Undergraduate Catalog 1999 - 2000

Engineering (ENGR)

Dean: Amir Faghri
Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education:
Erling Murtha-Smith
Director of Undergraduate Advising: Eric P. Soulsby
Office: Room 219, F.L. Castleman Building

150C. Introduction to Engineering I

Either semester. Three credits. Two lecture periods and one 2-hour discussion period. Not open for credit to Upper Division students in the School of Engineering.

Introduction to engineering and the engineering profession. Topics include: problem solving, design projects, group work, oral and written reports, Fortran computer programming, and engineering graphics.

151. Introduction to Engineering II

Either semester. Three credits. Two lecture periods and one 2-hour discussion period. Prerequisite: ENGR 150C or CSE 110C, and MATH 110Q or 113Q or 115Q, which may be taken concurrently. Not open for credit to Upper Division students in the School of Engineering.

Introduction to engineering and the engineering profession through application of physical conservation principles in analysis and design. Topics include: problem solving, conservation laws, materials properties and selection, engineering economics, group design projects, and oral and written reports.

200. History of Materials and Technology

First semester. Three credits. Open to sophomores. May not be used as a professional requirement in the School of Engineering. Kattamis

Evolution of man's knowledge of materials and technology from prehistoric cultures until the Industrial Revolution. Interaction between materials, art, science and technology. Goals, status and methods of the materials technologist in Sumerian, Babylonian, Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Extreme Oriental, Islamic civilizations and through the Middle Ages and the Renaissance in modern civilizations set in the political, social, and economic frames of the times.

201. History of Engineering

Second semester. Three credits. Open to sophomores. May not be used as a professional requirement in the School of Engineering. Kattamis

History of civil, electrical, mining, metallurgical, chemical, mechanical, naval, aeronautical and textile engineering from the Industrial Revolution to the dawn of the twentieth century. Interaction between technology, and industrial, economic, political and cultural forces.

289. EUROTECH Internship Abroad

Semester by arrangment. No credit. Prerequisite: consent of instructor.

A six-month internship in Germany, Austria, or Switzerland for the EUROTECH Program. The student must arrange with the instructor for this internship at least one year before the intended departure date and participate in the orientation program. To successfully complete this course the student must submit periodic reports in German on the assigned work during the work period and a final report upon return.

295. Special Topics in Engineering

Either semester. Credits and hours by arrangement, or as announced. Prerequisite and/or consent: Announced separately for each course. With a change in content, this course may be repeated for credit.

Classroom and/or laboratory course in special topics as announced in advance for each semester.