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ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING 243
progress at the Institute, or for presentation of technical developments in the industry.
All advanced students in Electrical Engineering and members of the Electrical
Engineering itaff are expected to take part.
In charge: Sorensen, Mackeown, Lindvall, Maxst.dr..
EE. 221. Transmission Line Problem.. 15 units.
A study of transmission line transient problecns. inductive interference, power
limit analysis, etc.
Instructor: Sorensen.
EE. 223 a, b. Electric Strength of Dielectric •• 15 units; second and third
terms.
A study of the effect of high potentials applied to dielectrics.
Text: Theory of Dielectrics, Schwaiger and Sorensen.
Instructor: Sorensen.
EE. 224 a, b, c. Vacuum Tube and Radio Frequency Circuits. Units
to be based on work done; first, second and third terms.
A study of the literature on vacuum tube circuits. Experimental work with
oscillators. transmitters. and receivers.
Instructor: Mackeown.
EE. 225. Principles of Electrical Design. 15 units; first term.
A discussion and calculation course in the analysis of the principles and methods
used in the design of electrical machinery.
Instructors: Sorensen. Maxstade.
EE. 226 a, b, c. Engineering Mathematic:lI Physic.. 15 units (3-0-12);
first. second and third terms.
Prerequisites: B.S. in Engineering; Differential Equations. Ma. 10 or Ma. 11.
This subject is designed to develop the correlation of mathematics and physics
with problems in engineering design and application. The following subjects will
be treated in detail: mechanical vibrations, oscillations in electro-mechanical systems,
short circuit forces. power system transients, electric motors applied to Tariable or
pulsating loads, heat transfer and transient heat flow. The principle of constant
flux linkage in electrical transient analysis; solution of mechanical problem. by
electrical methods; application of Heaviside operational calculus to mechanical and
thermal problems.
Instructor: Lindvall.
EE. 227. Operational Circuit Analysis. 6 units (2-0-4); third term.
An introduction to the solution of circuit problems by the operational method.
Instructor: Lentz.
EE. 228. Conduction of Electricity in Gases. Units to be arranged; first,
second and third terms.
Selected topics in glow, arcs. and Ipark discharges.
Instructor: Mackeown.
EE. 229. Advanced Circuit Analysi.. 12 units (3-0-9); first. second and
third terms in alternate years.
Development of circuit equations from Maxwell's equations; application of
axwell's equations to circuits at high frequency, filter circuits, symmetrical comonents,
tensor analysis.
Instructor: Mackeown.