EECE 503: Data-Driven Engineering

Electrical & Computer Engineer · 4 credits · Electrical&ComputerEngineering

This course studies data-driven tools for engineering, including modeling, predicting, classifying, and controlling complex systems. Topics include dimensionality reduction and transforms, such as singular value decomposition, principal component analysis, Fourier and wavelet transforms, sparsity and compressed sensing, machine learning and data analysis such as regression, clustering, and deep neural networks.

Offered in 2 of the 26 listed terms (Spring 2026 to Spring 2027).

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Prerequisites

EECE 501 and EECE 502

Prerequisite tree

Each course's own prerequisites, down to the first courses in the chain.

EECE 501 Linear Systems Modeling and Analysis
requires EECE 311 and EECE 480
- EECE 311 Discrete Systems
  requires Electrical Engineerng OBSOLETE 310 or EECE 310 or Engineering Tech OBSOLETE 378
  - EECE 310 Continuous Systems
    requires (MATH 331 or MATH 321) and (MATH 224 or MATH 225) and (Electrical Engineerng OBSOLETE 210 or EECE 210 or Engineering Tech OBSOLETE 371)
    - MATH 331 Ordinary Differential Equations
      requires MATH 204
      - MATH 204 Elementary Linear Algebra
        requires MATH 125 or MATH 135 or MATH 138
        MATH 125 Calculus and Analytic Geometry II
        requires MATH 124 or MATH 134 or Calculus AB AP Exam (AP66), score 4 or Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 3 or Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 4 (continues on its page)
        MATH 135 Calculus II Honors
        MATH 138 Accelerated Calculus
        requires Calculus AB AP Exam (AP66), score 4 or Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 3 or Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 4 or (Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 2 and Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 3)
    - MATH 224 Multivariable Calculus and Geometry I
      requires MATH 125 or MATH 135 or MATH 138 or Calculus AB AP Exam (AP66), score 5 or Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 4 or Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 5
      - MATH 125 Calculus and Analytic Geometry II
        requires MATH 124 or MATH 134 or Calculus AB AP Exam (AP66), score 4 or Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 3 or Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 4
        MATH 124 Calculus and Analytic Geometry I
        requires MPT - Advanced - Scaled Score, score 153 or MATH 115 or MATH 118 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 5 or Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 3 or Calculus AB AP Exam (AP66), score 2 or Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 2 or Pre-Calculus 2 (PC2), score 2.30 or ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 80 (continues on its page)
        MATH 134 Calculus I Honors
        requires MATH 115 (minimum grade A) or MATH 118 (minimum grade A) or Math Placement - Advanced 2, score 20 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 5 (continues on its page)
      - MATH 135 Calculus II Honors
      - MATH 138 Accelerated Calculus
        requires Calculus AB AP Exam (AP66), score 4 or Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 3 or Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 4 or (Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 2 and Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 3)
    - MATH 225 Multivariable Calculus and Geometry II
      requires MATH 224
      - MATH 224 Multivariable Calculus and Geometry I (shown above)
    - EECE 210 Circuit Analysis II
      requires MATH 204 and (EECE 111 or Electrical Engineerng OBSOLETE 111 or Engineering Tech OBSOLETE 271)
      - MATH 204 Elementary Linear Algebra (shown above)
      - EECE 111 Circuit Analysis I
        requires (MATH 125 or MATH 135 or MATH 138) and PHYS 162
        MATH 125 Calculus and Analytic Geometry II (shown above)
        MATH 135 Calculus II Honors (shown above)
        MATH 138 Accelerated Calculus (shown above)
        PHYS 162 Physics with Calculus II
        requires (PHYS 161 or HNRS 211) and ((MATH 124 and MATH 125) or (MATH 134 and MATH 135) or MATH 138) (continues on its page)
- EECE 480 Control Systems
  requires Electrical Engineerng OBSOLETE 310 or EECE 310 or Engineering Tech OBSOLETE 378
  - EECE 310 Continuous Systems (shown above)
EECE 502 Random Processes
requires EECE 311 and (EECE 346 or MATH 341 or MATH 345 or MATH 346)
- EECE 311 Discrete Systems (shown above)
- EECE 346 Probability and Statistics for Electrical and Computer Engineering
  requires MATH 204 and (MATH 224 or MATH 225) and EECE 310
  - MATH 204 Elementary Linear Algebra
    requires MATH 125 or MATH 135 or MATH 138
    - MATH 125 Calculus and Analytic Geometry II
      requires MATH 124 or MATH 134 or Calculus AB AP Exam (AP66), score 4 or Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 3 or Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 4
      - MATH 124 Calculus and Analytic Geometry I
        requires MPT - Advanced - Scaled Score, score 153 or MATH 115 or MATH 118 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 5 or Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 3 or Calculus AB AP Exam (AP66), score 2 or Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 2 or Pre-Calculus 2 (PC2), score 2.30 or ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 80
        MATH 115 Precalculus II
        requires MATH 114 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 4 or ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 65 (continues on its page)
        MATH 118 Accelerated Precalculus
        requires MPT General - Scaled Score, score 158 or MPT - Advanced - Scaled Score, score 149 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 4 or Calculus AB AP Exam (AP66), score 2 or Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 3 or Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 2 or ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 70
      - MATH 134 Calculus I Honors
        requires MATH 115 (minimum grade A) or MATH 118 (minimum grade A) or Math Placement - Advanced 2, score 20 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 5
        MATH 115 Precalculus II (shown above)
        MATH 118 Accelerated Precalculus (shown above)
    - MATH 135 Calculus II Honors
    - MATH 138 Accelerated Calculus
      requires Calculus AB AP Exam (AP66), score 4 or Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 3 or Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 4 or (Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 2 and Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 3)
  - MATH 224 Multivariable Calculus and Geometry I
    requires MATH 125 or MATH 135 or MATH 138 or Calculus AB AP Exam (AP66), score 5 or Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 4 or Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 5
    - MATH 125 Calculus and Analytic Geometry II (shown above)
    - MATH 135 Calculus II Honors (shown above)
    - MATH 138 Accelerated Calculus (shown above)
  - MATH 225 Multivariable Calculus and Geometry II
    requires MATH 224
    - MATH 224 Multivariable Calculus and Geometry I (shown above)
  - EECE 310 Continuous Systems (shown above)
- MATH 341 Probability and Statistical Inference
  requires MATH 125 or MATH 135 or MATH 138
  - MATH 125 Calculus and Analytic Geometry II
    requires MATH 124 or MATH 134 or Calculus AB AP Exam (AP66), score 4 or Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 3 or Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 4
    - MATH 124 Calculus and Analytic Geometry I
      requires MPT - Advanced - Scaled Score, score 153 or MATH 115 or MATH 118 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 5 or Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 3 or Calculus AB AP Exam (AP66), score 2 or Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 2 or Pre-Calculus 2 (PC2), score 2.30 or ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 80
      - MATH 115 Precalculus II
        requires MATH 114 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 4 or ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 65
        MATH 114 Precalculus I
        requires MPT General - Scaled Score, score 153 or MPT - Advanced - Scaled Score, score 143 or ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 55 or MATH 112 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 3 or College Algebra (CA), score 1.70 or Pre-Calculus 1 (PC1), score 1.70 (continues on its page)
      - MATH 118 Accelerated Precalculus
        requires MPT General - Scaled Score, score 158 or MPT - Advanced - Scaled Score, score 149 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 4 or Calculus AB AP Exam (AP66), score 2 or Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 3 or Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 2 or ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 70
    - MATH 134 Calculus I Honors
      requires MATH 115 (minimum grade A) or MATH 118 (minimum grade A) or Math Placement - Advanced 2, score 20 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 5
      - MATH 115 Precalculus II (shown above)
      - MATH 118 Accelerated Precalculus (shown above)
  - MATH 135 Calculus II Honors
  - MATH 138 Accelerated Calculus
    requires Calculus AB AP Exam (AP66), score 4 or Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 3 or Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 4 or (Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 2 and Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 3)
- MATH 345 Statistics for Engineering
  requires (MATH 125 or MATH 135 or MATH 138)
  - MATH 125 Calculus and Analytic Geometry II (shown above)
  - MATH 135 Calculus II Honors (shown above)
  - MATH 138 Accelerated Calculus (shown above)
- MATH 346 Probability and Statistics for Electrical and Computer Engineering
  requires MATH 204 and (MATH 224 or MATH 225) and EECE 310
  - MATH 204 Elementary Linear Algebra (shown above)
  - MATH 224 Multivariable Calculus and Geometry I (shown above)
  - MATH 225 Multivariable Calculus and Geometry II (shown above)
  - EECE 310 Continuous Systems (shown above)

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Instructors

Instructor	Sections	Terms
Ramasubramanian, Bhaskar	4	Spring 2026 to Spring 2027

Every offering in the listed terms (4 sections)

Term	CRN	Type	Meets	Instructor	Enrolled	Delivery
Spring 2027	22697	Lecture	MW 4:30pm-6:20pm · KB 213	Ramasubramanian, Bhaskar	0/21	Face to Face Instruction
Spring 2027	22698	Lecture	MW 4:30pm-6:20pm · ONLINE SYNC	Ramasubramanian, Bhaskar	0/15	Distance Instr-OnLine
Spring 2026	23334	Lecture	MW 4:30pm-6:20pm · KB 213	Ramasubramanian, Bhaskar	9/15	Face to Face Instruction
Spring 2026	23336	Lecture	MW 4:30pm-6:20pm · ONLINE SYNC	Ramasubramanian, Bhaskar	1/15	Distance Instr-OnLine