Undergraduate Electrical Engineering Courses
Listed below are descriptions for all undergraduate electrical engineering courses offered by the WVU CSEE department. For a proposed class schedule for an undergraduate degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering, see the pages related to the undergraduate degree programs.
- EE 21: Introduction to Electrical Engineering
Syllabus
Current Class
3 hr. Lecture; Prerequisites: ENGR 2; Corequisites: MATH 16, PHYS 11 - Electrical engineering units, circuit elements, circuit laws,
measurement principles, mesh and node equations, network theorems,
energy storage elements, RC and RL circuits, unit step response,
second order circuits, sinusoids and phasors and introduction to
network theory.
- EE 22: Introduction to Electrical Engineering Laboratory
Syllabus
Current Class
1 hr. Lab; Corequisites: EE 21 - Laboratory experiments in measurement of electrical quantities
and circuit parameters. Use of the digital computer to solve
circuit problems.
- EE 24: Electrical Circuits
Syllabus
Current Class
3 hr. Lecture; Prerequisites: EE 21, EE 22; Corequisites: MATH 17, PHYS 12 - Introduction to network analysis. Sinusoidal (AC) steady state,
average and RMS values, polyphase systems, complex frequency,
network frequency response, two port networks and transformers,
Fourier methods and Laplace Transforms.
- EE 25: Electrical Circuits Laboratory
Syllabus
Current Class
1 hr. Lab; Corequisites: EE 24 - Laboratory experiments in measurement of electrical circuit
behavior and parameters. Use of digital computer to solve
circuit problems.
- EE 56: Digital Electronics
Syllabus
Current Class
3 hr. Lecture; Prerequisites: EE 21, EE 22, CpE 71, PHYS 12, MATH 17 - Implementation of digital electronic circuits. Bipolar and
field-effect logic gates; logic levels, circuit configuration
and interfacing. Implementation of digital systems: registers,
counters, memory and microprocessors.
- EE 57: Digital Electronics Laboratory
Syllabus
Current Class
1 hr. Lab; Corequisites: EE 56 - Design, fabrication, and measurement of digital electronic circuits.
Use of discrete devices, integrated logic, display devices, and
time circuits. Study of A/D and D/A circuits and interfaces.
- EE 101: Introduction to Electrical Power Devices and Systems
Syllabus
Current Class
3 hr. Lecture; Prerequisites: Junior or Senior standing in engineering (not open to Electrical Engineering majors) - Fundamental principles of electric and magnetic properties.
DC and AC circuits. Application to single and three-phase systems,
motor control, circuit protection, safety.
- EE 102: Basic Electrical Laboratory
Syllabus
Current Class
1 hr. Lab; Corequisites: EE 101 - Laboratory experiments in measurement of electrical quantities and
circuit parameters.
- EE 103: Introduction to Electronic Instrumentation
Syllabus
Current Class
3 hr. Lecture, Prerequisites: Junior or Senior standing in engineering (Not open to Electrical Engineering majors). - Electrical fundamentals, analog and digital devices and circuits,
communication and telemetry, measurement instruments and techniques.
- EE 104: Instrumentation Laboratory
Syllabus
Current Class
1 hr. Lab; Corequisites: EE 103 - Laboratory experiments demonstrating the characteristics of
electron devices and the performance of digital and analog
instrumentation and control systems
- EE 124: Signals and Systems I
Syllabus
Current Class
3 hr Lecture; Prerequisites: EE 24, MATH 18 - Introduction to linear systems models and solutions in the time and
frequency domains. Balanced emphasis is placed on both continuous and
discrete time and frequency methods
- EE 126: Signals and Systems II
Syllabus
Current Class
3 hr. Lecture; Prerequisites: EE 124 - Statistical description of nondeterministic signals, correlation
functions and spectral density. Sampling theory, filtering random
signals and noise. Modulation techniques, AM/FM/TV
transmitters/receivers. Concepts applied to various communication and
feedback systems.
- EE 127: Signals and Systems I Laboratory
Syllabus
Current Class
1 hr. Lab; Corequisites: EE 124 - Laboratory experiments in measurement of electrical systems and
signal parameters.
- EE 128: Systems Theory
Syllabus
Current Class
3 hr. Lecture; Corequisites: EE 126 - Analysis of systems described by transfer functions or state
variables. Block diagrams, signal flow graphs, stability,
feedback control. Discrete state space models, difference
equations, and z transforms. Analysis of scholastic systems.
- EE 130: Electromechanical Energy Conversion
Syllabus
Current Class
3 hr. Lecture, Prerequisites: EE 124, EE 127, EE 140 - Fundamentals of electromechanical energy conversion, transformers and
rotating machinery.
- EE 131: Introduction to Power Systems
Syllabus
Current Class
3 hr. Lab; Prerequisites: EE 130, EE 135 - Analysis of power system elements connected together as an integrated
system for the transmission and distribution of electric power. Load
flow, symmetrical components.
- EE 135: Energy Conversion Laboratory
Syllabus
Current Class
1 hr. Lab; Corequisites: EE 130 - DC motor and generator performance and characteristics, single-phase
transformer, AC machines, synchronous machine and induction motor
performances and characteristics.
- EE 136: Power Systems Laboratory
Syllabus
Current Class
1 hr. Lab; Corequisites: EE 130 1 hr. Lab; Corequisites: EE 131 - The power system simulator is used for experiments dealing with
generation, transmission, distribution, and protection. The aspect of
interconnection with other systems is explored.
- EE 140: Electric and Magnetic Fields I
Syllabus
Current Class
3 hr. Lecture; Prerequisites: MATH 18, PHYS 12 - Introduction to vector analysis, orthogonal coordinate systems,
Maxwell's equations, scalar and vector potentials, electric and
magnetic static fields, boundary-value problems, Laplace's and
Poisson's equation, and electromagnetic static fields.
- EE 141: Electric and Magnetic Fields II
Syllabus
Current Class
3 hr. Lecture; Prerequisites: EE 140 - Plane waves in lossless and dissipative media, polarization,
reflection and refraction of plane waves, lossless and dissipative
transmission lines, waveguides, radiation and antennas.
- EE 151: Electronic Properties of Materials
Syllabus
Current Class
4 hr. Lecture, Prerequisites: EE 24, EE 25, PHYS 12, MATH 18 - Physical principles of electric charge transport in solids and gases.
Application of these principles to the study of junction diodes and
bipolar and field-effect transistors, their thermal characteristics and
circuit behavior.
- EE 158: Analog Electronics
Syllabus
Current Class
3 hr. Lecture; Prerequisites: EE 124, EE 127, EE 151 - Electronics devices in analog circuits. Small-signal and graphical
analysis of BJT and FET circuits; frequency response, feedback, and
stability. Linear and nonlinear operational amplifier circuits. Power
amplifiers and power control by electronic devices.
- EE 159: Analog Electronics Laboratory
Syllabus
Current Class
1 hr. Lab; Corequisites: EE 158 - Design, fabrication and measurement of analog electronic circuits. Use
of analog electronic circuits. Use of discrete devices, integrated
circuits, operational amplifiers, and power electronic devices. Study of
biasing and stability, frequency response, filters, analog computation
circuits, and power control circuits.
- EE 180: Senior Design Seminar
Syllabus
Current Class
2 hr. Lecture; Prerequisites: Penultimate semester. - Design methodology, including specifications, reliability, design
optimization, patent searching, cost estimating, project planning and
scheduling and design.
- EE 181: Senior Design Project
Syllabus
Current Class
3 hr., Prerequisites: EE 130, EE 158, EE 180 or consent - Detailed design and execution of an electrical engineering project.
Emphasis is placed on the professional approach to the analysis and
solution of an engineering problem. Other topics include professional
development, legal and ethical aspects of engineering.
- Application of power semiconductor components and devices to power system problems; power control, conditioning, processing, and switching. Course supplemented by laboratory problems.
- Application of power semiconductor components and devices to power system problems; power control, conditioning, processing, and switching. Course supplemented by laboratory problems.
- EE 216: Fundamentals of Control Systems
Syllabus
Current Class
3 hr. Lecture; Prerequisites: EE 124 - Introduction to classical and modern control; signal flow graphs;
state-variable characterization; time-domain, root-locus, and frequency
techniques; stability criteria.
- EE 230: Electrical Power Distribution Systems
Syllabus
Current Class
3 hr. Lecture; Prerequisites: EE 131, EE 136 or consent - General considerations; load characteristics; subtransmission and
distribution substations; primary and secondary distribution, secondary
network systems; distribution transformers; voltage regulation and
application of capacitors; voltage fluctuations; protective device
coordination.
- EE 231: Power Systems Analysis
Syllabus
Current Class
3 hr. Lecture; Prerequisites: EE 131, EE 136 or consent - Incidence and network matrices, Y-Bus, symmetrical and unsymmetrical
faults, load-flow and economic dispatch, MW-frequency and MVAR-voltage
control. The power system simulator will be used for demonstrations.
- EE 236: Introduction to Power Electronics
Syllabus
Current Class
3 hr Lecture; Prerequisites: EE 130 EE 158, EE 159 (concurrently) or consent. - Application of power semiconductor components
and devices to power system problems; power control; conditioning processing,
and switching. Course supplemented by laboratory problems.
- EE 248: Fiber Optics Communications
Syllabus
Current Class
3 hr. Lecture; Prerequisites: EE 126, EE 141, EE 151 - Fundamentals of optics and light wave propagation, guided
wave couplers, connections, and fiber networks, modulation noise
and detection in communication systems.
- EE 251: Noise and Grounding of Electronic Systems
Syllabus
Current Class
1 hr.; Prerequisites: EE 158, EE 159 or consent. - Analysis of extrinsic noise in electronic circuits.
Design techniques to reduce or eliminate noise.
- EE 252: Operational Amplifier Applications
Syllabus
Current Class
3 hr -- 2 hr. Lecture and 3 hr. Lab; Prerequisites: EE 158, EE 159 - Linear integrated circuit building blocks applied to such functions as
amplification, controlled frequency response, analog-digital conversion,
sampling, and waveform generation.
- EE 254: Introduction to Microfabrication
Syllabus
Current Class
3 hr. Lecture; Prerequisites EE 151 or consent. - Introduction to the physical processes underlying current and
emerging microfabrication technology and their selective use in
the technology computer aided design (TCAD) and fabrication of
electrical, optical, and micromechanical devices and systems.
- EE 255: Fundamentals of Photonics
Syllabus
Current Class
3 hr. Lecture; Prerequisites: EE 141, EE 151 or consent. - Introduction to the physical models and mechanisms through which
generation, characterization, and control of light is achieved.
Applications include optical information processing, holographic
storage, and photonic switching provide the framework for
photonic concept presentation.
- EE 264: Introduction to Communications Systems
Syllabus
Current Class
3 hr. Lecture; Prerequisites: EE 126 - Introduction to the first principles of communications systems
design. Analysis and comparison of standard analog and pulse
modulation techniques relative to bandwidth, noise, threshold,
and hardware constraints. Communications systems treated as
opposed to individual circuits and components of the system.
- EE 268: Digital Signal Processing Fundamentals
Syllabus
Current Class
3 hr. Lecture; Prerequisites: EE 126, EE 127 - Theories, techniques, and procedure used in analysis, design, and
implementation of digital and sampled data filters. Algorithms and
computer programming for software realization. Digital and sampled
data realizations, switched capacitor and charge-coupled device IC's.
- EE 281: Biomedical Electrical Measurements
Syllabus
Current Class
2 hr. Lecture; Prerequisites: EE 158, EE 159 or consent - Biomedical instrumentation for human subjects. Origin and
characteristics of biological electrical signals. Instrument design
requirements and detailed analysis of cardiac support and
intensive-care monitoring equipment.
- EE 291: Special Topics in Electrical Engineering
Syllabus
Current Class
1-3 hr.; Prerequisite: junior, senior, or graduate standing or consent - The investigation of advanced topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses.
