60 courses in the 1991–92 Undergraduate Calendar, read from the scanned original. The text comes from OCR, so check the scanned page before relying on a detail.
Undergraduate Officer J.V. Hanson, DC 25978, ext 2869
Introduction to network variables; resistors; Kirchhoff's taws; circuit simplification techniques; circuit analysis methods; operational amplifiers and their uses; resistor-capacitor circuits; tesistor-inductor circuits; sinusoids and phasors; impedance and admittance; second order circuits; resonance concepts; sinusoidal power.
Alternate weeks.
Electrostatics; electric flux and potential energy; dielectrics, capacitors and capacitance; flow of electric charge and resistance; Kirchhoff's voltage and current laws; magnetism; magnetic materials and circuits; Faraday's Law and inductance.
Alternate weeks.
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Fourier Series; Ordinary differential
equations; Laplace transform; applica-
tions to linear electrical systems. Cross-listed as MATH 211
Partial differentiation, relative maxima and minima, directional derivatives, divergence and curl of vector fields with applications; multiple integrals, double and tripte integrals; line and surface integrals, applications of divergence and Stokes theorems. Complex analysis: limits, analytic functions, complex line integral, Cauchy's integral formula, residues. Partial differentia! equations. Cross-listed as MATH 212
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Basic network concepts, including first and second order circuits in time and frequency domains, simple filters, two port parameters, operational amplifiers, diodes and applications, bipolar and field effect transistors, biasing and simple amplifiers, logic gates. Prereq: E&CE 123 or equivalent Alternate weeks.
Brief introduction to switching algebra. Information representation and arithmetic in binary systems. Computer organization. Assembly lanquage programming, basic programming techniques. Memory units, arithmetic logic units, control units, /O devices. Translation and loading. Computer case studies. Microcomputers.
Prereq: GEN E 121 or equivalent
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Switching algebra. Simplification of Boolean functions. Combinational logic. MSI/LS! combinational circuits. Sequential logic. Algorithmic state machines, implementation with MSI circuits, timing considerations. Hardwired and microprogrammed controlfers. Semiconductor memories. (C families.
Open.
Review of band theory and doped semiconductors in thermal equilibrium, charge neutrality, mass action law, recombination and transport mechanisms, Boltzmann relations, derivation of p-n junction de and ac chatacteristics, charge storage effects. The bipolar transistor; derivation of de and ac terminal characteristics, equivalent circuits. The junction field effect transistor (JFET) and metal oxide semiconductor FET, derivation of de characteristics.
Prereq: PHYS 125 or equivalent
Alternate weeks.
Data types and representations, operations, sequence control, data control, storage management, language syntax, compilers and interpreters.
Prereq: GEN E 121
Project
Introduction to data and data abstraction, fundamental data structures, implementing and manipulating data structures, basic file systems.
Prereq: E&CE 251
Project
Introduction to electric energy generation, transmission and distribution systems. Transformers. Principles of electromechanical energy conversion. DC, three-phase and single-phase rotating machines. Specialized motors. Prereq: E&CE 126
Comparative and historical review of . energy sources and systems. Operating, security and planning principles for electric energy generation, transmission and distribution systems. Excitation and loss analysis of ac magnetic circuits. Principles, circuit modelling, and performance of transformers. Electromechanical energy conversion. Alternate weeks.
Principles of electromechanical energy * conversion. Rotating machines. DC motors. Induction motors. Synchronous machines.
Prereq: E&CE 261
Alternate weeks.
Review of ac circuits. Three-phase circuits. Transformers. Industrial power networks. Principles and operating characteristics of de and ac motors including speed control. Power conditioning for supplying mechanical drives. Interface of electro-mechanical systems with control circuits and transducers.
Alternate weeks.
For Mechanical Engineering students only.
Course Descriptions Elecirical and Computer Engineering
Application of computers to engineering problems. Number systems, errors and error propagation. Roots of nonlinear equations. Solution of systems of linear equations. Interpolation and numerical integration. Solution of ordinary differential equations. A non-numeric algorithm (e.g. sorting). Emphasis will be placed on algorithm development and programming style.
Prereq: GEN E 121 or equivalent
Conditional probability and independence; Bayes' Theorem; random variables: functions of random variables; distribution functions; marginal and conditional distributions; correlation; reliability; the Poisson process, applications to reliability theory, continuoustime birth and death processes, queueing theory.
Orthogonality and signal representation in continuous time. Fourier spectrum, Fourier transforms and applications to communications. Convolution. Transfer functions and filters. Power spectral density. Amplitude modulation and applications to techniques such as DSB, AM, SSB, etc. Angle modulation and the spectra of frequency modulated signals. Techniques for the generation and demodulation of FM signals. Introduction to noise and its effects in AM and FM systems.
Alternate weeks.
Microprocessor system architecture, buses, memories, peripheral connections, parailel, serial, analog interfaces, magnetic storage media, data communications, testing and debugging. Prereq: E&CE 222, E&CE 223, E&CE 251 Alternate weeks
Amplifier biasing networks, single and multi-stage small-signal amplifiers, small-signal equivalent circuits; high and low frequency effects; negative feedback amplifiers; oscillators; noise in electronic circuits; introduction to large signal amplifiers.
Prereq: E&CE 208, E&CE 231
Antireq: E&CE 333
Alternate weeks
Device theory, the pn junction diode, its models and applications. Field effect and bipolar transistor models and characteristics. Transistor amplifiers, operational amplifiers, active filters, oscillators and logic circuits.
Prereq: E&CE 208
Antireq: E&CE 332
Altermate weeks
Discrete and continuous signals, convolution, network equations, simulation graphs, Fourier series and transform, frequency response of networks, Laplace transformation, z-transform.
Introduction, basic concepts, process management, interprocess communication and synchronization, memory management, resource management, interrupt handling, concurrent programming.
Prereq: E&CE 251, E&CE 252
Project
Transmission lines: transmission line equations, steady state (sinusoidal) solution, terminated lines, matching and the Smith Chart. Basic field theory: vector calculus, efectrostatic and magnetostatic fields, time-varying fields and Maxwell's equations, plane wave propagation, polarization, reflection, refraction, applied boundary value problems.
Prereq: E&CE 126 or equivalent
Alternate weeks.
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 contro! systems. Frequency response analysis techniques. Root-locus analysis. Elementary lead-lag compensation. Z-transforms.
Alternate weeks.
E&CE 403-409, 490-497 0.5
Special Topics in Electrical
Engineering
Special courses on advanced topics will
be offered from time to time, when
resources are available. For current
offerings, inquire at the Department. Prereq: Permission of the instructor.
Homogeneous transformations. Kinematics and inverse kinematics. Denavit-Hartenberg convention. Jacobians and velocity transformations. Dynamics. Path planning, nonlinear control. Compliance and force control. Prereq: Permission of the instructor Project
Random processes: stationary processes, power spectral density, noise, low-pass and band-pass processes. Sampling and pulse transmission. Signal distortion, bandwidth for pulse transmission pulse detection and matched filtering. Digital multiplexing, line coding, pulse shaping, detection and error rates. ISI and equalization. Pulse-code modulation, delta modulation, quantization, and detection errors. Effects of noise in PCM systems.
Prereq: E&CE 318, E&CE 316 or by permission of instructor
Representatign of signals, gaussian processes, optimum receiver design, equivalent signal sets, non-white channel noise, maximum likelihood receiver. Performance of coherent and noncoherent communication systems, phase shift keying, frequency shift keying. Information and its measure, source encoding, error-free communication, channel capacity. Errorcorrecting codes: linear block codes, cyclic codes, convolutional codes. Prereq: E&CE 411 or permission of instructor
Review of continuous and discrete-time systems, z-transform. Frequency response. Analog filter design and transformations for digital filter design. Windowing techniques, the discrete Fourier transform. Selected applications of digital signat processing.
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Course Descriptions Electrical and Computer Engineering
Complexity in targe digital systems. Control of design, interaction complexity, control of consequences of complexity. The topics covered include control unit design, microprogram control, design for testability, fault tolerance, multiprocessor systems.
Prereq: E&CE 223
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Use of computer networks. Network architecture. {SO reference model. Network topology, connectivity analysis, delay analysis, local access design. Physical layer, data link layer, higher layer protocols. Routing, flow control, congestion control. Local area networks.
Prereq: E&CE 222, E&CE 316, E&CE 318
Organization and performance of conventional uniprocessors, pipelined processors, parallel processors and multiprocessors; memory and cache structures; multiprocessor algorithms and synchronization techniques; special-purpose architectures. Prereq: One of E&CE 354, E&CE 426 or CS 354 Prereq/Coreq: E&CE 427
Metal-Semiconductor junctions (Schottky barriers), heterojunctions, solar cells, tight emitting diodes, photodetector diodes, JFET's, MESFET's, MOSFET's, VLSI bipolar and MOS devices, CCD's, power devices (SCR's, power switching transistors, PIN rectifier diodes).
Design and process details of bipolar, JFET and MOSFET devices. Design and implementation of digital and analog integrated circuits. Process, device and circuit CAD. Prereg: E&CE 231 or E&CE 435 Project.
Integrated system design, memory cells and systems, logic arrays, VLS] design methodologies, applications in digital signal and data processing systems.
Project.
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Switching characteristics of transistors and diodes, non-sinusoidal wave generation and shaping. comparators, digital integrated circuits, including ECL, TL, FL, STL, MOS, CMOS.
Project
Analog applications of bipolar and fieldeffect transistors. Analysis of operational amplifiers. (C temperature compensation and biasing. Differential, low noise and power amplifiers, receiver front end design, noise analysis. Modulators, mixers, detectors. Power supplies.
Project.
Topics from the following: two-port descriptions of ideal devices, including operational amplifiers; network functions, formulation and solution of network equations; sensitivity caiculations in the frequency domain, active network analysis; simple filter design; time domain solutions; simulation; introduction to digital and switched capacitor networks; computer-aided analysis and design of networks.
Prereq: E&CE 342 or equivalent
Project.
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 algebra is emphasized. Topics include: time domain analysis, transform analysis (Laplace- and Z-transforms), stability considerations, system equivalence, system decomposition, system realization. The necessary matrix and linear-algebra theory is developed as required.
Structured software design, software testing and maintenance. Data structures, arrays, lists, stacks, associative structures. Searching and sorting. Operating system organizations. Realtime software, principles of real-time executive (RTX), kernel, primitives, interprocess communication and synchronization, memory management, interrupts. Block structured languages, actual and formal parameters, recursion, formal description, relationship to machine code. Compilers. Prereq: E&CE 222 or equivalent. Project
Requirement analysis, specifications, software design, software development environments, testing, software project management, quality assurance and control.
Prereq: Computer Engineering Program or Computer Engineering Option
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Introduction, data models, file systems, database system architectures, query languages, integrity and security, database design.
Prereq: E&CE 252 or E&CE 450 or equivalent
Project
Artificial intelligence concepts and techniques, including search, inference, knowledge representation and planning. Knowledge-based systems. Applications in electrical and computer engineering, with emphasis on design and maintenance..
Project
An interdisciplinary study of acoustical physics, human response to sound and audio engineering. Main topics include the physics of sound, acoustical measurements, human hearing, environmental noise, electroacoustical systems and transducers.
TEvery third week.
Course Descriptions Electrical and Computer Engineering
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.
1Open.
Behaviour of insulating materials under high electric stress. Insulation failure, corona. Origins of high electric stresses. Electric field calculations. Insulation co-ordination. Generation of test voltages and methods of measurement.
Alternate weeks.
Introduction to system concepts; aspects of power system planning and operation. Energy sources; environmental and resource implications. Perunit and co-ordinate systems. Representation of equipment such as generators, transformers and transmission lines in system analysis. Analysis of imbalanced systems and fauits. Voltage and reactive power control. Load/frequency control. Power transfer and system stability. Introduction to load fiow methods. High voltage dc . transmission.
The theory and practice of microwave engineering, transmission line theory and scattering matrices; waveguides and cavities; microstrip lines, directional couplers and other microstrip components; computer aided design of microwave integrated circuits; Butterworth and Chebyshev filters, frequency transformations, side coupled microstrip filters and coupled waveguide cavity filters; microwave system considerations for communications.
Prereq: E&CE 371 or equivalent
Every third week.
An introduction to the theory of radiation and of antenna and propagation engineering; linear antennas, linear arrays, aperture antennas, frequency independent antennas, measurement theory. Prereq: E&CE 371 or equivalent TEvery third week.
Conducting waveguiding structures; rectangular and circular waveguides, microstrip theory and applications, numerical field analysis on microstrip lines, microstrip components. Dielectric waveguiding structures; dielectric slab waveguides, propagation theory for step-index fibres and graded-index fibres. Fibre measurements; loss measurements, time-domain and frequencydomain measurements, measurement of refractive index profiles. Fibre-optical telecommunication systems; system design considerations, fibre characteristics, source and detector characteristics.
Prereq: E&CE 371 or equivalent
Project
Review of performance specifications for design. Design of analog control systems using transform techniques. Analysis of discrete-time systems using the z-transform. Sampled data systems. Design of digital contro! systems using transform techniques.
Alternate weeks.
Review of multivariable state space methods with emphasis on contro! applications. Performance indices and optimal control. Continuous and discrete time state feedback control of linear systems. Systems with inaccessible states. Stability analysis.
Prereq: E&CE 446, E&CE 481
1Open lab.
Realization of digital controllers: digitalanalog equivalences, sampling and quantization effects, fixed-point arithmetic realizations. Real-time computer interfacing: hardware and programming considerations. Modelling and simulation of processes for contro! design applications. Detailed study of an example application.
Prereq: E&CE 481
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 Department. Alternatively students Can propose their own project. A faculty member. will provide supervision. Fora one term project, a report is required at the end of the 4A term. For a two term project, a short progress report at the end of the 4A term and a full report at the end of the 4B term are required.
Either a continuation of E&CE 499A or a separate one-term project.
Engineering Undergraduate Office
Undergraduate Officer J.D. Ford, CPH 1325F, ext. 3754
GENEO10 FW 1S 0.0 Co-ordination Orientation
Given by the Department of Co-operative Education and Career Services for students in First Year Engineering. Its purpose is to introduce students to the various features of the Co-operative program and engineering
- as a profession.