
Note: This is the 2024–2025 eCalendar. Current program and course information is now found in the Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Course Catalogue at .
Note: This is the 2024–2025 eCalendar. Current program and course information is now found in the Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Course Catalogue at .
Electrical Engineering : An introduction to thermodynamics from the perspective of computer engineering. The first and second laws of thermodynamics; elementary information theory (bits, entropy); energy storage and dissipation in electrical circuits; effects of noise in switching circuits; the fluctuation-dissipation theorem; Landauer’s principle; reversible and irreversible computation; energy costs of communication; thermal resistance, heat sinking, and cooling technologies for computing circuits.
Terms: Fall 2024, Winter 2025
Instructors: Kirk, Andrew (Fall) Zhao, Songrui (Winter)