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Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University, Electrical and Electronics Eng. Dept. PhD Qualification Exam Course List

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Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University

Electrical and Electronics Engineering Department Compulsory and Optional Courses List

for 2016-2017 Fall Semester PhD Qualification Examination

In the PhD Qualification Examination, the student is to attempt the questions from all of

the listed compulsory courses, and attempt questions from only four of the listed optional

courses.

After the written exam, there will be an oral exam. The dates will be announced later in

this week.


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Compulsory Courses ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS, Doc. Dr. Kamil Çağatay Bayındır

1. Differential equations: DE order, linear/nonlinear DEs, homogeneous

/nonhomogeneous DEs, general/particular solutions.

2. Solutions of first order differential equations: engineering applications, population,

temperature, mixture, and electrical circuits.

3. Solutions of higher order linear homogenous/nonhomogeneous differential

equations.

4. Laplace transform: formulas and application for linear nonhomogeneous

differential equations.

5. Matlab Programming: applications of matlab in differential equation formulations

and solutions.

Main texbook:

A First Course in Differential Equations with Modeling Applications, by D. G. Zill, 10th

ed., Brooks/Cole, 2013

Elementary Differential Equations and Boundary Value Problems 10e W. E. Boyce

ELECTRONICS, Yrd. Doç.Dr. Ömer Karal

1. Basics physics of Semiconductors

2. Diode models and Circuits

3. Bipolar Amplifiers

4. MOS Apmlifiers

5. Operational Amplifiers (OPAMPs)

6. Differential Amplifiers

7. Frequency Response

8. Cascode Stages

9. Current Mirrors

10. Analog Filters

11. Feedback


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12. Oscillators

13. Output Stages and Power Amplifiers

Main textbook:

Fundamentals of Microelectronics Behzad Razavi, Wiley

Additional textbooks:

Microelectronic Circuits, Adel S. Sedra, Kenneth C. Smith, Oxford University Press.

Electronic Devices, Thomas L. Floyd, Pearson Prentice Hall.

ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS, Yrd. Doc. Dr. Mehmet Ünlü

1. Kirchoff`s laws.

2. Basic lumped elements.

3. Circuit graphs.

4. Circuit equations.

5. Linear and nonlinear resistive circuits.

6. First and second order dynamic circuits.

7. Basics of operational amplifier circuits.

8. Sinusoidal steady-state analysis.

9. Three-phase circuits.

10. Coupled inductors.

11. Frequency response.

12. Linear time-invariant dynamic circuits: state equations, natural frequencies.

13. Complex frequency domain analysis.

Main textbook:

Fundamentals of Electric Circuits, C. K. Alexander and M. N. O. Sadiku, McGraw-Hill


Electric Circuits, J. W. Nilsson and S. A. Riedel, Pearson Prentice Hall.

Basic Engineering Circuit Analysis, J. David Irwin, Robert M. Nelms, 10th edition.


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DIGITAL DESIGN, Yrd. Doc. Dr. Enver Çavuş

1. Number systems and codes.

2. Boolean algebra and logic gates,

3. Simplification of Boolean functions and their implementation with logic gates.

4. Combinational circuits. Adders, decoders, demultiplexers, encoders, multiplexers.

ROMs and PLAs.

5. Sequential logic. Latches and Flip-flops.

6. Analysis of clocked sequential circuits: characteristic tables, state tables and state

diagrams,

7. Design of clocked sequential circuits. Counters, shift registers, memory elements.

Main textbooks:

M. Morris Mano, Michael D. Ciletti “Digital Design: With an Introduction to the

Verilog HDL ”, Prentice Hall International, 5th Edition, 2012.

John F. Wakerly, “Digital Design, Principles and Practices”, Pearson International

Edition, 4th Edition, 2007.


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Optional Courses

PROGRAMMING, Yrd. Doç.Dr. Ömer Karal

1. Programming Looping

2. Making Decision

3. Working with arrays

4. Working with functions

5. Working with structures

6. Pointers

7. Structures

8. Input/Output operations in C

9. Operations on Bits

10. The preprocessors

Main textbook:

Programming in C, Stephen G. Kochan, Sams Publishing;


The C Programming Language, Brian W. Kernighan, Dennis M. Ritchie, Pearson

Prentice Hall.

C: How to Program, Paul Deitel & Harvey M. Deitel, Pearson Prentice Hall.

CONTROL SYSTEMS, Doc. Dr. Ilyas Cankaya

1. Mathematical Modelling of Dynamic Systems (Electrical, Mechanical and

Electro-Mechanical Systems).

2. Reduction of Multiple Subsystems

3. Signal Flow Graphs and Mason’s Rule

4. State-Space Representation

5. Time Response

6. Stability


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7. Steady-State Errors

8. Root-Locus Analysis

9. Frequency Response Analysis (Bode and Nyquist Diagrams)

10. Controller Structure and Design

Main texbooks :

Norman S. Nise, “Control Systems Engineering”, John Wiley & Sons, Inc..

Richard C. Dorf, and Robert H. Bishop, “Modern Control Systems”, Addision Wesley

Longman.

Katsuhiko Ogata, “Modern Control Engineering”, Prentice Hall.

ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS, Yrd. Doc. Dr. Mehmet Ünlü

1. Vector analysis.

2. Electrostatic fields in vacuum and material bodies.

3. Dielectric properties of materials.

4. Electrostatic energy and forces. Steady electric current and conductors.

5. Static magnetic fields in vacuum and in materials.

6. Magnetic energy and forces. Quasistatic fields and electromagnetic induction.

Main textbook: Fundamentals of Engineering Electromagnetics, David K. Cheng,

Addison - Wesley.

Additional textbook:

Introductory Engineering Electromagnetics, Branko D. Popovic, Addison Wesley.

MICROPROCESSORS, Prof. Dr. Remzi Yıldırım, Yrd. Doc. Dr. Enver Çavuş

1. Computer organization: memory, CPU, I/O, Architecture, Assembly language

2. Data Manipulation: registers, memory, data storage, C to Assembly conversion,

memory addressing, data processing.

3. Control structures: implementing decisions, loops, and functions.


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4. I/O Programming: hardware, synchronization and latency, buffers and queues,

performance estimation.

Main textbooks:

Daniel W. Lewis, Fundamental of Embedded Software with ARM Cortex M3, 2nd

Edition, Pearson 2013.

Joseph Yiu, The Definitive Guide to the ARM Cortex-M0, 1st Edition, Elsevier 2011.

Microcontroller Technology " The 68HC11 and 68HC12" Peter SPASOV.

Real embedded systems design - based on Freescale microcontrollers S12x, W. YI

TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Doç. Dr. Asaf Behzat Şahin, Yrd. Doc. Dr. Serdar

Özyurt

1. Amplitude Modulation: DSB, VSB, SSB, suppressed carrier modulations.

2. Phase and Frequency Modulations: BPSK, Narrow Band and Wideband FM

systems.

3. Receivers: envelope detectors, phase locking, homodyne and heterodyne receivers.

4. Frequency division multiplexing: Radio, TV, and Satellite channels.

5. Noise Analog Telecommunications: SNR and budget calculations.

6. Pulse modulation: Sampling process, quantization, pulse-amplitude modulation.

7. Baseband pulse transmission: Time-division multiplexing, pulse-code modulation,

Line codes.

8. Digital passband transmission: amplitude, phase, and frequency shift modulations,

QAM, constellations, SNR and performance calculations.

Main textbooks:

Introduction to analog and digital telecommunications, Haykin and Moher, 2nd ed.

Communication Systems Engineering, Proakis and Salehi.


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SIGNALS & SYSTEMS, Prof. Dr. Hüseyin Canbolat

1. System concepts (linearity, causality, stability, time-invariance)

2. Basic continuous and discrete time functions (delta, step and complex exponential

functions)

3. Properties of impluse and step function (definition, weight of an impulse, etc.)

4. LTI systems (convolution)

5. Impulse response (system concepts in terms of impulse response)

6. Transforms and transfer functions (Fourier, Laplace, z-transforms)

Main textbooks:

Signals and Systems (2nd Edition), by Alan V. Oppenheim and Alan S. Willsky

DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESS, Prof. Dr. Hüseyin Canbolat

1. Discrete time signals

2. Periodicity, shift-in-time

3. Fourier (DTFT) and z-transforms

4. Sampling

5. Discrete Fourier transform (DFT)

6. Signal flow graphs

7. Basic IIR and FIR filter structures

Main textbooks:

Discrete-Time Signal Processing (3rd Edition), Prentice-Hall by Alan V. Oppenheim and

Ronald W. Schafer

PROBABILITY & RANDOM VARIABLES, Yrd. Doc. Dr. Serdar Özyurt

1. Discrete and Continuous Probability Laws, Conditional Probability

2. Total Probability Theorem, Bayes's Rule

3. Independence: Conditional Independence, Independent Trials, Counting

4. Discrete Random Variables: Expectation and Variance, Joint PMFs, Conditional

PMFs, conditional expectation


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5. Continuous Random Variables: Expectation and the Cumulative Distribution

Function, Gaussian CDF, Conditional PDFs, Joint PDFs, Independence,

Continuous Bayes's Rule

6. Functions of Two Random Variables; Correlation and Covariance

7. Transforms (Moment Generating Functions)

8. Markov and Chebychev Inequalities, Convergence In Probability

9. The Weak Law of Large Numbers, The Central Limit Theorem

Main textbook:

Probability and Stochastic Processes: A Friendly Introduction for Electrical and

Computer Engineers, by Yates and Goodman, 2nd Edition, Wiley


Probability, Random Variables and Stochastic Processes, 4th Ed. Papoulis, McGraw Hill

A First Course in Probability 9th Ed, Ross, Pearson

DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS, Doç. Dr. K. Çağatay Bayındır

1. Basic Principles (A review)

2. Sinusoidal Steady State Calculations

3. Three-Phase Balanced Circuits

4. Reactive Power Compensation

5. Distribution Transformers

6. Distribution Substations.

7. Design of Subtransmission lines and Distribution Substations

8. Switchgear

9. Current and Voltage Transformers,

10. Primary and Secondary Distribution. Choice of voltage levels.

11. Voltage Drop and Pwer Loss Calculations

12. Distribution System Protection

13. Earthing Methods

Main textbook:


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Electric Power Distribution System Engineering, Turan Gönen, CRC Press, Second

Edition


Electric Circuits, James W. Nilsson, Susan A. Riedel, Prentice Hall, Ninth Edition

POWER SYSTEM ANALYSIS, Doç. Dr. K. Çağatay Bayındır

1. The Power System and Electric Power Generation

2. Basic Principles (A review)

3. Models for Power System Analysis

4. Transmission Line Parameters

5. Line Model and Performance

6. Power Flow Analysis

Main textbook:

Power System Analysis, Hadi Saadat, PSA Publishing, 2010, Third Edition,

ISBN:0984543805.


1. Power System Analysis and Design, , J Duncan Glover, Mulukutla Sarma, Thomas

Overbye, Cengage Learning, 5th Edition, 2011, ISBN: 1111425779.

2. Arthur R. Bergen, Vijay Vittal, “Power System Analysis”, Prentice-Hall, 2000, ISBN:

0136919901.

3. Power System Analysis, John J. Grainger, William D. Stevenson JR, McGraw-Hill,

1994, ISBN: 0070612935.

POWER ELECTRONICS, Doç. Dr. K. Çağatay Bayındır

1. Power Semiconductor Devices

2. Thyristor

3. Protection of Devices and Circuits

4. Single Phase Rectifiers


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5. Three Phase Rectifiers

6. Voltage Source Inverters

a. Single Phase Inverters

b. Three Phase Inverters

7. DC-DC Converters

a. Buck Converter

b. Boost Converter

c. Buck-Boost Converter

d. Cuk Converter

e. Flyback Converter

f. Forward Converter

g. Push-Pull Converter

8. Power Electronics Applications

Main textbook:

Power Electronics: Devices, Circuits and Applications, Muhammad H. Rashid, Electrical

and Computer Engineering University of West Florida, Pearson. Fourth Edition

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES, Doç. Dr. Mehmet Ünlü, Doç. Dr. Alaaeldeen

ElRouby

1. Maxwell’s equations

2. Electromagnetic wave propagation

3. Transmission lines.

4. Waveguides

Main textbook: Sadiku, M.N., 2014. Elements of electromagnetics. Oxford university

press.

Additional textbook: Fundamentals of Engineering Electromagnetics, David K. Cheng,

Addison - Wesley.


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MICROWAVE THEORY AND APPLICATIONS, Doç. Dr. Mehmet Ünlü, Doç. Dr.

Alaaeldeen ElRouby

1. Transmission line theory

2. Transmission lines and waveguides

3. Microwave network analysis

4. Impedance matching and tuning

5. Microwave transmission line resonators

6. Power dividers and directional filters

7. Microwave filters

Main textbook: Pozar, D.M., 2009. Microwave engineering. John Wiley & Sons.

Additional textbook: Collin, R.E., 2007. Foundations for microwave engineering. John

Wiley & Sons.

ANTENNAS AND PROPAGATION THEORY, Doç. Dr. Mehmet Ünlü, Doç. Dr.

Alaaeldeen ElRouby

1. Antennas

2. Fundamentals parameters of antennas

3. Radiation integrals and auxiliary potential functions

4. Linear wire antennas

5. Loop antennas

6. Linear antenna arrays

7. Antenna synthesis

Main textbook: Balanis, C.A., 2016. Antenna theory: analysis and design. John Wiley &

Sons.

Additional textbook: Kraus, J.D., 1988. Antennas.

ELECTROMECHANICAL ENERGY CONVERSION

Student should contact to Doç. Dr. Sinan KIVRAK for the details of this course.

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