Ph.D. Preliminary Examination in EE-Systems
Chair of the Prelim Exam Committee: Prof. Glenn Healey
Date of Written Preliminary Examination - Tuesday, November 17, 2009; Time and Location To Be Announced
Overview
This document outlines the materials to be covered in the written (four hours) and oral exam (one hour) in the area of EE-Systems. 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) Engineering Probability (EECS140)| Reference | Sheldon Ross, A First Course in Probability, Prentice Hall, Sixth Edition, 2002. Chapters 1-7. Supplementary R. D. Yates and D. J. Goodman, Probability and Stochastic Processes, John Wiley & Sons, Second Edition, 2005. |
(2) Signal and System I (EECS150B)
| Reference | Oppenheim and Willsky, Signals and Systems, 2nd. edition, Prentice-Hall 1997, Chapters 2-4. |
(3) Signal and System II (EECS150A)
| Reference | Oppenheim and Willsky, Signals and Systems, 2nd. edition, Prentice-Hall 1997, Chapters 5,7,9-10. |
(4) Introduction to Control Systems (EECS160A)
| Reference | G. Franklin, J.D. Powell and A. Emami-Naeini Feedback Control of Dynamic Systems, Chapters 1-6. |
The Oral Examination
Once the student has satisfactorily passed the written examination, an oral examination will be held for the student. The purpose of the oral examination is to measure the student's ability to do independent research and problem solving.
