Engineering (Engr)
1. Plane Surveying: Elementary (2)
Prerequisite: Math 29, 30, one year of mechanical drawing, or permission
of instructor. Familiarization with surveying instruments; calculations;
topographic surveying.
1L. Plane Surveying: Elementary Laboratory (1)
Field practice in measurements of distance, and in use of level, transit,
and plane table in solution of practical problems. (3 lab hours; field trips)
2. Plane Surveying: Advanced (2)
Prerequisite: Engr 1, 1L,. Theory and computations covering land surveying;
engineering astronomy; introduction to route surveying.
2L. Plane Surveying: Advanced Laboratory (1)
Field practice in land surveying, astronomy, triangulation, and route layout.
(3 lab hours; field trips required)
11. Manufacturing Processes (2)
Processing techniques, including casting, welding, forming, and machining;
capabilities and limitations of these techniques. (Field trips required)
11 L. Manufacturing Processes Laboratory (1)
Application of existing and new processing techniques. (3 lab hours; field
trips required)
26. Engineering Graphics (4)
Prerequisite: Math 75 (or concurrently). Principles and applications of
graphic projection and graphical mathematics to the solution of engineering
problems. (2 lecture, two 3-hour labs)
30. Engineering Mechanics: Statics (3)
Prerequisite: Phys 4A; Math 77 (or concurrently). Analysis of force systems,
equilibrium problems, section properties; graphic, algebraic, and vector
methods of problem solution. (2 lecture, 2 lab hours)
32. Engineering Materials (2)
Prerequisite or concurrently: Engr 30, Chem 8. Fundamental nature and properties
of engineering materials; structure of matter; mechanical, electrical, magnetic,and
thermal properties.
70. Computer Programming (2)
Prerequisite: Math 75 (or concurrent). Introduction to digital computer
programming. (1 lecture, 3 lab hours)
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 30, 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)
104. Boundary Control and Legal Principles (2)
Prerequisite: Engr 2. legal principles that control the boundary location
of real property.
110. Statistical Analysis and Control (3)
Prerequisite: Math 76. Fundamentals of probability and statistics; general
theory and practice of statistical quality control; sampling plans; introduction
to statistical methods. (Field trips required)
111. Methods Analysis (2)
General approach to the design process; application of design process to
problem solving; methods evaluation techniques: motion and time study, work
sampling, and simulation. (2 2-hour lecture-labs; field trips)
121. Mechanism (3)
Prerequisite: Engr 26, 130. Analytical and graphical solutions of motion
problems involving mechanical elements; synthesis of plane and space linkage
systems. (2 3-hour lecture-labs)
122. Machine Design (3)
Prerequisite: Engr 70, 130, 131; Math 81. Analytical study of machinery;
applications to design of machines; use of computers in design problems.
123. Advanced Mechanical Design (2)
Prerequisite: Engr 121, 122. Analytical study of dynamics of machinery;
applications to design problems. (2 2-hour lecture-labs)
124. Mechanical Vibration (3)
Prerequisite: Engr 130; Math 81. Mathematical and physical basis of vibration
theory with applications to engineering; transient and steady state phenomena;
distributed and lumped parameters; coupled systems; computer solutions.
130. Engineering Mechanics: Dynamics (3)
Prerequisite: Engr 30. Application of principles of kinematics and kinetics
to problems in engineering.
131. Mechanics of Materials (3)
Prerequisite: Engr 30. Application of principles of mechanics to find stresses
and deformations in machine and structural members.
131L. Mechanics of Materials Laboratory (1)
Prerequisite: Engr 32; 131 (or concurrently). Application of the principles
and methods of testing to verify theory and determine limitations of principles
of mechanics of materials. (3 lab hours)
133. Steel and Timber Structures (3)
Prerequisite: Engr 135. Steel and timber members for buildings and bridges
designed for dead, live, impact, wind, and seismic forces; light gage and
plastic steel design. (2 lecture, 3 lab hours)
134. Reinforced Concrete (3)
Prerequisite: Engr 135. Design and investigation of concrete structures
by elastic and ultimate design procedures; prestressed concrete. (2 lecture,
3 lab hours)
135. Theory of Structures (3)
Prerequisite: Engr 131. Trusses and frames analyzed by algebraic and graphic
procedures; influence lines and live loading analysis; rigid frames analyzed
by slope deflection and moment distribution. Introduction to matrix method.
136. Physical Metallurgy (2)
Prerequisite: Engr 131L. Physical properties of metals as manufactured and
affected by heat-treatment and forming processes; correlation of properties
with microstructure. (i lecture, 3 lab hours)
137. Soil Mechanics (2)
Prerequisite: Engr 131L. Physical and mechanical properties of soil as an
engineering material; theoretical studies in permeability, compressibility,
stress-deformation, and strength characteristics.
137L. Soil Mechanics Laboratory (1)
Prerequisite: Engr 137 (or concurrent). Experiments to illustrate and amplify
the principles of soil mechanics. (3 lab hours, field trips required)
138. Highway Engineering (3)
Prerequisite: Engr 2; 137 (or concurrently). Feasibility and economic considerations
in location, design, construction, and maintenance of streets and highways.
139. Advanced Mechanics of Materials (3)
Prerequisite: Engr 70, 131; Math 81. Advanced topics in mechanics of materials.
140. Hydrology (3)
Prerequisite: Engr 164. The hydrologic cycle, atmospheric conditions, precipitation,
infiltration, ground water, soil moisture, evaporation, runoff, streamflow,
hydrographs, flood routing, hydrologic frequency analyses, and their effects
in water resource planning and management.
141. Irrigation Engineering (2)
Prerequisite: Engr 131, 164. Flow of water in canals, design of canals,
and canal systems, measurements of water, surveys for irrigation sistems.
(1 lecture, 3 lab hours; field trips required.)
142. Water Supply and Wastewater Engineering (3)
Prerequisite: Engr 164. Design of urban water distribution, storm drainage,
and sanitary sewer systems. Introduction to \water purification and wastewater
treatment processes. (3 lecture hours; field trips required.)
143. Concrete Laboratory (1)
Prerequisite: Engr 131L. Proportioning of concrete mixes; admixtures; workability
tests; compressive, flexural, and tensile strength tests; reinforced concrete.
(3 lab hours; field trips required)
144. Foundation Design (3)
Prerequisite: Engr 137, 134 (or concurrently). Theory and design of footings,
piles, retaining walls, and other structures combining the use of soil mechanics
and structural analysis.
145. Fluid Dynamic Machinery (3)
Prerequisite Engr 164, 165 and 165L (or concurrently). Application of principles
of fluid mechanics and thermodynamics to the rotor-fluid energy interchange
processes in fluid dynamic imachines; axial and centrifugal pumps, compressors
and blowers; impulse (Pelton, Rateau), reaction (Francis, Parsons), and
mixed flow turbines.
150. Magnetic and Electric Circuits (3)
Prerequisite Phys 4B, Math 77 (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.
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 of other energy-conversion devices and associated apparatus.
151L. Electrical Machinery Laboratory (1)
Experiments and computations on direct- and alternating-current machinery
and on other energy-conversion devices and associated apparatus. (3 lab
hours)
152. Electrical Circuit Analysis (3)
Prerequisite: Engr 150, 150L,. Introduction to the operational analysis
of Iinear electric circuits and related systems; Laplace transformation;
Fourier analysis; and state-space representations.
152L. Electriccil Circuit Ancilysis Laboratory (1)
Experimetits oil linear electric networks, including response, transformation,
and identification of circuits. (3 lab hours)
153. Electromagnetic Energy Transmission (3)
Prerequisite: Engr 152, 152L, 155. Principles of transmission of electromagnetic
energy over wires at power and communication frequencies and through wave
guides and space at ultra-high frequencies; filter circuits and antennas;
design of transmission systems.
153L. Electromagnetic Energy Transmission Laboratory (1)
Experiments on the transmission of electromagnetic energy through wires,
wave guides and space; filters and antennas; impedance matching; cross-over
networks; location of faults on lines. (3 lab hours)
155. Electromagnetic Fields and Waves (3)
Prerequisite: Engr 150, 150L,. Flectrostatic and magnetostatic fields, time-varying
fields, Maxwell's equations, plane waves.
155L. Precision Electrical Magnetic Techniques (1)
Prerequisite: Engr 153, 153L, 157, 157L. Advanced experiments and precision
measurement techniques and computations in electricity, magnetism, electronics,
and electromagnetic fields and waves; modern error analysis techniques.
(3 lab hours; field trips)
156. Electronic Devices and Circuits (3)
Prerequisite: Engr 150, 150L,. Physical electronics, characteristics and
properties of electronic devices, both thermionic and solid state; theory
and analysis of electronic circuits.
156L. Electronic Devices and Circuits Laboratory (1)
Experinicnts oil static and dynamic characteristics of electron tubes and
solid- state devices, and oil electronic circuits. (3 lab hours)
157. Pulse and Digital Circuits (3)
Prerequisite: Engr 152, 152L, 156, 156L. Design and analysis of wave-shaping,
linear-sweep, electronic-gate and multi-stable and negative-resistance circuits;
Boolean algebra and digital logic design.
157L. Pulse and Digital Circuits Laboratory (1)
Experiments on wave-shaping, switching, pulse, and digital circuits. (3
lab hours; field trips required)
158. Microwave Devices and Circuits (3)
Prerequisite: Engr 153, 153L. Microwave theory and techniques, propagation,
waves guides, cavities, circuits, S-parameters, microwave devices including
klystrons, traveling-wave tubes, magnetrons, and solid state devices.
158L. Microwave Devices and Circuits Laboratory (1)
Microwave measurements selected from measurement of microwave power, standing-wave
ratio, impedance, frequency, and klystron characteristics. (3 lab hours;
field trips)
159. Precision Electrical and Magnetic Techniques (1)
Prerequisite: Engr 153, 153L, 157, 157L. Advanced experiments in precision
measurement techniques and computations in electricity, magnetism, electronics,
and electromagnetic fields and waves; modem error analysis techniques. (3
lab hours; field trips required)
162. Air Conditioning (3)
Prerequisite: Engr 165 (or concurrently). Theory and practice in air condition-
ing 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 required)
164. Thermodynamics-Fluid Mechanics A (3)
Prerequisite: Engr 130 (or concurrently). Fundamentals of thermodynamics,
fluid mechanics, and heat transfer as applied to engineering problems.
164L. Thermodynamics-Fluid Mechanics Laboratory A (1)
Prerequisite: Engr 164 (or concurrently). Application to thermo-fluid systems
of experimental methods used in engineering practice. (3 lab hours)
165. Thermodynamics-Fluid Mechanics B (3)
Prerequisite: Engr 164. Continuation of Engr 164. Fundamentals of thermodynamics,
fluid mechanics, and heat transfer as applied to engineering problems.
165L. Thermodynamics-Fluid Mechanics Laboratory B (1)
Prerequisite: Engr 164L, 165 (or concurrently). Application to thermo-fluid
systems of experimental methods used in engineering practice. (3 lab hours)
166. Advanced Thermodynamics-Fluid Mechanics (3)
Prerequisite: Engr 165. Advanced topics in thermodynamics, fluid mechanics,
and heat transfer as applied to engineering problems.
166L. Advanced Thermodynamics-Fluid Mechanics Laboratory (1)
Prerequisite: Engr 165L, 166 (or concurrently). Application to thermo-fluid
systems of advanced experimental methods used in engineering practice. (3
lab hours)
170. Engineering Economy (2)
Prerequisite: senior standing in engineering or permission of instructor.
Importance of economic analyses of problems in engineering and in management
decision making; interest, depreciation, income tax, classification of costs,
break-even and minimum cost points, economic comparisons of alternatives,
economy of replacement.
171. Legal Aspects of Engineering (2)
Prerequisite: senior standing in engineering or permission of instructor.
Development of law, canons of ethics, torts, principles of contracts, contracting
procedure and specifications, property, negotiable instruments, sales, agency
and patents; preparation of reports.
172. Senior Project (1)
Prerequisite: senior standing in engineering. Engr 182 (or concurrently).
Study of a problem by student under supervision of a faculty member; final
typewritten report required. The project subject must be approved during
the semester prior to enrollment. (Individual project except by special
permission)
173. Analog Computation (2)
Prerequisite: Phys 4B, Math 77 (or concurrently). Introduction to electronic
analog computer programming. (1 lecture, 3 lab hours)
180. Electrical Power Systems (3)
Prerequisite: Engr 151, 151L, 153, 153L, 156, 156L. Electrical power equipment
and systems, operation and design, commercial practice and regulations;
high volt- age, lightning and surge phenomena; control and protection schemes;
fault and, stability calculations; introduction to nuclear power engineering.
180L. Electrical Power Systems Analysis Laboratory (1)
Experiments and computations on high-voltage and electrical power equipment
and systems and associated apparatus; electrical design of power systems,
commercial practice. (3 lab hours; field trips)
181. Control Systems Analysis (3)
Prerequisite: Engr 152, 152L or permission of instructor. Analysis, design,
and synthesis of linear feedback control systems; non-linear systems; sampled-data
and optimal control systems; stability.
181L. Control Systems Analysis Laboratory (1)
Experiments and computations on automatic control devices and systems.
IN-SERVICE COURSES
Note: In-service courses (300 series) are not intended for use on degrees
except by special, prior approval. See Extension and Summer Session Bulletins
for course descriptions.
311. Professional Examination Review (2; may be repeated in different fields)
321. Professional Engineering Seminar (1-3; may be repeated in
different fields)
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