Undergraduate Courses

National income and its determination; changes in national income, elements of public finance, money and banking, international trade, macroeconomic policy, economic growth and development; illustrations and applications from the Turkish economy.

Circuit elements and Kirchhoffs laws. Analysis of resistive circuits. Network theorems. Solutions of linear time-invariant differential equations. Analysis of first and second order circuits. Operational Amplifiers. Sinusoidal steady-state analysis. Power calculations and balanced three-phase circuits. Two port networks.

Basic components and principles of electrical circuits: circuit elements variables and measuring devices. Kirchoff's laws, loop and nodal analysis. Network response to DC, exponential and sinusoidal excitation: switching networks, impedances, network functions, Fourier series, phasor methods, real and reactive power, power factor. Transformers and 3-Phase systems.

Fundamentals of probability. Random variables, probability distribution and density functions and some specific functions. Operations on one random variable: expectation, moments and transforms of random variables. Vector random variables, joint distribution and density functions. Statistical independence. Operations on multiple random variables.

Matlab expressions, constants, variables, arrays. Graph plots. Procedures and functions. Matlab syntax. Graphic User Interface (GUI). Linear algebra using Matlab. PSpice overview, Circuit schematics, schematic rules and analysis types. Modeling with PSpice, mixed analog and digital simulation, measurement in PSpice. Programming in Labview.

Hardware description languages, digital logic synthesis, computer organization, arithmetic logic, memory and control units, mini and microcomputer systems. Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGA). Laboratory Work.

Discrete-time signals and systems, basic system properties. Linear time-invariant systems, convolution sum. Fourier series representation of periodic discrete-time signals, Fourier transform of discrete-time signals. Sampling. Z-transform. Discrete-time filters.

Definitions and measurements in illumination. Illumination calculations. Light sources; Illumination design. Street, flood and novelty lighting. Wiring systems. Projects.

Diode characteristics and applications. Power supplies. BJT Characteristics. BJT biasing. Small-signal modeling and analysis. MOSFET chracteristics and biasing; FET small-signal modeling and analysis. Multistage amplifiers. Coupling techniques and frequency response. Differential amplifiers. High frequency modeling of transistors.

Transistor biasing. Measurement of transistor parameters. D.C. power supplies and stabilized circuits. Linear and nonlinear wave shaping.

Data structures, structured programming. Numerical solution of multidimensional optimization problems, convergence properties, gradient and Newton methods. Solution of linear, nonlinear equations, and differential equations, numerical integration.

Vector analysis for field theory. Static electric and magnetic fields. Time varying electric and magnetic fields. Maxwell's equations.

Building blocks of communication systems. Analog communication methods: Analog amplitude and phase/frequency modulation. Frequency division multiplexing. Sampling and quantization, Pulse tranmission methods: pulse-code modulation, differential pulse-code modulation and delta modulation. Time-division multiplexing. Digital modulation techniques: Digital amplitude and phase/frequency shift keying.

Units and principles of measurement. Error of measurement. Probability of error. Electronic measurements and electronic measuring instruments: Instrument amplifiers, signal sources, oscilloscopes, digital frequency meters, digital voltmeters. High frequency and microwave measurement techniques. Laboratory.

Introduction to wireless communication systems. Impedance matching techniques by using Smith Chart. Noise and distortion in HF systems and amplifiers. RF amplifier analysis and design using Y-parameters. HF mixers and oscillators. Phase locked loops and frequency synthesizers. Modulator and demodulator design.

Review of four layer devices and their applications. Gate control techniques in power switching elements and their protection. Introduction to solid state energy conversion. AC/DC, AC/AC, DC/AC and DC/DC converters. Introduction to control of electrical drives. Industrial control systems. Relay circuits; ladder diagrams. Sequential control circuits. Case studies.

Op-Amp fundamentals; linear Op-Amp circuits: DC sources, current to voltage converters, voltage to current converters, current amplifiers, difference amplifiers, instrumentation amplifiers, transducer bridge amplifiers. Active filters; practical Op-Amp limitations; stability and frequency compensation.

Active filters, phase locked loop (PLL) circuits, counters and dividers, sweep circuits. Function generators, multipliers, comparators and operational amplifier (Op-Amp) characteristics.

An overview of design techniques with particular interest to industrial requirements. Fedback implementation: Transducers, sensors, and signal conditioning. Implementation of various types of control actions and servo control. Laboratory.

Introduction to realization theory for single-input, single-output (SISO) systems. Solution of the state space equations. Structural properties: controllability, observability, detectability, stabilizability. State feedback design, observer design and design of observer based compensations for SISO systems.

Introduction to the basics of object-oriented programming and Java including JVM (Java Virtual Machine) and development environments, and design of applications. Java language syntax, error handling and exceptions, utility classes, application programming interfaces including input-output streams, graphical user interface, abstract windowing toolkit and swing, event-handling. Design and development of applets, graphics, threads and multi-threading and networking using TCP and UDP.

Physical bases of remote sensing. Radiation characteristics of natural phenomena. Sensors and platforms. Data interpretation and processing. Applications to crops and land use. Problems and prospects.

Antenna characteristics and measurement. Antenna arrays. Dipole antennas. Radiation pattern, input impedance self and mutual impedance for dipole elements and arrays. Aperture antennas. Printed antennas. Field equivalence principle. Unintentional radiation and coupling. Baluns for antennas. Far field radiation patterns for electric and magnetic current sources. Reflection, diffraction,

Concepts of data and network security engineering. OSI (Open Systems Interconnection) security architecture. Attacks on cryptographic systems: DoS (Denial of Service), interception, fabrication MoM (Modification of Messages), replay attacks. Symmetric and asymmetric cryptography. The concepts of public and private key cryptography. Secret key schemes: DES (Data Encryption Standards) and IDEA (International Data Encryption Algorithm). Public key schemes: RSA and El Gamal. Elliptic curve algorithms. Signature algorithms, hash functions, key distribution and identification schemes. Mathematical algorithms for attacking cryptographic schemes.

Optical fiber waveguides. Transmission characteristics of optical fibers. Optical fibers, cables and connections. Optical fiber measurements. Optical sources: Laser, LED. Optical detectors. Receiver noise considerations. Optical fiber systems.

Stochastic processes. Noise analysis in analog communication. Data transmission through AWGN channel, bandpass data transmission, equalization. Optimum receiver design, carrier and pulse synchronization. Error probabilities for binary/m-ary transmission. Carrier modulation: Amplitude Modulation (AM), Phase Modulation (PM), Frequency Modulation (FM), Quadrature Amplitude Modulation (QAM) and their performances. Entropy, quantization and rate distortion, information sources, channel capacity, coding.

Demonstration of fundamental signal processing techniques using software packages. Various analog and digital modulation schemes.

Review of management function, how to manage yourself, and organizational performance –Efficiency vs. Effectiveness. Managerial decision making including decision making theory, decision making models, participation styles and implementation in the business environment. Strategic self-presentations and impression formation. Delegation of authority. Management perspective, Management of subordinates, Communication, Teamwork, Work team effectiveness model, Team member roles, Stages of team development, Managing team conflict, Effective teams. Strategic Planning including Vision, Mission, Core values, Definitions for strategy, Strategic thinking, Corporate culture. Core concepts of Marketing –Needs, Wants, Demands, Marketing management, Marketing mix. Presentation skills and Job interviews.

Special topics in Electrical and Electronic Engineering selected to suit the individual interests of the students. The course is designed to give the student an opportunity to do independent work at an advanced level.

Listed under Engineering Core Courses.

Basic principles pertaining to the operation and characteristics of electron devices: Electron ballistics and applications, electron emission (field, thermal and photoelectric.) Energy levels and energy bands. Conduction in metals and semiconductors. Electron statistics, Shottky barriers, p-n junctions and applications. Bipolar, field-effect and metal-oxide -semiconductor (MOS) transistors. Photoelectric devices. Negative resistance devices.