courses of instruction - Lafayette College

Transient and frequency characteristics
of transfunctions are discussed. Required
of junior electrical engineering students.
Lecture/discussion. Prerequisite: ECE 221,
and Pre/corequisite: Mathematics 264.
Offered in fall semester. Mr. Jouny
332. Communications Systems. This
course is devoted to a study of systems
used to transmit information. Continuous
(Analog) and Discrete (Digital) Systems,
and the principles of frequency division
and time division multiplexing are treat
ed. The effect of noise on the various sys
tems is investigated. Required of junior
electrical engineering students. Lecture/
discussion. Prerequisites: ECE 331, 322.
Offered in spring semester. Mr. Jouny
341. Electromagnetic Waves. Maxwell's
Equations in integral and differential forms
are introduced to describe the propagation
of electromagnetic waves in a variety of
media. Necessary vector integration and
differentiation techniques are developed.
Required of junior Electrical and Computer
Engineering majors. Lecture. Prerequisites:
Mathematics 264; Physics 132. Offered in
fall semester. Mr. Bennett
433. Industrial Electronics and Control
Systems. Feedback control systems are
studied in both the frequency and time
domain. Topics include detailed system
modeling, stability and error analysis, de
sign to meet specifications, and discussion
of system integration in a manufacturing
environment. Lecture/discussion/labora
tory. Prerequisite: ECE 323, 331, Offered
in fall semester. Mr. Jemison
442. Applied Optoelectronics. This
course develops a basic understanding
of optoelectronic materials, devices, and
systems. Topics include light sources and
photodetectors, and the propagation of
light within various media and optical
elements. Required of junior Electrical and
Computer Engineering majors. Lecture.
Prerequisite: ECE 341. Offered in fall
semester. Mr. Bennett
ENGINEERING/ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER
491. Senior Project. This course uses a
data network to introduce students to
team project work. Course topics include
computer networks from the physical lay
er to communication protocols. A repre
sentative network is designed and realized
in the laboratory. Students work in teams;
different teams design sub-systems of the
network. In preparation for work on the
independent senior design project (ECE
492), the laboratory experience introduces
students to project scheduling, budgeting,
and reporting. Lecture/laboratory. Prereq
uisite: senior standing in Electrical and
Computer Engineering. Mr. Greco
492. Electrical Engineering Design Labo
ratory II. In this course individual or team
design projects are completed. The course
includes both laboratory and library work.
Initial proposals, progress reports, and
final design documents are required.
Projects can cover the entire spectrum of
activities within electrical engineering.
Laboratory. Prerequisite: ECE 491. Offered
in spring semester. Staff
DEPARTMENTAL ELECTIVES
390, 391, 392. Independent Study or
Research. An opportunity for selected
students to undertake independent study
or research projects during the senior year.
Each student is required to submit work
or demonstrate a project embodying the
results of the study or research. The pro
posal for this work is submitted to a facul
ty adviser and is also submitted to the de
partment head for approval. This work
may be substituted for certain technical
courses normally required. Hours by ar
rangement, offered each semester. Staff
393-399. Special Topics. These courses
consider recent advances and/or subjects
of current interest to students and mem
bers of the staff. The special topic for a
given semester will be announced prior to
registration. Prerequisite: senior standing
in electrical engineering. Staff
414. Digital Systems and Microproces
sors. The design of a digital system is ap-