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COURSES

 

Engineering (Engr)

Note: Associated lecture and laboratory courses must be taken concurrently except for Engr. 140, 140L; 160, 160L; 161, 161L; and 163, 163L.

1. Plane Surveying: Elementary (2)
Prerequisite: Math B, C, one year of mechanical drawing, or permission of instructor. Familiarization with surveying instruments; calculations and map drawing.

1L. Plane Surveying: Elementary Laboratory (1)
Field practice in measurement of distances and in use of the level and transit for practical problems. (3 lab hours; field trips)

2. Plane Surveying: Advanced (2)
Prerequisite: Engr 1, 1L. Theory and computation covering topographic surveying, land surveying, mine surveying, engineering astronomy, subtense bar.

2L. Plane Surveying: Advanced Laboratory (1)
Field practice in land surveying, triangulation, astronomy; transit and plane table mapping. (3 lab hours; field trips)

11. Manufacturing Processes (2)
General purpose and production machine tools, metal cutting and welding, hot and cold forming, grinding, gages, jigs, fixtures, tooling.

11L. Manufacturing Processes Laboratory (1)
Operation of machine tools, welding equipment, hot and cold forming equipment, casting equipment; practice in the use of gages, jigs, and fixtures. (3 lab hours; field trips)

19. Engineering Drawing (3)
Not open to students with credit in Engr. 20. Lettering, use of instruments; orthographic projections, isometric and oblique drawings, sections, auxiliary views, screws and fasteners, dimensioning, simple machine drawing. (2 3-hour lecture-labs)

20. Engineering Drawing (2)
Not open to students with credit in Engr. 19. Prerequisite: Ind. Arts 20; or a year of high school mechanical drawing and satisfactory score on mechanical drawing proficiency test. Sections, auxiliary views, screws and fasteners, dimensioning, simple machine drawing. (2 2-hour lecture-labs)

21. Descriptive Geometry (3)
Prerequisites-. Engr. 19 or 20; trigonometry. Methods of accurate projection of lines, planes and various types of solids; the intersections and developments of solids with plane and single-curve surfaces; applications to engineering problems. (2 3- hour lecture-labs)

30. Analytical Mechanics: Statics (3)
Prerequisite: Physics 4A; Math 6 (or concurrently). Statics, analysis of force systems, equilibrium problems, friction, graphic and algebraic methods of problem solution, centroids and nioments of inertia.

32. Materials of Engineering Construction (2)
Prerequisite or concurrently: Engr 30. Properties of engineering materials; basic structure of materials, mechanical properties. and control of properties during production and fabrication.

101. Route Surveying (2)
Prerequisite: Engr 2, 2L. Computation and field work covering surveys for highway, irrigation, construction and other kinds of engineering projects. (1 lecture, 3 lab hours; field trips required)

102. Geodetic Surveying (2)
Prerequisite: Engr 2, 2L; Math 76. Triangulation; adjustment of geodetic figures; base line measurement, map projection; precise leveling. (1 lecture, 3 lab hours; field trips required)

103. Photogrammetry (2)
Prerequisite: Math C, Engr 1, or permission of instructor. Terrestrial and aerial photography applied to surveying and mapping; stereoscopy; application of aerial surveying to specific engineering problems. (1 lecture, 3 lab hours; field trips required)

111. Methods Analysis (2)
Prerequisite: senior standing or permission of instructor. Survey and measurement of factors concerning the human element in its relationship to standards- of performance and production; use of motion and time studies and work sampling techniques. (2 2-hour lecture-labs)

121. Mechanism (3)
Prerequisite: Engr 25 or 26; 130 (or concurrently). Elementary principles of mechanism; gears, cams, and other mechanical linkages; graphical solution of motion problems. (2 3-hour lecture-labs)

122. Mechanics of Machines (3)
Prerequisite: Engr 121, 130, 131. Analytical study of machinery; application of principles covered in courses on mechanism, mechanics of materials and materials of engineering construction courses.

123. Machine Design (2)
Prerequisite: Engr 122. Design of machine elements and complete machines; preparation of detail and assembly drawings and specifications. (2 2-hour lecture-labs)

130. Analytical Mechanics Dynamics (3)
Prerequisite: Engr 30. Mathematical treatment of the principles of kinematics and kinetics with applications to problems in engineering.

131. Mechanics of Materials (4)
Prerequisite: Engr 30; 32 (or concurrently). Application of principles of mechanics to design of structural and machine members; stress analysis of beams and columns. (3 lecture, 2 lab hours)

132. Materials Laboratory (2)
Prerequisite: Engr 32; 131 (or concurrently). Instruction and practice in making standard tests of iron, steel, cement, concrete, brick, and other engineering materials. (1 lecture, 3 lab hours)

133. Steel and Timber Structures (3)
Prerequisite: Engr 135. Design of trusses and building frames; structural detailing in steel and timber. (1 lecture, 3 lab hours)

134. Reinforced Concrete (2)
Prerequisite: Engr 135. Design in reinforced concrete; detail drawing of reinforced concrete structures. (1 lecture, 3 lab hours)

135. Structural Engineering Theory (3)
Prerequisite: Engr 131. Stresses in simple framed structures; introduction to theory of moment distribution and analysis of rigid frames; solution of problems by mathematical and graphical methods.

136. Metals Laboratory (2)
Prerequisite: Engr 132. Determination of physical properties of metals as manufactured and affected by heat-treatment and forming processes. (1 lecture, 3 lab hours)

137. Soils and Concrete Laboratory (2)
Prerequisite: Engr 132. Mechanical properties of soils in conjunction with engineering structures; designing concrete mixes; effect on mechanical properties of variation in mixes. (1 lecture, 3 lab hours)

140. Fluid Mechanics (3)
Prerequisite: Engr 130; 160 or 163 (or concurrently). Properties of fluids; theory of the flow of fluids with applications to engineering problems.

140L. Fluid Mechanics Laboratory (1)
Laboratory experiments illustrating the principles of fluid mechanics; methods of water measurement; tests of hydraulic equipment. (3 lab hours; field trips)

141. Irrigation Engineering (2)
Prerequisite: Engr 131, 140. Flow of water in canals, design of canals and canal systems, measurements of water, surveys for irrigation systems. (1 lecture, 3 lab hours; field trips)

150. Magnetic and Electric Circuits (3)
Prerequisite: Physics 4B, Math 6 (or concurrently). Fundamentals of magnetic circuits; basic laws of direct-current and of single and polyphase alternating-current circuits; transient phenomena in simple circuits; principles of electrical instruments; introduction to field theory.

150L. Magnetic and Electric Circuits Laboratory (1)
Use of electrical instruments; experiments and computations on magnetic, direct- and alternating-current circuits, single and polyphase, and on transient phenomena in simple circuits. (3 lab hours)

151. Electrical Machinery (3)
Prerequisite: Engr 150, 150L. Principles of direct- and alternating-current machinery and associated apparatus.

151L. Electrical Machinery Laboratory (1)
Experiments and computations on direct- and alternating-current machinery and associated apparatus. (3 lab hours)

152. Electrical Circuit Analysis (3)
Prerequisite: Engr 150, 150L. Complex circuits, locus diagrams, network theorems, coupled circuits, nonlinear circuit elements, non-sinusoidal waves, pulses, transients, unbalanced three-phase circuits, symmetrical components, and synthesis; applications of matrix algebra, Fourier series and integral, Laplace transforms.

152L. Electriccil Circuit Analysis Laboratory (1)
Experiments and computations on networks, bridge circuits, coupled circuits, non-sinusoidal waves, pulses, transients, unbalanced three-phase circuits, and symmetrical components. (3 lab hours; field trips)

153. Electrical Transmission (3)
Prerequisite: Engr 151, 151L (or concurrently). Principles of transmission of electrical energy over wires at power and comniunication frequencies and through wave guides and space at ultra-high frequencies.

153L. Electrical Transmission Laboratory (1)
Experiments involving electrical transmission of energy. (3 lab hours; field trips)

154. Electrical and Electronic Apparatus (3)
Not open to students with credit in both Engr 150 and 151. Prerequisite: Physics 4B, Math 4. Magnetic and electric circuits, direct and alternating current apparatus, electronic devices and associated circuits.

154L. Electrical and Electronic Apparatus Laboratory (1)
Experiments involving magnetic, electrical, and electronic equipment. (3 lab hours)

156. Electronics (2)
Prerequisite: Engr 150, 150L. Physical electronics, characteristics and properties of electronic devices, both thermionic and solid state introduction to basic systems.

156L. Electronics Laboratory (1)
Experimental study of electronic tubes and devices. (3 lab hours)

157. Electronic Circuits and Applications (2)
Prerequisite: Engr 156, 156L. Fundamental theory of electronic circuits; applications in communications, controls, and industrial processes.

157L. Electronic Circuits and Applications Laboratory (1)
Experimental study of electronic circuits and commercial type electronic apparatus. (3 lab hours; field trips)

158. High-Frequency Electronics (2)
Prerequisite: Engr 153, 153L, 157, 157L. High-frequency techniques; electronic circuitry in control, communication, computer, television, radar, and microwave systems; special applications.

158L. High-Frequency Electronics Laboratory (1)
Laboratory measurements and use of high-frequency equipment. (3 lab hours; field trips)

160. Applied Thermodynamics: Gas Cycles (3)
Prerequisite: Physics 4C; Engr 130 (of concurrently). Thermodynamic processes; theoretical cycles for gasoline and diesel engines; performance of internal combustion engines; compression and expansion of air; flow of gases.

160L. Mechanical Engineering Laboratory (1)
Instruments employed in mechanical engineering practice; measurement of temperature, pressure, and horsepower; performance of internal combustion engines and air compressors. (3 lab hours; field trips)

161. Applied Thermodynamics - Vapor Cycles (3)
Prerequisite: Engr 160. Combustion; vapor processes; performance of boilers, steam engines, turbines; heat transfer.

161L. Mechanical Engineering Laboratory (2)
Prerequisite: Engr 160L. Heat power apparatus; flue and exhaust gas analyses; efficiency and heat balance in boilers and engines; flow of vapors. (4 lab hours; field trips)

162. Air Conditioning (3)
Prerequisite or concurrently: Engr 161, 161L. Theory and practice in air conditioning including psychrometrics, load estimating, heating and cooling systems, fluid design and controls.

162L. Air Conditioning Laboratory (1)
Practical laboratory work with commercial type units; test of components of air conditioning systems. (3 lab hours; field trips)

163. Heat Power (3)
Not open to students with credit in both Engr 160 and 161. Prerequisite: Physics 4C; Engr 130 (or concurrently). The thermodynamics of heat engines; construction and operational features of internal combustion engines, steam engines and turbines.

163L Heat Power Laboratory (1)
Operating and performance testing of heat engines. (3 lab hours; field trips)

170. Engineering Economy (2)
Prerequisite: senior standing in engineering. Interest, depreciation, sinking funds, bonds; comparisons of costs of alternative solutions to engineering problems.

171. Legal Aspects of Engineering (2)
Prerequisite: senior standing in engineering. Principles of contracts and specifications affecting engineering work; codes and legal requirements; preparation of specifications and reports.

172. Senior Project (2)
Prerequisite: senior standing in engineering. Selection and study of a problem by student under supervision of a staff member; final written report to the engineering staff. (Individual project except by special permission)

190. Independent Study (1-5)
See Regulations and Procedures -- Independent Study.

 



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