Ph.D. Preliminary Examination in EE-Circuits & Devices
Chair of the Prelim Exam Committee: Professor Peter Burke
Date of Written Preliminary Examination - Date, Time and Location to be determined
Oral Exam TBA
Date of Written Preliminary Examination - Date, Time and Location to be determined
Oral Exam TBA
There will be an informational meeting for the EECS Circuits and Devices Preliminary Examination. All students who plan on taking the exam in Fall 2009, or in the future, are encouraged to attend. The meeting date, time and location will be announced.
Ph.D. Preliminary Examination in EE-Circuits & Devices
Ph.D. Preliminary Examination in EE-Circuits & Devices
Overview
This document outlines the materials to be covered in the written (4 hours) and oral exam (1 hour) in the area of EE-Circuits & Devices. The relevant courses offered at UCI in this field are listed. Also, reference textbooks and supplementary books are provided.
Although the foregoing material describes the nature of the background information the student should have mastered prior to taking the Preliminary Examinations, it is to be emphasized that an important quality for the student to demonstrate by performance during the examinations is a comprehensive understanding of the technical areas involved and the ability to apply it to diverse applications. In other words, students are ultimately responsible for the body of knowledge in the area that might be besides the materials covered in these classes.
List of courses:
(1) Network Analysis (EECS70B)
| Reference | J. David Irwin and R. Mark Nelms, Basic Engineering Circuit Analysis, 8th edition, John Wiley & Sons, Chapters 8-10 and 12-16. |
(2) Electronics I with laboratory (EECS170A/170LA)
| References | Anderson and Anderson, Fundamentals of semiconductor devices, 1st edition, McGraw-Hill, 2005, Chapters 1-10. Chin C. Lee, Electronics I Laboratory, available at the Engineering Copy Center |
| Supplementary | Sedra and Smith, Microelectronic Circuits, 5th edition, Oxford. |
(3) Electronics II with Laboratory (EECS170B/170LB)
| References | Sedra and Smith, Microelectronic Circuits, 5th Edition, Oxford University, 3, 4, 6, 8 (up to 8.8), 10, and 11. The lab manual can be found on the course website prepared by the instructors, as indicated below: http://eee.uci.edu/05w/15480/, http://eee.uci.edu/05w/15460/ |
(4) Engineering Electromagnetics (EECS180)
| Reference | William H. Hayt, Jr. and John A. Buck, Engineering Electromagnetics, Seventh edition Addison Wesley, Chapters 2-4, 6-9, 12. |
The Oral Examination
Students who do not pass the written examination will fail the preliminary examination without taking an oral exam.
