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ECE 433 Real-Time Data Acquisition and Processing

A design oriented course stressing real-time applications of signal and system theory, computers, and instrumentation. Analog and digital signals, transducers, signal conditioning, analog-to-digital and digital-to-analog conversion, real-time signal processing. The laboratory considers design problems from various fields. Prerequisites: ECE 308, ECE 312. (3-3-4) (P)

ECE 481 Image Processing

Introduction to video and imaging systems. Application of communication theory, visual models, and probability theory in the design and synthesis of algorithms for image enhancement. Introduction to data compression and its application in the design and synthesis of image-compression algorithms. Introduction to image recognition, understanding, and interpretation. Prerequisites: ECE 308. Corequisite: ECE 475 or MATH 475. (3-0-3) (P)

ECE 511 Analysis of Random Signals

Probability theory including discrete and continuous random variables, functions and transformations of random variables. Random processes including correlation and spectral analysis, the gaussian process, and the response of linear systems to random processes. Prerequisites: ECE 308 and ECE 475 or MATH 475. (3-0-3)

ECE 565 Multi-dimensional Signal Processing

Multi-dimensional signal and systems; multi-dimensional FIR filters; multi-dimensional recursive systems; stability; multi-dimensional IIR filters; 2-D complex cepstrum; inverse problems in image processing (restoration, reconstruction). Prerequisite: ECE 437. Corequisite: ECE 511. (3-0-3)

ECE 566 Statistical Patern Recognition

Review of appropriate math: multidimensional probability, covariance matrices, whitening transformation, diagonalizaiton, eigenvectors, eigenvalues. Two-class and multi-class pattern separation using maximum likelihood and MAP. Linear discriminant analysis. Perception algorithm and its extensions. Feature extraction algorithms. Clustering algorithms. Introduction to neural nets. Hopfield, Hamming, feedforward models. Training of neural nets. Prerequisite: ECE 511.(3-0-3)

ECE 567 Statistical Signal Processing

Detection theory and hypothesis testing; introduction to estimation theory; properties of estimators, Gauss-Markov theorem. Estimation of random variables: conditional mean estimates; linear minimum mean-square estimation; orthogonality principle, Wiener and Kalman filters. Adaptive filtering; LMS algorithm: properties and applications. Prerequisites: ECE 511, MATH 333. (3-0-3)

CHE 532 Process Modeling

Development of steady state and dynamic models of various physical and chemical processes. Parameter identification and state estimation techniques. (3-0-3)

CHE 533 Statistical Analysis of Process Data

Multivariate probability distributions. Inference about mean, variance. Multivariate linear regression and response surface analysis. Principal components analysis, factor analysis, canonical correlation analysis. Clustering, discrimination and classification. Selected advanced topics such as survey design, design of experimental techniques, statistical methods for discrete and binary variables, time series analysis, partial least squares techniques. Prerequisites: CHE 426, ENVE 426. (3-0-3)

CHE 761 Statistical Design of Experiments for Process Improvement

Full and fractional factorial designs of experiments, optimal designs, interactions, analysis of variance, empirical modeling and regression analysis, response surface analysis, process improvement by Taguchi methods and alternate designs of experiments. Prerequisite: Consent of Instructor. (2-0-2)

Biomechanics, Biomaterials and Biofluids

MMAE 407 Biomechanics

Properties of mathematical models for bone, soft tissues, tendons, ligaments, cartilage and muscles. Human body structure, posture movement and locomotion. Spine mechanics and joint mechanics. Mechanics of occlusion and mastication. Exo- and endo-prosthetics. Implants and biomechanical compatibility. Prerequisites: MMAE 303, consent of instructor. Corequisite: MMAE 430. (3-0-3) (C)

MMAE 467 Polymeric Materials

An overview of the basic principles of polymeric materials. Topics discussed include types of polymers; methods of polymers synthesis, structure, and morphology and their relationship to properties; and basic polymer processing methods. (3-0-3)

MMAE 507 Introduction to Continuum Mechanics

A unified treatment of those topics that are common to solid and fluid continua. General discussion of Cartesian tensors. Deformation, strain, strain invariants, rotation, compatibility conditions. Motion, velocity, deformation. Momentum, moment of momentum, energy, stress. Principles of balance of local momenta, equations of motion. Principles of frame indifference. Constitutive relations for fluids, elastic, and plastic solids. Corequisite: MMAE 501. (4-0-4)

MMAE 510 Fluid Mechanics

Kinematics of fluid motion. Constitutive equations of isotropic viscous compressible fluids. Compressible Navier-Stokes system including entropy generation. Lessons from special exact solutions, self-similarity. Admissibility of idealizations and their applications; inviscid, adiabatic, irrotational, incompressible, boundary-layer, quasi one-dimensional, linearized and creeping flows. Vorticity theorems. Unsteady Bernoulli equation. Effects of compressibility, compression, and expansion waves. Sources (of mass, heat, or sound), doubtlets, quadripoles, steady and unsteady. Basic features of turbulent flows. Corequisite: MMAE 501. (4-0-4)

MMAE 512 Dynamics of Viscous Fluids

Navier-Stokes equations and some simple exact solutions. Oseen-Stokes flows. Boundary-layer equations and their physical interpretations. Flows along walls and in channels. Jets and wakes. Phenomena of mixing controls. Separation and transition to turbulence. Boundary layers in unsteady flows. Thermal and compressible boundary layers. Mathematical techniques of similarity transformation, regular and singular perturbation, and finite differences. Prerequisite: MMAE 510. (4-0-4)

MMAE 517 Computational Fluid Dynamics

Application of numerical methods to classic model equations including, the wave equation, Laplace's Equation and the inviscid and viscous Burger's equation. This is followed by applications to equations in Fluid Mechanics, including methods for inviscid flow equations, boundary layer equations, and Reynold-averaged equations in incompressible flows. Methods for grid generation. Prerequisites: MMAE 505 and familiarity with FORTRAN and Unix. (3-0-3)

MMAE 579 Characterization of Polymers

Review of principles and practical applications of techniques for characterization of polymeric materials. Includes discussion of microscopy, diffraction and scattering methods, spectroscopy, thermal analysis, mechanical property measurements, trace analysis methods, and rheological techniques. Prerequisite: METM 479 or consent of instructor. (3-0-3)

CHE 450 Principles of Polymer Science and Engineering

This introductory course deals with the physics, chemistry and engineering of polymer systems. Classical concepts and theories as well as recent developments are addressed. Topics to be discussed include: characterization, structure and properties, thermodynamics, polymerization reaction engineering, mechanical behavior, rheology, and processing. (3-0-3)

CHE 510 Transport Phenomena in Living Systems

Introduction to human anatomy and physiology. Applications of the principles of heat, mass, and momentum transfer to living systems, artificial blood, artificial organs, prosthetic devices, and extra corporeal flow systems. (3-0-3)

CHE 544 Kinetic Theory of Multiphase Flow

The classical theory of gases is applied to particulate flow and to fluidization by the introduction of a granular temperature concept. Equations of state for powders, viscosities of suspensions, and Navier-Stokes-like equations of motion are derived. Applications to the design of industrial equipment, such as fluidized bed catalytic crackers, are shown using solutions of these equations with workstations. (2-0-2)

CHE 555 Polymer Processing

Analysis of momentum, heat, and mass transfer polymer processing operations. Polymer processes considered include: extrusion, calendering, fiber spinning, injection molding, mixing, derolitilization, and polymerization reaction. (3-0-3)

CHE 575 Polymer Rheology

Flow of viscoelastic fluids, integral and differential constitutive equations from continuum and molecular considerations, methods of experimental evaluations. Prerequisite: CHE 406. (3-0-3)

CHE 584 Tissue Engineering

Growth and differentiation of cells and tissue. In vitro control of tissue development. In vivo synthesis of tissues and organs. Transplantation of engineered cells and tissue. Techniques and clinical applications of tissue engineering.

CHE 586 Particulate Technology

Advances in applied particulate technology. Current specialized topics in systems such as powders, emulsions, suspensions, dusts, and mists. (3-0-3)

BioChemical Engineering

CHE 577 Biochemical Engineering

Application of engineering principles to the biochemical industries and to biological waste treatment processes. Microbial nutrition, energy in biological systems, redox reactions, enzyme and fermentation kinetics, operation of continuous microbial cultures. (3-0-3)

CHE 573 Bioseparations

Recovery of particulates (cells and other solids), chromatographic separations and applications, membrane separations, electrophoresis, recycle and immobilization, economics of bioseparations. (3-0-3)

CHE 579 Enzyme Reactor Engineering

CHE 582 Interfacial and Colloidal Phenomena with Applications

Applications of the basic principles of physical chemistry, surfactants and interfacial phenomena, surface and interfacial tension, adsorption of surfactants from solutions, spreading, contact angles, wetting, electrokinetic phenomena, rheology, dynamic interfacial properties, mass transport across interfaces. Applications include emulsions, foams, dispersions, tribology, detergency, flotation, enhanced oil recovery, suspension, emulsion polymerization and liquid membranes. Prerequisites: CHEM 343, CHE 406. (3-0-3)

CHE 583 Pharmaceutical Engineering

Application of transport phenomena, and reaction engineering to pharmaceutical processes. Heat and mass transfer in bioreactors and the fluidized beds. Drying, coating and granulation. Enviornmental and economical issues in the pharmaceutical processes. Examples from industrial processes and current literature. (3-0-3)

CHE 585 Drug Delivery

Principle of diffusion in liquids membrane and polymers, and methods for measurement and analysis of diffusion coefficient. Principle of molecular transport in polymeric material, and drug solubility in polymers. Intravenous infusion, and polymer drug delivery systems. Process involved and kinetics of solute release. Design and optimization of drug delivery systems. Process involved and kinetics of solute release. Design and optimization of drug delivery systems based on pharmacokinetic/ pharmacodynamic requirements. (3-0-3)

Medical Informatics

CS 480 Artificial Intelligence

Styles of programming and software engineering with applications to artificial intelligence and to the creation of good programming environments through the use of key ingredients of these styles. These include techniques of search, data-driven programming, demons, frames, object-oriented programming, production-rule systems, logic programming, and code that constructs code including language-extension through macros. Prerequisite: CS 331. (3-0-3) (T)

CS 525 Advanced Database Organization

Study of relational, semantic and object-oriented data models and interfaces. Database management system techniques for query optimization, concurrency control, recovery management and distributed processing. Prerequisite: CS 425. (3-0-3)

CS 580 Medical Informatics

This course provides an introduction to computer applications in health care with an emphasis on the contributions of artificial intelligence and database analysis. Topics will include medical expert systems, medical decision analysis, reasoning under uncertainty, medical tutoring systems, medical language processing, medical record systems, hospital and office information systems, laboratory, pharmacy, radiology, and bibliographic information retrieval systems. Presentations and papers or projects will be required. Prerequisites: CS 425 and CS 480 or consent of instructor. (3-0- 3)

CS 583 Expert Systems

Medical expert systems and clinical decision analysis. Decision making under uncertainty. Inference mechanisms for expert systems: production rules, pattern recognition, automatic theorem proving, fuzzy logic. Expert system architecture. Knowledge engineering. Information retrieval. Natural language interfaces. Prerequisite: CS 480. (3-0-3)

Assistive and Rehabilitative Technology

PSYCH 420 Single Subject Design and Applied Behavioral Analysis

Single-subject experimental designs for the evaluation of environmental variables on behavior of individuals. Applied behavior analysis, precision teaching and frequency measures for logical inference. Ethical, logical, scientific and practical aspects of "real-world" experimentation for optimizing performance or learning in education, treatment and training. (3-0-3) (S)

PSYCH 520 Adult Behavioral Medicine

Introduction to theoretical, clinical and research issues in adult behavioral medicine. Covers general perspectives of a biobehavioral approach, factors affecting adult health and illness, diagnostic and treatment approaches, and issues in research and application. (3-0-3)

PSYCH 521 Child Behavioral Medicine

Introduction to theoretical, clinical and research issues in child behavioral medicine. Covers general perspectives of a biobehavioral approach, factors affecting child health and illness, diagnostic and treatment approaches, and issues in research and application. (3-0-3)

PSYCH 551 Design and Implementation of Experiments

Selection of appropriate designs, relevant control groups for experimental studies, researching relevant literature for experimental topics and applying appropriate statistical analyses. Prerequisites: PSYC 545 and 546. (3-0-3)

PSYCH 583 Rehabilitation Engineering I

An overview of Assistive Technology (AT) used by people with disabilities. Includes contact with local AT sites, consumers and practicing professionals. Reviews specific AT applications for communication, mobility and control; national and local AT resources; and economics of AT development, marketing and service delivery. Design, engineering, and architectural issues releveant to people with disabilites are introduced. Prerequisite: PSYC 201. (3-0-3)

PSYCH 584 Rehabilitation Engineering II

Seminar designed for deeper exploration of Assistive Technology issues introduced in PSYC 583. Special focus on accessibility issues, technology outreach and awareness training; additional topics are chosen to reflect the specific interests of students in the class. Buildings are surveyed using ADAAG criteria for accessibility. Prerequisite: PSYC 583. (3-0-3)

PSYCH 585 Rehabilitation Engineering III

Seminar designed to accompany and enhance practical RET experiences, such as concurrent internship, employment or approved projects involving RET/AT applications. Case presentations of technology for independent living, issues of quality of outcome, alternatives/appropriateness of technology solutions, ethics, emotional aspects of technology acquisition, independence/dependency, and barriers to acquiring and deployment of AT are discussed. Prerequisite: PSYC 584. (3-0-3)