Engineering Weeks 2002Engineering Weeks 2002

Electrical Engineering

Prof. Alexandros Eleftheriadis

Engineering?

• Scientists discover the world that exists; engineers create the world that never was.– Theodore 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 Electronics Vehicle Control Power 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

Instrumentation Entertainment

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 I TERM II TERM III TERM 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)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)

CHEMISTRYone-term lecture (3-4)

C1403 or C1404 or C3045or C2407

   

ELECTRICALENGINEERING

  E1201 (3.5)†    

ENGLISHCOMPOSITION(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)

orMusic Hum. C1123

(3)

 Humanities (4)(C1002, C1102, or

V2002)Economics W1105

(4)+W1155 recitation (0)

COMPUTER SCIENCE CS W1007 (3) either semester‡    

PHYSICAL EDUCATION  C1001 (1) C1002 (1)    

GATEWAY LAB  Engr. E1102 (3) either semester    

ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING: THIRD AND FOURTH YEARS

  TERM V TERM VI TERM VII TERM VIII

CORE REQUIREDCOURSES

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  

REQUIREDCOURSES

LABSE3041 (2)E.E. lab I

E3042 (2)E.E. lab II

E3043 (2)E.E. lab III

One Group B CourseE.E. E3044, E3940,E3998, E4332, or

E4340

GROUP AAll 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)

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 1.5-2 extra years– Ph.D. – 2-4 more years, necessary for research and

teaching

Professional Schools• Law – particularly patent law• Business – particularly entrepreneurial activities

To Probe Further

• EE Site – http://www.ee.columbia.edu

• Columbia eWeeks – http://www.columbia.edu/cu/eweeks

• IEEE – http://www.ieee.org

• National eWeeks – http://www.eweek.org

• Discover Engineering – http://www.discoverengineering.org

Engineering Weeks 2002Engineering Weeks 2002

Electrical Engineering

Prof. Alexandros Eleftheriadis