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Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE)
The Uni ver sity of Oklahoma 2006-2008 Gen eral Cat a log
in the program. The Co-Op program provides student placement in jobs
outside the University, but in a position related to the student’s major. On
completion of a semester work period, the student submits a brief written
report. One hour of credit (elective) granted for each work period, with a
maximum credit of six hours. (F, Sp, Su)
2713 Digital Signals and Filtering. Prerequisite: Engineering 1410 and
1420, or Engineering 1112, and Mathematics 2423. Digital signals and
filters, discrete Fourier and Z transforms, sampling. (F)
2723 Electrical Circuits I. Prerequisite: 2713, Mathematics 2423, Physics
2524. Introduction to circuit elements and the laws of electrical science.
Loop and nodal analysis solution methods. Thevenin and Norton equivalent
circuits. Superposition and source transformation methods. Laplace
transform analysis of electrical circuits. Guest Lectures introducing
advanced topics. (Sp)
2772 Electrical Engineering Laboratory I. Prerequisite: Engineering 2613 or
concurrent enrollment in Engineering 2613. Principles of instrumentation
and data analysis and the development of methods of experimental
analysis for testing theories and hypotheses. Laboratory (F, Sp)
†G3113 Energy Conversion I. Prerequisite: 3613, Engineering 2613.
Survey of methods of energy conversion; field-energy force relationships,
equations of motion, incremental motion transducers, transformer theory;
introduction to rotating machines. (Sp)
3223 Microprocessor System Design. Prerequisite: 2213 or 2214.
Review of clocked sequential circuits; MSI/LSI devices and applications,
including registers, busing, combinational functions; use of
microprocessors and logic design using microprocessors. Emphasizes
assembly of full functional units into workable systems. (Sp)
†G3323 Introduction to Solid State Electronic Devices. Prerequisite: 3613.
Introduction to quantum mechanics, crystal properties and growth of
semiconductors, energy bands in solids, charge carriers in semiconductors,
excess carriers in semiconductors, and introduction to diodes and transistors. (F)
3613 Electromagnetic Fields I. Prerequisite: Mathematics 3113.
Electrostatic and magnetostatic fields and sources, boundary conditions;
introduction to Laplace’s and Poisson’s equations; quasi-stationary and
time-varying fields; Maxwell’s equations and circuit concepts. (F)
†G3623 Electromagnetic Fields II. Prerequisite: 3613. Guided waves,
radiation and energy relations in electromagnetic fields; distributed
parameter systems, resonance; elementary electrodynamics. (F)
†G3713 Circuit Analysis II. Prerequisite: Engineering 2613, Mathematics
3113 or enrollment in Mathematics 3113. Descriptions of signal
waveforms, circuit differential equations and their solutions, convolution
and impulse response, phasors and impedance, resonance, network
topology, and formulation of loop, node and state equations. (Irreg.)
†G3723 Electrical Circuits II. Prerequisite: 2713, 2723; corequisite:
Mathematics 3113. Analysis of electrical circuits in both the time and the
frequency domains. Continuation of AC circuit theory, use of two port
network theorems, impulse response, convolution, and differential
equations. Laplace and Fourier transform analysis of electrical circuits. (F, Sp)
3772 Electrical Engineering Laboratory II. Prerequisite: 2772. Principles
of instrumentation and data analysis and the development of methods of
experimental analysis for testing theories and hypotheses. Laboratory (F, Sp)
3773 Electrical and Computer Engineering Circuits Laboratory.
Prerequisite: 2214 or 2213 and either 3723 or enrollment in 3723.
Electrical laboratory procedures, circuit construction, debug and
experimental confirmation of the principles of circuit theory. Introduction
to use of laboratory instrumentation, including skills in the use of the
oscilloscope in the evaluation of DC and AC circuits. Use and application
of diodes, operational amplifiers and programmable logic devices. (F, Sp)
†G 3793 Signals and Systems. Prerequisite: 2713, 2723 or Engineering
2613 and Mathematics 3113 and Mathematics 3333. Use of transforms in
analysis and design, state-space methods, feedback and communication
systems, introduction to stochastic processes. (F, Sp)
†G3813 Introductory Electronics. Prerequisite: Engineering 2613. Small
and large signal characteristics and models of electronic devices; analysis
and design of elementary electronic circuits. (F, Sp)
3872 Electrical Engineering Laboratory III. Prerequisite: 3772, 3813.
Principles of instrumentation and data analysis and the development of
methods of experimental analysis for testing theories and hypotheses.
Laboratory (F, Sp)
3873 Electrical and Computer Engineering Electronics Laboratory.
Prerequisite: 3773 or 3772, 3813, Engineering 2003. Electronic analog
circuit design, simulation, construction, debugging and measurement of
circuit performance quantities using advanced instrumentation techniques;
circuit reliability theory; independent design skills development and
technical writing. (F, Sp)
3960 Honors Reading. 1 to 3 hours. Prerequisite: admission to Honors
Program. May be repeated; maximum credit six hours. Consists of topics
designated by the instructor in keeping with the student’s major program.
Cover materials not usually presented in the regular courses. (F, Sp, Su)
3970 Honors Seminar. 1 to 3 hours. Prerequisite: admission to Honors
Program. May be repeated; maximum credit six hours. Projects covered
will vary. Deal with concepts not usually presented in regular coursework.
3980 Honors Research. 1 to 3 hours. Prerequisite: admission to Honors
Program. May be repeated; maximum credit six hours. Provides an
opportunity for the gifted honors candidate to work on a special project in
the student’s field. (F, Sp, Su)
G4113 Analysis of Electrical Transmission. Prerequisite: 3113.
Transmission and distribution of electrical energy, particularly addressing
electrical transmission systems in the competitive energy market. (F)
4213 Digital Signal Processing (Slashlisted with 5213). Prerequisite:
3793. Discrete-time linear systems, finite duration impulse response digital
filters, infinite impulse response digital filters, finite word length effects,
spectral analysis, fast Fourier-transforms, two-dimensional signal processing
and applications. No student may earn credit for both 4213 and 5213. (F)
†G4273 Digital Design Laboratory. Prerequisite: 3223, 3872. Design of
digital systems with integrated circuits and MSI/LSI and microprocessor
interfacing. Laboratory (F, Sp)
4383 Integrated Circuit Fabrication Technology (Slashlisted with 5383).
Prerequisite: 3323. A treatment of the theory and processes involved in the
fabrication of integrated circuits. No student may earn credit for both 4383
and 5383. (F)
G4413 Introduction to Control System Engineering. Prerequisite: 3793.
Analysis and synthesis of control systems; control systems performance and
applications. (F)
G4523 Introduction to Communication Theory. Prerequisite: 3793. An
introductory treatment of statistical communication theory; description of a
random process by auto-correlation and power spectral density functions,
sources and properties of electrical noise, the effects of modulation,
detection and filtering on signal information content, bandwidth and
signal-to-noise ratio. (Sp)
G4613 Computer Architecture (Crosslisted with Computer Science 4613).
Prerequisite: 3223 or Computer Science 2613. Covers basic concepts of
computer system design and communication between components, along
with current and historical examples of computer architecture. (F, Sp)
4623 Computer Hardware Design (Slashlisted with 5623). Prerequisite:
3223. Design of modern digital computing circuits, computer arithmetic,
number systems, state machines, control units, data transfer, bus
interfacing, VHDL language elements and usage, circuit simulation. No
student may earn credit for both 4623 and 5623. (F)
4663 Radar Engineering (Slashlisted with 5663; Crosslisted with
Meteorology 4663). Prerequisite: Grade of C or better in Electrical and
Computer Sciences 3613, or permission. Introduction to radar system
designs and applications with emphasis on weather radar; radar system
architecture and their functionalities and limitations of subsystems. Theories
of radar detection and estimation in a noisy and cluttered environment;
existing technologies and advanced techniques to improve radar
performance. No student may earn credit in both 4663 and 5663. (F)
G4773 Laboratory (Special Projects). Prerequisite:4273 or enrollment in
4273. Individually supervised special engineering problems of experimental
nature. Laboratory (F, Sp) [V]
G4813 Electronics. Prerequisite: 3813. Analysis and design of electronic
circuits such as multi-stage amplifiers, feedback amplifiers, oscillators and
power amplifiers. (Sp)
G4823 Engineering Principles of the Human Body. Prerequisite: Physics
2514, Mathematics, 2423, and Engineering 2613. Introduction establishing
the foundational engineering approach of analyzing the human body’s
anatomy and physiological function. Topics to include muscle and forces,
aerodynamics of the lung and cardiovascular system, electrical signal from
the body, and optics of the eye and vision. (Sp)
4973 Special Topics. Prerequisite: varies with course content. May be
repeated with change of subject; maximum credit six hours in combination
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