Elementary Circuits Laboratory

All Electrical Engineering Students have access to well equipped and modern labor atories dedicated to the study of analog and digital electronics. All E.E students take about 10 credits of electronics laboratories in addition to labs for Elementary Physics, Modern Physics, and Electromagnetics. These labs enhance the concepts presented in the lecture. Biophysics students are required to take EE241- Circuit Analysis and Lab, while Physics students may choose any of the E.E. classes and labs as electives within their major requirements.

Computer Aided Design Laboratory

The Physics/E.E. department maintains a state of the art Computer Aided Design laboratory for the instruction of AutoCAD and concepts in computer design. All E.E.'s and Pre-Engineering majors are required to take 2 credits of C.A.D (Engr.253 and Engr.254). The facility is a certified AutoCAD Training Center (A.C.T) under the auspices of Dr. Joseph Connolly who offers frequent seminars to local engineers and draftsmen.

The lab is also used by all students in the department as a computer lab. All 15 Pentium computers run MATLAB, MAPLE v5, PSPICE, VLSI tools, and other software packages used throughout the curriculum. The faculty make copious use of computer software throughout the courses to prepare the students for the computerized world of engineering and physics.

Modern Physics Laboratory

The Modern Physics Lab is used primarily in conjunction with Phys. 270, Modern Physics. All sophomores in the department are required to take this course and lab which introduces the student to concepts in atomic physics and modern laboratory skills. The students also are introduced to proper report writing and summarization of data. Experiments in the lab include the Photoelectric effect, X-ray spectroscopy, Gamma ray absorption, Fourier analysis, and measurement of fundamental quantities.

The lab is also home to NUCUS I and NUCUS II, gamma ray counters designed and built by university students in the late 1940's under the guidance of Dr. Joseph Harper, founder of the department in the 1930's. The museum pieces are testaments to the ever increasing rate of technological change and as a reminder of the pioneers who make our modern world of integrated circuits and parallel computers possible.

Computer Interfacing Laboratory

This lab is used for senior level courses EE 449 and EE 454. The first course familiarizes the student with techniques needed to interface analog and digital circuitry with computers. Emphasis is placed on creative problem solving, the ability to work in a team, and written and oral communication skills. The second portion of the course entails designing an autonomous working robot which will navigate an unknown maze and find an object. This robot is built on a commercially available micro-controller.