ECE 3732 - Class Webpage

ECE 3732 Software Tools for Electrical Engineers

Spring 2002 W 11:00-11:50 Simrall 129
Laboratory W 3:00-5:50 Simrall 129

IMPORTANT! All Students Must Bring their Own Laptop Computers to All
Laboratory and Class Meetings

CLASS INSTRUCTORS
Robert Reese, Simrall 335, 325-3154, reese@ece.msstate.edu, Office Hours: TBA
Mitch Thornton, Simrall 239, 325-3629, mitch@ece.msstate.edu, Office Hours: 1:00-2:00PM TWTh or by appointment
Whitney Townsend, Simrall 314, 325-3668, wjt1@ece.msstate.edu, Office Hours: TBA

LAB INSTRUCTORS
Kenneth Fazel, Simrall 314, 325-3668, kf1@ece.msstate.edu, Office Hours: 10:00-11:00AM MWF or by appointment

LABORATORY POLICY

TEXT
No Text, in-class notes and handouts will be used

SOFTWARE
An .iso CD-ROM image of the class software is available HERE
A .zip file containing the setup programs for the class software is available HERE
A .tar.gz file containing the setup programs for the class software is available HERE
The SPICE program is available HERE

REFERENCES
TBA

COURSE OUTLINE
A survey of topics utilizing UNIX-based platforms. Topics include C, Perl and various UNIX tools.

PREREQUISITES
ECE 3714
CS 1233 or equivalent C/C++ programming course

ADMINISTRATION
Class/Lab Schedule
Laboratory/Grading Policy

TOPICS

Introduction to UNIX OS
Command Line Interfaces
UNIX Shell Commands and Other Shells
Data Representation
System Tools
Software Development tools
Perl Scripting
C Topics

OTHER WEB RESOURCES
UNIX Help page Developed at the University of Edinburgh