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The following are courses I took during third year of my undergraduate studies in Computer and Electrical Engineering.
Winter 2010
| Communication Systems, ECE316 |
| Instructor: |
Teng Joon Lim |
| Description: |
An introductory course in analog and digital communication systems. Analog and digital signals. Signal representation and Fourier transforms; energy and power spectral densities; bandwidth. Distortionless analog communication; amplitude, frequency and phase modulation systems; frequency division multiplexing. Sampling, quantization and pulse code modulation (PCM). Baseband digital communication; intersymbol interference (ISI); Nyquist’s ISI criterion; eye diagrams. Passband digital communications; amplitude-, phase- and frequency-shift keying; signal constellations. Performance analysis of analog modulation schemes in the presence of noise. Performance analysis of PCM in noise. |
| Computer Networks I, ECE361 |
| Instructor: |
Ben Liang |
| Description: |
Layered network architectures; overview of TCP/IP protocol suite. Introduction to sockets; introduction to application layer protocols. Peer-to-Peer Protocols: ARQ; TCP reliable stream service; flow control. Data Link Controls: Framing; PPP; HDLC. Medium access control and LANs: Aloha; Ethernet; Wireless LANs; Bridges. Packet Switching: Datagram and virtual circuit switching; Shortest path algorithms; Distance vector and link state routing algorithms. |
| Environmental Chemistry, CHE230 |
| Instructor: |
Greg J. Evans |
| Description: |
The chemical phenomena occurring in environmental systems are examined based on fundamental principles of organic, inorganic and physical chemistry. The course is divided into sections describing the chemistry of the atmosphere, natural waters and soils. The principles applied in the course include reaction kinetics and mechanisms, complex formation, pH and solubility equilibria and adsorption phenomena. Molecules of biochemical importance and instrumental methods of analysis relevant to environmental systems are also addressed. |
Fall 2009
| Probability and Random Processes, ECE302 |
| Instructor: |
Teng Joon Lim |
| Description: |
Basic principles and properties of probability. Random variables, distribution and density functions. Expectation, moments, characteristic function, correlation coefficient. Functions of random variables. Bernoulli trials, Binomial, Poisson and Gaussian distributions. Introduction to random processes. Applications will be chosen from reliability theory, estimation and hypothesis testing, linear models for data, noise in devices, random number generation and simulation. |
| Fields and Waves, ECE320 |
| Instructor: |
Sean Victor Hum |
| Description: |
Voltage and current waves on a general transmission line, reflections from the load and source, transients on the line, and Smith’s chart. Maxwell’s equations, time retarded scalar and vector potentials, electric and magnetic fields wave equations, boundary conditions, plane wave propagation, reflection and transmission at boundaries, constitutive relations, dispersion, polarization; and Poynting vector. |
| Operating Systems, ECE344 |
| Instructor: |
Dan Zingaro |
| Description: |
Operating system structures, concurrency, synchronization, deadlock, CPU scheduling, memory management, file systems. The laboratory exercises will require implementation of part of an operating system. |
| Algorithms and Data Structures, ECE345 |
| Instructor: |
Andreas Veneris |
| Description: |
Design and analysis of algorithms and data structures that are essential to engineers in every aspect of the computer hardware and software industry. Review of background material (recurrences, asymptotics, summations, trees and graphs). Sorting, search trees and balanced search trees, amortized analysis, hash functions, dynamic programming, greedy algorithms, basic graph algorithms, minimum spanning trees, shortest paths, introduction to NP Completeness. |
*Elective courses irrelavant to my professional engineering development are not listed, such as Arts and Science courses.
*Course descriptions courtesy of UofT Engineering Course Calendar 2009-2010.
The following are courses I took during second year of my undergraduate studies in Computer and Electrical Engineering.
Winter 2009
| Signals and Systems, ECE216 |
| Instructor: |
Kostas Plataniotis |
| Description: |
Fundamental discrete- and continuous-time signals, definition and properties of systems, linearity and time invariance, convolution, impulse response, differential and difference equations, Fourier analysis, sampling and aliasing, applications in communications. |
| Computer Organization, ECE243 |
| Instructor: |
Andreas Moshovos |
| Description: |
Basic computer structure. Design of central processing unit. Hardwired and microprogrammed control. Input-output and the use of interrupts. Arithmetic circuits. Assembly language programming. Main memory organization. Peripherals and interfacing. Microprocessors. System design considerations. The laboratory will consist of experiments involving logic systems and microprocessors. Design activity constitutes a major portion of laboratory work. |
| Electricity and Magnetism, ECE221 |
| Instructor: |
Micah Stickel |
| Description: |
The fundamental laws of electromagnetics are covered. The topics include: Forces due to Electric Fields, Coulomb’s Law, Bauss’s Law, Polarization in Dielectrics, Boundary Conditions, Poisson’s and Laplace’s Equations, Biot-Savart Law, Forces due to Magnetic Fields, Farady’s Law, Maxwell’s Equations. |
| Communication and Design, ECE297 |
| Instructor: |
Hans-Arno Jacobson
Dr. Peter Weiss |
| Description: |
An introduction to electrical and computer engineering design processes illustrated by the design and implementation of software systems. Creative development with appropriate organizational and reporting and recording activities, both oral and written, is emphasized. The general design cycle and pragmatic strategies used in the creation of small designs and larger systems are presented. These methods are implemented in pactical lab work done in teams. Oral skills are developed in seminars and team discussions, by learning to handle questions, and by making formal presentations. Written skills are developed in reports related to the lecture and lab activities. |
Fall 2008
| Calculus III, MAT291 |
| Instructor: |
Adrian Nachman |
| Description: |
The chain rule for functions of several variables; the gradient. Maxima and minima, Lagrange multipliers. Multiple integrals; change of variables, Jacobians. Line integrals, independence of path, Green’s theorem. The gradient, divergence and curl of a vector field. Surface integrals; parametric representations, applications from electromagnetic fields, Gauss’ theorem and Stokes’ theorem. |
| Advanced Engineering Mathematics, MAT290 |
| Instructor: |
Micah Stickel |
| Description: |
An introduction to complex variables and ordinary differential equations. Topics include Laplace transforms, ordinary higher-order linear differential equations with constant coefficients; transform methods; complex numbers and the complex plane; complex functions; limits and continuity; derivatives and integrals; analytic functions and the Cauchy-Riemann equations; power series as analytic functions; the logarithmic and exponential functions; Cauchy’s integral theorem, Laurent series, residues, Cauchy’s integral formula, the Laplace transform as an analytic function. Examples are drawn from electrical systems. |
| Digital Systems, ECE241 |
| Instructor: |
Jonathan Rose |
| Description: |
Digital logic circuit design with substantial hands-on laboratory work. Algebraic and truth table representation of logic functions and variables. Optimizations of combinational logic, using “don’t cares”. Multi-level logic optimization. Transistor-level design of logic gates; propagation delay and timing of gates and circuits. The Verilog hardware description language. Memory in digital circuits, including latches, clocked flip-flops, and Static Random Access Memory. Set-up and hold times of sequential logic. Finite state machines - design and implementation. Binary number representation, hardware addition and multiplication. Tri-state gates, and multiplexors. There is a major lab component using Complex Programmable Logic Devices (CPLDs) and Field-Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs) and associated computer-aided design software. |
| Circuit Theory, ECE212 |
| Instructor: |
Ali Navabi |
| Description: |
Nodal and loop analysis and network theorems. Natural and forced response of RL, RC, and RLC circuits. Sinusoidal steady-state analysis. Frequency response; resonance phenomena; poles and zeros; applications of the Laplace transform. |
| Programming Fundamentals, ECE244 |
| Instructor: |
Courtney Gibson |
| Description: |
Provides a foundation in programming using an object-oriented programming language. Topics include: classes and objects, inheritance, exception handling, basic data structures (lists, tree, etc.), big-O complexity analysis, and testing and debugging. The laboratory assignments emphasize the use of object-oriented programming constructs in the design and implementation of reasonably large programs. |
*Course descriptions courtesy of UofT Engineering Course Calendar 2008-2009.
The following are courses I took during first year of my undergraduate studies in Computer and Electrical Engineering.
Winter 2008
| Calculus B, MAT197 |
| Instructor: |
Chai Cohen |
| Description: |
Techniques of integration, introduction to second order differential equations, sequences and series, vector-valued functions, functions of several variables, partial differentiation. Applications to mechanics and other engineering problems. |
| Introduction to Materials and Chemistry, APS104 |
| Instructor: |
Costas, Urb |
| Description: |
This is an introductory course in materials science and physical chemistry. Topics include: fundamentals of atomic, structure, the nature of bonding, crystal structure and defects, the laws of chemical thermodynamics (including a discussion of enthalpy and entropy), reaction equilibrium, and phase equilibria. These basic principles provide the foundation for an exploration of structure-property relationships in metals, ceramics, and polymers, with emphasis on mechanical properties. |
| Dynamics, MIE100 |
| Instructor: |
L. Sinclair |
| Description: |
This course on Newtonian mechanics considers the interactions which influence 2-D, curvilinear motion. These interactions are described in terms of the concepts of force, work, momentum and energy. Initially the focus is on the kinematics and kinetics of particles. Then, the kinematics and kinetics of systems of particles and solid bodies are examined. Finally, simple harmonic motion is discussed. The occurrence of dynamic motion in natural systems, such as planetary motion, is emphasized. Applications to engineered systems are also introduced. |
| Engineering Strategies and Practice II, APS112 |
| Instructor: |
Tallman, Kunov, Kortschot |
| Description: |
This course introduces and provides a framework for the design process, problem solving and project management. Students are introduced to communication as an integral component of engineering practice. The course is a vehicle for practicing team skills and developing communications skills. Building on the first course, this second course in the two Engineering Strategies and Practice course sequence introduces students to project management and to the design process in greater depth. Students work in teams on a term length design project. Students will write a series of technical reports and give a team based design project presentation. |
| Intro. to Electricity and Magnetism, Circuit Analysis, ECE110 |
| Instructor: |
C. Sarris |
| Description: |
An introduction to the physics of Electricity and Magnetism: electric field, work in the electric field, electrostatic potential, capacitor, electric current, power, resistor; magnetic field, force on charge in magnetic field, electromagnetic induction, inductor, transformer. DC linear circuit analysis: Kirchhoff’s laws, voltage and current division, superposition, Thevenin and Norton equivalents, nodal analysis. Transient response of linear circuits: RC circuit, RL circuit, single time constant circuits. AC circuits: sinusoidal source, RMS values, time domain analysis, phasors, power in AC circuits, the transformer. Introduction to operational amplifiers. |
Fall 2007
| Calculus A, MAT196 |
| Instructor: |
Chai Cohen |
| Description: |
Limits and continuity, differentiation, maximum and minimum problems, definite and indefinite integrals, application of integration to geometry, mechanics, and other engineering problems, introduction to first order differential equations. |
| Linear Algebra, MAT188 |
| Instructor: |
Mary Pugh |
| Description: |
Systems of linear equations; matrices; determinants; vectors, lines and planes in 3 dimensions; Rn; vector spaces; eigenvalues and eigenvectors; introduction to products; applications. |
| Statics, Materials and Structures, CIV101 |
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| Engineering Strategies and Practice I, APS111 |
| Instructor: |
K. Tallman, Shallby |
| Description: |
This course introduces and provides a framework for the design process. Students are introduced to communication as an integral component of engineering practice. The course is a vehicle for understanding problem solving and developing communications skills. This first course in the two Engineering Strategies and Practice course sequence introduces students to the process of engineering design, to strategies for successful team work, and to design for human factors, society and the environment. Students write team and individual technical reports and give presentations within a discussion group. |
| Fundamentals of Programming, APS105 |
| Instructor: |
Tom Fairgrieve |
| Description: |
An introduction to computer systems and problem solving using computers. Topics include: the representation of information, programming techniques, programming style, algorithms and program organization using objects, array and pointer-based data structures (including stacks, queues and linear lists) searching and sorting basic computer organization, operating systems, and applications. The laboratories reinforce the lecture topics and develops essential programming skills. |
*Course descriptions courtesy of UofT Engineering Course Calendar 2008-2009.
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