ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING

PROGRAM ADVISING HANDBOOK

Professor Andrew E. Yagle

2011-12 Academic Year Edition


The goal of this handbook is to give students a quick guide to the Electrical Engineering (EE)
Program at the University of Michigan, and to answer the questions most frequently asked of me.
It's an unofficial document; the blue-paged document "Electrical Engineering Program" is official.
It is current as of Sept. 2011; check with the EECS Advising Office (see below) for any updates.
This document is also on my personal web site at: http://www.eecs.umich.edu/~aey/handbk.html.



INFORMATION FOR EECS FRESHMEN

ARE YOU AN ENGINEERING FRESHMAN

INTERESTED IN MAJORING IN EECS?


ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING:

FRESHMANSOPHOMORE
FALLWINTERFALLWINTER
Math 115Math 116Math 216Math 215
Chm 130Phys 140Phys 240EECS 280
Eng 100Eng 101EECS 215EECS 216
Hum/SSHum/SSHum/SSHum/SS

COMPUTER ENGINEERING:

FRESHMANSOPHOMORE
FALLWINTERFALLWINTER
Math 115Math 116Math 215Math 216
Chm 130Phys 140Phys 240EECS 203
Eng 100Eng 101EECS 270EECS 280
Hum/SSHum/SSHum/SSHum/SS

COMPUTER SCIENCE-ENGINEERING:

FRESHMANSOPHOMORE
FALLWINTERFALLWINTER
Math 115Math 116Math 215Math 216
Chm 130Phys 140EECS 203Phys 240
Eng 100Eng 101EECS 280EECS 281
Hum/SSHum/SSHum/SSHum/SS


DECLARING ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING (EE)

"This is definitely an E ticket"--Sally Ride, on her first space shuttle flight.
    Before you can formally Declare EE, you must satisfy the following:
  1. Have COMPLETED Engin 100 OR 101 with C's or better.
    Transfer students take English 125 and EECS 183 instead;
  2. Have COMPLETED Math 115 OR (116 or 156) with C's or better;
  3. Have COMPLETED Physics 140 OR Chemistry (130 or 210) with C's or better;
  4. Have COMPLETED at least one full term here at U-M;
  5. Be in good academic standing (i.e., not on probation);
  6. Have a GPA of 2.0 or greater BOTH overall AND for the previous term.
  7. Once you reach 55 credit hours, you need a GPA of 3.0 or better to declare.
  8. So schedule an appointment at http://www.eecs.umich.edu/eecs/undergraduate TODAY.

CoE GLOBAL ENGINEERING PROGRAM

  1. What is the Program in Global Engineering?
  2. What is the Engineering Global Leadership Program?
  3. What's in it for me?
  4. Why should I spend a term overseas
    instead of taking an internship or co-op?
  5. What courses should I take overseas?
  6. Where can I get more information?


OUR FLEXIBLE EE PROGRAM

    For more details on these and other courses, see the CoE Bulletin.
  1. You take all of the courses in the CoE core [55 hours]:
  2. You take required courses in each of these four areas [16 hours]:
  3. You take two Core (follow-up) courses in ANY TWO of these four areas [8 hours]:
  4. You take two more required courses in two more areas [8 hours]:
  5. You take 11 hours of "upper level" (300-level or above) EE courses [11 hours]:

  6. You take a "Major Design Experience" (MDE) course in your senior year [4 hours]:
  7. You take some "Flexible Technical Electives" (usually 3 courses) [10 hours]:


OVERVIEW OF EE COURSES BY AREAS

MAIN AREABasicSUB-AREA CoreUpperMDE
SYSTEMS216 Control systems460 461None
CommunicationsNone 455 452
Signal processing451 None452
CIRCUITS215 Analog circuits311 421 413
Digital circuits312 None427
E'MAG. &
OPTICS
230Wave propagation 330411 430
Optics & photonics 334 434438
SOLID
STATE
320 Device fabricationNone 423 425
Electronic devicesNone 420, 429 425
MEMSNone414 425


MINORING IN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING

Area of EENeedPrepElectiveElective
Control and Signal Process.215216451 or 460 451,452,455,460 or 461
Electromagnetics and Optics215230330 or 334 411,430,434,438 or 530
Computer Hardware 215270370 or 373 470 (also requires 280)
Circuits and Solid-State 215320311 or 312 411,413,414 or 42(any)

ADVISING ADVICE AND HINTS

    Make an appointment to see an EE Advisor at least once a year.
    I sound like a dentist, but at least we won't give you novocaine!
  1. Plan ahead! You need to make decisions now about the next year.
  2. Yagle's Law: The two courses you want to take will often conflict.
  3. EXAMPLE #1: Are you interested in VLSI Design (EECS 427)?
  4. EXAMPLE #2: Are you interested in Lasers & Optics (EECS 438)?
  5. EXAMPLE #3: Are you interested in Communications?

TRANSFER CREDIT

    If feasible, this can save you both time and money. The procedure:
  1. Check www.engin.umich.edu/transferdatabase/ (CoE course equivalency database).
  2. Download and follow the instructions on the Transfer Credit Approval form:
    www.engin.umich.edu/students/academics/transfercreditapproval/index.jsp
  3. You must take 30 of your last 38 hours here at U-M (Ann Arbor campus)(CoE rule).
  4. You must take 30 hours of 300-level or higher technical courses,
    and at least 50 hours total courses, here at U-M (on the Ann Arbor campus).
  5. COURSES YOU CAN MOST LIKELY TAKE AT ANOTHER SCHOOL:


INTELLECTUAL BREADTH (Humanities & Social Science)


EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

"Never let your schooling interfere with your education"--Mark Twain

GETTING HELP FOR COURSES AND LIFE

Do you ever feel overwhelmed by courses, life, or both? Never? Liar.
Most students feel overwhelmed at some point (so do most faculty!).
    You can be certain you aren't alone. Some resources:
  1. CAPS (Counseling And Psychological Services):
    3100 Michigan Union, 764-8312, www.umich.edu/~caps/
    "The counseling process is aimed at helping students resolve personal difficulties and acquire the skills, attitudes, abilities, and knowledge that will enable them to take full advantages of their college experience. CAPS offers a variety of confidential brief services relevant to an extended range of student concerns, including personal counseling for individuals, couples, groups; consultation; referrals; crisis intervention."
  2. MEPO (Minority Engineering Program Office): 1463 Lurie
    "Scholarship assistance, counseling, placement, academic and success skill-building."
  3. Tutoring: Tau Beta Pi http://www.eecs.umich.edu/~tbp/ offers tutoring.
    The tutoring I did as a Tau Beta Pi electee got me interested in teaching.


GRADES

    What you need to know about grades (all taken from the CoEB):
  1. All technical courses require a C or better! (EECS policy as of July 1, 2004);
  2. CoE rule: D- is passing in Humanities/Social Science and Free Electives;
  3. Minimum GPAs for graduation: You must satisfy both of the following:
    2.0 in all U-M courses and 2.0 in all technical required and elective courses;
  4. Courses may be retaken if grade is C- or below; the effect on your GPA
    is to average the grades (although they appear separately on transcript);
  5. Pass/Fail courses: Maximum of 4 courses and 14 hours;
    More about grades and grading (speaking as a faculty member):
  1. Instructors are required to explain how grades will be determined.
    Example: "Exam #1: 25%. Exam #2: 25%. Final: 25%. Problem Sets: 25%."
  2. Instructors usually give exam score distributions, so you can judge where you stand.
  3. Instructors will not tell you to drop a course! This is your decision!
    Failure to hear from the instructor does not mean you are passing the course!
  4. If you are doing well in labs but poorly on exams, you are likely in trouble.
    You should find out where you stand in the class, but dropping is up to you.
  5. Dropping after the 3rd week (check for exact date) means you get a "W."
  6. Dropping after the 8th week (check for exact date) means you get an "E."
  7. We won't allow drops after the 8th week without a doctor's note.
  8. We would love to give all of you A's! But you never oblige us...

REALISTIC SAMPLE SCHEDULE

TermMathScience/EECSEngin/EECSHumanities
FALLMath 115(4)Chem 130+125(5)Eng 100(4)Hum/SS(3)
WINTMath 116(4)Phys 140+141(5)Eng 101(4)Hum/SS(3)
FALLMath 216(4)Phys 240+241(5)EECS 215(4)Hum/SS(3)
WINTMath 215(4)EECS 280+TC(5)EECS 216(4)Hum/SS(3)
FALLCore #1(4)EECS Core #2(4)EECS 230(4)Hum/SS(4)
WINTUpper #1(4)EECS Upper#2(4)EECS 320(4)Free(4)
FALLFlex #1(3)Flex#2(3)Flex#3(3)EECS 401(4)Free(3)
WINTMDesign (4)EECS+TC 496(4)Upper #3(4)Free(4)

COMPARISON BETWEEN EE, CE, AND CS-Engin

TYPEELECTRICALHRCOMPUTER-EHRCOMPUTER-SHR
Math115,116,215,21616115,116,215,21616115,116,215,21616
Phys140,141,240,24110140,141,240,24110140,141,240,24110
Chem125,126,13005125,126,13005125,126,13005
Engin100/125,101/18308100/125,101/18308100/125,101/18308
HumHuman/Social Sci16Human/Social Sci16Human/Social Sci16
Reqeecs 215,216,28012eecs 215,216,28012eecs 203,280,37012
Reqand eecs 230,32008and 203,270,37012and eecs 281,37608
TC300,496,eecs 49605300,496,eecs 49605300,496,eecs 49605
Probeecs 401 only04math 425/stat 41203425/412/IOE 26503
Core270/sys/312/33008281/sys/312/37308No core electives00
Uppereecs 3xx,3xx,4xx07461/478/482/48908eecs 4xx,4xx,4xx12
MDE425/427/430/45204427/452/470/48304481/483/494/49704
Flex2 math/scien/engin071 math/scien/engin043 math/scien/engin10
Flex2 math/scien/engin07Any EECS 2xx+04Any EECS 2xx+04
FreeAnything at all11Anything at all13Anything at all15
Total11 EECS required12812 EECS required12810 EECS required128


DUAL (DOUBLE) MAJORS

    To obtain two B.S.E. degrees in two different programs, you:
  1. must satisfy all the requirements of both programs;
  2. must take 14 additional hours of technical courses;
  3. must take the courses listed in the set dual degree programs below;
  4. must maintain an overall grade point average of 3.0;
  5. should meet at least once a year with advisors from both programs.
CoE Core EE CoursesME
Math 115 EECS 215ME 211
Math 116 EECS 216ME 230
Math 215 EECS 230ME 240
Math 216 EECS 280ME 250
Phys 140/1EECS 320ME 330
Phys 240/1EECS 401ME 350
Chem 130 Core #1 ME 360
Chem 125/6Core #2 ME 382
Engin 100 Upper #1ME 395
Engin 101 Upper #2Core TE
HumanitiesUpper #3None
Social SciEECS 4xxME 450

DUAL DEGREE: Electrical and Mechanical

    Comments on this dual major:
  1. Hum & SS must include Economics;
  2. Must also take Tech Comm 215;
  3. ME 450 satisfies EE MDE requirement;
    take EECS 4xx to replace missing EE course;
  4. Tech Comm 300 and EE labs replace ME 495;
  5. EECS 401 satisfies ME Advanced Math;
  6. Total: 55+48+1+44=148 hours;
    fewer if take some 3-hour courses.

 

 


CoE Core EE CoursesMSEhr
Math 115 EECS 215MSE 2504
Math 116 EECS 216MSE 2424
Math 215 EECS 230MSE 3504
Math 216 EECS 280MSE 3603
Phys 140/1EECS 320MSE 3653
Phys 240/1EECS 401MSE 4203
Chem 210 Core #1 MSE 4304
Chem 211 Core #2 MSE 4354
Engin 100 Upper #1MSE 4804
Engin 101 Upper #2MSE 4894
HumanitiesUpper #3TE 1-26
Social SciMDE TE #3 3

DUAL DEGREE: Electrical and Materials Science

    Comments on this dual major:
  1. Hum & SS must include Economics;
  2. MSE requires Chemistry 210 specifically;
  3. EECS 215 replaces ME 211 for MSE;
  4. TC 300 and 496 included in MSE courses;
  5. MSE 220 can replace MSE 250;
  6. Total: 55+48+46=149 hours.

 

 



CoE Core EE CoursesIOE Courseshr
Math 115 EECS 215IOE 201/2024
Math 116 EECS 216IOE 265 4
Math 215 EECS 230IOE 310 4
Math 216 EECS 280IOE 316/3664
Phys 140/1EECS 320IOE 333/3344
Phys 240/1EECS 4xxIOE 373 4
Chem 130 Core #1 IOE 474 4
Chem 125/6Core #2 Tech Elec #14
Engin 100 Upper #1Tech Elec #24
Engin 101 Upper #2Tech Elec #34
HumanitiesUpper #3None 0
Social SciMDE 424 or 4814

DUAL DEGREE: with Industrial & Operations

    Comments on this dual major:
  1. We strongly encourage taking Math 214
    (linear algebra); required by IOE (replace with 216);
  2. Tech Elec #1-3 means 12 hours of IOE courses:
    one or more courses from 3 of 4 groups (see CoEB);
  3. IOE 265+IOE 316+IOE 366 replace EECS 401;
    replace with 400-level EECS course (July 2001);
  4. IOE 424 and 481 are MDE courses: heads up!.
    Must take MDEs in EECS or IOE; encourage both;
  5. EECS 215,280 are non-IOE engin; accept 216 too;
  6. 8/24 IOE tech elecs may be non-IOE;
    use Upper-level EE courses for these;
  7. Take TC 380 with IOE MDE;
    Take EECS 496 with EECS MDE;
  8. Total: 55+48+44+2=149 hours.

Science EE CoursesMusic Courses PAT
Math 115 EECS 183 Piano 111/112 201
Math 116 EECS 216 Theory 139/149221
Math 215 EECS 230 Theory 140/150331
Math 216 EECS 3xx Theory 239/249332
Phys 140/1 EECS 314 Theory 240/250490
Phys 240/1 EECS 415 MHM(History)#1441
Eng 125/225EECS 451 MHM(History)#2461

B.S. Sound Engineering

(CoE and School of Music)

    Comments on this degree program:
  1. 6 hours from following list:
    MHM 139,140,239,240,345,346;
  2. PAT 490 is 8 hours;
  3. EECS 314 substitutes for EECS 215;
  4. EECS 415 is now ME 415 (acoustics);
  5. Require total of 120 hours.


SAMPLE SCHEDULES FOR VARIOUS AREAS OF EE

Schedule #1 (EECS 215 during fall sophomore term):

FRESHMANSOPHOMOREJUNIORSENIOR
FALLWINTER FALLWINTERFALLWINTERFALLWINTER
Math 115Math 116Math 215Math 216 EECS 230Core #1upper #1DESIGN
Eng 100Eng 101EECS 215EECS 216 EECS 320Core #2upper #2EECS 401
Chm 130Phys 140Phys 240EECS 280 Flex TEFlex TEFlex TEUpper #3
Hum/SSHum/SSHum/SSHum/SS FreeFreeFreeEECS 496

Schedule #2 (EECS 215 during wint sophomore term):

FRESHMANSOPHOMOREJUNIORSENIOR
FALLWINTER FALLWINTERFALLWINTERFALLWINTER
Math 115Math 116Math 215Math 216 EECS 320EECS 230upper #1DESIGN
Eng 100Eng 101Flex TEEECS 215 EECS 216Core #1upper #2EECS 401
Chm 130Phys 140Phys 240EECS 280 Flex TECore #2Flex TEUpper #3
Hum/SSHum/SSHum/SSHum/SS FreeFreeFreeEECS 496


ANALOG CIRCUITS

FRESHMANSOPHOMOREJUNIORSENIOR
FALLWINTER FALLWINTERFALLWINTERFALLWINTER
Math 115Math 116Math 215Math 216 EECS 270EECS 311EECS 413EECS 230
Eng 100Eng 101EECS 215EECS 216 EECS 320EECS 312EECS 421EECS 401
Chm 130Phys 140Phys 240EECS 280 Phys 390Math 417EECS 414Flex TE
Hum/SSHum/SSHum/SSHum/SS FreeFreeFreeEECS 496

DIGITAL CIRCUITS

FRESHMANSOPHOMOREJUNIORSENIOR
FALLWINTER FALLWINTERFALLWINTERFALLWINTER
Math 115Math 116Math 215Math 216 EECS 270EECS 311EECS 427EECS 230
Eng 100Eng 101EECS 215EECS 216 EECS 320EECS 312EECS 421EECS 401
Chm 130Phys 140Phys 240EECS 280 Phys 390Math 417EECS 414Flex TE
Hum/SSHum/SSHum/SSHum/SS FreeFreeFreeEECS 496


ELECTROMAGNETICS

FRESHMANSOPHOMOREJUNIORSENIOR
FALLWINTER FALLWINTERFALLWINTERFALLWINTER
Math 115Math 116Math 215Math 216 EECS 230EECS 330EECS 411EECS 430
Eng 100Eng 101EECS 215EECS 216 EECS 320EECS 334EECS 401Core #2
Chm 130Phys 140Phys 240EECS 280 Phys 390Math 454Math 419Upper #3
Hum/SSHum/SSHum/SSHum/SS FreeFreeFreeEECS 496

OPTICS

FRESHMANSOPHOMOREJUNIORSENIOR
FALLWINTER FALLWINTERFALLWINTERFALLWINTER
Math 115Math 116Math 215Math 216 EECS 230EECS 334EECS 434EECS 438
Eng 100Eng 101EECS 215EECS 216 EECS 320EECS 330EECS 401Core #2
Chm 130Phys 140Phys 240EECS 280 Phys 390Math 454Math 419Upper #3
Hum/SSHum/SSHum/SSHum/SS FreeFreeFreeEECS 496

SOLID STATE

FRESHMANSOPHOMOREJUNIORSENIOR
FALLWINTER FALLWINTERFALLWINTERFALLWINTER
Math 115Math 116Math 215Math 216 EECS 230EECS 270EECS 423EECS 425
Eng 100Eng 101EECS 215EECS 216 EECS 320EECS 31xEECS 401EECS 429
Chm 130Phys 140Phys 240EECS 280 Phys 390Math 454Math 419Upper #3
Hum/SSHum/SSHum/SSHum/SS FreeFreeFreeEECS 496


CONTROL

FRESHMANSOPHOMOREJUNIORSENIOR
FALLWINTER FALLWINTERFALLWINTERFALLWINTER
Math 115Math 116Math 215Math 216 EECS 230EECS 330EECS 460EECS 452
Eng 100Eng 101EECS 215EECS 216 EECS 320EECS 31xEECS 461EECS 401
Chm 130Phys 140Phys 240EECS 280 Math 419Math 454Math 471Upper #3
Hum/SSHum/SSHum/SSHum/SS FreeFreeFreeEECS 496

COMMUNICATIONS & SIGNAL PROCESSING

FRESHMANSOPHOMOREJUNIORSENIOR
FALLWINTER FALLWINTERFALLWINTERFALLWINTER
Math 115Math 116Math 215Math 216 EECS 230EECS 401EECS 451EECS 452
Eng 100Eng 101EECS 215EECS 216 EECS 320EECS 451EECS 455EECS 330
Chm 130Phys 140Phys 240EECS 280 Math 419Math 454Math 471Upper #3
Hum/SSHum/SSHum/SSHum/SS FreeFreeFreeEECS 496

EE AREACORE #1 CORE #2 UPPER #1UPPER #2DESIGN
ANALOG EECS 270EECS 311EECS 312EECS 421EECS 413
DIGITALEECS 270EECS 312EECS 311EECS 421EECS 427
ELECMAGEECS 311EECS 330EECS 3xxEECS 411EECS 430
OPTICS EECS 311EECS 330EECS 334EECS 434EECS 438
SOLIDSTEECS 270EECS 31xEECS 423EECS 429EECS 425
CONTROLEECS 330EECS 31xEECS 460EECS 461EECS 452
COMM+SPEECS 330EECS 451EECS 3xxEECS 455EECS 452


INFORMATION ABOUT VARIOUS AREAS OF EE

The goal of this document is to give students interested in electrical engineering (EE)
an overview of the different areas of EE, what courses to take, and when to take them.
Students interested in EE should make an appointment with the EECS advising office.

EE can be divided up (roughly)
into the 9 areas shown at right,
grouped into three main areas:
Systems, Circuits, E'magnetics.
Click on one for more details,
and for the courses in that area.
EE SYSTEMSCIRCUITE'MAGNETICS
Control SystemsCircuits Optics Engineering
CommunicationsSolid State Electromagnetics
Signal ProcessingM.E.M.S. Music Engineering

OVERVIEW OF EE COURSES BY AREAS

MAIN AREABasicSUB-AREA CoreUpperMDE
SYSTEMS216 Control systems460 461None
CommunicationsNone 455 452
Signal processing451 None452
CIRCUITS215 Analog circuits311 421 413
Digital circuits312 None427
E'MAG. &
OPTICS
230Wave propagation 330411 430
Optics & photonics 334 434438
SOLID
STATE
320 Device fabricationNone 423 425
Electronic devicesNone 420, 429 425
MEMSNone414 425


CONTROL SYSTEMS

DESCRIPTION:
Combining modeling, dynamics and feedback to make a system
(electrical, mechanical, economic) to behave in a desired way,
often in the presence of noise or uncertainty in the system model.
Desired behavior: fast response time; tracking an input signal;
rejecting disturbances in an input signal (active suspension or
noise control); and robustness to modeling error in the system.
UM Mobile Robotics Lab

APPLICATIONS:
1. Automobile emissions controls; active suspensions; cruise control
2. Data flow management in communications networks (part of TCP/IP)
3. Manufacturing systems (e.g., just-in-time); semiconductor fabrication
4. Aircraft and spacecraft inertial guidance; biological population control
5. Improving the stability of flexible structures in space (space station)
6. Robotics; industrial robots; walking robots (see the web link below).
NavChair

Employment: Automotive, Aerospace, Process Control companies.
Web site: http://www.ieeecss.org/ (IEEE Control Systems Society)
Click here for information about Professor Grizzle's walking robot!
There is much collaboration between Depts. of EECS & Aerospace.
EECS courses to take, by
EE program requirements
CoreUpperMajor Design
460 461 452 and 496
Suggestedjunior yrsenior yr
Schedulefallwintfallwint
For taking216 401460 452
EE courses230 320461 496
Note: You also need a second core elective (270, 311/312 or 330)
and two more upper-level EE electives (EECS 3xx or 4xx).
EECS 270 and 451 are very helpful for EECS 452.

COMMUNICATIONS

DESCRIPTION:
Sending messages and/or data from a sender to a receiver involves:
(1) efficient coding of the signal;(2) efficient transmission methods;
(3) efficient decoding methods for noisy signals;(4) efficient storage.
Communications involves any and all of these issues and concepts.
Wireless comm. is an example of the interdisciplinary nature of EE.
It requires understanding of communications and radio propagation.
satellite dish

APPLICATIONS:
1. Data networks; voice; faxes; modems; DSL; DBS
2. GPS; cellular phones; radar and outer space images
3. Wireless; landline; satellite; optical communication
4. Optical (CD-ROM & DVD; magnetic data storage
5. Pagers; Bluetooth; tower placement; multipath
UM's W8UM
amateur radio


Employment: Telecommunications companies
Professional web site: http://www.comsoc.org/
EECS radio station: Click here for info about
amateur radio station W8UM in 4421 EECS!

Fall term only: 455 (has 401 as prereq; 401 in turn has 216 as prereq).
EECS courses to take, by
EE program requirements
CoreUpperMajor Design
451 455 452 and 496
Suggestedjunior yrsenior yr
Schedulefallwintfallwint
For taking216 401455 452
EE courses230 451320 496
Note: You also need a second core elective (270, 311/312 or 330)
and two more upper-level EE electives (EECS 3xx or 4xx).
EECS 270 and 451 are very helpful for EECS 452.

SIGNAL PROCESSING

DESCRIPTION:
A signal is either a continuous function of time (analog) or a discrete sequence
of numbers (digital) arising from audio, biological, comm., or medical sources.
Signal processing is the mathematical analysis & synthesis of signals for either:
(1) compression, restoration, de-noising, classification, detection, filtering, or
(2) enhancement of a feature. This may be performed using either DSP chips
or with software. Matlab is used extensively in both teaching and research.
Dolphin click (courtesy Prof. W.J. Williams)

APPLICATIONS:
1. MP3,JPEG,MPEG,MRI,PET,radar,sonar,Dolby noise reduction
2. Audio, speech (speaker identification), music analysis & synthesis
3. Filtering or separating noisy signals or images in many applications

Employment: Texas Instruments, Motorola, medical imaging companies
Professional web site:www.ieee.org/sp (IEEE Signal Processing Society)
EECS courses to take, by
EE program requirements
CoreUpperMajor Design
451 455 452 and 496
Suggestedjunior yrsenior yr
Schedulefallwintfallwint
For taking216401451452
EE courses230320455496
Note: You also need a second core elective (270, 311/312 or 330)
and two more upper-level EE electives (EECS 3xx or 4xx).
EECS 270 and 451 are very helpful for EECS 452.

ANALOG AND DIGITAL CIRCUITS AND VLSI

DESCRIPTION:
Circuits are both analog (continuous voltage) and digital (binary voltage).
Analog circuits are both individual devices (transistors and chips) and the
connections (circuits, networks) connecting them. Power, physical sensors,
switches, displays, and antennas must all be connected to an analog circuit.
Digital circuits are logic gates (such as NAND gates) and memory circuits.
Digital circuits perform binary arithmetic and other operations in computers.
Mixed-circuit-type devices include both analog and digital circuits in them.
Mixed circuit devices: camcorders; most wireless communication circuits.

1. Design, simulation, and physical realization of analog processing
    circuits that amplify, filter, mix, oscillate, and convert A to D
2. Construction of circuits using discrete components (transistors)
3. Design, simulation, CAD layout of digital circuits and systems,
    including digital logic circuits (adders, multipliers, and PLA's)
    and memory circuits, including SRAM, DRAM, and ROM
4. Modeling of circuit devices (transistors, diodes, transformers)
5. VLSI: design, analysis, implementation of large digital circuits

Employment: Motorola, Qualcomm, Agere, Agilent, Analog
Devices, HP, Intel, National Semiconductor, Sun Microsystems.
EECS 427 (VLSI) is very good preparation for working for Intel
UM's EECS Department has had much success in placing alumni.
Professional sites:http://sscs.org & www.mrc.uidaho.edu/vlsi/

Fall term only: 413 (has 311 as prereq).
EECS courses to take, by
EE program requirements
Core/MDE270311427
Upper EE312413421
Suggestedjunior yrsenior yr
Schedulefallwintfallwint
For taking311312413427
EE courses270230421496
You also need to take 320 and 401 sometime as well.

SOLID STATE

DESCRIPTION:
Physics-based semiconductor device properties, such as:
transistors, FETs, solar cells, LEDs, semiconductor lasers.
Solid-state EE is a material application of quantum physics.
The fabrication lab requires wearing a spacesuit-like outfit!

APPLICATIONS:
1. Fabrication of microelectronic semiconductor devices
2. New areas of nanoelectronics & molecular electronics
SSEL clean room
Employment: Intel, IBM, Motorola, Texas Instruments
Professional web site: http://sscs.ieee.org
Click here for Solid-State Electronics Lab homepage.

Fall term only:  420 (320 and 330 as prereq) and 423 (has 320 as prereq).
Win term only: 425 (311/312/414 as prereq) and 429 (has 320 as prereq).

Note: 425 has prereqs 311,312 or 414; NOT OK to use 423 here as well!
Be sure to consult with Prof. Terry if you are interested in solid-state.
EECS courses to take, by
EE program requirements
Core/MDE312330425
Upper EE420423429
Suggestedjunior yrsenior yr
Schedulefallwintfallwint
For taking230312420425
EE courses320330423429
You also need to take EECS 401 sometime as well.
You also need to take EECS 496 along with EECS 425 in your senior year.

No, it's not Area 51...
It's the EECS SSEL


M.E.M.S. (Micro-Electro-Mechanical-Systems)

DESCRIPTION:
Design and fabrication of microdevices and microcircuits; also
exploration of new microelectronic, microphotonic and MEMS
devices, where "MEMS"=Micro-Electro-Mechanical-Systems.
The fabrication lab requires wearing a spacesuit-like outfit!

APPLICATIONS:
1. Fabrication of ever-faster semiconductor device chips
2. Fabrication of ever-tinier microdevices (e.g., motors)

Employment: Intel, IBM, Motorola, Texas Instruments
Professional web site: http://ewh.ieee.org/tc/nanotech/
Click here for Solid-State Electronics Lab homepage.

Fall term only: 414 (has senior standing as prerequisite).
Win term only: 425 (has 414 as a possible prerequisite).
EECS courses to take, by
EE program requirements
Core/MDE270312425
Upper EE311414none
Suggestedjunior yrsenior yr
Schedulefallwintfallwint
For taking270312414425
EE courses320230311496
Note: You also need to take EECS 401 sometime as well.



OPTICS ENGINEERING

DESCRIPTION:
Optics involves the interaction of light with matter, ultrashort pulse generation,
interferometry, laser physics, optical frequency conversion in nonlinear media,
laser spectroscopy, propagation and modulation of light in fibers, & scattering.

APPLICATIONS:
1. Fiber-optic communications;spectroscopy;lasers;leds;displays
2. Holography; imaging through tissue; diffraction-limited imaging
3. Laser surgery; contactless testing of high-speed circuits; clocks
4. X-ray and terahertz sources; night vision; isotope separation

Employment: Automobile and telecom companies making any of these:
Fax machines, copiers, solar converters, scanners, displays, CDs, LEDs,
Flat panel displays, semiconductor circuit testing, NIST, night vision.
ablation
Professional web sites: optics.org and www.osa.org and www.i-leos.org
Click here for the homepage for UM's Center for Ultrafast Optical Science.
Fall term only: 434 (has 330 as prerequisite).
Win term only: 429 (has 320 as prerequisite) and 334 and 435.
Win term only: 438 (has 434 as prerequisite).
EECS courses to take, by
EE program requirements
Core/MDE3302nd438
Upper EE334429434
Suggestedjunior yrsenior yr
Schedulefallwintfallwint
For taking230330434438
EE courses2nd334320429
Notes: You also need to take EECS 401 sometime, and EECS 496.
Take EECS 435 "Fourier Optics"; offered only in winter of odd years.

ELECTROMAGNETICS AND REMOTE SENSING

DESCRIPTION:
Generation and measurement of waves; modelling their interactions with
objects & media, spanning VHF to millimeter wave range. This includes:
antenna design, RF circuit design, RF MEMS, analytical and numerical
analysis of scattering and propagation, inverse scattering for target iden-
tification & imaging, next-generation instrumentation for active & passive
remote sensing of the earth and other planets in our solar system.
RadLab anechoic chamber
Earth-observing satellite

APPLICATIONS:
1. Signal propagation modelling for wireless communication;
2. Antenna & waveguide design for wireless communication;
3. Imaging radars and radiometers for planetary exploration;
4. Detection of buried objects (land mines, pipes, tunnels);
5. Monitoring environment for weather prediction models;
6. High-speed circuit signal propagation and interference;
7. Generation of waves (transducers) for medical imaging.

Ann Arbor employment: General Dynamics (formerly Veridian)/ERIM.
National employment: Lockheed-Martin, Northrop-Grumman, Boeing,
National employment: Motorola, Qualcomm, Harris, RF MicroDevices.
Government employment: NASA, all DoD, Lincoln Labs, Sandia Lab.
Professional sites: www.ieeeaps.org/ and www.grss-ieee.org
Click here for the homepage for UM's Radiation Lab (the "Rad Lab").

Fall term only: 411 (has 330 as prerequisite), 530.
Win term only: 430 (has 330 as prerequisite), 531.
EECS courses to take, by
EE program requirements
Core/MDE3302nd430
Upper EE411530531
Suggestedjunior yrsenior yr
Schedulefallwintfallwint
For taking230330411430
EE courses3202nd530531
Note: You also need to take EECS 401 sometime, and EECS 496.

ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING IN MUSIC

DESCRIPTION:
EE has always played a central role in recorded music,since recording
and playback have been electrical since wax cylinders went out of style.
Electronic synthesis and processing (Dolby noise reduction) is common.
Analysis of music, as a signal, into components (individual instruments).

APPLICATIONS:
1. Recording of music (CDs and other storage media)
2. Processing of recorded music (Dolby, echo effects)
3. Music analysis (vocal and instrument audio analysis)
4. Music synthesis (vocal & instrument audio synthesis)

Employment: Music recording studios and labels
Web site: www.music.umich.edu/departments/pat/

EECS courses to take, by
EE program requirements
Core/MDE3302nd452
Upper EE451AnyAny
Suggestedjunior yrsenior yr
Schedulefallwintfallwint
For taking230330451452
EE courses3202nd401496
Note: The other two upper electives ("Any") are arbitrary.
Note: Some PAT courses count as flexible technical electives
for PAT students. See an advisor for details.