Courses Programs - Thayer School of Engineering - Dartmouth ...

graduate courses
ENGS 115 Parallel Computing
Offered: 10F: 2A
Parallel computation, especially as applied to large scale problems. The three main
topics are: parallel architectures, parallel programming techniques, and case studies
from specific scientific fields. A major component of the course is laboratory experience
using at least two different types of parallel machines. Case studies will come
from applications areas such as seismic processing, fluid mechanics, and molecular
dynamics.
Prerequisite: ENGS 91 (or COSC 26, MATH 26, or equivalent)
Instructor: Taylor
ENGS 116 Computer Engineering: Computer Architecture
(Identical to COSC 107)
Offered: 10F, 11F: 10
The course provides an introduction to the field of computer architecture. The history
of the area will be examined, from the first stored program computer to current
research issues. Topics covered will include successful and unsuccessful machine
designs, cache memory, virtual memory, pipelining, instruction set design, RISC/CISC
issues, and hardware/software tradeoffs. Readings will be from the text and an
extensive list of papers. Assignments will include homeworks and a substantial
project, intended to acquaint students with open questions in computer architecture.
Prerequisites: ENGS 31 and COSC 37; COSC 48, COSC 58, or equivalent recommended
Instructor: Berk
ENGS 120 Electromagnetic Fields and Waves
Offered: 11W, 12W: 9L
Properties of electromagnetic fields and waves in free space and in conducting and
dielectric media. Reflection and transmission at boundaries. Transmission lines.
Waveguides.
Prerequisite: ENGS 23 or PHYS 41
Instructor: Shubitidze
ENGS 122 Semiconductor Theory and Devices
(Identical to PHYS 126)
Offered alternate years: 12W: arrange
Elementary physics (classical and quantum) is applied to create models for the behavior
of semiconductor devices. The distribution of electron energy, the gap between
energy bands, and the mechanisms of current flow are derived. The pn junction and
its variations, bipolar junction transistor, junction field effect transistor, and MOSFET
devices are studied. Other devices studied are chosen from among opto-electronic
and heterojunction devices.
Prerequisites: ENGS 24 and ENGS 32 or equivalents
Instructor: Garmire
ENGS 123 Optics
(Identical to PHYS 123)
Offered alternate years: 12S: arrange
The physical principles and engineering applications of optics, with an emphasis on
optical systems. Geometric optics: ray tracing, first-order analysis, imaging, radiometry.
Wave optics: polarization, interference, diffraction, Fourier optics. Sources and
detectors. Fiber optic systems.
Prerequisites: ENGS 23 or PHYS 41, and ENGS 92 or equivalent
Instructor: Testorf
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