| ECE 101. | Introduction to Radio (NS-2) | |
|---|---|---|
| 4 credits | $6.50 | |
| MTH 101 | ||
| Introductory survey of radio theory and practice. Includes basic electrical theory, radio wave propagation, antennas, radio receivers and transmitters, modulation and demodulation, analog and digital communication, satellites, international shortwave broadcasting, political and propaganda uses of radio (including jamming), shortwave listening, history of radio and amateur radio. Laboratory. | ||
| ECE *243. | Digital Techniques | |
| 2 credits | $6.50 | |
| PHY 122 or ECE 101 or Permission | ||
| Laboratory course in design, construction and testing of digital electronic circuits. | ||
| ECE *244. | Microcomputer Programming | |
| 2 credits | $6.50 | |
| CSC 120 or Permission | ||
| Laboratory course in microcomputer assembly language programming. | ||
| ECE *245. | Microcomputer Interfacing | |
| 2 credits | ||
| ECE 243 and 244 | ||
| Laboratory course in microcomputer programming and interfacing. | ||
| ECE *254-*255. | Robotics | |
| 2 credits each | $6.50 each | |
| Permission | ||
| Laboratory introduction to robotics. | ||
| ECE *261-*262. | Electronics | |
| 4 credits each | $6.50 each | |
| PHY 122 | ||
| Study of theory and applications of analog electronics. Includes DC and AC circuit theory, basic network analysis, filter responses, semiconductor devices, power supplies, amplifiers, thyristors, introduction to radio theory. Laboratory. | ||
| ECE *271-*272. | Telecommunications | |
| 2 credits each | ||
| ECE 261 and 262 | ||
| Laboratory study of telecommunications systems. | ||
Courses
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Faculty Profile
Dr. Robert Molina
Departments: Mathematics
Associate Math Professor Robert Molina has a puzzle obsession. From Sudoku to Rubik’s cubes, he has a vast collection of puzzles in his home - and always brings a table-full to the annual math taco dinner.
Mind puzzles are a branch of his expert field, combinatorics, which is the study of discrete (and usually finite) objects. In other words, it deals with arrangement of items like books on a self, or numbers in a defined set.