2017-2018 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
    May 18, 2024  
2017-2018 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions


Course descriptions are arranged alphabetically by the course prefix codes as listed below. For the purpose of brevity, course descriptions do not follow traditional rules of grammar and may consist of sentence fragments. 

 

English

  
  • ENGL 4482 - Special Topics


    Prerequisite: ENGL 1110  or ENGL 1112  or ENGL 1113 . Special topics in literature, speaking, or writing. 3 credits
  
  • ENGL 4483 - Special Topics


    Prerequisite: ENGL 1110  or ENGL 1112  or ENGL 1113 . Special topics in literature, speaking, or writing. 3 credits
  
  • ENGL 4484 - Special Topics


    Prerequisite: ENGL 1110   or ENGL 1112  or ENGL 1113 . Special topics in literature, speaking, or writing. 3 credits
  
  • ENGL 4485 - Special Topics


    Prerequisite: ENGL 1110  or ENGL 1112  or ENGL 1113 . Special topics in literature, speaking, or writing. 3 credits
  
  • ENGL 4486 - Special Topics


    Prerequisite: ENGL 1110  or ENGL 1112  or ENGL 1113 . Special topics in literature, speaking, or writing. 3 credits
  
  • ENGL 4487 - Special Topics


    Prerequisite: ENGL 1110  or ENGL 1112  or ENGL 1113 . Special topics in literature, speaking, or writing. 3 credits
  
  • ENGL 4488 - Special Topics


    Prerequisite: ENGL 1110  or ENGL 1112  or ENGL 1113 . Special topics in literature, speaking, or writing. 3 credits
  
  • ENGL 4489 - Special Topics


    Prerequisite: ENGL 1110  or ENGL 1112  or ENGL 1113 . Special topics in literature, speaking, or writing. 3 credits
  
  • ENGL 4490 - Special Topics


    Prerequisite: ENGL 1110  or ENGL 1112  or ENGL 1113 . Special topics in literature, speaking, or writing. 3 credits
  
  • ENGL 4491 - Special Topics


    Prerequisite: ENGL 1110  or ENGL 1112  or ENGL 1113 . Special topics in literature, speaking, or writing. 3 credits
  
  • ENGL 4492 - Special Topics


    Prerequisite: ENGL 1110  or ENGL 1112  or ENGL 1113 . Special topics in literature, speaking, or writing. 3 credits
  
  • ENGL 4493 - Special Topics


    Prerequisite: ENGL 1110  or ENGL 1112  or ENGL 1113 . Special topics in literature, speaking, or writing. 3 credits
  
  • ENGL 4494 - Special Topics


    Prerequisite: ENGL 1110  or ENGL 1112  orENGL 1113 . Special topics in literature, speaking, or writing. 3 credits
  
  • ENGL 4495 - Special Topics


    Prerequisite: ENGL 1110  or ENGL 1112  or ENGL 1113 . Special topics in literature, speaking, or writing. 3 credits
  
  • ENGL 4496 - Special Topics


    Prerequisite: ENGL 1110  or ENGL 1112  or ENGL 1113 . Special topics in literature, speaking, or writing. 3 credits
  
  • ENGL 4497 - Special Topics


    Prerequisite: ENGL 1110  or ENGL 1112  or ENGL 1113 . Special topics in literature, speaking, or writing. 3 credits
  
  • ENGL 4498 - Special Topics


    Prerequisite: ENGL 1110  or ENGL 1112  or ENGL 1113 . Special topics in literature, speaking, or writing. 3 credits
  
  • ENGL 4593 - Honors Thesis: English


    Students in this course will complete their Honors Thesis in consultation with their Honors Thesis advisor. 3.00 credits
  
  • ENGL 4599 - Independent Study


    ENGL 1105   and ENGL 1110  or ENGL 1112  or ENGL 1113 . Prerequisites: consent of the instructor and the chair of the department; restricted to junior and senior English majors who have at least a 3.0 quality point ratio. Opportunity for the student, under the direction of a faculty member, to explore an area of interest. This course must be initiated by the student. 1-3 credit hours. 3 credits

Engineering and Applied Science

  
  • EASC 1101 - Short Engineering Reports


    Prerequisite: ENGL 1105  or ENGL 1106  or ENGL 1112 or ENGL 1113 or higher (may be taken concurrently); co-requisite: EASC 1112  .  EASC1101 is a 1-credit course in the Project to Integrate Technical Communication Habits (PITCH), with a focus on the development of short engineering reports to convey technical information to a variety of audiences. Topics include report organization, consideration of the audience, appropriate content, effective data presentations and writing effective introductions and conclusions. Principles of Clarity, Organization, Precision and Economy (COPE) are emphasized. Student work is reviewed by both peers and the instructor. Students use feedback to  revise and resubmit work. The course is taught in online format and is closely integrated with EASC1112 Methods of Engineering Analysis. 3 credits
  
  • EASC 1103 - Fundamentals of Engineering


    Scientific and technological developments and their implications for the future of society. Prospects and problems in communications, energy sources, automation, transportation, and other technologies. Use and control of technological resources for public benefit. 3 credits
  
  • EASC 1107 - Introduction to Engineering


    Prerequisite: MATH 1115  or higher (may be taken concurrently). Students are introduced to the engineering disciplines and fundamental engineering concepts through hands-on, team-based projects. They will gain experience using basic engineering tools to model and design systems. Professional skills development includes teamwork, technical communication using drawings, and writing technical memos. 3 credits
  
  • EASC 1108 - Engineering Workshop


    Prerequisite: MATH 1115  (may be taken concurrently) An introduction to the use of elementary statistics and basic computer modeling for engineering problem-solving. Computer packages used may include spreadsheets, databases, math packages, and drafting. 1 credits
  
  • EASC 1109 - Project Planning and Development


    Prerequisite: MATH 1110   or higher (may be taken concurrently) Students develop the skills required to successfully plan and implement selected projects within budgetary and time constraints using project management software. Projects use LabVIEW© programming for data acquisition and control and CAD tools and presentation software for technical communication of design information. Students gain proficiency in each of these three areas as they are applied to a series of projects spanning the course. 2 credits
  
  • EASC 1112 - Methods of Engineering Analysis


    Prerequisites: CHEM 1115 , EASC 1107 , ENGL 1105  or ENGL 1112  or ENGL 1113   or higher (may be taken concurrently), MATH 1117  or higher (may be taken concurrently). Students will be introduced to typical problems encountered in various branches of engineering using a case-study approach. They will gain experience using computer tools to solve these problems numerically. Skill will be developed in a spreadsheet environment, and the fundamentals of programming will be presented. Applications involve use of descriptive statistics, regression, interpolation, logical and numerical functions, sets of algebraic equations. Students are introduced to data types, assignment and conditional statements, program flow control, passing parameters, returning values with functions, arrays. 3 credits
  
  • EASC 1120 - Chemistry with Appl to Biosystems


    Prerequisites: CHEM 1115 , CHEM 1117 , MATH 1115  or higher (may be taken concurrently), ENGL 1105 , ENGL 1112  or ENGL 1113  or higher (may be taken concurrrently); co-requisite EASC 1121  (laboratory section). Integrated concepts from chemical and life sciences including solutions, equilibrium, kinetics, thermodynamics, and electrochemistry.  Extensive laboratory component illustrates the interaction between chemical and biological processes. 4 credits
  
  • EASC 1121 - Lab EASC 1120


    LAB EASC 1120  0 credits
  
  • EASC 2211 - Intro to Modeling of Engr Systems


    Prerequisites: CHEM 1115 , EASC 1112 , ENGL 1105 , ENGL 1112  or ENGL 1113 MATH 1117 , MATH 1118  (may be taken concurrently), PHYS 1150  (may be taken concurrently). Modeling of simple engineering systems in different fields using the balance principle and empirical laws. Application of the modeling process to the solution of problems concerning mass, charge, linear momentum and energy. Kirchhoff's current and voltage laws, linear momentum in fluids, applications of the energy equation in thermodynamics, heat transfer and fluid flow problems. 3 credits
  
  • EASC 2213 - Materials in Engineering Systems


    Prerequisites: CHEM 1115 , EASC 1112 . Corequisite: EASC 2211 . Properties,, behavior, and application of materials (solid, liquid, and gas) are studied and demonstrated, with emphasis on selection and use in engineering systems. Topics include mechanical, electrical, magnetic, thermal, optical, rheological, and chemical properties and behavior. 3 credits
  
  • EASC 2215 - Sustainability, Ethics, and Professional Issues


    Prerequisite: ENGL 1112 or 1113, EASC 1107 , EASC 1112 .  Review and examination of engineered systems and products and their effects on the environment and society; use of global resources; emerging sustainable technologies; life cycle thinking. Review of NSPE engineering code of ethics; articulate the ethical responsibility of engineers to society; and identify the importance of professional licensure and role of professional societies. 3 credits
  
  • EASC 2222 - Fund of Mechanics & Materials


    Prerequisites: EASC 2211 , EASC 2213 ; corequisite MATH 2203 . Behavior of mechanical and structural systems under load. Topics include effects and distribution of forces on rigid bodies at rest; kinematics and kinetics of particles; force systems; shear and moment diagrams; force-stress-strain-deformation relationships, including torsion and combined loading; buckling and stability analysis; stress/strain transformation; Mohr's circle. 3 credits
  
  • EASC 2224 - Fluid Thermal Systems


    Prerequisites: ENGL 1105 , ENGL 1112  or ENGL 1113 EASC 2211 , EASC 2213 ; corequisite MATH 2203 . An expansive study of thermal and fluid principles and applications including laws of thermodynamics, basic power cycles, conservation laws, internal and external flows, and convective heat transfer. 3 credits
  
  • EASC 2230 - Fund & Appls Analog Devices


    Prerequisite: MATH 1118 . Corequisite: PHYS 2205 . Fundamental principles of analog electrical devices as applied to a variety of engineering systems, as well as hands-on experience on those devices as applied in various engineering disciplines. Applications include sensors, transformers, motors, and transmission lines. 3 credits
  
  • EASC 2232 - Project Mgmt & Engr Econ


    Prerequisites: EASC 1109  or knowledge of the fundamentals of project management and familiarity with the basic concepts of probability and statistics. An introduction to economic analysis with emphasis on those concepts directly related to project management. Topics include analysis of alternatives, project initiation, depreciation and taxation, cost estimates, risk and uncertainty, project planning, execution, and control. 3 credits
  
  • EASC 3300 - Global Solutions for Sustainability


    Prerequisite: ENGL 1110 , ENGL 1112  or ENGL 1113  or equivalent. Review and examination of engineered systems and their effects on the global environment; use of global resources for sustainable living, design protocols for sustainable engineered systems, design and build for the environment; life cycle economics; multidisciplinary approach, team-based with hands-on projects, expert guest speakers. 3 credits
  
  • EASC 3345 - Applied Engineering Statistics


    Prerequisites: MATH 1118  and CSCI 1107 , or equivalent. Topics include basic terminology, data presentation, descriptive statistics, curve-surface fitting and correlation, probablility and model fitting, random variables, statistical inferences, one-way analysis of variance, prediction and tolerance intervals, and control charts. 3 credits
  
  • EASC 4415 - Professional Engineering Seminar


    Prerequisite: senior status. Discussion of topics on professional engineering and ethical matters pertaining to the practice of engineering. This course intended for non-civil engineering majors. Civil engineering majors take CIVL 4407 . 1 credits
  
  • EASC 4450 - Special Topics


    Special topics of selected or current interest in the study of engineering and applied science. 3 credits
  
  • EASC 4451 - Special Topics


    Special topics of selected or current interest in the study of engineering and applied science. 3 credits
  
  • EASC 4452 - Special Topics


    Special topics of selected or current interest in the study of engineering and applied science. 3 credits
  
  • EASC 4453 - Special Topics


    Special topics of selected or current interest in the study of engineering and applied science. 3 credits
  
  • EASC 4454 - Special Topics


    Special topics of selected or current interest in the study of engineering and applied science. 3 credits
  
  • EASC 4455 - Special Topics


    Special topics of selected or current interest in the study of engineering and applied science. 3 credits
  
  • EASC 4456 - Special Topics


    Special topics of selected or current interest in the study of engineering and applied science. 3 credits
  
  • EASC 4457 - Special Topics


    Special topics of selected or current interest in the study of engineering and applied science. 3 credits
  
  • EASC 4458 - Special Topics


    Special topics of selected or current interest in the study of engineering and applied science. 3 credits
  
  • EASC 4459 - Special Topics


    Special topics of selected or current interest in the study of engineering and applied science. 3 credits
  
  • EASC 4599 - Independent Study


    Prerequisites: consent of instructor and department chair. Opportunity for the student to explore an area of interest under the direction of a faculty member. Course must be initiated by the student. 1-3 credit hours. 3 credits

Economics

  
  • ECON 1133 - Principles of Economics I


    Foundations of economic analysis, including economic progress, resources, technology, private enterprise, profits, and the price system. Macroeconomics including national income, employment, and economic growth. Price levels, money and banking, the Federal Reserve System, theory of income, employment and prices, business cycles and problems of monetary, fiscal, and stabilization policy. 3 credits
  
  • ECON 1134 - Principles of Economics II


    Microeconomics including markets and market structure and the allocation of resources. The distribution of income, the public economy, the international economy, and selected economic problems. 3 credits
  
  • ECON 2200 - Global Economy


    Prerequisites: ECON 1133  and ECON 1134  This survey provides an understanding of the linkages between the American economy and the rest of the world in a period of increased globalization. Particular emphasis will be placed on understanding the various policies of international trade and finance and their relationship to business. 3 credits
  
  • ECON 2240 - Research Methods in Sustainability


    Prerequisite: QANL 1118  or MATH 1108   or highter. Examination of scientific research methodology. Understanding the design, use, and limitations of the case study method as a valid research tool for topics and issues in sustainabililty. An overview of quantitative and qualitative decision-making related to topics and issues in sustainability. Classical descriptive, inferential, and non-parametric statistics. Survey and analysis of existing databases and sources of data applicable to the issues of sustainability. Present techniques for the effective collection and presentation of numerical qualitative information. 3 credits
  
  • ECON 3310 - Game Theory


    Prerequisites: ECON 1133  and ECON 1134  The course is designed to give students an understanding of the relevance of game theory to strategy. The course will emphasize applications of gaming to strategic decision making in business. 3 credits
  
  • ECON 3313 - Behavioral Economics


    Prerequisites: ECON 1133  and ECON 1134  The course focuses on judgement, the cognitive aspects of decision-making, and its relevance in economics. The emphasis will be on the merging of psychology and economics in understanding how managers make decisions and how decision-making might be improved. 3 credits
  
  • ECON 3314 - Public Finance and Budgeting


    Prerequisites: ECON 1133 , ECON 1134 , and junior standing A general survey of government finance at the federal, state, and local levels, including government expenditures, principles of taxation, public borrowing, debt management, and fiscal policy for economic stabilization. 3 credits
  
  • ECON 3320 - Applied Econometrics


    Prerequisites: ECON 1133  and QANL 2216 . Application of econometric methods to test, examine or quantify economic relations. Provides training on the basic tools of empirical economic analysis. Students become more sophisticated consumers of economic research and are capable of applying econometrics to real-world problems. We start with some estimation, hypothesis testing and confidence intervals in simple regression with application of economics data. We then extend the analysis to multiple regression, introduce dummy variables, address auto-correlation, heteroscedasticity and simultaneity. Use of statistical software: Eviews 3 credits
  
  • ECON 3340 - Microecon Anly


    Prerequisites: ECON 1133  and ECON 1134 . Study of commodity and factor pricing, theory of production, cost theory, market structures under perfect and imperfect market conditions. 3 credits
  
  • ECON 3341 - Macroeconomic Analysis


    Prerequisites: ECON 1133  and ECON 1134 . An investigation of the makeup of the national income and an analysis of the factors that enter into its determination. The roles of consumption, investment, government finance, and money influencing national income and output, employment, the price level and rate of growth, and policies for economic stability and growth. 3 credits
  
  • ECON 3342 - International Economics


    Prerequisites: ECON 1133  and ECON 1134 , and junior standing. The role, importance, and currents of international commerce; the balance of international payments; foreign exchange and international finance; international trade theory; problems of payments adjustment; trade restrictions; economic development and foreign aid. 3 credits
  
  • ECON 3370 - Environmental & Natural Resources Economics


    Prerequisites: ECON 1134 , QANL 1118  . Develops the conventional neoclassical economics framework underscoring the analysis of institutional, economic, legal, social, and policy issues related to natural resources and the environment. Analyzes the evolution and development as well as key issues in the field of natural resource and environmental policy. Examination of domestic and global resource issues and policy. Specific policy issues addressed include water resources, air pollution, waste management, energy, the regulatory arena, and climate change. 3 credits
  
  • ECON 3380 - Sustainable Development


    Prerequisite: ECON 1134  An introduction to current topics and debates in sustainable development. Examines the impact of economic development upon natural resources and biodiversity. Methods for assembling and appraising empirical evidence and estimating costs and benefits of reducing carbon emissions. Examines concerns over development and issues such as hunger, food supplies, human rights, life expectancy, and poverty. Government policies in developing countries and their implications for sustainable development. 3 credits
  
  • ECON 4400 - Economics Capstone I


    Prerequisites: Required of Economics majors in their senior year. This course is the first component of a two-part senior capstone project sequence. The capstone experience provides the student with an understanding of research methodology in economics. In the first semester, EC 400, the students will be taught how to conceive and carry out the first steps of a formal research project. You will formulate the capstone project research plan, which will include topic selection, conjecture or hypothesis, literature review and data source identification. The written deliverable, the capstone project research proposal; is due at the end of the first semester. 3 credits
  
  • ECON 4401 - Economics Capstone II


    Prerequisites: ECON 4400  with a grade of C or better. EC 401 is the second component of a two-part senior capstone project sequence. The capstone experience provides the student with an understanding of research methodology in economics. In the second semester, EC 401, you will conduct your analysis set forth in the research proposal completed in ECON 4400 , write and submit and present your findings in a seminar. The completed capstone project write-up is formally submitted at the end of the second semester. 3 credits
  
  • ECON 4425 - Decision-Making & Uncertainty


    Prerequisites: ECON 1133 , ECON 1134 , and QANL 2216  An examination of how risk and uncertainty shape decisionmaking. The course will expose students to modern analytic tools, such as Monte Carlo simulation, that can be used to incorporate risk in business strategy and public policy. 3 credits
  
  • ECON 4440 - Economic Development


    Prerequisites: ECON 1133 , ECON 1134 , and junior standing Economic problems of developing countries and the policies necessary to induce growth. Individual projects required. 3 credits
  
  • ECON 4450 - Special Topics


    Prerequisites: ECON 1133  and ECON 1134  Coverage of new and emerging topics and appreciation in economics. 3 credits
  
  • ECON 4451 - Special Topics


    Prerequisites: ECON 1133  and ECON 1134  Coverage of new and emerging topics and appreciation in economics. 3 credits
  
  • ECON 4452 - Special Topics


    Prerequisites: ECON 1133  and ECON 1134  Coverage of new and emerging topics and appreciation in economics. 3 credits
  
  • ECON 4453 - Special Topics


    Prerequisites: ECON 1133  and ECON 1134  Coverage of new and emerging topics and appreciation in economics. 3 credits
  
  • ECON 4454 - Special Topics


    Prerequisites: ECON 1133  and ECON 1134  Coverage of new and emerging topics and appreciation in economics. 3 credits
  
  • ECON 4455 - Special Topics


    Prerequisites: ECON 1133 , ECON 1134 . Coverage of new and emerging topics and appreciation in economics. 3 credits
  
  • ECON 4456 - Special Topics


    Prerequisites: ECON 1133 , ECON 1134 . Coverage of new and emerging topics and appreciation in economics. 3 credits
  
  • ECON 4457 - Special Topics


    Prerequisites: ECON 1133 , ECON 1134 . Coverage of new and emerging topics and appreciation in economics. 3 credits
  
  • ECON 4458 - Special Topics


    Prerequisites: ECON 1133 , ECON 1134 . Coverage of new and emerging topics and appreciation in economics. 3 credits
  
  • ECON 4459 - Special Topics


    Prerequisites: ECON 1133 , ECON 1134 . Coverage of new and emerging topics and appreciation in economics. 3 credits
  
  • ECON 4593 - Honors Thesis: Economics


    Students in this course will complete their Honors Thesis in consultation with their Honors Thesis advisor. 3.00 credits
  
  • ECON 4598 - Internship


    Prerequisites: ECON 1133  and ECON 1134 , and junior standing. On-the-job learning in selected organizations in areas related to the student's major. 3 credits
  
  • ECON 4599 - Independent Study


    Prerequisites: ECON 1133  and ECON 1134 , and junior standing. Independent research projects or other approved forms of independent study. 3 credits

Education

  
  • EDUC 4450 - Special Topics


    Special topics of selected or current interest in the study of education. 3 credits
  
  • EDUC 4451 - Special Topics


    Special topics of selected or current interest in the study of education. 3 credits
  
  • EDUC 4452 - Special Topics


    Special topics of selected or current interest in the study of education. 3 credits
  
  • EDUC 4453 - Special Topics


    Special topics of selected or current interest in the study of education. 3 credits
  
  • EDUC 4454 - Special Topics


    Special topics of selected or current interest in the study of education. 3 credits
  
  • EDUC 4455 - Special Topics


    Special topics of selected or current interest in the study of education. 3 credits
  
  • EDUC 4456 - Special Topics


    Special topics of selected or current interest in the study of education. 3 credits
  
  • EDUC 4457 - Special Topics


    Special topics of selected or current interest in the study of education. 3 credits
  
  • EDUC 4458 - Special Topics


    Special topics of selected or current interest in the study of education. 3 credits
  
  • EDUC 4459 - Special Topics


    Special topics of selected or current interest in the study of education. 3 credits

Electrical Engineering

  
  • ELEC 1155 - Digital Systems I


    Fundamental concepts of digital systems. Binary numbers, Boolean algebra, combination logic design using gates, map minimization techniques.use of modular MSI components such as adders, multiplexers, etc. Analysis and design of simple synchronous sequential circuits. 3 credits
  
  • ELEC 2234 - Analog Circuits Laboratory


    Prerequisite: EASC 2230 . Co-requisite: ELEC 2235 . Laboratory exercises and projects in DV and AC circuits including Ohm's law, Kirchhoff's laws, Mesh and Nodal Analysis, Thevenin and Norton thorems, capacitance and inductance measurment, transient behavior or RLC circuts, operational amplifiers and applications. Simulations including LabView© are introduced.  Written and oral reports are required. 1 credits
  
  • ELEC 2235 - Analog Circuits


    Prerequisite: EASC 2230  In-depth analysis techniques applied to resistive circuits including a review of nodal and mesh analysis, Thevenin and Norton theorems, linearity and superposition, maximum power transfer, applications of operational amplifiers, PSPICE projects, 1st and 2nd order networks, mutual inductance and transformers, steady state power analysis, effective and rms values, complex power, power factor, three phase circuits, power relationships, power factor correction, sinusoidal frequency analysis, resonant circuits, simple filter networks, Laplace transform and its application to circuit analysis. 3 credits
  
  • ELEC 2247 - Electronics I


    Prerequisite: EASC 2230 . Basic semiconductor concepts, electronic devices including diodes, operational amplifiers, and transistors. Analysis and applications of electronic circuits under dc bias, small signal conditions, various discrete amplifier designs, and switching conditions are considered. Use of simulation programs is emphasized. 3 credits
  
  • ELEC 2255 - Digital Systems Laboratory


    Prerequisite: ELEC 1155   Covers digital systems test instruments.  Experiments in combinational and introductory sequential circuits.  Software tools, simulators.  Schematic capture and introduction to hardware description languages.  Design of simple digital circuits.  Written and oral laboratory reports. 1 credits
  
  • ELEC 3302 - Signals and Systems


    Prerequisite: EASC 2230 ; co-requisite: MATH 2204  or MATH 2205  . An introductory course that develops mathematical techniques for modeling continuous and discrete linear systems.  Topics covered include basic linear system theory, time domain methods such as convolution, frequency domain methods such as Fourier transform, the z-transform, and the Laplace transform.  Classroom lectures are supplemented by computer simulations that reinforce major concepts. 3 credits
  
  • ELEC 3306 - Electronic Materials and Devices


    Prerequisite: ELEC 2247  Semiconductor materials including doping, conduction, diffusion, p-n junction effects. Hall effect and quantum theory. Diode current-voltage relation, diode capacitance and breakdown; FET and BJT operation. Magnetic properties of matter. 3 credits
  
  • ELEC 3320 - Random Signal Analysis


    Prerequisite: ELEC 3302   Axioms of probability, joint and conditional probability, random variables, probability density, mass, cumulative distribution functions, Bernoulli trials, Binomial, Poisson and Gaussian random variables, pairs of random variables, functions of one and two random variables, characteristic functions, sequences of independent random variables, central limit theorem, and laws of large numbers. Introduction to random processes. Autocorrelation and spectral density functions. Noise in electronic systems. 3 credits
  
  • ELEC 3330 - Computer Architecture


    Prerequisite: ELEC 1155  . Characteristics of instruction set architecture (ISA) and microarchitecture; RISC and CISC ISA design; cache and memory hierarchy; physical and virtual memory; pipelining; branch prediction; project work in both ISA and microarchitecture implementation and design.  3 credits
  
  • ELEC 3347 - Electronics Design Laboratory


    Prerequisites:  ELEC 2234  and ELEC 3348  (may be taken concurrently). Laboratory exercises and design projects intended to give students practical experience in analog electronics. Experiments include operational amplifiers, diodes, BJTs, FETs single and multistage amplifier design as well as open-ended design projects. Computer simulations including LabView© are used; written and oral reports are required. 1 credits
  
  • ELEC 3348 - Electronics II


    Prerequisite: ELEC 2247 . Continuation of EE 247. Building blocks of integrated circuit amplifiers, differential and multistage amplifiers, frequency responses, feedback, output stage and power amplifiers, operational amplifier circuits. Use of simulation programs is emphasized. 3 credits
  
  • ELEC 3355 - Control Systems


    Prerequisite: ELEC 3302 . The mathematical modeling of physical systems. Linear approximation of physical systems. Differential equations of physical systems. State variable models of dynamic systems. Transfer functions. Time response. State Transition Matrix. Error Signal Analysis. Sensitivity of Control systems to parameter variations. Control of transient response. Steady state error. Stability of linear feedback systems. 3 credits
 

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