ECE 198

Spring 2013 Part of Term 1

Part of Term 1
Jan 14-May 1

Special Topics

Credit: 0 TO 4 hours.

Lectures and discussions relating to new areas of interest.

May be repeated in the same or separate terms for unlimited hours if topics vary. See class schedule for topics and prerequisites.

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ECE 198 class schedule data for spring 2013
CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
59263	Laboratory	DD	12:00PM -2:50PM	F	50H Everitt Laboratory	Taylor, A	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/14/13-05/01/13 Section Title: In a New Light: Hands-on Optic Restriction(s): Not intended for Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
59266	Laboratory	DD2	3:00PM -5:50PM	R	50H Everitt Laboratory	Taylor, A	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/14/13-05/01/13 Section Title: In a New Light: Hands-on Optic Restriction(s): Not intended for Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
59234	Lecture	DL1	1:00PM -1:50PM	MW	241 Everitt Laboratory	Wasserman, D	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/14/13-05/01/13 Credit: 3 hours Section Title: In a New Light: Hands-on Optic Section Info: Topic: In a New Light: Hands-on Optics for Non-Scientists. Prerequisites: Reasonable proficiency in high-school level math (algebra, pre-calc, trig.) This course is designed to introduce non-science majors to major concepts in optical engineering in a hands-on, lab-centered, manner. Labs will cover optical communication, nanotechnology, imaging, lighting, and lasers, and will be buttressed by 2 hours of supplementary lecture. In addition to technical aspects of optical engineering, the public policy, environmental, medical and health, and defense and security implications of this technology wil also be discussed. Students will also be exposed to cutting edge research ongoing at UIUC via lab tours and guest lectures. Restriction(s): Not intended for Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
59236	Discussion/ Recitation	JD1	10:00AM -10:50AM	T	170 Everitt Laboratory	Ma, S	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/14/13-05/01/13 Section Title: Intro to Computer Engineering Restriction(s): Not intended for Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
59237	Discussion/ Recitation	JD2	11:00AM -11:50AM	T	143 Everitt Laboratory	Ma, S	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/14/13-05/01/13 Section Title: Intro to Computer Engineering Restriction(s): Not intended for Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
59238	Discussion/ Recitation	JD3	2:00PM -2:50PM	T	168 Everitt Laboratory	Zhou, W	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/14/13-05/01/13 Section Title: Intro to Computer Engineering Restriction(s): Not intended for Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
59239	Discussion/ Recitation	JD4	4:00PM -4:50PM	T	143 Everitt Laboratory	Zhou, W	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/14/13-05/01/13 Section Title: Intro to Computer Engineering Restriction(s): Not intended for Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
59235	Lecture	JL	1:00PM -1:50PM	MWF	103 Talbot Laboratory	Kindratenko, V	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/14/13-05/01/13 Credit: 4 hours Section Title: Intro to Computer Engineering Section Info: Topic: Introduction to Computer Engineering. Prerequisites: Students taking this course will be expected to also take part in two additional courses, ECE198KL, to be offered in Fall 2013, and a section of ECE298 to be offered in Spring 2014. These courses are intended to eventually replace the current sequence 190, 290, and 385. The 198JL, 198KL, 298 sequence will fulfill the 190, 290, and 385 requirements in either of the ECE undergraduate curriculum, and students will not be given additional credit for 190, 290, or 385. Together with ECE198KL, this course gives an introduction to the design and programming of computing systems. We start the course by motivating our objectives and connecting them with students future ECE studies and career paths.The philosophy of our approach is quite different than the typical introduction to programming course: after a brief illustration of our goals and objectives with a quick introduction to C, we approach programming from the bottom upwards. In particular, we begin by describing the architecture of a computer, including logic gates, datapaths, registers, and memories. Throughout the course, we will make connections between hardware and software and explore the engineering tradeoffs in using each to develop computing systems. After completing this course, students should * understand the role and importance of abstraction in computing systems, * recognize and be able to make use of standard digital components in designing simple combinational logic, * be able to design and implement a simple finite state machine (FSM) as a clock-synchronous sequential circuit using digital logic, * be able to design and implement a simple FSM using assembly language, and * be able to write simple programs in both C and assembly language. Since this is a freshman course, we also have explicit objectives for providing students with an understanding of the profession. In particular, students who have completed this course should * understand the expectations of the engineering discipline in terms of effort, quality, and objectivity, * recognize that self-motivation and lifelong learning are necessary to success in engineering, * be able to articulate the importance of understanding tradeoffs, and * be able to recognize and identify basic design tradeoffs. Restriction(s): Not intended for Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
59231	Laboratory Lecture	KL KL	11:00AM -11:50AM 1:00PM -1:50PM	R MWF	L440 Digital Computer Laboratory 143 Everitt Laboratory	Lumetta, S Lumetta, S	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/14/13-05/01/13 Credit: 4 hours Section Title: Computer EngineeringII Section Info: Topic: : Introduction to Computer Engineering, II. This course (ECE198KL), the second in our new sequence, will focus on C programming, where each new C concept will be related to the fundamental concepts described in ECE198JL. We will cover basic programming concepts, functions, arrays, pointers, I/O, recursion, simple data structures, and concepts in object-oriented programming. A bottom-up understanding of computing systems has proven more successful in helping students to understand advanced concepts in computing that follow in the ECE curriculum. Restriction(s): Not intended for Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.