Engineering Technologist

Vector valued functions, functions of several variables, partial differentiation, multiple integration, change of variables theorem, scalar and vector fields, gradient, divergence, curl, line integral, surface integral, Theorems of Green, Stokes and Gauss, applications.

Introduction to elementary differential equations, including first and second order equations, series solutions, Laplace transforms, and applications.

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An introduction to key engineered systems (e.g., energy, water supply, buildings, transportation) and their environmental impacts. Basic principles of environmental science needed to understand natural processes as they are influenced by human activities. Overview of concepts and methods of sustainability analysis. Critical evaluation of engineering approaches to address sustainability.

This course focuses on the fundamentals of designing modern information devices and systems that interface with the real world, providing a foundation for core topics in signal processing, learning, control, and circuit design while introducing key linear-algebraic concepts motivated by applications. Modeling is emphasized to deepen mathematical maturity in both labs and homework, students will engage computationally, physically, and visually with the concepts being introduced.

Force systems under equilibrium conditions; vector properties of forces, moments, couples, and resultants; rigid body structures; hydrostatics; shear and bending-moment diagrams; friction; centroids; area/mass moments of inertia. Graphical, algebraic, and numerical (computer) solutions of vector mechanics problems.

This course introduces the fundamentals of energy storage, thermophysical properties of liquids and gases, and the basic principles of thermodynamics. The course focuses on application of the concepts to various areas of engineering related to energy conversion and air conditioning. The use of computing tools that facilitate problem solving, design analysis, and parametric studies in thermodynamics will be integrated throughout the course.

Introduction to basic electrical engineering circuit-analysis and devices. DC, transient and AC circuit analysis methods, Kirchoff’s laws, nodal/mesh analysis, network theorems, voltage and current sources, resistors, capacitors and inductors. Thévenin/Norton equivalent circuits. Natural and forced response of first and second order circuits. Steady-state sinusoidal circuit voltage/current analysis, and power calculations. Frequency response, phasors, Bode plots and transfer functions. Low/High/Band pass filters. Operational Amplifiers in DC, transient, and AC circuits. Diode and NMOS/PMOS FET characteristics. Diode and MOSFET circuits. Introduction to basic integrated-circuit technology and layout. Digital signals, logic gates, switching. Combinatorial logic circuits using AND/NAND OR/NOR gates. Sequential logic circuits using RS, D, and JK Flip-Flop gates. Computer based circuit-operation simulation using SPICE and MATLAB software. Electronics laboratory exercises demonstrating basic instruments, and experimental techniques in Electrical Engineering: DC current/voltage supplies, Digital MultiMeters (DMM), RLC Meters, oscilloscopes, and AC function generators. Measurements of resistance, inductance, capacitance, voltage, current, transient response, and frequency response.

Application of principles of chemistry and physics to the properties of engineering materials. The relation of micro-structure to mechanical, electrical, thermal and optical properties of metals. Solid material phase equilibria and transformations. The physical, chemical, mechanical and optical properties of ceramics, composites, and polymers. Operation and use of materials characterization instruments and methods.

This course covers dynamics for engineering applications, where motion is involved. It includes the kinematics and dynamics of particles, systems of particles, and rigid bodies in two and three dimensions. Also included are orbital motion and satellites, vibrations, which are present in many engineering situations, Euler angles, which are necessary to completely describe the orientation of an object in space, and variable mass systems, such as rockets and jet engines.

This course reviews the concepts of stresses, strains and material laws with emphasis on elastic properties as well as yield and fracture criteria. Topics include stresses and strains in beams, torsion, deformations of beams and frames, work and energy, statically indeterminate beams and frames, second order bending theory, and elastic instability.