49 courses in the 1982–83 Undergraduate Calendar, read from the scanned original. The text comes from OCR, so check the scanned page before relying on a detail.
ELE 123Electrical Engineering CircuitsW,S 3C,1T3L' 0.5
Introductory circuit concepts; voltage, current, resistance, Ohm's Law, power, energy. Analysis of theories and parallel Circuits, Kirchhoff's Laws, voltage and current dividers, internal resistance. Source conversions and reference directions. Mesh and node analysis. Response of circuit elements to sinusoidal excitation. Complex numbers, representations and arithmetic. Impedence, admittance and analysis of ac circuits using mesh and node analysis. Resonant Circuits. Power computations.
ELE 126Electrical Engineering ConceptsW,S 3C,1T,3L’ 0.5
Electrostatics; electric flux and potential energy; dielectrics, capacitors and capacitants; flow of electric charge and resistance, Kirchhoffs’ Voltage and Current Laws; magnetism; magnetic materials and circuits; Faraday’s Law and inductance. _
ELE 222Introduction to Digital ComputersW,F 2C,1T,2t' 0.5
Brief introduction to switching algebra. Information representation and arithmetic in binary systems. Computer organization. Assembly language programing, basic programing techniques. Memory units, arithmetic logic units, control units, 1/O devices. Translation and loading. Computer case studies. Microcomputers. 'Open.
Particle and wave theory of light, photoelectric effect, Compton effect. Structure of hydrogen atom; manyelectron atoms. Solid state physics: semiconductors, n and p-type materials, Fermi levels, mass action law, charge neutrality, diffusion. introduction to p-n junctions.
tntroduction to network variables and laws, resistors, sources and simple circuits; resistance networks; capacitors and inductors; first order circuits, sinusoidal steady-state analysis.
ELE 261Energy Processing and ConversionS,F 3C,1T 0.5
Magnetic circuits in homogeneous media. Excitation of magnetic circuits by de and ac sources. Energy transformation in two-winding magnetically coupled circuits. Energy conversion by the use of dynamically coupled circuits.
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.
ELE 293Measurement and Instrumentation 1W,F 1C4L! 0.5
The principal objectives of this course are to introduce students to the methods and techniques for measuring electrical variables and parameters and to give them laboratory experience with electrical instruments, devices and circuits. instruments studied include oscilloscopes. multimeters, power supplies, dc and ac bridges, signal generators and electronic volt meters. The devices and circuits include: linear and non-linear resistors, capacitors and inductors; RC, RL and RLC networks Open Lab..
Conditional probability and independence; Bayes’ Theorem; random variables; functions of random variables; distribution functions; applications to reliability and failure rates; marginal and conditional distributions; correlation and applications to regression and statistical testing.
Representation of periodic and non periodic signals in both continuous time and discrete time forms; the concept of sampling; the development and application of Fourier series, Fourier transforms, and the convolution integral to continuous time signals and systems; linear modulation, and modulation techniques such as OSB, AM, SSB, etc.; the z-transform and its application to discrete time sequences and systems.
ELE 323Principles of Digital Circults and SystemsW,S 2C,17T,2L’ 0.5
Review of switching algebra. Analysis and synthesis of combinational circuits. Karnaugh maps. The TTL family of IC's. Design with MSI and SSI chips (decoders, selectors, counters, registers). Design for clocked sequential circuits. Hardwired and microprogramed controllers. Applications of semiconductor memories. 'Open.
Review of sinusoidal steady-state, node, and mesh analysis; the Laplace transformation and apptications; transient response of second and higher order circuits; two-part network parameters.
Review of semiconductor properties, Boltzmann relations. Derivation of dc and ac characteristics of p-n junctions and bipolar transistors. Small and large signal models, Introduction to field effect transistors. 'A/ternate weeks. Prereg: EL E 233 or equivalent
Large-signal amplifiers; biasing networks and Stability, single and multistage small-signal amplifiers; the hybrid-pi model; high and low frequency effects; feedback amplifiers and stability criteria; oscillators; noise in electronic circuits.
ELE 380Introduction to Systems and ControlW,F 2C,2T,3L' 0.5
An introduction to control. Advantages of closed-loop feedback systems. The role of the system mathematical model. Block diagrams and signal flow graphs. The basic control system design problem, stability in control systems. Frequency response analysis techniques. 'A/ternate weeks.
Fundamentals of numerical methods, solution of non-linear equations, polynomials and zeros of polynomials.
matrix methods and systems of linear algebraic equations, interpolation, estimation ot parameters by least squares, numerical integration, solution of ordinary differential equations.
Review of signal analysis and linear modulation, angle modulation and FM spectra; noise in circuits and communication channels; noise figure and noise temperature; performance of linear and exponential modulation systems in the presence of noise; analog pulse modulation, PAM, PPM, PDM; noise in pulse modulation systems. 'Open.
Review of sampling and quantization; data transmission and digital data systems; pulse code modulation, and delta modulation; noise and errors in pulse communications; matched filters, probability of error and correlation detection; intersymbol interference, distortion and equalization; signal design and transmission line, coding; introduction to channel capacity and error contro} coding.
A study of computer simulation techniques; principles of analog computation; models, scaling procedures; digital simulation languages, Computer simulation and investigation of continuous systems; differential equations, transfer functions, boundary value problems; application of hybrid computers. Open
Block structured languages (Algol), actual and formal parameters, recursion, formal description, relationship to machine code. Structured programing. Data structures, arrays, lists, stacks, associative structures. Searching and sorting. Compilers. Operating system organization, co-operating processes, process synchronization primitives. Prereq: EL E 222 or equivalent.' Project.
This course deals with the theory and characteristics of modern semiconductor devices, SCRs, power rectifiers, MOSFETs, JFETs, radiation detectors, solar cells, LEDs, CCDs, IMPATT and Gunn effect devices, step recovery diodes, P-I-N diodes, Schottky diodes, memory devices.
Techniques for the design and realization of discrete and integrated circuit elements, bipolar, JFET and MOSFET models. Integrated circuit biasing. Design and implerhentation of logic circuit elements. Semiconductor memories; RAMs, ROMs, shift registers.
Two-port descriptions of ideal active devices: simulation of nonideal linear active devices; formulation and solution of network equations; network functions and their sensitivity in the frequency domain: introduction to passive and active filters, approximation theory and simple synthesis; time domain solutions; computer-aided analysis and design of networks, simulation of nonideal nonlinear devices.
Three types of linear multivariable systems are studied.
1) real time-continuous systems.
2) real time-discrete systems; and
3) modulo-two time-discrete systems. The unifying approach of state equations is developed and the importance of linear aigebra is
Course Descriptions 301 Electrical Engineering
emphasized, Topics include: time domain analysis, transform analysis. (Laplace- and Z-transforms), stability considerations, system equivalence, system decomposition, system realization. The necessary matrix and linearalgebra theory is developed as required.
Applications of bipolar and field-effect transistors. Design of operational amplifiers. IC temperature compensation. Differential, low noise and power amplifiers, receiver front end design. Modulators, mixers, detectors. Power supplies. ‘Project.
ELE 454Nonlinear Electronic CircuitsS,F 2C,1T,1L' 0.5
Switching characteristics of semiconductor devices, non-sinusoidal wave generation and shaping, voltage and current sweeps, binary circuits and gates, digital integrated circuits, DCTL, DTL, ECL, T?L and IPL. ‘Open
ELE 459Sound, Noise and ElectroacousticsW 2Ci1T3L' 0.5
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, audio electronics and applications. ‘Every third week
Characteristics and ratings of power semi-conductor devices with emphasis on the thyristor, General methods of achieving design objectives. Performance and analysis of power conversion circuits for both static and rotating loads. 'Open.
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. ‘Alternate weeks.
Introduction to system concepts; aspects of power system planning and operation. Energy sources; environ
mental and resource implications. Perunit and co-ordinate systems, Representation of equipment such as generators, transformers and transmission tines in system analysis. Analysis of imbalanced systems and faults. Voltage and reactive power control. Load/frequency control. Power transfer and system stability. Introduction to load flow methods. High voltage dc transmission.
ELE 474Antenna and Propagation EngineeringS,F 2C,1T,1L' 0.5
An introduction to electromagnetic radiation theory and antennas; linear radiators, the dipole, linear arrays, Schelkunoff, binomial and Chebyshev arrays, aperture antennas Shelkunoff - equivalence theorem, frequency independent antennas; theory of antenna measurements. 'Every third week, Prereq: EL E 372 or equivalent.
Performance specifications for design. Design of compensators for singleinput, single-output systems. Performance index design. The phase plane. The describing function technique. Design of basic nonlinear-feedback control systems. Introduction to digital control systems. 'A/ternate weeks.
Review of multi-variable state space methods with emphasis on control applications. Performance indices and optimal control. Continuous and discrete time state feedback control of linear systems. Systems with inaccessible states. Stability analysis.
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 Department. A short progress report at the end of the 4A term and a full report at the end of the 4B term are required.