RA / Rand Abubakir
ACADEMIC FOUNDATION / BROWN UNIVERSITY

Coursework.

The foundations behind my work in circuits, digital systems, sensing, and engineering design.

Prepared for Summer 2027. All listed courses are completed or expected to be completed by the end of Spring 2027, before Summer 2027 internships.

16 completed courses3 in progress · Fall 20263 planned · Spring 2027

22 courses

ENGN 1630Fall 2026In progress

Digital Electronics Systems Design

Boolean logic, sequential circuits, state machines, timing, binary arithmetic, CPU organization, FPGAs, and Verilog, with extensive laboratory work.

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Engineering
ENGN 1570Fall 2026In progress

Linear System Analysis

Continuous and discrete signals; sampling, filtering, modulation, Fourier/Laplace/z-transforms, state-space models, and system stability.

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Engineering
PHYS 0790Fall 2026In progress

Physics of Matter

Quantum-mechanical principles and their applications to the electronic, thermal, and optical behavior of materials.

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Engineering
ENGN 1620Spring 2027Planned

Analysis and Design of Electronic Circuits

Transistor-level analog circuit design, semiconductor diodes and MOSFETs, noise, and sensing limits, with applications to electronic interfaces.

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Engineering
ENGN 1640Spring 2027Planned

Design of Computing Systems

Processor architecture, instruction sets, pipelining, memory systems, and I/O, with programmable-logic and hardware-description-language laboratories.

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Engineering
CSCI 0300Spring 2027Planned

Fundamentals of Computer Systems

Machine organization, C/C++ systems programming, performance, operating systems, security, concurrency, and introductory distributed systems through hands-on projects.

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Computing
ENGN 0520Spring 2026Completed

Electrical Circuits and Signals

Circuit analysis and design using time- and frequency-domain methods, transients, Fourier series, Laplace transforms, and introductory electronics.

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Engineering
ENGN 0510Fall 2025Completed

Electricity and Magnetism

Electric and magnetic fields, charge, current, potential, resistance, capacitance, inductance, material properties, and electromagnetic waves.

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Engineering
ENGN 0410Fall 2025Completed

Materials Science

How bonding, crystal structure, defects, and microstructure determine mechanical, electrical, and optical material properties.

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Engineering
ENGN 0040Spring 2025Completed

Engineering Statics and Dynamics

Statics, particle and rigid-body motion, conservation laws, and MATLAB-based modeling, supported by team engineering design projects.

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Engineering
ENGN 0030Fall 2024Completed

Introduction to Engineering

Engineering disciplines and design through hands-on modules, MATLAB programming, SolidWorks CAD, and workshop exposure.

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Engineering
CSCI 0200Spring 2026Completed

Program Design with Data Structures and Algorithms

Program design with data structures, graph algorithms, performance analysis, multiple programming styles, and consideration of societal impacts.

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Computing
CSCI 0111Fall 2024Completed

Computing Foundations: Data

Programming with tabular and structured data, program evaluation, introductory data science, and the social implications of digital information.

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Computing
APMA 1650Spring 2026Completed

Introduction to Probability and Statistics with Calculus

Probability, random variables, expectation, limit theorems, estimation, confidence intervals, hypothesis tests, and linear regression.

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Mathematics
APMA 0350Fall 2025Completed

Applied Ordinary Differential Equations

Modeling practical problems with differential equations and solving them using analytical, numerical, and qualitative methods.

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Mathematics
MATH 0520Spring 2025Completed

Linear Algebra

Linear systems, vector spaces, bases, transformations, matrices, eigenvalues, and eigenvectors, with applications across mathematical models.

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Mathematics
MATH 0200Spring 2025Completed

Multivariable Calculus (Physics/Engineering)

Three-dimensional geometry, partial derivatives, constrained optimization, multiple and surface integrals, and vector-calculus theorems.

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Mathematics
MATH 0190Fall 2024Completed

Single Variable Calculus, Part II (Physics/Engineering)

Integration techniques and applications, sequences, series, power series, parametric equations, and polar coordinates for physics and engineering.

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Mathematics
ENGN 0900Spring 2026Completed

Managerial Decision Making

Decision analysis, forecasting, scheduling, time value of money, manufacturing strategy, and management decisions involving technology.

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Design & communication
ENGN 0120ASpring 2025Completed

Crossing the Consumer Chasm by Design

Interdisciplinary product development, combining engineering, design, communication, and business strategy to understand how technologies reach broad adoption.

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Design & communication
PHIL 0640Fall 2024Completed

Logic

Deductive reasoning through sentential logic, deduction, quantification, and predication.

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Design & communication
UNIV 1110Fall 2025Completed

The Theory and Teaching of Problem Solving

Problem-solving and teaching strategies for STEM learning, communication, and the investigation of teaching practices.

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Design & communication

Brief summaries adapted from Brown’s University Bulletin. Completed and in-progress status reflects my academic record as of Fall 2026. Spring 2027 courses are planned, with completion expected before Summer 2027 internships.