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ELEE 2500 Fundamentals of Electrical and Computer Engineering I
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Prerequisites:
PHY 1620 (Minimum Grade of D, May be taken concurrently)
MTH 3720 (Minimum Grade of D, May be taken concurrently)
Corequisites: MTH 3720 PHY 1620
A spiral coverage of the fundamental principles of Electrical & Computer Engineering involving DC and transient circuit analysis techniques, diodes, operational amplifiers, logic circuit concepts, DC motors. The course will feature an intertwined development of theory and applications of the above topics. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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ELEE 2510 Fundamentals of Electrical and Computer Engineering I Laboratory
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Prerequisites:
Corequisites: ELEE 2500
A companion laboratory course to ELEE 2500 that provides practical insights for the theoretical topics covered in that course. Analysis and design of simple circuits involving applications of diodes, operational amplifiers, digital logic circuits, motors. Introduction to Electronic Design Automation software. Introduction to use of basic electronic instrumentation. | 1 | 0 | 0 | | |
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ELEE 2520 Fundamentals of Electrical and Computer Engineering II
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Prerequisites:
ELEE 2500 (Minimum Grade of C-, May not be taken concurrently)
Corequisites: ELEE 3880
Continuation of a spiral coverage of the fundamental principles of Electrical & Computer Engineering, providing an integrated treatment of advanced circuits, electronics, and power electronics. The course will feature an intertwined development of theory and applications of the above topics. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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ELEE 2530 Fundamentals of Electrical and Computer Engineering II Labratory
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Prerequisites:
Corequisites: ELEE 2520
A companion laboratory course to ELEE 2520 that provides practical insights for the theoretical topics addressed in that course. Analysis and design of circuits involving applications of diodes, operational amplifiers, digital logic circuits, motors, and other components. | 1 | 0 | 0 | | |
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ELEE 2640 Digital Logic Circuits I
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Prerequisites:
Corequisites: ELEE 2650
Binary numbers and arithmetic. Fundamentals of Boolean algebra. Basic logic circuit concepts. Karnaugh maps. Multiplexers, decoders, flip-flops, counters, PLDs and FPGAs. Design of sequential circuits, computer modeling and simulation of digital systems. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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ELEE 2650 Digital Logic Circuits I Laboratory
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Prerequisites:
Corequisites: ELEE 2640
Design and implementation of combinational and sequential logic circuits including counters, adders, shift registers, etc. Computer simulation of logic circuits. | 1 | 0 | 0 | | |
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ELEE 3540 Electronic Systems
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Prerequisites:
ELEE 2520 (Minimum Grade of C-, May not be taken concurrently)
Electronic systems: signal conditioning, interface and drive circuitry for sensors and actuators, hybrid analog-digital systems, etc. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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ELEE 3550 Electronic Systems Laboratory
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Prerequisites:
ELEE 2530 (Minimum Grade of C-, May not be taken concurrently)
Corequisites: ELEE 3540
A companion project-based course to ELEE 3540 that provides practical insights for the theoretical topics addressed in that course. | 1 | 0 | 0 | | |
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ELEE 3560 Electronics I
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Prerequisites:
Corequisites: ELEE 3520
Study of the underlying physical behavior of semiconductor devices, circuit modelling of active devices. Analysis and design of diode and transistor circuits: power supplies, basic amplifier configurations, bias and stability analysis, multi-stage amplifiers. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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ELEE 3660 Electromagnetics I
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Prerequisites:
MTH 2410 (Minimum Grade of D, May not be taken concurrently)
PHY 1620 (Minimum Grade of D, May not be taken concurrently)
MTH 3720 (Minimum Grade of D, May not be taken concurrently)
Vector analysis, electrostatics, conductor and dielectric, magnetostatics, magnetic materials, boundary conditions and boundary value problems, Maxwell's equations. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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ELEE 3680 Solid State I
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Prerequisites:
MTH 3720 (Minimum Grade of D, May not be taken concurrently)
Introduction to the physical principles of modern semiconductor devices. Quantum mechanical descriptions of energy bands and conduction processes in n and p type semiconductors. Physics of equilibrium and biased p-n junctions. Effects of junction capacitance. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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ELEE 3720 Electromechanical Energy Conversion
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Prerequisites:
ELEE 3660 (Minimum Grade of D, May not be taken concurrently)
ELEE 2520 (Minimum Grade of D, May not be taken concurrently)
Analysis and design of magnetic circuits, transformers, induction motors, synchronous motors and generators, DC motors and generators. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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ELEE 3740 Communication Theory I
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Prerequisites:
ELEE 3880 (Minimum Grade of C-, May not be taken concurrently)
Mathematical representation of signals, review of Fourier transforms, power spectra, auto-correlation, transmission through linear systems and sampling theory. Analog and digital modulation theory -- analysis and design of modulation systems including amplitude modulation, angle modulation, and pulse modulat | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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ELEE 3860 Introduction to Microcontrollers
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Prerequisites:
ELEE 2640 (Minimum Grade of D, May not be taken concurrently)
ELEE 2650 (Minimum Grade of D, May not be taken concurrently)
Corequisites: ELEE 3870
An introduction to embedded systems based on microcontrollers. The overall objective of this course is to present basic microcontroller architecture, teach programming fundamentals (assembly language and C), and present an introduction to interfac | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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ELEE 3870 Introduction to Microcontrollers Laboratory
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Prerequisites:
Corequisites: ELEE 3860
Familiarity with microcontroller development and training systems: Peripheral I/O (GPIO, Timers, ATD, PWM etc.). Assembly and C-language. Hardware and software experiments. Microcontroller design projects involving interfacing and software design and developm | 1 | 0 | 0 | | |
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ELEE 3880 Signals and Systems
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Prerequisites:
MTH 3720 (Minimum Grade of D, May not be taken concurrently)
Fundamental techniques for the analysis of signals and systems. Laplace and Fourier transforms with a focus on applications to transfer functions, frequency response, and control and communication systems. Continuous-time and discrete-time signals and systems. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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ELEE 4000 Hardware and Software Integration
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Prerequisites:
CSSE 1720 (Minimum Grade of D, May not be taken concurrently)
A course that integrates aspects of the hardware design of electrical and electronic circuits with the software design of computer-based visualization and control systems. Among the topics to be covered: interpreted vs. compiled programming languages, algorithm testing, software optimization, and an introduction to Operating Systems (OS) with the focus on writing device drivers. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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ELEE 4010 ECE Senior Capstone Design I
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Prerequisites:
ELEE 3540 (Minimum Grade of C-, May not be taken concurrently)
ELEE 2640 (Minimum Grade of D, May not be taken concurrently)
ENL 3030 (Minimum Grade of D, May not be taken concurrently)
A capstone design course which integrates materials from all areas of Electrical Engineering. This course provides an engineering design experience comparable to that encountered in industry. Students have an opportunity to participate in a creative and realistic design effort requiring written, oral, and visual communication skills, as well as teamwork and planning. Literature search, feasibility studies, prototype development, and initial design are underta | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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ELEE 4030 ECE Senior Capstone Design II
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Prerequisites:
ELEE 4010 (Minimum Grade of D, May not be taken concurrently)
Continuation of ELEE 4010 requiring a completion of the design (and construction) effort and a professional presentation of the results. Parcipation in national and international competitions is common. Case study and design and development process reflection drives the the course lectures which present discussions on methodology, reliability, safety, and ethics among oth | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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ELEE 4400 Computational Intelligence Techniques
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Topics chosen from neural networks, hybrid systems, evolutionary computing methods and their applications | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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ELEE 4520 Real-Time Control Systems Simulation
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Prerequisites:
ENGR 3220 (Minimum Grade of C-, May not be taken concurrently)
Fundamentals of real-time control systems simulation: plant modeling, controller design, real-time simulations analysis using MATLAB/SIMULINK, and Hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) systems & applications. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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ELEE 4540 Fuzzy System Theory
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
A study of the fundamental concepts of fuzzy set theory and its engineering applications. Topics include fuzzy sets and relations, operations on fuzzy sets, fuzzy rules and inference systems, defuzzification methods, selected applications in the area of controls, image processing, etc. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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ELEE 4570 Vehicular Electrical Power Systems
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Prerequisites:
ELEE 3540 (Minimum Grade of C-, May not be taken concurrently)
The course will cover items like: a) fundamentals of power electronics; b) electrical machines; c) automotive power systems; d) electric, hybrid vehicles, and fuel cell based vehicles; e) modeling techniques for automotive electric and hybrid vehicles; f) automotive motor drives for vehicular applications; g) multiconverter vehicular dynamics and control. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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ELEE 4580 Advanced Electronics
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Prerequisites:
ELEE 3540 (Minimum Grade of C-, May not be taken concurrently)
Ideal and non-ideal operational amplifiers, linear and nonlinear op amp circuit analysis and design. Topics include active filter design, power electronic circuits (ac switching controllers, inverters, choppers, ac/dc motor speed control circuits), signal generators, and switching capacit | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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ELEE 4590 Electronics Manufacturing
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Prerequisites:
ELEE 3540 (Minimum Grade of D, May not be taken concurrently)
This course provides the student with a broad foundation in electronics manufacturing. Mainstream technologies included silicon semiconductor and FR4 circuit board manufacturing, electronics packaging, automated assembly and solder processes are examined in detail. Circuit board design methodology with a focus on design for cost optimization is stressed throughout. Electronics packaging, interconnection and thermal management are investigated. Design verification, and manufacturing hand-off conclude the course. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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ELEE 4600 Computer Aided Design Integrated Circuits
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Prerequisites:
ELEE 3540 (Minimum Grade of C-, May not be taken concurrently)
Introduction to the basic electrical properties and the technology of fabrication of MOS devices. Automatic layout generation, routing and design simulation with CAD tools using digital logic circuit examples. Case study and design project. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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ELEE 4620 Random Variables and Random Processes
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Prerequisites:
MTH 4270 (Minimum Grade of C, May not be taken concurrently)
ELEE 3880 (Minimum Grade of C, May not be taken concurrently)
Probability, random variables, distribution and density functions, functions of random variables, joint distributions and density functions. Random processes, autocorrelation and crosscorrelation, linear system response. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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ELEE 4640 Hardware Description Languages
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Prerequisites:
ELEE 2640 (Minimum Grade of D, May not be taken concurrently)
ELEE 2650 (Minimum Grade of D, May not be taken concurrently)
Corequisites: ELEE 4650
Analysis and modelling of digital systems using hardware programming languages. More specifically VHDL (VHSIC Hardware Description Language) is introduced as a powerful EDA (Electronic Design Automation) tool for the design of complex digital systems. The course explores the design of specific systems ranging from simple counters to complete microprocessors. An industry standard language compiler and simulator are utilized throughout the course. Several ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit) designs are implemented with FPGAs (Field Programmable Gate Arrays) in the laboratory. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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ELEE 4650 Hardware Description Languages Laboratory
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Prerequisites:
Corequisites: ELEE 4640
Focus on VHDL for synthesis on FPGA and PSOC devices. Altera and/or Xilinx device description. Hardware projects utilizing FPGA development boards and/or stand-alone system implementations. | 1 | 0 | 0 | | |
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ELEE 4660 Electromagnetics II
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Prerequisites:
ELEE 3660 (Minimum Grade of C-, May not be taken concurrently)
Maxwell's equations constitutive relations, boundary condition. Poynting theorem. Plane waves, wave polarization, phase and group velocities. Reflection, refraction and attenuation of plane waves in various media. Transmission lines, waveguides and resonators. Antennas and radiation. Wave propagation and radar equation. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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ELEE 4680 Computer Networking
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Prerequisites:
ELEE 2640 (Minimum Grade of D, May not be taken concurrently)
Corequisites: ELEE 4690
Study of local area networks (LAN) and wide area networks (WAN). Survey of the state-of-the-art computer network. Topics include networking theory, design approaches, standards, topologies, OSI and TCP/IP, protocols, applications and distributed processing. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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ELEE 4690 Computer Networking Laboratory
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Prerequisites:
Corequisites: ELEE 4680
The Networking Laboratory (NL) will provide students with hands-on design, setup, configuration and managing network devices and their applications. In addition, the NL will provide researchers and educators with a controlled environment to validate and evaluate their research, education, and training programs. This lab will educate undergraduate and graduate students about the fundamental design, analysis, operation, control and management of networked systems. Students will be able to build and simulate CAN networks using Canoe. The NL will enable students to better understand and get hands-on experiences. | 1 | 0 | 0 | | |
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ELEE 4700 Controls II
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Prerequisites:
ENGR 3220 (Minimum Grade of C-, May not be taken concurrently)
Advanced study of root locus analysis. Frequency response analysis. Design and compensation techniques. Describing-function analysis of nonlinear control systems. Control system analysis and design using state-space methods. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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ELEE 4740 Communication Theory II
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Prerequisites:
ELEE 3740 (Minimum Grade of C-, May not be taken concurrently)
Digital communication, probability and random variables, mathematical representation of noise, effect of noise upon system performance, pulse amplitude modulation, multiple pulse detection of signals, detection of signals in colored Gaussian noise, estimation of signal parameters. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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ELEE 4760 Digital Control Theory
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Prerequisites:
ENGR 3220 (Minimum Grade of C-, May not be taken concurrently)
ELEE 3880 (Minimum Grade of C-, May not be taken concurrently)
Basic theory of sampling and quantizing, z-transform analysis. System error analysis, modeling and optimal design of discrete data systems by performance indices. Stability of discrete data systems and design compensation. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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ELEE 4780 Embedded Systems
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Prerequisites:
ELEE 3860 (Minimum Grade of C-, May not be taken concurrently)
Corequisites: ELEE 4790
Design of embedded systems (hardware and software). Advanced topics including interrupts, multitasking, and programming Freescale 68HS/X12 microcontrollers in C. An open-ended embedded system design project which requires consideration of alternatives, economic and aesthetic constraints, and detailed system description is compuls | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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ELEE 4790 Embedded Systems Laboratory
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Prerequisites:
Corequisites: ELEE 4780
Students will perform advanced interfacing and development in the lab. They are taught a system design methodology based on top-down principles. A semester design/construction project provides the students with an excellent opportunity to develop strengths in embedded system design, construction, testing, and development. | 1 | 0 | 0 | | |
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ELEE 4800 Computer Organization and Architecture
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Prerequisites:
ELEE 2640 (Minimum Grade of D, May not be taken concurrently)
Basic and advanced concepts of CPU design, memory systems, and I/O interfacing. Alternative design and evaluation of the control unit, the arithmetic and logic unit, and memory hierarchy. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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ELEE 4840 Electromagnetic Compatibility
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Prerequisites:
ELEE 3660 (Minimum Grade of C-, May not be taken concurrently)
EMC requirements for electronic systems, non-ideal behavior of passive components, radiated emissions and susceptibility, conducted emissions and susceptibility, crosstalk, shielding, electrostatic discharge, measurements, system design for EMC. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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ELEE 4870 Introduction to Microcontrollers Laboratory
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Prerequisites:
Corequisites: ELEE 4860
Familiarity with microprocessor/microcontroller development and training systems: memory, I/O CPU. Assembly language. Hardware and software experiments. Microcontroller design projects involving design, prototyping and construction. | 1 | 0 | 0 | | |
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ELEE 4880 Digital Signal Processing I
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Prerequisites:
ELEE 3880 (Minimum Grade of C-, May not be taken concurrently)
Introduction to Discrete-Time Signals and Systems. Fourier Transforms of Discrete-Time Signals, Discrete Fourier Transform, z transforms. Digital filter design. Implementation using digital signal processors. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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ELEE 4900 Radiation and Antennas
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Prerequisites:
ELEE 4660 (Minimum Grade of C-, May not be taken concurrently)
Radiation from simple sources; directivity, gain, and effective aperture; radiation resistance; linear antennas; mutual coupling; travelling wave antennas; receiving antennas and reciprocity; Friis formula and radar equation; propagation of waves. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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ELEE 4920 Digital Image Processing and Computer Vision
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Prerequisites:
ELEE 3880 (Minimum Grade of C, May not be taken concurrently)
This course provides an introduction to the basic concepts and techniques of digital image processing and computer vision. Topics include sampling and quantization, image transforms, image enhancement, restoration, and coding. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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ELEE 4940 Special Topics
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
The special topics such as Parallel Processing, Distributed Processing, Neural Networks, etc. will be offered under this course number. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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