Rice Course Schedule, Fall 2003
Electrical Engineering (ELEC)

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ELEC 201   INTRO TO ENGINEERING DESIGN              Credits 4.00  Fall 03
* DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP III
* RESTRICTED DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP III
This is a hands on introduction to engineering design.  Using skills developed
in the course, teams of students will design and construct a functional robot,
and program this robot to perform simple tasks.  The course is completely
self-contained, assumes no prerequisites, and is intended for both engineering
majors and non-majors.
001 DH 1070 - TTH 09:25AM - 10:40AM     Young, James F.           Enr: 66 Max: NA

ELEC 241   FUNDAMENTALS OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING I Credits 4.00  Fall 03
The creation, manipulation, transmission, and reception of information by
electronic means, elementary signal theory; time and frequency-domain analysis;
Sampling Theorem.  Digital information theory; digital transmission of analog
signals; error-correcting codes.  Laboratory demonstrating the principles of
information management by electronic means.
Prereq- Math 101, 102.
001 DH 1064 - MWF 11:00AM - 11:50AM     Johnson, Don H.           Enr: 49 Max: NA

ELEC 261   INTRODUCTION TO WAVES & PHOTONICS        Credits 3.00  Fall 03
Introduction to the concepts of waves and oscillatory motion, with a particular
focus on electromagnetic waves and their interaction with dielectric materials,
and on the use of these ideas in the fields of optical fiber communications,
laser design, non-linear optics, and Fourier optics.
001 BH 180 - MWF 09:00AM - 09:50AM      Mittleman, Daniel M.      Enr: 44 Max: NA

ELEC 301   INTRODUCTION TO SIGNALS                  Credits 3.00  Fall 03
Analytical framework for analyzing signals and systems.  Time and frequency
domain analysis of continuous time signals and systems, solution of
differential equations, convolution, and the Laplace transform.  Fourier
analysis.
Prereq- Elec 241
001 DH 1075 - MWF 11:00AM - 11:50AM     Baraniuk, Richard G.      Enr: 33 Max: NA

ELEC 305   INTRODUCTION TO PHYSICAL ELECTRONICS     Credits 3.00  Fall 03
Study of transmission lines and pulse propagation: basic semiconductor devices;
waves; and lasers.
Prereq-ELEC 241,242 (to be changed to ELEC 261 or PHYS 201, beginning Fall
001 DH 1064 - MWF 09:00AM - 09:50AM     Wilson, William L.        Enr: 41 Max: NA

ELEC 326   DIGITAL LOGIC DESIGN                     Credits 3.00  Fall 03
Gates, flip-flops, combinational and sequential switching circuits, registers,
logical and arithmetic operations.
Prereq- ELEC 220
001 DH 1070 - TTH 10:50AM - 12:05PM     Jump, J. Robert           Enr: 30 Max: NA

ELEC 331   APPLIED PROBABILITY                      Credits 3.00  Fall 03
See description of STAT 331.
Prereq-Math 102.
001 DH 1064 - TTH 09:25AM - 10:40AM     Olofsson, Peter           Enr: 43 Max: NA

ELEC 381   FUNDAMENTALS OF ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY        Credits 3.00  Fall 03
Introduction to cellular electrophysiology.  Includes the development of
whole-cell models for neurons and muscle (cardiac, skeletal and smooth muscle)
cells, based on ion channel currents obtained from whole-cell voltage-clamp
experiments.  Ion balance equations are developed, as well as, those for
chemical signaling agents such as "second messengers."  The construction of
small neuron circuits are discussed.  Volume conductor boundary-value problems
frequently encountered in electrophysiology are posed, and solutions obtained
based on adequate descriptions of the bioelectric current source and the volume
conductor (surrounding tissue) medium.  This course provides a basis for the
interpretation of macroscopic bioelectric signals such as the electrocardiogram
(ECG), electromyogram (EMG) and electroencephalogram (EEG). Also offered as
BIOE 381.
Prereq-Consent of instructor.
001 DH 1046 - TTH 02:30PM - 04:00PM     Clark, John W.            Enr: 7 Max: NA

ELEC 383   BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING INSTRUMENTATION A Credits 3.00  Fall 03
This is an introductory course on fundamentals of biomedical engineering
instrumentation and analysis. Topics will include measurment principles;
fundamental concepts in electronics including circuit analysis, data
acquisition, amplifiers, A/D converters, and electrical safety; temperature,
pressure, flow, and optical sensing techniques in cardiovascular, pulmonary,
and nervous systems; and measurments of molecular and cellular properties.
Additionally, basic methods in statistical inference and linear regression will
be covered. Also offered as BIOE 383.
Prereq: MATH 211 and 212, PHYS 126 or equivalent, CHEM 122, and BIOS 201
001 BL 131 - MW 10:00AM - 10:50AM       Anvari, Bahman            Enr: 5 Max: NA

ELEC 422   VLSI DESIGN I                            Credits 4.00  Fall 03
A study of VLSI technology and design.  MOS devices, characteristics and
fabrication.  Logic design and implementation.  VLSI design methodology,
circuit simulation and verification.  Course includes group design projects.
Prereq- Elec 326.
001 DH 1075 - TTH 02:30PM - 03:50PM     Cavallaro, Joseph         Enr: 25 Max: NA

ELEC 425   COMPUTER SYSTEMS ARCHITECTURE            Credits 4.00  Fall 03
Design of advanced uniprocessor system architecture and basics of parallel
architectures.  Advanced pipelining, including dynamic scheduling and precise
interrupt handling.  Advanced techniques for exploiting instruction level
parallelism, including superscalar and VLIW architectures.  Case studies of
several recent high-performance microprocessors.  Vector processors.  Memory
system design--techniques to improve cache performance, virtual memory systems,
main memory enhancements.  I/O systems--disk arrays and graphical interfaces.
An overview of parallel computers.
Prereq- Elec 326, Elec/Comp 320.
Also offered as COMP 425
001 DH 1070 - MWF 02:00PM - 02:50PM     Fletcher, Katherine E.    Enr: 30 Max: NA

ELEC 434   DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING LABORATORY     Credits 3.00  Fall 03
Design and implementation of real-time digital signal processing (DSP) systems
using a DSP microprocessor. Includes several structured laboratory exercises,
such as sampling, digital filtering, and FFT , using both fixed-point and
floating-point DSP processors. Requires an extensive DSP project of the
student's choice.
Prereq- ELEC 301 and 320.
001 RH 205 - M 03:00PM - 05:00PM        Choi, Hyeokho             Enr: 10 Max: NA

ELEC 435   ELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES & SYSTEMS      Credits 3.00  Fall 03
Introduction to the physical and engineering aspects of electromechanical
sensors and actuators, including underlying physical phenomena, practical
devices, electrical and mechanical interfacing, and control of
electromechanical systems. Also offered as MECH 435.
Prereq- Elec 242 or 243.
001 AL A126 - MWF 02:00PM - 02:50PM     Wise, James D.            Enr: 7 Max: NA

ELEC 439   DIGITAL IMAGE  PROCESSING                Credits 3.00  Fall 03
Modern techniques for image analysis, processing, and enhancement: Two
dimensional system and transform theory; sampling; linear and non-linear
filtering; feature extraction; compression and coding; imaging systems.
Prereq- ELEC 531 or 431.
001 WIES 146 - TTH 10:50AM - 12:05PM    Orchard, Michael          Enr: 14 Max: NA

ELEC 442   ADVANCED ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS             Credits 4.00  Fall 03
An in-depth extension of material covered in ELEC 342 such as discrete,
de-coupled, multistage op-amps, wideband amplifiers, principles of feedback,
feed-forward, automatic gain control, active filtering, the design of data
converters and analog multipliers/dividers.
Prereq- ELEC 342.
001 AL B209 - MWF 11:00AM - 11:50AM     Massey, Dick P.           Enr: 6 Max: NA

ELEC 446   MOBILE WIRELESS SERVICES PROJECT         Credits 3.00  Fall 03
PERMISSION OF INSTRUCTOR REQUIRED. Design and implement a wireless mobile
information system utilizing PocketPC hardware, Visual Studio .NET and .NET
services to run over the Rice 802.11b wireless infrastructure. Students will be
provided with PocketPCs, required software and access to a .NET server. Class
will be limited to a maximum of 8 people (4 on clients and 4 on services).
Preferences will be given to students who have experience with Visual Studio or
have taken ELEC 694.
001 AL A227 - W 02:00PM - 04:00PM       Cutler, Scott             Enr: 9 Max: NA

ELEC 462   SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES                    Credits 4.00  Fall 03
Survey of physical principles and operational characteristics of semiconductor
devices.  Bipolar and MOS transistors.  IC circuit fabrication.
001 AL A126 - TTH 08:00AM - 09:15AM     Wilson, William L.        Enr: 11 Max: NA

ELEC 485   FUNDAMENTALS OF MEDICAL IMAGING I        Credits 3.00  Fall 03
The course will introduce basic medical imaging modalities, such as x-ray, CT,
and MRI, used to identify the anatomy of human organs, as well as other
modalities, such as PET, SPECT, fMRI, and MEG, specifically developed to
localize brain function. The course includes visits to clinical sites. Also
offered as BIOE 485 and COMP 485.
001 AL B209 - T 04:00PM - 07:00PM       Mawlawi, Osama            Enr: 14 Max: NA

ELEC 490   ELEC ENGINEERING PROJECTS                Credits   Fall 03
Theoretical and experimental investigations under staff direction. May be
repeated for a total of 6 credit hours.
001 TBA - TBA                           Staff                     Enr: 12 Max: NA

ELEC 491   SENIOR DESIGN PROJECT                    Credits 3.00  Fall 03
A capstone design experience in electrical and computer engineering.  This
course provides an opportunity for students to apply knowledge and skills
acquired in previous courses to the solution of a realistic engineering
problem.  Teams of students will specify, design, and build a system to meet a
prescribed set of requirements.  The topics covered in this course will include
design methodology, effective teamwork, project management, documentation, and
presentation skills. Must complete ELEC 492 to receive credit for ELEC 491.
001 AL A126 - M 04:00PM - 05:00PM       Wise, James D.            Enr: 9 Max: NA

ELEC 508   NONLINEAR SYSTEMS ANAYSIS II             Credits 3.00  Fall 03
See MECH 508 for description.
001 HB 427 - TTH 01:00PM - 02:15PM      Ghorbel, Fathi            Enr: 0 Max: NA

ELEC 520   DISTRIBUTED SYSTEMS                      Credits 4.00  Fall 03
See description of COMP 520.
Prereq- Elec 421, 425. Also offered as COMP 520/
001 DH 1046 - TTH 10:50AM - 12:05PM     Cox, Alan L.              Enr: 0 Max: NA

ELEC 521   MODELING AND DESIGN OF HIGH SPEED INTEGR Credits 3.00  Fall 03
This course gives an overview of the critical issues in the design of high
performance VLSI circuits. This course focuses on the modeling and design
automation of high performance CMOS circuits. The course covers scaling trends
in CMOS technologies, interconnect modeling, power modeling, noise in digital
CMOS circuits, high-performance CMOS design methodologies, model order
reduction techniques, high performance clock distribution design, electro
migration effects and power distribution.
Prereq- Graduate standing, or ELEC 305 and 326, or consent of instructor.
001 MART 101 - TTH 10:50AM - 12:05PM    Massoud, Yehia            Enr: 18 Max: NA

ELEC 523   COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN FOR VLSI           Credits 3.00  Fall 03
Fundamental topics in computer-aided design for VLSI:logic synthesis and formal
verification, timing analysis and optimization, technology mapping, logic and
fault simulation, testing, and physical design will be covered. Relevant topics
in algorithms and data structures, generic programming, and the C++ standard
template library will also be covered. Also offered as COMP 523.
Prereq- ELEC 322 or COMP 314 and ELEC 326 or permission of instructor.
001 AL A126 - TTH 09:25AM - 10:40AM     Mohanram, Kartik          Enr: 13 Max: NA

ELEC 524   MOBILE AND WIRELESS NETWORKING           Credits 3.00  Fall 03
See COMP 524.
Prereq-ELEC 429 (or COMP 429)
001 DH 1075 - MWF 01:00PM - 01:50PM     Johnson, David B.         Enr: 14 Max: NA

ELEC 526   HIGH-PERFORMANCE COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE   Credits 4.00  Fall 03
Design of high performance computer systems, including shared-memory and
message-passing multiprocessors and vector systems. Hardware and software
tecniques to tolerate and reduce memory and communication lathcy. Case studies
and performance simulation of high-performance systems. Also offered as COMP
526.
Prereq- Elec 425.
001 MART 101 - MWF 02:00PM - 02:50PM    Pai, Vijay                Enr: 8 Max: NA

ELEC 527   ADVANCED HIGH-SPEED AND EMBEDDED SYSTEMS Credits   Fall 03
Specification, design, and implementation of complex high-speed DSP and
microcontroller-based systems, with an emphasis on mixed-signal and
communications hardware. Includes instruction in advanced circuit design and
analysis (analog, digital and mixed-signal). Emphasis on good design practices.
Major hardware design project required. Limited enrollment.
Prereq- ELEC 424 and instructor's approval for enrollment.
001 TBA - TBA                           Frantz, Patrick           Enr: 7 Max: NA

ELEC 531   STATISTICAL SIGNAL PROCESSING            Credits 3.00  Fall 03
Analysis of discrete-time signals and systems.  Design and implementation of
digital filters.  Efficient algorithms for the discrete Fourier transform and
for convolution.
Prereq- Caam 382, a senior-level course in signals and linear systems.
001 DH 1042 - TTH 01:00PM - 02:20PM     Scott, Clayton Dean       Enr: 13 Max: NA

ELEC 533   INTRO RANDOM PROCESSES AND APPL          Credits 3.00  Fall 03
Review of basic probability; Sequence of random variables; Random vectors and
estimation; Basic concepts of random processes; Random processes in linear
systems, expansion of random processes; Wiener filtering; Spectral
representation of random processes; White-noise integrals.
Also offered as CAAM
583.
001 AL A126 - MWF 11:00AM - 11:50AM     Riedi, Rudolf H.          Enr: 15 Max: NA

ELEC 563   INTRO TO SOLID STATE PHYSICS I           Credits 3.00  Fall 03
Introduction to the fundamental concepts of crystalline solids, including the
Drude theory of metals, crystal structures, Bloch's theorem, band structure,
effective mass approximation, phonons, plasmons, excitons, and polaritons.
Also
offered as PHYS 563.
001 AL A126 - TTH 10:50AM - 12:05PM     Kono, J.                  Enr: 11 Max: NA

ELEC 566   PHYSICAL ELECTRONICS PROJECTS            Credits   Fall 03
Includes standard experiments, development of new experiments, and special
projects undertaken in collaboration with a faculty member.  Permission of
instructor required.
001 TBA - TBA                           Staff                     Enr: 0 Max: NA

ELEC 581   CARDIOVASCULAR DYNAMICS                  Credits 3.00  Fall 03
Analysis of the properties and function of the cardiovascular system, including
a detailed study of the hemodynamics; ventricular mechanics; neural regulation
of blood pressure, heart rate, and myocardial contractility; conduction system
defects, cardiovascular-pulmonary-renal system interactions; mechanical
circulatory-assist and total replacement devices; x-ray and ultrasonic methods
for cardiac imaging.
Prereq- ELEC 401, 436 481 and permission of instructor
Also offered as BIOE 581
001 KH 101 - MW 04:00PM - 05:30PM       Clark, John W.            Enr: 8 Max: NA

ELEC 590   ELECTRICAL PROJECTS                      Credits   Fall 03
Theoretical and experimental investigations under staff direction. May be
repeated for up to a total of 6 credit hours.
Course may be repeated for
credit.
001 TBA - TBA                           Staff                     Enr: 2 Max: NA

ELEC 599   FIRST YEAR GRAD STUDENT PROJECTS         Credits 6.00  Fall 03
No description.
001 TBA - TBA                           Staff                     Enr: 2 Max: NA

ELEC 603   NANO-OPTICS                              Credits 3.00  Fall 03
This is a seminar-based course for seniors and graduate students where a
variety of currently hot areas in subwavelength optics will be studied. The
main topics include: near field optics, microscopy and sensing, single molecule
spectroscopy, nanoparticles and their optical properties, and photonic crystals
and arrays. Format will include a combination of lectures and student
presentations.
001 AL A126 - TTH 01:00PM - 02:30PM     Halas, Naomi J            Enr: 16 Max: NA

ELEC 694   FUTURE PERSONAL COMPUTER TECHNOLOGIES    Credits 3.00  Fall 03
Survey of the component and standards trends that are the basis of personal
computers and digital appliances with the aim of predicting technologies,
solutions, and new products five years into the future.
001 ML 254 - W 10:00AM - 12:00PM        Cutler, Scott             Enr: 13 Max: 15

ELEC 695   ADV TOPICS IN INFORMATION AND COMMUNICAT Credits 3.00  Fall 03
Advanced topics in digital image processing. Permission of instructor required.
001 TBA - T 03:00PM - 05:00PM           Sabharwal, Ashutosh       Enr: 5 Max: NA

ELEC 760   BAYLOR/RICE MD/PHD PROGRAM               Credits   Fall 03
Departmental permission required.
001 TBA - TBA                           Clark, John W.            Enr: 0 Max: NA

ELEC 800   RESEARCH AND THESIS                      Credits   Fall 03
No description.
001 TBA - TBA                           Staff                     Enr: 82 Max: NA