some other EE classes of interest to me (and I think some sort of interface with physics)
EEE 4343 - Electronic Noise Reduction
Electromagnetic compatibility design techniques, interference problems, grounding and other noise reduction techniques, passive components, shielding, intrinsic and active noise sources, digital circuit noise and radiation.
EEE 4433 - Antennas and Radiation
Review of Maxwells equations. Electromagnetic formulation for radiating systems. Antenna definitions and terminology. Patterns of various point source models. Point source arrays. Thin wire, aperature, reflector, and broadband antennas. Introduction to radio wave propagation, communication links and radar.
EEE 4523 - Modern Control Sys
State space realization of transfer functions, canonical forms, fundamental and state transition matrices, introduction to optimal control, quadratic performance indices, observers, Liapunov stability theory.
EEE 4533 - Digital Control Systems
Discrete time mathematics,Z-transforms, sampling rates, zero and first-order hold, time delays, system stability, continuous and discrete time systems, interfacing, computer control implementation concepts, state space realization. Lecture 3 hours.
EEE 4583 - Instrumentation & Sensor Tech
Analyze and design signal conditioning circuits for measuring temperature, force pressure, flow, fluid level. Interfacing techniques such as voltage to frequency. Converter, A to D, 4-20mH current loop and multiplexing.
EEE 4653 - Dig Signal Processing
Sampling theory and sampling hardware. Z transform. Architecture of VLSI digital signal processors. Design and implementation of real time polynomial, Fir, IIR, and adaptive filters. Spectral analysis with FFT. Design of DSP application in communication and digital control.
EEE 4613 - Solid State Technology (may not be offered)
Semiconductor materials and characteristics. Energy band diagrams. Conduction principles. Diodes, transistors, FETS, MOSFETS, memory. Manufacturing techniques for ICs. Design of IC chip layouts. Future trends in microminaturization.
EEE 5114 - Engineering Analysis
Must have permission of Department. Theoretical analysis of typical engineering systems using linear equations, finite difference methods, perturbation, and asymptotic expansions. Discrete mathematics and probability theory including error correcting codes, interpolation, samples spaces, independence, and random variables. Lecture 4 hours.
EEE 5324 - Network Synthesis
Prerequisites: Graduate standing or departmental approval. Active and passive filter design, network functions, filters, normalization, magnitude approximation, phase approximation, time-domain considerations, sensitivity. Properties and synthesis of LC driving point functions, properties of transfer functions, synthesis of transfer functions. Single amplifier filters, op-amp parasitics, state-variable filters, universal active filter, bi-quadratic filters, active networks for direct realization, switched capacitor filters.
EEE 5624 - VLSI Systems Design
Analysis and design of MOS and bipolar integrated circuits. Fabrication processes, device characteristics, digital circuits for logic and memory functions. Semi-custom and full custom design application. Specific integrated-circuit design, design rules, and case studies.
EEE 6704 - Eng Optimization
Linear optimization, constraints, slack variables, feasibility, basic solutions, the Simplex method, duality. Non-linear optimization, existence, feasible directions, unconstrained problems, convex and concave functions, basic descent methods, conjugate direction methods, quasi- Newton methods. Constrained minimization, Lagrange multipliers, Kuhn-Tucker conditions.
I REALLY way to take solid state tech and the VLSI course, but I don't know if and when they will be offered.
Throw in a thesis and you have yourself a phd.
