1996-1997 Academic Catalog

ENGR-319 Analog Filters-W . . . 3 hours An introduction to the theory, design, and 1mplementatton.o.f. passive and active analog filters; ~asic filter ~truct~r~s, ~ens1tlv1ty, passive network synthesis, operational .amJ?hfier 111mtat10ns, . . multiple-amplifier filters, and filter reahzat10n methods. Prerequ1S1te: ENGR-318 Linear Systems. (odd years) ENGR-320 Probability and Random Processes for Engineers -Sp . . . 5 hours Sample points, san;ipl.e spaces, probab~hty., rand.om vanables, random vectors, statistical averages, est1mat10n, hnear transforma– tions, spectral analysis and Gaussian J?rocess~s. May be use~ ~o meet the mathematics requirement for electncal engmeers. Prereqws1te: ENGR-318 Linear Systems. (odd years) ENGR-321 Electronics Laboratory I-W 1 hour Applications of the Electronics I ?ourse; ~olid-state ~lectronic . devices emphasis on bread-boardmg, testmg, analysis, synthesis, and rep~rting. Design project required. Cf!req_uisite: ENGR-311 Electronics I. Prel'equisite: ENGR-303 CJrcmts II. (Fee: $30) ENGR-322 Electronics Laboratory II-Sp 1 hour Applications of the Electronics II course; design, bread-~oard!ng, testing, and analysis of circuits discusse? in the. lecture ~smg bipolar junction and field effect transistors. Design project requtred. Col'equisite: ENGR-312 Electronics II. Prerequisite: ENGR-321 Electronics I Lab. (Fee: $30) ENGR-333 Electromagnetics-A 5 hours Development of vector calculu~, ¥ax'Yell's eq~ations, propagation of uniform plane waves, transm1ss10n Imes, Smith Chart, "'.ave guides, Laplace's and Poisson's equati?ns: Four !ectures with alternating two-hour laboratory and recitation penods per week. Corequisite: ENGR-303 Circuits II. Pl'erequisite: MATH-387 Differential Equations; MATH-388 Advanced Calculus I. (Fee: $15) ENGR-337 Principles of Automatic Control-A 4 hours Theoretical and experimental analysis of classical feedback .control systems for mechanical engineers; modeling, transfer function formulation; frequency response, root locus, Bode plots, and servomechanisms. Three lectures and one two-hour laboratory per week. Design project required. Pl'el'equisite: ENGR-302 Circuits I. (Fee: $20) ENGR-341 Properties of Engineering Materials-A 4 hours Introduction to the properties of metallic, ceramic, polymer, and composite materials; plastic deformation, strengthening, fracture, fatigue, corrosion, diffusion, equilibri~m and non-eq~ilibrium . processes, phase diagrams, and electncal and magnetic properties; application to materials selection. Three lectures and Of!-e three-hour laboratory per week. P/'erequisite: ENGR-276 Mechamcs III-Strength of Materials. (Fee: $30) ENGR-342 Principles of Physical Metallurgy 3 hours Physical and mechanical properties of metals and alloys;. c1ystal structure, phase equilibria, defects, strengthening me?hamsms,. and kinetics ofreactions. Pl'erequisite: ENGR-341 Properties ofEngmeer– ing Materials. ENGR-343 Manufacturing Processes-W 3 hours Contemporary materials processing: molding, casting, forming, machining, and hot and cold worki1_1g; fundamentals of m.a~ufactur­ ing, inspection techniques, and quahty assurance. Pl'el'eq111s1te: ENGR-341 Properties of Engineering Materials. ENGR-344 Plastic and Composite Materials 3 hours Properties and processing of plastics, resins, and adhesives. Rheology, creep-deformation history, and !njection 11,1olding. Fiber– reinforced, carbon-carbon, and metal-matnx composites analyzed for strength, anisotropy, and applicability. Prerequisite: ENGR-341 Properties of Engineering Materials. ENGR-347 Feedback Control Systems-A 5 hours Analysis and design of continuous-time feedback control systems; modeling, transfer functions, state-variables; root-locus, frequency response, Bode plots, Nyquist criterion; stability robustness, compensator design for performance and robustness, PID, phase– lead, phase-lag, lead-lag, pole placement, state ~b.servers. Four lectures and one two-hour lab per week. P/'ereq111s1te: ENGR-318 Linear systems. (Fee: $20) Engineering Through design competitions students apply their skills to real problems and interact with engineering students fi'om other schools. ENGR-351 Thermodynamics I-A 4 hours Introduction to engineering thermodynamics; properties of p~re substances work heat first and second laws of thermodynamics, energy and entropy. P;·el'equisite: CHEM-158 Chemistry for Engineers; PHYS-272 General Physics II. ENGR-352 Thermodynamics II-W 4 hours Continuation of ENGR-351 with specific application to power, refrigeration cycles, and combustion processes. Pl'erequisite: ENGR- 351 Thermodynamics I; MATH-388 Advanced Cale. I. ENGR-353 Internal Combustion Engines-Sp 3 hours Development and design of piston engines a~d turbines, spec.ial design of combustion chambers, valve mec~amsm, and dY'.nam1c balancing. Prel'equisite: ENGR-275 Mechamcs II - Dynamics; ENGR-352 Thermodynamics II. ENGR-356 VHSIC Hardware Description Language-A 3 hours Design, testing, and verification of combinational logi~ c!rcuits and finite-state machines using the VHSIC Hardware Descnpt10n Language (VHDL); top-down design meth~dology, beginning wi!h purely behavioral description decomposed mto a structural descrip– tion using basic logic gates. Three lec~r~s and a. one-h.our laboratory per week. Prerequisite: ENGR-191 D1g1tal Logic Design and ENGR- 221 FORTRAN or ENGR-280 "C" Programming. (Fee: $15) (odd years) ENGR-358 Advanced Digital Logic Design-A . 3 hours Survey of logic families, arithmetic circuits, advanced fimte-state machine design and implementation, introduction to computer organization, conti·oller implementations, jm~p count~rs, branch. sequencers, and microprogramming; emphasis on rapid e~ectromc. prototyping and the effective use of adv~nced compt~ter aide? ?es1gn tools for minimization, simulation, and 1mplementat10n of d1g1tal circuits. Prel'equisite: ENGR-191 Digital Logic Design; ENGR-302 Circuits I.