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Ceg 770-01: Computer Engineering Mathematics, Jack Jean

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No abstract provided.

Cs 470/670: Systems Simulation, Thomas C. Hartrum

Computer Science & Engineering Syllabi

Introduction to simulation and comparison with other techniques. Discrete simulation models. Introduction to queuing theory and stochastic processes. Comparison of simulation languages. Simulation methodology and selected applications.

Ceg 233: Linux And Windows, Sarah Gothard

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The goal is for student to develop an effective operational model of computer systems running either Linux or Windows.

Student should develop a basic understanding of GUI and windowing systems, file and directory structures, processes, command-line utilities and scripting, regular expressions, networking basics, user privileges, and system administration.

Ceg 360/560-01: Digital System Design, Travis E. Doom

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Design of digital systems. Topics include flip-flops, registers, counters, programmable logic devices, memory devices, register-level design, and microcomputer system organization. Students must show competency in the design of digital systems. 3 hours lecture, 2 hours lab. Prerequisite: CEG 260.

Ceg 498-01: Design Experience, Thomas C. Hartrum

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CEG 498 (Design Experience) is a summative computer engineering design project course that builds upon previous engineering, science, mathematics and communications course work. CEG 498 projects are a minimum of two quarters in length and must be completed in groups of at least three students. Projects are selected under the guidance of the course instructor and are tailored to both student interest and formal classroom preparation. Students are evaluated both on their individual contributions as recorded in a graded engineering journal and on the quality of their collective efforts as reflected in group generated products.

Ceg 463/663-01: The Personal Software Development Process, John A. Reisner

Computer Science & Engineering Syllabi

In this course, you will learn about more about one particular way to address some of the challenges and issues associated with successful software development. Specifically, you will learn and use the Personal Software Process (PSP), designed to help individual software practitioners become more adept at their craft through the use of project planning, project tracking, defect analysis, review and verification activities, software measurement, and process management. This course-and the PSP-are somewhat unique in that they aim to help software engineers become more successful, not by examining issues associated with large-scale development (as is the case with many software engineering …

Ceg 221-01: Introduction To C Programming For Engineers, Jay Dejongh

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This course introduces advanced constructs, algorithms, and data structures in the C programming language. Emphasis is on problem solving and techniques useful to engineers. Topics include functions, array, pointers, structures as well as sorting algorithms, linked lists, complex numbers, and numerical methods applications. 4 credit hours. Prerequisite: CEG220 (Introduction to C Programming for Engineers).

Ceg 211-01: Pc Networking Ii, Karen Meyer

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The goal of this course is to prepare students for the real-world challenges of a networking professional. It is designed for students interested in network and server administration. The text includes extensive hands-on projects, exercises, and review questions in each chapter, which reinforce network administration skills as they are learned. Case projects at the end of each chapter allow students to take on the role of a network administrator, making decisions and troubleshooting real-life problems. Specific topic coverage includes: network administration and management, administering active directory, managing group policy, administering file resources, administering web resources in windows server 2003, administering …

Ceg 429/629-01: Internet Security, Prabhaker Mateti

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Introduction to security issues arising primarily from computer networks. Topics include node and service authentication, address spoofing, hijacking, SYN floods, smurfing, sniffing, routing tricks, and privacy of data en route. Buffer overruns and other exploitation of software development errors. Hardening of operating systems. Intrusion detection. Firewalls. Ethics. Prerequisites: CEG 433

Ceg 479/679-01: Computer Animation, Thomas Wischgoll

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No abstract provided.

Ceg 416-01: Matrix Computations, Ronald F. Taylor

Computer Science & Engineering Syllabi

This course is a survey of numerical methods in linear algebra for application to problems in engineering and the sciences. Emphasis is on using modern software tools on high performance computing systems. This course covers the mathematics of linear equations, eigenvalue problems, singular value decomposition, and least squares. Material covered will be relevant to applications areas such as structural analysis, heat transfer, neural networks, mechanical vibrations, and image processing in biomedical engineering. A familiarity with MATLAB is useful, and the ability to program in languages such as CIC++ or Fortran is very important. A basic knowledge of matrix algebra is …

Cs 240: Computer Programming I, Vanessa Starkey

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Basic concepts of programming and programming languages are introduced. Emphasis is on structured programming and stepwise refinement.

Cs 405/605: Introduction To Database Management Systems, Keke Chen

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No abstract provided.

Cs 772: Advanced Natural Language Processing Concepts, Shaojun Wang

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No abstract provided.

Cs 207: Advanced Office Productivity Ii, Amanda Hood

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This course covers post-advanced microcomputer applications including Microsoft Office Word 2007, Excel 2007, Access 2007, and PowerPoint 2007. Topics include: creating an online form, working with macros and Visual Basic for Applications (VBA), working with a master document, and index and a table of contents, linking an Excel, creating a PivotTable List, advanced Access report and form techniques, and creating a multipage form, administering a database system, creating a self-running presentation containing shapes, templates, and clips.

Slip Boundary Conditions For The Moving Contact Line In Molecular Dynamics And Continuum Simulations, Nikolai V. Priezjev, Anoosheh Niavarani

Mechanical and Materials Engineering Faculty Publications

The problem of the moving contact line between two immiscible fluids on a smooth surface is revisited using molecular dynamics (MD) and continuum simulations. In MD simulations a finite slip is allowed by choosing incommensurate wall-fluid densities and weak wall-fluid interaction energies. The shear stresses and velocity fields are extracted carefully in the bulk fluid region as well as near the moving contact line. In agreement with previous studies, we found slowly decaying partial slip region away from the contact line. In steady-state shear flows we extract the friction coefficient along the liquid-solid interface, the local slip length, and the …

Height Adjustment In Assessing Dual Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry Measurements Of Bone Mass And Density In Children, Babette S. Zemel, Mary B. Leonard, Andrea Kelly, Joan M. Lappe, Vicente Gilsanz, Sharon Oberfield, Soroosh Mahboubi, John A. Shepherd, Thomas N. Hangartner, Margaret M. Frederick, Karen K. Winer, Heidi J. Kalkwarf

Biomedical, Industrial & Human Factors Engineering Faculty Publications

Context: In children, bone mineral content (BMC) and bone mineral density (BMD) measurements by dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) are affected by height status. No consensus exists on how to adjust BMC or BMD (BMC/BMD) measurements for short or tall stature.

Objective: The aim of this study was to compare various methods to adjust BMC/BMD for height in healthy children.

Design: Data from the Bone Mineral Density in Childhood Study (BMDCS) were used to develop adjustment methods that were validated using an independent cross-sectional sample of healthy children from the Reference Data Project (RDP).

Setting: We conducted the study in five …

Modeling And Visualization Of Cardiovascular Systems, Thomas Wischgoll

Computer Science and Engineering Faculty Publications

Modeling complex organs, such as the human heart, requires a detailed understanding of the geometric and mechanical properties of that organ. Similarly, the model is only as accurate as the precision of the underlying properties allow. Hence, it is of great importance that accurate measurements of the geometric configuration are available. This paper describes the different steps that are necessary for creating and visualizing such a vascular model, ranging from determining a basic geometric model, gathering statistical data necessary to extend an existing model up to the visualization of the resulting large-scale vascular models.

Modeling The Combined Effect Of Surface Roughness And Shear Rate On Slip Flow Of Simple Fluids, Nikolai V. Priezjev, Anoosheh Niavarani

Mechanical and Materials Engineering Faculty Publications

Molecular dynamics (MD) and continuum simulations are carried out to investigate the influence of shear rate and surface roughness on slip flow of a Newtonian fluid. For weak wall-fluid interaction energy, the nonlinear shear-rate dependence of the intrinsic slip length in the flow over an atomically flat surface is computed by MD simulations. We describe laminar flow away from a curved boundary by means of the effective slip length defined with respect to the mean height of the surface roughness. Both the magnitude of the effective slip length and the slope of its rate-dependence are significantly reduced in the presence …

Electromagnetic Fields, Power Losses, And Resistance Of High-Frequency Magnetic Devices, Daniel Joseph Whitman

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The operation of dc-dc PWM converters requires magnetic components that operate at high frequencies and carry large currents. At such frequencies the skin and proximity effects cause a substantial increase in power losses and ac resistance. This thesis reviews existing one dimensional analytical work on the prediction of these losses and, beginning with an inductor, derives expressions for the electromagnetic fields and power losses within the winding as well as the ac resistance of the device. The results of the inductor analysis are then extended to examine these quantities in transformers of various winding configurations. It is shown that proximity …

Fuzzy Logic Learning For Predictive Feedback Estimation In A Radiant Heat System, Matthew R. Rickey

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High temperature thermal testing is used to validate the effectiveness of thermal protection systems (TPS) and to simulate aerodynamic heating in high speed flight vehicle structures. Silicon controlled rectifiers (SCR) are utilized to drive resistive heating elements and producing temperatures up to 5000 degrees Fahrenheit. Thermocouples used to provide feedback to the control system have a high probability of failure at extreme temperatures. Traditional solutions include switching to redundant thermocouples, changing to an open-loop control scheme, or using power as the control signal. The first methods is limited in that redundant thermocouples are also not completely reliable. Both open-loop control …

Ab Initio Simulations Of Hydrogen And Lithium Adsorption On Silicene, Tim H. Osborn

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The energies and temperature-dependent dynamics of hydrogen and lithium chemisorption on a silicon nanosheet, called silicene, were studied using density functional theory and molecular-dynamics (MD) simulations. Silicene has a buckled honeycomb structure, and has been fabricated as suspended monolayer sheets and nanoribbons in recent experiments. We calculated the adsorption energies of hydrogen and lithium on silicene for different adsorption ratios between 3.1% and 100%. The studies will clarify the characteristics of these novel and promising nanomaterials, and pave the way for their applications.

For Hydrogen, the adsorption energy had a maximum of 3.01 eV/H for complete hydrogenation, and decreased by …

Design, Modeling, Fabrication And Characterization Of Three-Dimensional Ferromagnetic-Core Solenoid Inductors In Su-8 Interposer Layer For Embedded Passive Component Integration With Active Chips, Robert Carl Fitch Jr.

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Integrated circuit technology continually presses toward higher transistor density and thus smaller dimensions, yet passive components which remain the bulk of the circuit area, surprisingly receive sideline attention. This work addresses a niche area of inductor design as it applies to the 3-dimensional (3-D) integration of active transistors and passive components. Hybrid, 3-D circuits residing on inexpensive silicon substrates can be fashioned using a photosensitive epoxy known as SU-8 serving as the interposer layer between the substrate and in which the passive components are embedded. The active components, which are known-good-chips, are secured with epoxy into deep reactive ion etched …

Understanding The Molecular Dynamics Of Ypel3 And Fhit Gene Expression, Kevin Daniel Kelley

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A comprehensive understanding of the molecular signaling pathways that regulate cell growth and proliferation is essential in the realization of new therapeutic options to facilitate early detection and eradication of malignancy. Understanding the transcriptional regulation of the YPEL3 and FHIT genes forms the basis of this dissertation. YPEL3, or Yippee-like 3, is a newly identified p53 target gene that inhibits tumor cell growth and is thus itself, a novel tumor suppressor gene. FHIT, or Fragile histidine triad, is a well known tumor suppressor gene and is regulated at the transcriptional level by another growth inhibitory protein, FOXO3a, a Forkhead box …

Distributed Reasoning With El++ Using Mapreduce, Frederick Maier, Raghava Mutharaju, Pascal Hitzler

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It has recently been shown that the MapReduce framework for distributed computation can be used effectively for large-scale RDF Schema reasoning, computing the deductive closure of over a billion RDF triples within a reasonable time. Later work has carried this approach over to OWL Horst. In this paper, we provide a MapReduce algorithm for classifying knowledge bases in the description logic EL⁺⁺, which is essentially the OWL 2 profile OWL 2 EL. The traditional EL⁺⁺ classification algorithm is recast into a form compatible with MapReduce, and it is shown how the revised algorithm can be realized within …

Analysis Of Amputee Gait Using Virtual Reality Rehabilitation Techniques, Maurissa S. D'Angelo

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This research shows promise in becoming a standard practice for long term amputee rehabilitation. Exceptional rehabilitation is not universally available to all disabled individuals due to circumstances which limit patient care such as a limited number of trained personnel, limited access to therapy in remote areas, limited patient feedback, limited visits under insurance policies and differing expertise of personnel. Providing real-time, objective feedback will help to continuously improve the quality of life of amputee individuals and provide standardized baseline techniques. The research described in this dissertation expands the use of virtual reality systems to amputee rehabilitation. A virtual reality system …

A Biomechanical Comparison Of Locking Compression Plate Constructs With Plugs/Screws In Osteoporotic Bone Model, Krishna P. Desai

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Locking compression plates are proven to be safe for use in open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) especially in osteoporotic bones. Because of various combinations of holes, the system provides more options for clinicians to use either locking screws or non-locking screws. This clinical research introduces screw like plugs which can be used along with the screws in case of locking compression plates. Experimental work was performed to determine the effectiveness of the plugs. The results showed that there is not a significant difference between the groups which used plugs and did not use the plugs, both in case of …

Cs 400-01: Data Structures And Software Design, Meilin Liu

Computer Science & Engineering Syllabi

This is a fundamental course for students majoring in Computer Science. Students will learn: basic algorithm analysis techniques; asymptotic complexity; big-0 and big-Omega notations; efficient algorithms for discrete structures including lists, trees, stacks, and graphs; fundamental computing algorithms including sorting, searching, and hashing techniques.

Cs 241-02: Computer Programming - Ii, Michael Ondrasek

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The CS 241 course is a continuation of CS 240. The emphasis in CS 241 is on solving more complex problems using object oriented programming. Prerequisite: CS240. Students must register for both lecture and one laboratory section. 4 credit hours.

Cs 340-01: Programming Language Workshop In C#, Krishnaprasad Thirunarayan

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This course is designed as a self-study in C#. You are expected to learn the language and solve a set of programming problems assigned to you using MS Visual Studio .NET. There are no exams. We officially meet only once in the quarter. However, I will be available in the posted office hours for clarifications and discussions about the programming problems.