Scope and Purpose:
This collection is established to support the curriculum and research of the electrical engineering department.
Control systems, nondestructive testing, high frequency power electronic circuits and converters, motor drives, electromagnetics, digital signal processing, expert systems, signal processing and communication are collected at both the initial study and research levels.
Works on circuits, switching and logic, physical electronics, microprocessors, energy conversion, digital communication, signals, antenna theory, microwaves, programmable logic, power electronics and general works should be collected at the initial study level.
Curriculum:
The department of electrical engineering offers the bachelor of science, master of science, and doctor of philosophy degrees.
The undergraduate program is accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET). The undergraduate program prepares students for immediate employment or graduate study. The undergraduate coursework includes the engineering core curriculum, consisting of materials science, statics, mechanics of solids, dynamics, programming for engineers, and thermal science. The electrical engineering coursework consists of tools for electrical and computer engineering, circuits, switching and logic, electric circuits, communications and signal processing, signals and systems, electromagnetics, physical electronics, electronic design, control systems, energy conversion and 18 credit hours of electrical engineering electives.
The master's program offers either a thesis or non-thesis option. The doctoral program requires 90 credits of graduate work which includes 60 credits of course work and 30 credits for the dissertation. Areas of study include computer engineering, control system engineering, power systems engineering, electromagnetics, and related areas. Graduate level courses in electrical engineering include digital communication, antenna theory, microwaves, programmable logic, microprocessors, power electronics and systems, electric machines and motor drives, microcomputer systems, circuit analysis, signal processing and analysis, information theory and coding, VLSI circuits and systems, integrated circuits, control systems, electromagnetics, system simulation, dynamics, power semiconductor devices, systems theory, electromagnetics, and related topics.
Geographical Coverage:
There is no geographical limit for appropriate materials. The primary geographical areas for inclusion in the collection are the United States for eighty percent of the collection, Great Britain for ten percent, and Japan, the U.S.S.R., and the remainder of Europe for the remaining ten percent.
Language:
English is the only language collected.
Period Coverage:
The primary emphasis in the collection is those materials published in the most recent five years. Most monographs are not kept in the collection beyond ten years of their publication. Serials will be kept indefinitely.
Publication Types:
General works are collected at the initial study level. Professional works, textbooks, journals, proceedings, transactions of societies, electrical codes and standards, and electrical data compilations are collected at the research level.
Formats:
Paper, microform, and electronic resources are collected to the research level and should comprise about 98 percent of the collection. Computer software, remote resources, and audiovisual materials may be about two percent of the collection.
Remote Sources:
Online books and journals are available.
The collections at Youngstown State University, Cleveland State University, Case Western Reserve University, and Kent State University may be a resource for highly specialized journals and out-of-print monographs.
Exclusions:
Popular works are excluded from this collection.
Policy Revised: 28 Jul 2000
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