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Professors W.K. Kahn, H.J. Helgert, R.H. Lang, N. Kyriakopoulos, T.N. Lee, E. Della Torre, R.J. Harrington, W. Wasylkiwskyj, M.H. Loew, R.L. Carroll, Jr., M.E. Zaghloul, M. Pardavi-Horvath, B.R. Vojcic, D. Nagel (Research), J.N. Pelton (Research), K.B. Eom, C.E. Korman (Chair), T. El-Ghazawi, L. Bennett (Research), T.J. Manuccia
Associate Professors M. Doroslovacki, S. Subramaniam
Assistant Professors J.M. Zara, S. Ahmadi (Research), M.W. Kay, V. Zderic
Adjunct Professors A. Schneider, D.M. Le Vine, D. Smith
Professorial Lecturer L.J. Ippolito Associate Professorial Lecturer M.R. Berman
Assistant Professorial Lecturer M.L. Picciolo
See the School of Engineering and Applied Science for programs of study leading to the Bachelor of Science with majors in electrical engineering, computer engineering, and biomedical engineering.
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Introduction to Electrical, Computer, Korman and Staff and Biomedical Engineering (1—1) |
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Basic and emerging concepts in electrical, computer, and biomedical engineering. Hands-on experiments and projects. Introduction to the professional literature and available resources and to technical writing, speaking, and presentation skills. (Academic year) |
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Circuit Theory (4) |
Zaghloul and Staff |
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Lecture (3 hours), laboratory (3 hours). Circuit elements, techniques of circuit analysis; circuit theorems; operational amplifiers; RLC circuits; natural and step responses; series, parallel and resonant circuits; sinusoidal steady-state analysis; phasers; power calculations; transformers; two-port circuits. CAD tools used in circuit projects. Corequisite: ApSc 113, Phys 22. (Fall and spring) |
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Circuits, Signals, and Systems (3) |
Kyriakopoulos and Staff |
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Circuit analysis using Laplace transforms; transfer functions; poles and zeroes; Bode diagrams; effects of feedback on circuits; convolution; Fourier series and Fourier transforms; design of filters; CAD tools used in design of projects. Prerequisite: ECE 11, 117. (Fall and spring) |
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Engineering Electronics (4) |
Korman and Staff |
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Lecture (3 hours), laboratory (3 hours). Solid-state devices used in electronic engineering. Physics of their operation. Application to electronic circuits. Primary emphasis on application of these elements in power supplies and in linear amplifiers. Design concepts through use of SPICE and graphical techniques. Prerequisite: ECE 11. (Fall and spring) |
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Introduction to Electromagnetics (3) |
Lang and Staff |
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Maxwell's equations, pulse propagation in one dimension, transmission line equations, reflection coefficient, capacitance and inductance calculations, Smith chart, plane waves, reflection from a dielectric of fiber and integrated optics. Prerequisite: ApSc 113, Phys 22. (Spring) |
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Fields and Waves I (3) |
Kahn and Staff |
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Complex phasor notation, uniform transmission lines, standing wave ratio, power, reflection coefficient, impedance matching. Review of vector analysis and numerical methods. Electrostatics, generalizations of Coulomb's law, Gauss's law, potential, conductors, dielectrics, capacitance, energy. Prerequisite: ApSc 113; Phys 22. (Spring) |
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Fields and Waves II (3) |
Kahn and Staff |
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Magneto-stationary fields, Lorentz force torques, Biot—Savart law, Ampere's law, magnetic materials, inductance, energy. Maxwell's equations, Faraday's law, charge—current continuity, vector potential. Time-harmonic fields, plane waves, polarization, skin effect, dielectric boundaries, and fiber optics. Radiation, dipole, gain, effective area. Prerequisite: ApSc 114, ECE 31. (Fall) |
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Analog Signals and Systems (3) |
Lee and Staff |
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Applications of matrix theory and linear graphs to electrical network analysis; network equations; state—space formulation and solution, Fourier transforms and spectra in electrical systems. Network functions; analysis and synthesis of analog filters, the approximation problem; realization of filters. Prerequisite: ECE 12, 20. (Fall) |
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Introduction to Digital Signal Processing (3) Kyriakopoulos, Doroslovacki, and Staff |
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Signal representation, sampling and quantization, discrete-time signals, z-transforms and spectra, difference equations. Fourier analysis. Discrete Fourier transform, IIR and FIR filter design. Prerequisite: Math 32. (Spring) |
| 121 |
Analog Electronics Design (4) |
Korman and Staff |
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Lecture (3 hours), laboratory (3 hours). Design, testing, and measurement of analog electronic circuits. Differential and multistage amplifiers. Output stages and power amplifiers. Frequency response of amplifiers, high-frequency models of FETs and BJTs. Introduction to feedback circuit topologies. Use of electronic CAD tools, such as P-SPICE. Prerequisite: ECE 20. (Spring) |
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Digital Electronics and Design (4) |
Korman and Staff |
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Lecture (3 hours), laboratory (3 hours). Design and testing of logic gates, regenerative logic circuits, and semiconductor memory circuits. Implementation of such circuits with NMOS, CMOS, TTL, and other integrated circuit technologies. Use of electronic CAD tools, such as SPICE. Prerequisite: ECE 20, 140. (Fall) |
| 126 |
VLSI Design and Simulation (3) |
Zaghloul and Staff |
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Design of VLSI circuits. PMOS and NMOS transistors, switch and gate logic, design rules, CAD system, speed and power considerations, scaling of transistors to the nano-scale, designing with highly variable process parameters. The student will design a VLSI chip and simulate the design. May be taken for graduate credit. Prerequisite: ECE 122, 162. (Fall) |
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VLSI Fabrication Techniques (3) |
Zaghloul and Staff |
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Modern process technologies associated with various types of processing. Silicon fabrication process, micro- and nanofabrications. Limitation at nano-scale, and other available technologies. Alternatives approach. May be taken for graduate credit. (Spring) |
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Design and Testing of VLSI Circuits (3) Zaghloul and Staff |
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ASIC design methodology, use of ASIC design CAD tools. Introduction to logic synthesis, styles of synthesis, power/area/speed constraints. Introduction to VLSI testing, fault models, design for testability techniques, scan path, and built-in self-test. Students test the chips previously designed in ECE 126. May be taken for graduate credit. Prerequisite: ECE 126. (Spring) |
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Fiber Optical Communication (3) |
Pardavi-Horvath and Staff |
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Lightwave fundamentals. Integrated optics. Optical fiber waveguides. Light sources and detectors. Distribution networks and fiber components. Modulation. Noise and detection. System design. Prerequisite: ApSc 114; ECE 30 or 32. (Fall, odd years) |
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Design of Logic Systems I (4) |
Zaghloul and Staff |
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Lecture (3 hours), laboratory (3 hours). Boolean algebra; combinational and sequential circuits; minimization techniques; design-and-build logic subsystems, such as decoders, multiplexers, adders, and multipliers; use of CAD tools. Corequisite: ECE 20. (Spring) |
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Microprocessors: Software, Hardware, and Interfacing El-Ghazawi and Staff Hardware, and Interfacing (3) |
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Microprocessor architecture, assembly language, address decoding, hardware interrupt, parallel and serial interfacing with various circuits, timer/counters, direct memory access, microprocessor-based system. Hands-on laboratory experience is an integral part of this course. Prerequisite: ECE 140. (Fall) |
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Communications Engineering (3) |
Doroslovacki and Staff |
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Fourier series and Fourier transform in relation to signal analysis. Convolution and linear filtering. Signal bandwidth and sampling theorem. Analog modulation. Random variables and stochastic processes; power spectrum. Digital modulation: BPSK, QPSK, MSK. Pulse code modulation, DPCM and delta modulation. Prerequisite: ApSc 115, ECE 12. (Spring) |
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Introduction to Computer Networks (3) |
Doroslovacki and Staff |
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Types of networks. Circuit and packet switching. Layered network architectures. Electrical interfaces. Parity checking and CRC error detection codes. Automatic-repeat-request protocols. Routing. Flow and congestion control. Multiple-access protocols. LAN standards. Internetworking and transport layer protocol. May be taken for graduate credit. Prerequisite: ApSc 115. (Spring) |
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Communications Laboratory (1) |
Doroslovacki and Staff |
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Experiments supporting communications systems. Fourier analysis and Fourier transform. Sampling theorem, filtering, and aliasing. Amplitude modulation (AM), frequency modulation (FM), quantization, and pulse code modulation (PCM). Delta modulation. Binary phase shift keying (BPSK). Quadrature phase shift keying (PSK). Prerequisite or corequisite: ECE 143. (Spring) |
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Data Communications Laboratory (1) |
Doroslovacki and Staff |
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Experiments in support of the analysis and design of communications systems with emphasis on network protocols. Time and frequency division multiplexing, flow control, automatic repeat request, interfacing, token ring, token bus, multiple access for Ethernet, routing, packet switching. Prerequisite or corequisite: ECE 144. (Spring) |
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Simulation of Communications Systems (3) |
Vojcic and Staff |
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Representation and simulation of deterministic and random signals and systems. Modeling of communication systems; performance measures and statistical methods for the interpretation of simulation results. Simulation techniques and technology in communications. Case studies. Corequisite: ECE 144 or equivalent. May be taken for graduate credit. (Spring) |
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Introduction to Telemedicine (3) |
Loew and Staff |
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Clinical applications; data dimensionality, acquisition, and conversion; transmission methods (wired, wireless); networking; compression; measurement of quality and accuracy; reception and display considerations; data archiving and retrieval; economic issues; user-interface considerations. Prerequisite: ECE 117; corequisite: ApSc 115. (Fall) |
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Signal and Image Analysis (3) |
Loew and Staff |
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Introduction and clinical applications; characteristics of biomedical problems, time- and frequency-domain techniques for signal feature analysis; spectral estimation and analysis; autoregressive modeling; detection and estimation of periodicity; digital images as two-dimensional signals; 2-D Fourier transform. Corequisite: ECE 12, ApSc 115. (Fall) |
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Biomedical Engineering Seminar I—II (1—1) |
Loew, Zara, and Staf |
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The courses are taken in sequence by students in the biomedical engineering major. Students choose their specialty lab affiliation and participate in research projects of the lab. Journal club, written reports, and oral presentations. (Fall and spring) |
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Capstone Design Preparation (1) |
Zara and Staff |
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Elements of project design; formulating project ideas. (Fall) |
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Electrical, Computer, and Biomedical Engineering Capstone Project Lab I—II—III (1—3—2) |
Korman and Staff |
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The courses are taken in sequence by departmental majors beginning in the second semester of the junior year. After an introduction to the formal design process, the student plans, refines, designs, and constructs a one-year project. (Fall and spring) |
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Biomedical Properties Laboratory (1) |
Loew and Staff |
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Experiments are selected from the random walk model of diffusion, macroscopic diffusion processes, optical extinction in tissue, carrier-mediated transport (CMT), spectroscopy, hearing measurement, DNA identification, bioinformatics, and data mining. Prerequisite or corequisite: Phys 128. (Spring) |
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Modern Measurements and Sensors (3) |
Pardavi-Horvath and Staff |
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Measurement of dc, ac, and high-frequency signals. Interface electronic circuits. Sensors for measurement of mechanical, optical, magnetic, electromagnetic, thermal, chemical, and biochemical signals. Prerequisite: ECE 32, 121, 140. May be taken for graduate credit. (Spring, even years) |
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Introduction to Embedded Systems (3) |
El-Ghazawi and Staff |
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Microcontrollers and their application in embedded systems. Topics include assembly and C for microcontroller programming, serial and parallel I/O interfacing, and multimedia interfacing. Students perform laboratory experiments and a final project to develop a microcontroller-based embedded system. Prerequisite: CSci 49, ECE 141. (Spring) |
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Design of Logic Systems II (4) |
Zaghloul and Staff |
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Lecture (3 hours), laboratory (3 hours). Introduction of ASIC design techniques; design and programming of FPGAs using CAD tools; timing in sequential circuits; essential hazards; races in sequential circuits; design-and-build FPGA project. Prerequisite: ECE 140. (Fall) |
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Electrical Power Laboratory (1) |
Harrington and Staff |
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Experiments in support of the analysis and design of electrical power systems. Measurements of the characteristics of devices to generate electric power. Rectification and inversion processes for power systems and drives. Prerequisite or corequisite: ECE 177. (Fall) |
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Microwave and Optics Laboratory (1) |
Lang and Staff |
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Experiments in transmission lines, network analyzer measurements of scattering parameters, microwave systems, fiber-optic systems and antennas. Introduction to the characteristics of laser and optical systems. Prerequisite: ECE 32. (Spring) |
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Control Systems Design (3) |
Carroll and Staff |
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Mathematical models of linear systems; steady-state and transient analyses; root locus and frequency response methods; synthesis of linear feedback control systems. Prerequisite: ApSc 114, ECE 12 or MAE 134. (Fall) |
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Control Systems Laboratory (1) |
Carroll and Staff |
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Experiments in support of control theory, involving the use of the digital computer for process control in real time. Design of feedback and compensation with computer implementation. Digital simulation of linear and nonlinear systems. Prerequisite or corequisite: ECE 172. (Fall) |
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Electrical Energy Conversion (3) |
Harrington and Staff |
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Fundamentals of electromechanical energy conversion. Three-phase and single-phase AC rotating machines and transformers, DC machines, rotating machines as circuit elements, power semiconductor converters, machine dynamics. Prerequisite: ECE 12, 31. (Spring) |
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Electrical Power Systems (3) |
Harrington and Staff |
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Introduction to electrical power systems; transmission and distribution of electrical power, three-phase circuits, symmetrical components, fault analysis. Voltage, current, and power limitations. Analysis of lightning and switching surges in power systems. Protective devices—switchgear, arresters, and isolators. May be taken for graduate credit. (Fall) |
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Computer Organization (3) |
Subramaniam and Staff |
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Structure and operation of a digital computer. Design of computer arithmetic units, data and instruction paths. Microprogramming; memory technology; virtual memory; caches; pipelined computer organization; characteristics of secondary storage; I/O interfacing. Prerequisite: ECE 162; corequisite: ECE 161. (Spring) |
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Computer Architecture and Design (3) |
El-Ghazawi and Staff |
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Design of bus-based digital computer systems, memory subsystems, caches, and multiple processors. Comparison of RISC and CISC processors and standard buses. Bus transfer and control signals. Performance, memory management, architectural support for protection, task switching, exception handling, instruction pipelines. Prerequisite: ECE 181. (Fall) |
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Introduction to Biomedical Engineering (3) |
Loew and Staff |
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Terminology of the medical profession; anatomy and physiology of the human body, from overall system and functional approaches; survey of present-day medical measurements and consideration of those areas in which engineering may be applied advantageously to medicine. May be taken for graduate credit by students in areas other than biomedical engineering. (Fall) |
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Biomedical Engineering Laboratory (1) |
Loew and Staff |
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Experiments in support of instrumentation used in medicine and biology; safety considerations. Acquisition and measurement of physiological signals ( ECG, EEG, evoked potentials). Processing and interpretation of signals derived from physiological measurements. Concepts in telemetry of medical signals. Prerequisite or corequisite: ECE 184. (Fall) |
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Introduction to Medical Imaging Methods (3) |
Zara and Staff |
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The most used imaging modalities, including ultrasound, X-ray, MRI, CT, SPECT, and PET. Study of each modality includes an overview of linear systems and their application to techniques, basic properties of an imaging system, the physics and instrumentation behind each modality, and the advantages, disadvantages, and applications. Prerequisite: ECE 117, 184. (Spring) |
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Introduction to Parallel and Distributed Computer Systems |
El-Ghazawi and Staff (3) |
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Shared and distributed memory computer systems. Parallel computation. Interprocess communication and synchronization. Terminal, file transfer, and message handling protocols. Algorithms for deadlock detection, concurrency control, and synchronization in distributed systems. Network security and privacy. Resource control and management. Prerequisite: ECE 181. (Spring) |
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Robotic Systems (3) |
Carroll and Staff |
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Modeling and analysis of robot designs. Kinematics of mechanical linkages, structures, actuators, transmissions, and sensors. Design of robot control systems, computer programming, and vision systems. Use of artificial intelligence. Current industrial applications and limitations of robotic systems. Same as MAE 197. Prerequisite: computer programming, ApSc 58, ECE 172. (Spring) |
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Robotics Laboratory (1) |
Carroll and Staff |
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Experiments illustrating basic principles and programming of robots and other automated machinery. Design and writing of computer programs to use a robot's arm, vision, and data files to accomplish tasks. Prerequisite or corequisite: ECE 192/MAE 197. (Spring) |
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Special Topics |
Staff |
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Topic to be announced in the Schedule of Classes. (Fall and spring) |
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Research (1 to 3) |
Staff |
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Applied research and experimentation projects, as arranged. Prerequisite: junior or senior status. (Fall and spring) |
