Purdue University Courses

Semiconductor Fundamentals

1 review

From smartphones to satellites, semiconductors are everywhere. Tying together physics, chemistry, and electrical engineering, this easy-to-follow introduction provides the background needed to understand devices such as transistors and solar cells.

• edX
• 6 weeks, 8-9 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Fiber Optic Communications

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Learn about the fundamentals of fiber optic communications, with emphasis on the historical background, current practice, and future directions.

• edX
• 5 weeks, 7-9 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Biological Engineering: Cellular Design Principles

Explore established and emerging cellular design principles and learn how cells function as the basis for cellular engineering.

• edX
• 7 weeks, 2-3 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Fundamentals of Transistors

This course develops a simple framework for understanding the essential physics of transistors, including modern nanoscale transistors. Important technology considerations and circuit applications are also discussed.

• edX
• 6 weeks, 8-9 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

The Physics of Electronic Polymers (PEP)

Discover how controlling the local nanoscale structure and physics of semiconducting polymers allows for revolutionary new devices across the globe.

• edX
• 10 weeks, 3-4 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Primer on RF Design

Learn the fundamentals of RF design for modern communication systems.

• edX
• 6 weeks, 6-9 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Fundamentals of Current Flow

Gain a new perspective on electron flow in solids with this insightful introduction.

• edX
• 5 weeks, 5-6 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

RF System Design

Learn the fundamentals of RF System Design for modern communication systems.

• edX
• 5 weeks, 6-9 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Solid State Devices 1

Semiconductor are everywhere in human activities, from your credit card to space exploration. This graduate-level introduction brings aspects of physics, chemistry, and engineering together to understand, analyze, and design transistors and solar cells.

• edX
• 17 weeks, 7-10 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

RF Design: Passive and Active Components

Learn the necessary techniques and tools for designing high-performance passive and active RF components.

• edX
• 6 weeks, 6-9 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Organic Electronic Devices

Using molecules and polymers to create the next generation of electronic devices.

• edX
• 4 weeks, 7-8 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Principles of Electronic Biosensors

An in-depth analysis of the origin of extraordinary sensitivity, fundamental limits, and operating principles of modern biosensors.

• edX
• 10 weeks, 5-6 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Paid Course

Gain expertise in electrical and computer engineering with flexible online learning, specializing in one of seven tracks while developing broad technical skills and innovative problem-solving abilities.

• edX
• On-Demand
• $22,500.00
• 6 courses

Lighting and Daylighting Design of Buildings

Learn how to design and evaluate electric lighting and daylighting systems and controls in buildings.

• edX
• 16 weeks, 6-7 hours a week
• Finished
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Fundamentals of Nanoelectronics: Basic Concepts

2 reviews

Presents key concepts in nanoelectronics and mesoscopic physics and relates them to the traditional view of electron flow in solids.

• edX
• 4 weeks
• Finished
• Paid Course