I 2 - Undergraduate Calendar - University of Waterloo

16:48 Course Descriptions
Electrical Englneerlng
ELE 251 F 3C,lT,3L’ 0.5
Programming Languages and
Translators
Data types and representations, opera-
tions, sequence control, data control,
storage management, language syntax,
compilers and interpreters.
Prereq: GENE 121
‘Project
EL E 252 S 3C,lT,3L’ 0.5
Data Structures
Introduction to data and data abstrac-
tion, fundamental data structures,
implelnenting and manipulating data
structures, basic file systems.
Proreq: EL E 251
‘Project
EL E 261 W 3C,iT,3L’ 0.5
Energy Systems and Components 1
Comparative and historical review of
energy sources and systems. Oper-
ating, security and planning principles
for the electric energy generation,
transmission and distribution systems.
Excitation and loss analysis of ac
magnetic circuits. Principles, circuit
modelling, and performance of trans-
formers. Electromechanical energy
conversions.
‘Alternate weeks.
EL E 262 F 3C,lT,3L’ 0.5
Energy Systems and Components 2
Principles of electromechanical energy
conversion. Rotating machines. DC
motors. Induction motors. Synchronous
machines.
Prereq: El E 261
lA/lernafe weeks.
EL E269 F,W 3C,2T,3L1 0.5
Electrical Engineering 2
Review of ac circuits. Three-phase
circuits. Transformers. Industrial power
netwolrks. Principles and operating’
characteristics of dc and ac motors
including speed control. Power condi-
tioning for supplying mechanical drives.
Interface of electro-mechanical systems
with control circuits and transducers.
‘Alternate weeks.
For Mechanical Engineering students
on/y.
EL E301 W,S 1C 0.0
Seminar
General Seminar
EL E 302 F,W 1C 0.0
Seminar
Gener,al Seminar
ELE316 WS 3C,lT 0.5
Introduction to Probablllty Theory
Conditional probability and indepen-
dence; Bayes’ Theorem; random vari-
ables; functions of random variables;
distribution functions: applications to
reliability and failure rates; marginal and
conditional distributions; correlation and
applications to regression and statistical
testing.
EL E 318 F,W 3C,lT,3L’ 0.5
Communication Systems
Orthogonality and signal representation
in continuous time. Fourier spectrum,
Fourier transforms and applications to
communications. Convolution. Transfer
functions and filters. Power spectral
density. Amplitude modulation and
applications to techniques such as
DSB, AM, SSB, etc. Angle modulation
and the spectrum of frequency modu-
lated signals. Techniques for the gener-
ation and demodulation of FM signals.
Introduction to noise and its effects in
AM and FM systems.
‘Alternate weeks.
EL E 323 W,S 3C,lT,3L’ 0.5
Digltal Circuits and Systems
Switching algebra. Simplification of
Boolean functions. Combinational logic.
MSVLSI combinational circuits.
Sequential logic. Algorithmic state
machines, implementation with MSI
circuits, timing considerations. Hard-
wired and microprogrammed control-
lers. Semiconductor memories. IC
families.
‘Open.
EL E 324 W 3C,lT,3L’ 0.5
Microprocessor Systems and
Interfacing
Microprocessor system architecture,
buses, memories, peripheral connec-
tions, parallel, serial, analog interfaces,
magnetic storage media, data commu-
nications, testing and debugging.
Prereq: EL E 222, EL E 251, EL E
323
lAMemate weeks
EL E 332 S 3C,lT,3L’ 0.5
Electronic Circuits
Amplifier biasing networks, single and
multi-stage small-signal amplifiers,
small-signal equivalent circuits: high
and low frequency effects; negative
feedback amplifiers; oscillators; noise in
electronic circuits: introduction to large
signal amplifiers.
Prereq: EL E 208, EL E 23 1
Antireq: EL E 333
‘Alternate weeks
EL E 333 W 3C,1T,3L1 0.5
Microelectronic Clrcults and Devices
The second of a two course sequence
covering the following topics: theory of
devices, theory of networks, analog
circuits, digital circuits, operational
amplifiers.
Prrreq: EL E 208
An&q: EL E 332
‘Alternate weeks
ELF342 W,S 3C,lT 0.5
Electrical Networks 1
Discrete and continuous signals, convo-
lution, network equations, simulation
graphs, Fourier series and transform,
frequency response of networks,
Laplace transformation, z-transform.
EL E 354 W 3C,lT,3L’ 0.5
Real-Time Operating Systems
Introduction, basic concepts, process
management, interprocess communication
and synchronization, memory
management, resource management,
interrupt handling, concurrent programming.
Prereq: EL E 251, EL E 252
1 Project
ELE360 F 3C.lT 0.5
Electromagnetic Devices
Introduction to electric energy genera- ’
tion, transmission and distribution
systems. Transformers. Principles of
electromechanical energy conversion.
DC. thr?e-phase and single-phase
rotatlr:y machines. Specialized motors.
Prereq FL E 126
EL E 371 ; 3C,lT,3L’ 0.5
Transmission Lines and Basic Field
Theory
iransmjsslon lines: transmission line
eq!iat;ons, steady state (sinusoidal)
solution, terminated lines, matching and
the Smith Chart. Basic field theory:
vector calculus, electrostatic and
magnetostatic fields, time-varying fields
and Maxwell’s equations, plane wave
propagation, polarization, reflection,
refraction, applied boundary value prob-
lems.
Prereq: EL E 126 or equivalent
7A/lernate weeks.