CV 5232 - Prestressed Concrete Design

• Reinforced concrete design

CV 5234 - Foundation Design

• Reinforced concrete design

CV 5240 - Masonry Design

• Reinforced concrete design

CV 5250 - Wood Design

• Principles of structural engineering

CV 5260 - Bridge Design

• Reinforced concrete design

CV 5262 - Modern Structural Systems

• Understanding of design methodologies for different structural materials (steel, concrete, wood, masonry)
• Basic understanding of structural analysis software

CV 5800 - Research and Writing

• None

CV 6210 - Applied Finite Elements

• Matrix structural analysis

CV 6212 - Structural Dynamics

• Matrix structural analysis

CV 6214 - Lateral Loads on Structural Systems

• Structural dynamics

CV 6216 - Structural Stability

• Finite element analysis

CV 6222 - AISI Steel Design

• Structural stability

CV 6224 - Connection Design

CV 6230 - Reinforced Concrete Structure Design

CV 6370 - Facilities Planning

• See Graduate Catalog

• None

CV 7100 - Applied Statistics and Modeling

• See Graduate Catalog

• Statistics

CV 8000 - Research and Presentation

• Demonstrate knowledge on chosen research topic

• Civil Engineering

• Determined by student and faculty advisor

CV 8900 - Capstone Project I

• Complete an independent research project

• Civil Engineering

• Determined by student and faculty advisor

CV 8910 - Capstone Project II

• Complete an independent research project

• Civil Engineering

• Determined by student and faculty advisor

CV 8920 - Capstone Project III

• Complete an independent research project

• Civil Engineering

• Determined by student and faculty advisor

EB 401 - Topics in Biomolecular Engineering

• Varies

• Varies

EB 499 - BioMolecular Engineering Independent Study

• Varies

• Varies

• Varies

EB 1001 - Intro to BioMolecular Engineering

• Gain an understanding of both the engineering profession and what biomolecular engineers do
• Distinguish macro scales from micro scales. Should be able to perform unit and scale conversions
• Gain an understanding of the importance of project participation
• Ethics and rules of teamwork in a working environment for a lifelong learning approach
• Demonstrate the use of basic biomolecular engineering terminology
• Be familiar with the performance of selected engineering techniques and applications of biomolecular engineering discipline

• No prerequisites by topic appended

• Syllabus, intro, pre-test, survey, history and intro to BioE (2 classes)
• Intro to BioE program, curriculum and the CBM (3 classes)
• Difference between macro and micro scale. Interchangeable use and applications (3 classes, practice in class)
• Diversity and extent of the biomolecular engineering (2 classes)
• Think out of the box activity (2 classes)
• Reading, understanding and discussing a scientific/engineering paper (5 classes)
• T-shirt design discussions (5 classes)
• Introduction to the design process, maintenance of the engineering logbook, and an introduction to time management and time logs (3 classes)
• ​Introduction to Word, Excel, PowerPoint (3 classes, practice in class)
• Exam and quiz (2 classes)

EB 2001 - Laboratory and BioProcess Safety and Ethics

• Recognize potential hazards in the laboratory and manufacturing settings and learn how to avoid them by utilizing safety measures including basic guidelines of proper laboratory and large-scale practice and engineering controls, as well as picking up and using the appropriate kind of personal protective equipment properly 
• Use MSDS to obtain information about potential material toxicity and appropriate safety measures
• Research the information in regard to the safety guidelines and regulations to comply with them
• Apply safety measures in the design and performance of biomolecular engineering experiments and large scale bioprocessing
• Apply various methods of hazards analysis to bioprocessing
• Recognize the impact of the work of the biomolecular engineer on the environment and on society, as well as potential ethical questions connected to this work and be prepared to discuss them in a professional manner, supported by related professional organizations’ guidelines
• Recognize the need and value of life-long learning in regard to the safety and ethical problems in the continuously developing field of biomolecular engineering
• Recognize the hazards associated with the physical, chemical, and biological products and processes designed by biomolecular engineers
• Recognize the role of safety in various aspects of bioprocess design and operations
• Apply various methods of hazards analysis to bioprocessing
• Identify design considerations for various unit operations and production facilities for safe design and operation
• Analyze process hazards using a suitable methodology

• None

• Introduction and guidelines
• General laboratory safety rules
• Personal protection equipment
• Protection layering
• Use of laboratory equipment
• Physical, chemical, fire, electrical, and radiation safety and hazards
• Chemical safety data sheet
• Biological safety and hazards
• Biosafety guidelines
• Good microbiological techniques
• Engineering controls
• Safe experimental design
• Safety regulations:  institutional, local, and national
• Need for bioprocess safety, past incidents
• Overview of the bioprocessing industry
• The bioprocess lifecycle
• Bioprocessing safety management practices
• Identifying bioprocess hazards
• Hazard analysis methods
• Bioprocess design considerations
• Bioprocess unit operations
• Risk management and emerging technologies
• Selected regulations
• Large scale biosafety guidelines
• A generic biosafety checklist
• Biological assessment questionnaire
• Bbioprocess facility audit checklist
• Life-long learning
• Ethics in the workplace
• Ethics in research
• Paper discussions
• BioE lab tour
• Group work
• Speakers

EB 2100 - BioMolecular Engineering Sophomore Seminar

• Apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering
• Start understanding professional and ethical responsibility
• Start understanding the impact of engineering solutions in a global, economic, environmental, and societal context
• Start recognizing the need for, and an ability to engage in, life-long learning
• Start having knowledge of contemporary issues
• Learn more about biomolecular engineering applications in today’s society
• Be introduced to professional communication in the form of formal presentations by invited speakers
• Learn what professional routes exist for graduates with a B.S. in biomolecular engineering, including careers in industry, research academia and graduate school
• Be able to relate to program alums as role models

• No prerequisites by topic appended

• Introduction to the course and team formation
• Pre-seminar discussion on reading and concepts relevant to the seminars
• Invited speakers-topics vary from year to year
• Post-seminar discussion on reading and concepts relevant to the seminars
• Open group discussions
• Course learning assessment survey and questionnaires

EB 2240 - Engineering Applications in Biochemistry

• Gain knowledge of engineering applications of biochemistry concepts
• Perform experimentation related to biomolecular engineering, including hypothesis formulation, model development, measurements with positive and negative controls, and data analysis
• Gain knowledge to design, analyze and control physical, chemical, and biological processes
• Learn to apply basic science engineering concepts knowledge to new situations

• Material taught in CH 200 , CH 222  and CH 223  
• Material taught in MA 136 , MA 137 , PH 2011 , BI 102 , and EB 2001  
• Definitions and nomenclature of basic organic and biomolecules
• Organic functional groups
• Monomers of basic biomolecules, proteins, enzymes, nucleic acids, lipids, carbohydrates
• Directionality of biomolecules, properties of biomolecules
• Key points of metabolism
• Nucleophiles and electrophiles, hydrophobicity and hydrophilicity

• Introduction to the syllabus
• Enzyme catalysis
• Enzyme kinetics
• Applications commercial/industrial use of proteins and enzymes
• Regulations (enzymes) and applications
• A great engineering example-the cell and applications
• H-fuel cell and microbial fuel cell
• Bioenergetics
• Design of metabolism and aerobic metabolism
• Photosynthesis and engineering aspects of metabolism
• Designing of proteins and enzymes and applications

• Lab 1: Log notebook, good lab practices, dos and don’ts of LMPS
• Lab 2: Fuel cells: H and microbial fuel cell
• Lab 3: Diffusion measurement in a two-compartment model
• Lab 4, 5, 6: Model trays for the electron pathway and energy transfer during respiration and photosynthesis
• Lab 7: Measurement of enzymatic reaction rate
• Lab 8: Measurement of enzymatic reaction rate with inhibitor
• Lab 9: Fuel cell challenge design

EB 2250 - Biopolymer Engineering

• Categorize different kinds of natural and synthetic biopolymers
• Understand and discuss the step-growth and chain-growth polymerization and biopolymer processing
• Discuss the methods for polymers and biopolymers characterization, and analyze the characterization data using their science and engineering skills
• Understand and discuss the importance of the biopolymer properties: biocompatibility and biodegradability
• Discuss industrial applications of biopolymers and biopolymer marketing and regulations

• Biokinetics and biocatalysis
• Industrial use of proteins and enzymes
• Design and applications of proteins and enzymes

• Introduction to polymers and biopolymers
• Natural biopolymers in life science
• Principles of polymerization
• Polymer and biopolymer processing
• Polymer and biopolymer characterization: Physics
• Polymer and biopolymer characterization: Chemistry
• Biocompatibility
• Biopolymers: biomedical applications
• Biopolymers: environmental applications
• Project I (biopolymers: agricultural applications)
• Project I (biopolymers: cosmetic applications)
• Biopolymers: food industry applications
• Bioplastics (green plastics): science of biodegradable plastics
• Engineering biopolymers: market
• Engineering biopolymers: regulations
• Project II

EB 2410 - Principles of Biotechnology

• Discuss the history, impacts, and implications of biotechnology
• Discussion pros and cons of the different aspects of the field
• Discuss the underlying principles of several bio-techniques
• Perform several molecular level biotechnology experimental techniques including hypothesis formulation and measurements with positive and negative controls
• Perform data analysis using knowledge of basic sciences and engineering
• Practice at least three different techniques of biotechnology independently
• Identify several biomolecular engineering applications of biotechnology
• Integrate molecular knowledge into analysis and design experiments

• Basic terminology of nucleic acids, proteins, and other biomolecules

• Syllabus, history, safety and ethics in biotechnology (1 class)
• Lifelong learning in biotechnology (1 class)
• Different types of biotechnology (1 class)
• Impact of biotechnology on engineering (1 class)
• Basic skills - doing, speaking, thinking biotech (2 classes)
• Isolating and manipulating biomolecules, DNA, proteins (2 classes)
• Genetic engineering/cloning (3 classes)
• Transformations/fermentations (2 class)
• Operons and transformations (1 class)
• Infections/transfections (1 class)
• Polymerase chain reaction (2 classes)
• Forensics (2 classes)
• Design project presentation and reevaluation (outside class time half a day Saturday)
• Advanced topics (if time allows)
• Review

• Intro to biotechnology methods
  • Setting up a legal scientific notebook
  • Laboratory safety and ethics
• Chemistry needed for biotechnology methods
  • Measuring very small volumes
  • Measuring mass
  • Making solutions
  • Making dilutions
  • Basic biotechnology calculations
• Role of biomolecules in biomolecular engineering
  • Understanding design of two strands of DNA
  • DNA resolving gels
  • DNA isolation
  • Quantitation of DNA via gel electrophoresis
  • Quantitation of DNA via spectrophotometer
• Manipulations of biomolecules models for molecular engineering
  • Transformation of bacteria with plasmid (model of switches at work)
  • Restriction analysis of pre cut DNA sequence (phage)
  • Crime scene MSOE - DNA fingerprinting
  • Visiting a crime lab
  • Data analysis
• Amplification models for molecular engineering
  • Polymerase chain reaction
  • Extended activities

EB 2420 - Informatics Computing I

• Understand the programming concepts and logics
• Understand the syntax and structure of C
• Understand the basics of MATLAB and Perl
• Use HTML and JavaScript to create Web pages
• Understand the basics of Python

• None

EB 2430 - Informatics Computing II

• Understand object-oriented programming concepts
• Write Java programs using object-oriented concepts
• Understand various basic sorting and searching algorithms
• Understand abstract data types (ADTs)
• Understand basic concepts of data structures
• Perform Monte Carlo simulations

• None

• Object-oriented concepts
• Data types and operators
• Variables, declarations, and assignments
• Decision making and iterations
• Recursion
• Input and output
• Arrays and ArrayLists
• Search and sorting algorithms
• Time and space complexity
• Random number generation and simulations
• Abstract data types (ADTs)
• LinkedLists
• Stacks and queues
• Hashing
• Graphs and trees

• Introduction to Java Programming (1 lab)
• Data types and operators (1 lab)
• Decision making and iteration (1 lab)
• Recursion (1 lab)
• Arrays and ArrayLists (1 lab)
• Time and space complexity (1 lab)
• Random simulation (1 lab)
• Stacks, Queues, and LinkedLists (1 lab)

EB 2510 - Thermodynamics I

• Gain a fundamental understanding of the first and second laws of thermodynamics and their relevance in the biomolecular world
• Develop a fundamental understanding of concepts such as: entropy, enthalpy, free energy, internal energy, the conservation of energy, etc. and their relevance in biomolecular engineering
• Identify problems, formulate solutions and solve using thermodynamic principles
• Understand fundamental equations of state applied to ideal/real gases
• Apply fundamental thermodynamic relationships at the molecular level
• Use thermodynamic properties of fluids to solve problems

• Differential equations, basic principles of thermodynamics

• Thermodynamics-basic definitions: heat, work, energy, pressure, temperature, force
• First Law of Thermodynamics: Conservation of energy principle and its application to real world problems
• Ideal and Real Gas Laws
• Heat effects
• Second Law of Thermodynamics: Entropy, free energy
• Thermodynamic properties of fluids
• Flow processes
• Refrigeration and liquefaction
• Equilibrium

EB 3100 - BioMolecular Engineering Junior Seminar

• Apply knowledge of the basic sciences and engineering to understand the materials being presented by speakers
• Understand the importance of a biomolecular engineer on multidisciplinary teams with professional ethics
• Define and describe professional and ethical responsibility of a biomolecular engineer
• Communicate effectively with colleagues and with nontechnical audiences, in oral, written and graphical forms
• Compose an effective seminar logbook
• Communicate professionally by participating in active discussions with the various speakers
• Learn professional presentation skills by presenting to the senior BioE students
• Define and identify contemporary engineering/scientific issues of the field
• Understand the direct and/or indirect impact of biomolecular engineering on the identified contemporary scientific issues in a global, economic, environmental and societal context
• Define lifelong learning
• Recognize the need for lifelong learning approaches towards new professional ideas
• Learn what professional routes exist for graduates with a B.S. in biomolecular engineering, including careers in industry, research, academia and graduate school

• Knowledge of the terminologies in chemistry, physics, and biology
• Basic understanding of organic chemistry, biochemistry, and biotechnology
• Basic understanding of biomolecules and their structure including proteins, nucleic acids, lipids, and carbohydrates
• Knowledge of basic presentation skills

• Introduction
• BioE faculty senior design project idea presentations for the upcoming year
• Presentation by invited speakers (topic will change from year to year)
• BioE junior presentations to BioE seniors
• BioE senior presentations to BioE freshmen and sophomores
• Course learning assessment survey and questionnaire (will be done in groups)

EB 3200 - Bioanalytical Instrumentation

• Identify key components of several machines used for probing and analysis of biomolecules
• Demonstrate understanding of concepts, principles of operations and applications of the field
• Recognize the vital components of sample preparation for the probing and analysis
• Distinguish between the principles and constraints of high and low throughput
• Recognize that bioprobing and bioanalysis need constant practice and discipline
• Practice safety and ethics involved with the field of bioprobing and bioanalysis
• Recognize and list the hazards associated with the field of bioprobing and bioanalysis

• Biomolecules structure and function. Physics of mechanics, Physics of electricity and magnetism and modern physics

• Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM)-the basics
• AFM-beyond the basics - using AFM to characterize individual biomolecules, such as DNA
• Fourier-Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FT-IR). Theoretical foundations of vibrational spectroscopy. Principles of operation of IR and FT-IR
• FT-IR in biomolecular engineering: spectra of functional groups, application of FT-IR to secondary structure of proteins
• Safety, hazards, discipline, sample prep
• Principles of plate reading/immunolabeling
• Applications/constrains of plate reading/immunolabeling
• Electron microscopy-principles and applications
• Mass spectroscopy-principles and applications
• Basic principles of operation of Palpator^TM and the range of its possible applications in the biomolecular engineering field
• Using the Palpator^TM for high-throughput cellular characterization and cellular treatment efficiency, i.e. pharmaceutical efficacy or toxicity testing

• Laboratory safety, hazards, discipline
• Hands on AFM-contact and tapping mode imaging of objects of known morphology. Basic use of nanoscope
• Analysis software
• Hands on AFM. Preparation of biological samples: DNA on mica. Contact and tapping mode AFM of DNA on mica
• Protein sample preparation. Acquiring spectra of buffer and BSA in buffer
• Analysis of FT-IR spectra of BSA in buffer and determination of changes in the secondary structure of proteins
• Hands on sample prep and Plate reader principle and application
• Tour to Mass Spec facility at MCW
• Hands on sample prep and Palpator^TM application to cell characterization

EB 3300 - Molecular Nanotechnology

3 lecture hours 0 lab hours 3 credits

• Define terms like nanotechnology, bionanotechnology and nanobiotechnology
• Discuss the nanofabrication methods
• Characterize nanomaterials/nanodevices and analyze data
• Discuss molecular nanotechnology applications in food safety, agriculture, medicine, pharmaceuticals, environment, as well as other bio-based engineering disciplines; and, be able to apply molecular nanotechnology into these fields
• Discuss the philosophy and ethics of molecular nanotechnology

• Introduction to nanoscience
• The nature of nanotechnology (from nanoscience to nanotechnology)
• Nanomaterials and nanostructures
• Nanofabrication: top-down versus bottom-up
• Nanofabrication: chemical synthesis and modification
• Characterization at the nanoscale
• Demonstration: nanofabrication and nano-characterization
• Bionanotechnology and nanobiotechnology
• Medical nanotechnology and nanomedicine
• Special topic I: Design of nanoparticles for cancer treatment
• Nanotechnology in the agri-food sector
• Special topic II: nanoparticle interactions with plants
• Nanotechnology and environment
• Philosophy and ethics of nanotechnology

EB 3400 - Food Engineering

• Understand and design basic food manufacturing processes
• Understand the food storage mechanism and methods; and design food storage processes
• Understand and discuss the importance of food quality and safety control, especially HACCP and cGMP systems; and design food products/processing processes under the HACCP and cGMP guidelines.

• None

• None

EB 3410 - Applications of Biotechnology

• Discuss the applications of biotechnology
• Discuss the biotechnology tools in regard to their application in biomolecular engineering
• Design and perform simple biotechnology experiments, including hypothesis formation, measurements, and positive and negative controls
• Demonstrate the laboratory skills related to basic biotechnology techniques
• Analyze the experimental data using basic science and engineering skills
• Discuss the new developments in biotechnology in regard to the biomolecular engineering field
• Apply their knowledge of biology, chemistry, and biotechnology to solve basic problems in the biotechnology and biomolecular engineering field

• None

• Biotechnology: science and technology
• Manipulating biomolecules: DNA
• Polymerase chain reaction
• Manipulating biomolecules: protein
• Protein electrophoresis
• Western blotting
• Immunological applications
• ELISA
• Plant biotechnology
• Biological engineering and scale up of industrial process
• Impact of biotechnology on economic and societal issues
• Student presentations
• Exam

• Nucleic acid applications: polymerase chain reaction
• Protein applications: protein isolation and purification
• Protein applications: PAGE
• Protein applications: Western blot
• Immunological applications: ELISA
• Plant biotechnology
• Lab exam

EB 3411 - Applications of Biotechnology II

• Apply the biotechnology tools previously learned toward applications in biomolecular engineering
• Discuss new developments in a variety of biotechnology fields in regard to the biomolecular engineering field
• Discuss the components necessary for founding a biotechnology company
• Apply their knowledge of biology, chemistry, and biotechnology to solve basic problems in the biotechnology and biomolecular engineering field. 

• Knowledge of core biotechnology applications such as bacterial transformation, cloning, forensic analysis, DNA extraction, PCR, protein extraction, Western blotting, ELISA and plant biotechnology
• Ability to apply the core biotechnology applications to biomolecular engineering in a manufacturing setting, i.e. scale-up
• Knowledge of how biotechnology is used in current practice and in the field of biomolecular engineering
• Ability to use biology, chemistry and biotechnology to solve basic problems in the biotechnology and biomolecular engineering field

• Emergence of a biotechnology industry
• Applications in animal biotechnology
• Applications in agricultural biotechnology
• Applications in medical biotechnology
• Applications in industrial biotechnology
• Applications in environmental biotechnology
• Patents in molecular biotechnology instustry: legal and ethical issues
• Founding a biotech company
• Marketing a biotech product
• Biotechnology opportunities
• Ethics in biotechnology
• The future of biotechnology
• Student presentations

EB 3420 - Bioinformatics I

• Acknowledge various contemporary issues and appreciate the impact of bioinformatics in genomics, proteomics, human disease research, and drug development
• Apply knowledge of chemistry to understand the structures and physicochemical properties of the basic building blocks of biomolecules and, in turn, to understand biomolecular structure and function
• Navigate the human genome to locate a gene of interest on a chromosome and interpret its results
• Understand the computational algorithms/approaches pertinent to similarity search for an RNA or protein sequence query
• Search against various specialized biological databases for a query and analyze/interpret the hits
• Understand the basic principles and strategies of comparative analysis of protein sequences
• Apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering to bioinformatics

• None

EB 3430 - Bioinformatics II

• Search, collect, and align homologous biological sequences of interest
• Create a quality alignment of biological sequences
• Build and interpret a phylogenetic tree based on well-aligned biological sequences
• Derive sequence-structure relationships by comparing biological sequences and their structure data
• Compare the 3D structures of homologous biomolecules
• Visualize and appreciate the detailed 3D structures of very complex biomolecules using various molecular visualization tools
• Identify and characterize various sequence and structural motifs from a detailed cross-analysis of biological sequences and their corresponding higher-order 3D structures
• Perform homology modeling to predict the 3D structure of a biological sequence whose structure is not yet available

• None 

• RNA sequence analysis
• The Tree of Life: phylogenetic relationships between organisms
• Sequence-Structure relationships of biological macromolecules
• 3D structure of protein and RNA
• 3D visualization of biomolecular structures and their analysis
• Sequence and structural motifs in biological macromolecules
• Homology modeling of novel biological macromolecules

• Comparative analysis of RNA sequences (2 labs)
• The Tree of Life and phylogenetic analysis (2 labs)
• Sequence-structure relationships of biomolecules (1 lab)
• Comparative analysis of 3D protein and RNA structures (1 lab)
• 3D visualization and analysis of biomolecular structure (1 lab)
• Sequence and structural motifs in biomolecules (1 lab)
• Homology molecular modeling (1 lab)

EB 3510 - Thermodynamics II

• Understand solution thermodynamics, chemical and bio-reaction equilibria and phase equilibria and be able to use thermodynamic properties of fluids to solve problems
• Gain a fundamental understanding of the thermodynamics principles and molecular thermodynamics and their relevance in the biomolecular world
• Develop a fundamental understanding of concepts such as: entropy, enthalpy, free energy, internal energy, the conservation of energy, etc. and their relevance in biomolecular engineering
• Identify problems, formulate solutions and solve using thermodynamic principles
• Understand fundamental equations of state applied to intramolecular and intermolecular interactions
• Apply fundamental thermodynamic relationships at the molecular level for such events as molecular cooperativity and binding

• None

• Solution thermodynamics
• Phase equilibria
• Chemical reaction equilibria
• Molecular thermodynamics
• Introduction to statistical thermodynamics
• Thermodynamic extremum principles to predict equilibria
• Entropy and Boltzmann distribution
• Driving forces and free energies
• Intermolecular interactions
• Binding

EB 3520 - Engineering of Controlled Drug Delivery

• Discuss basic pharmacology, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics
• Discuss the principles of prodrug design and design prodrugs as drug delivery systems
• Discuss physiological and chemical barriers for drug delivery
• Discuss and design the carriers for drug delivery
• Discuss different controlled drug delivery systems and understand the FDA requirements for controlled release systems; and, be able to design controlled drug delivery systems under the FDA requirements
• Discuss targeted drug delivery, especially to the brain and tumor; and, be able to design targeted drug delivery systems

• None

• Introduction to drug delivery
• Pharmacology, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics
• Physiological and biochemical barriers to drug delivery
• Prodrugs as drug delivery
• Engineered carriers and vectors in drug delivery
• Diffusion-controlled drug delivery systems
• Dissolution-controlled drug delivery systems
• Erodible drug delivery systems
• Osmotic-controlled drug delivery systems
• Oral controlled-release delivery
• Targeting approaches to drug delivery
• Site-specific drug delivery
• Bioconjugates and chemical drug delivery
• Market and FDA requirements for controlled release products

• Biopolymer purification to achieve pharmaceutical grade
• Drug stability
• Alginate-based microcapsules preparation
• Release profiles of encapsulated drugs

EB 3530 - Cell Culture Lab for BioMolecular Engineering

• Get BSL2+ trained
• Perform cell culture using mammalian cell lines
• Prepare media and recognize the vital components of media and perform aseptic techniques imperative for primary and immortalized mammalian cells
• Conduct cell count, design growth curve experiments, and formulate conditions for optimal transient transfection of cells
• Identify machines used in cell culture
• Recognize critical components of the mechanism of how cell culture reagents work and impact of cell culture on cell engineering
• Handle calculations associated with cell culture and be able to use those in new situations
• Recognize that the field of cell culture needs constant practice and discipline
• Recognize the engineering application of cell culture to the design, analysis and control of chemical, physical, and/or biological processes
• Practice safety and ethics involved with the field of cell culture
• Recognize the hazards associated with these processes

• Basic knowledge on cell, biomolecules and metabolism from BI 102 , CH 223 , and EB 2240  

• Syllabus, introduction to cell culture
• Aseptic techniques/passaging counting and housekeeping cells
• SAFETY AND HAZARDS guest speaker from EHS department
• Industrial use of plant and animal cell culture
• Transfer of foreign DNA into animal and plant cells
• Applications and scale-up
• Design of the projects discussion
• Immunostaining

• Aseptic techniques/counting cells/scopes and passaging
• Senior design mini project: (select and perform 1)
• Design and establish a process of cell healing (scratch assays). Can be done on all available cell lines, including stem cells
• Design transformation of embryonic stem cells into a different kind. Can be done on available embryonic rabbit stem cells
• Design cellular differentiation of cells, changing them into a tissue and establishing the mechanical properties using a palpator. Can be done on all cell line

EB 3561 - Unit Operations-Production Scale Bioseparations

• Apply the principles of transport phenomena and thermodynamics to design and characterize batch and continuous separation unit operations
• Describe the working of various unit operations
• Design and scale-up the equipment for various unit operations

• Differential equations

• Introduction to bioproducts and bioseparations
• Cell lysis and flocculation
• Filtration
• Sedimentation, centrifugation
• Extraction and distillation
• Liquid chromatography, adsorption
• Precipitation
• Crystallization
• Drying

EB 3570 - Kinetics and Bioreactor Design

• Derive and apply macroscopic mole and energy balances to size reactors
• Analyze lab data to ascertain the kinetics of a reaction and scale-up design of a bioreactor from lab data
• Distinguish between various types and arrangements of reactors and understand their operation
• Design or select a bioreactor for a specific purpose
• Use a mathematical tool to solve systems of equations

• Chemical and Biochemical reaction kinetics, collection of reaction rate data, MATLAB programming, mass and energy balances

• Mole balances and introduction to polymath
• Design equations, rate vs. conversion plots
• Types of reactors, reactor arrangement/staging, rate laws and stoichiometry
• Isothermal reactor design-irreversible and reversible reactions
• Pressure drop, membrane reactors
• Batch, semi-batch, CTSR, recycle and aerated reactors
• Analysis of rate data, multiple reactions, heat effects/energy balance
• Enzymes, MM kinetics, enzyme inhibition, fermenters
• Bioreactors, cell growth kinetics/rate laws, scale up and operation
• Review of reactor design, selection, impeller selection as a function of cell type
• Problem solving using polymath

EB 3600 - -omics in Engineering

• Describe the principal aims, technologies, and statistical issues in genomics and proteomics
• Gain an understanding of the natural and artificial genome and proteome
• Describe instrumental methods used in genomics and proteomics
• Gain an understanding of the applications used in genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, epigenomics, metagenomics, and interactomics
• Write a scientific report in standardized format

• Cellular biology
• Genetics
• Molecular biology
• Microbiology
• Biotechnology

• Introduction to -omics
• Genome sequencing acquisition and analysis
• Next gen sequencing
• Comparative genomics in evolution and medicine
• Genomic variation
• Transcriptomics
• Epigenomics
• Metagenomics
• Introduction & applications of microarrays
• Proteomics
• Systems biology and synthetic biology
• Student presentations

EB 3610 - Transport Phenomena I

• Derive and apply macroscopic mass, momentum and energy balances and solve engineering problems related to fluid flow
• Solve continuity and Navier-Stokes equations to analyze engineering problems related to Newtonian fluid flow
• Employ dimensional analysis in fluid flow analysis and experimentation
• Distinguish between Newtonian and various types of non-Newtonian fluids’ behavior
• Explain fluid flow behavior on a molecular as well as macroscopic level
• Describe flow parameters and forces acting on objects that are interacting with fluids
• Explain the flow in pipes and ducts and differences between laminar and turbulent flow and solve related engineering problems

• Differential equations
• Vectors

• Introduction to transport phenomena
• Viscosity and mechanisms of momentum transport
• Equations of change for isothermal systems- equation of motion and equation of continuity
• Navier-Stokes equation, Newtonian and non-Newtonian fluids
• Approximations of Navier-Stokes equation
• External flow, frictional and pressure drag
• Time dependent flow
• Laminar/turbulent flow in pipes, frictional losses, experimental devices used to measure fluid flow
• Friction factors for flow in various geometries
• Conservation laws of mass, momentum and energy with engineering applications, Bernoulli equation
• Dimensional analysis
• Flow in pipes, ducts, open channels, pumps and reactors
• Computational fluid dynamics simulation demonstration

EB 3620 - Transport Phenomena II

• Apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering
• Display a thorough foundation in the basic sciences and sufficient knowledge in the concepts and skills required to design, analyze, and control physical, chemical, and biological processes in the field of biomolecular engineering
• Gain a fundamental understanding of the modes of heat and mass transfer
• Use the governing equations and boundary conditions of heat transfer and understand their relevance in the biological world
• Gain a fundamental understanding of conductive and convection heat transfer and how it applies to biomolecular problems
• Develop a fundamental understanding of concepts such as thermal conductivity, thermal diffusivity, convective and radiative heat transfer, diffusion, dispersion, and convective mass transfer etc. and their relevance to biomolecular engineering
• Identify problems, formulate solutions, and solve using mass and heat transfer principles
• Apply fundamental heat and mass transfer relationships to processes such as heat exchange, evaporation, condensation, boiling and drying operations in biological and biomolecular systems

• None 

• Equilibrium, energy conservations, and temperature
• Modes of heat transfer
• Governing eqn and boundary conditions of heat transfer
• Conduction of heat transfer: Steady state
• Conduction heat transfer: Unsteady state
• Convection heat transfer
• Heat transfer with change of phase
• Radiative heat transfer
• Equilibrium, mass conservation, and kinetics
• Modes of mass transfer
• Governing eqns and boundary conditions of mass transfer
• Diffusion mass transfer: Steady state

EB 3800 - Drug Discovery and Development

• Describe drug discovery and development processes
• Understand the strategies for drug discovery and development
• Understand the molecular basis of diseases including orphan diseases
• Understand basics of drug metabolism
• Understand the strategies for drug discovery and development
• Understand drug target identification and validation
• Understand the identification and optimization of lead compounds
• Describe the mechanisms of drug action and resistance
• Know about the major lines of drugs under development
• Appreciate the impact of bioinformatics on modern drug discovery and development

• None

• Introduction to drug discovery and development - Past, current, and future
• Drug discovery and development pipelines - Problems and hopes
• Considerations in drug discovery and development
• Strategies in drug discovery and development
• Drug metabolism and pharmacokinetics
• Types of drugs under development

EB 3810 - Tissue Engineering

• Understand the molecular and cellular basis of tissue formation
• Understand various microfabrication technologies in tissue engineering
• Design scaffolds for tissue engineering
• Understand the strategies for tissue engineering in different organ/tissue systems: skin, bone/cartilage, cardiovascular and neural
• Understand and identify the regulatory requirements and ethical issues during clinical translation of tissue engineered products
• Integrate chemistry, biology, and biomaterials to provide potential tissue engineering products to human health problems

• Biocompatibility
• Biodegradation

• Cells for tissue engineering
• Clinical grade production of MSCs        
• Bioscaffold for tissue engineering
• Scaffold design and fabrication
• Bioreactors for tissue engineering                           
• Controlled release strategies in tissue engineering
• Tissue fabrication technology: Microfabrication 
• Scaffold Design and Fabrication: Organoids and organs-on-a-chip
• Scaffold design and fabrication: Bioprinting
• Scaffold design and fabrication: Decellularization  
• Scaffold design and fabrication: Vascularization
• Skin tissue engineering
• Bone and cartilage tissue engineering
• Neural tissue engineering
• Cardiovascular tissue engineering 
• Product and process design: Toward industrial TE manufacturing
• Clinical translation of tissue engineering
• Ethical issues in tissue engineering

EB 3830 - Heat Transfer Equipment in Process Engineering

3 lecture hours 0 lab hours 3 credits

• Gain fundamental understanding of heat transfer mechanism, applied methods, and working principles of heat transfer equipment used in bio and chemical industries
• Identify requirements of the equipment and formulate solutions
• Apply the momentum, heat, and mass transfer principles to find optimum design choice 
• Analyze the process data and interpret the performance of the equipment while considering the economic aspects of the process

• Conduction and convection heat transfer
• Mass and momentum transfer principles
• Mass and energy balances

• Heat transfer principles
• Design and analysis of heat exchangers
• LMTD and NTU methods
• Boilers and condensers
• Evaporation process principles and equipment
• Drying process principles and equipment

EB 3840 - Bioinformatics III

• Understand the complexity of biomolecular 3D structure and its complex intermolecular interactions
• Understand the implications of biomolecular folding and misfolding
• Identify and characterize sequence and structural motifs implicated in biomolecular 3D architecture
• Understand the impact of homology modeling on biomolecular structure prediction

• Biological databases
• Sequence analysis

• How a biomolecule folds and why
• Complexity of higher-order biomolecular structure/assembly
• Sequence and structural motifs and their roles
• Biomolecular structure prediction: Homology modeling
• Drug-receptor interactions: Molecular docking

EB 3850 - Cosmetics: Science, Engineering & Technology

• Understand the difference between cosmetics and makeup
• Identify and name different types of cosmetic ingredients and formulate and identify product biochemical functions
• Identify the impact of the cosmetic industry on society
• Analyze and apply the interrelationship of cosmetic technology with those of the human body and metabolic processes essential to body functions
• Participate in scientific conversations about science, engineering ,and technology of cosmetics using correct terminology
• Identify the latest technologies and emerging and contemporary trends in the field-specific applications biotechnological mechanisms, and their impact on the personal care industry
• Understand challenges faced as the use of biotechnology expands in the personal care industry 
• Illustrate how personal care products are developed
• Understand the future of personal care product development and use 

• Names and structures of biomolecules
• Basic chemistry and biochemistry concepts

• Introduction
• Difference between make up and cosmetics
• History of cosmetics
• Basic cosmetic chemistry - Are cosmetics drugs, neutraceuticals or soaps, emulsion technology, chemical structure of oils and the form of emulsions, high and low polar oils with unique properties, connection of properties of the oil and emulsion with the organics, emulsion stabilized active ingredients for skin permeation and higher efficiency.
• Cosmeceuticals and common cosmetic ingredients
• Prohibited cosmetic ingredients, hypoallergenic cosmetics
• Color additives, shelf lives, hair, skin, and eye cosmetics
• Safety evaluation and assessment of cosmetics, labeling language vs labeling information, material facts, warning statements 
• Consumers and stake holders
• Packaging and marketing
• Industrial regulation and quality: Compliance with and enforcement of laws and related FDA regulations for cosmetics. Research related to cosmetic products, ingredients, and testing
• National and international activities; FDA’s involvement in international activities related to cosmetics, including imports and exports
• FD&C Act: Adulterated cosmetics, misbranded cosmetics, regulations making exemptions
• Formulation approaches and formulas
• Production and scale up
• Cosmetics surgery vs cosmetic dermatology vs cosmetic microbiology
• Future of cosmetics

EB 3860 - Prokaryotic Processes

• Express familiarity with prokaryotic metabolic diversity
• Describe the influence of various environmental factors on prokaryotic metabolism
• Evaluate microbial communities as engineered systems and make informed choices about microbial system design
• Make reasonable hypotheses about metabolic pathways for novel substrates/products
• Describe mechanisms of global regulation, signal transduction, and quorum sensing in bacteria
• Discuss current and future applications of prokaryotic control strategies to a variety of engineering challenges

• Fundamentals of cellular metabolism and bioenergetics
• Gene regulation and prokaryotic operons

• Introduction to bacterial physiology & metabolism
• Composition & structure of prokaryotic cells
• Biosynthetic pathways
• Growth strategies
• Aerobic metabolism of non-glucose substrates
• Anaerobic metabolism
• Chemolithotrophy
• Metabolic pathway prediction
• Fundamentals of metabolic regulation
• Methods of metabolic regulation
• Specific responses to environmental stimuli
• Microbial survival strategies

EB 3870 - Microfluidics

3 lecture hours 0 lab hours 3 credits

• Explain the benefits of microfluidics
• Describe the designs and working principles of basic components of microfluidic devices
• Recognize the varied applications of microfluidics
• Udentify different microfabrication processes
• Design a microfluidic chip

• None

• Introduction to microfluidics 
• The benefits of small scale
• Separation of particles in microfluidics
• Mixing in microfluidics 
• Common components of microfluidic devices
• PCR with microfluidics
• Diagnostic microfluidic devices
• Microfluidics device companies
• Organ-on-chips
• Droplets on a chip
• Photolithography, soft lithography and other microfabrication methods

EB 3880 - Entrepreneurship in BioMolecular Engineering

3 lecture hours 0 lab hours 3 credits

• Understand the basic steps involved in entrepreneurship
• Understand entrepreneurship in BioE markets
• Understand the marketing of BioE products
• Understand angel and venture financing and investor motivations
• Be aware of regulatory approvals and compliances for biotech products

• None

• Introduction to entrepreneurship
• Building great teams and networks
• Defining your customer
• How does the customer acquire your product?
• How do you design and build your product?
• How do you scale your business?
• Introduction to BioE industry
• Markets and challenges in the BioE industry
• BioE business models
• Company formation, ownership structure
• Licensing technology, IP protection strategies
• Marketing and financing strategies
• Securing angel and venture capital
• Regulatory approval and compliance for biotech products
• Ethical considerations for BioE entrepreneurs

EB 4100 - BioMolecular Engineering Senior Seminar

• Learn about biomolecular engineering and its applications in today’s society
• Develop how to keep an effective seminar logbook
• Develop professional communication skills by asking critical and logical questions about the materials presented by various speakers
• Develop professional presentation skills through effective presentation to the BioE freshmen and sophomores
• Learn about post-graduate career options with a B.S. in Biomolecular Engineering, including jobs in research, industry, academia and graduate school

• No prerequisites by topic appended

• Introduction
• Take-home assignment for BioE faculty senior design project idea presentations
• Presentation by invited speakers (topics will vary from year to year)
• BioE junior presentations to BioE seniors
• BioE senior presentations to BioE freshmen and sophomores
• Course learning assessment survey and questionnaire (will be done in groups)

EB 4300 - Metabolic Engineering and Synthetic Biology

• Apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering
• Design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data
• Design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs within realistic constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability
• Identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems
• Gain knowledge of contemporary issues
• Use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice
• Display a thorough foundation in the basic sciences and sufficient knowledge in the concepts and skills required to design, analyze and control physical, chemical and biological products and processes in the field of biomolecular engineering
• Gain a fundamental understanding of the definitions of metabolic engineering and the defining experiments in the field
• Understand and apply basic aspects of mass/material balances and flux analysis to a metabolic engineering problem
• Identify a metabolic problem, propose solutions, and analyze possible problems
• Gain a fundamental understanding of the definitions of synthetic biology and the defining experiments in the field
• Understand and apply basic aspects of parts, devices and systems analysis to a synthetic biology design
• Identify a problem and propose possible synthetic biology responses to the identified problem, including detailing the needed design, parts, and testing
• Identify ethical considerations related to synthetic biology, including both possible positive and negative aspects of the field
• Identify how metabolic engineering and synthetic biology have influenced the areas of production of pharmaceuticals, generation of novel drugs, and energy generation

• None 

• Synthetic biology: overview/foundations and engineering principles, BioBricks, designed genetic circuit examples, sensors, output, regulation, oscillations
• Metabolic engineering: foundations, growth nutrients, material/mass balance, regulation, network rigidity
• Applications: clinical, biofuels, pharmaceutical, food, environmental, and biotechnology
• Theoretical design and proposal of a new sensor and output device
• Laboratory experience with genetic devices, regulation (promoters and RBS sites), complex circuits, and cellular chassis
• Ethical considerations of metabolic engineering and/or synthetic biology research and development

EB 4511 - Bio-Process Control

• Identify common process instrumentation
• Design and analyze a process control strategy for a process requirement
• Choose an appropriate control strategy for a given process requirement
• Tune PID controllers
• Mathematically analyze control behavior of process control loops
• Design and implement appropriate control strategies for a given process requirement
• Synthesize the flowsheet/sequence of unit operations needed in a biomanufacturing process

• No prerequisites by topic appended

• Process instrumentation
• Process control
• Dynamic modeling
• Laplace transforms
• Transfer functions
• PID control
• PID tuning methods
• Advanced control strategies

EB 4561 - Process Engineering Lab

• Explain the working of each unit operation studied in the lab
• Use the equipment for each of the unit operations from the lab to achieve the desired output
• Use design equations to design the unit operations equipment
• Scale-up the lab equipment for the required output/thoroughput 
• Synthesize and analyze the sequence of unit operations needed to achieve the necessary final product specifications

• None

• Fermentation
• Homogenization
• Centrifugation
• Filtration
• Extraction
• Chromatography
• Drying
• Process simulation

• Fermentation
• Homogenization
• Centrifugation
• Filtration
• Extraction
• Chromatography
• Drying
• Process simulation

EB 4910 - BioMolecular Engineering Design I

• Formulate, analyze, and evaluate design solutions to determine the most feasible solution(s)
• Build, test and demonstrate a sub-system (product or process)
• Maintain an engineering design log
• Present a formal first design review

• None 

• Team building
• Conceptual thinking and problem definition
• Feasibility study
• Composing technical specifications
• Design aids and research techniques
• Industry standards
• Prototype development and testing
• Verbal and written communications
• Each student is required to keep a design log in a bound engineering logbook
• Substantial, continuous individual and team progress is expected
• Lab and process safety and hazards
• Creative problem solving

• Vary by the project

EB 4920 - BioMolecular Engineering Design II

• Complete the lab/practical work and determine feasibility of the project
• Complete and test the system, demonstrate prototype (product or process)
• Maintain an engineering design log
• Present a formal second design review
• Process control topics: effect of tunning parameters on P/PI/PID control, cascade, ratio and feedforward control and an introduction to MIMO systems and Model Predictive Control

• None 

• None

• Vary by the design project

EB 4930 - BioMolecular Engineering Design III

• Complete the project report
• Maintain an engineering design log
• Present a formal final design review
• Present a poster
• Submit complete Senior Design Report

• None 

• None

• Vary by the design project

EE 201 - Linear Networks: Steady-State Analysis

• Write and solve KCL and KVL equations using mesh and nodal analysis, and utilize voltage and current dividers in DC circuit analysis
• Describe the electrical characteristics of the various passive circuit elements
• Write and solve KCL and KVL equations using branch and nodal analysis for the AC steady-state case
• Calculate average, apparent, and reactive powers for an AC circuit
• Simplify networks using Thevenin’s and Norton’s theorems
• Perform source transformations
• Use the superposition principle in circuit analysis
• Be adept at solving DC and AC circuits with dependent sources
• Use circuit simulation to analyze circuits

• Differentiation and integration of algebraic and transcendental functions
• Solution of systems of linear equations
• Complex number theory and algebraic manipulations

• DC network theorems and techniques (18 classes)
• Principles of Inductance/Capacitance (4 classes)
• AC steady-state circuit analysis techniques (10 classes)
• AC power concepts (4 classes)
• Circuit simulation analysis of steady state circuits (1 class)
• Tests and quizzes (3 classes)

EE 407 - Senior Design Project I

• Approach engineering design problems with an open and creative mind, and use various ideation techniques to explore a variety of alternative solutions
• Form a team to define and solve an open ended engineering problem
• Use a variety of resources in researching the problem, including technical periodicals, trade journals, patent listings, manufacturers catalogs and application notes
• Keep a bound engineering logbook of all design activities
• Develop detailed design specifications
• Understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global, economic, environmental, and societal context
• Prepare a test plan and conduct a subsystem hardware test
• Make a formal oral presentation on the project

• Analysis and design of diode and transistor circuits
• Analysis and design of combinational and sequential logic circuits
• Design of microprocessor based systems
• Electromagnetic field theory
• Basic AC and DC motors and generators
• Introduction to linear control systems analysis and design
• Computer aided design and familiarity with programs for analog and digital circuit analysis and design
• Technical communications

• Introduction to capstone design sequence and requirements (1 class)
• Team formation and team dynamics (1 class)
• Project selection (1 week)
• System design (1 week)
• System diagram (1 week)
• Test plan (1 week)
• Specifications (1 week)
• Subsystem test details (1 week)
• Subsystem hardware demonstration (1.5 weeks)
• Oral design review (1.5 weeks)

• Varies with team project

EE 408 - Senior Design Project II

• Define their team roles and evaluate their performance on a team
• Design to match a set of detailed specifications
• Utilize past coursework to generate a reasonable design
• Choose an appropriate prototype technique and begin constructing a prototype
• Select and order parts for implementing a prototype
• Give oral status reports on the design
• Define their team roles and evaluate their performance on a team
• Make a formal oral presentation on the project
• Prepare a formal design report and give a formal oral presentation of the report

• Completion of EE 407  topics

• Dependent on student projects

• Varies with team project

EE 409 - Senior Design Project III

• Work as part of a design team to completely design, prototype, and test a design
• Demonstrate the iterative nature of design
• Evaluate their behavior on their design team in the context of professional and ethical responsibility
• Utilize laboratory instrumentation for debugging and testing a prototype
• Prepare a compliance test plan and conduct the compliance test
• Prepare a complete project report documenting the design, prototype, and testing
• Present the project results to faculty and peers in a trade show setting
• Conduct a design review

• Completion of EE 408  topics

• Dependent on student projects

• Varies with team project

EE 421 - Digital Communication Systems

• Make fundamental decisions involved in the design of a digital communication system by weighing the performance factors associated with digital communication systems
• Describe various pulse modulation methods
• Determine required bandwidths for various digital modulation methods
• Determine the signal-to-noise ratio needed to achieve a specified bit-error rate for various digital modulation methods
• Design an optimal detection filter or correlation receiver
• Explain the properties and features of various error detection and error correction codes

• Fourier methods
• Fundamental analog and digital communications principles
• Fundamental probability and random signal concepts

• Signaling, including sampling and random signal characteristics (7 classes)
• Pulse modulation, baseband digital communication, line coding, and pulse shaping (5 classes)
• Digital modulation and detection, including spread spectrum (5 classes)
• Information theory, source coding and error-correction coding (6 classes)

EE 423 - Applications of Digital Signal Processing

• Determine the appropriate system design for DSP applications
• Be proficient in the C programming language of a DSP chip

• Sampling theorem
• FIR/IIR transfer function design and analysis
• Discrete/fast Fourier transform
• Communications systems
• Computer programming in C

• DSP system architecture and C programming language (4 classes)
• Modulation, demodulation (3 classes)
• FIR, IIR, adaptive, multirate digital filter implementation (6 classes)
• Discrete and fast Fourier transform implementation (2 classes)
• Auto- and cross correlation methods (3 classes)
• Phase locked loop (2 classes)

• Operation of evaluation module
• FIR or IIR filter
• Demodulator (QAM)
• Modulator (ISB)
• Adaptive filter
• Design project

EE 425 - Radio Frequency Circuit Design

• Analyze and design RF inductors and tank circuits
• Diagnose and address shield current issues
• Design lumped component matching networks
• Design transmission line matching networks
• Analyze and design a class-C amplifier
• Design microstrip filter circuits
• Analyze and design a single stage RF amplifier
• Learn how to use basic RF test equipment

• Electromagnetic field theory
• Electronic devices and circuits
• Transmission line theory

• Resonant circuits and applications (3 classes)
• RF models of inductor, capacitor, and resistor (2 classes)
• Lumped element matching networks (3 classes)
• Transmission lines, S-parameters, and Smith chart review (3 classes)
• Transmission line matching networks (2 classes)
• Class-C amplifier analysis (2 classes)
• Microstrip filters (2 classes)
• Noise figure (1 class)
• Examinations (2 classes)

• RF/Microwave CAD software (2 sessions)
• Demonstration and practice the modern test equipments (2 sessions)
• Resonant circuits
• Coupled resonant circuits
• Class-C amplifier
• Baluns
• PIN diodes

EE 426 - Advanced Electromagnetic Fields

• Develop analytic solutions to electromagnetic problems, such as two-dimensional electrostatic boundary value problems, skin depth, plane waves in ferrite media, and the Hertzian dipole antenna
• Apply scalar and vector potential functions in electromagnetic problems
• Interpret the analytic solutions to electromagnetic problems

• Electromagnetic fields
• Transmission line theory
• Scattering parameters
• Basic plane wave and antenna concepts

• Lecture topical emphasis intended to be at the discretion of the instructor; typical course topics:
• Scalar electrostatic potential, Poisson’s and Laplace’s equations, two dimensional boundary value problems
• Time varying fields / Maxwell’s equations (especially in differential form)
• Wave equation, uniform plane wave solution, propagation, and reflection
• Skin depth
• TEM solution in coax
• Plane wave propagation in ferrite media
• Magnetic vector potential
• Hertzian dipole electromagnetic field solution
• Electromagnetic field simulation

EE 429 - Microwave Engineering

• Describe the operation of and calculate key properties of microstrip characteristics and microstrip components
• Utilize RF/microwave simulation software in high frequency circuit analysis
• Describe and sketch field patterns in common high frequency transmission media, especially microstrip, stripline, and rectangular and circular waveguides
• Determine the analytic expressions for the electromagnetic fields inside rectangular and circular waveguides
• Describe the operation of and key specifications of microwave resonators and ferrite devices

• Electromagnetic fields
• Transmission line theory and Smith charts
• Scattering parameters
• Plane waves

• Transmission lines and Maxwell’s equations review (2 classes)
• TEM, especially microstrip, media and components (4 classes)
• Rectangular and circular waveguides (7 classes)
• Microwave resonators (2 classes)
• Microwave ferrite and other components (3 classes)
• Homework sessions. (2 classes) [exams are typically take-home]

• Laboratory topics and schedule intended to be at the discretion of the instructor; typical laboratory topics:
• RF/microwave simulation
• Measurements of RF/microwave components
• RF/microwave project (usually in microstrip)

EE 444 - Power Electronics

• Demonstrate an understanding of the electrical characteristics of power semiconductor devices
• Analyze power semiconductor circuits operating at high power levels under transient and steady state conditions
• Develop the skills necessary to use the computer to analyze and design power conversion circuits
• Develop the understanding of important considerations in the design of power conversion and switching circuits

• Steady state and transient circuit analysis
• Electrical characteristics of diodes, bipolar junction transistors, and field effect transistors
• Analysis of circuits with diodes and transistors
• Frequency response of electrical circuits

• Power Electronics applications (2 classes)
• Power Electronics semiconductor devices (3 classes)
• Rectifiers (2 classes)
• Line-controlled converters (2 classes)
• DC-DC converters (3 classes)
• DC power supplies (2 classes)
• Square-wave inverters (2 classes)
• PWM inverters (2 classes)
• Resonant converters (3 classes)
• Practical circuit techniques (3 classes)
• Review (3 classes)
• Exams (2 classes)

• MOSFET switch application
• SCR application
• AC voltage control application
• Buck and boost converters
• Inverters

EE 447 - Power System Analysis I

• Describe the elements that make up a power system
• Understand the basic concepts of real and reactive power, direction of power flow, conservation of complex power and power factor correction
• Understand the per-phase representation of the three-phase systems and computations
• Calculate the inductance and capacitance of a transposed transmission line
• Use line models to obtain the transmission line performance
• Determine the series and shunt capacitors and shunt reactors required for line compensation
• Understand the basic models of transformers and synchronous generators for the steady-state analysis
• Develop a program for formation of the bus admittance matrix
• Understand the computer techniques and algorithms used to obtain the transmission line parameters, line performance, compensation and solution of the load flow problems

• Linear circuit analysis
• Three-phase circuits
• Basic knowledge of electrical machines and transformers
• Computer programming

• Power in AC circuits, complex power (1 class)
• Review of three-phase systems (2 classes)
• Simple models of transformers and generators for steady-state analysis (3 classes)
• The per-unit systems and impedance diagrams (2 classes)
• Transmission line parameters. Electromagnetic and electrostatic induction (5 classes)
• Transmission line models, performance and compensation (5 classes)
• Network solution and the bus admittance matrix. (2 classes)
• Iterative solution of nonlinear algebraic equations (1 class)
• Load flow problem and solution by the Gauss-Seidel iterative method (3 classes)
• Load flow solution by the Newton-Raphson method (2 classes)
• Tap changing transformers, real and reactive power control (2 classes)

EE 449 - Power System Analysis II

• Understand the nonlinear function optimization with constraints
• Obtain the economical scheduling of real power generation neglecting line losses
• Determine the loss coefficients of a power system network
• Obtain the economical scheduling of real power generation including line losses
• Understand the simplified models of the synchronous machines for fault analysis and transient stability problems
• Calculate the internal voltages of loaded machines under transient conditions
• Understand and be able to evaluate the currents in the network for a balanced three-phase fault
• Transform unbalanced phasors to their symmetrical components
• Use symmetrical components for short-circuit analysis of unsymmetrical faults
• Understand the general problem of power system stability
• Apply the equal-area criterion for stability to system of one machine against an infinite bus bar
• Obtain the time-domain solution of the swing equation for a one-machine system against an infinite bus
• Develop computer programs to determine optimal load flow and balanced faults on an interconnected power system

• Per unit systems
• Power systems components and models
• Load flow analysis

• Optimal dispatch of generation (5 classes)
• Generator modeling (2 classes)
• Direct formation of the bus impedance matrix (2 classes)
• Symmetrical three-phase faults (3 classes)
• Symmetrical components (4 classes)
• Unbalanced fault analysis (5 classes)
• Power system stability (7 classes)

EE 484 - Neural Networks

• Describe the basic configurations of neural networks
• Describe and implement neural networks
• Formulate engineering problems for which neural networks may be a suitable solution
• Evaluate the suitability of neural network architectures and learning algorithms for engineering problems
• Use commercially available neural network development tools
• Interpret and critique scholarly articles in the area of neural networks

• High-level language programming with objects or structures
• Calculus (gradients, series expansions)
• Matrix arithmetic

• Introduction to neural networks, problems, terminology, MATLAB toolbox (2 classes)
• Data gathering and formatting (2 classes)
• Linear perceptron and multilayer backpropagation networks(4 classes)
• Training algorithms and associated mathematics (4 classes)
• Radial basis networks (3 classes)
• Self-organizing maps (1 class)
• Time series networks, control systems, and adaptive filtering (4 classes)
• Deep learning (3 classes)
• Special topics (2 classes)
• Project workshops (5 classes)

EE 499 - Independent Study

• Carry out an in-depth independent investigation on a technical topic with minimal supervision
• Write a formal report which clearly presents a new body of knowledge learned

• Varies

• Course topics to be selected

EE 499G - Independent Study - German Students

• Carry out an in-depth independent investigation on a technical topic with minimal supervision
• Write a formal report which clearly presents a new body of knowledge learned

• Varies

• Course topics to be selected

EE 1000 - Introduction to Electrical Engineering

• Gain an understanding of both the engineering profession and what electrical engineers do
• Use fundamental lab instrumentation, including multimeters, oscilloscopes, function generators, power supplies
• Gain an understanding of time management and self-assessment practices which are necessary for success in engineering study
• Understand and use basic electrical engineering terminology and methodology
• Be familiar with the performance of selected engineering devices typical of the electrical engineering discipline

• High school algebra and trigonometry

• None

• Lab topics vary depending on instructional staff.  Examples of lab topics:
• Electrical Engineering instrumentation
• Data Acquisition
• Mathematical modeling
• Time management and self-assessment
• Microprocessors
• Wiring and soldering
• Motors
• MATLAB
• Digital logic and robotics

EE 1910 - Introduction to Embedded Systems Programming

• Design and document algorithmic solutions for engineering problems
• Understand variables, expressions, and operations in C
• Use structured programming techniques in C
• Design and write functions in C
• Design and write embedded systems software to solve engineering problems
• Use various subsystems of a microcontroller in practical applications
• Use datasheets in support of device interfacing and software development
• Understand concepts and terminology related to microcontroller architecture
• Use embedded systems tools for software development and debugging
• Recognize and employ good software practices as they relate to embedded systems

• College Algebra I

• Introduction to the course (1 class)
• Problem solving, algorithm, flow-chart, and pseudo-code development (2 classes)
• Number systems and data types (2 classes)
• Variables, expressions, and operators (5 classes)
• Control constructs, and looping techniques (4 classes)
• User-defined functions, parameters, returns, and function prototypes (2 classes)
• Subscripted variables, arrays (3 classes)
• Pointers and function parameter passing by pointers (2 classes)
• Basic microcontroller architecture, subsystems, and memories (2 class)
• Tool chain and device programming (1 class)
• Software libraries, header files, and coding conventions (1 class)
• State machines (2 classes)
• Examinations (3 classes)

• Introduction to IDE and embedded hardware platform (1 session)
• Data types, serial console (1 session)
• Blinking/Fading LEDs (1 session)
• Digital I/O (2 sessions)
• Analog I/O (2 sessions)
• Design Project (2 sessions)
• Interfacing considerations, debugging techniques, professional software practices, and use of datasheets (distributed)

EE 2050 - Linear Circuits - Steady State I

• Use an organized process, strategy, or template in solving problems
• Demonstrate a standard of expertise in the understanding of circuit laws and in the analysis of electrical circuits
• Write and solve KCL and KVL equations using standard methods of circuit analysis for DC circuits, including symbolic DC circuits
• Simplify electrical circuits using series/parallel resistance combinations, source transformations, and Thevenin’s/Norton’s theorems, including symbolic DC circuits
• Solve a DC circuit problem using the superposition principle
• Demonstrate calculator skills in solving simultaneous equations representing n-node circuit problems
• Demonstrate the ability to analyze DC circuits using circuit simulation software
• Compute power calculations for a DC circuit
• Demonstrate circuit laboratory skills and perform DC measurements
• Demonstrate the use of nodal analysis in the solution of circuit problems
• Demonstrate the use of branch currents in the solution of circuit problems
• Analyze DC circuits that include ideal operational amplifiers

• Differentiation of algebraic and trigonometric functions
• Solution of a system of linear equations using a calculator

• DC concepts and laws (9 classes)
• DC analysis (17 classes)
• Op amps (2 classes)
• Tests (2 classes)

• Laboratory experiment details and expectations are described in the on-line EE 2050 Lab Manual
• Students are lectured on laboratory safety
• Students are expected to prepare for the lab by doing all required pre-lab activities and to finish all remaining requirements during the laboratory itself
• Limited laboratory reports will be required

EE 2060 - Linear Circuits - Steady State II

• Use an organized process, strategy, or template in solving problems
• Represent a complex number in complex exponential form
• Convert complex numbers from polar form to rectangular form and from rectangular form to polar form using Euler’s Identities
• Apply circuit laws and in the analysis of electrical circuits
• Solve KCL and KVL systems of equations using standard methods of circuit analysis for AC circuits, including symbolic AC circuits
• Perform complex power calculations
• Analyze AC circuits with mutual inductors and transformers
• Demonstrate for simple filters the changing circuit performance as a function of frequency
• Relate mathematical expressions of transfer functions to Bode plots and derive frequency-domain transfer functions for passive and active circuits
• Demonstrate calculator skills to solve circuit equations
• Demonstrate the ability to analyze AC circuits using circuit simulation software
• Demonstrate circuit laboratory skills and perform AC measurements

• Integral calculus
• DC circuit laws and analysis methods
• Complex number theory and algebraic manipulations
• Laboratory performance skills
• DC circuit analysis using circuit simulation software

• AC circuit concepts and circuit analysis (7 classes)
• Complex power (4 classes)
• Magnetically coupled circuits (4 classes)
• Frequency as a variable (3 classes)
• Decibels and Bode plots (5 classes)
• Review (5 classes)
• Examinations (2 classes)

• Laboratory experiment details and expectations are described in the on-line EE 2060 Lab Manual
• Students are lectured on laboratory safety
• Students are expected to prepare for the lab by doing all required pre-lab activities
• Limited laboratory reports will be required

EE 2070 - Linear Circuits - Transients

• Use an organized process, strategy, or template in solving problems
• Analyze and design series and parallel resonant circuits
• Determine the time domain transient analysis response of a first order circuit
• Determine the time domain transient response of a second order circuit
• Graph the time doamin transient responses of first and second order circuits
• Classify a second order transient response as either, under damped, over damped, or critically damped
• Use computer simulation tools to do transient analysis
• Determine Laplace transforms for simple time-based functions commonly used in the analysis of electrical and control systems
• Use Laplace methods to obtain voltages and currents in circuits having arbitrary input functions and initial conditions
• Derive transfer functions for simple RL, RC, and RLC circuits
• Derive s-domain transfer functions for simple RL, RC, and RLC circuits

• DC and AC steady-state circuit analysis techniques
• Steady-state Multisim circuit analysis
• Linear circuit models for resistors/inductors/capacitors
• Linear differential equation solution techniques
• Laplace transforms and operations

• Series and parallel resonance (6 classes)
• Time domain transient analysis of first-order circuits (5 classes)
• Time domain transient analysis of second-order circuits (4 classes)
• Laplace transforms of time-based functions that include the unit step, unit ramp, impulse, exponentials, and complex exponentials; and operations (5 classes)
• Transient analysis using transforms of circuits (3 classes)
• S-domain circuit models and analysis (2 classes)
• Review (4 classes)
• Tests and quizzes (2 classes)

EE 2510 - Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming

• Design computer software to solve engineering problems using object-oriented programming method
• Create and use classes and objects
• Apply encapsulation and information hiding in software design
• Create and apply derived classes (inheritance)
• Create and apply virtual functions (polymorphism)
• Implement objects and classes in designing software for engineering applications

• Procedural programming techniques
• Calculus for engineers including topics of differentiation and integration

• Introduction
• OO design
• Classes
• Static data
• Properties and attributes
• Methods
• Functions
• Events, handles, and messages
• Constructors and destructors
• Superclasses and subclasses
• Object arrays
• Review
• Tests
• Final examination

• Design and implementation of a basic class
• Design and implementation of a linked list
• Design and implementation of a class
• Design and implementation of a superclass
• Design and implementation of a class with dynamic properties
• Extension of a class with listener function
• Design and implementation of super- and subclasses
• Design and implementation of a save/load class
• Design and implementation of an overloaded disp() function
• Design and implementation of related classes

EE 2705 - Linear Circuits I: DC

• Possess a working knowledge of fundamental electrical concepts (charge, current, voltage, resistance, power, and energy) along with a functional and mathematical understanding of their interrelationships
• Recognize the configurations of and differences between series and parallel circuits
• Recognize the definitions of and the differences between both dependent and independent ideal and real voltage and current sources
• Be able to analyze the behavior of DC electrical circuits which include solving for circuit branch currents, node voltages, equivalent resistances, and delivered and absorbed power using established laws, theorems, and the following classical techniques:

• Mesh current analysis through the formulation and solving of loop equations
• Nodal analysis via the application and solution of voltage node equations
• Superposition principle and circuits with multiple voltage and/or current sources
• Circuit reduction and simplification techniques embodied in the concepts of source transformations, Thevenin, and Norton equivalent circuits

• Demonstrate the use and application of the maximum power transfer theorem
• Be proficient in the use, application, and interpretation of circuit simulation software, e.g., MultiSim, and its value in prototyping and circuit design
• Be proficient in the use of the scientific calculator for solving simultaneous equations
• Be able to recognize and apply the following safe and proper laboratory skills:
  • Basic safety principles when using AC line-powered instruments
  • Circuit breadboarding concepts and techniques
  • Calculation of resistor power dissipation and proper specification of resistor power ratings
  • Set-up and use of the digital multimeter for the measurement of continuity, electrical resistance, DC currents, and voltages
  • Capabilities and limitations of DC power supplies
  • Importance, use, and maintenance of the laboratory notebook for the management and recording of experimental results

• Physics of electricity and magnetism

• DC concepts, laws, and theorems [5 classes]
  • Ohm’s & Kirchhoff’s current & voltage laws; behavior of resistors in series and parallel circuits; ideal, real, and independent & dependent current and voltage sources
• DC circuit analysis techniques [13 classes]
  • mesh current, nodal, source transformation, superposition, Thevenin & Norton equivalent circuits
• Exams [2 classes]

• Use of laboratory instruments (digital multimeter & power supply) with series and parallel DC circuits
• LED i-v characteristics and use and interpretation of component specification sheets
• Multisim circuit simulator software
• Linearity principle and superposition
• Thevenin equivalent circuits and maximum power transfer

EE 2715 - Linear Circuits II: Transients

• Demonstrate a working knowledge of the physical construction and the electrical behavior of capacitors and inductors
• Recognize and calculate equivalent circuit capacitance and inductance in circuits involving series and parallel components
• Analyze, calculate, and graphically represent the 1^st order transient response of R-L and R-C circuits in the time domain
• Determine circuit time constants and their effects on transient response
• Be proficient in the use, application, and interpretation of circuit simulation software, e.g., MultiSim, in evaluating 1^st order circuits
• Analyze, calculate, and graphically represent the 2^nd order transient response of RLC circuits in the time domain
• Mathematically determine whether 2^nd order RLC circuits are either under-, critically-, or over-damped
• Analyze and calculate the transient response from 1^st and 2^nd order circuits in the time and Laplace domains
• Recognize the importance of transient response of non-electrical, e.g., thermal and fluidic systems

• DC circuit analysis
• Use of Multisim circuit simulation software
• Fundamental circuit construction/breadboarding techniques
• Use of the scientific calculator

• Capacitors, inductors, 1st & 2nd order circuits [12 classes]
• Laplace transforms and transient circuit analysis [3 classes]

• Use of the function generator and oscilloscope: 1st order R-C circuits
• Transient analysis with Multisim
• Mini-defibrillator circuit design - 1st & 2nd order systems

EE 2725 - Linear Circuits III: AC

• Possess a working knowledge of complex numbers and phasor notation in the analysis of AC circuits
• Analyze and solve for AC currents, voltages, and impedances in both the time and Laplace domains
• Recognize the sources and significance of phase shifts between AC currents and voltages in AC circuits
• Understand the definitions of, the differences between, and be able to calculate the average, reactive, and apparent power in AC circuits and be able to graphically represent their interrelationships through use of the power triangle
• Understand the design, behavior, applications, and basic calculations associated with transformers
• Understand the origin, significance, and design control of 60 Hz leakage currents in AC line powered devices in general and medical devices in particular
• Recognize, design, and analyze passive low, high, and bandpass filters in both the time and Laplace domains - including series and parallel resonance
• Understand the concepts and analysis of system transfer functions in the Laplace domain
• Understand the concepts, construction, and analysis of Bode plots (amplitude and phase)

• DC circuit analysis techniques and methods [EE 2705, EE 2715]
• Behavior and function of capacitors and inductors [EE 2715]
• Differential equations and Laplace transforms [EE 2715, MA 235]
• Use of Multisim circuit simulator [EE 2705, EE 2715]

• AC circuit analysis [10 classes]
• Transformers [2 classes]
• AC power analysis [5 classes]
• Frequency response [5 classes]
• Transfer functions [3 classes]
• Reviews and exams [5 classes]

EE 2905 - Introduction to Embedded Systems and Digital Electronics

• Describe the general sub-systems and operation of embedded controllers
• Describe biomedical applications of embedded systems
• Describe the purpose of integrated development environments
• Describe and effectively use data types in a modern, high-level computer language
• Describe and effectively use control constructions in a modern, high-level computer language
• Describe and effectively use digital inputs and outputs, PWM outputs, and analog inputs and outputs in a modern, high-level computer language running on modern embedded system hardware
• Describe and effectively use user defined functions in a modern, high-level computer language
• Describe and effectively use interrupts in a high-level computer language running on a modern embedded operating system
• Describe and effectively use pointers and arrays in a modern, high-level computer language
• Describe and effectively use provided classes and libraries in a high-level computer language running on a modern embedded operating system
• Design, code, and document relatively simple embedded programs

• None

• General sub-systems and operation of embedded controllers
• Survey of biomedical applications of embedded systems
• Integrated development environments for embedded programming
• Data types in a modern, high-level computer language
• Control constructions in a modern, high-level computer language
• Digital inputs and outputs, PWM outputs, and analog inputs and outputs in a modern, high-level computer language running on modern embedded system hardware
• User defined functions in a modern, high-level computer language
• Tasks and interrupts in a high-level computer language running on modern embedded operating system
• Pointers and arrays in a modern, high-level computer language
• Provided classes and libraries in a high-level computer language running on a modern embedded operating system
• Design and documentation of relatively simple embedded programs

• Introduction to IDE, embedded hardware platform and programming
• Digital and PWM outputs
• Conditional constructs
• Digital inputs
• Loops
• Analog inputs
• Displays
• Interfacing with MATLAB (serial communications)
• Programming with functions
• Programming with interrupts
• Programming with arrays

EE 2920 - Embedded Systems

• Explain how a microprocessor and a microcontroller work
• Write structured programs in C
• Interpret timing diagrams and machine cycles
• Interface hardware components, such as switches, keypads, and LEDs to the parallel port of the microcontroller
• Develop interrupt driven C programs
• Develop C programs using the subsystems of a microcontroller
• Interpret and apply a standard communication protocol in an embedded system design
• Diagnose software and hardware problems
• Use a personal computer for software development and debugging

• Procedural programming concepts in C
• Number systems, basic binary arithmetic, Boolean algebra
• DC linear circuit analysis

• Elementary computer operations, architecture of a typical Harvard 8-bit microprocessor/microcontroller (1 class)
• Addressing modes, instruction set, C language programming including subroutines (2 classes)
• Number systems, basic binary arithmetic (2 classes)
• Timing, machine cycles and states (1 class)
• Parallel input/output, programmed I/O and interrupt I/O (5 classes)
• Timing system and I/O (5 classes)
• A/D and D/A conversion (4 classes)
• Serial communication (3 classes)
• Power management and sleep modes (1 class)
• Examinations and review (3 classes)

• Use of PC for developing programs, and for debugging software and hardware
• Laboratory assignments to develop language programming skills
• Laboratory assignments to develop microprocessor interfacing techniques to I/O devices
• Design projects to interface the microcontroller to real world I/O devices. Each project requires a demonstration of the working hardware and software plus a formal design report

EE 2931 - Systems Interfacing

• Utilize typical micro-controller subsystems such as EEPROM, ADC, Timer, UART
• Design embedded systems for a specific application
• Design interrupt driven programs
• Design complex programs for embedded systems
• Design and conduct experiments
• Write a professional technical report

• DC circuit analysis (EE 2050)
• Micro-controller subsystem programming (EE 2920)
• C programming (EE 1910)

• Hardware and software interface of sensors and actuators (6 classes)
• Mechanical system design (2 classes)
• FSM and interrupt-driven programming (4 classes)
• Test-plan design and implementation (3 classes)
• LCD interface (1 class)
• Hardware design of embedded systems power supply and reset circuitry (1 class)
• Serial to parallel conversion using I2C (1 class)

• Inventory parts
• Build mechanical platform and power subsystem
• Write function and test procedure for LCD serial driver
• Write functions for forward, reverse, and turning
• Write functions for line sensing
• In-lab practical examination
• Write functions for obstacle detection
• Write program and test procedure for navigating the ring and pushing blocks out of the ring
• Write program and test procedure for system compliance testing
• Write program and test procedure for final competition

EE 3001B - Signals and Circuits I

• Determine the power and effective value of sinusoidal signals in a circuit with multiple AC sources, whether of the same or different frequencies
• Determine the average and effective values of periodic waveforms
• Determine the response of linear circuits and systems to periodic signal inputs using the cosine and sine forms of the Fourier series
• Determine the spectra of periodic signals
• Identify and explain the reason for amplitude and phase distortion when present
• Analyze electric circuits with dependent sources
• Develop the output and gain expressions for basic OP-AMP circuit configurations
• Apply mathematical software (currently Mathcad) in complex number, transfer function, and Fourier series calculations and plotting

• DC and AC steady state circuit analysis: series-parallel circuit analysis, complex power, and superposition
• Transfer functions and Bode plots of first order circuits
• Differential and integral calculus
• Calculations and plotting in spreadsheets or mathematical software
• Circuit simulation software usage
• Ideal OP-AMP properties

• Course introduction and orientation. (2 classes, not including the usual two lecture classes of the first week lost due to the Labor Day holiday)
• Electrical power of multiple sinusoidal signals, average values, and effective values (4 classes)
• Periodic signal representation with the sine and cosine (polar) forms of the Fourier series, spectra, circuit analysis, and distortion (5 classes)
• Nodal analysis with dependent sources, basic OP-AMP circuit analysis to develop output and gain expressions (6 classes)
• Exams and homework, including the final exam (12 classes)

• Introduction, laptop and software setup and orientation, electronic instruments, safety (2 sessions) [Exp. 1, 3]
• Mathematical software tutorial (1 session) [Exp. 2]
• Complex power, average power, and effective values (DMM, handheld power meter) (1 session) [Exp. 4]
• Response of first order circuits (digital oscilloscope with FFT module, arbitrary waveform generator) (2 sessions) [Exp. 5, 8]
• Generating periodic waveforms by adding spectral components from AWGs (1 session) [Exp. 6]
• Spectra measurements (digital oscilloscope with FFT module, arbitrary waveform generator) (3 sessions) [Exp. 7, 8]
• Activity to be designated per the instructor’s discretion (1 session)
• OP-AMP phase shifting networks (1 session) [Exp. 9]

EE 3002B - Signals and Circuits II

• Mathematically express step, ramp, sinusoid, exponential, impulse, and combinations of functions (composite waveforms)
• Describe the electrical principles underlying the voltage-current time domain relationships for resistances, inductors and capacitors
• Set-up and solve differential equations to determine the complete time-domain responses of simple RC, RL, and RLC networks
• Apply the exponential function and Euler’s identity in the development of the AC sinusoidal phasor relationships from the time domain relationships for resistances, inductors, and capacitors
• Evaluate Laplace and inverse Laplace transforms using tables, partial fraction expansion, and software
• Utilize Laplace transforms in the solution of circuits with initial conditions
• Describe circuit behavior from the poles of a transfer function, including the relationship between frequency and time domain responses
• Apply mathematical software (currently Mathcad and MATLAB) in waveform and transient circuit calculations and plotting

• Steady state DC, AC, and periodic signal circuit analysis
• Transfer functions and Bode plots of first-order circuits
• Basic RL and RC circuit transients (charging, discharging, and time constant concepts)
• Resonant circuits
• Differential and integral calculus
• Differential equations
• Operational knowledge of mathematical software (currently Mathcad)

• Course introduction, mathematical expression of waveforms (4 classes)
• Time domain behavior and voltage-current relationships of resistors, inductors, and capacitors with application to single waveform functions; the Op-Amp integrator and differentiator (3 classes)
• Solution of simple RL, RC, and RLC circuits in the time domain using differential equations (4 classes)
• Development of AC phasor relationships from time domain relationships using exponential functions and Euler’s identity (2 classes)
• Laplace transform concepts, transform properties and mechanics of circuit analysis (5 classes)
• Circuit analysis, transfer functions, and time domain-complex frequency domain relationships (6 classes)
• Mathematical software instruction (currently MATLAB) (1 class)
• Exams and homework, including the final exam (16 classes)

EE 3032 - Signals and Systems

• Compute the output of a continuous-time, LTI system using time-domain techniques
• Represent a continuous-time signal using a set of orthogonal basis functions.
• Derive the Fourier series coefficients for a given periodic signal.
• Determine and plot the magnitude and phase spectra of a signal using Fourier analysis.
• Compute the power orenergy, as appropriate, of a continuous-time signal using its time- or frequency-domain representation.
• Compute the output of a continuous-time LTI system using frequency-domain techniques.
• Determine the Fourier transform of a signal by using the Fourier transform integral or a table of common pairs and properties.
• Analyze a multistage system in block-diagram form, such as a communication system
• Determine the frequency-domain representation of an impulse-train sampled signal.

• Calculus
• Circuit analysis
• 1st and 2nd order differential equations
• Laplace transforms

• Introduction to signals and systems
• Signal and system properties
• Convolution integral and impulse and step responses
• Fourier series and its properties
• Fourier transform and its properties
• Spectrum of a continuous-time signal
• Calculation of signal power or energy
• Bandwidth of signals and systems
• Sampling and reconstruction of a sampled signal
   

EE 3050 - Dynamic Systems

• Understand basic components of mechanical and electrical (including ideal operational amplifiers)
• Combine mechanical and electrical (including ideal operational amplifiers) components into systems
• Formulate mechanical, electrical, and mixed discipline systems into appropriate differential equation models including state space models
• Analyze systems for dynamic time-domain response and for frequency response
• Recognize the similarity of the response characteristics of various physically dissimiliar systems
• Predict system response using analytic methods

• Linear differential equation solution techniques
• Transient analysis of series and parallel RLC circuits
• Laplace transform analysis of circuits
• Transfer functions
• Electric circuit frequency response
• Draw free body diagrams for static systems
• Identify forces related to each other through Newton’s 3rd Law of Motion
• Apply the principles of Conservation of Energy and Conservation of Linear Momentum to solve problems

• Modeling in the frequency domain
• Modeling in the time domain
• Time response

EE 3051B - Dynamic Systems

• Represent a mechanical system using free body diagrams
• Understand basic components of dynamic mechanical and electrical systems
• Combine mechanical and electrical (including DC motors) components into systems
• Formulate mechanical, electrical, and mixed discipline systems into appropriate differential equation models including state space models
• Analyze systems for dynamic time-domain response and for frequency response
• Predict system response using analytic methods

• Linear differential equation solution techniques
• Transient analysis of series and parallel RLC circuits
• Laplace transform analysis of circuits
• Transfer functions
• Electric circuit frequency response
• Identify forces related to each other through Newton’s 3rd Law of Motion
• Apply the principles of Conservation of Energy and Conservation of Linear Momentum to solve problems

• Modeling translational and rotational dynamic systems in the time domain
• Modeling translational and rotational dynamic systems in the frequency domain
• Time response of 2nd order mechanical systems
• State-space representation of systems

EE 3102 - Analog Electronics I

• Explain the operation of semiconductor devices
• Design and implement basic diode and Zener diode circuits
• Design and implement single-stage amplifier circuits using either BJTs or FETs
• Create small-signal mid-band equivalent circuits for a single-stage amplifier
• Design BJT differential amplifier and current sources
• Apply probability analysis to electronic circuits
• Maintain a laboratory notebook
• Design and conduct experiments

• AC circuit analysis
• Transfer functions
• First-order circuits

• Ideal and real diodes and diode circuits
• Zener diodes and Zener regulator
• DC and AC analysis of BJT amplifiers
• DC and AC analysis of FET amplifiers
• DC and AC analysis of differential amplifiers
• DC analysis of current sources

• Diode, BJT, and FET device characterization
• FET and BJT applications in logic, switching, and amplifiers

EE 3112 - Analog Electronics II

• Describe the fundamentals of operational amplifiers
• Design operational amplifier circuits with resistive feedback
• Design simple active filters
• Describe static and dynamic limitations of operational amplifiers
• Determine stability of operational amplifier circuits
• Design non-linear operation amplifier circuits

• Transfer functions
• Bode plots
• Transient first and second order circuit analysis
• BJT and FET device operation
• Single stage transistor amplifier analysis

• Operational amplifier fundamentals
• Operational amplifiers with resistive feedback
• Active filters
• Static op amp limitations
• Dynamic op amp limitations
• Stability
• Non-linear circuits
• Signal generators

• Linear amplifier design, simulation, and implementation
• Instrumentation amplifier design, simulation, amd implementation
• First-order active filter design, simulation, and implementation
• Second-order active filter design, simulation, and implementation
• Approximate filter design
• Multiple linear amplifier and active filter design, slew-rate determination
• Frequency compensation
• Schmitt trigger design

EE 3204 - Electric and Magnetic Fields

• Apply vector and calculus techniques to the solution of electromagnetic field problems in rectangular, cylindrical and spherical coordinate systems.
• Apply Coulomb’s law, Gauss’s law, potential, Biot-Savart law, and Ampere’s Circuital law to determine the analytical expressions of the electric and magnetic fields produced under idealized geometrical conditions.
• Describe capacitance and inductance in terms of electromagnetic field concepts and energy.
• Describe electric and magnetic field behavior from analytic expressions and/or simulation results.

• Calculus
• Physics of electricity and magnetism

• Vector algebra and coordinate systems (10 classes)
• Electrostatics: Coulomb’s law, Gauss’s law, and electric potential (9 classes)
• Capacitance and conductor-dielectric boundary conditions (2 classes)
• Magnetism, current densities, magnetostatics, Biot-Savart law (4 classes)
• Ampere’s Circuital law, magnetomotive force principles for magnetic circuits, inductance (5 classes)
• Introduction, homework and examinations (including final examination) (11 classes)

EE 3214 - Electromagnetic Waves

• Apply electromagnetic principles to electronic components and circuits
• Apply, interrelate, and interpret transmission line predictions, specifications, and/or measurements (s-parameters are included)
• Determine transmission line quantities (voltage, current, impedance, power, reflection coefficient, and VSWR) as a function of position and/or frequency
• Explain antenna and link properties in terms of electromagnetic field principles and concepts
• Determine first order link performance via the Friis equation

• Vector analysis in rectangular, cylindrical, and spherical coordinate systems.
• Vector calculus-based electrostatics and magnetostatics (integral forms).
• Differential equations

• Faraday’s law, mutual inductors, displacement current, and time-dynamic Maxwell’s equations (integral forms) (4 classes)
• Transmission lines (DC transients and AC steady-state) (8 classes)
• Smith Charts (3 classes)
• Scattering parameters, components (2 classes)
• Plane waves, antennas, and links (3 classes)
• EMI and signal integrity (2 classes)
• Introduction, homework days and examinations (including final examination) (9 classes)

• Laboratory safety (LMP)
• Magnetic circuit (Simulation)
• Laboratory documentation
• Mutual inductor characteristics (lecture and experiment; 2 sessions)
• Electrostatic and magnetostatic coupling of transmission lines
• Microwave laboratory: introduction, safety, and power measurements
• Insertion loss measurements
• Directional couplers, return loss, and VSWR measurements
• RF simulation (part of VNA experiment)
• Vector network measurements (interactive demonstration)
• Horn antenna link
• Electromagnetic interference (EMI) measurements (lecture and interactive demonstration)

EE 3221 - Digital Signal Processing

• Relate the spectrum of a continuous-time signal to the spectrum of the sampled signal computed using the DFT.
• Compute the z-transform of a discrete-time signal using the z-transform summation and a table of common pairs and properties
• Determine the transfer function, frequency response, and stability of a discrete time system
• Determine the signal-to-noise ratio that results from digitizing an analog signal
• Design an IIR digital filter by using pole-zero placement methods
• Implement a prototype analog filter in a discrete-time system using the Bilinear Transform
• Compute the output of a discrete-time LTI system using time-domain and frequency-domain technique
• Use computer-aided methods to design FIR and IIR digital filters
• Implement digital filters in real-time using actual DSP hardware

• Continuous-time signals and systems including time-domain and frequency-domain analysis
• Laplace and continuous-time Fourier transforms
• Procedural programming in C (or similar)

• Impulse-train sampling
• Signal-to-noise ratio of digital signals
• Discrete-time signals and systems
• Time-domain analysis of discrete-time systems
• Z transform
• Frequency-domain analysis of discrete-time systems
• Relationship between CTFT, DTFT, and DFT
• IIR and FIR digital filter design
• Bilinear transform

• Introduction to real-time processing of digital signals
• Signal generation and aliasing
• Analog input/output in a real-time DSP system
• Quantization error
• Discrete filters and frequency response
• DFT windowing
• FIR filter design
• IIR filter design using pole/zero placement
• IIR filter design using bilinear transformation

EE 3401 - Electromechanical Energy Conversion

• Measure complex power flow in single and three phase circuits
• Perform short-circuit and open-circuit tests on a transformer and determine the parameters of the equivalent circuit
• Operate a three-phase squirrel-cage induction motor and measure the motor torque-speed and efficiency curves
• Understand basic methods of starting and speed control of induction and synchronous motors
• Operate a three-phase variable field synchronous motor and measure the open circuit characteristic and V-curves
• Analyze balanced three-phase circuits
• Compute complex power flow in balanced three-phase circuits
• Solve basic two-dimensional magnetic circuit problems
• Analyze circuits with single and three phase transformers
• Know the basic construction features of three-phase squirrel-cage induction (asynchronous) motors
• Analyze three-phase induction motor steady state operation
• Describe the basic construction details of cylindrical rotor and salient-pole three-phase synchronous machines
• Analyze three-phase cylindrical rotor synchronous generator and motor steady state operation

• Steady state single phase ac circuit analysis
• Single phase complex power

• Prerequisite review and assessment (1 period)
• Single phase ac power flow (1 period)
• Three phase ac circuit analysis and power flow (2 periods)
• Magnetic circuits, hysteresis, and eddy-current losses (3 periods)
• Principles of operation, construction, connections, development and analysis of the equivalent circuit of the transformer (6 periods)
• Rotating magnetic fields; performance characteristics and analysis of three-phase induction motors (7 periods)
• Performance characteristics and simplified analysis of synchronous machines (4-5 periods)
• Exams and reviews (5 periods)

• Laboratory safety, engineering logbooks, prerequisite quiz
• Single and three-phase ac power measurements
• Single-phase transformer tests
• Three-phase transformer connections
• Squirrel cage induction motor fixed frequency operation
• Squirrel cage induction motor variable frequency operation
• Synchronous motor V-curve
• Synchronous machine open circuit characteristic