1998-1999 Academic Catalog

School of Engineering, Nursing, and Science 01 Course Descriptions ENGR-101 Introduction to Engineering Design-A 3 hours Introduction to the basic concepts and skills necessary for effective functioning as a Christian engineer; participation in group activities; design problems introducing the profession and history of engineer– ing; introduction to ethical and moral issues in the application of engineering principles. Introduction to computer applications. Tenn project introduces Christian heritage in science and engineering. Two lectures per week. Corequisite: ENGR-102 Introduction to Engineer– ing Design Lab. (Fee: $25) ENGR-102 Introduction to Engineering Design Lab-A 0 hours Weekly 90-minute lab for ENGR-101 Introduction to Engineering Design. Introduction to electrical and mechanical engineering laboratory. Students conduct experiments in probability, commercial computational software packages, st1'ength of materials and instru– mentation, soldering, VHDL design, internal combustion engine disassembly, and other related areas. Team design project required. Corequisite: ENGR-101 Introduction to Engineering Design. ENGR-171 Introduction to Engineering Graphics-A,W,Sp 3 hours Introduction to using a microcomputer system and commercial software to create engineering drawings; basic techniques of drawing, editing, dimensioning, multiple views, sectioning, multiview projec– tions, pictorial views, two- and three-dimensional modeling. (Fee: $20) ENGR-191 Digital Logic Design-W,Sp 4 hours Fundamentals of digital logic design, number systems, Boolean Algebra, Karnaugh maps, computer minimization and simulation tools, combinational netwo!'k design, flip flops, counters, state machines, sequential networks; circuits are designed in class and are built and evaluated in the laboratory. Three lectures and one two-hour laboratory per week. (Fee: $20) ENGR-221 FORTRAN Programming-Sp 2 hours Introduction to computer programming techniques using FOR– TRAN 77, application to science and engineering problems. Prerequi– site: familiarity with algebraic expressions. ENGR-250 Numerical Methods. in Engineering-Sp 4 hours Computational methods for solving transcendental equations, ordinary differential equations, integration, and linear algebra; introduction to finite-difference, approximations, and least-squares curve fits. Prerequisite: MATH-388 Advanced Calcullls 1; MATH-387 Differential Eqllations. Coreqllisite: ENGR-221 FORTRAN Program– ming or permission of instmctor. Engineering professors teach i11 classrooms and labs designed specifically for engineering and utilizing the latest technology. Electrical and mechanical engineering students in the vibrations course conduct an experiment 011 a model of a multistory building. Dr. Larry Zavod11ey, chairman of the Department of Engineering, observes the de111011stratio11. ENGR-274 Mechanics I-Statics-A,W 4 hours Analysis of forces in isolated and connected rigid body systems, forces, moments, resultants, two- and three-dimensional equilibrium, centroids, moment of inertia, friction, trusses, frames, and machines. Design project required. Prerequisite: ENGR-171 Introdllction to Engineering Graphics; PHYS-271 General Physics I; MATH-282 Analytical Geometl)' and Calcullls ll. (Fee: $10) ENGR-275 Mechanics II-Dynamics-W 5 hours Kinematic and kinetic analysis of particles, systems of particles, and rigid bodies; position, velocity, acceleration, frames of reference; Newton's laws, work, energy, impulse, momentum; conservative and non-conservative systems; vibration of single-degree-of-freedom systems. Design project required. Prerequisite: ENGR-274 Mechanics I. (Fee: $10) ENGR-276 Mechanics III-Strength of Materials-Sp 4 hours Theoretical and experimental analysis of deformable bodies to applied loads; normal and shearing stress and strain, energy, t.orsion, flexure, deflection, combined stress, failure theories, and columns. Three lectures and one two-hour laboratory per week. Design project required. Prerequisite: ENGR-274 Mechanics I. (Fee: $5) ENGR-280 "C" Programming-Sp 3 hours Introduction to the "C" programming language; algorithms, data structures, unique capabilities, application to science and engineering problems. ENGR-290 Engineering Economy-Sp 2 hours Economic decision maldng in engineering; industrial management, cost, taxes, financing, ethics, alternative comparison, replacement, and uncertainty. ENGR-302 Circuits I-Sp 4 hours Basic circuit analysis using Ohm's law, Kirchoff's Jaws, indepen– dent sources, dependent sources, Thevenin and Norton equivalency, and source transformations, resistor, capacitor and inductor responses in RC, RL, and RLC circuits; introduction to AC circuits; computer simulations and bread-board circuits are designed and tested. Three lectures and one two-hour laborat01y per week. Design project required. Prereqllisite: PHYS-272 General Physics II; MATH-387 Differential Equations. (Fee: $20)