Introduces students to the challenges of human space flight. Historical and current space programs and spacecraft are discussed with emphasis on those systems specific to sustaining human crews. Other topics include space environment with respect to sustaining human life and health, physiological and psychological concerns in a space habitat, astronaut selection and training, anomalies, mission operations motivation, costs rationale for human space exploration, and future program directions. Not accepted as a Professional Area Elective for ASEN majors. Approved for upper-division Humanities and Social Science elective for engineering students.
Learn to plan and carry out experiments. Topics covered include measurement fundamentals, basic statistical concepts, and uncertainty analysis. Statistical methods are used in data analysis related to regression, correlation, hypothesis testing, classification, time series analysis, and design of experiments. Requisites: Requires prereq course of APPM 2360 (min grade C). Requires prereq or coreq course of MCEN 3030. Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Jrs/Srs) MECH or EVEN or GEEN-BS students, with a sub-plan of MEC.
Investigates the history of manned aviation accomplished through a review of the history of flight, the physiological and psychological limitations facing aviators, and investigates the human related causal factors in aviation accidents. The course also looks at the social and economic impacts of aviation in modern society. Not accepted as a Professional Area Elective for ASEN majors. Approved for upper-division Humanities and Social Science elective for engineering students.
Explores operations and architectural design strategies of environmental (climate) control systems in buildings with a focus on sustainability and resource efficiency. Topics include thermal comfort and indoor air quality, building thermal and moisture loads, HVAC equipment and systems and active and passive thermal strategies in buildings. Requisites: Restricted to students with 87-180 credits (Senior, Fifth Year Senior) Program in Environmental Design major or minor students only. College of Engineering majors are excluded from this course.
Explores operations and architectural design strategies of plumbing, power distribution, renewable electricity generation, illumination, daylighting, acoustical control, vertical transportation, fire protection and telecommunication systems in buildings with a focus on sustainability and resource efficiency. Requisites: College of Engineering majors are excluded from this course.
Examines the evidence for paranormal phenomena, reasons for skepticism, and physical models that could account for the data. Reviews controversial scientific theories that overcame barriers to acceptance, and how worldviews shift. Considers the scientific method and ways uncontrolled factors might influence experiments. Develops skills in statistical analysis of data. Includes group projects testing for anomalous and parapsychological effects. Not accepted as a technical elective for engineering majors. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of MATH 1011 (minimum grade C-).
Explores what it means to be a fully human being: through group discussion, closely examines individual works of culturally and historically significant philosophy, literature, and art. Includes extensive writing. Fulfills the College of Engineering & Applied Science writing requirement. Department restriction, a minimum GPA of 3.0 is preferred. Requisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Junior or Senior) College of Engineering students only.
Covers advanced data structures, computational geometry, cryptography, dynamic programming, greedy algorithms, divide-and-conquer, graph algorithms (e.g., depth-first search), network algorithms (e.g., shortest paths), approximation algorithms. Requisites: Requires prerequisite courses of CSCI 2270 and APPM 1360 or MATH 2300 and one of the following: CSCI 2824, ECEN 2703, APPM 3170 or MATH 2001 (all minimum grade C-).
An animation-based projects course that advances student understanding of motion design in today's culture. Through active production and critical analysis, students will create new media projects and critically examine the history, social implications, and impacts of these forms of mass media. Recommended prereq., ATLS 3010. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of ATLS 2000 (minimum grade C).
Develops the fundamental concepts of aerodynamics and provides a working knowledge for their application to the design of aircraft and launch vehicles operating at various speeds and altitudes, as well as the atmospheric forces on satellites. Offered fall only. Requisites: Requires prerequisite courses of ASEN 2002, 2004, APPM 2350 or MATH 2400 (all minimum grade C). Restricted to Aerospace Engineering (ASEN) majors only.
Studies the motion (kinematics) of particles and rigid bodies, and the forces that cause the motion (kinetics). Newton's laws as well as energy methods are used to study the motion of particles and rigid bodies in two and three dimensions. Requisites: Requires prerequisite courses of CVEN 2121 (minimum grade C-). Requires a co-requisite course of APPM 2360. Restricted to College of Engineering majors only.
Teaches Mechanics of Materials methods of stress and deformation analysis applicable to the design and verification of aircraft and space structures. It offers an introduction to matrix and finite element methods for truss structures, and to mechanical vibrations. Offered fall only. Requisites: Requires prerequisite courses of ASEN 2001, 2003, 2004 and APPM 2360 (all minimum grade C). Restricted to Aerospace Engineering (ASEN) majors only.
Supports students in developing professional skills and practices in human computer interaction, design of interactive systems, computer supported cooperative work, computer supported collaborative learning, educational technology, tools that support creativity, user-developed knowledge collections, and gaming. May be repeated up to 10 total credit hours. Same as CSCI 3112.
Supports students in developing professional skills and practices in human-computer interaction, design of interactive systems, computer supported cooperative work, computer supported collaborative learning, educational technology, tools that support creativity, user-developed knowledge collections, and gaming. May be repeated up to 3 total credit hours. Same as ATLS 3112.
Focuses on the applications of the first and second laws of thermodynamics to control volumes and teaches the fundamental concepts of different modes of energy and heat transfer. Learn to use these concepts in gas dynamics, high-speed vehicle spacecraft design, environmental systems, and energy analysis. Offered fall only. Requisites: Requires prerequisite courses of ASEN 2002 and APPM 2350 or MATH 2400 (all minimum grade C). Restricted to Aerospace Engineering (ASEN) majors only.
Addresses human responses to environment and physical stimuli. Makes use of engineering and physical principles in the study of human dynamics, arriving at reasonable solutions to 15 major areas of biomedical consent. Instructor consent required.
An Internet-based projects course that advances student understanding of Internet culture. Through active production and critical analysis, students will explore their individual roles in the digital landscape and critically examine the social implications and impacts of digital communities. Recommended prereq., ATLS 3020. Requisites: Requires prerequisite courses of ATLS 2000 and 3010 (all minimum grade C).
Develops the fundamental concepts of aircraft dynamics. Covers flight mechanics, performance, dynamics and control of aircraft, and how they impact aircraft design. Offered spring only. Requisites: Requires prerequisite courses of ASEN 2002, 2003, 2004 and APPM 2360 (all minimum grade C). Restricted to Aerospace Engineering (ASEN) majors only.
One four-hour lab session per week. Investigates chemical engineering fluid flow, heat transfer, and thermodynamics. Emphasizes communication by written reports and oral presentations as well as laboratory safety. Requisites: Requires prerequisite courses of CHEN 3010 and CHEN 3200 (or MCEN 3021 or GEEN 3853) and CHEN 3320 and CHEN 3210 (or MCEN 3022
Introduces the measurement of photometric and psychophysical quantities used in lighting. Experience is acquired in using light measurement instruments to evaluate lighting equipment and luminous environments. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of AREN 3540 (minimum grade C-).
Study fundamental concepts on which programming of languages are based, and execution models supporting them. Topics include values, variables, bindings, type systems, control structures, exceptions, concurrency, and modularity. Learn how to select a language and to adapt to a new language. Requisites: Requires prerequisite courses of CSCI 2270 and CSCI 2824 or ECEN 2703 or APPM 3170 or MATH 2001 (all minimum grade C-).
Addresses concepts of stress and strain; material properties, axial loading, torsion, simple bending, and transverse shear; analysis of stress and strain; and deflections of beams. Includes selected experimental and computational laboratories. Credit not granted for this course and MCEN 2063. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of CVEN 2121 or GEEN 2851 or ASEN 2001 or MCEN 2023 (minimum grade C-). Restricted to Architectural (AREN) or Civil (CVEN) or General (GEEN) or Applied Mathematical (AMEN) majors only.
Real and reactive power in single phase circuits, power triangle, balanced three-phase circuits, wye and delta connections, introduction to electromagnetic machines, transformers (single and three-phase) and their equivalent circuits, AC-machinery fundamentals, synchronous generator from a magnetic field point of view, synchronous motors and condensers, three-phase induction motors, DC machinery fundamentals, DC motors, single phase motors. Matlab/Simulink will be used. Requisites: Requires prerequisite courses of ECEN 2260 and PHYS 1120 (minimum grade C-). Restricted to College of Engineering majors only.
Presents the fundamentals of orbital mechanics, 3D rigid body dynamics, and satellite attitude dynamics and controls. Offered spring only. Requisites: Requires prerequisite courses of ASEN 2003, ASEN 2004 and APPM 2360 (all minimum grade C). Restricted to Aerospace Engineering (ASEN) majors only.
