An Introduction to EE
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All About EE
- Electrical Engineering is only 100 years old
- Electrical engineering is a discipline that integrates many other disciplines, such as physics, chemistry, mathematics, computers, electronics, optics, electromagnetics communications, analysis of signal and images, remote sensing
Our Department
- Started in 1997, first graduates in 2001, Preliminary ABET Accreditation 2003
- Currently 12 faculty, 140 Undergraduates and 70 Graduate Students
- Strong research focus
- Research in undergraduate education
Faculty
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The EE Major
- Most analytical, and broad, of the engineering majors
- Many opportunities
- Employment
- Graduate school
- Coursework starts in the first quarter
- Two Main tracks
- Electronics/Optics
- Communications, Signal Processing
EE Curriculum
- Fundamentals
- Math (Calculus Math19ab, 23ab, Eng. Eng27 & Discrete Math CE16)
- Physics (Phys5abcd), Intro to Technology (EE80T)
- Computer (Programming CS12a, Organization CE12)
- Core Courses
- Electronic Circuits (EE70), Analog (EE171) /Digital (CE100)
- Signals and Systems (EE103 ); Math Methods (CE107); Communication (EE151)
- Materials (EE145); E&M (EE135)
- Electives
- Electronics/Optics (Engineering E&M, Device Electronics, Microprocessor Design, Nonlinear Circuits, Fiber optics, IC Fabrication)
- Communications/Signal processing (Digital Signal Processing, Computer Networks, Communication Systems, Feedback Control, Information Theory
- Senior Design Project
State of the Art Laboratories
EE vs. CE vs. CS
- EE's are concerned with design and analysis of electronic/electrical components and associated signals.
- These components make up larger systems that typically, but not always, include computers.
- Specific interest in computer hardware and software (CE)
- Specific interest in computer theory and programming (CS)