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An introduction to the characteristics and applications of semiconductor devices and circuits.  Topics include diodes, bipolar junction transistors, field effect transistors, linear models, biasing and load line analysis of transistors circuits.  Prerequisite: EGR 20003 Circuits.

An introduction to the architecture, operation, and application of microprocessors.  Topics include assembly language programming, addressing, system clock and timing, serial and parallel ports, input/output devices, and interrupts.  Prerequisites: EGR 10000 Introduction to Engineering, EGR 20003 Circuits, and MAT 20043 Discrete Math.

A study of the concepts of stress and strain.  Topics include load effects, plane stress and strain, deformation of beams, shafts and axial members, and buckling.  Prerequisites: MAT 31044 Calculus III, EGR 20000 Statics, and EGR 20006 Dynamics.

An introduction to simple circuits and electrical instruments.  Topics include applications of Kirchhoff's laws and network theorems, resistive circuits, series and parallel combinations, capacitors and inductors, voltage sources, function generators, digital multimeters, and oscilloscopes.  Prerequisite: EGR 20003 Circuits

An introduction to the time-domain representation of analog signals and systems.  Properties of systems including linearity, time-invariance, causality, and stability.  Topics include singularity functions, impulse response, and the convolution integral.  Also explored are frequency domain techniques using the Laplace Transform, Fourier Transform, and Fourier Series, Bode Plots, and response to sinusoidal inputs. Prerequisites: EGR 20003 Circuits and MAT 21144 Calculus II.