This 135 credit program was designed to train professionals for the electronic and electrical industries in Bangladesh. This program will help to educate and train students in classroom as well as practical laboratory sessions to make them competent professionals to meet the contemporary requirements of Electrical and Electronic Engineering in the four major areas of concentrations: Power Systems, Electronics, Communications and Computer Engineering.
During the first two years, the students are introduced to the basic principles of Electrical and Electronic Engineering. In this period, the students are also exposed to broad based pure science courses such as Physics, Mathematics and a wide range of general education courses, such as English, Philosophy, Liberal Arts and Social Science Courses.
The third year concentrates on broadening the fundamental knowledge in Electrical and Electronic Engineering Systems. During the fourth year, students are encouraged to deepen their knowledge and understanding in areas of particular interest and ability. Finally, the students are required to complete a project in their area of specialization.
The proposed BS-EEE program is design to have total 135 credits, requiring about 4 years to complete. In order to provide exposure and enhance post graduation employability, students must complete at least two (2) weeks of industrial training after completion of 80 credits of course work.
The breakdown of the total credits and degree requirements is given as follows:
| Core I – EEE core courses | 69 Credits |
| Core II – General Science and Math | 30 Credits |
| Electives/Streams | 15 Credits |
| GED | 18 Credits |
| OPEN | 3 Credits |
| Total | 135 Credits |
| Industrial Training | 2 Weeks (after completion of 80 credits) |
a) Core Courses I (Engineering Courses): 69 Credit Hours
| Courses | Titles | Credits |
| EEE 111 | Analog Electronics | 3 |
| EEE 132 | Computer Programming | 3 |
| EEE 132L | Computer Programming Lab | 0 |
| EEE 141 | Electrical Circuits I | 3 |
| EEE 154 | Engineering Drawing | 1 |
| EEE 211 | Digital Electronics | 3 |
| EEE 211L | Digital Electronics Lab | 0 |
| EEE 221 | Signals and Systems | 3 |
| EEE 232 | Numerical Analysis in Engineering | 3 |
| EEE 232L | Numerical Analysis in Engineering Lab | 0 |
| EEE 241 | Electrical Circuits II | 3 |
| EEE 241L | Electrical Circuits II Lab | 0 |
| EEE 254 | Electrical and Electronic Engineering Services for Buildings | 3 |
| EEE 280 | Mechanical Engineering Fundamentals | 3 |
| EEE 283 | Electrical and Electronics Lab I | 2 |
| EEE 312 | Power Electronics | 3 |
| EEE 313 | Semiconductor Devices and Technology | 3 |
| EEE 321 | Intro to Communications Systems | 3 |
| EEE 321L | Intro to Communications Systems Lab | 0 |
| EEE 331 | Data Communications and Computer Networks | 3 |
| EEE 331L | Data Communications and Computer Networks Lab | 0 |
| EEE 332 | Microprocessors and Interfacing | 3 |
| EEE 332L | Microprocessors and Interfacing Lab | 0 |
| EEE 342 | Control Engineering | 3 |
| EEE 342L | Control Engineering Lab | 0 |
| EEE 361 | Theory of Electromagnetic Fields | 3 |
| EEE 362 | Electrical Transmission and Distribution Systems | 3 |
| EEE 363 | Electrical Machines | 3 |
| EEE 363L | Electrical Machines Lab | 0 |
| EEE 383 | Electrical & Electronics Lab II | 2 |
| EEE 452 | Industrial Management | 3 |
| EEE 481 | Advanced Electrical and Electronics Lab I | 2 |
| EEE 482 | Advanced Electrical and Electronics Lab II | 2 |
| EEE499/498 | Project/Research/Internship | 3 |
b) Degree Core Courses II (Math and General Science Courses): 30 Credit Hours
| Courses | Titles | Credits |
| MAT 116 | Pre-Calculus | 0 |
| MAT 120 | Calculus and Analytical Geometry I | 3 |
| MAT 125 | Linear Algebra | 3 |
| MAT 130 | Calculus and Analytical Geometry II | 3 |
| MAT 240 | Calculus and Analytical Geometry III | 3 |
| MAT 250 | Calculus and Analytical Geometry IV | 3 |
| MAT 350 | Engineering Mathematics | 3 |
| MAT 361 | Probability and Statistics | 3 |
| PHY 107 | Physics I | 3 |
| PHY 107L | Physics I Lab | 0 |
| PHY 108 | Physics II | 3 |
| PHY 108L | Physics II Lab | 0 |
| CHE 101 | General Chemistry | 3 |
c) Elective Courses: 15 credit Hours
Students must choose five course (15 Credits) covering at least two (2) of the following streams. Students completing at least three courses (9 Credits) and the project/internship from any of these streams will receive degree with concentration in that area.
- Telecommunications (TCE)
- Solid State Electronics (SSE)
- Power Systems Engineering (PSE)
- Computer & Software Engineering (CSE)
c-1. Telecommunications Engineering Stream (TCE):
| Courses | Titles | Credits |
| EEE 311 | Communication Electronics | 3 |
| EEE 337 | Database Management Systems | 3 |
| EEE 421 | Stochastic Signals and Systems | 3 |
| EEE 422 | Principles of Digital Communications | 3 |
| EEE 422L | Principles of Digital Communications Lab | 0 |
| EEE 423 | Principles of Telecommunication Network | 3 |
| EEE 423L | Principles of Telecommunication Network Lab | 0 |
| EEE 424 | Mobile and Wireless Communication System | 3 |
| EEE 424L | Mobile and Wireless Communication System Lab | 0 |
| EEE 425 | Opto-Electronic Engineering | 3 |
| EEE 426 | Fiber Optic Communication System | 3 |
| EEE 426L | Fiber Optic Communication System Lab | 0 |
| EEE 427 | Satellite Communication System | 3 |
| EEE 428 | RF Engineering | 3 |
| EEE 451 | Telecommunications Business and Management | 3 |
| EEE 453 | E-commerce | 3 |
| EEE 471 | Digital Signal Processing | 3 |
| EEE 493 | Advanced Network Planning | 3 |
| EEE 494 | Microwave Engineering | 3 |
| EEE 400 | Special Topics | 3 |
c-2. Solid State Electronics Stream (SSE):
| Courses | Titles | Credits |
| EEE 311 | Communication Electronics | 3 |
| EEE 411 | Introduction to VLSI Design | 3 |
| EEE 411L | Introduction to VLSI Design Lab | 0 |
| EEE 413 | Verilog HDL: Modeling, Simulation and Synthesis | 3 |
| EEE 413L | Verilog HDL: Modeling, Simulation and Synthesis Lab | 0 |
| EEE 414 | Advanced VLSI Chip Design Methodology and Optimization using HDL | 3 |
| EEE 414L | Advanced VLSI Chip Design Methodology and Optimization using HDL Lab | 0 |
| EEE 415 | CMOS Analog Circuit Design | 3 |
| EEE 416 | Integrated Circuit Process Integration | 3 |
| EEE 418 | Advanced VLSI Design | 3 |
| EEE 419 | Advanced IC Processing and Layout | 3 |
| EEE 471 | Digital Signal Processing | 3 |
| EEE 400 | Special Topics | 3 |
c-3. Power System Engineering Stream (PSE):
| Courses | Titles | Credits |
| EEE 461 | Power System Operations & Reliability | 3 |
| EEE 462 | Switchgear and Protection | 3 |
| EEE 463 | Power System Economics | 3 |
| EEE 464 | Energy Resources for Power Generation | 3 |
| EEE 465 | High Voltage Engineering | 3 |
| EEE 466 | Electronic Control of Machines | 3 |
| EEE 467 | Design in Power Engineering | 3 |
| EEE 400 | Special Topics | 3 |
c-4. Computer & Software Engineering Stream (CSE):
| Courses | Titles | Credits |
| EEE 333 | Artificial Intelligence | 3 |
| EEE 334 | Internet and Web Technologies | 3 |
| EEE 335 | IC Logic Design | 3 |
| EEE 336 | Computer Architecture and Organization | 3 |
| EEE 336L | Computer Architecture and Organization Lab | 0 |
| EEE 337 | Database Management Systems | 3 |
| EEE 431 | Networks and Distributed System | 3 |
| EEE 432 | Neural Networks | 3 |
| EEE 433 | Pattern Recognition | 3 |
| EEE 434 | Embedded System | 3 |
| EEE 435 | Software Engineering | 3 |
| EEE 436 | Theory of Fuzzy Systems | 3 |
| EEE 401 | Programming Techniques | 3 |
| EEE 453 | E-commerce | 3 |
| EEE 400 | Special Topics | 3 |
d) General Education (GED) Elective Courses: 18 credit Hours
Students will be required to complete 18 credits of General Education including the first 4 courses in the following list.
| Courses | Titles | Credit |
| ENG 102 | Introduction to Composition | 0 |
| ENG 103 | Intermediate Composition | 3 |
| ENG 105 | Advanced Composition | 3 |
| ENV107/ENV 214 | Environmental Science / Environmental Management | 3 |
| OTHER GED | Students may choose 3 courses (3 credits of each course) from the followings: ACT 201, BUS 101, MGT 210, ANT101, ECO101, INT101, LBA101, LBA104, PAD201, PHI101, POL210, PSY101, PSY201, SOC101 etc. or any course offered by the GCE department. | 9 |
e) Open elective Courses: 3 credit Hours
Students may choose one course (3 Credits) from any area.
Short Description of Core Courses:
EEE 111 (Analog Electronics): Small and large signal characteristics and models of electronic devices such as pn junction diode, MOSFET, BJT etc, frequency response, single- and multi-stage MOSFET / BJT amplifiers, differential amplifiers, analysis and design of elementary electronic circuits. This course has separate mandatory laboratory sessions every week in a separate course EEE 283. Prerequisite: EEE 141. 3 Credits.
EEE 132 (Computer Programming): This is a traditional programming course for EEE majors and other students with a deep interest in the subject. The course introduces object-oriented programming using a high level language covering concepts such as inheritance, polymorphism, interfaces and object-oriented modeling. Students are expected to submit a course project at the end of the semester. This course has mandatory lab sessions every week. Prerequisite: None. 3 Credits.
EEE 132L(Computer Programming- Lab): The course ‘Computer Programming’ is designed to help students learning the basics of computer programming in a structured manner using the most popular and commonly used programming language C. It covers basic programming constructs, semantics, rules and methods. In the lab, the students will be given suitable real world programming problems that can be solved using different C programming constructs taught in the classroom. They acquire hand-on experience in computer programming paradigm so that they can switch to any other language easily and smoothly. This course contains few tiny lab assignments on the topics and a term project that requires overall skill in C: (1) C expressions, simple conditional/selection statements (a) Performing operations based on user’s input, Input validity/bound checking, Unit Conversion, Bitwise operations, etc (2) Iterative statements – for, while, do…while loop (a) Evaluating functions using series e.g. sin(x), cos(x), ex, etc (3) Iterative statements with selection statements (a) Menu based program where the program performs an operation based on user’s choice and terminates only when user chooses to exit. (4) One dimensional Arrays or lists (a) Storing and retrieving data from arrays, searching through stored data in an array or list. Performing Matrix operations, Multiply-and-Accumulate operations, etc (5) Problems related to null-terminated strings (a) Various string operations such as, string copy, concatenation, reversal, search, etc. (6) Functions, recursive functions (a) Computing recursive functions such as, Fibonacci series, Factorial, Catalan number, etc. (7) Structures and unions (a) Encapsulating different types of data in a structure, storing and retrieving data from these structures. (8) File I/O (a) Reading and Writing files in text and binary mode, storing, retrieving, searching, and updating contents of a file.
EEE 141 (Electrical Circuits I): Formulation and solution of circuit equations, network theorems, sinusoidal steady-state analysis. Topics include loop and nodal analysis, superposition and Thevenin theorem, properties of sinusoids, phasor representation and vector diagrams. This course has separate mandatory laboratory sessions every week in a separate course EEE 283. Prerequisite: None. 3 Credits.
EEE 211 (Digital Electronics): Flip-flops, shift registers, counters, arithmetic operations, semiconductor memories, switches, A/D converters D/A converters, digital logic blocks and selected applications of digital circuits. Prerequisite: EEE 111. 3 Credits.
EEE 211L (Digital Electronics- Lab): Lab#1: Implementing a Boolean function [IC Needed: 7486, 7432, 7408, 7404], Lab#2: Design of Half Adder/Full Adder/Half Subtractor/Full Subtractor [IC Needed: 7486, 7432, 7408, 7404], Lab#3: Design of an Add/Subtract circuit with add/subtract select input P [IC Needed: 7483, 7408], Lab#4: Design of a Code Converter like Excess-3 code to 8 4 -2 -1 code, Lab#5: Design of a Decimal Adder like Excess-3 Adder [IC Needed: 7483, 7408, 7432], Lab#6: Design of a 4-bit Magnitude Comparator circuit [IC Needed: 7486, 7404, 7432, 7408], Lab#7: Implementing Boolean functions using Decoder/Multiplexer [IC Needed: 74152],Lab#8: Sequential Logic Circuit with JK/SR type Flip-flops [IC Needed: 7474, 7473],Lab#9: Design of counters of various MOD sizes. 0 credit
EEE 221 (Signals and Systems): Analysis techniques for signals and systems. Signal representation, including Fourier and LaPlace transforms. System definitions and properties, such as linearity, causality, time invariance, and stability. Use of convolution, transfer functions and frequency response to determine system response. Applications to circuit analysis. Prerequisite: MAT350. 3 Credits.
EEE 241 (Electrical Circuits II): AC quantities, periodic waveforms, phasors, AC circuit analysis with RC, RL & RLC in series and parallel, power & power factors. network topology, formulation of loop, node and state equations, polyphase systems, coupled circuits. Prerequisites: EEE 141. 3 Credits.
EEE 241L (Electrical Circuits II- Lab): Fundamentals of AC circuits – Familiarization with wave shape and measurement of rms value, frequency and phase difference, Verify Thevenin’s and Norton’s Theorem in AC circuits, Study of resonance behavior of a series RLC circuit with variable capacitance, Determination of the Bandwidth and Quality Factor of a series RLC circuit, Study of resonance behavior of a parallel RLC circuit with variable capacitance, Determination of a phase sequence of a 3-Ф system, Measuring average power in three phase circuits, Determination of the Mutual inductance of two magnetically coupled circuits. 0 Credit
EEE 232 (Numerical Analysis in Engineering): Numerical solutions of algebraic and transcendental equations. Matrices. Interpolation. Computer applications in solving electrical and electronic engineering problems. Curve fitting by least squares. Numerical differentiation, integration. Finite differences. Numerical solution of differential equations. Prerequisite: EEE 132, MAT 240. 3 Credits.
EEE 232L (Numerical Analysis in Engineering-Lab): Lab 1: Commands in MATLAB 6.5, Lab 2: Built in Function, User-defined function, Selecting a submatrix, loops and conditionals, Lab 3: Gaussian Elimination, Lab 4: Bisection Method, Lab 5: Modified Regula falsi method, Lab 6: Newton Raphson method, Lab 7: Secant method, Lab 8: Gaussian Elimination Method, Lab 9: Jacobi method by using matlab, LU decomposition, Lab 10: Gauss Seidel Method, Newton Forward and backward (polynomial interpolation), Lab 11: Lagrange Interpolation Polynomials, Lab12: Curve fitting. 0 Credits
EEE 254 (Electrical and Electronic Engineering Services for Buildings): Designing LT Electrical distribution system for domestic buildings, for low rise office buildings, for industrial buildings, for multistoried office buildings, for multistoried multipurpose buildings. Fuses, Circuit Breakers, Busbars, Distribution boxes, cables, earthing, wiring methods for buildings and industries. Selection of cable size, circuit breaker size, busbar size. Typical lighting design inside a domestic building, office building and an industry. Choice of luminaries for various applications.
Introduction to modern Lifts and their installation. Installation of a PABX for domestic building, office building and industrial compound. Designing routing and layout of indoor and underground telephone and fiber optic cables. Designing routing and layout of UTP data cables and fiber optic cables for LAN.
Introduction to IEE Wiring Regulation 16th edition (BS7671:2001 incorporating Amendments 1 & 2, 2004. Safety regulations, various types of cables for indoor wiring and electrical distribution in buildings. Distribution boards, MCB, MCCB. Earthing requirements, various earthing systems. Conductors for outdoor distribution through poles. Single line diagram of a typical 11KV/0.4KV 500KVA Substation and a 200KVA pole mounted transformer. Bus-bar trunking system for various applications. Introduction to CCTV, Fire Detection and Alarm system, Fire detection system, Fire fighting system, Safety Alarm Systems. 3 Credits
EEE 280 (Mechanical Engineering Fundamentals): Study of sources of energy; conventional renewable, environmental pollution; study of steam generation units with their accessories, internal combustion engines and gas turbines with their accessories, automobiles; Introduction to pumps, blowers and compressors, refrigeration and air-conditioning systems. Prerequisite: PHY 107. 3 credits
EEE 283 (Electrical and Electronics Lab I): Verification of KVL & KCL, Thevenin’s theorems- proof and application, Y-D and D-Y transfer and application, Introduction to CRO (cathode ray oscilloscope) and properties of RC circuits, Passive filter circuits – Low pass filter, Characteristics of diodes, Half wave and full wave rectifier circuits, Clipping and Clamping circuits, Common Emitter (CE) configuration and its characteristics, NOT, AND, OR gate implementation using BJT
EEE 311 (Communication Electronics): Design methods to fix gain and bandwidth specifications in amplifiers are presented. Design use of feedback techniques is presented. Properties and design application of operational amplifiers are studied. Emphasis is given on electronic circuitry used in communication engineering. This course has mandatory laboratory sessions every week. Prerequisite: EEE 111, EEE 211. 3 Credits.
EEE 312 (Power Electronics): This introductory course will give an overview of the major aspects of power electronics. Emphasis will be given on basic theoretical methods of calculation and design of important power electronic circuits such as: ac to dc uncontrolled and controlled rectifiers, ac voltage controllers, dc-dc converters, dc to ac inverters and power supplies. The course will also cover power semiconductor devices and wide application aspects of power electronic circuits using diodes, SCR, GTO, BJT, MOSFET, IGBT, rectifiers and switching circuits. Application in electronic power processing and control as applied to industrial drives, transportation systems and computer systems, Harmonics and power factor, power supplies with unity power factor . Prerequisite: EEE 211. 3 credits.
EEE 313 (Semiconductor Devices and Technology): This course is concerned with semiconductor physics or in brief how semiconductor devices work. Physical aspects of semiconductors will be presented, followed by: diodes, bipolar junction transistors, and MOSFETs. Topics to be covered in the course include: Basic quantum mechanics necessary to describe how electrons behave in atoms, free space, and solid, band theory of solid: concept of conduction/valence band, concepts of electrons, holes, doping, carrier concentration, scattering, and mobility, behavior of electrons inside semiconductor when a field or concentration gradient has been present, basic operation of p-n junction (diode), operation of light emitters and detectors, bipolar junction devices, MOSFET. Prerequisite: EEE 111. 3 credits.
EEE 321 (Introduction to Communication Systems): An introduction to the basic signal processing operations in communications systems, frequency and time domain signals and system representation, analog modulation (AM and FM), digital modulation, noise in communication systems. Overview of current communication systems such as the public-switched telephone network, radio and TV broadcasting, cellular and cordless telephones, satellite communications and paging.
EEE 321L (Introduction to Communications Systems–Lab): Investigation of different analog modulation techniques: Amplitude Modulation, Investigation of different analog modulation techniques: Frequency Modulation, Design of different transmitters and receivers: AM, Design of different transmitters and receivers: FM, Use of Phase Locked Loop (PLL) as a demodulator, Experiments on different Pulse Modulation techniques: Pulse Amplitude Modulation (PAM), Experiments on different Pulse Modulation techniques: Pulse Position Modulation (PPM), Experiments on different Pulse modulation techniques: Pulse Width Modulation (PWM), Experiments on different Pulse Modulation techniques: Pulse Code Modulation (PCM), Experiments on Delta Modulation technique, Use of technical computing applications for communication systems (MATLAB and SIMULINK) 0 Credits
EEE 331 (Data Communications and Computer Networks): Introduction to International Standards Organization open System Interconnection (ISO-OSI) reference model, design issues and protocols in the physical layer, data link layer and network layer; architectures and control algorithms of local area networks, point-to-point networks and satellite networks; standards in network access protocols; models of network interconnection, and overview of networking and communication software. Prerequisite: EEE 331. 3 credits.
EEE 331L (Data Communications and Computer Networks – Lab): The objective of the Networking Lab is to help students learn about the hardware, software, and configuration procedures of a router, and the associated protocols of networking and inter-networking. Laboratory exercises include the design and implementation of projects such as simulation of the network/transport layer functions, routing, an Ethernet controller, and applications using TCP/IP or UDP. Detail of the lab topics are : (a) Guided Media: hands on presentation of different types of guided communication link (coaxial cable, twisted pair, fiber optics etc.). Agreement of twisted pair with RJ-45 and Network Interface Card. (b) Network Equipments: hands on presentation of different network connecting equipments like BNC-T connector, terminator etc. and nodes like Hub, Router, Switch etc. (c) Client Server Programming: Iterative and concurrent client server programming for TCP and UDP using C/C++/Java. (d) Network Configuration: detail about MAC address, IP address, Classful addressing, Classless addressing, subnetting, supernetting, masking, subnet masking, Dynamic address configuration etc. (e) Network Application: Domain Name System (DNS), Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP), IMAP4, Post Office Protocol (POP3), File Transfer Protocol (FTP) etc. 0 Credit
EEE 332 (Microprocessors and Interfacing): Design of a simple processor, review of advanced processors, control logic design: random logic and microprogramming; machine-level programming, instruction sets, data representations; subroutines; input/output hardware and software; pipelining; relation to high-level languages. This course also includes study of microprocessor architectures, hardware modules, and interfaces; programming, software tools, development systems, and applications; and microprocessor system design methodology. This course has mandatory laboratory sessions every week. Prerequisite: EEE 211. 3 credits.
EEE 332L (Microprocessors and Interfacing- Lab): Measurements of Parameters of principal transducers and sensors. Design of Analog-to –Digital and Digital-to-Analog circuits. Design of General Interfacing circuits. Analog and Digital Data Acquisition Systems (DAS), Signal Conditioning. Applications of Industrial transducers, Differential transformers, Servo Systems and control transformers. Microprocessor peripheral chips, such as programmable peripheral Interface (PPI), Universal Synchronous Asynchronous Receiver Transmitter (USART), Interrupt and DMA Controller, Display Controller etc and their applications. Digital and Computer Controls, IEEE-488 and RS-232 buses and their uses, GPIB Cards. Handshake signals, Embedded systems and design and uses of Microcontrollers.0 credit
EEE 333 (Artificial Intelligence): An introductory description of the major subjects and directions of research in artificial intelligence; topics include all languages (LISP and PROLOG), basic problem solving techniques, knowledge representation and computer inference, machine learning, natural language understanding, computer vision, robotics, and societal impacts. Prerequisite: EEE 332. 3 credits.
EEE 334 (Internet and Web Technology): The Internet, Introduction to Creating Web Pages, web designing concepts, HTTP protocol, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Server Side Includes (SSI), Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Adding Advanced Content to Web Pages, Introducing Perl and CGI, Creating HTML Forms with Perl and CGI, Add Java Applets, Add JavaScript, Java Servelet, Java Server Pages (JSP), Publish Web Pages, JavaScript, Active Server Pages (ASP), Server Side Scripting with PHP. Development of Dynamic Web Pages using ASP/PHP/JSP with Back End Database (MS SQL Server/Access). Prerequisite: EEE 331. 3 credits.
EEE 336 (Computer Architecture and Organization): Computer system analysis and design. Performance and cost, instruction set architecture, processor implementation techniques, pipelining, vector processors, memory hierarchy design, and input/output. Prerequisite: EEE 211. 3 credits.
EEE 336L (Computer Architecture and Organization – Lab): Lab 1: Design of a 2 bit Look-ahead Carry Generator, Lab 2: Design of a 4 bit Shifter Unit, Lab 3: Design of a 2 bit Logic Unit, Lab 4: Design of a 2 bit Arithmetic Unit, Lab 5: Combining the experiments of Lab 2, Lab 3 and Lab 4: to construct a 2-bit ALU, Lab 6: Design of a 4 bit Incrementer/Decrementer/Two’s Complementer using JK/D flip-flops, Lab 7: Design of synchronous up/down counter with parallel load, Lab 8: Design of a Universal Shift Register, Lab 9: Design of a Serial Adder. 0 Credit
EEE 337 (Database Management Systems): Examines the logical organization of databases: the entity-relationship model; the hierarchical, network, and relational data models and their languages. Functional dependencies and normal forms. Design, implementation, and optimization of query languages; security and integrity; concurrency control, and distributed database systems. Prerequisites: EEE132, or consent of the instructor. 3 credits.
EEE 342 (Control Engineering): Feedback control, transfer function modeling, time domain specifications, location of poles and stability, steady state performance, frequency response- Bode, Nyquist, and Nichols plots, gain and phase margin, resonant frequency, root locus, feedback compensation, introduction to digital control. This course has mandatory laboratory sessions every week. Prerequisite: EEE 221. 3 credits.
EEE 342L (Control Engineering- Lab): Introduction , Feedback Control Systems: Open loop v closed loop, Stability, Sensitivity, Disturbance rejection, Transient response, Steady state error, Root Locus Analysis, Frequency Response: Bode Plots, Gain and Phase Margin, Bandwidth, Stability in the frequency Domain: Nyquist Stability Criterion Gain and Phase Margin, Controller Design: Common control methodologies, PI, PD and PID, Compensators, Phase Lead and Lead-Lag, Introduction to Digital Control: Sampling, zero-order hold, the Z transform, Stability in the Z domain, Digital PID. 0 Credits
EEE 361 (Theory of Electromagnetic Fields): Stationary Electric and Magnetic Fields, Maxwell’s Equations, The Electromagnetics of Circuits, Transmission Lines, Plane-Wave Propagation and Reflection, Two and Three-Dimensional Boundary Value Problems, Waveguides, Resonators, Microwave Networks, Radiation, Electromagnetic Properties of Materials, Optics. Prerequisite: PHY 108, MAT 350. 3 Credits.
EEE 362 (Electrical Transmission & Distribution Systems): Classification of transmission and distribution voltage levels, transmission line, sag, lightning, corona and reduction, transmission line resistance, calculation of inductance and capacitance, equivalent ckt of short and long line, power, voltage and power factor control, insulated cables, distribution systems, layout of substation, intro to harmonic generating devices, THD, harmonic reduction, high voltage DC transmission. Prerequisite: EEE 241; 3 credits.
EEE 363 (Electrical Machines): Review of magnetic circuits, transformers: construction, operation, phasor diagram, efficiency, and regulation. 3 phase transformer, vector group, and parallel operation. Single-phase induction motor, DC generator, DC motor. Prerequisite: EEE 241. 3 Credits..
EEE 363L (Electrical Machines – Lab): Open circuit characteristics of a separately excited dc shunt generator, Losses of a dc machine, To find the efficiency of a dc shunt generator, Speed control of a dc shunt motor, Starting and breaking of a dc motor, Test on a 1-Ф transformer and finding the regulation for various load, Parallel operation of two transformer and to observe how they share load, Determination of circuit parameters and performance characteristics of a 3-Ф induction motor, Measurement of sequence impedance and sub transient reactance for rotating machine, Study of a 1-Ф induction motor, Study of a universal motor, Plotting V-curve and phasor diagram for synchronous motor, Measuring synchronous generator model parameters, Phasor diagram of a synchronous generator, Parallel operation of alternator, Load sharing of two alternator and observe the effect of prime mover speed on load sharing, Torque measurement of a dc motor by electro dynamo meter. 0 Credits
EEE 383 Electrical and Electronics Circuit Lab II. Study of class A power amplifier, Study of class B, class C power amplifier, Study of voltage series feedback amplifier circuit, Study of current series feedback amplifier circuit, Application of OP-AMP I – Inverting, Non inverting, Summing, Application of OP-AMP II – Integrator, Differentiator, Design and study of a -4 dB/decade low pass Butterworth filter, Study of Astable multivibrator, Study of RC oscillator, Study of Wien Bridge oscillator, Schmitt trigger and voltage controlled oscillator, Active filter design(Low pass, High pass, Band pass). Prerequisite: EEE 241. 2Credits
EEE 411 (Introduction to VLSI Design): Introduction to the design and layout of Very Large Scale Integrated Circuits (VLSI). Emphasis is placed on digital CMOS circuits. Static and dynamic properties of MOSFET devices, along with integrated circuit fabrication are examined. Computer-aided design tools are used to produce working integrated circuit designs. Students will also learn to use a hardware descriptive language (VHDL) in the digital design process. This course has mandatory laboratory sessions every week. Prerequisite: EEE 313. 3 Credits.
EEE 411L (Introduction to VLSI Design-Lab): This is a hands-on lab course intended to expose EEE students to the Computer-Aided Design aspects of VLSI. As today’s VLSI circuits are designed using powerful engineering application software, students in this course will develop the necessary skills to tackle real-world design environment. The selected areas will be covered: (a) Electronic analysis of CMOS circuits using circuit simulator such as SPICE or HSPICE, (b) Layout (physical) design of basic cells using layout editor such as Magic, (c) Design of a chip at the architecture level using VERILOG or VHDL hardware description language and simulating the architecture using VCS, VERILOG-XL, or MODELSIM, (d) Synthesis, Place and Route of the of the chip architecture into a physical design using software such as Design Compiler. During the first six weeks of the course students will be assigned to do individual lab experiments. For the second half of the semester (last six weeks) the students will work on projects. 0 credit.
EEE 413 (Verilog HDL: Modeling, Simulation and Synthesis): This course is designed to cover a global understanding of Verilog HDL- based design. Topics treated include: Event-Driven Simulation, hardware modeling and simulation in Verilog, data types and logic system in Verilog, Structural and behavioral modeling, user-defined tasks and functions in Verilog and interactive debugging in Verilog using software tools. Prerequisite: CEG 231 w/Lab. 3 credit.
EEE 413L (Verilog HDL: Modeling, Simulation and Synthesis Lab): Demonstrate how to write Verilog HDL and its syntax, semantics and concurrency to capture various type of VLSI circuit. Show different type of HDL modeling such as gate level, data-flow modeling and behavioral and their timing and delays control. Write Verilog test-bench and simulate the design for functional and structural verification using Verilog simulator. Synthesize the Verilog design using Xilinx and Altera EDA tools targeting FPGA and CPLD hardware devices. 0 credit.
EEE 414 (Advanced VLSI Chip Design Methodology and Optimization using HDL): This course discusses high-tech VLSI chip design area and a flourishing field within Electronic Design Automation. Course covers advanced VLSI chip design methodology which includes physical design, system partitioning, FPGA partitioning, partitioning methods, estimating ASIC size, floorplaning, placement, physical design flow, global routing, detailed routing, special routing, circuit extraction and DRC, scan-chain insertion, clock-tree routing and signal-net routing. The course introduces the systematic top-down design methodology to design complex digital hardware such as FPGA, EPLD and ASIC. Verilog Hardware Description Language and sophisticated EDA tools are utilized to elaborate the material covered throughout the course. Course projects of this course will lead to open research topics. 3 credit.
EEE 414L (Advanced VLSI Chip Design Methodology and Optimization using HDL Lab): Provide hand-on training to teach student how to go through whole advanced chip design methodology that includes how to do VLSI design entry using HDL, then write test-bench and simulate and synthesize the design using EDA tools, then carry out design partitioning, floorplanning, placement and routing. Finally configure the FPGA or CPLD devices by downloading bitstream file of the design. 0 credit.
EEE 415 (CMOS Analog Circuit Design): This course introduces the students to analog integrated circuit design techniques, beginning with a review of fundament device properties to complex multistage amplifier design. The goal of this course is to teach the basic techniques for the analysis and design of analog building blocks; i.e. amplifiers, current mirrors, comparators, cascade amplifiers, PLL etc., noise considerations, frequency response. By the end of the course the students will have designed and presented a complex analog circuit (e.g. An amplifier, a band-gap reference, etc) with specifications close to state of the art, on a commercial state of the art process. Prerequisite: EEE 313, EEE411. 3 credit.
EEE 416 (Integrated Circuit Process Integration): The course involves circuit design at the IC level; modern IC CAD software will be used in conjunction with the course. Integrated circuit (IC) implementation of RF circuits for wireless communications applications. Transceiver architectures for current wireless communications standards; active/pasive device technologies for RFIC implementations; low noise amplifiers; mixers; frequency sources; power amplifiers; single-chip radios; and RFIC packaging and testing. Electronic properties of semiconductors that are significant to device operation for integrated circuits. Silicon device fabrication technology. CMOS devices and deep sub-micron manufacturing technology. Modeling of interconnect wires. Optimization of designs with respect to a number of metrics: cost, reliability, performance, and power dissipation. Sequential circuits, timing considerations, and clocking approaches. Design of large system blocks, including arithmetic, interconnect, memories, and programmable logic arrays. Analysis and design of electronic circuits for communication systems, with an emphasis on integrated circuits for wireless communication systems. Analysis of distortion in amplifiers with application to radio receiver design. Power amplifier design with application to wireless radio transmitters. Class A, Class B, and Class C power amplifiers. Radio-frequency mixers, oscillators, phase-locked loops, modulators, and demodulators. Prerequisite: EEE 313. 3 credits
EEE 418 (Advanced VLSI Design): This course addresses advanced issues in VLSI design, covering the following topics: design methodologies and IP design, advanced logic circuit styles, noise sources and signal integrity in digital design, design techniques for dynamic and static power reduction, power supply issues, interconnect analysis, clocking and synchronization, process variation, and SOI design issues. Students are expected to complete a substantial design project as part of the course, which involves extensive use of CAD tools. Prerequisite: EEE 411. 3 credits
EEE 419 (Advanced IC Processing and Layout): Orientation, Process Flow, Experimental Design and Statistical Process, Control, Basic Optical Lithography, Electron-Beam, Ion-Beam Lithography, and X-Ray, Oxidation, Ion Implantation, Diffusion, Vacuum, Plasma, CVD Etching and Deposition, Multilevel Interconnect. Prerequisite: EEE 313. 3 credits.
EEE 421 (Stochastic Signals and Systems): Engineering applications of probability theory, random variables and random processes. Time and frequency response of linear systems to random inputs using both classical transform and modern state space techniques. Prerequisite: EEE 221, MAT 361. 3 credits.
EEE 422: Principles of Digital Communications: Digital modulated signal and their spectral characteristics, PCM, the baseband and bandpass modulation, demodulation, coherent/non-coherent detection methods (and receiver structures) in AWGN channel, their error performance, communication over band-limited channels with ISI and AWGN, Matched filter, link budget, introduction to source coding, channel coding, spread-spectrum and multiple access techniques.
EEE 422L (Principles of Digital Communication- Lab):Lab 1: ASK System, Lab 2: FSK Modulator, Lab 3: FSK Demodulator, Lab 4: PSK/QPSK System, Lab 5: Frequency Synthesizer, Lab 6: Matched Filters, Lab 7: Use of Technical computing for system design and simulation. 0 Credits
EEE 423 (Principles of Telecommunication Networks): Architecture, technology, operation, and application of telecommunication networks including digital telephony, access networks, fiber optic networks, data networks, ATM, SDH, FDDI and integrated services networks. Design and analysis of networks for voice, data, and video applications. Prerequisite: EEE 321. 3 credits.
EEE 423L (Principles of Telecommunication Networks – Lab): Lab 1: Introduction to MATLAB, Lab 2: Graphing Data with MATLAB, Random Numbers in MATLAB, Lab 3:Implementation of PAM/PCM/DPCM/DM using MATLAB, Lab 4: Implementation of Different Line Codes using MATLAB, Lab 5: Implementation of DTMF Signaling Technique, Lab 6: Introduction to Cool Edit 2000, LAB 7: Simulink, Lab 8: Using Data Acquisition Toolbox, Lab 9: Fiber Optic Communications Demo, Lab 10: PSTN System. 0 Credits
EEE 424 (Mobile and Wireless Communication System): Fundamental theory and design of high capacity wireless communications systems. This course will discuss cellular systems as well as high-speed wireless data communication systems. Topics include trunking, propagation, frequency reuse, modulation, source coding, error correction coding, multiple access schemes and equalization. Text: T. S. Rapaport, Wireless Communications: Principles and Practice, 2nd ed., Prentice Hall. Prerequisite: EEE 422. 3 Credits.
EEE 424L (Mobile and Wireless Communication System – Lab): Lab 1: Introduction to MATLAB, Lab 2: Graphing Data with MATLAB, Lab 3: Wireless LAN I, Lab 4: Wireless LAN II, Lab 5:Cellular Telephone Trainer, Lab 6:Erlang B Chart using MATLAB, Lab 7: Simulink. 0 Credits
EEE 425 (Opto-Electronic Engineering): Light-Emitting Diodes (LEDs): Light Radiation by a Semiconductor; Light Diodes (LDs): Principle of Action, Superluminescent Diodes (LDs), p-n Photodiodes, p-i-n Photodiodes, MSM Photodetectors, Semiconductor Optical Amplifiers, Erbium-Doped Fiber Amplifiers (EDFAs), Fused Biconical Taper Couplers, WDM MUX/DEMUX, Filters, Switches. Prerequisite: EEE 313, EEE 361. 3 Credits.
EEE426 (Fiber-Optic Communication): Optical Fibers-Basics; Telecommunications and Fiber Optics; Optical Fiber Waveguides; Fabrication, Cabling, Installation; Light Sources, Transmitters and Receivers; Components of Fiber-Optic Networks; Passive Components, Switches, Transceivers, WDM and DWDM systems, SDH Systems, FDDI, and Functional Modules of Fiber-Optic Networks-Telephone and Computer Networks, Networks, Protocols, and Services, OSI, SONET, ATM Networks and Layers; Broadband Communication System, Submarine Cable Networks, Applications and Future Developments. Mandatory Lab. Prerequisite: EEE 423. 3 Credits.
EEE 426L (Fiber-Optic Communication – Lab): Fiber preparation: cleaving, core inspection, multimode fiber coupling, NA measurement. Fiber attenuation measurements: spectral properties of fibers, mode scrambling, Single mode fibers: optimizing coupling efficiency, mode profiles of different single-mode fibers, Special components: GRIN lens properties, polarization preserving fibers, Semiconductor sources and detectors, LEDs, LDs, PINs, APDs, Ckts, Connectors and splices: alignment loss measurement, elastomeric splices, WDM techniques: holographic gratings, GRIN lens / filters, Fiber optic communication link: BW, power, and BW budget calculation, Fiber optic sensors: intensity, polarization. 0 Credits
EEE 427 (Satellite Communication System): This course covers the most relevant aspects of satellite communications, with emphasis on the most recent applications and developments. The course covers the basic concepts of satellite communications, the orbital aspects, with emphasis on the geostationary orbit, Satellite subsystems, launching methods, and on-board processing. The design of a digital satellite link is discussed in detail, including link budgets, modulation, error control coding, baseband signaling theory, and multiple access methods. Frequency assignments and propagation aspects that affect the satellite link are then discussed. Antennas and earth station technology are presented, including the design of very small aperture terminals (VSATs). The course then covers non-geosynchronous orbits and their applications. Specific applications of satellites are also explored, including the global positioning system (GPS), satellites for mobile communication, and satellites for internet. Prerequisite: EEE 423. 3 Credits.
EEE 428: RF and Microwave Engineering: Review of Electromagnetic and circuit theory, Transmission line theory, waveguide, Planar transmission line design and measurement, Microwave network, Impedance matching and tuning, Passive microwave circuits, Active microwave circuits, RF-Microwave systems design.
EEE 431 (Networks and Distributed System): Networks and Distributed Systems. Introduction to concepts of transport connections and sessions; design issues in transport layer and session layer protocols, terminal and file transfer protocols, message handling protocols, etc.; methods to ensure network security and privacy; algorithms for deadlock detection, concurrency control and synchronization in distributed systems; models of distributed computation; networking facilities and resource control and management methods in network and distributed operating systems. Prerequisite: EEE331. 3 credits.
EEE 432 (Neural Networks): Elementary Neurophysiology – Biological Neurons to Artificial Neurons. Adaline and the Medaline. Perceptron. Back propagation Network. Bidirectional Associative Memories. Hopfield Networks. Counter propagation Networks. Kohonen’s Self Organizing Maps. Adaptive Resonance Theory. ART1 – ART2 – ART3. Boltzman Machines, Spatiotemporal Pattern Classifier, Neural Network models: Neocognitron , Application of Neural Networks to various disciplines. Prerequisite: EEE 333. 3 credits.
EEE 433 (Pattern Recognition): Introduction: Basic concepts, Design concepts, Examples; Decision functions: Linear decision functions, Generalized decision functions; Pattern classification by distance functions: Minimum distance pattern classification, Cluster seeking; Pattern classification by likelihood functions: Bayes classifier; Structural pattern representation: Grammars for pattern representation, Picture description language and grammars, Stochastic grammars; Structural pattern recognition: String to string distance; Matching other structures: Relational structures, Graph matching, Matching by relaxation, Random graph. Prerequisite: EEE 333, MAT 361. 3 credits.
EEE 434 (Embedded System): Provides a detailed overview of the important topics in the field. Typical examples of embedded systems; real time and safety critical issues; constraint-driven design; systems integration; hardware-software partitioning and time-to-market considerations will be addressed. The subject will examine programmable devices, microcontrollers, application specific standard processors; importance of interrupts; reconfigurable logic; system-on-a-chip; finite state machines; dataflow architectures; and distributed embedded systems. Software for embedded systems, including: programming languages and software architectures; interrupt servicing; multi-tasking; task communications and scheduling; verification; hardware-software co-simulation; and real-time operating systems will be introduced. Prerequisite: EEE 332. 3 credits.
EEE 435 (Software Engineering): Follows the software life cycle from the requirement, specification, and design phases through the construction of actual software. Topics include management of programming teams, methodologies, debugging aids, documentation, evaluation and measurement of software, verification, and testing techniques, and the problems of maintenance, modification, and portability. Prerequisite: EEE132; 3 credits.
EEE 436 (Theory of Fuzzy Systems): : Introduction to Neuro-Fuzzy and Soft Computing, Soft Computing and AI, Neural Networks, Fuzzy Set Theory, MF Formulation and Parameterization, Fuzzy Union, Intersection, and Complement, Fuzzy Rules and Fuzzy Reasoning, Fuzzy Inference Systems, Regression and Optimization, Supervised Learning Neural Networks, Neuro-Fuzzy Modeling, ANFIS, Neuro-Fuzzy Control, ANFIS Applications. Text: J.-S. R. Jang, C.-T. Sun, E. Mizutani, “Neuro-Fuzzy and Soft Computing,” Prentice-Hall of India Private Limited, New Delhi, 2002. Prerequisite: MAT 361. 3 credits.
EEE 401 (Programming Techniques): Programming Techniques for reducing complexity: effective structures for if-then-else permutation, linear search, binary search and effective variations, some examples of problem solving: wire problem, weight problem, watch problems, search problems, recurrent problems: tower of Hanoi(TOH), Multi_Peg TOH, Lines in the plane, Josephus problem, Sums: Sums and recurrences, manipulation of sums, general methods, finite and infinite calculus, infinite sums, integer functions: floors/ceilings and their applications, floor/ceiling sums, number theory: divisibility, primes, factorial factors, relative primality, stern-brocot tree, farey series, binomial coefficients: basic identities, basic practice, tricks of the trade, generating functions, special numbers: stirling numbers, eulerian numbers, harmonic numbers, harmonic summations, fibonacci numbers, generating functions: domino theory and change, basic maneuvers, solving recurrences, selected programming problems a assignments. 3 credits.
EEE 451 (Telecommunication Business and Management): Radio frequency management, allocation of spectrum, regulations for spectrum use, common carriers, Satellite and cables, competition and compliance, ITU, long term policy planning, functions and authority of Bangladesh Telecom Regulatory Commission (BTRC) and salient features of national ICT Policy 2002. Management and organization of electronics and telecommunications industry. Prerequisite: EEE 481. 3 credits.
EEE 452 (Engineering Economics and Managements): Focuses on the key aspects of the modern telecommunications and IT sector management, e.g. services engineering, billing, HR, operations, maintenance, planning, customer relations, supply chain, changing technologies, regulation policies, solution engineering, outsourcing, strategy development. 3 credits.
EEE 453 (E-commerce): Insight into how electronic commerce plays a pivotal role in the emergence of the new network economy through business cases. It covers cases in the new business paradigm, the Internet market space, electronic commerce in the region, electronic payment and security solutions, supply chain management, customer relationship management, intra-organizational electronic commerce, B-to-B and B-to-C electronic commerce, establishing trust and managing regulatory harmonization. Also provides an overview of the technologies used in electronic commerce, e.g. computer and network security, databases, multimedia computing, search engine, data mining, and intelligent agents. Prerequisite: EEE 334. 3 credits.
EEE 461 (Power System Operation & Reliability): Automatic generation control: Isolated state two areas. Voltage control. Basic probability theory. Introduction to contingency evaluation and security assessment. Reliability concepts: General reliability functions, exponential distribution, MTTF, series parallel systems, Markov’s process. Generation model. Load model. Reliability evaluation of a power system: LOLP, LOEP. 3 credits.
EEE 462 (Switchgear and Protection): Item protection : Protection of generators, Protection of transformers, Protection of bus-bars, Protection of transmission lines (carrier protection), Protection against over-voltages, Protection schemes, Substations, Power stations, Protection of low-voltage systems, Coordination of protective devices. Over- voltage transients and travelling waves, Surge velocity, Surge impedance, Surge power and energy stored. Terminations: Incident reflected and transmitted waves, Applications. Over-voltage protection, Surge divertors, Insulated neutral systems over-voltages protection, Earthing systems earthing electrodes, Safety and power earthing, Engineering and calculations of systems and equipment. 3 credits.
EEE 463 (Power System Economics): Economic structure of power systems. Private power supply policy and the role of Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC). Problem formulation, optimization methods and programming for economic analysis of power system operation and planning. Economic dispatch, load forecasting, unit commitment, interchange, planning and reliability analysis. Provides background to pursue advanced work in planning and operation. Prerequisite: graduate standing or permission of instructor. 3 credits.
EEE 464 (Energy Resource for Power Generation): Primary energy resources and available resources in Bangladesh. A brief introduction on the non-renewable energy sources (e.g., coal, oil, natural gas etc.) and renewable energy sources (e.g., hydro, biomass, solar PV, wind etc.) Wind speed and power relation, wind turbines: aerodynamic issues, Betz limit, aerodynamic power controls (pitch, stall, active stall), rotor power characteristics CP-ë, power curves, wind turbines: electrical issues, induction generator, self-excited IG, fixed and variable speed wind turbines, slip control, P and Q control (doubly-fed), wind turbine modeling: fixed and variable speed (rotor resistor control). The solar resource, photovoltaic materials and electrical characteristics, photovoltaic systems: current-voltage curves for loads, grid connected systems, stand alone PV systems. 3 credits.
EEE 465 (High Voltage Engineering): Basic ionization and decay processes. Self-sustained discharge to breakdown in gases. Discharge and breakdown mechanisms in various gases in non-uniform field gaps. Liquid dielectric materials. Mechanisms leading to breakdown in liquids. Solid dielectric materials and basic breakdown mechanisms in solids. Generation and measurement of DC, AC and impulse high voltages, high voltage testing methods and standards. Non-destructive test techniques. High voltage measurement and non-destructive testing. Over voltage. 3 credits.
EEE 466 (Electronic Control of Machines): Modeling physical systems for purposes of control system analysis and design, feedback control system architectures and options, analytical approaches for computer control systems, design methods and tools for computer control systems, control computer architecture, sensors and software/hardware principles, programmable logic control (PLC), computer control of machines and processes, discrete system modeling, discrete controller design, transformation methods, control computer technology, sensors, sequential logic control. 3 credits.
EEE 467 (Design in Power Engineering): Introduction to electric circuits and associated calculations, including DC and AC, steady state and transients conditions. Basic circuit theorems and fundamental principles of electromagnetism, applications to the design of components and systems. The role of electrical and electronic components in mechanical systems with emphasis in electromechanical energy conversion, discussion of systems in block diagram approach including control systems, instrumentation, communication and basic system architecture. Generation of electric power with emphasis on automotive and aerospace systems including transmission, distribution, control and protection systems. Steady-state modeling and performance of transformers and switchgear, electric machines including DC, AC and permanent magnet machines with special emphasis on mechanical performance requirements (linearity, overload capacity, etc.). 3 credits.
EEE 471: Digital Signal Processing (DSP): Discrete-time signals and systems, impulse response, correlation and convolution, discrete-time Fourier series (DTFS), discrete-time Fourier transform (DTFT), discrete Fourier transform (DFT) and their properties, fast Fourier transform (FFT). Z transformation – properties, transfer function, and inverse Z transform. Digital Filters (Finite impulse response and Infinite impulse response filter) Finite impulse response (FIR) filters – linear phase filters, filter specifications, designing FIR filter using window, optimal and frequency sampling methods; Infinite impulse response (IIR) filters- specifications, designing IIR filters using impulse invariant.
EEE 472 (Image Processing): Introduction; Point operations; Histograms; Spatial operations; Image filtering, Affine transformations; Image rectification; Interpolation and other transformations; Contrast enhancement; Convolution operation, Magnification and Zooming; Fourier transform; Edge detection; Boundary extraction and representation; Mathematical morphology. Prerequisite: EEE 471. 3 credits.
EEE 481 (Advanced Electrical and Electronics Lab I: Electrical: 3-phase circuits, balanced poly phase circuits, unbalanced poly phase circuits, Magnetic circuits; Magnetic amplifier, magnetic coupling, Measurement of electrical power, Power system stability, power protection, switch gear, Electronics: Sample and Hold circuits, Switched capacitor filter, Multivibrators (Astable and others), Electronic (active) filters, Feedback amplifiers, Voltage-frequency and frequency-voltage converter(VCO), Wide band amplifier
EEE 482 (Advanced Electrical and Electronics Lab II: Electrical: Control of induction motor, Synchronous motor control, Stepper motor control, Digital and computer control of electrical machines, Electronics: Phase locked loop(PLL), Use of spectrum analyzer, Use of logic analyzer, Servomechanism; control transformer, differential transformer, Design of microprocessor based systems, embedded systems, Design and implementation of digital filters; FIR, IIR and adaptive filters, Microwave generation, propagation and measurement; gun diode, magnetrons, transmission line, waveguides.
EEE 493 (Advanced Network Planning): Focuses on advanced concepts and issues in voice/data networking. Course reviews fixed, mobile/wireless networks planning, backbone networks, network components, such as hubs, routers, gateways, internetworking, IP addressing, multimedia networking. It focuses on high-level managerial issues, such as network design and implementation tools, network security, and regulatory issues. Prerequisite: EEE 423. 3 credits.
EEE 494 (Microwave Engineering): Passive and active Radio Frequency and microwave components and circuits for wireless communications; transmission-line theory; planar transmission-lines and waveguides; S-parameters; resonators; power dividers and couplers; microwave filters; sources, detectors, and active devices; modern RF & microwave CAD; measurement techniques. Pre-requisite: EEE 361, EEE 311. 3 credits.
EEE 499/490: Projects/Research/Internships: To be taken during the last semester as a full time project. The work can be full time research for 3 credits, or a combination of full time internship in the industry for 1 credit with a research report for 2 credits. Pre-requisite: Completion of total 123 credits. 3 credits
EEE 400 (Special Topics): Students can work for a Semester on an advanced topic in the area of Electronics or Telecommunication under the guidance of a faculty member. Prerequisite: Consent from the department chair and the concerned faculty. 3 credits.
Short Description of Math and General Science Core Courses:
MAT116 (Precalculus): Topics includes sets, real number system, algebraic expressions, systems of equations, functions and relations, quadratic functions, synthetic division, the zeros of a polynomial function, exponential and logarithmic functions, trigonometric functions, graphs of trigonometric functions, analytic trigonometry, additional applications of trigonometry, mathematical induction, the binomial theorem, sequences. Prerequisite: High School Mathematics. 0 credit.
MAT120 (Calculus and Analytic Geometry-I): A first course in calculus and analytic geometry. Coordinates, Graphs and Lines; Functions and Limits; Differentiations; Application of Differentiation; Integration; Logarithmic and Exponential Functions. Prerequisite: MAT116. 3 credits.
MAT125 (Introduction to Linear Algebra): Basic concepts and techniques of linear algebra; includes system of linear equations, matrices and inverses, determinants, and a glimpse at vector spaces, eigenvalues and eigenvectors, Markov processes, . Prerequisite: MAT112 or an adequate test score. 3 credits.
MAT130 (Calculus and Analytic Geometry II): Second course in calculus and analytic geometry. Applications of Definite Integral; Hyperbolic Functions, Inverse Trigonometric and Hyperbolic Functions; Techniques of Integration; Improper Integrals: L’Hospitals Rule; Topics of Analytical Geometry; Polar Coordinates and Parametric Equations. Prerequisite: MAT120. 3 credits.
MAT240 (Calculus and Analytic Geometry III): Third course in calculus and analytic geometry. Infinite Series; Three Dimensional Spaces, Vectors; Vactor valued Functions; First and Second Order Differential Equations. Prerequisite: MAT130. 3 credits.
MAT250 (Calculus and Analytic Geometry IV): Partial Derivatives: Functions of two variables, limits and continuity, partial derivatives, differentiability and chain rule, directional derivatives and gradients, tangent planes and normal vectors, maxima and minima of functions of two variables. Multiple Integrals: Double integrals, double integrals over non-rectangular regions, double integrals in polar coordinates, triple integrals, centroid, center of gravity, triple integrals in cylindrical and spherical coordinates, change of variables in multiple. Topics in vector calculus: Vector fields, line integrals, Green’s theorem, surface integrals, the divergence theorem, stokes theorem. Prerequisite: MAT240. 3 credits.
MAT350 (Engineering Mathematics): First order ordinary differential equations, linear differential equations with constant coefficients, Laplace transformations, power-series solutions of differential equations, Bessel functions. Prerequisite: MAT250. 3 credits.
MAT 361 (Probability and Statistics): Introduction to Statistics, Descriptive Statistics, summarizing data sets, Markov, Chebyshev’s inequality, the sample correlation coefficient. Elements of Probability, Types of random variables, jointly distributed random variables, expectation, conditional distributions, computing probability and expectation by conditioning, variance, covariance, moment generating functions. Special Random Variables- Bernoulli, binomial, Poisson, hypergeometric, uniform, normal, exponential, gamma distribution, distributions arising from the normal-the chi square distribution, the t-distribution, the F-distribution. Distributions of Sampling Statistics, Parameter Estimation, Hypothesis Testing, Regression analysis and distribution of its parameters. Prerequisite: MAT 250. 3 credits.
PHY 107 (Physics I): Vectors, Kinematics, Newton’s Law, Conservation of Energy and Momentum, Rotational Kinematics, Conservation of Angular Momentum, Collision, Compton Effect, Nuclear Theory, DeBrogglie, Oscillations and Waves, Gravitation. Prerequisite: MAT 130 and Physics in HSC/A Level. 3 credits.
PHY 107L (Physics I – Lab): Measurement of length area and volume of solids of regular shapes using vernier caliper, micrometer screw gauge and spherometers. This simple experiment will introduce the students to precision in measurements, error and propagation of error. This knowledge is of fundamental importance, which will be applied in all subsequent experiments, Free fall experiment. To find the time of fall through a given distance and to determine the acceleration of free fall. Apparatus required: Light gates and timer, To study equilibrium of a rigid body. Apparatus needed: force table, pulleys, and weights, To study rectilinear motion on an inclined plane. Apparatus: board, electronic timers or ticker tape timers, light gate etc. Plot of v-t and a-t graphs, To find acceleration of free fall using Atwood’s machine. Apparatus: pulley, known masses and electronic timer, Measurements of the coefficients of static and dynamic friction. Apparatus: wooden blocks, spring balance, known weights etc, Motion of a ball bearing through a resistive medium. To measure the viscosity of glycerin by Stokes’ law. Apparatus: measuring cylinder, stop watch, steel ball bearings, meter rule, and thermometer, Simple harmonic motion 1. Measurement of g by simple pendulum, Simple harmonic motion 2. Vibration of a vertical spring-mass system, measurements of the spring constant and the acceleration of free fall, Study of damped and forced harmonic oscillator. Apparatus: carts, motor, springs, motion sensors etc, Rotational motion. Measurement of moment of inertial of a flywheel, Foucault’s pendulum and the effect of Earth’s rotation, To study the rotational motion of a cylinder down an incline. The objective of this experiment is to become familiar with the relationships involving angular acceleration and moments of inertia, Conservation of momentum and kinetic energy in elastic collisions. Apparatus: air track, gliders, light gates, timers etc, Study of one-dimensional inelastic collisions. Apparatus: air track.0 Credits
PHY 108 (Physics II): Electric Charge, Coulomb’s Law. The Electric Field: Electric Field Lines, The Electric Field Lines Due to a Point Charge, The Electric Field Lines Due to an Electric Dipole, The Electric Field Lines Due to a Line of Charge, The Electric Field Lines Due to a Charged Disk. Gauss Law: Gauss’s Law in Cylindrical, Planar and Spherical Symmetries. Electric Potential: Equipotential Surfaces, Potential Due to an Electric Dipole. Capacitance: Capacitors in Parallel and Series, Capacitors with a Dielectric. Electric Current, Current Density, Resistance and Resistivity, Ohm’s Law. Circuits, Work, Energy and EMF, Single Loop Circuits, Potential Differences, Multiloop Circuits, RC Circuits. The Magnetic Field, Ampere’s Law, Solenoids and Torroids, Faraday’s Law of Induction, Alternating Currents, Maxwell’s Equations. Prerequisite: MAT 240 and PHY107. 3 credits.
PHY 108L (Physics II – Lab): Electricity and Magnetism: Introduction to Oscilloscope and Lissajous Patterns, Measurement of large capacitive time-constant using multimeter and stop watch, Measurement of small capacitive time-constant using oscilloscope, Measurement of parallel & series capacitances and combination of capacitances, Measurement of Inductance and combination of Inductances, Measurement of Current and Magnetic fields, Measurement of Galvanometer Sensitivity, I-V Characteristics of LED, Characteristics of Light Dependent Resistor (LDR) 0 Credits