EEL 4834 C++ - Programming for Electrical Engineers

 

Catalog Description: (3cr) Develop computer skills and art of writing good computer programs using C and C++ languages. Examples and exercises relevant to Electrical Engineering are used.

Prerequisites: None

Textbook: None

Course Objective: This course is designed to provide the student with a more detailed understanding of data handling, graphics programming, and computer communications in an engineering environment.

Professional Component: 3 credits of Engineering Design

Relationship to Outcomes:  (To view how the outcomes of this course fit in with the curriculum, click here) 

• EE2 - knowledge of mathematics, basic and engineering sciences necessary to analyze and design complex systems
• a - an ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering
• d - an ability to function on multi-disciplinary teams
• e - an ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems
• k - an ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice

Class Schedule:  3 classes per week of 50 minutes each

Topics:

• Intoduction to the Visual Studio programming environment
• Engineering data types/ Programming with the console
• Saving and storing data to files in text and binary formats
• IEEE Floating Point interpretation/ Microcontroller math
• Document/View Architecture and the Foundation Classes
• Introduction to graphical programming in Windows
• Plotting data
• Interactive drawing techniques.
• Using serialization and advanced object techniques
• Serial Communications (RS-232) – ActiveX controls
• Packet protocols and error checking
• TCP/IP WinSockets programming
• Internet programming techniques

Course Committee: Dr. Boykin, Dr. Li, Dr. Jordan

Course Committee Reports for:

Fall Term		Spring Term		Summer Term
2005