USAFA · Dept. of Electrical & Computer Engineering · ECE 215/S · Fall 2026
Principles of Electronic Cyber Warfare
Three blocks. 41 lessons. One capability: analyze an engineered system well enough to make a decision about it.
Resistive Circuits & Power Distribution
Analyze a circuit, protect it, and move power across a whole system.
02Signal Processing
Turn a real-world signal into bits a computer can act on.
03Comms, Radar & Electronic Warfare
Put those bits on a radio wave, bounce them off a target, and deny them to an adversary.
Individual deliverable
Quizzes
40% of course grade
11 quizzes, each tied to specific objectives
How retakes work →Individual deliverable
Final Exam
30% of course grade
Finals week, handwritten and proctored
Course review → · Final exam review →Group deliverable
Projects & Labs
15% of course grade
3 projects and 2 labs across the semester
Open Project 1 →Terminal Learning Objectives#
By the end of this course you should be able to:
Analyze a DC or AC circuit and specify appropriate protection for it.
Account for power and efficiency across a multi-stage electrical system.
Represent a signal in the frequency domain and predict what a filter does to it.
Convert a real-world analog signal into a digital one without aliasing or clipping.
Model a system’s behavior with digital logic and finite state machines.
Predict whether a communication link closes, and whether a radar detects a target.
Analyze a jamming scenario and recommend a course of action you can defend.
How this course is graded
Each quiz problem is scored 1 or 0 — there is no partial credit. A 0 comes with feedback rather than the answer, and if you submitted real effort on time you may revise it into a 1 within one week through a Gradescope regrade request.
Partial credit hides what you do not know. A 1 or a 0 does not.
Rules of engagement
The website is the course. Files are updated during the semester — download them just before the lesson they belong to.
Gradescope is the deadline. If it disagrees with the schedule here, Gradescope wins.
Teams is the conversation. Ask in Discussions; it helps you and the person who was afraid to ask.
EI early and often. It is the single best predictor of doing well in this course.
What Each Lesson Contains#
Reading. The main text for the objective — expanded explanations of the slide material with the equations worked through. Readings are organized by objective, so a lesson covering two objectives links to both.
Flashcards. Key terms, equations, and concepts in click-to-reveal cards for quick review.
Slides. The deck used in class, as a PDF.
Practice Problems. Ungraded problems with answers, to work before the quiz.
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