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Courses in Engineering (ENG)

Lower Division Courses

4. Engineering Graphics in Design (3)

Lecture—2 hours; laboratory—3 hours. Engineering design, descriptive geometry, pictorial sketching, computer-aided graphics, and their application in the solution of engineering problems.—I, III. Schaaf

6. Engineering Problem Solving (4)

Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite: Mathematics 16B or 21B (may be taken concurrently). Methodology for solving engineering problems. Engineering computing and visualization based on MATLAB. Engineering examples and applications.—I, II, III. (I, II, III.)

7. Technology and Culture of the Internet (4)

Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite: basic computer experience recommended. Technology and culture of networked computing and the Internet. Topics include the history and development of networked computing; Internet architecture and services; basics of Web page design and hypertext markup language; political, social, cultural, economic and ethical issues related to the Internet. GE credit: SciEng.—II

10. The Science Behind the Technology in Our Lives (4)

Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite: high school algebra. Understanding of how the technology in our lives works using only basic concepts and rudimentary mathematics. GE credit: SciEng, Wrt.—I, II Parikh

11. Issues in Engineering (1)

Lecture—1 hour. Prerequisite: Participation in the MESA Engineering Program or consent of instructor. Designed to broaden student's understanding of the engineering profession, its methods, principles, design and development process, career opportunities, and professional resources.—I. (I.) Ford

17. Circuits I (4)

Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite: Mathematics 22B (may be taken concurrently); Physics 9C. Basic electric circuit analysis techniques, including electrical quantities and elements, resistive circuits, transient and steady-state responses of RLC circuits, sinusoidal excitation and phasors, and complex frequency and network functions.—I, III. (I, III.)

35. Statics (3)

Lecture—2 hours; laboratory—3 hours. Prerequisite: Physics 9A; Mathematics 21D (may be taken concurrently); Civil and Environmental Engineering 19 or Engineering 6 recommended. Force systems and equilibrium conditions with emphasis on engineering problems.—I, II, III. (I, II, III.)

45. Properties of Materials (4)

Lecture—3 hours; laboratory—3 hours. Prerequisite: Mathematics 16C or 21C and Chemistry 2A. Introductory course on the properties of engineering materials and their relation to the internal structure of materials. GE credit: Wrt.—I, II, III. (I, II, III.)

98. Directed Group Study (1-4)

Restricted to College of Engineering students only. (P/NP grading only.) May be repeated for credit up to 3 times.

Upper Division Courses

100. Electronic Circuits and Systems (3)

Laboratory—3 hours; lecture—1 hour; discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite: course 17. Introduction to analog and digital circuit and system design through hands-on laboratory design projects. Students who have completed Electrical and Computer Engineering 100 may receive only 1.5 units of credit.—II, III. (II, III.)

102. Dynamics (4)

Lecture—4 hours. Prerequisite: course 35, Mathematics 22B; open to College of Engineering students only. Kinematics and kinetics of particles, of systems of particles, and of rigid bodies applied to engineering problems. Only 2 units of credit allowed to students who have previously taken Engineering 36.—I, II, III. (I, II, III.) Hess, Schaaf, Velinsky

103. Fluid Mechanics (4)

Lecture—4 hours. Prerequisite: course 102 (may be taken concurrently). Open to majors in hydrology or the College of Engineering. Fluid properties, fluid statics, continuity and linear momentum equations for control volumes, flow of incompressible fluids in pipes, dimensional analysis and boundary-layer flows. Not open for credit to students who have completed Chemical Engineering 150A.—I, II, III. (I, II, III.)

104. Mechanics of Materials (4)

Lecture—4 hours. Prerequisite: course 35, Mathematics 22B. Open to Engineering majors only. Uniaxial loading and deformation. General concepts of stress-strain-temperature relations and yield criteria. Torsion of shafts. Bending of beams. Deflections due to bending. Introduction to stability and buckling.—I, II, III. (I, II, III.)

104L. Mechanics of Materials Laboratory (1)

Laboratory—3 hours. Prerequisite: course 104. Experiments which illustrate the basic principles and verify the analysis procedures used in the mechanics of materials are performed using the basic tools and techniques of experimental stress analysis.—II, III. (II, III.)

105. Thermodynamics (4)

Lecture—4 hours. Prerequisite: Mathematics 22B and Physics 9B. Open to Engineering majors only. Fundamentals of thermodynamics: heat energy and work, properties of pure substances, First and Second Law for closed and open systems, reversibility, entropy, thermodynamic temperature scales. Applications of thermodynamics to engineering systems.—I, II, III. (I, II, III.)

106. Engineering Economics (3)

Lecture—3 hours. Prerequisite: upper division standing in Engineering. The analysis of problems in engineering economy; the selection of alternatives; replacement decisions. Compounding, tax, origins and cost of capital, economic life, and risk and uncertainty are applied to methods of selecting most economic alternatives.—II. (II.) Hartsough, Slaughter

111. Electric Power Equipment (3)

Lecture—2 hours; laboratory—3 hours. Prerequisite: course 17. Principles of AC and DC electric motors and generators, their control systems and power sources. Selection of electric power equipment components based on their construction features and performance characteristics.—I. (II.) Delwiche Hartsough

122. Introduction to Mechanical Vibrations (4)

Lecture—4 hours. Prerequisite: course 102. Free and forced vibrations in lumped-parameter systems with and without damping; vibrations in coupled systems; electromechanical analogs; use of energy conservation principles.—I. (I.) Frank

160. Environmental Physics and Society (3)

Lecture—3 hours. Prerequisite: Physics 9D, 5C, or 10 or 1B and Mathematics 16B or the equivalent. Impact of humankind on the environment will be discussed from the point of view of the physical sciences. Calculations based on physical principles will be made, and the resulting policy implications will be considered. (In the College of Engineering, students may receive only one unit of credit towards the Technical Electives requirement.) (Same course as Physics 160.) GE credit: SciEng or SocSci.—I. (I.) Jungerman, Craig

180. Engineering Analysis (4)

Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite: course 21D, 22B, and course 6 or Mechanical Engineering 5. Solutions of systems of linear and nonlinear algebraic equations; approximation methods; solutions of ordinary differential equations; initial and boundary value problems; solutions of partial differential equations of Elliptic, parabolic, and hyperbolic types; Eigen value problems.—I. (I.) Hafez

190. Professional Responsibilities of Engineers (3)

Lecture—3 hours; laboratory—1 hour. Prerequisite: upper division standing. Organization of the engineering profession; introduction to contracts, specifications, business law, patents, and liability; discussion of professional and ethical issues; oral presentations on the interactions between engineering and society.—II, III. (II, III.)

191. Effective Communication Strategies in Engineering (1)

Lecture—1.5 hours. Prerequisite: upper division standing in an engineering major. Interpersonal communication strategies in various organizational situations. Topics include leadership theory, conflict resolution, ethics, and negotiating strategies. (P/NP grading only.)—II. (II.)

198. Directed Group Study (1-5)

May be repeated for credit up to 3 times. (P/NP grading only.)

Graduate Course

250. Technology Management (3)

Lecture—3 hours. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Management of the engineering and technology activity. Functions of design, planning, production, marketing, sales, and maintenance. Technological product life cycle. Research and development activity. Project planning and organization. Manufacturing issues. Case studies.—I. (III.)