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CEE- 205 Circuit Analysis and Design
CEE- 215 Electronics
CEE- 225 Digital Logic
CEE- 235 Signals and Systems
CEE- 325 Digital System Design
CEE- 335 Automatic Control Systems
CEE- 345 Microprocessor System Design
CEE- 349 Cooperative Education Experience
CEE- 355 Applied Electromagnetics
CEE- 405 Capstone I: Computer Engineering Design
CEE- 410 Capstone II: Computer Engineering Design
CEE- 425 Data Communications and Computer Networking
CEE- 435 Digital Signal Processing
CEE- 445 Embedded System Design
CEE- 449 Cooperative Education Experience
CEE- 455 Fundamentals of Wireless Communications
CEE- 499 Independent Study

CEE- 205 Circuit Analysis and Design (4.00 cr.)
Repeatable: No
Kirchhoff's voltage/current laws, node/loop analysis, dependent sources and operational amplifiers. Modeling ideal/real resistors/capacitors/inductors, steady state/transient behavior of circuits. Sinusoids, phasors, impedance, steady state AC analysis, power factor, resonance, and frequency response. Single/three-pase power distribution and transformers. MultiSim, MATLAB, Function generators and oscilloscopes in laboratory.

^{Prerequisite: take either MATH-154 or MATH-157, or may be concurrently enrolled.}

CEE- 215 Electronics (4.00 cr.)
Repeatable: No
Introduction to the physics/modeling of semiconductor devices such as diodes and transistors. Biasing, small/large signal circuit behavior, temperature dependence. Differential/multistage/power amplifiers. Time and frequency response of devices and circuits, including operational amplifiers. Discussion of integrated circuit fabrication technology.

^{Prerequisite: Take CEE-205}

CEE- 225 Digital Logic (3.00 cr.)
Repeatable: No
Analysis and design of combinational and sequential logic circuits. Boolean algebra, number systems and logic gates. Realization of Boolean Functions. Synchronous and asynchronous sequential logic: counters and registers. Finite state machines, state transitions and state equivalence. Logic circuit simulation. Discrete gates and array logic laboratory experiments.

^{Prerequisite: take CEE-205 (or concurrent registration)}

CEE- 235 Signals and Systems (3.00 cr.)
Repeatable: No
Continuous-time and discrete-time signals and systems; representation and analysis of linear, time-invariant systems; differential and difference equations; convolution; Fourier, Laplace and Z-transforms; Fourier series; time- and frequency-domain analysis; sampling theorem; introduction to advanced signal processing topics.

^{Prerequisites: take CEE-205 and MATH-250}

CEE- 325 Digital System Design (3.00 cr.)
Repeatable: No
Analysis of combinational and sequential logic and state machine designs. Circuit realization utilizing CADD tools on field programmable gate array devices. Behavioral and structural modeling of digital system designs through implementation of computer system components, and memory using hardware description language.

^{Prerequisites: Take CEE-205 and CEE-225}

CEE- 335 Automatic Control Systems (4.00 cr.)
Repeatable: No
Classical methods of analysis and design for continuous-time control systems with Laplace transform techniques for solving differential equations, modeling of dynamic systems in time and frequency domains, root-locus and stability analysis. Introduction to controller design and programming for embedded-servo control systems and PC-based data acquisition in controls.

^{Prerequisites: take CEE-235 and CS-244}

CEE- 345 Microprocessor System Design (3.00 cr.)
Repeatable: No
Study of the internal organization of microprocessors, instruction sets, timers and interrupts, and serial and parallel ports programming using Assembly and C languages. The design and interfacing of peripherals for a selected microprocessor and use of debugger hardwareincluding an in-circuit serial programmer unit.

^{Prerequisites: take CEE-325 and CS-245}

CEE- 349 Cooperative Education Experience (1.00 - 8.00 cr.)
Repeatable: Yes
Work and study in an approved position to gain business/industrial/other experience. Normally entails recurring, supervised work periods, each one building and expanding on the previous.
Department consent

CEE- 355 Applied Electromagnetics (3.00 cr.)
Repeatable: No
Engineering applications of electromagnetic fields. Review of vectors, static electric and magnetic fields, the electromagnetic spectrum, Maxwell's equations and electromagnetic wave propagation in various guided and unguided media. Relationship between circuit theory and electromagnetic fields, transmission lines, waveguides and antennas. Use of computer aided analysis tools.

^{Prerequisites: take CEE-205 and PHYS-282}

CEE- 405 Capstone I: Computer Engineering Design (2.00 - 3.00 cr.)
Repeatable: No
First of two-semester sequence in capstone design. Creation of a conceptual design to solve a hardware and software problem that requires research, problem solving, teamwork, communication skills, project management, documentation, simulation, experimentation, and other skills acquired during computer engineering undergraduate study.

^{Prerequisites: Take CEE-325, CEE-335, and CEE-345}

CEE- 410 Capstone II: Computer Engineering Design (2.00 - 3.00 cr.)
Repeatable: No
Continuation of CEE-405. Implementation, prototyping, and testing of the conceptual design developed in CEE-405; efficient management of time and resources for the successful completion of the project. Status reports, a project report, and a final presentation are required.

^{Prerequisite: take CEE-405}

CEE- 425 Data Communications and Computer Networking (3.00 cr.)
Repeatable: No
Design of coding and modulation techniques for data transmission, error detection and correction codes, and network topologies including Open Systems Interconnect (OSI), Local and Wide Area Networks, protocols emphasizing Transport Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), and routing techniques. Network management, security, and traffic analysis with network simulation in laboratory settings.

^{Prerequisites: take CEE-235 and concurrent registration in CS-441}

CEE- 435 Digital Signal Processing (3.00 cr.)
Repeatable: No
Fourier analysis of continuous-time and discrete-time signals and systems; sampling theory, aliasing and signal reconstruction; analysis of sampled signals; discrete and Fast Fourier transforms; z-transform; discrete convolution; design of digital finite impulse response (FIR) and infinite impulse response (IIR) filters; practical applications with simulation programs and hardware systems.

^{Prerequisite: take CEE-235}

CEE- 445 Embedded System Design (3.00 cr.)
Repeatable: No
Structured approach to the development and design of microprocessor, microcontroller, and mixed-signal embedded systems. Microprocessor types, memory structures, interrupt control, external interfacing, embedded sensing, and software including assemblers and higher level language support will be emphasized. Laboratory experiments for the design and implementation of an embedded system project.

^{Prerequisite: take CEE-345}

CEE- 449 Cooperative Education Experience (1.00 - 8.00 cr.)
Repeatable: Yes
Work and study in an approved position to gain business/industrial/other experience. Normally entails recurring, supervised work periods, each one building and expanding on the previous.
Department consent

CEE- 455 Fundamentals of Wireless Communications (3.00 cr.)
Repeatable: No
Design and analysis of wireless communication systems, frequency allocations, network architectures. Amplitude, frequency and phase modulation. Time and frequency multiplexing. Information content, channel bandwidth, modulation schemes. Calculation of path loss, fading, scattering and shadowing. Signal encoding and error control. Broadband, spread spectrum and multiple access systems.

^{Prerequisites: take CEE-235 and CEE-355 (or concurrent registration)}

CEE- 499 Independent Study (1.00 - 3.00 cr.)
Repeatable: Yes

Department consent

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