Curriculum Requirements
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Concentration
General Education
| Foundations | Credits: | |
| FCWR 101 | Writing I: Foundations of College Composition1 | 3 |
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Prerequisite: Prerequisite: WRIT 100 or Writing Placement Exam A course introducing students to the fundamentals of college composition. Topics include writing process, rhetorical strategies, basics of critical reading and thinking, analytical writing, and argumentative writing. This course serves as a foundation to prepare students to succeed in other academic writing contexts. Coursework includes a computer lab component. Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 3-0-3 |
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| FCWR 151 | Writing II: Foundations of Research Writing1 | 3 |
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Prerequisite: Prerequisite: FCWR 101 or WRIT 101 Further development of the academic writing process, critical thinking, and analytical reading skills taught in FCWR 101. Focus on academic research planning, source evaluation skills, and audience awareness leading to a documented research paper. Specific attention to academic integrity in research writing. Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 3-0-3 |
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| FCWR 304 | Communication for Technical Professions | 3 |
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Prerequisite: Prerequisite: Take one course in each group: Group 1 (FCWR 101 or FCWR 111 or WRIT 101 or WRIT 111) and Group 2 (FCWR 151 or FCWR 161 or WRIT 151 or WRIT 161) Building on courses taken in their majors, students will learn and apply concepts of effective written and oral expression appropriate for careers in the technology professions, such as engineering and computer science. In addition to modes of technical discourse (definition, description, analysis, interpretation), this course emphasizes strategies for effective business communication in the technical professions and stylistics of technical communication. Methods and procedures of research are explored in depth. Course work includes a computer lab component, oral presentation of final reports using presentation software, and exploration of appropriate technology for technical communication. Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 3-0-3 |
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| Total: 9 Credits | ||
| [1] Intensive English as a second language is not an acceptable substitute for any of these requirements. The only permissible substitution is FCWR 111 and FCWR 161 in place of FCWR 101 and FCWR 151. | ||
| Data Literacy | Credits: | |
| DATA 101 | Making Sense of a Data-Oriented Society | 3 |
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This course introduces students to the power of data as applied to real-life problems in today's data-driven world. Students will learn basic statistical concepts, how to identify reliable data, and to think critically about how to extract meaning from data. The course will discuss various biases, including social biases, how they affect data gathering and analysis, and how to address these biases. The course will also address ethical and moral issues associated with statistics, data collection and visualization, and data analysis. Students will learn how to present a narrative supported by data. Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 3-0-3 |
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| Social Science Core | Credits: | |
| IENG 400 | Technology and Global Issues2 | 3 |
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Prerequisite: Course is limited to juniors and seniors In this course the relationships between technology and global concerns are explored. Topics such as sustainable development, standards, ethics, environmental concerns and public policies related to design and development, energy, transportation, air, and waterfacing in both developed and developing nations will be discussed. Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 3-0-3 |
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| [2] Cross-listed with ICSS 309. | ||
| Seminars (select courses from three of the four areas) | Credits: | |
| ICBS 3XX | Behavioral Science choice | 3 |
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| ICLT 3XX | Literature choice3 | 3 |
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| ICPH 3XX | Philosophy choice3 | 3 |
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| ICSS 3XX | Social Science choice | 3 |
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| Total: 9 Credits | ||
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Students must take three seminar courses from three different areas of study.
[3] Students are strongly encouraged to take at least one seminar course with an ethics component. Options are: ICLT 302, ICLT 303, ICPH 304, or ICPH 306. Depending on the choice, it will satisfy either the Literature or Philosophy core requirement. |
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| Math and Science Core4 | Credits: | |
| MATH 170 | Calculus I | 4 |
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Prerequisite: Prerequisite: MATH 141 or Math Placement Exam. Study of lines and circles. Functions, limits, derivatives of algebraic functions, introduction to derivatives of trigonometric functions. Application of derivatives to physics problems, related rates, maximum-minimum word problems and curve sketching. Introduction to indefinite integrals. The conic sections. Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 5-0-4 |
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| PHYS 170 | General Physics I | 4 |
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Prerequisite: Co-requisite: MATH 170 A basic course covering vectors, Newton's laws of motion, particle kinematics and dynamics, work, energy, momentum, and rotational motion. Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 4-2-4 |
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| Total: 8 Credits | ||
| [4] M.E. students are permitted to register concurrently for Calculus I and Physics I, and Calculus II and Physics II. | ||
Major Requirements
| Engineering Technology | Credits: | |
| ETCS 105 | Career Discovery5 | 2 |
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Prerequisite: Course is limited to Engineering and Computing Sciences majors, Life Science Biomedical Engineering majors, or minors in Energy Science, Technology & Policy The course experience provides the skills and tools necessary for a technical career while enabling students to develop confidence in their academic endeavors. The creative role in the multi-disciplinary design and development process is emphasized in addition to communication skills, ethical, legal, and professional responsibilities. This course will also introduce students to campus resources, effective time management skills, study skills, financial literacy, and career planning. This course may be waived for students with sophomore or higher status. Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 2-0-2 |
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| [5] This course may be waived for students and transfers with sophomore or higher status. All course substitutions must be approved by the department chairperson. | ||
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| MENG 105 | Engineering Graphics | 1 |
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An introduction to current graphic representations. Problems chosen to develop recognition and development skills in such areas as orthographics, pictorials, auxiliaries, sections, intersections and developments. Practical applications in screws and fasteners, welds, gears, cams, pipes, and electrical conventions. AUTOCAD applications. Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 1-2-1 |
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| MENG 211 | Engineering Mechanics I (Statics) | 3 |
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Prerequisite: Prerequisite: MATH 180 and PHYS 170 Statics of particles; force in plane and space; equivalent systems of forces; equilibrium of rigid bodies in two and three dimensions; analysis of structures, friction; distributed forces; centroids, centers of gravity and moment of inertia; method of virtual work. Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 3-0-3 |
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| MENG 212 | Engineering Mechanics II (Dynamics) | 3 |
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Prerequisite: Prerequisite: MENG 211. Co-requisite: MATH 260. Basic concepts, fundamental laws: absolute and relative motion, work, energy, impulse, momentum. Kinematic and kinetics of a particle, or rigid bodies. Central force motion. Impact. Advanced topics. Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 3-0-3 |
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| MENG 221 | Strength of Materials | 3 |
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Prerequisite: Prerequisite: MATH 180 and MENG 211 Stresses and strains in members under the actions of axial and shearing forces, bending and twisting moments. Transformations of stress and strain; principal stresses. Combined stresses; pressure vessels. Deflection of beams. Statically indeterminate problems. Columns. Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 2-2-3 |
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| MENG 240 | Thermodynamics | 3 |
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Prerequisite: Prerequisite: CHEM 107 and PHYS 225 Review of dimensions, units, and fundamental concepts. Study of First and Second Laws of Thermodynamics. Application to fluid dynamic processes. Energy conversion cycles. Reversed cycles. Concept of exegetic analysis. Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 3-0-3 |
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| MENG 310 | Introduction to Material Science | 3 |
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Prerequisite: Prerequisite: CHEM 107 or CHEM 110 Introductory course to the science of materials. Review of atomic theory and atomic bonding. Structure of crystals and nature of crystal imperfections and atom movements. Discussion of phase diagrams, multiphase materials and equilibrium relationships. Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 3-0-3 |
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| MENG 321 | Introduction to Computer-Aided Design | 3 |
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Prerequisite: Prerequisite: MENG 105 General overview of how CAD operates in a modern mechanical engineering design environment. Introduction to major commercial CAD software (CATIA, Pro/E, Solidworks, NX, etc.) in relation to the production of two and three dimensional images of design concepts for machinery components. Introduction to finite element techniques for structural analysis. Includes hands-on experience in the use of CAD software packages for designing and analyzing mechanical components. Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 1-2-3 |
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| MENG 324 | Vibrations and System Dynamics | 3 |
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Prerequisite: Prerequisite: MENG 201 or CSCI 125, MENG 212, MATH 320 Mathematical modeling and analysis of lumped dynamic systems with mechanical elements. Topics: time domain solutions (with emphasis on one- and multi-degree-of-freedom vibration problems including free and forced vibrations), computer simulation, block diagram representation, numerical methods and frequency domain solutions. Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 3-0-3 |
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| MENG 340 | Fluid Mechanics | 3 |
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Prerequisite: Prerequisite: MENG 240 Fundamental fluid statics: manometry, forces on submerged surfaces, Archimedes' principle. Details of one-dimensional incompressible flow; conservation laws and application to flowing systems, cavitation, impulse-momentum problems, vanes. Pipe flows: laminar analyses, turbulent flows with emphasis on calculation of fluid properties. One-dimensional compressible flow; conservation laws, specialization to isentropic situations, nature of speed of sound. Applications including effects of area change, converging and diverging nozzles, choking phenomena, normal shock waves. Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 3-0-3 |
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| MENG 349 | Heat Transfer | 3 |
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Prerequisite: Prerequisite: MATH 320 and MENG 240 Basic concepts: Steady-state conduction; unsteady-state heat conduction; mathematical, graphical empirical and numerical methods of analysis. Principles of convection, numerical methods of analysis. Principles of convection, dimensionless numbers. Forced convection. Natural convection. Radiation heat transfer. Heat exchangers. Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 3-0-3 |
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| MENG 370 | Machine Design | 3 |
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Prerequisite: Prerequisite: MENG 221 General concepts of machine design, such as stress and strength, stress concentration fatigue, theories of failure, deflection in machine parts. Applications of the design deflection in machine parts. Applications of the design process, including design of shafts, fasteners, couplings, gears, bearings, springs, screws, and other machine elements. Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 2-2-3 |
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| MENG 438 | Engineering Analysis | 3 |
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Prerequisite: Prerequisite: MENG 201 or CSCI 125 and MATH 320 Numerical and analytical methods for the solution of engineering problems will be covered. In particular, applications to problems in heat transfer, fluid mechanics, applications to problems in heat transfer, fluid mechanics, flight vehicle design, and vibration theory will be discussed. Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 3-0-3 |
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| MENG 470 | Senior Mechanical Engineering Design | 4 |
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Prerequisite: Prerequisite: MENG 324, MENG 340, MENG 349, MENG 370 This is a course open to seniors which provides the major design experience as required by ABET. Students will work in multidisciplinary teams to design a system or component of a system. The course will deal with open-ended design investigations which allow the application of advanced engineering techniques to the analysis and synthesis of engineering systems or devices. Topics such as manufacturing processes, DFM, modern engineering materials reliability and liability, environmental friendliness, thermo-fluid machines and devices will be covered. The design will incorporate engineering standards and multiple realistic constraints such as its impact on society, health and safety, environmental considerations, sustainability, political, social and ethical considerations, literature and patent search, and project management. Weekly progress reports as well as a final oral and written presentation will be required. Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 3-3-4 |
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| Total: 38 Credits | ||
| Aerospace Engineering | Credits: | |
| AENG 410 | Aerodynamics | 3 |
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Prerequisite: Prerequisite: MATH 320 and MENG 340 Review of basic incompressible and compressible flows, introduction to oblique shock waves, PrandtlMeyer flows. Detailed airfoil analyses including effects on lift and drag of angle of attack, Reynolds number, compressibility. Three-dimensional considerations: qualitative discussion of down-wash and circulation, quantitative aspects of this type of flow. Boundary layer theory: simple ideas, flat plate flows, calculation formulae. Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 3-0-3 |
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| AENG 420 | High Speed Flows and Shock Waves | 3 |
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Prerequisite: Prerequsites: MENG 240, MENG 340 Introduction to the mechanics and thermodynamics of high-speed compressible flows. Topics covered include one-dimensional equations for compressible flow, normal shock waves, oblique shock waves, quasi-1D flow, transient flow, small perturbation theory, the methods of characteristics, intake and nozzle design for turbojet engines, chemical rockets nozzle design. Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 3-0-3 |
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| AENG 463 | Propulsion | 3 |
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Prerequisite: Prerequisite: MENG 340 Review of fluid mechanics principles including shock wave. Details of air-breathing propulsion including analysis of diffusers and nozzles, compressors and turbines, and combustion processes. Matching of components is treated in depth. Over-all vehicle analysis treating turbojet, turbofans, turboprops, ram-jets. Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 3-0-3 |
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| AENG 466 | Aerospace Laboratory | 1 |
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| MENG 343 | Thermofluids Laboratory | 1 |
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Prerequisite: Prerequisite: MENG 240 and MENG 340 Introduction to basic instrumentation. Experiments involving pressure, velocity, temperature and viscosity measurements, determination of thermal properties of solids, liquids and gases. Calorimetry. Steam turbogenerator, reversed refrigeration cycles. Tests involving internal combustion engines, wind tunnel testing. Basic experiments in hydraulics. Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 0-3-1 |
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| AENG 490 | Flight Vehicle Design | 4 |
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Prerequisite: Prerequisite: MENG 340 Actual optimum design of an airplane meeting the specifications of load (number of passengers and/or weight of cargo), range, field length, and cruising speed. The course proceeds step by step to calculate all the design characteristics: wing sweepback, thickness ration, wing loading, thrust loading, takeoff weight, drag, range, direct operating cost. Many of these factors are varied in order to optimize the cost. Students will work in multidisciplinary teams to prepare proposals to perform preliminary design of a jet transport that will draw significantly on knowledge and skills acquired in previous coursework. Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 3-1-4 |
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| Total: 14 Credits | ||
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| MENG 201 | Engineering Programming | 3 |
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Prerequisite: Coerequisites: MATH 161 or MATH 170 This course provides an introduction to computer programming and develops skills in problem solving, algorithm development, and programming using software such as MATLAB. Topics include data types and storage, expressions and statements, program flow control, arrays, and functions. Matrix and vector operations are also introduced. Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 3-1-3 |
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| Total: 3 Credits | ||
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| EENG 211 | Electrical Circuits | 3 |
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Prerequisite: Prerequisite: MATH 170 and PHYS 170. Co-requisite: MATH 180 and PHYS 180. Properties of linear networks, mesh and nodal analysis, network theorems, solution of first order and second order circuits in the time domain are studied. Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 3-0-3 |
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| EENG 275 | Electronics Laboratory | 1 |
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Prerequisite: Prerequisite: Take one course in each group: Group 1 (EENG 211 or EENG 212 or EENG 221) and Group 2 (FCWR 101 or WRIT 101 or WRIT 111 or FCWR 111) Laboratory work to complement lecture courses. Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 0-3-1 |
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| Total: 4 Credits | ||
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| IENG 240 | Engineering Economics | 3 |
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Prerequisite: Prerequisite: MATH 136 or MATH 141 or MATH 170. Economic problems relevant to the management-engineering decision-making environment, managerial costs, interest, depreciation, break-even analysis, capital budgeting, replacement decisions. Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 3-0-3 |
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| IENG 245 | Statistical Design I | 3 |
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Prerequisite: Prerequisite: MATH 161 or MATH 170. Fundamentals of engineering probability and statistical analysis as applied to industrial problems: sample spaces, random variables, discrete and continuous distributions, sampling techniques and design of statistical investigations, Bayesian decision making. Emphasis is on the application of these ideas to the decision-making process, rather than pure theory. Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 3-0-3 |
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| Total: 6 Credits | ||
| Mathematics and Science Requirement4 | Credits: | |
| MATH 180 | Calculus II | 4 |
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Prerequisite: Prerequisite: MATH 170. Students in BS Electrical and Computer Engineering and BS Mechanical Engineering must earn a grade of C or better in MATH 170. Riemann sums, the definite integral, the fundamental theorem of the calculus. Area, volumes of solids of revolution, arc length, work. Exponential and logarithmic functions. Inverse trigonometric functions. Formal integration techniques. L'Hopital's rule, improper integrals. Polar coordinates. Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 5-0-4 |
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| MATH 260 | Calculus III | 4 |
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Prerequisite: Prerequisite: MATH 180 Sequences and series, Taylor series. Vector analysis and analytic geometry in three dimensions. Functions of several variables, partial derivatives, total differential, the chain rule, directional derivatives and gradients. Multiple integrals and applications. Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 4-0-4 |
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| MATH 320 | Differential Equations | 3 |
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Prerequisite: Prerequisite: MATH 260 Solving first order ordinary differential equations: exact, separable, and linear. Application to rates and mechanics. Theory of higher order linear differential equations. Method of undetermined coefficients and variation of parameters. Application to vibrating mass and electric circuits. Power series solutions: ordinary and singular points, the method of Frobenius. Partial differential equations: the method of separation of variables. Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 3-0-3 |
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| PHYS 180 | General Physics II | 4 |
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Prerequisite: Prerequisite: PHYS 170. Co-requisite: MATH 180. Students in BS Electrical and Computer Engineering and BS Mechanical Engineering must earn a grade of C or better in PHYS 170. A continuation of PHYS 170. Topics include fluids, wave motion, electric fields and electric potential, DC circuits, magnetic fields, capacitance and inductance, AC circuits, and electromagnetic waves. Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 4-2-4 |
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| PHYS 225 | Introduction to Modern Physics | 3 |
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Prerequisite: Prerequisite: PHYS 180 This course is designed to familiarize students with the following topics: thermodynamics, optics, relativity, atomic and nuclear physics, fundamental quantum theory of photons, and semiconductors. Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 3-0-3 |
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| CHEM 107 | Engineering Chemistry | 4 |
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Prerequisite: Prerequisite: MATH 135 or MATH 136 or MATH 141 or MATH 170 or MATH 180. Students who have completed CHEM 150 General Chemistry II cannot take this course without BCS chair permission. For electrical engineering and computer science majors. An introduction to theoretical and inorganic chemistry. Studies include basic chemical concepts and calculations, atomic structure, periodicity and bonding, states of matter, metals, solutions, acids and bases, thermal chemistry and introductory thermodynamics, oxidation-reduction reactions, reaction rates and nuclear reactions. Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 4-0-4 |
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| Total: 22 Credits | ||
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[4] M.E. students are permitted to register concurrently for Calculus I and Physics I, and Calculus II and Physics II. All students are required to take a mathematics placement examination prior to registration, and may have to take a developmental mathematics course (MATH 096, MATH 100, or MATH 101) before taking required mathematics courses. |
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| Electives | Credits: | |
| STEM Elective6 | 3 | |
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| Liberal Arts Elective | 3 | |
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| Total: 6 Credits | ||
| [6] Choose between 300- or 400-level MATH or PHYS course, or 300-level and above CoECS course. | ||
| Co-op Option (students take both courses) | Credits: | |
| ETCS 300 | Foundations for Success in CoECS Co-op | 0 |
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This course is for the students who wish to participate in the CoECS Co-op program. Students need to pass the course before proceeding to join the CoECS Co-op program. This course helps students to develop the skills and acquire the tools to gain a Co-op position and to develop strategies for success in the workplace throughout the Co-op program. Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 1-0-0 |
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| ETCS 301 | CoECS Co-op | 0 |
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Prerequisite: Prerequisites: ETCS 300 This course is for the students who are actively enrolled in the CoECS Co-op program. This course will be taken during the period that students are employed at their Co-op positions. While working full-time with a Co-op employer, students receive support and guidance from Co-op coordinators, mentors, and peers, to share and reflect on their work term experiences. A culminating project is required to bring together industry and academic knowledge and showcase the work and skill development throughout the Co-op work experience. Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 1-0-0 |
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| Total Required Credits = 125–127 |