Engineering Course Descriptions

E 121 Engineering Drawing I

A study of lettering, geometric construction, orthographic sketching and drawing, auxiliary views, section views, pictorial drawing and dimensioning. Computer Aided Design ( CAD ) software is used for all drawings.

E 122 Engineering Drawing II

Prerequisite: E 121. Co-Requisite: MA 136 or instructor permission. A study of threads, tolerances, geometric tolerancing, architectural drawing, solid modeling. Computer Aided Design ( CAD ) software is used for all drawings.

E 230 Introduction to Electric Circuits

Prerequisite: MA 241, MA 242, PH 251. Co-Requisite: PH 252. A study of the principles of direct-current (DC) circuits, alternating-current (AC) circuits, Ohm’s and Kirchohoff’s laws and their application to electric circuits. Thevenin and Northon’s theorems, RC, RL and RLC circuits. Application of phasor diagrams in the analysis of AC circuits. Time domain solutions of first and second order circuit equations. Introduction to operational amplifiers. There is a laboratory component to this course.

E 330 Electronics

Prerequisite: PH 251, PH 252, E 230. The analysis and design of circuits utilizing electronic devices such as MOS transistors and operational amplifiers. A study of the behavior and operating limits of large-signal and small-signal amplifiers. High-frequency amplification, stability and compensation. Tuned amplifiers, oscillators and Integrated Circuit (IC) biasing. Computer circuit simulation is an integral part of this course. There is a laboratory component to this course.

E 331 Engineering Mechanics I, Statics

Prerequisite: MA 241, MA 242, MA 334, PH 251, PH 252. A study of force vectors, equilibrium of a particle, force system resultants, equilibrium of a rigid body, structural analysis, internal forces, friction, centroid, moments of inertia.

E 332 Engineering Mechanics II, Dynamics

Prerequisite: E 331. A study of kinetics and kinematics of a particle and rigid body including force and acceleration, work, energy, impulse and momentum.

E 334 Introduction to Microcontrollers

Prerequisite: E 230, E 330. An introduction to microcontroller hardware and software applications. Interconnection of components, peripheral devices and bus timing relationships are explored. Assembly language and structured C-language are introduced and employed in microcontroller programming. Input/output (I/O) techniques are surveyed. There is a laboratory component to this course.

E 431 VLSI Design I

Prerequisite: E230, MA 334, CS 437, CS 438. Fundamental principles of NMOS and CMOS digital integrated circuit (IC) design. Principles of circuit analysis and design are emphasized. Modern CAD tools for Integrated Circuit layout and simulation are extensively used. Covers system level design issues, including testing. There is a laboratory component to this course.

E 432 VLSI Design II

Prerequisite: E 431. The design and synthesis of Very Large Scale Integrated (VLSI) chips using CMOS technology. Design issues at layout, schematic, logic and RTL levels are investigated. Commercial design software is used for laboratory exercises. Theoretical concepts in VLSI architectures and algorithms are explored. Advanced level application of VLSI computer-aided design (CAD) tools. There is a laboratory component to this course.

E 434 Engineering Circuit Analysis

Prerequisite: E 230, MA 334, MA 337. A study of linear circuit analysis and techniques. In depth coverage of the properties of electric circuit elements, node and loop circuit equations, AC sources and impedance. Time domain, frequency domain and steady state analysis of RLC circuits are thoroughly covered. Laplace Transform, Fourier Analysis and Fourier Transform techniques are employed in the analysis of circuit characteristics.

E 437 Microprocessor and Embedded Systems Design

Prerequisite: E 230, E 330, E 334, CS 335, CS 437, CS 433, CS 438. Covers the following areas: Microprocessor architectures, instruction sets, bus structures, memory and I/O interfacing. Applications of assembly language programming, real-time system design, interrupt-driven system design, microprocessor peripheral device configuration, and embedded-system design and application are emphasized. There is a laboratory component to this course.

E 439 Electromagnetic Fields and Applications

Prerequisite: PH 251, PH 252, MA 241, MA 242, MA 334, E 230. A study of the principles of electromagnetic fields and waves and their applications in engineering. Electrostatics, DC currents, magnetostatics and time-varying magnetic fields are covered. Maxwell equations, plane waves and the basics of guided waves are also covered.

E 499 Senior Seminar