Courses

Subject matter to be selected from topics of current interest. Credit to be arranged. Numbered MCEN 3208-3298. Instructor consent required. Prerequisites: Restricted to Mechanical (MCEN or MCMR) majors or students with a plan of Mechanical Engineering Concurrent Degree majors.

Examines conservation and transfer of thermal energy. Focuses on conduction and convection of heat in the context of chemical processes, with a special focus on heat exchangers. Also studies thermal radiation. Prereq., GEEN 1300 and either CHEN 3200 or MCEN 3021 (all min. grade C-), and CHEN 2120 (min. grade C). Prerequisites: Requires pre-requisite coursess of CHEN 2120 and GEEN 1300, and either CHEN 3200 or MCEN 3021 (all minimum grade C-). Restricted to CHEN, CBEN or EVEN Majors or Civil/Environmental Engineering Concurrent Degree Majors only.

Studies separation methods including distillation, absorption, and extraction, and graphical and computer-based solutions to separation problems. Also studies mass transfer rate processes, including diffusion, microscopic material balances, and correlations for mass transfer coefficients. Applies mass transfer rate theory to packed and tray columns. Prereq., CHEN 3200, CHEN 3210 or MCEN 3022, and CHEN 3320. Prerequisites: Requires pre-requisite courses of CHEN 3200 (or MCEN 3021 or GEEN 3853) and CHEN 3320 and CHEN 3210 (or MCEN 3022)

Introduces uncertainty based analysis concepts and applications in the planning and design of civil engineering systems emphasizing probabilistic, statistics, and design concepts and methods. Restricted to juniors/seniors.

Broad view of concerns, activities, and objectives of people involved in construction: the owner, architect/engineer, contractor, labor, and inspector. Interactive gaming situation relates these people to the construction contract, plans/specifications, estimates/bids, scheduling, law, and financial management. Restricted to junior or senior Civil or Architectural Engineering majors only. Prerequisites: Restricted to junior or senior Civil or Architectural Engineering majors only.

Develops a basic understanding of active semiconductor devices. Focuses on building an understanding of BJT and CMOS devices in both digital and analog application. Prereq., ECEN 2260. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Junior or Senior) College of Engineering students only.

Integrated study of construction equipment, methods, and economics. Topics include equipment productivity, equipment selection, and construction engineering design within economic constraints. Examples include earthmoving, concrete formwork, and temporary construction. Recommended prereq., CVEN 3246. Restricted to Architectural or Civil Engineering majors only. Prerequisites: Restricted to Architectural or Civil Engineering majors only.

Surveys data management, including file systems, database management systems design, physical data organizations, data models, query languages, concurrency, and database protection. Prereq., CSCI 3104.

Provides the fundamentals of electronics and communications widely used in aerospace engineering. Includes analog instrumentation electronics, data acquisition, digital electronics, and radio communication. Prereqs., ASEN 2003, PHYS 1120, and APPM 2360 (min grade C). Offered spring only. Prerequisites: Restricted to Aerospace Engineering majors only.

Characterization of linear and time-invariant systems in time and frequency domains. Continuous time systems are analyzed using differential equations and Laplace and Fourier transforms. Discrete time systems, which can be implemented using a modern digital signal processing framework, use difference equations, z-transforms and discrete time Fourier transforms for their analysis and design. Applications of linear systems include communications, signal processing, and control systems. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Junior or Senior) College of Engineering students only.

Introduces students to fundamental concepts in autonomous, mobile robotics: mechanisms, locomotion, kinematics, control, perception and planning. The course consists of lectures and lab sessions that are geared toward developing a complex robot controller in a realistic, physics-based multi-robot simulator. Prereqs., CSCI 2270 and 2824. CSCI 3302 and ECEN 3303 are the same course.

Introduces students to fundamental concepts in autonomous, mobile robotics: mechanisms, locomotion, kinematics, control, perception and planning. The course consists of lectures and lab sessions that are geared toward developing a complex robot controller in a realistic, physics-based multi-robot simulator. Prereqs., CSCI 2270 and 2824. CSCI 3302 and ECEN 3303 are the same course.

Focuses on software engineering methods and tools for application development, including design and system organization; using and creating reusable libraries; building, testing, and debugging; and performance evaluation. Restricted to Computer Science (CSMR) or all other College of Engineering majors only. Prereq., CSCI 2270. Prerequisites: Restricted to Computer Science (CSMR) or all other College of Engineering majors only.

Basic principles of fluid mechanic. Covers fluid properties, hydrostatics, fluid flow concepts, including continuity, energy, momentum, dimensional analysis and similitude, and flow in closed conduits. Prereq., CVEN 2121. Prerequisites: Requires pre-requisite course of CVEN 2121 (or GEEN 3851, or ASEN 2001, or MCEN 2023).

Applies thermodynamic principles to nonideal systems, phase equilibrium, chemical equilibrium, power generation, refrigeration, and chemical processes. Prereqs., CHEN 2120 (min. grade C) and either CHEM 4511 or 4521 (min. grade C-). Prerequisites: Requires pre-requisite courses of CHEN 2120 and either CHEM 4511 or 4521 (all minimum grade C-)

Highlights the fundamentals of semiconductor materials and devices. Topics include the electrical and optical properties of semiconductors, the theory of Pn junctions, bipolar and field-effect transistors, and optoelectronic devices. Prereq., ECEN 3250. Prerequisites: Restricted to College of Engineering majors only.

Studies hydraulic engineering theory and applications. Topics include incompressible flow in conduits, pipe system analysis and design, open channel flow, flow measurement, analysis and design of hydraulic machinery. Prereq., CVEN 3313 (or MCEN 3021, or GEEN 3853, or AREN 2120). Restricted to Civil, Environmental, or Architectural Engineering majors only. Prerequisites: Requires pre-requisite courses of CVEN 3313 (or MCEN 3021, or GEEN 3853, or AREN 2120). Restricted to Civil, Environmental, or Architectural Engineering majors only.

Covers computer usage in system implementation, central processor capabilities, and managing concurrency. Includes computer architecture, instruction sets, programming, input/output, interrupts, block transfers, semaphores, shared procedures, multiple processors, and memory management. Prereq., ECEN 2350. Formerly ECEN 2120. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 27-180 credits (Sophomores, Juniors or Seniors) College of Engineering students only.

Electromagnetic fields are covered at an introductory level, starting with electrostatics and continuing with DC current, magnetostatics, time-varying magnetic fields, waves on transmission lines, Maxwell's equations and the basics of plane waves. The use of fields in inductors, capacitors, resistors, transformers, and energy and power concepts are studied. Prereqs., APPM 2350, PHYS 1110, and ECEN 2250. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Junior or Senior) College of Engineering students only.

Introduction to invention and product innovation with a hands-on approach. Students explore the invention process, hone their engineering design skills, and explore entrepreneurship (patenting, intellectual property, marketing, raising capital). Student teams design, create, and test a potentially commercial product, and exhibit at an end-of-semester design expo. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Junior or Senior) College of Engineering students only.

Covers reflected and transmitted plane waves in layered media, Poynting's theorem of electromagnetic power, two-conductor transmission line theory and practice, Smith chart usage and impedance matching, and elements of antenna theory. Prereq., ECEN 3400. Restricted to juniors/seniors. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Junior or Senior).

Emphasizes chemical, ecological, and hydrological fundamentals and importance of mass and energy balances in solving environmental engineering problems related to water quality, water and wastewater treatment, air pollution, solid and hazardous waste management, sustainability, and risk assessment. Prereqs., CHEN 1211 and APPM 1360. Restricted to Civil, Environmental, Architectural, Chemical, or Mechanical Engineering majors only. Others admitted space permitting--contact CEAE. Prerequisites: Restricted to Civil, Environmental, Architectural, Mechanical or Chemical Engineering majors only.

Introduces design and operation of facilities for treatment of municipal water supplies and wastewater. Provides an engineering application of physical, chemical, and biological unit processes and operations for removal of impurities and pollutants. Involves an integrated design of whole treatment systems combining process elements. Prereq., CVEN 3414.

Introduces the foundations of formal language theory, computability, and complexity. Shows relationship between automata and various classes of languages. Addresses the issue of which problems can be solved by computational means, and studies complexity of solutions. Prereq., CSCI 3104 and 3155.

Emphasizes the integration of physical, chemical, and biological processes in controlling terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. Ecosystem concepts are applied to current environmental and water quality problems. Includes field trips and a group project. Prereq., CHEM 1111 or CHEN 1211 and 1221. Restricted to junior/senior CVEN, EVEN, or AREN majors. Same as ENVS 3434. Prerequisites: Restricted to Civil, Environmental, or Architectural Engineering majors only.