Electrical Engineering (EE)
- http://ee.usc.edu/
- D class assignments for undergraduates available in EEB102; phone 740-4447.
- D class assignments for graduate students available in EEB100; phone 740-4447.
- To be enrolled in an off-campus course, you MUST also be enrolled in the Distance Education Network. For more information, call 740-4488 or go to den.usc.edu. DEN courses are indicated by a location of OFF CAMPUS.
Computer organization and architecture. Concepts include: computer evolution and performance, system busses, cache memory, internal and external memory, input/output, operating system support, computer arithmetic.
- Prerequisite: CSCI 102
| Session | Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 004 | 30700R | Lecture | 1:00-4:20pm | Tue, Thu | 0 of 25 | Mark Redekopp | RTH105 |   | |
| 050 | 30702R | Lecture | 1:00-4:20pm | Tue, Thu | 15 of 25 | Mark Redekopp | | ||
| 004 | 30701R | Lab | 1:00-1:50pm | Friday | 0 of 25 | | |||
| 050 | 30703R | Lab | 1:00-1:50pm | Friday | 15 of 25 | |
Network architectures; layered protocols, network service interface; local networks; long-haul networks; internal protocols; link protocols; addressing; routing; flow control; higher level protocols.
- Restriction: Registration closed to the following class level(s): Freshmen, Sophomore
- Note: Register for lecture and discussion
| Session | Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 057 | 30480R | Lecture | 8:00-9:55am | Tue, Thu | 23 of 40 | Shahin Nazarian | OHE100C | | |
| 057 | 30410R | Discussion | 12:00-12:50pm | Friday | 20 of 40 | OHE100B | | ||
| 917 | 30568D | Lecture | 8:00-9:55am | Tue, Thu | 11 of 40 | Shahin Nazarian | OFF CAMPUS | | |
| 917 | 30570R | Discussion | 12:00-12:50pm | Friday | 11 of 40 | OFF CAMPUS | |
Intensive introduction to programming principles, discrete mathematics for computing, software design and software engineering concepts. Not available for credit to computer science majors, graduate or undergraduate.
- Crosslist: This course is offered by the CSCI department but may qualify for major credit in EE. To register, enroll in CSCI 455.
| Session | Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 057 | 30224R | Lecture | 5:00-7:30pm | Mon, Wed | 16 of 48 | Massoud Ghyam | RTH109 | PDF (26487 KB) | |
| 917 | 30225D | Lecture | 5:00-7:30pm | Mon, Wed | 2 of 20 | Massoud Ghyam | OFF CAMPUS | PDF (26487 KB) | |
Register transfer level machine organization; MIPS instruction set architecture; performance; computer arithmetic; organization and detailed implementation of non-pipelined and pipelined processors; cache and virtual memory.
- Prerequisite: EE 357
| Session | Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 014 | 30422D | Lecture | 2:00-3:50pm | Tue, Thu | 6 of 40 | Gandhi Puvvada | OFF CAMPUS | | |
| 014 | 30425D | Discussion | 5:30-6:50pm | Thursday | 6 of 20 | OFF CAMPUS | | ||
| 058 | 30420R | Lecture | 2:00-3:50pm | Tue, Thu | 21 of 40 | Gandhi Puvvada | OHE136 | | |
| 058 | 30499R | Discussion | 5:30-6:50pm | Thursday | 17 of 35 | OHE100B | |
Axiomatic foundations of probability, random variables, functions of several random variables, introduction to statistics, sequences of random variables.
| Session | Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 014 | 30461D | Lecture | 3:30-5:20pm | Tue, Thu | 5 of 20 | Ali Zahid | OFF CAMPUS | | |
| 014 | 30427R | Discussion | 12:00-12:50pm | Friday | 5 of 20 | OFF CAMPUS | | ||
| 059 | 30424R | Lecture | 3:30-5:20pm | Tue, Thu | 3 of 20 | Ali Zahid | OHE100C | | |
| 059 | 30423R | Discussion | 12:00-12:50pm | Friday | 3 of 20 | OHE120 | |
Analysis and design techniques for CMOS analog and non-linear integrated circuits. Frequency and noise characteristics of broadband amplifiers. Feedback, oscillators, and phase-locked loops.
- Prerequisite: EE 348
| Session | Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 059 | 30436D | Lecture | 6:30-9:10pm | Monday | 8 of 20 | Ali Zadeh | OHE100C | PDF (84739 KB) | |
| 014 | 30438D | Lecture | 6:30-9:10pm | Monday | 0 of 12 | Ali Zadeh | OFF CAMPUS | PDF (84739 KB) | |
Fundamentals of Digital Signal Processing covering: discrete time linear systems, quantization, sampling, Z-transforms, Fourier transforms, FFTs and filter design.
| Session | Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 014 | 30442D | Lecture | 6:00-9:10pm | Tuesday | 7 of 20 | Edgar Satorius | OFF CAMPUS | PDF (29545 KB) | |
| 014 | 30443D | Discussion | 5:30-6:20pm | Thursday | 7 of 20 | OFF CAMPUS | | ||
| 059 | 30440R | Lecture | 6:00-9:10pm | Tuesday | 4 of 30 | Edgar Satorius | RTH115 | PDF (29545 KB) | |
| 059 | 30441R | Discussion | 5:30-6:20pm | Thursday | 4 of 30 | OHE100C | |
Laboratory oriented with lectures keyed to practical procedures and processes. Solid-state fabrication and analysis fundamentals; basic device construction techniques. Prerequisite: BSEE
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Master Student, Doctoral Student
- Note: Register for lecture and one Lab
| Session | Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 907 | 30430D | Lecture | 3:00-4:50pm | Tue, Thu | 19 of 21 | Kian Kaviani | KAP138 | | |
| 907 | 30431D | Lab | TBA | TBA | 10 of 11 | OFFICE | | ||
| 907 | 30432D | Lab | TBA | TBA | 4 of 6 | OFFICE | | ||
| 907 | 30433D | Lab | TBA | TBA | 1 of 1 | OFFICE | | ||
| 907 | 30434D | Lab | TBA | TBA | 0 of 1 | OFFICE | | ||
| 907 | 30435D | Lab | TBA | TBA | 2 of 2 | OFFICE | |
Integrated-circuit technologies for mixed-signal communication and data systems. Constituent device models and their limitations. Contemporary research topics.
- Prerequisite: EE 338
| Session | Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 906 | 30470R | Lecture | 3:00-4:50pm | Mon, Wed | 10 of 20 | Kian Kaviani | OHE100B | | |
| 911 | 30471D | Lecture | 3:00-4:50pm | Mon, Wed | 12 of 25 | Kian Kaviani | OFF CAMPUS | |
Fundamental skills for modeling and controlling of dynamic systems for robotic applications and graphics animations; control theory; kinematics; dynamics; sensor processing; real-time operating systems; robot labs.
- Crosslist: This course is offered by the CSCI department but may qualify for major credit in EE. To register, enroll in CSCI 545.
| Session | Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 902 | 30219R | Lecture-Lab | 11:00-12:40pm | MTuWTh | Canceled | |
ASIC design, FPGAs, VHDL, verilog, test benches, simulation, synthesis, timing analysis, post-synthesis simulation, FIFOs, handshaking, memory interface, PCI bus protocol, CAD tools, design lab exercises. Recommended preparation: familiarity with CAD tools
| Session | Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 058 | 30444D | Lecture | 2:00-3:30pm | Mon, Wed | 32 of 35 | Gandhi Puvvada | ZHS252 | | |
| 058 | 30485D | Lecture | 4:00-5:35pm | Mon, Wed | 25 of 35 | Gandhi Puvvada | ZHS252 | | |
| 058 | 30445D | Discussion | 6:00-9:00pm | Monday | 29 of 35 | RTH105 | | ||
| 058 | 30486D | Discussion | 6:00-9:00pm | Wednesday | 25 of 35 | RTH105 | |
a: Random vectors, sequences, and functions. Linear transformations, second moment theory, spectral densities, narrowband processes, Gaussian processes, correlation detection, linear minimum mean square error estimation.
| Session | Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 059 | 30446D | Lecture | 6:00-9:10pm | Wednesday | 11 of 40 | Ashok Patel | OHE100B | | |
| 059 | 30448D | Discussion | 11:00-11:50am | Friday | 11 of 40 | OHE100B | | ||
| 913 | 30460D | Lecture | 6:00-9:10pm | Wednesday | 6 of 30 | Ashok Patel | OFF CAMPUS | | |
| 913 | 30462D | Discussion | 11:00-11:50am | Friday | 5 of 30 | OFF CAMPUS | |
Image sampling, 2-D image transform, image enhancement, geometric image modification, mophologic processing, edge detection, texture analysis, image filtering and restoration. Graduate standing. Recommended preparation: 401, 464
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Master Student, Doctoral Student
| Session | Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 908 | 30464D | Lecture | 9:00-12:10pm | Friday | 9 of 50 | Michael Enright | OHE100C | PDF (20456 KB) | |
| 913 | 30466D | Lecture | 9:00-12:10pm | Friday | 8 of 40 | Michael Enright | OFF CAMPUS | |
Research leading to the master's degree. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the department. Graded CR/NC.
| Session | Section | Units | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 908 | 30449D | 1.0-3.0 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 8 of 100 | Alexander Sawchuk | OFFICE | |
Credit on acceptance of Thesis. Graded CR/NC.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Master Student
| Session | Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 908 | 30451D | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 1 of 20 | OFFICE | |
Fault models; test generation; fault simulation; self-checking and self-testing circuits; design for testability; fault tolerant design techniques; case studies.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Master Student, Doctoral Student
| Session | Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 906 | 30661D | Lecture | 1:00-2:55pm | Tue, Thu | 3 of 30 | Mel Breuer | OHE100B | PDF (204228 KB) | |
| 911 | 30662D | Lecture | 1:00-2:55pm | Tue, Thu | 3 of 10 | Mel Breuer | OFF CAMPUS | PDF (204228 KB) | |
Laboratory study of specific problems by candidates for the degree Engineer in Electrical Engineering. Graded CR/NC.
| Session | Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 908 | 30453D | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 20 | Alexander Sawchuk | OFFICE | |
Research leading to the doctorate. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the department. Graded CR/NC.
| Session | Section | Units | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 908 | 30454D | 1.0-6.0 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 47 of 100 | Alexander Sawchuk | OFFICE | |
Credit on acceptance of Dissertation. Graded CR/NC.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Doctoral Student
| Session | Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 908 | 30455D | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 9 of 30 | OFFICE | |
Information accurate as of 10/3/2011 8:13 AM.