Engineering Weeks 2002 Electrical Engineering Prof. Alexandros Eleftheriadis

Engineering? Scientists discover the world that exists; engineers create the world that never was. –Theodore von KarmanTheodore von Karman Electrical Engineering? Application of mathematics and laws of physics governing electricity and magnetism, as well as information, to develop ‘useful’ devices and systems.

Example: Car Systems Body ElectronicsVehicle ControlPower Train Airbags Climate Control Security System Keyless Entry Automatic Seatbelts Memory Seat Memory Mirror Antilock Brakes Traction Control Suspension Power Steering 4 Wheel Steering Engine Transmission Charging System Cruise Control Cooling Fan Ignition 4 Wheel Drive InstrumentationEntertainment Analog Dashboard Digital Dashboard Navigation / GPS Heads Up Display (HUD) Cellular Phone CD Player AM/FM Radio Tape Player Television CB Radio

Disciplines: Power Systems Power Electronics Motors and Generators Power Distribution

Disciplines: Electronics Semiconductor materials Electronic devices Analog circuits Instrumentation Sensors

Disciplines: Optics Lasers Fiber optic cables Telecommunications equipment Ultra high-speed computer networks

Disciplines: Digital Systems Microprocessors Logic circuits Microcoding Embedded devices Computer networks

Disciplines: Communications Digital Signal Processing Radio Audio / CDs / MP3 Television / DVD / HDTV Cellular communication Satellites Microwave transmitters

Disciplines: Control Systems Signals and Systems Analog controls Digital controls Robotics

History of the Department Thomas Edison – 1889 Crocker and Pupin – long distance telephony Edwin Armstrong – feedback, heterodyne receiver, FM R. Schwartz, Ragazzini, Zadeh, Millman – control theory, electronics Kalman, Jury – sampled data systems M. Schwartz – telecommunications and computer networks (CTR) Anastassiou – MPEG-2 and DVDs Book Facts: –Pupin’s autobiography won Pulitzer prize –Millman + Schwartz = 16 best sellers (translated in 8 languages)

ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING PROGRAM:FIRST AND SECOND YEARS TERM ITERM IITERM IIITERM IV MATHEMATICS (two tracks, choose one) Calc. IA (3) Calc. IS (3) Calc. IIA (3) Calc. IIS (4) Calc. IIIA (3) Calc. IIIS (3) Calc. IVA (3) ODE (3) PHYSICS (three tracks, choose one) C1401 (3) C1601 (3.5) C2801 (4.5) C1402 (3) C1602 (3.5) C2802 (4.5) C1403 (3) C2601 (3.5) Lab W3081 (1.5) Lab C1494 (3)* Lab C2699 (3) CHEMISTRY one-term lecture (3-4) C1403 or C1404 or C3045 or C2407 ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING E1201 (3.5)† ENGLISH COMPOSITION (four tracks, choose one) C1007 (3) C1004 (3) Z1003 (3) ALP0006 (6) C1007 (3) Z1003 (4) REQUIRED NON- TECHNICAL ELECTIVES Humanities (4) (C1001, C1101, or V2001) Art Hum. C1121 (3) or Music Hum. C1123 (3) Humanities (4) (C1002, C1102, or V2002) Economics W1105 (4)+ W1155 recitation (0) COMPUTER SCIENCECS W1007 (3) either semester‡ PHYSICAL EDUCATION C1001 (1)C1002 (1) GATEWAY LAB Engr. E1102 (3) either semester

ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING: THIRD AND FOURTH YEARS TERM VTERM VITERM VIITERM VIII CORE REQUIRED COURSES E.E. E3106 (3.5) Solid state E.E. E3201 (3.5) Circuit analysis E.E. E3910 (3)* Digital systems E.E. E3202 (3.5) Signals & systems I E.E. E3301 (3.5) Electronic circuits E.E. E3401 (4) Electromagnetics E.E. E3203 (3) Signals & systems II REQUIRED COURSES LABS E3041 (2) E.E. lab I E3042 (2) E.E. lab II E3043 (2) E.E. lab III One Group B Course E.E. E3044, E3940, E3998, E4332, or E4340 GROUP A All Required: Applied Math. E3101, IEOR W3658 or W4105, M.S.E. E3111, and Comp. Sci. W3131 or W3139 (Most of these courses are not offered both semesters.) ELECTIVES TECHNICAL (GROUP C) 12 points required: -2 courses from Electrical Engineering -Fulfill ABET requirement (see worksheet from E.E. office) -Approved by adviser General Eligibility Guidelines: -All 3000 and 4000 level E.E. (except E3000) -Most 3000 and 4000 level from other SEAS departments -Cannot fulfill or significantly overlap other E.E. requirements -No courses below 3000 level except one of the "Professional-Level Courses for First- and Second-Year Students" other than E.E. E1201 NONTECHNICAL 27 points required over the course of four years

Job Opportunities Digital hardware/High-end processors –Intel, AMD, Sun Microsystems, TI, IBM, Compaq Networking hardware –Cisco, Bay Networks, 3COM Other hardware/semiconductors –National, TI, Analog Devices, Cypress, C-Cube, LSI Logic, Xilinx, Actel, Hewlett-Packard Storage systems –Seagate, Storage Technology, Quantum Technology EDA –Synopsys, Cadence Software –Microsoft, Oracle, Informix, Novell

–Wireless technology Motorola, Qualcomm, Siemens, Ericsson, Nokia –Wall Street and IT-support type jobs (but may not be ideal) Merril Lynch, Morgan Stanley Dean Witter, etc. NOTE: Many of the best companies to work for are in the Sun Belt or California (Silicon Valley), so relocating may be very important to landing the best job opportunities. Job Opportunities (cont’d)

Starting salary of ~$55K with benefits. Sign-in bonus of ~$5K For small companies (particularly startups), stock options. Larger companies also have stock option programs, but these are not typical for entry-level BS. We are collaborating closely with Career Services to ensure that leading technology companies recruit at Columbia

Internships Luckily, several big companies in the Tri-State Area (NY, NJ, CT) –AT&T, Lucent, IBM, Verizon, Philips, Siemens, Mitsubishi, NEC, Symbol, Cod Edison, MTA, etc. etc. Several more in Boston area, particularly small- and mid- sized high-tech

Graduate Studies and Research EE is an extremely active discipline –M.S. – very popular in today’s specialized market, typically extra years –Ph.D. – 2-4 more years, necessary for research and teaching Professional Schools Law – particularly patent law Business – particularly entrepreneurial activities

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Engineering Weeks 2002 Electrical Engineering Prof. Alexandros Eleftheriadis