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Optics and photonics underpin the technologies that define our daily life, from communications and sensing to displays and imaging. This course provides an introduction to the principles that govern the generation, manipulation, and detection of light and will give students hands-on lab experience applying these principles to analyze and design working optical systems. The concepts we will cover form the basis for many systems in biology, optoelectronics, and telecommunications and build a foundation for further learning in photonics and optoelectronics. Connecting theory to observation and application is a major theme for the course.

Introduction to electromagnetism and Maxwell's equations in static and dynamic regimes. Electrostatics and magnetostatics: Gauss's, Coulomb's, Faraday's, Ampere's, Biot-Savart's laws. Electric and magnetic potentials. Boundary conditions. Electric and magnetic field energy. Electrodynamics: Wave equation; Electromagnetic waves; Phasor form of Maxwell's equations.Solution of the wave equation in 1D free space: Wavelength, wave-vector, forward and backward propagating plane waves.Poynting's theorem. Propagation in lossy media, skin depth. Reflection and refraction at planar boundaries, total internal reflection. Solutions of wave equation for various 1D-3D problems: Electromagnetic resonators, waveguides periodic media, transmission lines. Formerly EE 141. Prerequisites: an introductory course in electromagnetics ( PHYSICS 43, PHYSICS 63, PHYSICS 81, or EE 42) and a solid background in vector calculus ( CME 100, CME 102, or MATH 52, with MATH 52 being an ideal prerequisite)

This course addresses the question: How can South Africa realize it pledge to reduce global warming emissions by 2030 and beyond. The approach is to review the South Africa Energy Flow Diagram and determine system solutions to carbon emission reduction, assisted by a modeling program developed in the Hesselink group. The teaching approach involves lectures, field trips, consultations with energy leaders in South Africa, and small discussion groups involving students and teacher. The overarching objective of the course is to teach students to improve their ability to critically think about (energy) issues and solving problems.

Addressing the energy challenges of today and the environmental challenges of the future will require efficient energy conversion techniques. This course will discuss the circuits used to efficiently convert ac power to dc power, dc power from one voltage level to another, and dc power to ac power. The components used in these circuits (e.g., diodes, transistors, capacitors, inductors) will also be covered in detail to highlight their behavior in a practical implementation. A lab will be held with the class where students will obtain hands on experience with power electronic circuits. For WIM credit, students must enroll in EE 153 for 4 units. No exceptions. Formerly EE 292J.

The ability to rapidly create board level electronics at prototype and short run volumes is enabling; Board Level Design teaches how to do this. This course focuses on applying circuit design concepts to rapidly create electronics to augment existing research instruments, explore and reduce technical risk, and provide engineering samples for evaluation. Students will send several PCBs for fabrication during the Quarter. The PCBs will be "brought-up" and tested to confirm functionality and performance to specification. Undergraduate EE majors will gain deeper exposure to circuits and planar electromagnetics. Students must enroll in EE 156 for 4 units and EE 256 for 3 units.

An introduction to electric motors and the principles of electromechanical energy conversion. Students will learn about, design, and build an electric motor system, choosing from one of three application areas: renewable energy (wind turbines), robotics (drones and precision manufacturing), or electric vehicles (cars, ships, and airplanes). Topics covered include ac and dc rotating machines, power electronics inverters and drives, and control techniques.

Basic principles for endowing mobile autonomous robots with perception, planning, and decision-making capabilities. Algorithmic approaches for robot perception, localization, and simultaneous localization and mapping; control of non-linear systems, learning-based control, and robot motion planning; introduction to methodologies for reasoning under uncertainty, e.g., (partially observable) Markov decision processes. Extensive use of the Robot Operating System (ROS) for demonstrations and hands-on activities. Prerequisites: CS 106A or equivalent, CME 100 or equivalent (for linear algebra), and CME 106 or equivalent (for probability theory).

The purpose of this course is to provide an introduction to the physics, systems, processing, and analysis of ice penetrating radar, preparing students to use it as a quantitative research tool. Target students are graduates or advanced undergraduates in geophysics, glaciology, planetary science, or engineering with an interest in the use of radar to study glaciers, ice sheets, or icy planets.

Computer processing of digital 2-D and 3-D data, combining theoretical material with implementation of computer algorithms. Topics: properties of digital images, design of display systems and algorithms, time and frequency representations, filters, image formation and enhancement, imaging systems, perspective, morphing, and animation applications. Instructional computer lab exercises implement practical algorithms. Final project consists of computer animations incorporating techniques learned in class. For WIM credit, students must enroll for 4 units. No exceptions.