2001-2002 Academic Catalog

ENGR-302 Circuits I-W, Sp 4 hours Introduction to basic circuit analysis using Ohm's law, Kirchoff's laws, independent and dependent sources, Thevenin and Norton equivalency and source transformations, transient responses in RC and RL circuits; phasor analysis ofRLC circuits, power in AC circuits, introduction to 3-phase; computer simulations and bread– board circuits are designed and tested. Three lectures and one two– hour laborat01y per week. Design project required. Prerequisite: PHYS-272 General Physics II; MATH-387 Differential Equations. (Fee: $20) ENGR-303 Circuits II-Sp 4 hours Introduction to the phasor analysis ofRLC circuits, mutual inductance, frequency response ofoperational amplifier circuits, Fourier and Laplace Transforms, Laplace Circuits, and introduction to transfer functions. Computer simulations and bread-board circuits are con– structed and evaluated in the laboratory. Design project required. Three lectures and one two-hour laborat01y per week. Prerequisite: ENGR- 302 Circuits I. (Fee: $30) ENGR-310 Electronics and Instrnmentation-A 4 hours Introduction to voltmeters, analog and digital oscilloscopes, characteristics of amplifiers, operational amplifiers, characteristics of active and passive filters, Fourier Analysis of signals, PC-based data acquisition, and h·ansducers and conditioning circuits to measure force, acceleration, velocity, displacement, temperature, and strain. Three lectures and one three-hour laborat01y per week. Prerequisite: ENGR275 Mechanics II-Dynamics; ENGR-276 Mechanics 111- Strength ofMaterials; ENGR-302 Circuits I. (Fee: $20) ENGR-311 Electronics I-W 5 hours Introduction to the analysis ofsemiconductor electronic devices and their applications; operational amplifiers, diodes, bipolar-junctionand field-effect transistors. Corequisite: ENGR-321 Electronics Labora– tolJ' I. Prerequisite: ENGR-303 Circuits II. ENGR-312 Electronics II-Sp 5 hours Continuation ofENGR-311 Electronics I to include frequency response of amplifier circuits, multi-stage and power transistor amplifiers, feedback, power supplies, filters, and oscillators. Prereq– uisite: ENGR-311 Electronics I. Corequisite: ENGR-322 Electronics LaboratOIJ' II. ENGR-315 Power Electronics-Sp 3 hours Introduction to the fundamentals of power electronics, characteris– tics and application ofsemiconductor switches, and device applica– tions. Design project required. Prerequisite: ENGR-311 Electronics I; ENGR-321 Electronics Laborat01:)! I. (Fee: $15) (odd years) ENGR-316 Microprocessors-A 4 hours Introduction to microprocessor characteristics, assembly language, memory layouts, peripheral devices, microcomputer structures, interface design, control and data communications. Three lectures and one two-hour laboratory per week. Design project required. Prerequi– site: ENGR-191 Digital Logic Design. (Fee: $30) ENGR-318 Linear Systems-A 5 hours Introduction to linea1: time-invariant analysis of continuous and discrete-time systems using both time and frequency domain methods that includes Fourier, Laplace, and Z transforms. Prerequisite: ENGR- 303 Circuits JI. ENGR-319 Analog Filters-W 3 hours Introduction to theo1y, design, and how to implement passive and active analog filters; basic filter structures, passive network synthesis, operational amplifier limitations, multiple-amplifier filters, and filter realization methods. Prerequisite: ENGR-318 Linear Systems. (odd years) ENGR-320 Probability and Random Processes for Engineers-Sp 5 hours Introduction to sample points, sample spaces, probability, random variables, random vectors, statistical averages, linear transformations, spectral analysis and random processes. May be used to satisfy the mathematics elective requirement for electrical engineers. Prerequi– site: ENGR-318 Linear Systems. ENGR-321 Electronics Laboratory 1-W 1 hour Laborato1y applications ofthe Electronics I course; solid-state electronic devices, emphasis on bread-boarding, testing, analysis, synthesis, and reporting. One two-hour laboratory per week. Prerequisite: ENGR-303 Circuits II. Corequisite: ENGR-311 Electronics I. (Fee: $30) The SAE Mini Baja Competition attracts over JOO teams .fi'om the Midivest eve1:v year. Cedarville students design and build a one-person all-terrain dune buggy-type car to compete i11 a variety of events. ENGR-322 Electronics Laboratory II-Sp 1 hour Laboratory applications of the Electronics II course; design, analysis, bread-boarding, and testing of circuits discussed in lecture using bipolar junction and field-effect transistors. Design project required. One two-hour laborato1y per week. Prerequisite: ENGR-321 Electronics I Lab. Corequisite: ENGR-312 Electronics II. (Fee: $30) ENGR-333 Electromagnetics-A 5 hours Review of vector calculus; Maxwell's equations, propagation of uniform plane waves, transmission lines, Smith Chart, wave guides, Laplace's and Poisson's equations. Four lectures and one two-hour laboratory or recitation period per week. Prerequisite: MATH-387 Differential Equations; MATH-388 Advanced Calculus I. (Fee: $15) ENGR-337 Principles of Automatic Control-A 4 hours Introduction to theoretical and experimental analysis ofclassical analog feedback control systems for mechanical engineers; modeling, transfer fimction fornmlation; frequency response, root locus, Bode plots, stability and compensation design. Three lectures and one two– hour laborat01y per week. Design project required. Prerequisite: ENGR-302 Circuits /.(Fee: $20) ENGR-341 Properties of Engineering Materials-A 4 hours Introduction to the properties ofmetallic, ceramic, polymeric, and composite materials; plastic deformation, strengthening, fracture, fatigue, corrosion, diffusion, equilibrium and nonequilibrium processes, phase diagrams, and electrical and magnetic properties; application to materials selection. Three lectures and one three-hour laborat01y per week. Prerequisite: ENGR-276 Mechanics III-Strength ofMaterials. (Fee: $30) ENGR-342 Principles of Physical Metallurgy 3 hours Introduction to physical and mechanical properties ofmetals and alloys; c1ystal structure, phase equilibria, defects, strengthening mechanisms, and kinetics ofreactions. Prerequisite: ENGR-341 Properties ofEngineeringMaterials. ENGR-343 Manufacturing Processes-W 3 hours Introduction to the contempora1y materials processing: molding, casting, forming, machining, and hot and cold working; fundamentals ofmanufacturing, inspection techniques, and quality assurance. Prerequisite: ENGR-341 Properties o.fE11gineeri11gMaterials.