Introduces students to areas of emphasis with the ECE department through seminars presented by faculty and outside speakers. Emphasizes career opportunities, professional ethics and practices, history of the profession, and resources for academic success. Several sessions promote team building and problem solving, and provide opportunities for freshmen to meet their classmates.
Introduces fundamental programming concepts with engineering applications using C at a lower level of abstraction and MATLAB at a higher, application-focused level. The course teaches the use of pointers, control flow, and data types. Example engineering applications include signal processing and the numerical computations. The course includes a weekly computer lab session. Recommended prereq., APPM 1350. Requisites: Restricted to College of Engineering majors only.
Introduces fundamental concepts in electrical and computer engineering such as Ohm's Law, capacitors, LEDs and 7-segment displays, transformers and rectifiers, digital logic, Fourier decomposition, frequency analysis. Lab work exposes students to commonly used instrumentation. Includes a final project. Skills in wiring, soldering and wire-wrapping are developed. Requisites: Requires prerequisite or corequisite course of APPM 1350 or MATH 1300 (minimum grade C-).
Explores how energy is generated and used in today's society. Through collaborative discussion and hands-on data collection, students will analyze the engineering challenges, fundamental limits, and potential solutions to meeting our energy needs sustainably. Students will learn to analyze numerical data, estimate orders of magnitude, and apply mathematical methods in their own lives and in the ongoing energy debate. Basic algebra required. Approved for Arts and Sciences core curriculum: quantitative reasoning and mathematical skills. Requisites: College of Engineering majors are excluded from this course.
Introduces linear circuit analysis and design, including OP-Amps. Presents DC networks, including node and mesh analysis with controlled sources. Analysis of RL and RC circuits for both transient and sinusoidal steady-state responses using phasors. Recommended prereq of ECEN 1310 or CSCI 1300. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of APPM 1360 or MATH 2300 and PHYS 1120 (all minimum grade C-), and corequisite course of APPM 2360. Restricted to College of Engineering majors only.
Continues basic circuit analysis of ECEN 2250: Laplace transform techniques, transfer functions, frequency response, Bode diagrams, resonant circuits, Fourier series expansions, and convolution. Recommended coreq., ECEN 2270. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of ECEN 2250 (minimum grade C-). Restricted to College of Engineering students only.
Provides an introduction to analysis, modeling, design, and testing of analog electronic circuits in a practical laboratory setting. The laboratory is centered around a robot platform and includes design, SPICE simulations, prototyping and testing of circuits necessary to drive and remotely control the robot. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of ECEN 2250 (minimum grade C-) and corequisite course of ECEN 2260. Restricted to College of Engineering majors only.
Covers the design and applications of digital logic circuits, including both combinational and sequential logic ciruits. Introduces hardware descriptive language, simulating and synthesis software, and programming of field programmable arrays (FPGAs). Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of ECEN 1310 or CSCI 1300 (minimum grade C-). Restricted to College of Engineering majors only.
Introduces electrical power generation and renewable energy, including solar, wind, micro, hydro, coal, nuclear and natural gas and some of the issues in integrating renewable energy sources in the grid. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of PHYS 1120 (minimum grade C-). Requires corequisite course of ECEN 2250. Restricted to College of Engineering majors only.
Explores fundamental principles behind the operation of a radio, including a practical introduction to circuit elements. The course covers the components and operation of a radio (transmitter and receiver) with simple signals. Students learn through demos the practical basic properties of all needed components with an introduction to principles of operation. Requisites: Requires prerequiste course of PHYS 1120 and APPM 1360 or MATH 2300 (all minimum grade C-). Requires prerequisite or corequisite course of ECEN 2250. Restricted to Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECEN) or Electrical Engineering (EEEN) majors only.
Covers analysis of electrical circuits by use of Ohm's law, network reduction, node and loop analysis, Thevenin's and Norton's theorems, DC and AC signals, transient response of simple circuits, transfer functions, basic diode and transistor circuits, and operational amplifiers. Includes introductory digital electronics and microprocessors/microcontrollers. Same as MCEN 3017. Requisites: Requires prerequiste courses of APPM 2360 and PHYS 1140 (all minimum grade C). Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Junior or Senior) Mechanical Engineering (MCEN) or Environmental Engineering (EVEN) majors.
For students not majoring in electrical engineering. Covers analysis of electric circuits by use of Ohm's law; network reduction; superposition; node analysis; Thevenin's and Norton's theorems; sinusoidal signals; phasors; power in AC circuits; transient response, operation of simple circuits; rectifiers; transformers; 3-phase circuits; motors and generators. Same as GEEN 3854. Requisites: Requires prereq course of APPM 2360 (min grade C-). Electrical & Computer Engineering (ECEN), Electrical Engineering (EEEN), Electrical & Computer Engineering and Electrical Engineering Concurrent Degree (C-ECEN/EEEN) mjrs are excluded from this course.
Examines the evidence for paranormal phenomena, reasons for skepticism, and physical models that could account for the data. Reviews controversial scientific theories that overcame barriers to acceptance, and how worldviews shift. Considers the scientific method and ways uncontrolled factors might influence experiments. Develops skills in statistical analysis of data. Includes group projects testing for anomalous and parapsychological effects. Not accepted as a technical elective for engineering majors. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of MATH 1011 (minimum grade C-).
Develops a basic understanding of active semiconductor devices. Focuses on building an understanding of BJT and CMOS devices in both digital and analog applications. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of ECEN 2260 (minimum grade C-). Restricted to College of Engineering majors only.
Characterization of linear time-invariant systems in time and frequency domains. Continuous time systems are analyzed using differential equations and Laplace and Fourier transforms. Discrete time systems are analyzed using difference equations, Z-transforms and discrete time Fourier transforms. Sampling and reconstruction of signals using the sampling theorem. Applications of linear systems include communications, signal processing, and control systems. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of ECEN 2260 (minimum grade C-). Restricted to College of Engineering majors only.
Highlights the fundamentals of semiconductor materials and devices. Topics include the electrical and optical properties of semiconductors, the theory of Pn junctions, bipolar and field-effect transistors, and optoelectronic devices. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of ECEN 3250 (minimum grade C-). Restricted to College of Engineering majors only.
Electromagnetic fields are covered at an introductory level, starting with electrostatics and continuing with DC current, magnetostatics, time-varying magnetic fields, waves on transmission lines, Maxwell's equations and the basics of plane waves. The use of fields in inductors, capacitors, resistors, transformers, and energy and power concepts are studied. Requisites: Requires prerequisite courses of APPM 2350, APPM 2360, PHYS 1120 and ECEN 2250 (all minimum grade C-). Restricted to College of Engineering majors only.
Covers the fundamentals of probability theory, and treats the random variables and random processes of greatest importance in electrical engineering. Provides a foundation for study of communication theory, control theory, reliability theory, and optics. Credit not granted for this course and MATH 4510 or APPM 3570. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of APPM 2350 or MATH 2400 (minimum grade C-). Restricted to College of Engineering majors only.
