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Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
EAS 6242 Advanced Structural Composites (3) Syllabus
Prerequisite: EGM 3520. Micro and macro-behavior of a
lamina. Stress transfer of short fiber composites. Classical
lamination theory, static analysis of laminated plates, free-edge effect,
failure modes.
Text: None required. Notes will be provided. References: Structural Analysis of
Laminated Plates, J.M. Whitney, Technomic Publishing
Co.; Mechanics of Composite Materials, R.M. Christensen, Wiley & Sons;
Mechanics of Laminated Composite Plates, Theory and Analysis, J.N. Reddy, CRC
Press;
Current periodicals, articles; Conference Proceedings, NASA reports etc.
Instructor: Dr. R. Sankar
Time: Taped /Streaming Video
EGM 6321 Principles of Engineering Analysis
I (3) Syllabus
Prerequisite: EGM 4313 or MAP 4305. Solution of linear
and nonlinear ordinary differential equations. Methods
of Frobenius, classification of singularities.
Integral representation of solutions. Treatment of the Bessel, Hermite, Legendre, hypergeometric, and
Mathieu equations. Asymptotic methods including the WBK and saddle point
techniques. Treatment of nonlinear autonomous equations.
Phase plane trajectories and limit cycles.
Text: None required. Recommended: (1) C. Wylie,
"Advanced Engineering Mathematics," 1997, Dover, 0486606244. (2) N. Lebedey, "Special Functions
and Their Applications," 1972, Dover, 0486606244. (3) G. Micula & P. Pavel, Differential
and Intergral Equations Through Practice,"
Springer, 0792318900. (4) B. Moiseiwitsch,
"Integral Equations," Longman, 0582442885. (5) Ployanin,
"Handbook of Integral Equations," CRC Press, 0849328764. (6) Wazwaz, "A First Course in Integral Equations,"
World Scientific, 1997, 9810231016.
Instructor: Dr. O. Cazacu
Time: T 10:00-12:00 & 1:00-2:00 Room 110
EGM 6341 Numerical Methods of Engineering
Analysis I (3)
Prerequisite: EGM 4313 or equivalent. Finite-difference calculus;
interpolation and extrapolation; roots of equations; solution of algebraic
equations; eigenvalue problems; least-squares method;
quadrature formulas; numerical solution of ordinary
differential equations; methods of weighted residuals. Use of
digital computer.
Computer Support Required: Internet access.
Text: TBA
Instructor: Dr. C.
Hsu
Time: Taped /Streaming Video
EGM 6365 Structural Optimization (3)
Prereq: EML 4500, EGM 4350, EML 5526 or EGM
6451, Structural optimization via calculus of variations. Application
of techniques of numerical optimization to design of trusses, frames, and
composite laminates. Calculation of sensitivity of
structural response. Approximating and fast
re-analysis techniques. Optimality criteria methods.
Text: TBA
Instructor: Dr. R. Haftka
Time: Taped /Streaming Video
EGM 6812 Fluid Mechanics I (3)
Prerequisite: EGN 3353C. Flow kinematics. Fundamental
laws and equations in integral and differential forms. Potential flows.
Introduction to laminar flows in simple geometries, laminar and turbulent
boundary layer flows. External flows. One-dimensional compressible flows.
Computer Support Required: Internet access.
Text: TBA
Instructor: Dr. M. Sheplak
Time: Taped /Streaming Video
EML 5714 Introduction to Compressible Flow (3)
One-dimensional and quasi-one-dimensional compressible fluid flows. Mach
waves, normal shocks, oblique shocks, Prandtl-Meyer
expansions, isentropic flow with area change, Fanno
flow, Rayleigh flow.
Text: TBA
Instructor: Dr.
Carroll
Time: Taped /Streaming Video
EML 6154 Conduction Heat Transfer (3)
Prerequisite: MAP 2302, EML 4141. Studies of heat conduction
in homogeneous, heterogeneous, isotropic, anisotropic, stationary, moving
bodies in Cartesian, cylindrical and spherical systems. Both exact and
approximate solutions stressed.
Text: TBA
Instructor: Dr. D.
Hahn
Time: Taped /Streaming Video
EML 6156 Multi-Phase Convection Heat
Transfer (3)
Prereq: EML 6155 (3) Detailed coverage of advanced
convection heat transfer topics: boiling and condensation, high velocity
convection, transpiration cooling, convection around bodies, free jet flow,
oscillating fluids, and microelectronic cooling.
Text: TBA
Instructor: Dr. Klausner
Time: TBA Taped
EML 6934A Special Topics in Mechanical
Engineering: Failure of Materials in Mechanical Design (3)
No additional information at this time.
Text: TBA
Instructor: Dr. Ifju
Time: Taped /Streaming Video
Electrical
& Computer Engineering
EEL 5320 Bipolar Analog IC Design (3)
Prerequisite: EEL 3304. Amplifier stages, active loads, output stages,
op-amps, feedback, frequency response, compensation.
Text: TBA
Instructor: Dr. R.
Fox
Time: Taped /Streaming Video
EEL 5544 Noise in Linear Systems (3) Syllabus
Passage of electrical noise and signals through linear systems. Statistical representation of random signals, electrical noise, and
spectra.
Text: TBA
Instructor: Dr.
Wong
Time: Taped /Streaming Video
EEL 5934 Special Topics in Electrical Engineering: Antenna
Engineering 1 (3) Syllabus
Prerequisite: Undergraduate electromagnetic theory and microwave
circuit analysis, specifically transmission lines, wave-guides and wave
propagation. The fundamental principles of antenna theory and apply them to the
design, analysis, and measurements of antennas.
Text: W. Stutzman and G. Thiele, "Antenna Theory
and Design," 2nd edition, Wiley, 1997, 0471025909.
Instructor: Dr. H. Zmuda
Time: R 1:00-4:00
EEL 5934c Special Topics in Electrical Engineering: Electronic
Countermeasures (3) Syllabus
Prerequisite: EEL 5544 and EEL 5547 or permission of instructor. This
course will cover the most recent developments in electronic warfare (EC)
technology. Emphasis is placed on on-board RF countermeasures, including ECM
techniques to counter emerging radar systems and the latest technological
advances in radar systems. Specific topics will include receiver architectures,
coherent signal processing, digital RF memories, advanced EW processor systems,
and electronic counter-counter measure considerations.
Text: D. Curtis Schleher, Introduction to Electronic
Warfare, Artech House, 1986, 0890061424.
Instructor: Dr. D.
Bowyer
Time: TBA
EEL 6486 Electromagnetic Field Theory and
Applications I (3)
Prerequisite: Undergraduate course in fields and waves. Advanced
electrostatics, magnetostatics, time-varying
electromagnetic fields, wave propagation, waveguides.
Computer Support Required: Internet access.
Text: Balanis, "Advanced Engineering and Electromagnetics," Wiley, 0471621943. Reference(s): R.
Wangsness, "Electromagnetic Fields," 2nd , Wiley, 1986, 0471811866. J. Reitz and F. Milford,
"Foundations of Electromagnetic Theory," 4th ,
Addison-Wesley, 1992, 0201526247.
Instructor: Dr. H. Zmuda
Time: M 1:00-4:00 & Taped
EEL 6502 Adaptive Signal Processing (3)Prerequisite: EEL 5719, 5544. Theory of adaption with stationary signals; performance measures.
LMS, RLS algorithms. Implementation
issues and applications.
Text: S. Haykin and Simon, "Adaptive Filter
Theory," 4th edition, Prentice Hall, 2001, 0130901261.
Instructor:
TBA
Time: MW 11:15-12:30
EEL 6537 Spectral Estimation (3)
Prerequisite: EEL 5544, 5701. Measurement and analysis
of signals and noise. Digital filtering and spectral analysis; fast
Fourier transform.
Text: P. Stoica and R. Moses, "Introduction to
Spectral Analysis ," 2nd edition, Prentice-Hall,
2000, 0132584190.
Instructor: Dr. L. Cerrato
Time: MW 11:15-12:30
EEL 6562 Image Processing and Computer
Vision (3)
Pictorial data representation; feature encoding; spatial filtering;
image enhancement; image segmentation; cluster seeking; two-dimensional
z-transforms; scene analysis; picture description language; object recognition;
pictorial database; interactive graphics; picture understanding machine.
Text: TBA
Instructor: Dr. D.
Wu
Time: TBA Taped
Environmental Engineering Certificate Program
EES 6051 Advanced Environmental Planning
and Design (3)
Sustainable communities and regions. Quantitative
methods for evaluation of environmental impacts and carrying capacity. Theories of spatial and temporal organization of systems of
humanity and nature.
Text: TBA
Instructor: Dr. Brown
Time: Taped /Streaming Video
ENV 5075 Environmental Policy (3)
Policy analysis, policymaking, and policy implementation. Analytical methods for evaluating alternative policies. Legal, social, political, and economic patterns and processes which
shape the climate within which environmental policy is made.
Computer Support Required: As a minimum, students must have a PC with 386 or
higher capability. Access to the Web and e-mail required. The computer must be
able to run Microsoft Internet Explorer 2.0 or higher,
or Netscape 3.0 or higher. It is recommended that the baud rate be 9600 or
better. Adobe Acrobat Reader version 3.0 or higher should also be available but
it can be downloaded through the course web site.
Text: (1) J. Layzer, "The Environmental Case -
Translating Values into P," 2002, Cq
Press, 1568027265, (2) John G. Thibodeau & P.Williams, 1997," The River Dragon Has Come," M
E Sharpe, 0765602067.
Instructor: Dr. W. Viessman
Time: Taped /Streaming Video
ENV 6932 Special Problems in Environmental
Engineering: Global Environmental Policies (3)
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. A study of global
environmental policies, laws, and institutions. Issues
of coordinating environmental policies among international governing bodies,
nations, and state and local governments. Links
between global environmental policies and sustainable development.
Computer Support Required: TBA.
Text: None required; a series of readings from the literature and the student
submits numerous written reports.
Instructor: Dr. W. Viessman
Time: Directed Study Course
Industrial
& Systems Engineering
Undergraduate Courses:
STA 4321 Mathematical Statistics 1 (3)
Prerequisite: MAC 2313 or equivalent. Introduction to
the theory of probability, counting rules, conditional probability,
independence, additive and multiplicative laws, Bayes
Rule. Discrete and continuous random variables, their distributions,
moments, moment generating functions. Multivariate probability distributions, independence, covariance.
Distributions of functions of random variables.
Text: D. Wackerly, W. Mendenhall, and R. Schaeffer,
"Mathematical Statistics with Applications," 6th ,
PWS-Kent, 2001, 0534377416.
Instructor: Dr. D.
Polk
Time: MW 4:45-6:00
STA 4322
Mathematical Statistics 2 (3 Cr) Prerequisite: STA 4321 or equivalent.
Sampling distributions, central limit theorem, estimation, properties of point
estimators, confidence intervals, hypothesis testing, common large sample
tests, normal theory small sample tests, uniformly most powerful and likelihood
ratio tests, linear models and least squares, correlation. Introduction
to analysis of variance.
Text: D. Wackerly, W. Mendenhall, and R. Schaeffer,
"Mathematical Statistics with Applications," 6th edition, PWS-Kent,
2001, 0534377416.
Instructor: TBA
Time: MW 4:45-6:00
Graduate Courses:
EIN 6905 Special Problems: Engineering
Financial Management and Control (3)
Prerequisite: MAC 2312. Fundamentals of financial
management and control. Theory and tools of analysis
for management in the modern industrial environment. Managerial
accounting and finance, macro-economic principles, introduction to
international markets, and managerial planning and control.
Computer Support Required: Access to PC.
Text: D. Miles and A. Scott, "Macroeconomics: Understanding the Wealth of
Nations," Wiley, 2002, 0471988456 or 2nd edition, 2004, 0470868929.
Instructor: Dr. P.
Carlton
Time: TR 11:15-12:30
EIN 6905 Special Problems: Systems
Management (3)
Systems engineering is a discipline that addresses the management of
systems of increasing complexity in military, industrial, commercial, and civil
areas. This course will acquaint students with concepts of systems and the role
systems engineering plays in their development. It will also provide a basic
framework for planning and assessing system development and how systems
analysis methods and techniques are integrated within the systems engineering
process.
Text: A. P. Sage, Systems Engineering, 624 pp. 1992, Wiley-Interscience
(Wiley Series in Systems Engineering and Management), 0471536393; Instructor's
notes. Recommended references: D. M. Buede, The
Engineering Design of Systems: Models and Methods, 488 pp, 2000, Wiley-Interscience; ISBN: 0471282251; B. S. Blanchard and W. J. Fabrycky, Systems Engineering and Analysis, 3rd edition, 738 pp., 1998 Prentice Hall, 0131350471 4th
edition, May 2005, 0131869779.
Instructor: Dr. H. Pfister
Time: MW 4:30-5:45
ESI 6314 Deterministic Methods in
Operations Research (4)
Prerequisite: ESI 4567C, computer literacy, calculus through
differential equations. Introduction to basic models and their solution with
modem computer packages. Emphasis on modeling, computer
solution, and sensitivity analysis with minimal reference to model theory and
development of algorithmic methods.
Computer Support Required: PC; LINDO/GINO/LINGO, provided in textbook.
Text: W. Winston and M. Venkataramanan,
"Introduction to Mathematical Programming: Applications and
Algorithms," 4th, IPT/ Duxberry, 2002,
0534359647, and course notes packet by D. W. Hearn.
Instructor: Dr. D.
Thornton
Time: MW 8:00-9:15
Lab: TBA (50 min./wk.)
ESI 6323 Models for Supply Chain Management (3)
Prerequisite: prior course work in linear programming, probability, and
stochastic processes. Essential elements including controlling and coordinating
activities such as order processing, purchasing, material storage and handling,
production scheduling, packaging, transportation, and setting customer service
standards.
Computer Support Required: Internet access; MS Excel and Word should be
sufficient Engineering Applications; Supply Chain Network Design, Inventory
policy decisions, and transportation planning decisions.
Text: S. Choprs and P. Meindl,
"Supply Chain Management Strategy, Planning & Ope,"
2nd edition, Prentice Hall, 013101028X.
Instructor: Dr. J. Geunes
Time: Taped /Streaming Video
ESI 6417 Linear Programming and Network
Optimization (3)
Prerequisite: Matrix theory. Formulation and solution
techniques for network flow and linear programming problems. Algorithms for network optimization. The
simplex method, theory and computation. Duality
theory, sensitivity analysis.
Text: TBA. Reference: M. Bazaraa, J. Jarvis and
H. Sherali, "Linear Programming and Network
Flows," 2nd, Wiley, 1990, 0471636819. R. Ahuja,
and T. Magnanti, "Network Flows: Theory,
Algorithms, and Applications," 1st, Prentice Hall, 1993, 013617549X.
Instructor: Dr. C. Smth
Time: Taped /Streaming Video
ESI 6492 Global Optimization (3) Prerequisite:
linear and nonlinear programming. Properties of nonconvex functions, convex envelopes, and duality.
Complexity issues, applications of global
optimization and software issues. Algorithms for quadratic
programming. Concave minimization, Lipschitz
optimization, and nonconvex network flow problems.
Text: TBA
Instructor: Dr. P.Pardalos
Time: Taped /Streaming Video
ESI 6529 Digital Simulation Techniques (3)
Prerequisite: Computer literacy and probability theory. Computer programming aspects of digital simulation. Deterministic simulation; stochastic simulation. Use of simulation languages.
Text: Law and Kelton,
"Simulation Modeling and Analysis," McGraw-Hill, 0070592926. Recommended: Ross, "Simulation," 3rd edition, Academic
Press, 0125980531.
Instructor: Dr. F. AitSahlia
Time: Taped /Streaming Video
ESI 6912c Advanced Topics in ISE:
Introduction to Stochastic Optimization (3 Cr)
Prerequisite: linear programming, probability and statistics. An introductory course for graduate students in engineering,
operations research, management, etc. The course presents the general
approaches and techniques for decision making under the presence of
uncertainties. Topics: uncertainty and modeling issues (decisions and stages,
probabilistic programming etc.); basic theory and properties of multi-stage
stochastic programs; foundations of risk management and risk measures; solution
methods (L-shaped method, stochastic quasi-gradient methods); applications and
examples; modeling with AMPL.
Computer Support Required: PC with Internet access.
Text: TBA
Instructor: Dr. Uryasev
Tme: TR 4:30-5:45
STA 6326 Introduction to Theoretical
Statistics I (3)
Prerequisite: MAC 2313. Prerequisite: MAC 2313. Theory of probability
.Probability spaces, continuous and discrete distributions, functions of random
variables, multivariate distributions, expectation, conditional expectation,
central limit theorem, useful convergence results, sampling distributions,
distributions of order statistics, empirical distribution function.
Computer Support Required: PC with Internet access.
Text: G. Casella and R. Berger, "Statistical
Inference," 2nd, Brooks & Cole, 2001, 0534243126.
Instructor: Dr. M. Yavuz
Time: TR 4:30-5:45
CAP 5416 Computer Vision (3) Syllabus
Prerequisite: MAC 2312 and C-language. Introduction to
image formation and analysis. Monocular imaging
system, projections, camera model calibration, and binocular imaging. Low-level vision techniques, segmentation and representation
techniques, and high-level vision.
Course Syllabus: Not available at this time.
Computer Support Required: Internet access.
Text: TBA
Instructor: Dr. B. Vemuri
Time: Taped /Streaming Video
CAP 5510 Bioinformatics (3)
Prerequisite: CIS 3020 or equivalent. Basic concepts
of molecular biology and computer science. Sequence comparison and
assembly, physical mapping of DNA, phylogenetic
trees, genome rearrangements, gene identification, biomolecular
cryptology, and molecular structure prediction.
Text: TBA
Instructor: Dr. S. S.
Chen
Time: Taped /Streaming Video
CAP 5635 Artificial Intelligence Concepts (3) Syllabus
Prereq: COP 3530. Heuristic
search, game theory, knowledge representation, logic, machine learning, AI
languages and tools. Applications such as planning,
natural language understanding, expert systems, and computer vision.
Text: TBA
Instructor: Dr. D. Dankel
Time:
Taped /Streaming Video
CAP 6615 Neural Networks for Computing (3)
Prerequisite: CAP 5635. Neural
network models and algorithms. Adaptive behavior,
associative learning, competitive dynamics and biological mechanisms.
Applications include computer vision, cognitive information processing,
control, and signal analysis.
Text: TBA
Instructor:
TBA
Time: Taped /Streaming Video
CEN 5540 Computer & Network Security (3)
Prerequisite: COP 3530, COT 5405; coreq: COP 4600. Issues, analysis, and
solutions. Viruses, worms, logic bombs, network
attacks, covert channels, steganography, cryptology,
authentication, digital signatures, electronic commerce.
Text: TBA
Instructor: TBA
Time: Taped /Streaming Video
COP 5536 Advanced Data Structures (3)
Prerequisite: COP 3530. Development of efficient data structures used to
obtain more efficient solutions to classical problems, such as those based on
graph theoretical models, as well as problems that arise in application areas
of contemporary interest.
Text: E. Horowitz, S. Sahni, and D. Mehta,
"Fundamentals of Data Structures in C++," W. H. Freeman, 1995,
0716782928.
Instructor: Dr. S. Sahni
Time: Taped /Streaming Video
COP 5615 Operating System Principles (3)
Prerequisite: COP 4600. The concepts and techniques of
efficient management of computer system resources.
Text: TBA
Instructor: Dr. R.
Chow
Time: Taped /Streaming Video
COT 5405 Analysis of Algorithms (3) Syllabus
Prerequisite: COP 3530. Introduction and illustration
of basic techniques for designing efficient algorithms and analyzing algorithm
complexity.
Text: TBA
Instructor: Dr. S. Ranka
Time: Taped /Streaming Video
Civil
& Coastal Engineering
EGN 5606 Public Works Management (3)
CGN 6155 Civil Engineering Practices 1 (3) (Construction Engineering 1)
Advanced Civil Engineering management skills and procedures in support
of design and construction practices above the project level.
Text: TBA
InstruTBAr: Dr.
Ellis
Time: Taped /Streaming Video
TTE 5256 Traffic Engineering (3)
Traffic characteristics, studies and analyses, street operations, level
of service analysis, congestion and access management, signs and markings,
pedestrians, bicycles, parking, roadway lighting.
Text: TBA
Instructor: Dr.
Sampson
Time: Taped /Streaming Video