SJ SAM JAMALI

Academic foundation / 04

Coursework with a systems focus.

B.S. in Electronic Systems Engineering Technology, Texas A&M University.
Expected May 2028.

Coursework reflection

Learning through the build.

My favorite completed courses so far have been Microcontroller Architecture and Network Infrastructure & Programming, but I am also very excited to have started Analog Electronics and Embedded Software Design. MCU Architecture was a very well-planned course, and by the end I felt that I had a much deeper understanding of MCUs. Dr. Karim is an amazing professor who truly cares about his students.

Network Infrastructure was especially enjoyable because of my prior network-engineering experience and because I now have the tools and resources to create networked devices that communicate with one another. Beginning my junior year, Analog Electronics has already been a fun challenge with many new concepts not covered in previous courses. The same is true of Embedded Software Design: we have already covered FPGAs and Verilog, and I am excited to go deeper and be challenged by the labs ahead.

Academic year 2025 - 2026

  • DC Circuit Analysis

    Kirchhoff's laws, mesh and nodal analysis, and Thevenin/Norton equivalents.

  • Digital Electronics

    Digital applications, number systems, logic devices, and sequential logic.

  • Embedded Systems Development in C

    Introduction to C programming and embedded microcontroller systems.

  • Microcontroller Architecture & Low-Level Assembly Programming

    Microcontroller functions, instruction sets, and low-level programming.

  • Network Infrastructure & Programming

    LANs, MANs, TCP/IP, hardware, security, cabling, and network operation.

  • Power Systems & Circuit Applications

    Energy systems, AC circuits, motors, circuit analysis, and Multisim.

  • Six Sigma & Applied Statistics

    Probability, distributions, data analysis, troubleshooting, and quality improvement.

Academic year 2026 - 2027

  • Analog Electronics

    Semiconductor devices, signal conditioning, power supplies, filters, amplifiers, and switching circuits.

  • Embedded Systems Software

    Real-time systems, programming techniques, and development methodologies.

  • Electronics Testing

    Test planning, specifications, measurements, calibration, sampling, and signal processing.

  • Electromagnetics & High Frequency Systems

    Transmission lines, antennas, RF design, fiber optics, PCB layout, and microwave systems.

  • Electronic Instrumentation

    Control systems, sensors, data conversion, signal conditioning, biomedical transducers, and DSP.

  • Advanced Network Systems & Security

    Routing protocols, IPv6, NAT, DNS, VPNs, socket programming, and cryptographic protocols.

Academic year 2027 - 2028

  • Control Systems

    Transfer functions, Laplace and Z transforms, feedback theory, simulation, and computer-based control.

  • Wireless Transmission Systems

    Microwave, satellite, and cellular systems; power budgets, propagation analysis, modulation, and practical engineering considerations.