Reinforces chemical fundamentals of inorganic aqueous compounds and contaminants from CVEN 4404, Water Chemistry, in laboratory experiments and reports. Topics include acids and bases, carbonate chemistry (alkalinity), and other water chemistry characteristics (hardness, dissolved oxygen); precipitation, complexation, and oxidation-reduction reactions; and laboratory techniques and reporting. Same as EVEN 4414. Requisites: Requires prerequisite courses of CHEN 1211 or CHEM 1113 and CHEM 1133 and CVEN 3414 (all minimum grade C-). Requires corequisite course of CVEN 4404. Restricted to Civil (CVEN) or Environmental (EVEN) Engineering majors only.
Reinforces chemical fundamentals of inorganic aqueous compounds and contaminants from EVEN 4404, Water Chemistry, in laboratory experiments and reports. Topics include acids and bases, carbonate chemistry (alkalinity), and other water chemistry characteristics (hardness, dissolved oxygen); precipitation, complexation, and oxidation-reduction reactions; and laboratory techniques and reporting. Same as CVEN 4414. Requisites: Requires prerequisite courses of CHEN 1211 or CHEM 1113 and CHEM 1133 (all minimum grade C-). Requires corequisite course of EVEN 4404. Restricted to Civil (CVEN) or Environmental (EVEN) Engineering majors only.
Explores chaotic dynamics theoretically and through computer simulations. Covers the standard computational and analytical tools used in nonlinear dynamics and concludes with an overview of leading-edge chaos research. Topics include time and phase-space dynamics, surfaces of section, bifurcation diagrams, fractal dimension, and Lyapunov exponents. Recommended prereqs., PHYS 1120, CSCI 3656, and MATH 3130. Same as CSCI 4446 and ECEN 5423. Requisites: Requires prerequisite courses of APPM 1360 or MATH 2300 and ECEN 1310 or CSCI 1300 and PHYS 1110 (all minimum grade C-). Restricted to College of Engineering majors only.
Examines the fundamental physical and chemical transformations affecting the fate and transport of organic contaminants in natural and treated waters. Emphasizes quantitative approach to solubility, vapor pressure, air-water exchange, sorption, hydrolysis and redox reactions, and photodegradation. Requisites: Requires prerequisite courses of CHEN 1211 and CHEM 1211 (or CHEM 1113 and CHEM 1114 or CHEM 1271 or CHEM 1371
Examines the fundamental physical and chemical transformations affecting the fate and transport of organic contaminants in natural and treated waters. Emphasizes quantitative approach to solubility, vapor pressure, air-water exchange, sorption, hydrolysis and redox reactions, and photodegradation. Same as CVEN 4424. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of CHEN 1211 (minimum grade C-).
A biophysical exploration of human physiology from the standpoints of control systems and neural information processing. Topics include: neural control of movement and cardiovascular performance, tissue growth and repair, carcinogenesis, and physiological responses to microgravity. Same as ASEN 4426 and ECEN 4821/5821. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of ASEN 3300 or ECEN 2260 or ECEN 3030 (minimum grade C). Restricted to Aerospace Engineering (ASEN) majors only.
Examines the design of facilities for the treatment of municipal water and wastewater, hazardous industrial waste, contaminated environmental sites, and sustainable sanitation in developing countries. Economic, societal, and site specific criteria impacting designs are emphasized. Same as EVEN 4434. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of CVEN 3414 (minimum grade C-).
Examines the design of facilities for the treatment of municipal water and wastewater, hazardous industrial waste, contaminated environmental sites, and sustainable sanitation in developing countries. Economic, societal, and site specific criteria impacting designs are emphasized. Same as CVEN 4434. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of CVEN 3414 (minimum grade C-).
Introduces materials engineering, including properties of polymers, metals, ceramics, and semiconductors, especially as related to chemical engineering processes. Requisites: Requires prerequisite courses of CHEN 3320 and CHEM 3311 (all minimum grade C-).
Explores chaotic dynamics theoretically and through computer simulations. Covers the standard computational and analytical tools used in nonlinear dynamics and concludes with an overview of leading-edge chaos research. Topics include time and phase-space dynamics, surfaces of section, bifurcation diagrams, fractal dimension, and Lyapunov exponents. Recommended prereqs., PHYS 1120, CSCI 3656, and MATH 3130. Same as CSCI 5446 and ECEN 4423. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of CSCI 1300 or CSCI 1310 or CSCI 1320 and APPM 2350 or MATH 2400 (all minimum grade C-).
An applied analysis and design class addressing the use of object-oriented techniques. Topics include domain modeling, use cases, architectural design, and modeling notations. Students apply the techniques in analysis and design projects. Same as CSCI 5448. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of CSCI 3155 (minimum grade C-).
Introduces polymer science with a focus on polymer chemistry and polymerization reactions. Focuses on polymerization reaction engineering and how polymer properties depend on structure. Same as CHEN 5450. Requisites: Requires prerequisite courses of CHEN 4830 or CHEM 3311 and CHEN 4330 (all minimum grade C-).
Introductory polymer engineering course reviewing basic terminology and definitions Requisites: the properties and synthetic routes of important industrial polymers
Develops and utilizes analytic solutions for environmental process models that can be used in a) reactor design for processes used in the treatment of water, wastewater and hazardous waste and b) process analysis of natural systems, such as streams and groundwater flow. Models facilitate the tracking of contaminants in engineered and natural systems. Same as EVEN 4464. Requisites: Requires prerequisite or corequisite courses of CVEN 3414 and CVEN 3313 or CHEN 3200 or GEEN 3853 or MCEN 3021 or AREN 2120 (all minimum grade C-).
Develops and utilizes analytic solutions for environmental process models that can be used in a) reactor design for processes used in the treatment of water, wastewater and hazardous waste and b) process analysis of natural systems, such as streams and groundwater flow. Models facilitate the tracking of contaminants in engineered and natural systems. Same as CVEN 4464. Requisites: Requires prerequisite courses of CVEN 3313 and CVEN 3414 (all minimum grade C-).
Evaluates processes used for treatment of wastes requiring special handling and disposal: toxic organic chemicals, heavy metals, and acidic, caustic, and radioactive waste material. Discusses techniques for destruction, immobilization, and resource recovery and assessment of environmental impact of treatment process end products. Same as CVEN 5474. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of CVEN 3414 (minimum grade C-). Restricted to College of Engineering majors only.
Surveys microbiology topics germane to modern civil and environmental engineering. Provides fundamentals needed to understand microbial processes and ecology in engineered and natural systems and reviews applications emphasizing the interface between molecular biology and classical civil engineering. Same as EVEN 4484. Requisites: Requires prerequisite courses of CHEN 1211 and CHEM 1211 (or CHEM 1113 and CHEM 1114 or CHEM 1251 or CHEM 1351) and APPM 2350 (or MATH 2400
Surveys microbiology topics germane to modern civil and environmental engineering. Provides fundamentals needed to understand microbial processes and ecology in engineered and natural systems and reviews applications emphasizing the interface between molecular biology and classical civil engineering. Same as CVEN 4484. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of CHEN 1211 (minimum grade C-).
Introduces basic data mining concepts and techniques for discovering interesting patterns hidden in large-scale data sets, focusing on issues relating to effectiveness and efficiency. Topics covered include data preprocessing, data warehouse, association, classification, clustering, and mining specific data types such as time-series, social networks, multimedia, and Web data. CSCI 4502 and 5502 are the same course. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of CSCI 2270 (minimum grade C-).
Integrates project management methods with an emphasis on the techniques used to create bid-day budgets and schedules for architectural and civil engineering projects. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of CVEN 3246 (minimum grade C-). Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Junior or Senior) Architectural (AREN), Civil (CVEN) or General (GEEN) Engineering majors only.
Systematic formulation of finite element approximation and isoparametric interpolation (weighted residual and energy methods, triangular and quadrilateral elements). Includes computation applications to the solution of one- and two-dimensional stress-deformation problems, steady and transient heat conduction, and viscous flow. Same as CVEN 5511. Requisites: Requires prerequisite courses of CVEN 3161, CVEN 3525, APPM 2360 or MATH 3130 and MATH 4430 (all minimum grade C-).
Focuses on analysis, modeling, design, and testing of electrical energy processing systems in a practical laboratory setting. Studies power electronics converters for efficient utilization of available energy sources, including solar panels and utility. The experimental projects involve design, fabrication, and testing of a solar power system. Same as ECEN 5517. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of ECEN 4797 (minimum grade C-). Restricted to College of Engineering majors only.
Studies specialized aspects of the aerospace engineering sciences or innovative treatment of required subject matter at the upper-division level. Course content is indicated in the online Schedule Planner. Department enforced prereq., varies. Requisites: Restricted to College of Engineering majors only.
Analyzes special interest areas of multidisciplinary technology, arts and media research and practice. May be repeated up to 9 total credit hours. Recommended prereqs., ATLS 2000 and ATLS 3010 and ATLS 3020. Same as ATLS 3519, 5519 and 6519.
Studies applied chemical process design including equipment specification and economic evaluation. Requisites: Requires prerequisite courses of CHEN 3130, CHEN 3210, CHEN 3220 and CHEN 4330 or CHEN 4830 (all minimum grade C-).
