Electrical Engineering (ECE)
44 courses in the 1975–76 Undergraduate Calendar, read from the scanned original. The text comes from OCR, so check the scanned page before relying on a detail.
Notes
Faculty listed in 1975–76
Professor, Chairman K.D. Srivastava, B.Sc., B.E.(Hons.) (Roorkee), Ph.D (Glasgow)
Professor, Associate Chairman (Graduate Studies) R.H. MacPhie, B.A.Sc.(Toronto), M.S., Ph.D (Illinois)
Associate Professor, Associate Chairman
(Undergraduate Studies)
Faculty listed in 1975–76
J.V. Hanson, B.A.Sc.(Torento), M.Sc., Ph.D. (Imperial College, London) .
Professor, Dean of Graduate Studies L.A.K. Watt, B.Sc.(Manitoba), M.S.(Chicago), Ph.D (Minnesota)
Professors.
Faculty listed in 1975–76
J.H. Anderson, B.Sc.(Leeds), M.Sc., Ph.D.(Manchester)
R.G. Anthes, B.A.Sc., M.A .Sc.(Toronto)
P.R.Bryant, M.Sc.(London), M.A., Ph.D (Cambridge)
ELL. Heasell, B.Sc., Ph.D.(Imperial College, London)
S.N. Kalra, B.Sc.(Punjab), M.S., Ph.D.(Illinois)
H.C. Ratz, B.A.Sc.(Toronto), SM«(M.LT.), Ph.D. | (Saskatchewan)
J. Reeve, B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D.(Manchester)
D.J. Roulston, B.Sc.(Belfast), Ph.D.(Imperial College, London)
J. Vlach, Dipl. Ing., C.Sc.(Technical Univ. of Prague)
Faculty listed in 1975–76
L.Y. Wei, B.S.(National Northwestern College, China), M.Sc., Ph.D.(Mlinois)
Associate Professors
J.D. Aplevich, B.E.(Saskatchewan), Ph.D (Imperial College, London)
Faculty listed in 1975–76
LF. Blake, B.Sc., M.Sc.(Queen’s), M.A., Ph.D. (Princeton)
S.G. Chamberlain, M.Sc., Ph.D.(Southampton)
Y.L. Chow, B.Eng.(McGill), M.A.Sc., Ph.D (Toronto)
J.D. Cross, B.Sc.(Cardiff), M.Sc., Ph.D.(Carleton)
G.J. Dufault, B.A.(Ottawa), B.Sc(Carleton)
J.A. Field, B.E.(Saskatchewan), M.A.Sc., Ph.D. (Toronto)
J.S. Keeler, B.A.Sc., M.A.Sc(Toronto)
W.D. Little, B.A.Sc., M.A.Sc., Ph.D(U.B.C.)
J.C. Majithia, B.Sc.(London), M.Eng., Ph.D. (McMaster)
J.W. Mark, B.A.Sc.(Toronto), M.Eng., Ph.D. (McMaster)
W.N. Meikle, B.A.Sc., M.A.Sc.(Toronto)
R.S. Ramshaw, B.Sc., Ph.D.(Nottingham)
B. Stott, B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D.(Manchester)
R.G. van Heeswijk, Dipl.ing.(Delft), Holland)
Course Descriptions 287 Electrical Engineering
Assistant Professors
Faculty listed in 1975–76
MI. Elmasry, B.Sc.(Cairo), M.A.Sc., Ph.D.(Ottawa)
T. Kameda, B.S., M.S.(Tokyo), Ph.D.(Princeton)
Faculty listed in 1975–76
V.H. Quintana, 1.1.E.(Chile), M.Sc.(Wisconsin), Ph.D.Toronto)
K. Singhal, B.Tech.(L.I.T. Kharagpur), M.S., Eng.Sce.D (Columbia)
Faculty listed in 1975–76
P.A. Vuorinen, B.A.Sc.(Toronto), Ph.D.(London)
W.J. Wilson, B.E., M.Sc.(Saskatchewan), Ph.D. (Cambridge)
Research Assistant Professors
M.V. Bhat, B.Tech.(Madras) M.Tech.(uIT Kanpur) Ph.D.«Waterioo)
Faculty listed in 1975–76
H.C. Card, B.Sc., M.Sc.(Manitoba), Ph.D.(Manchester)
V.M. Raina, B.Eng.Kashmir), M.Eng. Roorkee), Ph.D .(Waterloo)
Faculty listed in 1975–76
Visiting Professor F.H. Branin, B.4.(Wesleyan), M.A., Ph.D.(Princeton) Sept./73 — Aug. 31/75
Laboratory Director R.L. Wright, P.Eng.
Undergraduate Programme
Details of the undergraduate programme in Electrical Engineering may be found on page 117. Each course extends over one term only.
Undergraduate Course Descriptions
14 Electromagnetics
Kirchoff’s Laws, mesh current and node voltage equations, super-position theorem, maximum poyer theorem, time domain analysis of RC, RL and RLC circuits, phasors, measuring instruments, power factor and its correction, magnetic circuits, transformers, electromechanical energy transducers, introduction to d.c. and a.c. motors and generators, polyphase ciurcuits.
Prerequisites: GE112, Math 12, Math 21, or equivalent .
32 Electronic Instrumentation
Introduction to the principles of instrumentation; transducers, amplifiers and readouts. Realization of these with emphasis on solid state electronic devices and circuits. The control of electric power with semiconductor devices.
Prerequisites: EE14 or equivalent
ECE 202 Seminar General Seminar
ECE 203 Concepts in Electrical Engineering
A series of lectures by the E.E. Faculty and invited speakers surveying the areas of networks, devices, electronics, communications, computers, power, control, antennas, microwaves.
ECE 205 (Math 25) Advanced Calculus for Electrical Engineers 1
Differential calculus of functions of several variables, Differential equations, Multiple integrals. Applications to Electrical Engineering will be stressed.
ECE 206 (Math 35) Advanced Calculus for
Electrical Engineers 2
Fourier series, partial differential equations, separation of variables, wave equations, heat equation and Laplace’s equation, Fourier integral, properties of complex analytic functions, complex integration. Applications to Electrical Engineering problems will
be stressed.
ECE 221 Principles of Digital Logic Circuits
An introduction to digital systems, switching algebra, combinational logic analysis and synthesis. Minimization using map methods. Elementary treatment of sequential circuits including design of clocked circuits with specified transition tables. Number representation and arithmetic processes. Codes and parity.
ECE 233 Physical Electronics
Electromagnetic radiation, photoelectric effect, Compton effect; Wave aspects of particles; Structures of hydrogen atom; many electron atoms; Solid State Physics, semiconductors, effective mass n and p-type materials, Fermi levels, mass action Jaw, charge neutrality, conductivity, mobility, diffusion; Introduction to p-n junctions.
ECE 241 Electrical Networks 1
Introduction to network variables and laws, resistors, sources and simple circuits; resistance networks; capacitors and inductors; first order circuits, sinusoidal steady state analysis.
Prerequisites: GE122, M12, GE121
ECE 261 Energy Processing & Conversion
Principles of energy conversion by direct methods. Magnetic circuits in non-homogeneous media, Excitation of magnetic circuits by dc and ac sources. Energy transformation in two and three winding magnetic circuits. Permanent magnets in magnetic circuits.
Prerequisites: EE241, or equivalent
Descriptions Electrical Engineering
ECE 271 Electric and Magnetic Fields
Vector analysis, Coulomb’s law and electric field intensity; electric flux density; Gauss’ law and divergence; energy and potential; conductors, dielectrics, capacitance; experimental mapping methods; Poisson's and Laplace’s equations; the steady magnetic field; magnetic forces, materials and inductance; time varying fields and Maxwell’s equations.
Prerequisites: GE122 or equivalent
ECE 293 Measurement and Instrumentation 1
Safety in the laboratory, measurement errors, accuracy. The oscilloscope, d’Arsonval meters, rms and mean values, ac measurements, electrodynamometer instruments, bridges, the decibel, signal sources, transducers. Laboratory experiments.
ECE 294 Measurement and Instrumentation 2
A continuation of EE293; to include topics from: digital instruments, sampling oscilloscope, spectrum analysis, design of experiments, data handling, experimental technique; laboratory experiments.
ECE 301 Seminar
General Seminar.
302 Seminar General Seminar.
ECE 316 Probability and Statistics
Basic notions of probability; conditional probability and independence; Bayes’ Theorem; random variables; functions of random variables; and distribution functions; applications to reliability and failure rates; two dimensional random variables; marginal and conditional distributions and transformation of variables; correlation and applications to regression and statistical testing.
Prerequisites: EE205 (Math 25) or equivalent
ECE 317 Signal Analysis Methods
Fourier series, periodic functions; Fourier transforms, non-periodic functions; The discrete Fourier transform, discrete time sequences; the Z transform, discrete time systems.
Prerequisites: EE206 (Math 35) or equivalent
ECE 324 Introduction to Digital Circuits and Computers
Number systems and representation of digital information: Binary arithmetic in various number representations.
Boolean Algebra and its application to switching circuits. Analysis and simplification of combinational switching functions. Map circuits. Synthesis of synchronous sequential circuits. Flip flops, registers, counters and memory units. Digital Computer principles and operation. Operating systems, compilers, assemblers. Case study of microcomputers with particular reference to PDP-8 machines.
Prerequisites: EE221 or equivalent
ECE 342 Electric Networks 2
Review of sinusoidal steady state, node and mesh analysis; source transformations, Laplace transforms and applications; network functions; network theorems; two-ports; network graphs and Tellegen’s theorem; state equations.
Prerequisites: EE241 or equivalent
ECE 351 Electronics 1
Review of doped semiconductors, charge neutrality, mass action law, equilibrium conditions. Boltzman relations; derivation of p-n junction, d.c. and a.c. characteristics; charge storage effects; the bipolar transistor; derivation of d.c. and a.c. terminal characteristics, small and large signal models. Temperature effects. Introduction to the insulated gate field effect transistor. (MOSFET).
Prerequisites: EE233 or equivalent
ECE 352 Electroncs 2
Large signal amplifiers; biasing networks and stability; single and multi-stage small-signal amplifiers; the hybrid-pi model; high and low frequency cut-off effects; feedback amplifiers; stability; oscillators.
noise in electronic circuits; modulation and detection systems.
Prerequisites: EE351 or equivalent
ECE 362 Dynamic Energy Conversion
Energy conversion by use of dynamic magnetic circuits. Translational and rotational transducers used
in the electrical-mechanical energy conversion process.
Prerequisites: EE261 or equivalent
ECE 372 Transmission Lines and Electromagnetic Fields
Transmission lines; distributed parameters; telegrapher’s equations; sinusoidal waves; terminated lines, matching with the Smith Chart; Electromagnetic Fields; Maxwell’s equations; plane waves.
reflection and refraction; Poynting vector; waveguides.
Prerequisites: EE271 or equivalent
Course Descriptions 289 Electrical Engineering
ECE 380 Introduction to Systems and Control
Mathematical modelling of systems and components; introduction to simulation; characteristics of feedback systems; signal flow graphs; frequency response; system stability by Routh-Hurwitz criterion, Nyquist plot and Root Locus techniques.
ECE 401 Seminar General Seminar
402 Seminar General Seminar
ECE 417 Numerical Methods
Fundamentals of numerical methods, solution of nonlinear equations, polynomial and zeros of polynomials, matrix methods and systems of linear algebraic equations, interpolation, estimation of parameters
by least squares, numerical integration, solution of ordinary differential equations.
Prerequisites: GE121, EE205 (Math 25) or equivalent
ECE 425 System Simulation
A study of computer simulation techniques; principles of analog computation; models, scaling and procedures; digital simulation languages, computer simulation and investigation of continuous systems; differential equations, transfer functions, boundary value problems, system design; elements and application of hybrid computers.
ECE 426 Software Engineering
Programming techniques, including subroutines, recursive programs etc. Arrays, lists, pushdown stacks. Searching and sorting methods. Assemblers, compilers and interpreters. Operating system, resource management, time-sharing. Communication between computers.
Prerequisites: EE324 or equivalent
ECE 427 Computer Hardware Design
Analysis and synthesis of sequential circuits. Summary and review of TTL, ECL, and MOS digital components. Arithmetic processors for addition and multiplication, division etc. Computer sub-systems including memories, I/O devices, A/D, D/A and interfacing hardware. Computer organization and contro] techniques. Case study of computer design. Prerequisites EE324, or equivalent
ECE 428 Signal Analysis and Frequency Domain Methods Introduction to Fourier Series and Transforms and
their use in the analysis of deterministic signals in linear systems; bandwidth, distortion and filter characteristics; input output relationships in linear filters; linear modulation such as AM, SSB, VSB
and demodulation techniques; sources of noise in a communication system including channel and receiver noise.
Prerequisites: EE205, M25 or equivalent
ECE 429 Communication Systems
Probability theory and the description of random processes, the analysis of analog and digital communication systems including phase and frequency modulation of analog waveforms and pulse amplitude modulation, pulse code modulation for digital signals; the investigation of the performance of these systems in the presence of noise using various criteria, including probability of error and signal to noise ratios.
Prerequisites: EE316, EE428 or equivalent
ECE 434 Quantum Electronics and Magnetics
Laser principles, solid state lasers, semiconductor injection lasers, gas lasers, laser applications, holography. Ferromagnetism, spin waves, magnetic domains, diamagnetism and paramagnetism, electronic spin resonance, magnetic memories, bubble devices. Prerequisites: EE271, EE351 or equivalent
ECE 435 Semiconductor Devices 1
Relaxation times, scattering mechanisms, ionisation rates, avalanche and Zener breakdown, recombination models, Review of p-n junction theory. Selected topics from: Photo devices, solar cells, Silicon controlled rectifiers, microwave devices, Schottky, varactor
or light emitting diodes, junction field-effect devices. Prerequisites: EE351 or equivalent
ECE 436 Semiconductor Devices 2
Integrated Circuits; Techniques for the design and realization of integrated circuit elements: Resistors, capacitors, diodes, active devices. Simple models for bipolar and MOSFET. Current sources, d.c. level shifting, I.C. biasing, differential and output stages. Design and analysis of logic circuit elements and logic implementation: MOSFET and COSMOS, CMOS, DCTL, DTL, T°L, HTL and ECL principles. Flip-flops, trigger, comparator, counter and clock circuits. Large scale integration: Active memories, RAM, ROM, shift registers.
Prerequisite: EE352 or equivalent
Course Descriptions Electrical Engineering
ECE 443 Electric Networks 3
Topics from the following: general. passive network functions; passive driving point functions; reactance functions and reactance networks; scattering parameters, reactive passive filters; active networks and active filters, digital filters. , Prerequisites: EE342 or equivalent
ECE 446 Algebra of Linear Systems
Continuous and discrete linear systems; linear transformations; finite field theory; polynomials over finite fields; matrix algebra, system decomposition. Prerequisite: EE380 or equivalent
ECE 453 General Electronic Circuits
Selected topics from the following: Applications of the MOST and JFET to modern circuits. Bipolar IC’s. Design of operational amplifiers, [C temperature compensation. Power supplies, narrow and wideband amplifiers, the cascode amplifier, Differential, low noise amplifiers, frequency response, power amplifiers. Modulators, mixers, detector circuits, receiver front end design.
Prerequisites: EE325 or equivalent
ECE 454 Pulse and Switching Circuits
Selected topics from the following: switching characteristics of semiconductor devices, non-sinusoidal wave generation and shaping, voltage and current sweeps, binary circuits, NAND, NOR, AND, OR gates and compatibility-requirements, digital integrated circuits, DTL, DCTL, ECL, and T’L; the blocking oscillator.
Prerequisites: EE351, EE352 or equivalent
ECE 459 Sound, Noise and Electroacoustics
An interdisciplinary study of acoustical physics, human response to sound and audio engineering. Main topics include: the physics of sound, electroacoustical systems, human audiology, acoustical measurements, and audio electronics.
Prerequisite: Knowledge of the basic techniques for measurement and analysis of simple linear systems
is required. Familiarity with simple electronic devices would be helphful.
ECE 463 Energy Conversion and Power Applications
The steady state control of electrical machines; thy ristors for power applications; steady state control of apparatus by power electronics; transient response of electromechanical translational transducers; introduction to dynamic circuit theory for the transient analysis of individual rotating transducers; protection of plant, power generation, hydro, steam, tidal, nuclear, etc., super conductivity and power applications.
Prerequisites: EE261, EE362 or equivalent
ECE 464 High Voltage and Insulation Engineering
Nature and origin of high voltage surges encountered on power systems travelling waves on transmission systems; insulation engineering: electrostatic fields
in High voltage apparatus, insulation failure; corona; insulation testing; circuit breakers and surge protection devices; insulation coordination.
Prerequisite: EE463 or equivalent
ECE 465 Power Systems
Introduction to system concepts of power plants; coordinate systems including symmetrical components; sequence impedances and transmission line constants; analysis of unbalanced systems and fault calculations; per-unit systems; protection techniques and fault analysis appropriate to protection; voltage and reactive power control; power transfer and system stability; load flow; introduction to computer methods for power systems analysis; transient response of power systems; introduction to HVdc transmission; economic considerations.
ECE 473 Microwave Engineering
Rectangular and circular waveguides; simple waveguide discontinuity; periodic transmission systems; Microwave scattering theory; ferrite components; klystrons; travelling wave amplifiers; backward-wave oscillator, magnetron; solid-state microwave devices. Prerequisite: EE372 or equivalent
ECE 474 Antenna and Propagation Engineering
An introduction to the theory of radiation and of antenna and propagation engineering; linear antennas, linear arrays; aperture antennas, frequency independent antennas, measurement theory ground wave propagation, ionospheric propagation, plasmas. Prerequisites: EE372 or equivalent
ECE 481 Control Systems
Performance specification, synthesis of single-input single out-put system; state variable representation for continuous and discrete time systems; analysis of multivariable systems.
Prerequisites: EE380 or equivalent
ECE 482 Control Systems 2
Time and frequency domain methods for multi-
variable processes. Controllability. Observability. Observers. Continuous and discrete time systems. Indices of performance, Simple dynamic optimization. Stability. Direct digital control.
Course Descriptions 291 Electrical Engineering
499A, 499B Project .
An engineering assignment requiring the student to demonstrate initiative and assume responsibility. The student will select a project at the end of the 3B term from an approved list prepared by the Depart-
.ment. A short progress report at the end of the 4A
term and a full report at the end of the 4B term are required.