Engineering and Physical Science

Introduction to engineering fundamentals and preparation for success through integration of problem solving and engineering design, ethical decision-making, teamwork, and communicating to diverse audiences. Students will engineering design, ethical decision-making, teamwork, and communicating to diverse audiences. Students will be introduced to the different types of engineering, including aerospace, biomedical, chemical, civil, computer, electrical, environmental, and mechanical engineering. Three lecture hours and three laboratory hours. 

Further development of the concepts and skills of engineering focusing on problem identification, solution ideation, design, prototyping, data collection and analysis, mathematical modeling, cost and safety analysis, solution evaluation, team-work, project management, and communication. Several diverse and extended projects introduce students to current topics in engineering. Three lecture hours and three laboratory hours. 

Study of Visual programming and experimental design using industry standard Lab View. 

Fundamentals of drafting for engineering with a concentration on CAD. Topics include history of drafting, types of drawings, exploration of the CAD drawing-to-manufacturing pipeline, 3D printing, CNC, and the use of simulation to test designs. 

An introduction to the fundamental physical and chemical principles underlying materials properties. Beginning from basic quantum chemistry, students will learn how the electronic configuration of molecules and solids impacts their structure, stability/reactivity, and spectra. Topics for the course include molecular symmetry, molecular orbital theory, solid-state chemistry, coordination compounds, and nanomaterials chemistry. 

Analysis of forces acting on particles and rigid bodies in static equilibrium; equivalent systems of forces; friction; centroids and moments of inertia; introduction to energy methods.

Mechanics of Materials covers pressure vessels, thermal stresses, torsion of shafts, stresses and deflection in beams, and column action.

Hereditary, cytogenetics, population dynamics DNA structure and function. This course incorporates lab techniques necessary for genetic engineering and DNA analysis, as well as a consideration of the social and ethical implications of genetic engineering. Three lecture hours and four laboratory hours. 

This course provides engineering students with a comprehensive understanding of how to plan, optimize, and efficiently manage projects (or tasks) to implement products, services or developments. This includes building the structure, processes, components and linkages with a team for successful project delivery within schedule, budget and quality requirements. 

The structure, bonding, and atomic arrangements in materials leading to their properties and applications. Three lecture hours and three laboratory hours. 

Fundamentals of statics. Kinematics and equations of motion of a particle for rectilinear and curvilinear motion. Kinetics for planar motion of rigid bodies, including equations of motion and principles of energy and momentum. 

Vector treatment of kinematics and kinetics of particles and rigid bodies, Newton's laws, work and energy, impulse and momentum, impact, mass moments of inertia, rotating axes.  

Study of digital electronics, computer control systems, and robotic interface with sensors with an emphasis on application and problem-solving. Additionally, the course will examine stability, feedback, transient response and frequency sampling methods. 

An introduction to the fundamental physical and chemical principles underlying materials properties. Beginning from basic quantum chemistry, students will learn how the electronic configuration of molecules and solids impacts their structure, stability/reactivity, and spectra. Topics for the course include molecular symmetry, molecular orbital theory, solid-state chemistry, coordination compounds, and nanomaterials chemistry. 

Selected topics in engineering chosen in response to student needs and interests. Three or four semester hours.

Introduction to some of the mathematical tools and procedures used to solve engineering problems. Topics will include techniques for analyzing various differential equations related to engineering systems, vector analysis, Fourier series, boundary value problems, and integral transforms. Time permitting, the subjects of linear algebra, and functions of a complex variable will also be explored. This course requires a working knowledge of calculus and vector analysis.

Study of circuits used in scientific instrumentation; emphasis on electrical measurements, analog circuits and digital systems; design of control and measurement systems. Three lecture hours and three laboratory hours. 

Introduction to nanoscale science and technology including nanoscale fabrication and characterization, nanomaterials and structures, molecular electronics and magnetism, nanoscale optoelectronics and nanobiotechnology. 

Mechanical properties and their dependence on microstructure in a range of engineering materials Elementary deformation and fracture concepts, strengthening and toughening strategies in metals and ceramics. Including dislocation theory, mechanisms of hardening and toughening, fracture, fatigue, and high-temperature creep. 

Topics include properties of a simple pure compressible substance, equations of state, the first law of thermodynamics, internal energy, specific heats, enthalpy, and the application of the first law to a system or a control volume. The study of the second law of thermodynamics is also discussed leading to the discovery of entropy as a property and its ramifications. Thermodynamic principles will be applied to modern engineering systems. 

Introduction to current concepts and experiments in gene manipulation and molecular techniques to understand genomics, gene expression and control of cells. Cellular energetics, transmembrane transport, intra-and intercellular communication, and cell cycle control and cell death. This course incorporates synthetic biology approaches, engineering DNA components to address practical problems. 

Work experience related to the student's major, jointly supervised by the department and a professional in the field. Weekly departmental conferences with faculty supervisor. Although the usual internship will carry either three or six hours credit, a student may elect to arrange an internship carrying between two and six hours credit with the permission of the department. Two to six semester hours. Pass-Fail only.

Work experience related to the student's major, jointly supervised by the department and a professional in the field. Weekly departmental conferences with faculty supervisor. Although the usual internship will carry either three or six hours credit, a student may elect to arrange an internship carrying between two and six hours credit with the permission of the department. Two to six semester hours. Pass-Fail only.

Capstone project planning and preparations, including completion of a formal project proposal and acquisition of any required resources. Review of the literature. Proposal must be approved by supervising faculty.

Implementation of an engineering project under the supervision of faculty. 

Exploration of physical concepts, social and philosophical implications, utility and limitations of physics for solution of problems in the modern world. Not intended for potential science majors. 

General introduction to the theories and techniques of astronomy. 

Introductory two-semester sequence to the fields of mechanics, thermal physics, sound, electricity, magnetism, optics, atomic and nuclear physics. This sequence is not suitable for the physics major or minor, nor the chemistry or biology majors.

Continuation of introductory two-semester sequence to the fields of mechanics, thermal physics, sound, electricity, magnetism, optics, atomic and nuclear physics. This sequence is not suitable for the physics major or minor, nor the chemistry or biology majors.

Introduction to mechanics, heat, sound, electricity and magnetism, and optics. Workshop format, providing a background in basic physics for all science majors, including those interested in the health sciences.

Introduction to mechanics, heat, sound, electricity and magnetism, and optics. Workshop format, providing a background in basic physics for all science majors, including those interested in the health sciences. 

Introduction to atomic and nuclear physics, quantum mechanics, and the theory of relativity. Laboratory experiments which form the foundation of the modern view of the physical world.

Statics and dynamics of rigid bodies with extensive use of vector calculus; Lagrangian and Hamiltonian formulations of mechanics.

Selected topics in physics chosen by the instructor in response to student needs and interests.

This course introduces some of the mathematical tools required for upper-level physics courses. Emphasis is placed on recognizing the equations that appear repeatedly in many different areas of physics and understanding their solutions. Topics include ordinary differential equations of first & second order, series solution of differential equations, vector analysis, Fourier series, partial differential equations, boundary value problems, and integral transforms.

Study of circuits used in scientific instrumentation; emphasis on electrical measurements, digital electronics, and analog circuits; characteristics of transducers and detectors. 

Systematic study of electromagnetic phenomena with extensive use of vector calculus and Maxwell's equations.

Methods of quantum mechanics including development of Schroedinger equation, its solutions for certain cases, and applications to atomic, nuclear, and solid state physics.

Individual experimental or theoretical research approved and directed by the department.