Explore the world of engineering through understanding physics concepts, engaging in active learning assignments, and conducting hands-on labs and experiments. Students will analyze product designs and engineering decisions based on the physics surrounding the situation. Formerly COEN 1010. Requisites: Restricted to College of Engineering majors with 75 or less cumulative hours.
First-year students solve real engineering design problems in interdisciplinary teams. Design projects vary by section. Curriculum focuses on iterative design process, teamwork and team dynamics, supporting design with testing and analysis, and technical writing. Completed projects are exhibited at an end-of-semester design expo. Students responsible for contributing towards their design project budget and poster costs, and purchasing safety glasses (approximately $75). Requisites: Restricted to College of Engineering majors with 75 or less cumulative hours.
Design engineering products for local community clients, with emphasis on humanitarian engineering and integrated systems with electrical, mechanical, and software components. Students are challenged to take design projects to a higher level by requiring an additional iteration through the design cycle and more engaged user-testing, in order to infuse student projects with the robustness necessary for public-use products. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of GEEN 1400 or COEN 1410 or ASEN 1400 or ECEN 1400 (minimum grade C). Restricted to College of Engineering majors only.
Examines vector treatment of force systems and their resultants; equilibrium of frames and machines, including internal forces and three-dimensional configurations; static friction; properties of surfaces, including first and second moments; hydrostatics; and minimum potential energy and stability. Same as CVEN 2121. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of PHYS 1110 (minimum grade C-). Requires a prerequisite or corequisite course of APPM 2350 or MATH 2400. Restricted to College of Engineering majors only.
Introduction to invention and product innovation with a hands-on approach. Students explore the invention process, hone their engineering design skills, and explore the initial stages of entrepreneurship (patenting, intellectual property, marketing research, and raising capital). Student teams design, create, and test a potentially commercial product, and exhibit at an end-of-semester design expo. Requisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Junior or Senior) College of Engineering students only.
Explores fundamental concepts and basic theory, including first and second laws of thermodynamics, properties, states, thermodynamic functions and cycles. Same as MCEN 3012. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of APPM 2350 or MATH 2400 (minimum grade C-). Restricted to College of Engineering majors only.
Introduces fluid mechanics and momentum transfer, emphasizing the application of these principles to engineering systems. Credit not granted for this course and CHEN 3200 or MCEN 3021 or CVEN 3313. Same as CHEN 3200. Requisites: Requires prerequisite courses of APPM 2350 or MATH 2400 and CHEN 2120 or MCEN 2023 or CVEN 2121 (all minimum grade C-). Requires a prerequisite or corequisite course of APPM 2350. Restricted to College of Engineering majors only.
For pre-service math, science and engineering educators, this course focuses on teaching engineering design in secondary schools. Students examine the process of teaching hands-on design, including scoping, stages of team evolution, development of engineering identity and iteration. Students engage in practice of integrating design thinking into secondary math/science curriculum, develop ready-to-use tools and resources and explore the design education literature. Requisites: Requires prerequisite courses of GEEN 2400 and EDUC 4060 (all minimum grade B). Requires corequisite course of GEEN 3400. Restricted to Engineering Plus (GEEN) majors in CU Teach math, biology, chemistry or physics (TMMA, TSBI, TSCH, TSPH).
May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. Requisites: Restricted to College of Engineering and Applied Science BS students or BS/MS Concurrent Degree Students only.
