613 Antennas and Propagation for Wireless Systems U G 3
Standard Syllabus
Introduction to antennas; antenna design for wireless base stations and remote sites; statistical propagation of waves in urban and rural environments; applications to cellular and PCS.
Au Qtr. 3 cl. Prereq: 312.

614 Introduction to Electromagnetic Compatibility U G 3
Standard Syllabus
Basic knowledge of electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) fundamentals including government EMC regulations, grounding, shielding, and crosstalk.
Sp Qtr. 3 cl. Prereq: 312.

620 Introduction to RF Integrated Circuits U G 3
Standard Syllabus
Introduction to design of radio frequency integrated circuits (RFICs). Transceiver architectures, transistor models, passive component models, MOS and bipolar LNAs, Mixers, VCOs, PLLs, baseband circuits.
Sp Qtr. 3 cl. Prereq: 323.

624 Power Electronic Devices and Circuits U G 3
Standard Syllabus
A study of general laws and constraints in power electronic circuits, switching characteristics, generic converter topologies and their operation principles, desirable switching trajectory, snubber circuits.
Au Qtr. 3 cl. Prereq: 323.

628 Electronic Devices and Circuits Laboratory II U G 2
Standard Syllabus
A laboratory study of converter circuits, switching characteristics of power transistors and thyristors, and effects of circuit elements on the behavior of power converters.
Au Qtr. 1 cl, 1 3-hr lab. Prereq: 327, and prereq or concur 624.

632 Introduction to Nanofabrication and Nanomanufacturing U G 3
Standard Syllabus
Novel nanomanufacturing techniques will be introduced with a focus on top down approaches and a brief introduction of bottom up approaches.
Au Qtr. 3 cl. Prereq: 331 or MSE 205 or pemission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 694L.
Cross-listed with BME 662, ChBE 632, and Ind Eng 652.02. Not offered Au09.

637 Solid State Microelectronics Laboratory I U G 4
Standard Syllabus
Syllabus of this quarter
Introduction to laboratory techniques including oxidation, chemical processes, photolithography, diffusion, and metalization; fabrication and measurements of planar diodes and transistors.
Au Qtr. 2 cl, 1 4-hr lab. Prereq: 432.

640 Industrial/Commercial Power Systems U G 3
Standard Syllabus
Syllabus of this quarter
An introduction to power system design for commercial buildings and industrial plants; legal and economic considerations; equipment specifications and ratings; design practice; fault calculations, protection, and coordination; grounding; and illumination design.
Sp Qtr. 3 cl. Prereq: 341.

643 Electric Machines U G 3
Standard Syllabus
Syllabus of this quarter
Magnetic circuits, transformers, electromechanical energy conversion principles, concepts of rotating machines, direct current machines, synchronous machines, and induction machines; steady state and transient analysis.
Au Qtr. 3 cl. Prereq: 341.

647 Digital Signal Processing Control of Electric Machines and Drives Laboratory U G 2
Standard Syllabus
Syllabus of this quarter
Students program digital signal processors using assembly language to control electromechanical and power Wi Qtr. 1 4-hr lab. Prereq: 265, 341.

650 Introduction to Estimation U G 3
Standard Syllabus
Syllabus of this quarter
Linear dynamic systems with random inputs, least squares estimation, mean-squared estimation, and Kalman filtering with applications in electrical and computer engineering.
Au Qtr. 3 cl. Prereq: 352, and Math 530 or Stat 427.

662 Theory and Design of Digital Computers U G 3
Standard Syllabus
Syllabus of this quarter
Design of general purpose digital computers including arithmetic and control units, input/output, memory subsystems, interrelation of hardware and software systems, and introduction to microprogramming.
Au, Sp Qtrs. 3 cl. Prereq: 265 or CS&E 360, and 561.

667 Digital Logic Laboratory U G 3
Standard Syllabus
A self-paced laboratory involving the design of basic computer components such as registers, arithmetic logic units, counters, and the design of sequential machines.
Su, Au, Wi, Sp Qtrs. 2 cl, 1 3-hr lab. Prereq: 561.
Offered Su Qtr. subject to funding.

668 Applied Component-Based Programming for Engineers and U G 3
Standard Syllabus
Syllabus of this quarter
Application of component-based software engineering technology to design and implementation of software systems in engineering and science.
Wi Qtr. 3 cl. Prereq: CS&E 502 or 560. Not open to students with credit for 768 or CS&E 768.
This course is cross-listed with CS&E 668.

675 Instrumentation, Signals, and Control in Transportation U G 3
Standard Syllabus
Syllabus of this quarter
An interdisciplinary course bringing together electrical engineering tools and transportation applications. Students gain valuable experience working in teams while learning traffic flow, surveillance and control.
Au Qtr. 2, 1.5-hr cl Prerequisites: 301 and Math 415; or Civil Eng 570; or grad standing in Elec Eng or Civil Eng.
No longer cross-listed in Civil Engineering.

682 Organized Group Project for Electrical and Computer Engineering Design II U 3
Standard Syllabus
This design course integrates ECE specializations into a real design project with implementation. The department choose topics and the teams meet during regular class classes.
Au, Wi, Sp Qtrs. 2 cl, 1 3-hr lab. Prereq: 582 and sr standing. Not open to students with credit for 683 or H683. Students should check departmental listings.
Note specifically that despite this being a 600-level course, there is no graduate credit. Information on individual sections of 682 will be posted as available.

683 Special Group Project for Electrical and Computer Engineering U 3
Standard Syllabus
This design course integrates ECE specializations into a real design project with implementation. Individual faculty choose topics. Teams of 3 or more meet independently.
Su, Au, Wi, Sp Qtrs. Arr. Prereq: 582, sr standing, and permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 682 or H683. Students must check with individual faculty prior to registering. Offered Su Qtr. subject to faculty availability. Note specifically that despite this being a 600 level course, there is no graduate credit. Students taking 683 must file written permission and a course syllabus signed by a faculty member to the undergraduate advisor.

683H BS Honors Group Project for Electrical and Computer Engineering Design II U G 3
Standard Syllabus
Culmination of multi-quarter thesis integrating various areas into a design project with implementation. Students document with a written thesis and final oral presentation.
Su, Au, Wi, Sp Qtrs. Arr. Prereq: 582, 3 credits of H783, sr. standing, and permission of department. Not open to students with credit for 682 or 683.
Before registering for the course, students must document design content, previous collaborative work on the project by noting collaborators, their roles, and how this project fits into a larger research effort. Students normally complete an undergraduate honors thesis by taking H783 followed by H683.

693 Individual Studies in Electrical and Computer Engineering U G 1-18
Standard Syllabus
Su, Au, Wi, Sp Qtrs. Repeatable to a maximum of 18 cr hrs. This course is graded S/U.
Only 3 hours of 693, 699, and 793 (total) credits may count as technical electives.

694 Group Studies in Electrical and Computer Engineering U G 1-18
Standard Syllabus
Au, Wi, Sp Qtrs. Repeatable to a maximum of 18 cr hrs.
ECE 694 is really a trial offering of a new course. These courses often introduce students to new technologies and meet a need in Elec & Cmptr Eng education. Look for postings on bulletin board for additional information.

694A Computer Architecture and Design II UG 3
Standard Syllabus
Fast arithmetic circuits, design of high performance processors using pipelining and multiple functional units, multiprocessor design, interconnection networks, shared memory and message passing schemes.
Sp Qtr. 3 cl. Prereq: 662 or CS&E 675.01.

694I Introduction to Integrated Circuits Test and Measurements U G 3
Standard Syllabus
Parametric testing for analog, sampled-data/mixed signal, RF digital channels, DSP-based testing, noise behavior, testability, Design-for-Test and Built-in-Self-Test.
Sp Qtr. 3 cl. Prereq: 323 and 351.

694J Scientific Computing on Emerging Architectures U G 3
Standard Syllabus
Syllabus of this quarter
Students will be introduced to the architectural system design of emerging architectures and techniques for managing idiosyncrasies of these architectures for developing scientific computing applications.
Wi Qtr. 3 cl. Prereq: ECE 662 or CS&E 675.01 or CS&E 675.02.

699 Undergraduate Research in Electrical and Computer Engineering U 1-3
Standard Syllabus
Supervised undergraduate research in various topics.
Su, Au, Wi, Sp Qtrs. Arr. Prereq: Permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 6 cr hrs. This course is graded S/U.
Only 3 hours of 693, 699, and 793 (total) credits may count as technical electives.

700 Digital Signal Processing U G 3
Standard Syllabus
Syllabus of this quarter
Vector space methods for signals and systems; least squares design methodologies; design optimization; adaptive filtering; time-frequency techniques.
Wi Qtr. 3 cl. Prereq: 600 or equiv, or grad standing.

701 Communication Networks U G 3
Standard Syllabus
Introduction to modern communication networks; data traffic, queuing models, multiaccess channels, and selected applications.
Sp Qtr. 3 cl. Prereq: Math 530 or Stat 427 or equiv or grad standing.

702 Communications Systems U G 3
Standard Syllabus
Syllabus of this quarter
A study of communications systems with emphasis on signal-to-noise characteristics of various modulation and coding techniques.
Sp Qtr. 3 cl. Prereq: 501.

706 Medical Imaging U G 3
Standard Syllabus
Introduction to medical imaging techniques, including data collection and image processing for projection X-ray, computed tomography, ultrasonic, and magnetic resonance.
Au, Sp Qtrs. 3 cl. Prereq: 352, and prereq or concur: 582; or graduate standing in EE/ECE or BME. Not open to students with credit for BME 706. Cross-listed in Biomedical Engineering. Only offered Au quarter as distance learning.

707 Digital Image Processing U G 3
Standard Syllabus
Syllabus of this quarter
Fundamentals and research directions in image processing: Fourier transforms, sampling, filtering and restoration, compression, edge detection and feature extraction.
Wi Qtr. 3 cl. Prereq: 600, Math 530 or Stat 427 or equiv; or grad standing.

710 Microwave Circuits U G 4
Standard Syllabus
Theory of microwave passive devices, transformers, couplers, filters, resonators, and circulators; computer-aided design of microwave circuits; microstrip realization and testing with a network analyzer.
Au, Sp Qtrs. 3 cl, 1 3-hr lab. Prereq: 312 or equiv or grad standing.
May not be offered Sp10.

711 Radiation from Antennas U G 3
Standard Syllabus
Dipole, loop, aperture, reflector, lens, surface wave, and other antennas; array theory; radiation resistance, directivity, and input impedance.
Wi Qtr. 3 cl. Prereq: 312 or equiv or grad standing.

713 * Elements of Radio Wave Propagation U G 3
Standard Syllabus
Syllabus of this quarter
Practical methods for predicting tropospheric, groundwave, and ionospheric propagation, including refraction, reflection, and extinction effects.
Sp Qtr (even years). 3 cl. Prereq: 312 or equiv or grad standing.

714 * Radar Systems U G 3
Standard Syllabus
Syllabus of this quarter
Study of radar systems and their applications; emphasis on measurement of target parameters by means of radar with applications to ranging, tracking, mapping, and navigation.
Wi Qtr (even years). 3 cl. Prereq: 312 or grad standing.

715 Introduction to Numerical Methods for Electromagnetics U G 3
Standard Syllabus
Provides an introduction to a set of numerical methods (integral equation, finite difference and finite element methods) used to solve electromagnetic-related problems.
Au Qtr. 3 cl. Prereq: 301, and Math 568 or 571; or grad standing. Not open to students with credit for 694Y.

716 * Optics with Laser Light U G 3
Standard Syllabus
Syllabus of this quarter
Wave equation, ray optics, optical matrices, near and far-field diffraction theory, diffraction integral with lenses, Fourier optics, optical computing, holography, polarization, birefringence, applications.
Au Qtr (even years). 3 cl. Prereq: 352 and 312, or grad standing in engineering, chemistry or physics.

717 * Integrated Optics U G 3
Standard Syllabus
Fundamentals of planar lightwave circuits and guided wave devices; propagation in anisotropic media; electrooptic and nonlinear optical effects; emerging concepts in RF photonics and nanobiotechnology.
Au Qtr (odd yrs). 3 cl. Prereq: 312 or grad standing.
Not open to students with credit for 694H (au06 and au08).

719 Electromagnetic Field Theory I U G 3
Standard Syllabus
Maxwell’s equations; constitutive relations; boundary conditions; wave equation; plane wave solutions in planar multilayered media; Doppler shift; vector potentials and fields of simple sources.
Au Qtr. 3 cl. Prereq: 312.

720 Low-Power Mixed-Signal VLSI Design U G 3
Standard Syllabus
Low voltage low power analog design for mixed analog/digital VLSI systems in CMOS technologies, OpAmps and comparators, sample and hold, switched capacitor filters, Nyquist and oversampling converters, decimation filters, applications in baseband wireless communications, integrated sensors.
Wi Qtr. 3 cl. Prereq: 323 or grad standing.

721 Digital VLSI Design U G 3
Standard Syllabus
Design and circuit analysis of basic VLSI structures such as adders and registers; custom macro-cell, bit slice, and re-use design concepts; physical layout design, layout parasitics extraction, use of VLSI layout design tools.
Sp Qtr. 3 cl. Prereq: 323 or grad standing.

722 Introduction to Analog Integrated Circuits U G 3
Standard Syllabus
Introduction to bipolar and MOS analog integrated circuit (IC) analysis and design. DC biasing for ICs, current sources, sinks and active loads, bandgap references, input and output stages, OpAmp architectures, nonlinear analog ICs. Computer simulation of Analog ICs.
Au Qtr. 3 cl. Prereq: 323 or grad standing.

723 Microwave Transistor Amplifiers and Oscillators Laboratory U G 4
Standard Syllabus
Design principles of microwave transistor amplifiers and oscillators; low-noise, power, and broadband amplifiers; and computer-aided design, microstrip realizations, and testing in the laboratory.
Wi Qtr. 3 cl, 1 3-hr lab. Prereq: 312 and 323; or grad standing.

724 Power Electronic Devices and Circuits II U G 3
Standard Syllabus
General model, operational principles, and application of high-frequency switching power converters.
Wi Qtr. 3 cl. Prereq: 341 and 624.

730 Fundamentals of Semiconductors for Microelectronics and Optoelectronics U G 3
Standard Syllabus
Crystal structure, semiconductor energy band structure, electron transport and carrier recombination, heterostructures, optical and dielectric properties, optical semiconductor devices.
Au Qtr. 3 cl. Prereq: 432 or equiv.

731 Fiber Optics U G 3
Standard Syllabus
Waveguiding in optical fibers, fiber losses, coupling and power launching, detectors, sources, noise, receiver and transmitter design, link analysis, introduction to fiber sensors.
Sp Qtr. 3 cl. Prereq: 312 and 323; or grad standing.

732 * Quantum Electron Devices: Lasers U G 3
Standard Syllabus
Atomic interaction with radiation, cavities with gain, pumping techniques, semiconductor lasers.
Au Qtr (odd years). 3 cl. Prereq: 432 and 312, or grad standing in engineering, chemistry, or physics.

734 * Silicon VLSI Process Technology U G 3
Standard Syllabus
Discrete and integrated circuit device design and silicon technologies, VLSI processing procedures, and device measurements for process development.
Sp Qtr (odd years). 3 cl. Prereq: 432.

735 * Compound Semiconductor Process Technology U G 3
Standard Syllabus
III-V compound semiconductor device fabrication technology; epitaxy, doping, bandgap engineering; GaAs and InP high speed devices and IC design approaches; testing and failure mechanisms.
Wi Qtr (even years). 3 cl. Prereq: 432.

736 * Electronic Surfaces and Interfaces U G 3
Standard Syllabus
Syllabus of this quarter
Physical principles governing electronic, chemical, and structural properties of semiconductor interfaces and the techniques available to characterize them.
Wi Qtr (odd years). 3 cl. Prereq: 331 or equivalent.
This course is no longer cross-listed in Physics.

737 * Photonics Laboratory U G 4
Standard Syllabus
Syllabus of this quarter
Experiments in photonics from among: fiber optics, liquid crystals, quantum devices, optical sensing, acousto-optics, lasers, solar cells, holography, and optical computing. Supplemental lecture.
Wi Qtr (odd years). 2 cl, 1 4-hr lab. Prereq: 312, and prereq or concur 432; or grad standing.

740 Electric Power System Analysis U G 3
Standard Syllabus
Syllabus of this quarter
A study of major components and steady state operation of electric power systems; network concepts, symmetrical components, asymmetrical systems, power flow, and system stability.
Au Qtr. 3 cl. Prereq: 341.

741 Electric Power System Protection U G 3
Standard Syllabus
A study of methods and devices used in system protection; protection systems, relay types, pilot wire and carrier systems, relay response, protection of machines, transformers, buses, and lines; instrument transformers; and modern trends in protection.
Wi Qtr. 3 cl. Prereq: 740.

743 Electromechanical Motion Devices U G 3
Standard Syllabus
Electromechanical energy conversion, dynamic models for control of electric machines, design and analysis of electromechanical motion devices.
Sp Qtr. 3 cl. Prereq: 351, and prereq or concur 341; or permission of instructor.

747 High Voltage Engineering and Laboratory I U G 4
Standard Syllabus
Dielectric strength and breakdown of gases, liquids, and solids, electric field design problems in power system equipment; laboratory study of high voltage insulation.
Wi Qtr. 3 cl, 1 2-hr lab. Prereq: 341.

750 Linear System Theory U G 3
Standard Syllabus
Canonical realization of transfer functions; state observability and controllability; state feedback and asymptotic observers; reduced order observers; direct transfer function design.
Au Qtr. 3 cl. Prereq: 352 and 551; or grad standing.

752 Feedback Control Systems U G 3
Standard Syllabus
Principles of feedback control, robustness, sensitivity and performance objectives, classical controller design methods, introduction to loop shaping and parameterization of stabilizing controllers.
Sp Qtr. 3 cl. Prereq: 551 or grad standing.

753 Applications of Control
Standard Syllabus
Modeling, analysis, and control design for important areas where control theory is applied.
Repeatable for different titled topics only.
ECE 753 is a generic course and you cannot sign up for it. You may sign up for 753.xx sections.

753.01 * Powertrain Control U G 4
Standard Syllabus
Classical and modern control methods applied to automotive powertrain systems; overview of production hardware; sensors and actuators; modeling for control.
Wi Qtr (odd years). 2 2-hr cl. Prereq: 551 or grad standing.

753.02 * Autonomy in Vehicles U G 3
Standard Syllabus
Autonomy in the context of modern vehicles; cruise control, anti-lock brake systems (ABS), steering control/lane keeping; introduction to automated highway systems (AHS).
Wi Qtr (even years). 3 cl. Prereq: 551 or grad standing.

754 Nonlinear Systems U G 3
Standard Syllabus
Analysis of nonlinear control systems; Lyapunov stability, numerical methods, phase-plane techniques, describing functions, and linearization via feedback.
Wi Qtr. 3 cl. Prereq: 551 or grad standing.

755 Digital Control Systems U G 3
Standard Syllabus
Difference equations, z-transforms, digital filtering, sampling quantization, analog-digital conversion; block diagramming to model digital and hybrid control systems.
Wi Qtr. 3 cl. Prereq: 551 or grad standing.

757 Control Interfacing and Design Laboratory U G 3
Standard Syllabus
Laboratory study of feedback control systems with experiments analyzing different types of plants, transducers, and control techniques; emphasis on real-time computer control.
Sp Qtr (even yrs). 2 cl, 1 4-hr lab. Prereq: 265, and 755 or 557; or grad standing.

758 * Control System Implementation Laboratory U G 3
Standard Syllabus
Laboratory study of advanced feedback control techniques as applied to nonlinear and multi-output systems under computer or microprocessor control.
Sp Qtr (odd years). 1 2-hr cl, 1 4-hr lab. Prereq: 557 or 755 or grad standing.

759 Numerical Optimization for Electrical Engineers U G 3
Standard Syllabus
Syllabus of this quarter
Numerical optimization techniques as applied to selected electrical engineering application areas.
Au Qtr. 3 cl. Prereq: 352. Not open to students with credit for 694U.

761 Switching Circuit Theory U G 3
Standard Syllabus
Minimization of multiple output combinational circuits, computer-aided design, state minimization, asynchronous sequential machines, state assignment, transient analysis.
Au Qtr. 3 cl. Prereq: 662 or CS&E 675.01.
Not offered 09-10.

762 Theory and Design of Digital Computers II U G 3
Standard Syllabus
Detailed design of major components of modern computer architecture; design of controllers, ALUs, floating point units, caches, and memory management units using a hardware description language.
Sp Qtr. 3 cl. Prereq: 561 or equiv, and 662 or CS&E 675.01 or equiv.

763 * Introduction to Real-Time Robotics Systems U G 3
Standard Syllabus
Syllabus of this quarter
Components of a Robot System, types, electronic system components, and analog-digital conversion; error analysis; hardware and software.
Au Qtr (odd years). 3 cl. Prereq: 265, 352, 323; or grad standing.

764 Functional Verification of Hardware Designs U G 3
Standard Syllabus
Techniques for verification of hardware designs; writing testbenches; verification of increasingly complex computer circuit designs provided by industry using simulation environments used in industry.
Sp Qtr. 2 cl, 1 3-hr lab Prereq: 762.

765 Microcomputer Structures U G 3
Standard Syllabus
An investigation of current microcomputer structures with emphasis on hardware implementation of I/O, direct memory access, interrupts, memory, and microprogramming.
Au Qtr. 3 cl. Prereq: 662.

766 Computer Interfacing and Protocols U G 3
Standard Syllabus
A hardware oriented course dealing with the electrical principles of computer interfaces for digital communication including time domain effects, serial/parallel interfaces, modems, and associated protocols.
Wi Qtr. 3 cl. Prereq: 561.

767 * Applied Use-Case-Driven Object-Oriented Analysis and Design for Engineers and Scientists U G 3
Standard Syllabus
Case study using incremental and iterative use-case-driven process of building object-oriented scientific and engineering software systems; analysis, design, UML modeling, design patterns.
Sp Qtr (odd years). 3 cl. Prereq: 668 or CS&E 668. Not open to students with credit for CS&E 767.
This course is cross-listed with CS&E 767.

769 * Applied Enterprise Distributed Computing for Engineers and U G 3
Standard Syllabus
Industry-standard technologies for enterprise distributed computing, especially in engineering and scientific contexts; Java-based technologies, XML, Web Services.
Sp Qtr (even years). 2, 1-1/2 hr cl. Prereq: CS&E 660; and ECE or CS&E 668. Not open to students with credit for ECE 694R or CSE 794R. This course is cross-listed with CS&E.

776 Reliability Engineering
Standard Syllabus
Engineering system reliability modeling and prediction; reliability of engineering devices, systems, and processes; study of practical applications.
Repeatable for different titled topics only. Cross-listed with ME 776 and ISE 776.
ECE 776 is a generic course and you cannot sign up for it. You may sign up for individual 776.xx sections offered.

776.01 Reliability Engineering I U G 4
Standard Syllabus
Engineering system reliability modeling and prediction; reliability of programmable devices and human reliability; reliability and risk management of engineering systems.
Au Qtr. 2, 2hr cl. Prereq: 351 or ME 481 or ISE 509 or grad standing.
Taught by ME.

776.02 Reliability Engineering II U G 4
Standard Syllabus
Reliability of mechanical and electrical devices, systems, and engineering processes.
Wi Qtr. 2, 2hr cl. Prereq: 776.01 or Ind Eng 776.01 or Mech Eng 776.01 or permission of instructor.
Taught by ME.

776.03 Reliability Engineering Applications U G 1
Standard Syllabus
Study and design of a complete reliability program for a selected engineering system.
Wi Qtr. 1 cl. Prereq or concur: 776.02 or Ind Eng 776.02 or Mech Eng 776.02 or permission of instructor.
Taught by ME.

779 Introduction to Neural Networks U G 3
Standard Syllabus
Survey of fundamental methods and techniques of artificial neural networks: single and multi-layer networks; associative memory and statistical networks; supervised and unsupervised learning.
Wi Qtr. 3 cl. Prereq: 600 or 662 or CS&E 630 or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for CS&E 779. Cross-listed in Computer Science & Engineering.

783H Honors Program Research U G 1-3
Standard Syllabus
Honors program students are offered the opportunity to pursue independent distinction project/research. Student presentations and thesis writing included.
Su, Au, Wi, Sp Qtrs. Arr. Prereq: Sr standing in Elec & Cmptr Eng, minimum CPHR of 3.4, and permission of instructor. Open only to Elec & Cmptr Eng undergrad students and students in BS/MS program. Repeatable to a maximum of 6 cr hrs. This course is really numbered H783, but for the purposes of this web page we will call it 783H.

793 Individual Studies in Electrical and Computer Engineering U G 1-18
Standard Syllabus
Su, Au, Wi, Sp Qtrs. Repeatable to a maximum of 18 cr hrs. Offered Su Qtr. subject to faculty availability. This course is graded S/U.
For undergraduate students, only 3 hours of 693, 699, and 793 (total) credits may count as technical electives.

800 * Stochastic Digital Signal Processing G 3
Standard Syllabus
Signal processing techniques for stochastic signals. Vector space methods, optimal filtering and prediction, parametric and nonparametric estimation; harmonic retrieval; applications.
Sp Qtr (odd years). 3 cl. Prereq: 700 and 805.

801 Advanced Topics in Signal Processing G
Standard Syllabus
Topics are selected to prepare graduate students for research and application to current problems in the field.
Repeatable for different titled topics only.
ECE 801 is a generic course and you cannot sign up for it. You may sign up for 801.xx sections.

801.01 * Adaptive Filtering G 3
Standard Syllabus
Theory and application of adaptive filtering algorithms; LMS and RLS and their variants; convergence and tracking properties.
Au Qtr (odd years). 3 cl. Prereq: 650 or 805; 750 or Math 601. Not open to students with credit for 894A.
Not offered 09-10.

801.02 * Information Theory G 3
Standard Syllabus
Mathematical models for channels and sources: entropy, information, data compression, channel capacity, Shannon's theorems, rate distortion theory.
Wi Qtr (odd years). 3 cl. Prereq: 804. Not open to students with credit for 894I.

802 * Digital Speech Processing Systems G 3
Standard Syllabus
The rapid rise of multimedia and cellular communications has led to widespread use of digital voice processing. This course is designed to prepare graduate students for research in this area.
Au Qtr (even years). 3 cl. Prereq: 600 and 804.

803 * Coding Theory G 3
Standard Syllabus
Error detection and correction codes for communications and data storage, finite fields and polynomial algebra, linear codes, Hamming and Reed-Mueller codes, cyclic codes, burst error correction codes, interleaving, Fire codes, and Reed-Solomon codes.
Wi Qtr (even years). 3 cl. Prereq: 804.

804 Random Signal Analysis G 3
Standard Syllabus
Probability, random variables, and random vectors for analysis and research in electrical engineering. Distribution functions and densities, expectation, characteristic functions, functions of random variables, random vectors and sequences, stochastic convergence.
Au Qtr. 3 cl. Prereq: 352 or equiv; Stat 427 or Math 530 or equiv.

805 Random Processes and Applications G 3
Standard Syllabus
Syllabus of this quarter
Random processes; autocorrelation and cross-correlation functions; energy and power spectral densities; mean- square calculus; minimum mean squared error signal estimators; optimal filtering; random processes as inputs to linear systems; applications to communications and signal processing.
Wi Qtr. 3 cl. Prereq: 804.

806 Signal Detection and Estimation G 3
Standard Syllabus
Binary and M-ary decision theory; Bayes, minimax, ideal, and Neyman-Pearson detectors; maximum likelihood and maximum a posteriori estimation; and receiver operating characteristics.
Sp Qtr. 3 cl. Prereq: 805.

807 * Advanced Communication Theory I G 3
Standard Syllabus
Advanced topics in wireless communication systems. Topics are selected to prepare graduate students for research and application to current problems in the field.
Sp Qtr (odd years). 3 cl. Prereq: 809.

808 * Advanced Communication Theory II G 3
Standard Syllabus
Advanced topics in communication theory. Topics are selected to prepare graduate students for research and application to current problems in the field.
Au Qtr (even years). 3 cl. Prereq: 806.

809 Digital Communication Theory G 3
Standard Syllabus
A study of digital communications theory with emphasis on performance, spectral characteristics, and complexity. Statistical decision theory is applied to digital communications problems.
Sp Qtr. 3 cl. Prereq or concur: 806.

810 Electromagnetic Field Theory II G 3
Standard Syllabus
Electromagnetic field theorems with applications; separable guided wave and scattering boundary value problems; one-dimensional Green’s functions with applications; multi-conductor transmission lines.
Wi Qtr. 3 cl. Prereq: 719.

811 Electromagnetic Field Theory III G 3
Standard Syllabus
Multi-dimensional potential Green’s functions for solving separable electromagnetic problems with arbitrary excitation; integral equation formulation for more general wave problems of practical interest.
Sp Qtr. 3 cl. Prereq: 810.

812 * Electromagnetic Guided Waves G 3
Standard Syllabus
Rigorous treatment of electromagnetic guided waves in various types of planar transmission lines and waveguides, magnetized ferrites and semiconductors as well as photonic crystals.
Sp Qtr (odd years). 3 cl. Prereq: 719 or equiv.

813 * Finite Elements for Electromagnetics G 3
Standard Syllabus
A study of finite element methods from the viewpoint of researchers in electromagnetics.
Wi Qtr (even years). 2 1.5-hr cl. Prereq: 715.

814 * Method of Moments in Electromagnetics G 3
Standard Syllabus
Method of Moments solution of integral equations of electromagnetic radiation and scattering; applications to conducting and material bodies, apertures, thin wires, microstrip, etc.
Sp Qtr (even years). 3 cl. Prereq: 715.

815 * Advanced Antenna Theory G 3
Standard Syllabus
Mutual impedance; moment method, aperture antennas; ground plane effects; horn and reflector antennas; pattern synthesis; antenna measurements.
Au Qtr (even years). 3 cl. Prereq: 810.

816 * Electromagnetic Scattering from Random Media and Rough G 3
Standard Syllabus
Analytical theories of scattering from statistically described media; independent scattering, radiative transfer, and analytical wave theory. Physical optics and perturbation theories of rough surface scattering.
Sp Qtr (odd years). 3 cl. Prereq: 810. Not open to students with credit for 894J.

817 * Discrete Electromagnetics G 3
Standard Syllabus
Discretization techniques for Maxwell equations, and associated numerical methods, with emphasis on finite difference, finite volumes, and finite elements.
Wi Qtr (odd years). 3 cl. Prereq: 715. Not open to students with credit for 894K.

819 * Advanced Electromagnetic Theory G 3
Standard Syllabus
Use of asymptotic methods to obtain high-frequency solutions; geometrical optics and the propagation through inhomogeneous media; geometrical theory of diffraction and its application to antenna and scattering problems.
Au Qtr (odd years). 3 cl. Prereq: 811.

820 Analog VLSI Design G 3
Standard Syllabus
Introduction to analog VLSI design with emphasis on the hardware implementation of analog signal processing VLSI circuits and systems.
Sp Qtr. 3 cl. Prereq: 720, and prereq or concur 721; or grad standing.

831 * Semiconductor Device Theory G 3
Standard Syllabus
Basic semiconductor device current equations, measurement and analysis of interface states, advanced p-n junction theory, avalanche breakdown, metal-semiconductor contacts, MIS capacitors, and short channel devices.
Wi Qtr (even years). 3 cl. Prereq: 730 or equiv.

832 * High-Speed Semiconductor Devices G 3
Standard Syllabus
Syllabus of this quarter
Principles underlying the operation and application of high-speed solid-state active devices, electron transport in high fields, Gunn effect, superlattices, heterostructures, and modulation doped devices.
Sp Qtr (even years). 3 cl. Prereq: 730 or equiv.

833 * Optical Effects in Materials and Devices G 3
Standard Syllabus
Syllabus of this quarter
Interaction of light with crystals, polarization electrooptics, acoustoptics, optical properties of nanoscale structures and effects on energy harvesting, quantum cascade lasers, photonic band gaps.
Wi Qtr (odd years). 3 cl. Prereq: Grad standing in engineering, chemistry, or physics.

835 Special Topics in Nanostructure Devices
Standard Syllabus
Fundamental electronic, optical and physical properties of nanostructures; application of nanostructure science to enable novel semiconductor devices for advanced optoelectronics, photonics, and electronics.
Repeatable for different titled topics only.
ECE 835 is a generic course and you cannot sign up for it. You may sign up for individual 835.xx sections offered.

835.01 * Advanced Photovoltaics G 3
Standard Syllabus
Fundamentals of nanostructured semiconductors for photovoltaics; space solar cells; optoelectronic properties of semiconductors; physics, operation, and design of compound semiconductor solar cells.
Wi Qtr (odd years). 3 cl. Prereq: 730.

835.02 * Special Topics on Organic Conducting Devices G 3
Standard Syllabus
Latest developments in organic conducting polymer devices; lectures followed by student paper discussion; papers are gathered based upon discussion and assignment and shared with class.
Wi Qtr (even years). 1 3-hr cl Prereq: 432.

835.03 * Nanoscale Structures and Devices G 3
Standard Syllabus
Fundamentals and technology of nanostructures and the relevant devices; Engineering and physics of new devices, confined structures in two, one, and zero three dimensions, and their effects on more traditional devices are covered.
Wi Qtr (odd years). 2, 1.5-hr cl Prereq: 730.

842 * Power System Stability and Control G 3
Standard Syllabus
Control and transient stability of power system; excitation system; state estimation; advanced topics.
Au Qtr (odd years). 3 cl. Prereq: 740 or permission of instructor.

844 * Application of Power Electronic Circuits in Electric Power Systems G 3
Standard Syllabus
Advanced static VAR compensation, system stability enhancement, harmonic minimization, etc., by power electronic means will be discussed.
Sp Qtr (even years). 3 cl. Prereq: 624 and 740, or permission of instructor.

845 * Electromechanical System Identification G 3
Standard Syllabus
Electromechanical systems, model building, least-squares, output error and maximum likelihood estimation.
Sp Qtr (even years). 3 cl. Prereq: 650 and 743.

850 * Theory and Design of Feedback Control Systems G 3
Standard Syllabus
Linear feedback theory, stability, the quadratic regulator, output feedback pole placement and design of servocompensators, and CAD techniques for control systems.
Wi Qtr (even years). 3 cl. Prereq: 750.

851 * Stochastic Estimation and Control Systems G 3
Standard Syllabus
Synthesis of systems, both linear and nonlinear, with random inputs; advanced topics.
Wi Qtr (even years). 3 cl. Prereq: 750, and 650 or 805.

852 * Adaptive Control G 3
Standard Syllabus
Model reference adaptive control, direct and indirect methods, robustness issues, applications.
Sp Qtr (even years). 3 cl. Prereq: 750, 752, and 754.

854 * Optimal Control Theory G 3
Standard Syllabus
Optimal control by dynamic programming, Pontryagin's maximum principle and variational methods; minimum time, energy, and fuel problems for linear continuous and discrete systems.
Wi Qtr (odd years). 3 cl. Prereq: 750 or permission of instructor.

855 * Large Scale Systems G 3
Standard Syllabus
Computational methods in optimal control and large scale dynamical systems; decentralization, hierarchy and their effects on modelling, stability analysis, and optimal controller design and implementation.
Au Qtr (even years). 3 cl. Prereq: 850.

856 * Advanced Feedback Control G 3
Standard Syllabus
Input-output methods, modern frequency domain analysis and design techniques, Youla parametrization, and H2 and H-infinity optimization.
Wi Qtr (odd years). 3 cl. Prereq: 752 and 850; or permission of instructor.

857 * Nonlinear Control Systems G 3
Standard Syllabus
Input-output and input-to-state analysis and feedback control of nonlinear systems. Stabilization via full and partial state feedback. Robust stabilization. Nonlinear gain assignment.
Sp Qtr (odd years). 3 cl. Prereq: 754. Not open to students with credit for 894H.

858 * Systems Biology of Decision Making G 3
Standard Syllabus
Mathematical modeling and analysis of individual and group decision making; ecology and evolution of decision making; examples from social insects and humans; bioinspired engineering design.
Sp Qtr (odd years). 2 1.5-hr cl. Prereq: 750 and 754.

859 * Sliding Mode Control in Electro-Mechanical Systems G 3
Standard Syllabus
Sliding mode control for decoupling of the design procedure and low sensitivity with respect to uncertainties, and application to control of electromechanical systems.
Au Qtr (odd years). 3 cl. Prereq: 551 or ME 571. Cross-listed in Mechanical Engineering.
Not offered 09-10.

861 Computer Communication Networks I G 3
Standard Syllabus
A foundational and analytical understanding of network architecture, error control, queuing analysis, and network dimensioning.
Wi Qtr. 3 cl. Prereq: Math 530 or Stat 428 or Stat 520 or ECE 804 or permission of instructor.
Cross-listed with CS&E. Not open to students with credit for 894G. Proposed as new course for Wi10.

862 Computer Communication Networks II G 3
Standard Syllabus
Foundational understanding of network analysis, routing, control, multi-access, and their examples in the context of the existing communication networks.
Sp Qtr. 3 cl. Prereq: 861 or permission of instructor.
Cross-listed with CS&E. Not open to students with credit for 894J. Proposed as new course for Sp10.

863 Computer Vision G 3
Standard Syllabus
Computer vision systems, image models, edge detection, feature extraction, shape representation, morphology, structural descriptions, object modeling, matching, knowledge bases, semantic knowledge, architectures, and depth perception.
Sp Qtr. 3 cl. Prereq: 707 or permission of instructor.

864 Advanced Computer Design G 3
Standard Syllabus
Parallel computer architectures, pipeline design, multiprocessor design, interprocessor communication, case studies and application examples.
Wi Qtr. 3 cl. Prereq: 662.

866 * Multisensor Integration for Intelligent Systems G 3
Standard Syllabus
Physical sensing devices, multisensor interface, sensor data fusion, object recognition by multisensor integration, and system organization for multisensor integration.
Au Qtr (even years). 3 cl. Prereq: 662, 763, Math 530 or Stat 427 or equiv, and CS&E 660.

867 * Design of Advanced Data Networks G 3
Standard Syllabus
Recent advances in design and implementation of advanced data networks; consists of in-depth study on network protocols/algorithms and discussion on protocol implementation with software system building.
Au Qtr (odd years). 3 cl. Prereq: 701 or CS&E 677.
Not offered 09-10.

874 * Pattern Recognition G 3
Standard Syllabus
Fundamentals of pattern recognition techniques and their application to electrical and computer engineering problems, cognitive neuroscience and bioinformatics.
Sp Qtr (odd years). 3 cl. Prereq: 804 or 707 or CS&E 730. Not open to students with credit for 894T.

881 Seminar in Electrical Engineering G 1-3
Standard Syllabus
Su, Au, Wi, Sp Qtrs. 1-3 cl. Prereq: Permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 18 cr hrs. This course is graded S/U.

888 Open Graduate Seminar G 1-3
Standard Syllabus
As an introduction to potential research areas, students will attend OSU sponsored talks relevant to topics in Electrical Engineering and critique them by written reports.
Su, Au, Wi, Sp Qtrs. Arr. Prereq: Grad standing in elec eng. Repeatable to a maximum of 6 cr hrs. This course is graded S/U.
The credit earned for this class will not be counted as part of the hour requirement for the Masters degree, nor can it be used as any part of the three areas of emphasis on the PhD Plan of Study.

891 Interdisciplinary Seminar
Standard Syllabus
Graduate seminars for graduate interdisciplinary studies.
ECE 891 is a generic course and you cannot sign up for it. You may sign up for 891.xx sections.

891.01 Interdisciplinary Seminar on Biomedical Images G 1-2
Standard Syllabus
Graduate seminars for Graduate Interdisciplinary Specialization in Comprehensive Engineering and Science of Medical Images.
Au, Wi, Sp Qtrs. 1 cl. Prereq: Grad standing. Repeatable to a maximum of 3 credit hours. Cross-listed in Biomed E, CS&E, Stat, Vis Sci, IBGP, Biophys, Pathol, Radiolgy, and Biom Inf.

894 Group Studies in Electrical Engineering G 1-18
Standard Syllabus
Au, Wi, Sp Qtrs. Repeatable to a maximum of 18 cr hrs.
ECE 894 is really a trial offering of a new course. These courses often introduce students to new technologies and meet a need in Elec & Cmptr Eng education. Look for postings on bulletin board for additional information.

894Q * Discrete Stochastic Processes G 3
Standard Syllabus
Stochastic processes in discrete time or space for electrical engineering. Renewal theory, Markov chains and processes, dynamic programming, basic large deviations theory and martingales.
Wi Qtr (even yrs). 2, 1.5-hr cl ECE 804 or permission of instructor.
First offering proposed for Winter 2010.

999 Research in Electrical Engineering G 1-18
Standard Syllabus
Research for thesis or dissertation purposes only.
Su, Au, Wi, Sp Qtrs. This course is graded S/U. Repeatable.