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P190-9 Introductory Physics
Kinematics: Motion in a straight line, Vectors, Motion in a plane:-Projectile and Circular motion
Dynamics:
Work and Energy: Kinetic and Potential energy, Energy conservation.
Momentum: Elastic and inelastic collisions, impulse and momentum, momentum conservation Rotational Motion
Oscillations: Hooke’s law, Simple Harmonic Motion, Simple Pendulum.
Thermal Properties of Matter: Thermal expansion, Heat transfer, Change of Phase.
Electrostatics: Coulomb’s law, Electric Field, Electric Potential.
Electric Currents: Capacitance and dielectrics; Current, Resistance and Emf; DC Currents.
Optics: Nature and Propagation of light, Images formed by a single surface, Lenses and Optical Instruments.
P220-2 Electronics Laboratory
The Laboratory will cover all topics in electronics and electromagnetic theory at year II level.
The course will only be done by Diploma holders / students admitted into B.Eng. at year II.
One Laboratory session per week (3 hours each), both semesters.
P226-2 Year II Laboratory
One Laboratory session per week (3 hours each), both semesters. This covers all year II courses.
P227-2 Optics I (Pre-requisite(s): P190)
1. Fundamentals of geometrical optics, Selected applications, Wave optics, Phase and group velocities, dispersion.
2. Polarisation
3. Reflection and refraction
4. Interference
5. Diffraction
P230-3 Mechanics and Mechanical Properties of Matter (Pre-requisite(s): P190)
1. Mechanics: Motion in a Plane: Average and instantaneous velocity and acceleration, components of acceleration, motion of a projectile, circular motion, centripetal force, motion in a vertical circle, planetary motion, motion of a satellite, the effect of the earth's rotation on "g". Rotation: Angular velocity and acceleration, rotation with constant angular acceleration, relation between angular and linear velocity and acceleration, Torque and angular acceleration, Moments of inertia, Calculation of moments of inertia, Kinetic energy of rotation, angular momentum, conservation of angular momentum.
2. Properties Of Matter: Elasticity: Hooke's law and limit of proportionality, elastic limit, stress/strain diagram, Young's modulus, shear modulus, bulk modulus, Poisson's ratio, strain-energy relation connecting elastic moduli.
3. Hydrodynamics And Viscosity: Streamline and turbulent flow, equation of continuity, Bernoulli’s equation, speed of effux, Venturi tube viscosity, coefficient of viscosity, Poiseuiles's law, Stoke's law, terminal velocity.
4. Surface Tension: Surface energy, angle of contact, capillary rise.
P231-3 Electromagnetism and Circuit Theory ( Pre-requisite(s): P190, M 1501, and M 1502; P245 or M 2403 and M 2404 are co-requisites)
1. Electrostatic Field: Coulomb's Law and Applications; Electric Flux; Gauss's Law and Applications; Electric Conductors; Charge and Field at Conductor Surfaces.
2. Electric Potential: Potential Difference; Potential of a system of point charges and electrostatic potential energy; Calculation of electrostatic potential.
3. Magnetic Field: Torque on current loop in a uniform magnetic field; Motion of a point charge in a magnetic field; Hall effect; Biot-Savart Law, Ampere's Law and Applications.
4. Electromagnetic Induction: Faraday's Law, Lenz' Law and Applications; Inductance; Calculation of self-inductance.
5. AC Theory: Kirchoff's Law; Capacitors and Inductors; LR Circuits, CR Circuits and LCR Circuits (series and parallel); Filters; Thevinin and Norton Theorems and their equivalent circuits.
P234-3 Modern Physics (Background: P190, M 1501, and M 1502)
Relativity: Introduction to the special theory of relativity, Galilean and Lorentz transformations, absolute frame of reference, velocity, mass, energy, momentum and force transformations.
Particle like properties of Electromagnetic radiation: Quantisation (charge, atoms), Photoelectric effect, continuous X-ray spectrum and Compton effect. Pair production and annihilation. Photon properties.
Introduction to the atom (Hydrogen atom) : Basic properties, Thomson model,
Many electron atoms: The Pauli exclusion principle, electron states in many electron atoms, the periodic table, electron configurations, and properties of Elements. Characteristic X-ray spectrum, Mosley law.
Nuclear structure: Binding energies, Nuclear forces, Nuclear models, decay of unstable nuclei and natural radioactivity. Radioactive dating, alpha, beta, gamma decays, threshold energy and nuclear reactions, nuclear fission and nuclear reactors. Applications of nuclear physics and nuclear hazards. Introduction to elementary particles.
P238-3 Introductory Electronics
Introduction: Difference between semiconductors, metals and insulators; Conduction in solids; basic properties of semiconductors; From Semiconductors to Computers
Basic Semiconductor Device: Operation and characteristics of PN junction, Bipolar Transistor and Field Effect Transistor, Analysis of Non-Linear Circuit using the “load-line” method.
Switching/logic circuits: Transistors; basic circuit operation of BJT and MOSFET gates; Switching properties of BJT and FET; Comparison of common logic families (TTL, NMOS, CMOS); Fan-out, power dissipation, delay, noise margin;
Combinational logic and basic applications: Binary number representation; 2's complement and 1's complement, basic logic gates AND, OR, NOT, EX-OR/NOR; universal logic gates NAND/NOR; Karnaugh mapping for logical statement minimization; identification of static hazard conditions: Full adder/subtractor.
Sequential logic and basic applications: Derivation of the basic RS latch; design of T, D, JK flip-flops, including truth tables, characteristic equations, master-slave operation/edge triggering: Design of counters; operation of parallel/serial input/output shift register; feedback shift register circuits.
P243-4 Waves and Oscillations
Background: P190, P230 is a recommended co-requisite
1. Free vibrations of physical systems
2. Forced oscillations and resonance
3. Coupled oscillators and normal modes
4. Normal modes of continuous systems
5. Wave propagation, dispersion, phase and group velocities
6. Boundary effects and interference
P245-4 Mathematical Physics I (Background: P190, M 1501 and M 1502)
1. Basic Algebra of Vectors: First and second order lines and surfaces
2. Elementary functions: Continuity and differentiability
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4. Definite and indeterminate integrals.
5. Vector analysis: Differentiability of vectors, first and second order surface integrals, triple integrals and their applications, gradient, divergence and curl
6. Special and generalised functions.
P260-6 Physics for Non-majors (Background: P190)
1. Mechanics: linear motion, two dimensional motion, rotational motion, mechanical properties of solids and liquids, elasticity, viscosity and surface tension
2. Thermodynamics: Laws of thermodynamics, isothermal and adiabatic processes, heat engines, entropy
3. Electricity: D.C. controlled circuits, Kirchoff's laws, electromagnetic induction, self and mutual inductance, A.C. theory, resonance.
4. Waves and optics: Waves, interference and diffraction, optical instruments
5. Electronics: Introduction to semiconductor materials, PN junctions, Bipolar junction transistors.
P326-3 Mathematical Physics II (Pre-requisite(s): M 2403 and M 2404 or P245)
1. Linear Algebra: vector spaces, matrix algebra, the eigenvalue problems, linear transformations in vector spaces.
2. Complex Variable Theory: complex numbers, contour integrals, singularities, residue theorem, conformal mappings.
3. Fourier series, integral transformations and equations
4. Calculus of Variations
5. Special functions and boundary value problems, Bessel functions, Legendre functions, the Gamma function, Hermite functions, Laguerre functions.
P330-3 Classical Mechanics (Pre-requisite(s): Year II physics)
1. Lagrange's equations of motion: velocity dependent potentials, dissipative forces, holonomic and non-holonomic constraints, symmetry principles and conservation laws
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3. Applications of Lagrangian and Hamiltonian formalism to particle dynamics as well as to rigid body dynamics.
P331-3 Electromagnetic Theory I (Pre-requisite(s): Year II physics)
This course starts where P231 stops. It will be assumed that students have done some elementary vector calculus. A brief resume of the important vector algebra and calculus will be given at the start of the course.
1. Electrostatics, electric charge, electric fields, electric potential, conductors and insulators, Gauss’ law, multipole expansion. Poisson's and Laplace’s equations and their solutions, dielectric media, electrostatic energy, electric current.
2. Magnetostatics
3. Electromagnetic induction
4. Magnetic energy
5. Maxwell's equations
6. The wave equations.
P333-3 Optics II (Pre-requisite: Year II physics)
1. Review of geometrical optics, introduction of fibre optics and its application.
2. Interference: General considerations, division of amplitude and division of wave front, intensity distribution, visibility of fringes, Michelson interference and Fabry-Perot interferometer
3. Diffraction: Fraunhoffer diffraction, intensity distribution, missing orders, Fresnel diffraction, half period zones, zone plate, Cornus's spiral and Fresnel integrals.
4. Polarisation: Nature of polarised light, polarizers, dischroism, bi-fringes, circular polarizers, optical activity.
5. Fourier optics, Fourier transforms and optical applications.
P338-3 Quantum Mechanics I (Background: Year II physics)
Introduction of quantum mechanical ideas through the Heissenberg uncertainty principle. The correspondence principle. Operators. Eigenvalue equations. Orthogonality, normalization of wave functions.
Solutions of the Schrodinger's equation for:
1. One, two and three-dimensional boxes
2. Particle on a ring
3. Potential barriers and wells
4. The simple harmonic oscillator
5. The hydrogen atom
P339-3 Geophysics I (Physics of the Earth) (Pre-requisite: Year II physics)
Origin and development of the Earth and the Solar System. Tectonophysics. Oceanography. Meteorology. Fundamentals of Seismology and propagation of Seismic Waves. A survey of exploration methods
P342-4 Thermal Physics Pre-requisite(s): Year II physics)
Introduction: Microscopic and macroscopic description; systems and environments; boundaries and interactions; variables; system size-intensive and extensive quantities.
The Zeroth law of thermodynamics and thermometry: Concept of temperature, thermal equilibrium and the 0th law; thermometric properties and thermometers; temperature scales: ideal gas, Celsius and Kelvin, Fahrenheit and Rankine, and the international temperature scale ITS-90; selecting a thermometer.
Simple Systems: Equations of State, Work equations and Response Functions, and Work and Phase Diagrams for: (i) a longitudinally stressed rod (metal, ceramic and polymer), (ii) an ideal gas, (iii) a van der Waals gas, (iv) liquid-vapour interface, (v) a real fluid-solid system, (vi) a paramagnetic system, (vii) a dielectric slab, and (viii) a general system.
Heat: Specific heat capacity and its measurement; heat equations; heat transfer.
The 1st law of thermodynamics and thermodynamic processes: Internal energy and the first law; processes under different conditions; internal energy change, response functions and interrelations.
Entropy and the 2nd law of thermodynamics: Entropy and direction of a process; integrating factors for work and heat, the kYdx and TdS equations; entropy changes and reversible processes; heat engines; refrigerators and heat pumps; verifying Carnot efficiency; energy conversions.
Kinetic Theory of a Gas: Molecular structure; kinetic theory, specific heat capacities; monatomic and diatomic gases.
Low-temperature physics: The third law and its elementary physical consequences, cooling and liquefaction of gases, magnetic cooling, phase transitions and phase diagrams, Clausius-Clapeyron equation, superconducting and superfluid phase transitions, Pomeranchuk cooling.
P346-4 Year III Laboratory
Two laboratory sessions per week (3 hours each), both Semesters
P436-3 Project
There are no fixed topics in this course.
P440-4 Statistical Physics (Pre-requisite: P330, P331)
Introduction: Thermodynamic potentials and Maxwell’s relations, application to types of thermodynamic systems. Phase transitions. Types of statistics, assemblies, phase space, volume element in phase space, Averages.
Classical Statistics: Maxwell-Boltzmann (MB) Statistics, MB methods for classical particles, weight of a configuration, distribution functions and some applications.
Quantum Statistics: Bose-Einstein (BE) Statistics, Weight of a configuration, distribution functions, low density and high temperature limit. BE gas, BE condensation, comparison with experimental results of a liquid helium, application of BE statistics to blackbody radiation. Einstein and Debye’s theories of solids.
Fermi-Dirac (FD) Statistics: Free electron gas, distribution functions, the fermi energy , low temperature limit of the free electron gas, comparison with experiment.
Entropy and Probability: Entropy as measure of order of a system, entropy in terms of statistical weight, thermodynamics of gases, partition function, both oscillator and Schottky anomaly problems as examples, Gibbs Paradox, semi-classical gas.
Ensembles: Micro-canonical (V, N, E), Canonical (V, N, E), Grand-Canonical (V, N, E).
Canonical ensemble: Partition function Z, Energy fluctuations in canonical ensemble, thermodynamic properties, oscillator problem, Ising model in one dimension and zero field ( H = 0). The mapping of a binary alloy model to Ising model.
P441-4 Electromagnetic Theory II (Background: P331)
Maxwell's equations and the wave equation; Lorentz condition. Gauge invariance; Conservation laws of electromagnetic field. Poynting's theorem; Plane electromagnetic waves. Polarization; and Reflection; refraction of electromagnetic waves and Dispersion. Radiation
P443-4
1. Atomic Binding: Attractive and repulsive potential, equilibrium lattice constant, cohesive energy, ionic-covalent-metallic and Van der Wall crystal madelung energy, bulk modulus
2. Lattice vibrations and specific heat: One dimensional monatomic chain, allowed modes, diatomic chain, optical and acoustic, Brillouin zones, phonons, dispersion relation, density of states, specific heat theory, Einstein's model, Debye's model, lattice model, zero point energy
3. Crystal Structures and X-ray Diffraction: Symmetry elements, Bravais lattice, unit cell, crystal classes, Miller indices, d-spacings, reciprocal lattice, simple structures, X-ray diffraction, Bragg and Laue peaks. Powder, rotating crystal and Laue techniques, missing reflections.
4. Metals: Drude theory (classical), electrical and thermal conductivity, Wiedemann-Franz law, quantum mechanical electron theory, density of states, band theory, Kronig-Penney model, effective mass, distinction between metals, insulators and semiconductor (S/C).
5. Semiconductors: Intrinsic and extrinsic S/C, electron density of states, carrier concentration, Fermi energy, Hall effect.
6. Dielectric Properties: Orientational polarization, Langevin function, complex dielectric constant, Clausius-Mosotti equation, resonance and relaxation absorption, polarizability, frequency dependence.
P444-4 Nuclear Physics (Pre-requisite: Year III physics)
1. Nuclear Model: Alpha particle scattering, Rutherford scattering formula, binding energy and binding energy per nucleon, liquid drop model and shell model.
2. Natural Radioactivity: Successive transformations, radioactive equilibrium, secular and transient equilibrium, induced activity, determination of decay constant.
3. Particle Accelerators: Van de Graff generator, Cockcroft and Walton multipliers, linear accelerator, cyclotron, cynchrocyclotron and Betatron.
4. Detectors:
5. Interaction of radiation with matter: interaction of charged particles, neutrons and gamma radiation with matter.
6. Nuclear Energy: Fusion, thermonuclear reaction, plasma physics, energy release by fusion.
7. Nuclear Forces: Introduction to nuclear forces, Meson theory of nuclear forces, nuclear force information from the two nucleon systems.
P446-4 Year IV Laboratory
Two laboratory sessions per week (3 hours each), both Semesters.
P448-4 Quantum Mechanics II (Pre-requisite: P338 and P330)
1. Theory of representations: Co-ordinate and momentum representations, Dirac notation, representations of operators, eigenfunctions and eigenvalues, unitary transformations, Schrodinger representation, Heissenberg and interaction picture.
2. Perturbation theory: second order perturbation theory, region of applicability, treatment of two close energy levels, time dependent perturbation theory with applications, adiabatic and sudden approximations, variational method.
Text(s): (i) Quantum Mechanics Vol. I and II by Cohen-Tannoudji,
P449-4 Geophysics II (Pre-requisite(s): P339)
1. Applications of mechanics, thermodynamics and atomic physics to problems of the Earth.
2. Introduction to gravitation, magnetic, electromagnetic, electrical and radioactive methods in explorations and well logging.
P469-6 Special Topics
The purpose of the course is to expose students at an introductory level to research topics in theoretical physics as well as experimental physics. A list of topics will be given at the beginning of the first semester. This will depend on the research interests of the existing staff in the department. At the moment topics will be from: Lattice dynamics, Atomic matter transport, Quantum solids and liquids, Solar energy, Molecular physics, Magnetology, Meteorology.
EE3000-0 Electronics Laboratory III
Laboratories are taken as part of individual courses, contributing directly to the continuous assessment of their respective courses. There are at lest three practicals per course.
EE3300-3 Electronic Measurements and Instrumentation
General Principles:
The general measurement system.
Measurement instrumentation. (Calibration, uses etc).
Measurement evaluation (Measurement errors, statistics, corrections etc.).
Static characteristics, accuracy and dynamic characteristics of measurement systems.
Signals and noise.
Reliability.
Signal conditioning and processing.
Data presentation
Specialized Measurement Systems AND Data Acquisition and Telemetry.
EE3301-3 Analogue Circuit Design
Amplifier Design: Review of transistor biasing, FET and BJT transistor amplifier stages. Series and shunt feedback. Current sources,
Operational Amplifiers: The differential amplifier stage, differential and common-mode behaviour. Ideal vs. practical characteristics and limitations Comparators. Linear and non-linear applications.
Oscillators: Barkhausen criterion. RC ladder and Wien bridge oscillators.
Colpitts and Clapp configurations.
Amplitude stabilization.
Noise: Noise types and sources.
EE3308-3 Analogue Communications
Introduction and overview: The need to transmit information, analogue and digital signals. The communication channel. The problems of noise and interference.
Representation and analysis of signals: Time and frequency domain representation of signals. Simple and complex signals. Periodic and aperiodic signals. Fourier analysis of periodic signals and Fourier transforms of aperiodic signals. Spectrum of signals. Filters, band-limiting, band-limited functions and their significance in telecommunications, Sampling.
Analogue Modulation: Amplitude Modulation: Modulation index, power in AM signals and Bandwidth in DSB-C, DSB-SC, SSB, and Vestigial SideBand (VSB) modulations; Angle Modulation: Frequency Modulation (FM) and Phase Modulation (PM), FM and PM relationships, Frequency deviation, modulation index, bandwidth in FM, Bessel function,
Modulators and Demodulators: Balanced modulators, AM Generation and Detection of DSB-SC, DSB-C, SSB and VSB. FM generation and detection.
Multiplexing: Time division multiplexing (TDM), Statistical TDM, TDM systems, Frequency division multiplexing (FDM), FDM systems (e.g. telephone system), Quadrature Multiplexing,
EE3309-3 Digital Communications
Introduction: Introduction to digital communications, review of signals and systems theory
Probability theory: Probability space, Random variables, Density and Distribution functions, Stochastic processes, Autocorrelation functions, Spectral density, Quantization, Companding, Communication channels, Noise, Bandwidth, Memoryless channels, AWGN channels
Digital Modulation and Coding: Baseband modulation, PAM, PWM/PDM, PPM, PCM, Orthogonal, Antipodal and other signals, Bandpass modulation, PSK, FSK, ASK, M’ary signal formats, Digital Modulators and demodulators, Line codes-NRZ, RZ, Manchester coding, Block coding, Decision errors in PCM
Digital transmission and detection: Data coding, ASCII, Information capacity,
Bandlimited channels: Intersymbol interference, Spectral shaping, Equalization, Partial response signaling, Spread-spectrum communications-frequency hopping and direct sequence, Processing gain, Reception of spread-spectrum signals.
EE3304-3 Electrical Circuit Analysis
DC linear circuits: mesh and node analysis, Thevenin and Norton Theorems. Delta-star transformations, superposition and reciprocity.
AC circuits: basic AC components, phasors and j-notation, circuit characteristics in the time domain, transient responses, integrator and differentiator circuits.
EE3305-3 Principles of Microprocessors
Organisation and operation of Microprocessors; input/output, memory, arithmetic logic unit, control, RAM, ROM devices.
Program execution; the fetch execute cycle.
Instruction Sets: Basic instructions; arithmetic and logic; symbolic and actual instructions; instruction formats; addressing modes; indexing; indirection; control sequencing; parameter passing mechanism.
Data representation: Bits, integers, characters, simple operations on these; binary, hexadecimal and complementary number systems.
Introduction to applications: A commercial processor such as PIC; input output devices; Assembly languages
Lots of hands on experiments in labs by doing simple set experiments with microprocessor teaching systems. Student should gain practical programming experience with simple exercises followed by a more substantial assignment which forms the basis for examinations.
EE3311-3 Semiconductor Electronics
Semiconductors Fundamentals: Review of quantum-mechanical principles, crystal structure unit cells and basis vectors, lattice vibrations, band theory, Band structure; direct-indirect band gap; intrinsic and extrinsic; holes and effective mass; Fermi function; density of states; carrier density; law of mass action; Drift and diffusion; mobility; generation and recombination; continuity; minority and majority carrier effects; Hall effect; Haynes-Shockley.
Fundamental equations for semiconductor devices: current equations, Poisson equation; Continuity equations
Semiconductor Measurements: Carrier concentration (Hall Effect), resistivity (4-Probe Method) and carrier mobility.
P-N Junctions and diodes: Junction properties; current transport; capacitance; derivation of VBI, E, W, performance limitations; breakdown, Light emitting diodes, photodetectors, varacters, solar cells; typical performance figures.
EE4000-0 Electronics Laboratory IV
Laboratories are taken as part of individual courses, contributing directly to the continuous assessment of their respective courses. There are at lest four practicals per course.
EE4210-2 Workshop Practice
This course is laboratory based. Students will use facilities in the Department's Workshop.
EE4300-3 Electronic Devices and Applications
Junctions: Semiconductor-semiconductor junctions; current-flow and charge storage in diodes; breakdown phenomena; metal-semiconductor junctions.
MOS: The metal-oxide-silicon capacitor structure; band structure diagrams; accumulation, depletion and inversion.
MOS devices: Field-effect transistors; enhancement and depletion modes of operation; n-channel
Bipolar Transistor: Basic Bipolar operation, logic families for bipolar: I2L, ECL Bipolar technology, transistor delay, double polysilicon bipolar, process flow, subcollector, device isolation, polysilicon base contact, emitter opening, doping, polysilicon emitter, silicon germanium hetrojunction bipolar transistor, BiCMOS.
III-V FETs: Material properties of GaAs and Si, MESFET, saturated velocity model, MODFET (HEMT), performance figures.
Case Study Lecture
Silicon process-mask design; minimum feature size, photoresistance; oxidation; ion implantation; polysilicon versus metal gate; metallisation; passivation; problems e.g. latch-up, Miller capacitance.
EE4301-3 Digital Circuit Design
Combinational logic: Review of simple functions and techniques; parallel adder; carry propagation; carry lookahead; subtraction; logic functions; shifting; ALU; multiplication; serial, parallel and carry save methods.
Synchronous systems: Review of counters, finite state machine; races and hazards; state assignment; synthesis of synchronous system; implementation methods; memory and combinational logic; microprogram; PLA; examples of implementation of controllers and algorithms.
Asynchronous system: Timing; edge triggering; implementation of a flow chart; simple description of the relationship between synchronous and asynchronous control.
Digital-analogue boundary: D-A and A-D conversion techniques; weighted resistors; ladder network; ramp conversion; successive approximation; division of time into discrete intervals and its implications; marginal triggering conditions in flip-flops; synchronisation methods.
Case study lecture: Teletext Decoder Specification for the BBC/IBA standard teletext system; Implementation and design trade-offs; specification of components; calculation of timing constraints; simulation of prototype using CAD.
Laboratory Work: Investigation of digital logic systems including data path and control functions. Study of different ADC/DAC methods.
EE4302-3 Radio Waves Transmission and Propagation
Introduction: Broad view of radiowave systems; radiowave spectrum, properties of radiowave, concept of wavelength and wave velocity, place wave spectrum, distribution and lumped circuit designs.
Fundamentals of Electromagnetic radiation: Principles and application of aerials, impedance matching and maximum power transfer. Radio wave spectra, propagation modes v.l.f. to u.h.f., ionospheric, troposheric, space and surface wave propagation.
Radio and line communications: Radio receivers and transmitters. TRFand super-heterodyne receiver principles. Relative merits of different receiver schemes.
High frequency transmission line filters and resonant circuits: Inductance and capacitance circuits from transmission lines, resonance conditions, band-stop, band-pass, all-stop, all-pass filters, parallel line low pass, band-pass and band-stop filters filter synthesis.
Channel properties: Twisted pairs, coaxial cables, atmospheric propagation, optical fibres. Multiplexing.
EE4303-3 Engineering Study Project
An individual assignment to survey recent published literature in a new technological area, and present a report on the findings. The assignment requires library skills, familiarization with research journals (topics are sufficiently recent that information is not available in book form), collation and interpretation of information, production of a written report with full referencing of sources. The assignment is carried out in conclusion with an academic staff supervisor.
Each member of staff has to be prepared to provide at least one Engineering Study Project Tile to enable students to work with them and embarking on their research.
EE4306-3 Principles of Automatic Control
Introduction: Control terminology, occurrences and applications; basic feedback principles illustrated by simple systems; open and closed loop systems, distinction between demanded output and control action.
Mathematical models of physical systems: Differential equation representation; Block diagram representation; transfer functions; electrical analogues for translational and rotational mechanical systems; block diagram algebra; signal flow graph algebra.
Instrumentation: Use of operational amplifiers in instrumentation; operational amplifier circuits representing PID functionality; interfacing sensors to control systems.
System response: Step response of first and second order systems, critical and ideal damping; effect of gears in servomechanisms, servomechanism analysis; time response analysis, control system sensitivity, response specifications, effects of zeros on system response; steady state and dynamic errors.
Compensation: Design specification; distinction between steady state and dynamic errors; counteraction of errors due to step and ramp functions; use of proportional and derivative feedback in the design of systems to give predetermined steady state error and transient response; employment of Proportional, Derivative and Integral controller (PID) to meet design specifications.
Stability: Definition; test for stability by Routh-Hurwitz criterion: polar plots; frequency response sketches using cardinal points; stability tests by Nyquist criterion, contours at infinity; gain and phase margins, relative stability, acceptable margin values for practical system design.
EE4310-3 Engineering Management I
Management approaches. Communication and organization. The business environment. The functions of management. Decision-making and problem solving. Strategic management. Management by objectives. Corporative communication. Small business management. International management.
Politics, ethics and social responsibility.
Principles of Management Economics:
Introduction to microeconomics. The market. Elasticity. Market forms. A practical macroeconomic framework. Economic policy.
EE5301-3 Digital Control
Introduction to digital control fundamentals: Sampled signals, linear difference equations and discrete transfer functions, sample and zero order hold operations, quantisation effects, block diagrams, stability analysis techniques, signal analysis and dynamic response discrete time specifications and their correlation with tie and frequency domains, discrete equivalents to continuous transfer functions, different loop structures, regulation and servoing functions.
Design of digital control using classical methods: Discrete time implementations of classical design methods, digital PID controller, root locus design technique, frequency response based design, introduction to direct design methods.
Design of digital control using modern methods: z-plain specifications pole placement based design, introduction to minimum variance design concept, deadbeat objective and concept of control ripple, servoing versus regulation objectives. Practical implementation considerations.
Introduction to state-space designs: Introduction to state space system representation, e.g., system matrix representation, observable, controllable and diagonal representation forms and their relationship to transfer function forms, simple control law designs/using pole placement objective, introduction to concept of state estimation, design of state estimator and analysis of effect on control loops.
Case Study: Digital control of any systems which the student can have access to, e.g., a laboratory double take hydraulic system, using classical and modern strategies.
EE5302-3 Telecommunication Systems
Introduction to Audio Broadcast Technology; Monophonic/stereo broadcasting, signal coding /decoding.
An overview of Radar systems, Satellite communication systems; Satellite phones, GPS etc.. DTH satellite television broadcasting and reception
Principles of Digital data and transmission; Data formats; Coding for error control.
Channel and system types, principles of Baseband and Keyed systems; Hybrid systems; Modems for data transmission.
Cellular telephone systems; cellular radio, GSM system, GSM criteria for mobile communications networks, mobile stations call set-up procedure handover, air interface.
ISDN (Integrated Digital Transmission and Switching); components of ISDN, digital local transmission, basic rate transmission systems, primary rate transmission systems, termination units. Network access; channel types; frame structures.
Optical Fibre communication systems.
EE5303-3 Discrete Time Signal Processing
Sampling, Aliasing and Data Conversion: Nyquist sampling criterion, aliasing, anti-alias filter requirements, non-ideal ADC converters, coding dynamic range for sine waves and Gaussian signals, modelling the quantisation process.
Discrete and Fast Fourier Transforms: DFT derivation, W notation, matrix formulation, interpretation of DFT output, spectral leakage and data windows, FFT (DIT and DIF), hardware for FFT.
Overview of Digital Filters: FIR and IIR types, choice of type, coefficient calculation, realisation (structure), finite worklength effects.
Design of Linear Phase FIR Filters: Linear phase response; window design method, Fourier transform relationship; Gibb’s phenomenon, use of window functions, advantages/disadvantages of window method; optimal design method, design procedure; realisation structures; finite wordlength effect, coefficient quantization.
Design of IIR Filters: The bilinear z-transform method, frequency warping, design procedure; finite wordlength, addition overflow, principles of scaling, product round off errors, limit cycles.
Correlation and convolution: Cross and auto correlation, autocorrelation and covariance matrices, eigenvalues of these matrices.
Adaptive Filters: Wiener filters, signal estimation and mean-square error cost function, performance surface, Wiener FIR filter; adaptive filter structure, modes of operation, stochastic gradient methods; LMS method, implementation of LMS, convergence properties, limitation; application examples.
Multirate DSP: Decimation and interpolation, filter requirements, sampling rate conversion by no-integer factor, multistage sampling rate conversion; applications, efficient DAC, narrow band filtering.
EE5305-3 VLSI Design
Design Methodologies: design analysis and simulation; design verification; implementation approaches; design synthesis; validation and testing of manufactured circuits.
CAD for VLSI: usage of Xilinx software and hardware;
EE5307-3 Video Techniques and Engineering
Video/television systems: Scanning, synchronization. Interlace. Bandwidth requirements and video spectra. The video camera.
Colour: Modulation techniques in NTSC, SECAM and PAL
Spectral implications and deficiencies.
Television Systems (New technologies): Digitized pictures. Sampling rates, quantization etc... Tele-data systems. Flat screen technology
EE5310-3 Engineering Management II
Entrepreneurship: Overview of the business world and the niche of the entrepreneur. Selecting and funding a business. Vision mission and the business plan. Selling and marketing. Managing the people. Operational considerations and management. Financial management.
Economic business environment. Entrepreneurship. Types of business. Financial principles. Marketing concepts.
Legal Knowledge: Legal requirements affecting engineers. Industrial legislation. Basic principles of the Law of Contract. Company Law.
EE5900-9 Individual Project
An individual assignment, investigating a complex technical problem. A work schedule must be determined which, if experimental, will involve design/construction/assembly of appropriate apparatus, conduct of test programme, and formulation of conclusions, both theoretical and practical in nature. The emphasis may be towards synthesis (development and design of a device or system), or analysis (improved understanding of technical aspects of behaviour. The work is conducted in consultation with an individual academic staff supervisor.
It is possible for the project to involve hardware alone, or a combination of hardware and software; alternately it may centre wholly on a software problem.
Formal presentation of the results in the form of a typed and bound thesis is an important part of the complete work programme. The appropriate style of presentation usually is broadly that of the proceedings of a learned society. The thesis is required to provide sound introduction to the nature of the problem investigated and include a critical review of existing literature of the subject, showing how the work undertaken relates to this background material.
In addition to producing the thesis, a short talk is to b given on the work before an audience of few fellow students and lecturers. A laboratory demonstration or equivalent demonstration at a late stage of the project is also required.
Both Semesters are covered.
EE5990-9 Industrial Attachment.
Students are attached to industry for 10 weeks in the second semester of the 5th year, and they are supervised internally and externally. Each student will be required to write a technical report on their industrial experience.
P540-4 Materials Science
Structures of materials:-crystalline and non-crystalline materials, fibres, thin films. Production of materials:-various techniques applied to different structures. Characterization of materials:-Microscopy, diffraction, resonance and spectroscopy. Applications:-Sensing and actuating systems
P541-4 Electrodynamics
Review of Gauss' law, Poisson's and Laplace's equations. Electric and magnetic multipoles. Maxwell's equations and conservation laws. Scalar and vector potentials. Electromagnetic wave propagation in various media. Electromagnetic fields in waveguides:-solid, hollow and optical guides. Electromagnetic radiation:-theory and radiating systems. Special relativity or another selected topic.
P562-6 Project
This will be based on student-staff research interests.
P543-4
P544-4 Quantum Theory of Solids
Fundamentals:-basic Hamiltonian and the Hartree-Fock approximation. The one-electron approximation:-free-electron gas, electrons in a periodic potential. Elementary excitations. The Boltzmann equation:-formal transport theory, transport in metals and semiconductors. Interactions with photons. Local description of solid state properties:-localized and extended states, disorder.
P546-4 Laboratory
Various experiments in diffractometry, magnetometry, spectrometry, electronics, thin film technology
P547-4 Electronic Devices and Systems
Analogue circuits: amplifiers and generators of signals, ICs. Electronic devices:-optical, optoelectronic and switching devices. Microelectronics: IC fabrication and CAD. Digital circuits:-MOS and bipolar circuits. Circuit analysis:-Networks and techniques. Telecommunication systems:-satellite communication, cellular phones, radar and tracking systems.
P548-4 Quantum Mechanics
1. Formalism of quantum mechanics:-Hilbert space, unitary transformations of wave functions and operators, path integral formulation of quantum theory, symmetries and their consequences, matrix representation of spin and total angular momenta
2. Approximation methods:-Variational and WKB methods, time-independent perturbation theory
3. Scattering theory:-Born approximation and partial wave expansion
4. Dirac Equation:-Free particle Dirac equation and electromagnetic interaction of Dirac particles
P565-4 Mathematical Physics
Coordinate systems:-Curvilinear coordinates, differential vector operations, special coordinate systems. Tensor analysis. Matrices and their properties. Group theory: Continuous and discrete groups. Complex Variable Theory:-Complex algebra, Cauchy’s integral theorem, singularities, residue theorem, dispersion relation, conformal mapping. Sturm-Liouville theory:-Hermitian operators, Gram-Schmidt orthogonalization, completeness of eigenfunctions. Special functions:-Gamma, Legendre and Bessel functions; Integral transforms
P569-6 Selected Topics
These will be from experimental, theoretical or computational physics.