Engineering

Aspects of engineering study and the engineering profession. Methods of solution of engineering problems. Prerequisite: Three years of high school math including intermediate algebra and trigonometry, or placement into MATH 1225, MATH 1240, or higher.

Techniques and practices of engineering graphics for communication and interpretation of engineering design intent through the use of the three-dimensional parametric modeling program (SolidWorks) and international standard governing geometric dimensioning and tolerancing. (ASME/ANSI Y14.5 and ISO) Engineering freehand sketching and graphically solving problems including pictorial and multi-view drawings, geometric constructions, plane and descriptive geometry, sectioning conventions and coordinate dimensioning and tolerancing. Lecture/laboratory. Prerequisite: MATH 1412 or higher. Lab fee.

An introduction to C programming and debugging procedures. The programming assignments will incorporate input/output techniques, iteration, decision making, arrays and sub programs. Engineering applications will be emphasized. Lecture/laboratory. Prerequisite: MATH 1412 or higher. Lab fee.

Statics and Mechanics of Materials. A vector approach to study the equilibrium of particles and rigid bodies, force systems, friction, properties of areas and analysis of structures. Fundamentals of stress and strain under axial loading, torsion, bending, transverse loading, and combined load. Prerequisite: PHYS 1820.

A continuation of ENGR 2110. Mechanics of Materials and Dynamics. Transformations of stress and strain, Mohr's circle. Design, analysis, and deflection of beams. Dynamics of particles and rigid bodies, kinematic and kinetic theory, and energy and momentum methods. Prerequisite: ENGR 2110.

Structure of crystalline solids, imperfections, diffusion, mechanical properties of metals, strengthening mechanisms, failure analysis phase/transformation diagrams thermal processing, metal alloys. Research paper/presentation. Lab demonstrations for hardness and mechanical test methods. Prerequisites: PHYS 1820 and CHEM 1510.

Analysis of circuits using resistors, capacitors, inductors, independent and dependent energy sources, and operational amplifiers. Topics include Kirchhoff's Laws, voltage and current division, nodal and mesh analysis, source transformations, superposition, linearity, Thevenin's and Norton's Theorems, responses of RL, RC, and RLC circuits and sinusoidal analysis using phasors. Prerequisite: PHYS 2830. Must be taken along with MATH 2620

The first half of the material of classical thermodynamics. Introductory definitions and concepts, properties of a pure substance, use of steam tables, study of work and heat, the first and second laws of thermodynamics, and the topic of entropy. Prerequisite: MATH 2610, MATH 2620, and PHYS 2840.