Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE)
62 courses in the 1993–94 Undergraduate Calendar, read from the scanned original. The text comes from OCR, so check the scanned page before relying on a detail.
ECE 100 Fundamentals of Electrical EngineeringW,S 5C,2T,3L' 1.0
Introduction to electrostatics, basic dc circuits, circuit simplification techniques, introduction to magnetic fields, ac circuit components, the dynamic of circuits, analysis of ac circuits, resonance, sinusolds and phasor, three phase power systems, operational amplifiers, transistors as amplifiers, diodes and transistors as switches.
1Altemate Weeks
ECE 201 Seminar General SeminarF,W 1C 0.0
ECE 202 Seminar General SeminarF,S 1C 0.0
Course Descriptions
ECE 203 Discrete MathematicsS 3C,1T 0.5
Propositional and predicate logic. Sets, functions and sequences. Mathematical reasoning. Combinatorics. Relations. Graphs and Trees. Models of computation.
Prereq: E&CE 223, 250
ECE 205 Advanced Calculus for Electrica! Engineers 1 Fourier Series; Ordinary differential equa-F,W 3C,1T 0.5
tions; Laplace transform; applications to linear electrical systems.
Cross-listed as MATH 211
ECE 206 Advanced Catculus for Electrica! Engineers 2F,S 30,1T 0.5
Partial differentiation, relative maxima and minima, directional derivatives, divergence and curl of vector fields with applications; multiple Integrals, double and triple 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 differential equations.
Cross-listed as MATH 212
ECE 209 Electronic and Electrical Properties of MaterialsF,W 3C,1T 0.5
Quantum mechanical concepts, band structure, bonding in molecules and solids, energy bands; electrical, optical, magnetic and thermal properties of materials used in electrical engineering.
Prereq: PHYS 125
ECE 222 Digital ComputersW,S 3C,1T,3L' 0.5
Computer organization. Assembly language programming, basic programming techniques. Memory units, arithmetic logic units, control units, /O devices. Translation and loading. Computer case studies. Prereq: E&CE 223 1Open
ECE 223 Digital Circuits and SystemsF,W 3C,1T,3L' 0.5
Number systems, 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 controllers. Semiconductor memories. IC families.
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ECE 231 Electronic DevicesF,S 3C,1T,3L' 0.5
Review of band theory and doped semi-
conductors in thermal equilibrium, charge neutrality, mass action law, recombination and transport mechanisms, Boltzmann relations, derivation of p-n junction de and ac characteristics, 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 equivaient Altemate weeks
ECE 241 Circuit Analysis and DesignS,F 3C,1T,3L' 0.5
An introductory level course on circuit analysis techniques for use in circult design. The course covers linear circult analysis and design in detail and touches on extensions for circuits with simple nonlinearities such as opamps, diodes and transistors.
Prereq: MATH 114, 117, 118, 211, E&CE 100
1Alternate weeks
ECE 250 Algorithms and Data Structures Algorithms and Data Structures empha-F,W 3C,1T3L' 0.5
sizes the following topics: data structures, abstract data types, recursive algorithms, algorithm analysis, sorting and searching, and problem-solving strategies.
Prereq: GEN E 121
1Altemate weeks
ECE 251 Programming Languages and TranslatorsF 3C,1T,3L' 0.5
History, virtual machines, representation of data types, sequence control, data control, type checking, run-time storage management, finite state automata, regular expressions, grammars, parsers, tanguage translation systems, programming paradigms.
Prereq: GEN E 121, E&CE 252 or 250
1 Project
ECE 252 Data StructuresS 3C,1T,3L' 0.5
Introduction to data and data abstraction, fundamental data structures, implementing and manipulating data structures, basic file systems.
Prereq: E&CE 251
Project
ECE 261 Energy Systems and Components 1F,S 3C,1T,3L’ 0.5
Comparative and historical review of energy sources and systems. Operating, security and pianning 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.
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ECE 301 Seminar General SeminarW,S 1C 0.0
ECE 302 Seminar General SeminarF,W 1C 0.0
ECE 304 Numerical MethodsFLW 3C,1T 0.5
Application of computers to engineering problems. Number systems, errors and error propagation. Roots of nonlinear equations. Solution of systems of linear equations. interpotation and numerical integration. Solution of ordinary differential equations. A non-numeric algorithm {@.g. sorting). Emphasis will be placed on algorithm development and programming Style.
Prereq: GEN E 121 or equivalent
ECE 309 Introduction to Thermodynamics and Heat TransferW,S' 3C,1T 0.5
Macroscopic approach to energy analysis. Energy transfer as work and heat, and the First Law of thermodynamics, Properties and states of simple substances. Controlmass and control-volume analyses. The essence of entropy, and the Second Law of thermodynamics. The Carnot cycle and its implications for practical cyclic devices. Introduction to heat transfer by conduction, convection, and radiation. Basic formulation and solution of steady and transient problems. Issues relevent to the cooling of electrical devices.
Teaching terms: W, F in 1993; W, S after 1993
ECE 316 Introduction to Probability TheoryW,S 3C,1T 0.5
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, continuous-time birth and death processes, queueing theory.
Course Descriptions
Electrical and Computer Engineering
ECE 318 Communication SystemsF,W 3C,1T3L! 0.5
Orthogonality and signal representation in continuous time. Fourier spectrum, Fourier transforms and applications to communications. Convolution. Transfer functions amt 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.
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ECE 324 Microprocessor Systems and InterfacingW 3C,1T,3L' 0.5
Microprocessor system architecture, buses, memories, peripheral connections, parallel, serial, analog interfaces, magnetic storage media, data communications, testing and debugging.
Prereq: E&CE 222, 223, 251
Alternate weeks
ECE 332 Electronic CircuitsS,W 3C,1T,3L' 0.5
Amplifier biasing networks, single and multi-stage small-signal amplifiers, smallsignal equivalent circuits; high and iow frequency effects; negative feedback amplifiers; oscillators; noise in electronic circuits; introduction to large signal amplifiers.
Prereq: E&CE 231
1Alternate weeks
Not offered F93,W94,S94
ECE 342 Signals and SystemsW,S 3C,1T 0.5
Discrete and continuous signals, convolution, network equations, simulation graphs, Fourier series and transform, frequency response of networks, Laplace transformation, z-transform.
ECE 354 Real-Time Operating SystemsW 3C,1T,3L' 0.5
Introduction, basic concepts, process management, interprocess communication and synchronization, memory management, resource management, interrupt handling, concurrent programming. Prereq: E&CE 251, 252 1 Project
ECE 362 Energy Systems and Components 2F,W 3C,1T,3L' 0.5
Principles ot electromechanical energy conversion. Rotating machines. DC motors. Induction motors. Synchronous machines.
Prereq: E&CE 261
Formerly E&CE 262
1Altemate weeks
ECE 370 Electromagnetic Flelds Coulomb's law and Gauss’ law; electricW,S 3C,1T,3L!
field; energy and potential; conductors; dielectrics and capacitances; Poisson's and Laplace's equations, the magnetic field of currents in free space; magnetic effect of iron, self and mutual inductances; electromagnetic induction; energy and mechanical forces in the magnetic field; Maxwell's Equations; wave equation; basic plane waves; and transverse electromagnetic transmission lines.
Prereq: E&CE 100, MATH 212
Not available until Winter 1995
Alternate weeks
ECE 371 Transmission Lines and Basic Field TheoryS,W 3C,1T,3L' 0.5
Transmission lines: transmission tine equations, steady state (sinusoidal) solution, terminated lines, matching and the Smith Chart. Basic field theory: vector calculus, electrostatic and magnetostatic fields, time-varying fieis and Maxwell's equations, plane wave propagation, polarization, reflection, refraction, applied boundary value problems.
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ECE 380 Systems and ControlF,W 3C,1T,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. Root-locus analysis. Elementary lead-lag compensation. Z-transforms.
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ECE 401 Seminar General SeminarF,S 1C 0.0
E&CeE 402 W 1C 0.0 Seminar General Seminar
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
ECE 411 Data CommunicationsF,S 3C,1T 0.5
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 316, 318 or by permission of instructor
ECE 412 Digital CommunicationsW 3C,1T 0.5
Representation 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
ECE 413 Digital Signal ProcessingW 3C,iT' 0.5
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 signal processing.
1 Project
ECE 427 Digital Systems EngineeringF,W 2C,1T,3L' 0.5
Complexity in large 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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ECE 428 Computer Communications NetworksF,S 3C,1T 0.5
Use of cornputer networks. Network architecture. ISO 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, 316, 318
Course Descriptions Electrical and Computer Engineering
ECE 429 Computer StructuresW 3C,1T 0.5
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, 450 or CS 354 Prereq/Coreq: E&CE 427
ECE 435 Semiconductor Devices Metal-Semiconductor junctions (SchottkyF,S 3C,1T 0.5
barriers), heterojunctions, solar cells, light emitting diodes, photodetector diodes, JFET's, MESFET’s, MOSFETs, VLSI bipolar and MOS devices, CCD's, power devices (SCR’s, power switching transistors, PIN rectifier diodes).
ECE 436 Design of Integrated Circuits and DevicesW 2C,1T,3L' 0.5
Design and process details of bipolar, JFET and MOSFET devices. Design and implementation of digital and analog integrated circuits. Process, device and circuit CAD.
Prereq: E&CE 231 or 435
1Project
ECE 437 Integrated VLSI SystemsW 2C,1T,3L' 0.5
Integrated system design, memory cells
and systems, logic arrays, VLSI design
methodologies, applications in digital
signal and data processing systems. 1Project
ECE 438 Digital integrated CircuitsF,S 2C,1T,3L' 0.5
Switching characteristics of transistors and diodes, non-sinusoidal wave generation and shaping, comparators, digital integrated circuits, including ECL, TL, l@L, STL, MOS, CMOS, BiCMOS.
* Project
ECE 439 Analog Integrated CircuitsW 2C,1T,3L! 0.5
Anatog applications of bipolar and fleldeffect transistors. Analysis of operational amplifiers. IC temperature compensation and biasing. Differential, low noise and power amplifiers, receiver front end design, noise analysis. Modulators, mixers, detectors. Power supplies, A to D and D to A converters.
Prereq: E&CE 332, 333
Project
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ECE 443 Electrical NetworksW 2C,1T,3L’ 0.5
Topics from the following: two-port descriptions of ideal devices, including operational amplifiers; network functions, formulation and solution of network equations; sensitivity calculations in the frequency domain; active network analysis; simple filter design; time domain solutions; simulation; introduction to digital and Switched capacitor networks; computeraided analysis and design of networks. Prereq: E&CE 342 or equivalent 1 Project
ECE 446 Linear SystemsF,S 3C,1T 0.5
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.
ECE 450 Software SystemsF,S 2C,1T,3L'
Structured software design, software test- Ing and maintenance. Data structures, arrays, lists, stacks, associative structures. Searching and sorting. Operating system organizations. Real-time software, principles of real-time executive (RTX), kemel, 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.
1 Project
ECE 455 Software EngineeringS 3C,1T3L' 0.5
Requirement analysis, specifications, software design, software development environments, testing, software project management, quality assurance and control.
Prereq: Computer Engineering Program or Computer Engineering Option
1 Project
ECE 456 Database SystemsW 3C,1T,3L' 0.5
Introduction, data models, file systems, database system architectures, query languages, integrity and security, database design. Prereq: E&CE 252 or 450 or equivalent 1 Project
ECE 457 Applied Artificial intelligence$ 3C,1T,3L' 0.5
Antificial 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.
1 Project
ECE 459 Sound, Noise and ElectroacousticsW 2C,1T,3L' 0.5
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.
\Every third week
Not offered Winter 199 4
ECE 463 Power ElectronicsW 2C,1T,3L' 0.5
Characteristics and ratings of power semiconductor 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
ECE 464 Insulation and High Voltage EngineeringF 3C,3L' 0.5
Behaviour of insulating materials under high electric stress. Insulation failure, corona. Origins of high electric stresses. Electric field calculations. Insulation coordination. Generation of test voltages and methods of measurement.
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ECE 465 Power SystemsW 3C,1T 0.5
Introduction to system concepts; aspects of power system planning and operation. Energy sources; environmental and resource implications. Per-unit and coordinate systems. Representation of equipment such as generators, transformers and transmission lines 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.
Course Descriptions Electrical and Computer Engineering
ECE 471 Electromagnetic WavesS,F 3C,1T,3L'
Review of Maxwell's and Wave Equations; Applications of Plane Waves: reflection, refraction, lossy medium; Transmission Line Applications; co-axial and micro-strip lines, impedance matching, losses; Waveguides: metallic wave guides — rectangular and cylindrical, Dielectric wave guides — slab and fiber; Antenna Technology.
Prereq: E&CE 100, 370, MATH 212
Not available until Spring 1996
1Altemate weeks
ECE 473 Microwave EngineeringW 2C,iT,3L' 0.5
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 coupied microstrip filters and coupled waveguide Cavity filters; microwave system considerations for communications.
Prereq: E&CE 371 or equivalent
1 Every third week
ECE 474 Antenna EngineeringF 2C,1T,3L' 0.5
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
1 Every third week
ECE 475 Guided Wave EngineeringW 3C,1T,3L' 0.5
Conducting waveguiding structures; rectangular and circular waveguides, microstrip theory and applications, numeri- Cal 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, timedomain and frequency-domain 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
1 Project
ECE 481 Design of Analog and Digital Control SystemsF,S 2C,1T,3L' 0.5
Review of performance specifications for design. Design of analog contro! systems using transform techniques. Analysis of discrete-time systems using the 2- transform. Sampled data systems. Design of digital contro! systems using transform techniques.
lAkemate weeks
ECE 482 Multivariable Control SystemsW 2C,1T3L' 0.5
Review of multivariable 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. Prereq: E&CE 446, 481 1Qpen lab
ECE 485 Computer Control ApplicationsW 2C,1T,3L' 0.5
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 control design applications. Detailed study of an example application.
Prereq: E&CE 481
1 Project
ECE 486 Robot Dynamics and ControlW 3C,3L' 0.5
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
1 Project
ECE 499A ProjectF,S OL 0.5
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. For a 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.
ECE 499B ProjectW 9L 0.5
Either a continuation of E&CE 499A ora separate one-term project.