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ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING GRADUATE COURSES IN
ELECTROMAGNETICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS
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ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING - ELE
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| ELE 521,522, ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING PROJECTS. |
Approved investigation of problem under direction of a member of the staff. (May be repeated for credit). (3, 3).
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| ELE 523. MICROWAVE ENGINEERING. |
Microwave integrated circuits, scattering matrix description of microwave circuit elements, computer analysis of cascade two-ports, microwave semiconductor devices. Prerequisite: ELE 441. (3).
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| ELE 525. INTRODUCTION TO ANTENNAS. |
Linear antennas and use of computer programs for analysis and design. Arrays of antennas, beam shaping methods, and mathematical techniques. Prerequisite: ELE 441. (3).
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| ELE 533. ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES OF MATERIALS. |
Theories of electron/atom interactions and electron transport are examined to explain the electronic properties of solids. Junctions, magnetic and optical properties also are discussed with special emphasis on semiconducting materials. (3).
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| ELE 561. MICROWAVE CIRCUIT DESIGN. |
Design projects on passive and active microwave circuits (self-paced). Prerequisite: ELE 433, 523 or consent of instructor. (6 lab hours). (2).
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TELECOMMUNICATIONS -TC
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| TC 561. FOUNDATIONS OF COMMUNICATIONS. |
A theoretical foundation for the analysis and design of communications systems. Fourier analysis, Nyquist sampling theorem, and the Shannon Channel Capacity theorem. Analog and digital modulation techniques including amplitude, frequency, and pulse code modulation, etc. (3).
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| TC 529. TELEVISIONS SYSTEMS I. |
The history of televisions will be presented. Early approaches to imagery transmission will be covered. The emergence of the NTSC standard for black-and-white TV will be emphasized, as will the compromise leading to color TV. Fundamentals of TV engineering will be covered. Prerequisites: PS 362; TC 409 or consent of instructor. (3).
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| TC 531. ADVANCED SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS. |
Detailed consideration of the technical aspects of satellite communications including microwave link engineering, multiple access and modulation techniques used in modern satellites as well as the logistics involved in developing and launching telecommunications satellites. Prerequisites: TC 431 or equivalent . (3).
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| TC 533. ADVANCED OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS. |
Detailed consideration of the technical aspects of optical communications systems including light wave system components, proponents, propagation, loss by dispersion and absorption, and systems measures (i.e., signal-to-noise ratio). Prerequisites: TC 433. (3).
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| TC 534. WIRELESS MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS. |
Focuses on today's modern cellular and personal communications systems, satellite-based systems, and their technical and regulatory aspects. The technical aspects include modulation techniques, propagation characteristics, bit error rate, and multipath. Prerequisites: TC 491. (3).
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| TC 535. DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS. |
Introduction to digitization ans transmission of voice, including the most common voice digitization algorithms, multiplexing, and modulation. Network management, including timing, synchronization, and control are included. An introduction to ISDN and B-ISDN is provided. (3).
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| TC 585. MULTIMEDIA TECHNOLOGIES I. |
Introduction to the technologies and applications of what is called multimedia in the telecommunications and computer industries. The laser and compact discs are introduced as adjuncts to the computer. Interactive uses are defined and demonstrated. Prerequisites: TC 409. (3).
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ENGINEERING - ENGR
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| ENGR 610. DATA COMMUNICATIONS PROTOCOLS. |
Introduction to modern protocols. Layering of communication processes including the OSI model, TCP/IP. Standard communications functions and how they are achieved under the framework of these protocols. Performance analysis and error control. (3).
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| ENGR 618. CODING FOR ERROR CODE. |
This course provides a working knowledge of the use of codes to minimize error in the transmission of data using block and convolutional codes. Prerequisites: TC 491 (Digital Comm.), CSCI 361, MATH 264, Probability/Statistics. (3).
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| ENGR 619. ADVANCED MICROWAVE MEASUREMENTS. |
Modern microwave measurement techniques for passive and active microwave circuits, materials scatters and antennas. Prerequisite: ENGR 621 or consent of instructor. (3).
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| ENGR 621. ADVANCED ELECTRODYNAMICS. |
Boundary-value problems. Green's functions, general transmission systems, coupled transmission systems, microwave optics, scattering. Prerequisite: ELECTROMAGNETICS E 441. (3).
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| ENGR 622. ADVANCED ELECTROMAGNETIC THEORY. |
Lectures on recent developments in electromagnetic theory. Prerequisite: ENGR 621. (3).
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| ENGR 623. PASSIVE MICROWAVE CIRCUITS. |
Guided electromagnetic waves, linear multiports, computer analysis and optimization of microwave circuits, multiconductor transmission lines, filters. Prerequisite: ELECTROMAGNETICS E 441. (3).
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| ENGR 624. ACTIVE MICROWAVE CIRCUITS. |
Microwave semiconductors sources, noise in linear circuits, microwave transistor amplifiers, parametric amplifiers, theory of nonlinear oscillators. Prerequisite: ENGR 623. (3).
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| ENGR 625. ANTENNAS. |
Aperture antennas, array synthesis, linear antennas, thin-wire antennas, traveling-wave antennas, frequency independent antennas; reciprocity principle and receiving antennas. Prerequisite: ELECTROMAGNETICS E 525. (3).
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| ENGR 627. RAY METHODS IN ELECTROMAGNETICS. |
Application of the Geometric Theory of Diffraction (GTD) to electromagnetic scattering problems, scattering from a half plane, reflection from planar and curved surfaces, diffraction from straight and curved edges and wedges. Prerequisite: ENGR 621. (2-3).
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| ENGR 628. NUMERICAL METHODS IN ELECTROMAGNETICS. |
Integral equation formulation for static and dynamic electromagnetic fields, method of moments solution techniques, subdomain and entire-domain basis sets, testing procedures, Galerkin's Method, radiation and scattering. Prerequisite: ENGR 621. (3).
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| ENGR 629. TELEVISIONS SYSTEMS II. |
Current practice and future development in TV, especially High Definition TV. Techniques of scanning, resolution, waveform design, and modulation, as well as regulatory aspects of television, will be covered. Prospects of commercialization of HDTV will be discussed. Prerequisite: PS 362, TC 409 or consent of instructor. (3).
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| ENGR 661. COMPUTER NETWORKS II. |
Continued analysis of loosely coupled computer communication, constraints on intercomputer communication, communication protocols, and network services. LAN data link protocols, transport services and other high-level network functions are examined in detail. Prerequisite: CSCI 361 and CSCI 561 or consent of instructor. (3).
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| ENGR 686. MULTIMEDIA TECHNOLOGIES II. |
The design of appropriate instructional material using interactive video production techniques including sound and graphics. Technical analysis of requirements and design tradeoffs. The economics of video disc production will be discussed. Prerequisite: TC 409, ENGR 585. (3).
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| ENGR 687. SPECIAL FUNCTIONS FOR APPLICATIONS. |
Polynomials, basic special functions, series and integral solutions of differential equations, asymptotic methods, properties of major special functions, applications. (3).
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| ENGR 688. CURRENT ISSUES IN TELECOMMUNICATIONS. |
Survey of modern communications systems, practices, technology, business applications, and regulatory issues. Wireless systems, protocols, problems in propagation, spectral allocation, and modulation techniques. Asynchronous Transfer Mode and B-ISDN. Use of satellites for personal communications. Prerequisites: TC 501 and TC 534 or equivalent. (3).
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| ENGR 691. SPECIAL TOPICS IN ENGINEERING SCIENCE. |
(May be repeated for credit). (1-3).
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| ENGR 693. RESEARCH TOPICS IN ENGINEERING SCIENCE. |
Individual research in selected areas of interest. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. (May be repeated for credit). (1-3).
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| ENGR 695. SEMINAR. |
Presentation of papers by faculty, visiting lecturers, and graduate students. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. (May be repeated for credit). (1).
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| ENGR 697. THESIS. |
(1-12).
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| ENGR 699. SPECIAL PROJECTS IN ENGINEERING SCIENCE. |
Individual design or research projects in selected areas of interest. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. (May be repeated for credit). (1-6).
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| ENGR 729. SPECIAL TOPICS IN ELECTROMAGNETIC THEORY. |
(May be repeated for credit). (1-3).
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| ENGR 797. DISSERTATION. |
(1-18).
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ENGINEERING - ENGS
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| ENGS 606. COMPUTER NETWORKS. |
Analysis of loosely coupled computer communication; communication protocols and network services; an open systems interconnection model is presented and compared to selected examples of computer networks (for computer engineering/telecommunications majors). Prerequisite: ENGR 501, TC 501 or equivalent.
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| ENGS 610. TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORK ENGINEERING. |
Team design project developed in cooperation with industry. Students accomplish the design and document the results in a report and in an oral presentation. Prerequisite: ENGR 653, ENGS 603, and ENGS 606. (3).
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| ENGS 627. APPLIED PROBABILITY MODELING. |
Concepts of probability modeling for applications. Fundamental of statistical experiments, events, probability laws, conditional probability, random variables, expectation and conditional expectation, introduction to and applications of Markov chains, papers from literature. (Same as FIN 642). Prerequisites: MATH 264, Unified Calculus; MATH 353, Differential Equations; graduate standing. (3).
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| ENGS 633. MICROWAVE FILTERS. |
Error correction for microwave network analyzers. Multiconductor transmission lines, voltage, current eigenvectors. Lumped element filter prototypes, commensurate filters, impedance inverters. Prerequisites: ENGR 623. (2).
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OTHER RELATED GRADUATE COURSES OF INTEREST
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| ENGR 590. FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS I. |
Basic concepts and principles of the finite element method; discretization and interpolation techniques; element formulations; applications for analysis of engineering problems. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. (3).
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| ENGR 593, 594. APPROXIMATE METHODS OF ENGINEERING ANALYSIS I, II. |
Application of approximate methods to solve boundary value problems and Eigen value problems; variational principles and numerical methods: finite difference, finite element, computer simulation. Prerequisite: MATH 353 or consent of instructor. (3, 3).
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| ENGR 690. FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS II. |
Three-dimensional element formulations; nonlinear analysis; dynamic response, time-dependent behavior; advanced mesh-generation techniques. Prerequisite: ENGR 590 or equivalent. (3).
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| PHYSICS 521. ACOUSTICS. |
Mathematical description of sound propagation with various boundary conditions. Prerequisite: PHYS 401, PHYS 402. (3).
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| PHYSICS 522. ACOUSTICS LABORATORY. |
A laboratory course to complement an acoustics lecture course; emphasis on a study of wave phenomena and acoustical measurements. Pre- or corequisite: PHYS 521. (1).
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| PHYSICS 532. ADVANCED ACOUSTICS LABORATORY. |
Advanced laboratory projects in acoustics involving experiments in sound measurement and analysis, vibration, transducers, architectural and underwater acoustics. Prerequisite: PHYS 521 or consent of instructor. (3).
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| PHYSICS 605. ADVANCED ACOUSTICS. |
Advanced course in theoretical acoustics. The course will treat the acoustic wave equations for a variety of actual physical situations. Prerequisites: successful completion of PHYS 521 or consent of instructor.
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| PHYSICS 611,612. QUANTUM MECHANICS. |
Advanced problems in quantum theory; scattering phenomena, spectra, chemical binding. Prerequisite or corequisite: PHYS 609, PHYS 610, PHYS 617, PHYS 618. (3, 3).
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| PHYSICS 621,622. ADVANCED ELECTROMAGNETIC THEORY. |
Electromagnetic waves, scattering and dispersion, and advanced boundary value problems. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. (3, 3).
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| MATH 519. MATRICES. |
Basic matrix theory, eigenvalues, eigenvectors, normal and Hermitian matrices, similarity, Sylvester's Law of Inertia, normal forms, functions of matrices. (3).
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| MATH 520. LINEAR ALGEBRA. |
An introduction to vector spaces and linear transformations; eigenvalues and the spectral theorem. (3).
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| MATH 555, 556. ADVANCED CALCULUS I, II. |
Limits, continuity, power series, partial differentiation, multiple definite integrals, improper integrals, line integrals; applications. (3, 3).
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| MATH 655, 656. |
THEORY OF FUNCTIONS OF COMPLEX VARIABLES I, II. Complex functions; mappings, integration theory, entire functions; topics of current interest. (3, 3).
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| MATH 669. PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS I. |
Classical theories of wave and heat equations. Prerequisite: MATH 353 or MATH 555. (3).
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| MATH 670. PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS II. |
Hilbert space methods for boundary value problems. Prerequisite: MATH 669. (3).
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