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Engineering Courses
Introduction to Engineering
A seminar meant to introduce incoming students to the tools,
skills, and abilities needed in engineering. Students will
be exposed to basic concepts associated with the five
engineering minor tracks: mechanical engineering,
architectural engineering, environmental engineering,
industrial and systems engineering and textile engineering.
Incorporates brief projects to help the student do
meaningful, major related work from the first semester.
Engineering Statics
Engineering statics describes the mechanical behavior of
materials and systems in equilibrium using Newton’s laws of
motion. In this course, students will learn the principles
of force equilibrium, how to construct free-body diagrams,
understanding distributed forces, friction and introductory
structural response.
Engineering Dynamics
Engineering dynamics describes the motions of particles and
rigid bodies and the forces that accompany or cause those
motions. Basic methods include Newton’s laws, the work and
energy principle, and the impulse and momentum principle.
Fluid Mechanics
Investigates the properties and behaviors of fluids;
hydrostatic forces and the basic equations governing fluid
motion; principles of conservation of mass, energy and
momentum; flow in open channels and pipes; compressible and
incompressible flows.
Mechanics of Materials
Stress, strain and the constitutive relationships that
govern the response of materials to loads; response to
torsional and flexural loading. Structural members include
beams, columns, and plates.
Engineering Statistics
Course explores the bases of engineering statistics as it
relates to statistical analysis. Probability models both
discrete and continuous. Other topics will include
confidence intervals, tests of hypotheses, regression
analysis, essentials of statistically designed experiments,
and engineering application of statistical methods. Students
will use statistical analysis software.
Engineering Economics
This course is designed to provide the decision-making
skills necessary to evaluate the financial consequences of
the products, processes and projects that engineers design.
It is important to understand the time value of money, as
capital outlays may be significant and affect the productive
potential of a firm over the long term. This course
emphasizes calculations of present values, internal rates of
return, depreciation, taxes and replacement analysis.
Operations Research I
Philosophy and techniques of operations research. Emphasis
on elementary model building and concepts of optimization.
Structure of problem solving; linear programming,
transportation and assignment algorithms; game theory;
network analysis, branch and bound theory. There will be
team-based exercises in this course.
Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering
Circuit theory and analysis of electrical circuits (both
steady state and transient). Fundamentals of direct and
alternating electrical circuits. Fundamental analysis of
electromotive systems and transformers. Electronic control
of machinery.
Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering II
Fundamentals of electronic circuit design starting with
a brief survey of semiconductor devices including diodes and
bipolar and field effect transistors. The course continues
with op-amp applications, including instrumentation and
filter design. The use of digital logic is also explored.
Throughout the course, practical considerations of circuit
design and construction are covered.
Engineering Drawing
This course introduces students to engineering drawing,
descriptive geometry, design and problem solving.
Engineering drawing is a graphic language that can convey,
with exactness and detail, ideas from the design engineer to
the fabricator. Thus, the emphasis of the course is on
communicating design ideas through engineering drawings.
Introduction to Computing
An introductory course which provides a coherent and
comprehensive treatment of fundamental concepts of computer
science. It describes how computing systems work and how
they are applied to solve real world problems. The main
emphasis is on the design of algorithms and procedural
abstraction. High-level language programming projects.
Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer
Study and analysis of the 1st and 2nd Laws of thermodynamics
and how they relate to the conversion of heat onto
mechanical energy. Properties of gases and steam and their
transition to various states. A study of the transfer of
heat by conduction, convection, and radiation in steady and
unsteady flow.
Senior Design Project
Application of engineering principles to solve a real-world
problem. Student works as member of a team assigned to a
problem in a manufacturing, processing, service, or
government organization. The primary focus of the capstone
engineering design project will be the discipline of their
minor track. Student groups that include those with minors
from the five different tracks will be formed so that the
project is interdisciplinary in nature. The capstone senior
design project will consist of a project that builds on
engineering, business, ethics, and social issues. Requires a
professional written and oral report and this course will
serve as the program’s major writing intensive course.
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Mathematics and Science
Core Courses
Calculus I
Functions, slope and rate of change, limits, derivatives
of algebraic functions, maxima and minima applications.
Knowledge of algebra, geometry and trigonometric functions
is assumed.
Calculus II
Differentiation and integration of transcendental
functions. Theory and methods of integration and
applications.
Calculus III
Study of analytic geometry in 3D-space; algebra of
vectors, differentiation and integration of vectors; partial
differentiation, multiple integrals; infinite series.
Differential Equations
First-order equations; constant-coefficient, nth-order
homogeneous and non-homogeneous equations; special
non-linear equations; elementary applications; power series
solutions. May also include elementary numerical techniques
for solutions of ordinary differential equations and other
computer topics.
Chemistry I
This course introduces the fundamental laws and theories
of chemistry, including properties of matter, chemical
reactions and stoichiometry, properties of gases, energy and
thermochemistry, atomic structure and the periodic table,
molecular structure and chemical bonding. Descriptive
chemistry of representative elements and compounds is
presented. The laboratory, which includes syntheses, as well
as physical and analytical methodologies, gives the student
an opportunity to explore first-hand many of the key
concepts and ideas of the course. Basic knowledge of
algebra, geometry and trigonometry is presumed.
Physics I
A calculus-based course emphasizing Newton's three laws
of motion and the conservation laws of energy, linear
momentum and angular momentum as first integrals of the
dynamics. Additional topics in mechanics include stress and
strain, simple harmonic motion and hydrostatics. Absolute
temperature scales, thermal expansion, specific heats,
methods of transfer of heat energy, ideal gases and real
gases are considered before studying the first and second
laws of thermodynamics, with the concept of entropy
emphasized in the latter.
Physics II
The mathematical representation of traveling sinusoidal
waves and standing-wave patterns is emphasized. Applications
are made to sound waves. Electrostatics includes Gauss’s
Law, electric potentials and the potential gradient
equation. The field concepts are used to interpret
elementary DC circuits including Kirchhoff’s Rules.
Capacitors as circuit elements and dielectrics are also
studied. The effects of the magnetic field, its sources,
induced emfs and magnetic materials are considered. Series
AC circuits conclude electromagnetism. Geometric optics
includes lenses, mirrors and optical instruments. Physical
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Business Courses
Macroeconomics
Introduction to the overall functioning of an economic
system with a view toward understanding the factors
underlying income, employment and prices on the aggregate
level. Topics include monetary and fiscal policy with
primary emphasis on the impact of international trade and
policy implications.
Financial Accounting
Designed to introduce all business students to the field of
accounting, the course covers the fundamental principles of
accounting, highlighting balance sheet and income statement
presentation. Primary emphasis on accounting as a source of
financial information, with procedural details kept to a
minimum.
Managerial Accounting
Objective analysis and interpretation of accounting
information. Use of accounting information as a basis for
planning, control and managerial decisions.
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Minor Engineering Tracks
In the Sophomore Year students elect one of five minor
engineering tracks:
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