ENGINEERING PROGRAM — COURSES

ENGIN 103
Introduction to Engineering

An introduction to engineering by examining the different engineering fields, going through design cycles while working on projects using the engineering tools of teamwork, brainstorming, estimation, logbook, project management, oral and written communication, and computers. Students will discover what is engineering, what is the difference between science and engineering, what is data modeling, how to create and use the best model to make predictions or to test the predictability of a system. They will create graphical programming applications to demonstrate the beat phenomenon, do frequency-spectrum detection of a signal, or make weather predictions.

Distribution II Area: Natural Sciences.
3 Lect Hrs, 3 Credits

ENGIN 202
Statics (Mechanical Engineering)

A vector treatment of the equilibrium of particles and rigid bodies. Topics include: vector algebra, forces, moments, couples, equations of equilibrium, free-body diagrams, graphical techniques, constraints, structures and mechanisms, friction, centroids and moments of inertia, the method of virtual work. (Course offered in the fall only.)

Prerequisites: Sophomore standing, engineering major.
3 Lect Hrs, 3 Credits

ENGIN 203
Engineering Graphics and Design (Mechanical Engineering)

Introduction to basic principles of mechanical engineering design and basic graphics including design process, engineering analysis, and instrumentation. (Course offered in the fall only.)

Prerequisites: Sophomore standing, engineering major.
3 Lect Hrs, 3 Credits

ENGIN 221
Strength of Materials I

Notions of stress, strain and Mohr’s circle; tension; shear and torsion; plane stress and plane strain; moments of inertia. Shear force and bending moment diagrams. Depletion of beams; indeterminate beams; Castigliano’s principle; plastic bending of beams. Mechanical properties of materials. (Course offered in the spring only.)

Prerequisite: ENGIN 202.
3 Lect Hrs, 3 Credits

ENGIN 222
Dynamics

A vector treatment of dynamics. Kinematics of a particle in two and three dimensions. Dynamics of a particle; momentum, moment of momentum, and work-energy. Rigid bodies in plane motion; kinematics and dynamics. Relative motion. (Course offered in the spring only.)

Prerequisite: ENGIN 202.
3 Lect Hrs, 3 Credits

ENGIN 231
Circuit Analysis I

Mathematical models for circuit elements, basic circuit laws, techniques for writing and solving circuit equations. Circuit theorems, operational amplifiers, first- and second-order circuits. Numerical methods of circuit analysis.

Prerequisite: MATH 140.
3 Lect Hrs, 3 Credits

ENGIN 232
Circuit Analysis II

Analysis of AC circuits using phasors, mutual inductance and the dot convention, ideal transformers, power analysis, balanced three-phase circuits, frequency response and Bode plots, transfer functions, and application of Laplace and Fourier transforms in circuit analysis. Students use PSPICE to check their results.

Prerequisite: ENGIN 231.
3 Lect Hrs, 3 Credits

ENGIN 241
Digital Systems with Lab

Concepts of digital measurement, counting, timing and switching, basic logic concepts, basic theorems in Boolean algebra, manipulation of logic statements, binary information gates, application of logic gates, flip-flops and multivibrators, counters, registers and readouts, and other combinational and sequential circuits. Note: When this course is not being offered, students may instead take PHYSIC 392 (Digital Electronics with Lab).

Prerequisite: Sophomore standing as engineering major.
3 Lect Hrs, 3 Lab Hrs, 4 Credits

ENGIN 271
Circuit Lab I

An introductory electrical measurements and linear circuit analysis laboratory to accompany ENGIN 231 (Circuit Analysis I). Topics include voltage and current division in resistive networks, circuit theorems, operational amplifiers, first- and second-order circuits, power transfer, capacitors and inductors.

Corequisite: ENGIN 231 or permission of instructor.
3 Lab Hrs (every other week), 1 Credit

ENGIN 272
Circuit Lab II

An electrical measurements laboratory to accompany ENGIN 232 (Circuit Analysis II). Topics include ac power and phase measurements, frequency response, transformers, Laplace and Fourier analysis.

Prerequisites: ENGIN 231 and 271.
Corequisite: ENGIN 232 or permission of instructor.
3 Lab Hrs (every other week), 1 Credit

ENGIN 321
Linear Systems Theory I

The concepts of signals and systems arise in all areas of technology, e.g. signal processing. This course provides an introduction to the analysis of linear systems in the time- and frequency-domain, e.g. what is the output of a system if we know the input and the impulse response function or the transfer function of the system, how to characterize a system by stimulating it and measuring the output signals. Students will learn about the input/output differential or difference equation, the convolution theorem and its applications, the continuous- and discrete-time Fourier and Laplace transforms, and how to use Matlab in solving problems.

Prerequisites: MATH 140 and ENGIN 232.
3 Lect Hrs, 3 Credits

ENGIN 322
Linear Systems Theory II

An introduction to probabilistic description (via the probability density function or distribution function) and statistical description (via the ensemble average, variance, etc.) of random signals as applied to the analysis of linear systems. Other topics include conditional probability, statistical independence, correlation, sampling theory, confidence intervals, hypothesis testing, stationary and ergodic processes, auto-correlation and cross-correlation functions, spectral density, and their interconnections.

Prerequisite: ENGIN 321.
3 Lect Hrs, 3 Credits

ENGIN 365
Electronics I with Lab

A brief introduction to semiconductor physics, leading to physical characteristics of pn junction diodes, bipolar junction transistors, and field effect transistors. Circuit models for diodes, transistors, and operational amplifiers and their use in practical circuits. Analysis of linear circuits based on application of circuit models of devices and circuit theory. When this course is not being offered, students may take PHYSIC 391.

Prerequisites: ENGIN 232, PHYSIC 114, and MATH 240 or 310.
3 Lect Hrs, 1 Lab Hr, 4 Credits

ENGIN 366
Electronics II with Lab

Continuation of ENGIN 365. Differential, operational amplifiers and applications, transistor amplifiers at very high frequencies, direct-coupled and band-pass, small- and large-signal, feedback amplifiers; and oscillators. Active filters, waveform generation including Schmitt trigger, multiplexers, A/D and D/A converters. Circuit design employing IC operational amplifiers, discrete devices, SPICE. An electronic design project constitutes a major part of the course.

Prerequisite: ENGIN 365.
3 Lect Hrs, 1 Lab Hr, 4 Credits