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An orientation course aiming at introducing the student to the profession of engineering in general and Electrical and Electronics engineering in particular, with a discussion of the past, present and future of major areas. Course will benefit from external lecturers and audio-visual aids whenever applicable.

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Lumped circuits: Kirchhoff`s laws, basic lumped elements, circuit graphs, circuit equations, linear and nonlinear resistive circuits, first and second order dynamic circuits. Introduction to operational amplifier circuits.

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Sinusoidal steady-state analysis. Three-phase circuits. Coupled inductors. Frequency response. Linear time-invariant dynamic circuits: state equations, natural frequencies, complex frequency domain analysis. Time-varying and nonlinear circuits.

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Fundamental circuit laws. Resistive circuit analysis. Sinusoidal steady-state response of circuits. Three-phase circuits. Magnetic circuits and transformers. Electromechanical energy conversion. Semiconductor elements, transistor biasing and amplifiers. Operational amplifiers. (Offered to non-EEE students only).

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Basic semiconductor concepts. Physical electronics. Physics of p-n junction diodes, bipolar junction transistors and field-effect transistors. Transistor biasing and small-signal models. Secondary effects in transistors. Dynamic models for diodes and transistors. p-n-p-n switching devices. Modeling concepts for computer-aided design, and introduction to circuit analysis with SPICE.

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Review of vector analysis. Electrostatic fields in vacuum and material bodies. Dielectric properties of materials. Electrostatic energy and forces. Steady electric current and conductors. Static magnetic fields in vacuum and in materials. Magnetic energy and forces. Quasistatic fields and electromagnetic induction.

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Axiomatic definition of probability space. Combinatorial methods. Conditional probability; product spaces. Random variables; distribution and density functions; multivariate distributions; conditional distributions and densities; independent random variables. Functions of random variables; expected value, moments and characteristic functions.

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Binary systems and Boolean Algebra. Boolean function simplification. Combinational logic. Sequential synchronous logic. Registers and counters.

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Circuit laws and basic elements. Resistive circuits, analysis methods. Network theorems. First and second order circuits. Sinusoidal steady-state analysis and power. basic diyote and transistor circuits. (Offered ton on-EEE students only).

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Semiconductor diodes. Diode characteristics. Diode circuits. Transistors, BJT, FET and integrated circuits. Inverters TTL, MOS, ECL structures. Logic Gates. Flip-flops. Bistable, astable and monostable multivibrators. Semiconductor memories. ROM, RAM structures. Programmable logic arrays. (Offered to non EEE students only)

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Minimum four weeks (20 working days) of practical work in an organization with a sizable electrical or electronics operation. Special attention should be given to most but not necessarily all of the following subjects: production, operation, maintenance, management and safety. A formal report as described in the Summer Practice Guide is to be submitted.

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Continuous and discrete time signals and systems classification and properties. Linear time-invariant systems: impulse response, convolution. Functions of a complex variable, complex series and integrals. Transform methods: Continuous-time Fourier series and transform, discrete-time Fourier series and transform. Frequency response. Sampling theory. Laplace and z-transforms, system functions.

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Mathematical modeling: Transfer functions, state equations, block diagrams. System response; performance specifications. Stability of feedback systems: Routh-Hurwitz criterion, principle of argument, Nyquist stability criterion, gain margin and phase margin. Design of dynamic compensators. Analysis and design techniques using root-locus. State-space techniques: Controllability, observability, pole placement and estimator design. Discrete-time control systems.

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Maxwell`s Equations in time and frequency domains. Electromagnetic energy and power. Wave equation. Uniform plane electromagnetic waves, reflection and refraction. Introduction to transmission lines, waveguides, antennas and radiation.

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Correlation of signals. Energy and power spectral densities. Hilbert transform. Principles of modulation. Stochastic processes: Characterization, correlation functions, stationarity, ergodicity, power spectral density. Transmission of random signals through linear systems. Special stochastic processes. Noise.

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Basic single-stage transistor amplifiers and frequency responses.Multi-stage amplifiers. Feedback in amplifiers. Differential pair stages. Current mirrors. Operational amplifiers. Power amplifiers and regulators.

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Large signal transistor models. TTL, MOS and CMOS logic gates: Inverters, input and output circuits, NAND and NOR gates; static and dynamic analyses. Regenerative circuits: Astable, monostable, bistable multivibrators and Schmitt triggers. Introduction to VLSI. Static and dynamic memories: RAM, ROM, EPROM, EEPROM, etc. A/D and D/A converters.

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Axiomatic definition of probability space. Combinatorial methods. Conditional probability; product spaces. Random variables; distribution and density functions; multivariate distributions; conditional distributions and densities; independent random variables. Functions of random variables; expected value, moments and characteristic functions.

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Microprocessor architecture; a particular microprocessor software. I/O interfacing. Interrupt processed I/O. Direct memory access. Microprocessor based communication.

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Electromechanical energy conversion principles. DC machines, characteristics, speed control. Transformers. Principles of ac machine operation. Synchronous machines; equivalent circuit, characteristics. induction machines; equivalent circuit, characteristics, speed control. Single phase machines.

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Modeling dynamic systems in engineering, industry and economics. Time domain analysis. Controllability and observability. Fourier series, Fourier and Laplace transforms, transfer function. Relationship between time and frequency domain representations.

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Minimum four weeks (20 working days) of practical work in an organization with a sizable electrical or electronics operation. Special attention should be given to most but not necessarily all of the following subjects: maintenance, production planning, management, quality control and design. A formal report as described in the Summer Practice Guide is to be submitted.

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Importance and advantages of discrete time system models in control. Time domain analysis of discrete-time systems. Sampled data systems. Stability; translation of analog design. State space design methods: observer theory, introduction to optimal design methods. Quantization effects.

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State-space analysis methods. Isocline Lienard`s methods, classification of singularities. Analytic techniques of periodic phenomena: Perturbation method. Stability definitions. Lyapunov`s second method; Popov stability criterion. The method of harmonic realization: Describing functions. Dual-input describing functions. Equivalent linearization and oscillations in nonlinear feedback systems.

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Antenna parameters. Linear antennas. Influence of earth on antenna radiation pattern and impedance. Radiation from slot and aperture antennas. Antenna arrays and the general array formula. Baluns. Receiving antenna theory. Elements of groundwave, tropospheric and ionospheric propagation.

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TEM mode transmission lines. Field and distributed circuit analysis. Frequency and time domain analysis. Waveguiding structures. Rectangular and circular waveguides. Impedance transformations and matching techniques. Scattering matrix of microwave junctions.

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Passive reciprocal and nonreciprocal devices. Electromagnetic resonators. Periodic structures and microwave filters. Microstripline structures and coupled lines. Solid state microwave devices.

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Discrete-time signals and systems. Discrete Fourier transform. Sampling and reconstruction. Linear time-invariant systems. Structures for discrete-time systems. Filter design techniques. Fast Fourier Transform methods. Fourier analysis of signals using discrete Fourier transform. Optimal filtering and linear prediction.

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Amplitude and angle modulation techniques: Amplitude Modulation, Double Side Band, Single Side Band, Vestigial Side Band, Quadrature Amplitude Modulation, Frequency Modulation, Pulse Modulation. Phase-locked loops. Superheterodyne receivers. Frequency division multiplexing. Television. Noise in CW systems.

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Pulse modulation: Sampling process, pulse-amplitude modulation, time-division multiplexing, quantization, pulse-code modulation. Line codes. Baseband pulse transmission. Digital passband transmission. Introduction to information theory and error control coding.

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Arrays, stacks, queues, linked lists, trees, hash tables, graphs: Algorithms and efficiency of access. Searching and sorting algorithms.

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Asynchronous logic system. Algorithmic state machines. CPU organization. Construction of arithmetic logic unit. Process control architectures. Instruction modalities. Microprogramming. Bit slicing.

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Arithmetic processor design, arithmetic algorithms. Memory organization, parallel processing, multiprocessors systems. Peripheral organization. I/O processing. I/O controllers.

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Basic operating characteristics and classification of electrical drives. Solid state DC motor control. Solid state AC motor control. Dynamic behavior of electrical machines. Electric braking. Starting of electrical machines. Intermittent loads. Drive applications. Modern methods of reactive power compensation. Electric energy saving.

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Midpoint and bridge rectifiers: non-ideal commutation, harmonics, input power factor, utility-factor, winding utilization and unbalances in rectifier transformers. Applications.

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Introduction to forced commutated circuits, analysis, classification of techniques. Centretap inverter. Voltage-fed inverters; waveshaping; PWM, stepped and square-waveforms, voltage regulation, harmonics. Current-fed inverters; analysis, effect of SCR turn-off time on voltage waveform, overlap. DC-DC switching converters; time-ratio control, effect of loading, parameter optimization. Device failure mechanisms. Thermal considerations, maximum ratings, protection of switching elements. Series and parallel operation of switching elements.

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Basic structure of electrical power systems. Electrical characteristics of transmission lines, transformers and generators. Representation of power systems. Per Unit System. Symmetrical three-phase faults. Symmetrical components. Unsymmetrical faults.

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Matrix analysis of power systems networks and methods of solution. Load flow and short circuit analysis. Economic operation of power systems. Transient stability analysis.

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Field analysis: experimental and numerical (finite difference, finite element and charge simulation) methods and applications. Electrical breakdown in gases: ionization processes. Townsend s breakdown criterion, Paschens Law, bread-down in electronegative gases, time lags. Streamer-Kanal mechanism, breakdown in non-uniform field and corona. Electrical break-down of liquids: breakdown mechanism of pure and commercial liquids. Electrical breakdown of solids: Intrinsic, electromechanical, thermal and erosion mechanism. Insulating materials: dielectric gases; insulating oils and solid dielectrics.

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Fundamentals of design, project management, design tools, simulation standards, quality concepts, design experience through a team project.

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Design experience through a team project.

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This course is aimed to provide the basic knowledge and design skills for high radio frequency applications and in general microwave techniques used in ground and space communications, radars and other similar areas. At the end of this course, the student will learn the essential concepts and tools needed for designing and employing devices and components mostly used in Microwave Engineering areas outlined above.These are:

basic concepts used in identifying the properties of microwave networks using matrix notations
the concept of stability and gain in microwave systems
basic design criteria concerning microwave amplifiers, stability, gain, noise and bandwidth. Design of microwave systems using of microwave simulators
properties and design of microwave oscillators
design and properties of microwave hybrids (directional couplers, phase shifters, power dividers)
Basic commensurate microwave networks used in microwave filters, matching devices etc

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Overloaded modes of operation of rectifiers, characteristics. Reactive power and harmonics in ac-dc converters, cascade use of converters. Commutation techniques in inverters; McMurray circuit and its modified forms, voltage control and harmonic elimination. ASCII inverters. Chopper structures; improving the performance, optimization of circuit elements.

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Modern power semiconductors characteristics, trends. Power integrated circuits. AC-to DC converters; unity power factor converters. DC- to DC converters; switch mode power converters, resonant converters, DC-to AC converters; configurations, soft switching, resonant types, pulse width modulation techniques. A review of selected applications.

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This course aims to prepare the graduate students in power engineering to transition smoothly into the practices in power system planning, operations and control that address the needs of the new electricity business.

Starting with the economic dispatch function, this course describes the scope of the operations scheduling problem, presents mathematical formulations to the problem, and surveys recent advances in optimization based solution methods. The course is also concerned with the technical and engineering strategies that are going to be required in the emerging competitive markets for electricity.

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Image Formation and Image Sensing, Binary Images and their Geometrical and Topological Properties, Region and Image Segmentation, Edge and Corner Detection, Photometric Stereo, Shape from Shading, Motion Field and Optical Flow, Photogrammetry and Stereo

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• Core RF/Microwave principles, including noise and nonlinearity, with ties to analog
RFIC design and microwave theory.
• Transceiver architectures such as heterodyne, sliding-IF, direct-conversion, image-reject,
and low-IF topologies.
• Low-noise amplifiers, including cascode common-gate and common-source topologies,
noise-cancelling schemes, and reactance-cancelling configurations
• Passive and active mixers, including their gain and noise analysis and new mixer
topologies
• Voltage-controlled oscillators, phase noise mechanisms, and various VCO topologies
dealing with noise-power, tuning trade-offs
• Coverage of passive devices, such as integrated inductors, MOS varactors, and
transformers
• Power amplifier principles and circuit topologies along with transmitter architectures,
such as polar modulation and out-phasing
• A transceiver design example with system level considerations

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Power system modeling; sparse data structures; computational issues for various power system problems; solution of large sparse linear systems: factorization, ordering, inverse factors, sparse vector methods, compensation, partial matrix refactorization, applications; vector processing and parallel processing: implementation issues and applications in powe

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Microwave circuit design concern of attenuators,phase shifters,power amplifiers, mixers, oscillators,technologies of mikrowave circuits;mikrowave circuit measurement and calibration;passive and active component modeling; layout and production concern,yield analysis; packaking of microwave circuits; system aspects of microwave circuits;