Credits: 4
Duration: 15 Weeks
Dates: Thu,Fri

Credits: 4
Duration: 15 Weeks
Dates: Thu,Fri,Mon,Wed

This course covers combinational and sequential digital circuits. Topics: Introduction to digital systems. Number systems and binary arithmetic. Switching algebra and logic design. Error detection and correction. Combinational integrated circuits, including adders. Timing hazards. Sequential circuits, flipflops, state diagrams and synchronous machine synthesis. Programmable Logic Devices, PLA, PAL and FPGA. Finite-state machine design. Memory elements. A grade of C or better is required of undergraduate computer-engineering majors. | Prerequisite for Brooklyn Students: CS-UY 1114 (C- or better) or CS-UY 1133 (C- or better) | Prerequisite for Abu Dhabi Students: CS-UH 1001 (C- or better) or ENGR-UH 1000 (C- or better) | Prerequisite for Shanghai Students: CSCI-SHU 101 (C- or better)

Elect. Engineering – ECE UGRD (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 15 Weeks

Spring 2026 Undergraduate

Spring 2019

Nanoelectronic devices and circuits (ECE-UY 4513)

Concepts of nanoelectronic materials, devices, and circuits. Fundamental and practical limits on the performance and energy dissipation of nanoelectronic devices. Physical, electrical and optical properties of semiconductor materials and how they are used in circuits. Relation of the properties of semiconductors to the fundamental limits at various levels of design hierarchy. Connections between the physical design and circuit-level performance of nanoelectronic circuits. | Prerequisites: MA-UY 2114 and PH-UY 2023 and EE-UY 3114

Elect. Engineering – ECE UGRD (Undergraduate)
3 credits – 15 Weeks

Sections (Spring 2019)

ECE-UY 4513-000 (21245)
01/28/2019 – 05/13/2019 Mon,Wed
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM (Morning)
at Brooklyn Campus
Instructed by

IMA Electives Physical Computing & Experimental Interfaces (Old Structure) Undergraduate

Introduction to Very Large Scale Integrated Circuits (ECE-UY 3193)

Credits: 3
Duration: 15 Weeks
Dates: Fri

Credits: 3
Duration: 15 Weeks
Dates: Fri,Tue,Thu

The course offers an overview of integrated circuit-design process: planning, design, fabrication and testing; device physics: PN junction, MOSFET and Spice models; inverter static and dynamic behavior and power dissipation; interconnects: cross talk, variation and transistor sizing; logic gates and combinational logic networks; sequential machines and sequential system design; subsystem design: adders, multipliers, static memory (SRAM), dynamic memory (DRAM). Topics include floor planning, clock distribution, power distribution and signal integrity; Input/Output buffers, packaging and testing; IC design methodology and CAD tools; implementations: full custom, application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC), field programmable gate arrays (FPGA). The course provides foundations of VLSI design and custom VLSI design methodology and state-of-the-art CAD tools. | Prerequisites: CS-UY 2204 (C- or better) and EE-UY 3114. ABET competencies: a,c,e,k.

Elect. Engineering – ECE UGRD (Undergraduate)
3 credits – 15 Weeks

IMA Electives Physical Computing & Experimental Interfaces (Old Structure) Spring 2026 Undergraduate

WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS (ECE-UY 4183)

The required design project consists of two three-credit courses. The first course, EE DP1, is one of a number of specialty lab/project courses offered by the department in various subdisciplines such as electronics, machinery, robotics, imaging, communications, etc. (EE-UY 4113-4183, below). DP1 provides significant background laboratory experience in the student’s area of concentration. Students begin independent projects by finding an adviser and initiating the project work, and exercising oral presentation and written communication skills. | Prerequisite: ECE-UY 3054 and Senior Level

Elect. Engineering – ECE UGRD (Undergraduate)
3 credits – 14 Weeks

Sections (Fall 2025)

ECE-UY 4183-000 (3920)
09/02/2025 – 12/11/2025 Mon
11:00 AM – 1:00 PM (Morning)
at Brooklyn Campus
Instructed by Knox, Michael

ECE-UY 4183-000 (3921)
09/02/2025 – 12/11/2025 Wed
11:00 AM – 1:00 PM (Morning)
at Brooklyn Campus
Instructed by Knox, Michael

ECE-UY 4183-000 (3922)
09/02/2025 – 12/11/2025 Thu
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM (Morning)
at Brooklyn Campus
Instructed by Knox, Michael

Fall 2025 IMA Electives Physical Computing & Experimental Interfaces (Old Structure) Undergraduate

Fall 2020

DP I – CONTROLS AND ROBOTICS (ECE-UY 4113)

Elect. Engineering – ECE UGRD (Undergraduate)
3 credits – 15 Weeks

Sections (Fall 2020)

ECE-UY 4113-000 (17960)
at Brooklyn Campus
Instructed by

IMA Electives Physical Computing & Experimental Interfaces (Old Structure)

Fall 2020

REAL-TIME DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING (DP1) (ECE-UY 4163)

Elect. Engineering – ECE UGRD (Undergraduate)
3 credits – 15 Weeks

Sections (Fall 2020)

ECE-UY 4163-000 (17595)
09/02/2020 – 12/13/2020 Thu
5:00 PM – 7:00 PM (Late afternoon)
at Brooklyn Campus
Instructed by

IMA Electives Physical Computing & Experimental Interfaces (Old Structure)

Fall 2020 Fall 2021

POWER ELECTRONICS FOR THE INTERNET OF THINGS (ECE-UY 4863)

The course covers all aspects of supplying electric power to the Internet of Things devices and systems. Energy harvesting, conversion, and storage are discussed. Rectifiers, inverters, and dc-dc converters are analyzed and designed. Examples of wired and wireless power transfer systems for battery charging are provided. CAD software for power electronics is introduced. Just-in-time coverage of electric circuit concepts makes the course accessible to any student with an engineering math and physics background. | Prerequisite: MA-UY 2034 and PH-UY 2023; or instructor’s permission.

Elect. Engineering – ECE UGRD (Undergraduate)
3 credits – 15 Weeks

Sections (Fall 2021)

ECE-UY 4863-000 (17749)
09/02/2021 – 12/14/2021 Mon,Wed
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM (Morning)
at Brooklyn Campus
Instructed by Czarkowski, Dariusz

IMA Electives Physical Computing & Experimental Interfaces (Old Structure) Undergraduate

Fall 2020

DP1-Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE-UY 221)

Elect. Engineering – ECE UGRD (Undergraduate)
3 credits – 15 Weeks

Sections (Fall 2020)

ECE-UY 221-000 (17160)
at Brooklyn Campus
Instructed by

IMA Electives Physical Computing & Experimental Interfaces (Old Structure) Programming & Data (Old Structure)

Introduction to Embedded Systems Design (ECE-UY 4144)

The course covers architecture and operation of embedded microprocessors; microprocessor assembly language programming; address decoding; interfacing to static and dynamic RAM; Serial I/O, Parallel I/O, analog I/O; interrupts and direct memory access; A/D and D/A converters; sensors; microcontrollers. Alternate-week laboratory. Objectives: to provide foundations of embedded systems design and analysis techniques; expose students to system level design; and teach integration of analog sensors with digital embedded microprocessors. | Prerequisites: CS-UY 2204 (C- or better) and EE-UY 2024 or EE-UY 2004 (C- or better). ABET competencies: a, c, d, e, g, j, k.

Elect. Engineering – ECE UGRD (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 14 Weeks

Sections (Fall 2025)

ECE-UY 4144-000 (4051)

ECE-UY 4144-000 (4052)

ECE-UY 4144-000 (4053)

ECE-UY 4144-000 (4054)

ECE-UY 4144-000 (4055)

ECE-UY 4144-000 (4061)

ECE-UY 4144-000 (4050)
09/02/2025 – 12/11/2025 Tue,Thu
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM (Morning)
at Brooklyn Campus
Instructed by Campisi, Matthew

Fall 2025 IMA Electives Physical Computing & Experimental Interfaces (Old Structure) Programming & Data (Old Structure) Undergraduate

Signals and Systems (ECE-UY 3054)

Credits: 4
Duration: 15 Weeks
Dates: Fri

Credits: 4
Duration: 15 Weeks
Dates: Fri,Mon,Wed

This course centers on linear system theory for analog and digital systems; linearity, causality and time invariance; impulse response, convolution and stability; the Laplace, z- transforms and applications to Linear Time Invariant (LTI) systems; frequency response, analog and digital filter design. Topics also include Fourier Series, Fourier Transforms and the sampling theorem. Weekly computer-laboratory projects use analysis- and design-computer packages. The course establishes foundations of linear systems theory needed in future courses; use of math packages to solve problems and simulate systems; and analog and digital filter design. | Prerequisites for Brooklyn Engineering Students: MA-UY 1044, MA-UY 2012/2132 or MA-UY 2034. | Prerequisites for Abu Dhabi Students: MATH-AD 116 and MATH-AD 121. | Prerequisites for Shanghai Students: MATH-SHU 124 and MATH-SHU 140. ABET competencies a, b, c, e, k.

Elect. Engineering – ECE UGRD (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 15 Weeks

Fall 2025 IMA Electives Physical Computing & Experimental Interfaces (Old Structure) Programming & Data (Old Structure) Spring 2026 Undergraduate

Fundamentals of Electronics I (ECE-UY 3114)

Credits: 4
Duration: 15 Weeks
Dates:

Credits: 4
Duration: 15 Weeks
Dates: Mon,Wed

This course focuses on circuit models and amplifier frequency response, op-amps, difference amplifier, voltage-to-current converter, slew rate, full-power bandwidth, common-mode rejection, frequency response of closed-loop amplifier, gain-bandwidth product rule, diodes, limiters, clamps and semiconductor physics. Other topics include Bipolar Junction Transistors; small-signal models, cut-off, saturation and active regions; common emitter, common base and emitter-follower amplifier configurations; Field-Effect Transistors (MOSFET and JFET); biasing; small-signal models; common-source and common gate amplifiers; and integrated circuit MOS amplifiers. The alternate-week laboratory experiments on OP-AMP applications, BJT biasing, large signal operation and FET characteristics. The course studies design and analysis of operational amplifiers; small-signal bipolar junction transistor and field-effect transistor amplifiers; diode circuits; differential pair amplifiers and semiconductor device- physics fundamentals. | Prerequisites for Brooklyn Engineering Students: EE-UY 2024 or EE-UY 2004 (C- or better) and PH-UY 2023 | Prerequisites for Abu Dhabi Students: ENGR-AD 214 and SCIEN-AD 110. | Prerequisites for Shanghai Students: EENG-SHU 251 (C- or better) and PHYS-SHU 93 or CCSC-SHU 51. ABET competencies a, b, c, e, k.

Elect. Engineering – ECE UGRD (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 15 Weeks

Fall 2025 IMA Electives Physical Computing & Experimental Interfaces (Old Structure) Spring 2026 Undergraduate

Communication Networks (ECE-UY 3613)

Credits: 3
Duration: 15 Weeks
Dates: Tue,Thu

This course develops basic techniques used in communication networks. After protocol layering is introduced, algorithms and protocols are discussed for use in each of the five layers: physical, data link, network, transport and application. Specific protocols such as TCP/IP, ATM, SS7 are included. | Prerequisite for Brooklyn Engineering Students: Junior status in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or computer science. Co-requisites for Brooklyn Engineering Students: ECE-UY 2233 (EE majors) or MA-UY 2224 (CompE/CS majors) | Prerequisites for Abu Dhabi Students: ENGR-AD 194 (or co-req of MA-UY 3113) and ENGR-AD 195 (or co-req of ECE-UY 2233) . ABET competencies: a, c, e.

Elect. Engineering – ECE UGRD (Undergraduate)
3 credits – 15 Weeks

IMA Electives Programming & Data (Old Structure) Spring 2026 Undergraduate

Introduction to Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE-UY 1002)

Credits: 2
Duration: 15 Weeks
Dates: Wed

This course introduces numerous subject areas in Electrical and Computer Engineering (power systems, electronics, computer networking, microprocessors, digital logic, embedded systems, communications, feedback control, and signal processing). Through a series of case studies and examples, the course demonstrates how each subject area applies to practical, real-world systems and devices and discusses how the areas interact with each other to implement a complete functioning system or device. Students make presentations in teams on case studies based on articles from the IEEE Spectrum Magazine and other sources. The IEEE Code of Ethics and ethics-related issues are discussed. | ABET criteria: i, h. | Prerequisites: First-year standing

Elect. Engineering – ECE UGRD (Undergraduate)
2 credits – 15 Weeks

Spring 2026 Undergraduate

Spring 2020

INTRO TO COMPUTER ENGINEERING (ECE-UY 1012)

This course helps students to understand computer engineering as a balance among hardware, software, applications and theory, the notion of abstraction, computer layers and how they relate to various aspects of computer engineering, implementation of abstract and physical computer layers: Number systems, digital logic, basic processor structure, instruction set architecture, machine languages, assembly languages and high-level programming in C. Other computer concepts, including compilers, operating systems and algorithms, are presented, along with the simulator concept and its usage for understanding computer design, testing and analysis. Experts present special topics in the area. Also discussed are invention, innovation, entrepreneurship and ethics in these topics and in Computer Engineering. Cross listed as CS-UY 1012. | ABET competencies: e, h, j | Prerequisite: Only first-year students are permitted to enrol in this course.

Elect. Engineering – ECE UGRD (Undergraduate)
2 credits – 15 Weeks

IMA Electives Programming & Data (Old Structure) Undergraduate

Fund. Of Electric Circuits (ECE-UY 2004)

Credits: 4
Duration: 15 Weeks
Dates:

Credits: 4
Duration: 15 Weeks
Dates: Mon,Wed

Fundamentals of Circuits includes circuit modeling and analysis techniques for AC, DC and transient responses. Independent and dependent sources, resistors, inductors and capacitors are modeled. Analysis techniques include Kirchhoff’s current and voltage laws, current and voltage division. Thevenin and Norton theorems, nodal and mesh analysis, and superposition. Natural and forced responses for RLC circuits, sinusoidal steady-state response and complex voltage and current (phasors) are analyzed. Alternate-week laboratory. A minimum of C- is required for students majoring in EE. Objective: fundamental knowledge of DC and AC circuit analysis. | Co-requisites for Brooklyn Engineering Students: (MA-UY 1044 or MA-UY 2034) and PH-UY 2023 | Prerequisites for Abu Dhabi Students: SCIEN-AD 110, MATH-AD 116, and MATH-AD 121. ABET competencies a, c, e, k.

Elect. Engineering – ECE UGRD (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 15 Weeks

Spring 2026 Undergraduate

Spring 2020 Spring 2021

FUND OF ELEC PWR ENG FOR NON EE STUDENTS (ECE-UY 2613)

Introduction to electricity: current, voltage and electrical power. Ohm’s Law. Kirchhoff’s Laws. Electrical materials. Electrical energy generation process. Principles of AC. Bulk electrical power generation: hydroelectricity and thermoelectricity. Alternative generation sources. Synchronous Generators. Induction Motors. Transmission and distribution systems. Substations and transformers. Low-voltage networks. Industrial, commercial and residential networks and loads. Short-circuit and protection equipment. Relays and circuit breakers. Power quality. Reliability and blackouts. Physiological effects of electric currents in the human body. Exposure to low-frequency magnetic fields. National Electric Code (NEC). ANSI-IEEE Standards. IEC standards. Certification of electrical products compliance. | Prerequisite(s): MA-UY 1024/1054/1324, and MA-UY 1124/1154/1424; and PH-UY 1004 or PH-UY 1013; and PH-UY 2004 or PH-UY 2023.

Elect. Engineering – ECE UGRD (Undergraduate)
3 credits – 15 Weeks

Sections (Spring 2021)

ECE-UY 2613-000 (17003)
01/28/2021 – 05/10/2021 Mon,Wed
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM (Early afternoon)
at Brooklyn Campus
Instructed by Bochynski, Zdzislaw

IMA Electives Physical Computing & Experimental Interfaces (Old Structure) Undergraduate

Fundamentals of Communication Theory (ECE-UY 3404)

Credits: 4
Duration: 15 Weeks
Dates: Fri

Credits: 4
Duration: 15 Weeks
Dates: Fri,Mon,Wed

The course covers bandpass signal representation and quadrature receivers; noise in communication systems; Digital Modulation Schemes, coherent and noncoherent receivers; coding fundamentals, block and convolutional codes; higher-order modulation schemes, QAM, M-PSK; intersymbol interference and equalization techniques; and carrier and symbol synchronization. Alternate-week computer laboratory projects analyze and design computer packages. The course teaches principles of various modulation and coding techniques and their relative effectiveness under transmission-environments constraints and uses math packages to analyze and simulate communication systems. | Prerequisites for Brooklyn Engineering Students: ECE-UY 3054 (C- or better); computer engineering students may register with instructor’s approval. Co-requisite: ECE-UY 2233 (Note: Abu Dhabi students may waive ECE-UY 2233 co-requisite if they have successfully completed ENGR-AD 195 as a prerequisite) | Prerequisite for Shanghai Students: EENG-SHU 2054 (C- or better) and co-requisite of MA-UY 3012 or ECE-UY 2223. ABET competencies a, c, e, k.

Elect. Engineering – ECE UGRD (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 15 Weeks

IMA Electives Physical Computing & Experimental Interfaces (Old Structure) Spring 2026 Undergraduate

Electromagnetic Waves (ECE-UY 3604)

Credits: 4
Duration: 15 Weeks
Dates: Tue

Credits: 4
Duration: 15 Weeks
Dates: Tue,Thu

Credits: 4
Duration: 15 Weeks
Dates: Tue,Thu,Mon,Wed

Electromagnetic wave propagation in free space and in dielectrics, starting from a consideration of distributed inductance and capacitance on transmission lines. Electromagnetic plane waves are obtained as a special case. Reflection and transmission at discontinuities are discussed for pulsed sources, while impedance transformation and matching are presented for harmonic time dependence. Snell’s law and the reflection and transmission coefficients at dielectric interfaces are derived for obliquely propagation plane waves. Guiding of waves by dielectrics and by metal waveguides is demonstrated. Alternate-week laboratory. Objectives: Establish foundations of electromagnetic wave theory applicable to antennas, transmissions lines and materials; increase appreciation for properties of materials through physical experiments. | Prerequisites for Brooklyn Engineering Students: EE-UY 2024 or EE-UY 2004 (C- or better). | Prerequisites for Abu Dhabi Students: ENGR-AD 214. | Prerequisites for Shanghai Students: EENG-SHU 251 (C- or better). ABET competencies: a, b, c, e, k.

Elect. Engineering – ECE UGRD (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 15 Weeks

IMA Electives Physical Computing & Experimental Interfaces (Old Structure) Spring 2026 Undergraduate

Wireless Information Systems Laboratory II (ECE-UY 4283)

Credits: 3
Duration: 15 Weeks
Dates: Mon

Credits: 3
Duration: 15 Weeks
Dates: Mon,Fri

Credits: 3
Duration: 15 Weeks
Dates: Mon,Fri,Thu

This course includes hands-on experience with a combination of laboratory experiments, lectures and projects relating to basic and advanced topics in wireless communications. Specific topics include mixers, IQ modulation, phase locked loops, receiver design, PN code acquisition, smart antennas and RFID. | Prerequisite: EE-UY 4183

Elect. Engineering – ECE UGRD (Undergraduate)
3 credits – 15 Weeks

IMA Electives Physical Computing & Experimental Interfaces (Old Structure) Spring 2026 Undergraduate

Introduction to Machine Learning (ECE-UY 4563)

This course provides a hands on approach to machine learning and statistical pattern recognition. The course describes fundamental algorithms for linear regression, classification, model selection, support vector machines, neural networks, dimensionality reduction and clustering. The course includes computer exercises on real and synthetic data using current software tools. A number of applications are demonstrated on audio and image processing, text classification, and more. Students should have competency in computer programming. | Prerequisites: ECE-UY 2233, MA-UY 2233, MA-UY 3012, MA-UY 2224 or MA-UY 2222, MA-UY 3514

Elect. Engineering – ECE UGRD (Undergraduate)
3 credits – 14 Weeks

Sections (Fall 2025)

ECE-UY 4563-000 (3942)
09/02/2025 – 12/11/2025 Mon,Wed
12:00 AM – 1:00 PM (Early afternoon)
at Brooklyn Campus
Instructed by

Fall 2025 IMA Electives Programming & Data (Old Structure) Undergraduate

Fundamentals of Electronics II (ECE-UY 3124)

The course concentrates on differential and multistage amplifier, current mirrors, current sources, active loads; frequency response of MOSFET, JFET and BJT amplifiers: Bode plots; feedback amplifiers, gain-bandwidth rule and feedback effect on frequency response; Class A, B and AB output stages; op-amp analog integrated circuits; piecewise-linear transient response; determination of state of transistors; wave-shaping circuits; MOS and bipolar digital design: noise margin, fan-out, propagation delay; CMOS, TTL, ECL; and an alternate week laboratory. The course studies design and analysis of analog integrated circuits, frequency response of amplifiers, feedback amplifiers, TTL and CMOS digital integrated circuits. | Prerequisite for Brooklyn Engineering Students: EE-UY 3114. | Prerequisite for Shanghai Students: EENG-SHU 322. ABET competencies a, c, e, g, k.

Elect. Engineering – ECE UGRD (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 14 Weeks

Sections (Fall 2025)

ECE-UY 3124-000 (4046)

ECE-UY 3124-000 (4047)

ECE-UY 3124-000 (4048)

ECE-UY 3124-000 (4049)

ECE-UY 3124-000 (4045)
09/02/2025 – 12/11/2025 Mon,Wed
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM (Morning)
at Brooklyn Campus
Instructed by Knox, Michael

Fall 2025 IMA Electives Physical Computing & Experimental Interfaces (Old Structure) Undergraduate

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Archives

Digital Logic and State Machine Design (ECE-UY 2204)

Nanoelectronic devices and circuits (ECE-UY 4513)

Sections (Spring 2019)

Introduction to Very Large Scale Integrated Circuits (ECE-UY 3193)

WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS (ECE-UY 4183)

Sections (Fall 2025)

DP I – CONTROLS AND ROBOTICS (ECE-UY 4113)

Sections (Fall 2020)

REAL-TIME DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING (DP1) (ECE-UY 4163)

Sections (Fall 2020)

POWER ELECTRONICS FOR THE INTERNET OF THINGS (ECE-UY 4863)

Sections (Fall 2021)

DP1-Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE-UY 221)

Sections (Fall 2020)

Introduction to Embedded Systems Design (ECE-UY 4144)

Sections (Fall 2025)

Signals and Systems (ECE-UY 3054)

Fundamentals of Electronics I (ECE-UY 3114)

Communication Networks (ECE-UY 3613)

Introduction to Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE-UY 1002)

INTRO TO COMPUTER ENGINEERING (ECE-UY 1012)

Fund. Of Electric Circuits (ECE-UY 2004)

FUND OF ELEC PWR ENG FOR NON EE STUDENTS (ECE-UY 2613)

Sections (Spring 2021)

Fundamentals of Communication Theory (ECE-UY 3404)

Electromagnetic Waves (ECE-UY 3604)

Wireless Information Systems Laboratory II (ECE-UY 4283)

Introduction to Machine Learning (ECE-UY 4563)

Sections (Fall 2025)

Fundamentals of Electronics II (ECE-UY 3124)

Sections (Fall 2025)

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