Engineering (ENGR)

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107 Engineering Fundamentals (2:2:0). Introduction to engineering profession fundamentals and problem solving. Topics include description of engineering disciplines, functions of the engineer, professionalism, ethics and registration, problem solving and representation of technical information, estimation and approximations, and analysis and design. f,s

183 Engineering Computer Graphics (3:2:3). Prerequisite: ENGR 107 or permission of instructor. Fundamentals of engineering drawing, graphic communication, descriptive geometry, multiview projection, and graphical analysis. Computer-aided drafting, visualization, and pictorial views are introduced as well as reading of engineering drawings. f,s

209 Material Science (3:3:0). Introduction to the microscopic structure of engineering materials and effects on macroscopic properties. Topics include crystalline and amorphous structures and defects, semiconductors, ceramics, metals, and polymers.

210 Statics and Dynamics (3:3:0). Prerequisites: PHYS 250 and MATH 114. General principles and fundamental concepts. Units of measurement. Force vectors and their use, including vector operations. Equilibrium of a particle. Resultants of a system of forces. Equilibrium of a rigid body. Dry friction. Center of gravity and centroid. Moments of inertia, including the parallel axis theorem and radius of gyration. Kinematics of a particle. Work and energy. f,s.

307 Engineering Thermodynamics (3:3:0). Prerequisites: MATH 213 and PHYS 350. Classical concepts of energy and temperature, first and second laws and their application to closed and open thermodynamic systems. Properties of pure substances, equation of state, and analysis of thermodynamic processes and systems are covered. Presents application to engineering systems. s

310 Mechanics of Materials (3:3:0). Prerequisite: PHYS 250 and ENGR 210. Concepts of stress, strain, elasticity, and plasticity. Stress and strain analysis, including the use of Mohr's circle. Pure torsion. Theory of pure bending and members under transverse loading, including normal and shear stress analysis. Theory of elastic buckling. Distribution of internal forces in statically determinate systems, including beams, frames, and arches. f.

390 Engineering Economy (3:3:0). Prerequisites: ENGR 107 and MATH 114. Introduction to economic decision process in engineering design and analysis. Topics include methodology to select alternatives, measures of investment worth, income and cost evaluation, depreciation methods, benefit-cost and cost-effectiveness techniques, and applications of decision trees to capital investment. f,s

498 Independent Study in Engineering (1-3:3:0). Prerequisite: 60 credits; must be arranged with an instructor and approved by department chair before registering. Directed self-study of special topics of current interest in ENGR. May be repeated for a maximum of six credits if the topics are substantially different.

499 Special Topics in Engineering (3:3:0). Prerequisites: 60 credits and permission of instructor; specific prerequisites vary with the nature of the topic. Topics of special interest to undergraduates. May be repeated for a maximum of six credits if the topics are substantially different.