Baylor ELC: Electrical & Comp Engineering
ELC 2130: Electrical Circuit Laboratory
1 credit hours · 2 sections · 32 open seats · Emmanuel Agamloh
Laboratory experience in electrical circuit design using discrete components, standard bench equipment, and simulation in modern CAD software.
ELC 2137: Digital Logic Design Lab
1 credit hours · 1 section · 12 open seats · Michael Thompson
Prerequisite(s): B or better in EGR 1302. Laboratory experience in digital circuit design using modern CAD tools and programmable logic devices.
ELC 2320: Circuit Theory for non-ECE
3 credit hours · 2 sections · 35 open seats · Vincent Leung
Prerequisite(s): B or better in EGR 1302; C or better in MTH 1322; C or better in PHY 1430 or concurrent enrollment. Linear circuit elements, sources, Kirchhoff’s laws, mesh and node equations, Thevenin and Norton equivalent circuits, resistive network analysi…
ELC 2330: Electrical Circuit Theory
3 credit hours · 1 section · 32 open seats · Jonathan Hu
Prerequisite(s): B or better in EGR 1302; C or better in MTH 1322; C or better in PHY 1420; C or better in PHY 1430 or concurrent enrollment. Linear circuit elements, sources, Kirchhoff's laws, mesh and nodal analysis, Thevenin and Norton equivalent circuits, …
ELC 2337: Digital Logic Design
3 credit hours · 1 section · 24 open seats · Michael Thompson
Prerequisite(s): B or better in EGR 1302. Boolean algebra, number systems and representations, analysis and design of combinational and sequential logic circuits, minimization, small- and medium-scale integrated devices, programmable logic, and simulation of …
ELC 3114: Electronic Design Laboratory
1 credit hours · 1 section · 20 open seats · Ian Gravagne
Prerequisite(s): C or better in ELC 2130; C or better in ELC 3314 or concurrent enrollment. Laboratory experience in electronic design.
ELC 3314: Electronic Design
3 credit hours · 1 section · 20 open seats · Vincent Leung
Prerequisite(s): C or better in CHE 1301; C or better in ELC 2330; C or better in ELC 3335 or concurrent enrollment; C or better in ELC 3114 or concurrent enrollment. Analysis and design of analog and digital electronic circuits using diodes, bipolar transisto…
ELC 3335: Signals and Systems
3 credit hours · 1 section · 21 open seats · Charles Baylis
Prerequisite(s): C or better in ELC 2330; C or better in MTH 2311; C or better in MTH 3325. Analysis of signals and systems in the time domain using differential equations and convolution with the impulse response, and in the frequency domain using Fourier se…
ELC 3336: Microprocessor Systems
3 credit hours · 1 section · 20 open seats · Steven Potter
Prerequisite(s): C or better in ELC 2337; C or better in CSI 1430. Program development of microprocessor systems using assembly and C/C++ programming languages. Topics include processor architecture, data representation, exceptions, I/O devices, memory managem…
ELC 3337: Applied Electromagnetic Fields
3 credit hours · 1 section · 20 open seats · Yang Li
Prerequisite(s): C or better in ELC 2330. Vector description of the electric and magnetic properties of free space (using the laws of Coulomb, Ampere, and Faraday). Maxwell's electromagnetic field equations. Wave propagation in unbounded regions, reflection a…
ELC 3338: Computer Organization
3 credit hours · 1 section · 20 open seats · Steven Potter
Cross Listings: Cross-listed as: CSI 3338
ELC 4317: Verification and Validation
3 credit hours · 1 section · 10 open seats · Ernest Bonnah
Prerequisite(s): C or better in CSI 1430, MTH 2311, MTH 3325. This course offers in-depth exploration of the fundamental and state-of-art methods, techniques, and knowledge for certifying customer requirements of any given digital system through a proven vali…
ELC 4325: Fundamentals of Lasers
3 credit hours · 1 section · 10 open seats · Linda Olafsen
Prerequisite(s): C or better in ELC 3337 and Senior Standing. Introduction to the principles of operation of lasers, including interaction of light and matter, spontaneous and stimulated emission, optical gain and absorption, population inversion, optical reso…
ELC 4326: Optoelectronics
3 credit hours · 1 section · 10 open seats · Alan Wang
Prerequisite(s): C or better in ELC 3337. Intermediate to advanced knowledge of optoelectronics and photonics with emphasis on optical and electronic materials and devices including optical fibers, semiconductor light-emitting diodes and lasers, photodetectors…
ELC 4329: Intro to Microfabrication
3 credit hours · 1 section · 5 open seats · Seung Kim
Prerequisite(s): C or better in EGR 3380. Introductory course on microfabrication processes with emphasis on hands-on training in the cleanroom at the BRIC. Students will learn key microfabrication processes and get trained on cleanroom equipment used to fabri…
ELC 4332: Automatic Control Systems
3 credit hours · 1 section · 20 open seats · Scott Koziol
Prerequisite(s): C or better in ELC 3335. Analysis and design of linear feedback control systems. Laplace transforms, transfer functions, signal-flow graphs, electrical and mechanical system modeling, state variables, system stability, time-domain response, ro…
ELC 4334: Modeling & Cntrl Elec Machines
3 credit hours · 1 section · 10 open seats · Emmanuel Agamloh
Prerequisite(s): C or better in both ELC 3314 and ELC 3337 or instructor permission. Includes modeling, parameter identification, dynamics of high-performance induction machines, synchronous reluctance and permanent magnet machines and their control. Topics …
ELC 4335: Systems Modeling and Control
3 credit hours · 1 section · 60 open seats · Ian Gravagne
Prerequisite(s): C or better in ELC 2320 or C or better in ELC 2330; C or better in ME 4325. Modeling, analysis, design, and control of dynamic systems involving mechanical, electrical, thermal, and fluid components. System behavior in time and frequency domai…
ELC 4350: Principles of Communication
3 credit hours · 1 section · 20 open seats · Liang (Leon) Dong
Prerequisite(s): C or better in ELC 3335; C or better in STA 3381. Signal analysis, modulation techniques, random signals and noise, digital transmission, information theory, coding.
ELC 4351: Digital Signal Processing
3 credit hours · 1 section · 22 open seats · Liang (Leon) Dong
Prerequisite(s): C or better in ELC 3335; C or better in STA 3381. Discrete-time signals and systems, sampling theory, z-transforms, spectral analysis, filter design, applications, and analysis and design of discrete signal processing systems. Credit cannot be…
ELC 4355: Medical Imaging
3 credit hours · 1 section · 10 open seats · Keith Schubert
Cross Listings: Cross-listed as: BME 4355
ELC 4363: Networks and Security
3 credit hours · 1 section · 15 open seats · Adam Weaver
Prerequisite(s): C or better in ELC 3335. Covers the essentials of network architecture as well as data security and integrity. Includes relevant tools, standards, and/or engineering constraints. Local and wide area networks, wireless and mobile networks, net…
ELC 4372: Bioinstrumentation
3 credit hours · 1 section · 6 open seats · Seung Kim
Cross Listings: Cross-listed as: BME 4372
ELC 4384: RF/Microwave Circuits II
3 credit hours · 1 section · 10 open seats · Charles Baylis
Prerequisite(s): C or better in ELC 4383. This is a second course in radio-frequency and microwave circuits covering microwave amplifier and oscillator design. Topics include the ZY Smith chart, matching network design, gain calculations, design for amplifier…
ELC 4390: Engineering Design II
3 credit hours · 1 section · 18 open seats · Joseph Donndelinger, Jonathan Rylander, Loyd Spence, Ethan Johns and 2 more
Prerequisite(s): A grade of C or better in EGR 3380, ELC 3114, ELC 3314, and ELC 4438. A capstone design course for emphasizing the decision-making process that must be used by a practicing engineer to apply the basic sciences in order to convert resources o…
ELC 4396: Radar Engineering
3 credit hours · 2 sections · 18 open seats · Yang Li, Lu Wang
Prerequisite(s): Consent of department chair. Study of advanced topics in electrical or computer engineering. This course may be repeated once under a different topic.
ELC 4438: Embedded Systems Design
4 credit hours · 1 section · 20 open seats · Steven Potter
Prerequisite(s): C or better in ELC 3336. Design and implementation of embedded computer systems using microcontrollers, sensors and data conversion devices, actuators, visual display devices, timers, and applications specific circuits. Software design using m…
ELC 5317: Verification and Validation
3 credit hours · 1 section · 10 open seats · Ernest Bonnah
This course offers in-depth exploration of the fundamental and state-of-art methods, techniques, and knowledge for certifying customer requirements of any given digital system through a proven validation process. You will also acquire an understanding of deter…
ELC 5325: Fundamentals of Lasers
3 credit hours · 1 section · 10 open seats · Linda Olafsen
Introduction to the principles of operation of lasers, including interaction of light and matter, spontaneous and stimulated emission, optical gain and absorption, population inversion, optical resonators, laser rate equations, waveguides, Gaussian beams and w…
ELC 5326: Optoelectronics
3 credit hours · 1 section · 10 open seats · Alan Wang
Prerequisite(s): C or better in ELC 3337. Intermediate to advanced knowledge of optoelectronics and photonics with emphasis on optical and electronic materials and devices including optical fibers, semiconductor light-emitting diodes and lasers, photodetectors…
ELC 5339: High Frequency Electronics II
3 credit hours · 2 sections · 15 open seats · Charles Baylis
Prerequisite(s): ELC 5338 or consent of instructor. The design of linear amplifiers and oscillators at microwave frequencies, including an emphasis on design procedures for optimum gain, stability, and noise performance of amplifiers and the negative resistanc…
ELC 5340: Radar Engineering
3 credit hours · 2 sections · 20 open seats · Yang Li
Prerequisite(s): ELC 5336. Electromagnetics of radar, signal processing of radar, radar imaging, Doppler processing, and radar antenna arrays. Analysis and design principles, simulation, and measurement.
ELC 5354: Random Signals and Noise
3 credit hours · 1 section · 19 open seats · Robert Marks
Prerequisite(s): ELC 3335 and consent of instructor. Foundational treatment of probability, random variables and stochastic processes used in the analysis of random signals and noise in many areas of engineering. Topics include the modeling and properties of …
ELC 5355: Medical Imaging
3 credit hours · 1 section · 4 open seats · Keith Schubert
Cross Listings: Cross-listed as: BME 5355
ELC 5396: Modeling & Cntrl Elec Machines
3 credit hours · 4 sections · 28 open seats · Emmanuel Agamloh, Seung Kim, Lu Wang
See EGR 5396 for course information.
ELC 5397: Doctoral Proposal
3 credit hours · 6 sections · 6 open seats · Kwang Lee, Robert Marks, Annette von Jouanne, Emmanuel Agamloh and 1 more
Cross Listings: Cross-listed as: EGR 5397
ELC 5V99: Master's Thesis
1 credit hours · 19 sections · 42 open seats · Ian Gravagne, Robert Marks, Emmanuel Agamloh, Liang (Leon) Dong and 15 more
Prerequisite(s): Approval of student's master's thesis advisor. Students completing a master's program with a thesis must complete six hours of ELC 5V99.
ELC 6V00: Graduate Research
1 credit hours · 2 sections · 2 open seats · Keith Schubert, Yang Li
Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing. For research credit prior to admission to candidacy for an advanced degree. Credit will be given for the amount of work done. May be repeated for credit through 45 hours.
ELC 6V10: Doctoral Prospectus Research
1 credit hours · 20 sections · 66 open seats · Emmanuel Agamloh, Charles Baylis, Erik Blair, Liang (Leon) Dong and 16 more
Prerequisite(s): Instructor approval. Supervised research for developing a dissertation prospectus that will be the subject of the preliminary exam that will admit students to candidacy. A student may repeat this course for credit with a maximum of ten total h…
ELC 6V99: Dissertation
1 credit hours · 19 sections · 43 open seats · Mack Grady, JB Lee, Ian Gravagne, Liang (Leon) Dong and 15 more
Prerequisite(s): Consent of student's supervisory graduate committee and admission to doctoral candidacy. Required of all doctoral candidates. No fewer than 24 semester hours will be accepted for a dissertation. Students may not enroll for dissertation hours u…