters.
Prerequisite: EE 311 or consent of the department.
EE 413 Introduction to VLSI Design (3-0)3
Design techniques for rapid implementations
of very large-scale integrated (VLSI) circuits, MOS technology and logic.
Structured design. Design rules, layout procedures. Design aids: layout, design
rule checking, logic, and circuit simulation. Timing. Testability. Projects to
develop and lay out circuits.
Prerequisite: EE 312 and EE 348 or consent of the department.
EE 415 Introduction to Medical Imaging (3-0)3
Fundamentals of X-ray, generation and
detection of X-rays, X-ray diagnostic methods, X-ray image characteristics,
biological effects of ionizing radiation. Fundamentals of acoustic propagation,
generation and detection of ultrasound, ultrasonic diagnostic methods,
biological effects of ultrasound. Fundamentals of radionuclide imaging,
generation and detection of nuclear emission, radionuclide imaging methods,
radiation dosimetry and biological effects. Fundamentals of magnetic resonance
imaging, generation and detection of NMR signal, imaging methods, biological
effects of magnetic fields.
Prerequisite: EE 301 or consent of the department.
EE 416 Fundamentals of Biomedical Engineering (3-2)4
Introduction to cell physiology: The
neuron, synapses and the neural models. Sources of bioelectrical potentials and
theory of ECG, EEG, EMG. Electrodes for bioelectric and related
instrumentation. Physiology and measurement of the neural, circulatory,
respiratory and metabolic systems. Phonocardiography. Patient care and
monitoring. Introduction to the principles and instrumentation of medical
imaging systems and computerized tomography.
Prerequisite: EE 311 or consent of the department.
EE 426 Antennas and Propagation (3-2)4
Antenna parameters. Linear antennas.
Influence of earth on antenna radiation pattern and impedance. Radiation from
slot and aperture antennas. Antenna arrays and the general array formula.
Baluns. Receiving antenna theory. Elements of groundwave, tropospheric and
ionospheric propagation.
Prerequisite: EE 303 or consent of the department.
EE 427 Microwaves I (3-2)4
TEM mode transmission lines. Field and
distributed circuit analysis. Frequency and time domain analysis. Waveguiding
structures. Rectangular and circular waveguides. Impedance transformations and
matching techniques. Scattering matrix of microwave junctions.
Prerequisite: EE 303 or consent of the department.
EE 428 Microwaves II (3-2)4
Passive reciprocal and nonreciprocal
devices. Electromagnetic resonators. Periodic structures and microwave filters.
Microstripline structures and coupled lines. Solid state microwave devices.
Prerequisite: EE 427 or consent of the department.
EE 430 Digital Signal Processing (3-0)3
Discrete-time signals and systems. Discrete
Fourier transform. Sampling and reconstruction. Linear time-invariant systems.
Structures for discrete-time systems. Filter design techniques. Fast Fourier
Transform methods. Fourier analysis of signals using discrete Fourier
transform. Optimal filtering and linear prediction.
Prerequisite: EE 301 or consent of the department.
EE 435 Telecommunications I (3-0)3
Amplitude and angle modulation techniques:
Amplitude Modulation, Double Side Band, Single Side Band, Vestigial Side Band,
Quadrature Amplitude Modulation, Frequency Modulation, Pulse Modulation.
Phase-locked loops. Superheterodyne receivers. Frequency division multiplexing.
Television. Noise in CW systems.
Prerequisite: EE 306 or consent of the department.
EE 436 Telecommunications II (3-0)3
Pulse modulation: Sampling process,
pulse-amplitude modulation, time-division multiplexing, quantization,
pulse-code modulation. Line codes. Baseband pulse transmission. Digital
passband transmission. Introduction to information theory and error control
coding.
Prerequisite: EE 435 or consent of the department.
EE 438 Introduction to Fiber Optic Communication Techniques and Systems (3-2)4
Introduction to geometric optics; ray
theory and electromagnetic wave theory of optical propagation in fibers.
Optical fibers and their transmission characteristics. Cables, connectors and
couplers. Introduction to optical sources and detectors. Principles of optical
communication systems, performance analysis and design.
Prerequisite: EE 303 or consent of the department.
EE 441 Data Structures (3-0)3
Arrays, stacks, queues, linked lists,
trees, hash tables, graphs: Algorithms and efficiency of access. Searching and
sorting algorithms.
Prerequisite: CENG 230 or consent of the department.
EE 442 Operating Systems (3-0)3
Introduction to operating systems,
concurrent processes, process scheduling, memory management, virtual memory,
deadlocks, distributed systems, introduction to Unix, the file system, using
the shell, filters, shell programming.
Prerequisite: CENG 230 or consent of the department.
EE 443 Computational Methods in Electrical Engineering (3-0)3
Numerical errors and their estimation.
Approximation and interpolation. Roots of equations. Solutions of linear and
nonlinear simultaneous equations. Numerical differentiation and integration.
Solution of ordinary and partial differential equations. Introduction to
statistical methods.
Prerequisites: CENG 230 and MATH 254 or consent of the department.
EE 444 Introduction to Computer Networks (3-0)3
Seven layered ISO-OSI model, the medium
access sublayer, ALOHA and local area network protocols, IEEE 802.2 and
ethernet, the data link layer, error detection and correction, data link
protocols, the network layer, routing, congestion control, internetworking, the
transport layer, Internet and Internet tools.
Prerequisite: EE 230 or consent of the department.
EE 445 Computer Architecture I (3-0)3
Asynchronous logic system. Algorithmic
state machines. CPU organization. Construction of arithmetic logic unit.
Process control architectures. Instruction modalities. Microprogramming. Bit
slicing.
Prerequisite: EE 348 or consent of the department.
EE 446 Computer Architecture II (3-2)4
Arithmetic processor design, arithmetic
algorithms. Memory organization, parallel processing, multiprocessors systems.
Peripheral organization. I/O processing. I/O controllers.
Prerequisite: EE 445 or consent of the department.
EE 447 Introduction to Microprocessors (3-2)4
Microprocessor architecture; a particular
microprocessor software (to be selected). I/O interfacing. Interrupt processed
I/O. Direct memory access. Microprocessor based communications.
Prerequisites: EE 314 and EE 348 or consent of the department.
EE 462 Utilization of Electrical Energy (3-2)4
Basic operating characteristics and
classification of electrical drives. Solid state DC motor control. Solid state
AC motor control. Dynamic behavior of electrical machines. Electric braking.
Starting of electrical machines. Intermittent loads. Drive applications. Modern
methods of reactive power compensation. Electrical energy saving.
Prerequisites: EE 362 and EE 463 or consent of the department.
EE 463 Static Power Conversion I (3-2)4
Power switches and their characteristics.
Power converter definitions, classification. VTA method. Midpoint and bridge
rectifiers: non-ideal commutation, harmonics, input power factor,
utility-factor, winding utilization and unbalances in rectifier transformers.
Applications.
Prerequisite: EE 212 or consent of the department.
EE 464 Static Power Conversion II (3-0)3
Introduction to forced commutated circuits,
analysis, classification of techniques. Centretap inverter. Voltage-fed
inverters; waveshaping; PWM, stepped and square-waveforms, voltage regulation,
harmonics. Current-fed inverters; analysis, effect of SCR turn-off time on
voltage waveform, overlap. DC-DC switching converters; time-ratio control,
effect of loading, parameter optimization. Device failure mechanisms. Thermal
considerations, maximum ratings, protection of switching elements. Series and
parallel operation of switching elements.
Prerequisite: EE 463 or consent of the department.
EE 471 Power System Analysis I (3-0)3
Basic structure of electrical power
systems. Electrical characteristics of transmission lines, transformers and
generators. Representation of power systems. Per Unit System. Symmetrical
three-phase faults. Symmetrical components. Unsymmetrical faults.
Prerequisite: EE 361 or consent of the department.
EE 472 Power System Analysis II (3-2)4
Matrix analysis of power systems networks
and methods of solution. Load flow and short circuit analysis. Economic
operation of power systems. Transient stability analysis.
Prerequisite: EE 471 or consent of the department.
EE 474 Distribution Systems (3-0)3
Basic considerations. Load characteristics
and forecasting methods. Distribution substations. Subtransmission, primary and
secondary distribution. Choice of voltage levels. Operational characteristics
of cables, aerial lines and transformers. System voltage regulation. Power
factor correction. Fusegear, switchgear, current and voltage transformers.
Overcurrent and thermal protection. Earthing methods. Economics of distribution
systems.
EE 475 High Voltage Techniques I (3-2)4
Field analysis: experimental and numerical
(finite difference, finite element and charge simulation) methods and applications.
Electrical breakdown in gases: ionization processes. Townsend's breakdown
criterion, Paschen's Law, bread-down in electronegative gases, time lags.
Streamer-Kanal mechanism, breakdown in non-uniform field and corona. Electrical
break-down of liquids: breakdown mechanism of pure and commercial liquids.
Electrical breakdown of solids: Intrinsic, electromechanical, thermal and
erosion mechanism. Insulating materials: dielectric gases; insulating oils and
solid dielectrics.
Prerequisite: EE 224 or consent of the department.
EE 476 High Voltage Techniques II (3-2)4
Generation and measurement of high AC, DC
and impulse voltages and impulse currents: AC to DC conversion and
electrostatic generators. Testing transformers and series resonant circuits.
Impulse voltage generator circuits. Operation, design and construction of
impulse generators. Impulse current generator circuits. Sphere and uniform
fieldgaps. Electrostatic, generating and peak voltage measuring voltmeters.
Voltage dividers. Measurement of impulse voltages and currents. Dielectric
measurements.
Prerequisite: EE 361 or consent of the department.
EE 478 Power System Protection (3-0)3
Current and voltage transformers.
Overcurrent protection. Comparators and static relay circuits. Differential
protection and its application to generators, transformers and bus bars. Motor
protection. Pilot wire protection of feeders. Introduction to distance and
other protection systems.
Prerequisite: EE 471 or consent of the department.
Fundamentals of design, project management,
design tools, simulation standards, quality concepts, design experience through
a team project.
Prerequisite: Consent of the department
Continuation of Engineering Design I with
topics covering statistics, reliability, engineering economics, ethics and
completion of a team project with a final report and presentation.
Prerequisite: EE 493 or consent of the department.
EE 495-499 Special Topics in Electrical and Electronics Engineering (3-0)3
These code numbers will be used for courses
which are not listed regularly in the catalog. The course contents will be
announced before the semester commences.
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