Engineering Courses

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ENGR 100 (1)
Exploring Engineering Design
Students will apply the engineering design process to solve various problems in a team setting. An emphasis will be placed on engineering design as a creative process. Students will explore the iterative design-test-improve cycle using tools such as three-dimensional computer-aided design and analysis software. This course is graded on a P/CR/NC grading option only.

ENGR 101 (4)
Introduction to Engineering
What tools do engineers use to apply scientific principles to solve problems and create new products? Learn the basics of engineering and engineering decision making such as the analysis and interpretation of engineering drawings and graphics, the evaluation of experimental data, engineering calculations and considerations, problem presentation and solution approaches, and computer modeling.

ENGR 110 (4)
Designing Our World: An Introduction to Engineering Design
This course emphasizes the design process - the creative process by which engineers approach problem-solving. Mechanisms are designed, built, and tested via active student participation in hands-on team projects. Students conduct experiments, apply underlying scientific principles, and analyze and present data. Underlying themes include teamwork, communication, optimization, design trade-offs, and decision-making. Intended for first and second year students only. V8ab

ENGR 120 (3)
Analyzing Our World: Foundations of Engineering Analysis
This course focuses on developing proficiency in analytical approaches and techniques used by engineers in problem solving and design. Topics include solid modeling and engineering drawing using Inventor, structured programming and basic numerical methods using Matlab, and data manipulation using Excel. A cooperative learning approach will be used to encourage student interaction in and out of the classroom. IIIQ

ENGR 201 (4)
Continuum Mechanics
This course covers the applicaton of physics to engineering problems. Fundamental theoretical principles will be covered involving statics and dynamics of rigid bodies, basic fluid dynamics, and an introduction to stress and strain. Examples of topics covered include vector mechanics of forces and movements, work and energy principles, basic concepts of laminar and turbulent flow, loading and beam deflections.

ENGR 205 (3)
Statics/Strength of Materials
This course focuses on static force analysis. Students will study stresses, two- and three-dimensional force systems, equilibrium, structures, distributed forces, shear and bending moment diagrams, and friction. The course will also emphasize strength and elastic deflection of engineering materials due to loads applied axially, in torsion, in bending, and in shear.

ENGR 206 (3)
Dynamics & Kinematics
This course focuses on the application of vector algebra, matrix algebra, and free-body diagrams to the solution of two- and three-dimensional problems in rigid-body dynamics. The course covers motion of particles, motion of particle systems, mass center and moments of inertia, planar kinematics and kinetics of rigid bodies, and work-energy and impusle-momentum methods.

ENGR 210 (3)
Issues in Engineering/Society
Topics such as public policy, environmental risk assessment, and economic issues will be covered in the context of historic and current technologies. Implications of emerging technologies in such areas as medicine, energy production, and manufacturing will be addressed. The interactions between popular culture and technology will also be presented. Students will work on engineering/business case studies.

ENGR 215 (4)
Materials Science and Engineering
This course investigates the relationships between microstructural characteristics of engineering materials and their macroscopic properties. The importance of defects in affecting material properties, methods for modifying properties, and manufacturing processes are studied. Particular emphasis is placed on the ability to select a combination of material and manufacturing process that is suitable for a specific engineering application. IIIW

ENGR 221 (4)
Electrical Circuits
This course introduces the fundamental principles and the mathematical techniques used to analyze and model analog and digital circuits including energy storage elements. Course topics include resistive circuits, alternating current circuits, transient analysis, operational amplifier circuits, transistors, diodes, digital systems, and instrumentation. Three hours of lecture and three hours of laboratory.

ENGR 230 (3)
Tech/Society:Regional Perspctv
This course involves interdisciplinary teams of faculty and students considering cultural concepts such as race, class, and gender, along with investigating relevant contemporary economic and political institutions, in designing solutions to real-world problems within economically disadvantaged areas of the U.S. In making design decisions, students are encouraged to view the problems holistically, considering the various perspectives of the disciplines involved. Two hours of lecture and three hours of laboratory. V5, V

ENGR 232 (3)
Tech/Society:Regional Perspctv
This course involves interdisciplinary teams of faculty and students considering cultural aspects of a developing world society - generally Latin America or the Caribbean - along with investigating relevant contemporary economic and political institutions, in designing solutions to real-world problems. In making design decisions, students are encouraged to view the problems holistically, considering the various perspectives of the disciplines involved. Two hours of lecture and three hours of laboratory.

ENGR 235 (1)
Tech/Society:Implementation
This course involves on-site implementation of the design solutions developed by interdisciplinary teams of faculty and students in either ENGR 230 or ENGR 232. The teams will implement their solutions at the project site for a minimum of two weeks. An example would be building a reservoir and piping distribution system to address the water needs of an isolated Appalachian community.

ENGR 250 (3)
Engineering Circuit Analysis
An introduction to fundamental principles and mathematical tools for the analysis of electrical circuits. Topics include: Kirchhoff's laws, Thevenin and Norton equivalents, superposition, first-order and second-order transient circuits, time-domain and frequency-domain analyses.

ENGR 261 (1)
Directed Study
The study of introductory level material by an individual student or by a small group of students under the immediate supervision of a faculty member.

ENGR 301 (3)
Special Topics
The study of an advanced topic in engineering.

ENGR 307 (4)
Thermal and Chemical Processes
This course introduces the fundamental laws of mass, momentum, and energy transport in thermal and fluid systems. Topics include thermodynamic and transport properties, conservation principles, fluid statics, internal and external fluid flow and heat transfer, mixtures, and chemical separation processes.

ENGR 316 (3)
Signals and Systems
This course focuses on analyzing signals and systems with applications to control, communications, and signal processing. Topics covered include representation of signals, linear time-invariant systems, Fourier analysis of signals, input/output analysis, and Laplace transforms and principles. Practical examples are emphasized and computer techniques are employed.

ENGR 323 (3)
Finite Element Analysis
The finite element method is a numerical procedure for solving problems in continuum mechanics. This course emphasizes stress analysis and structural mechanics. The method is also appled to problems in heat transfer, fluid flow, and electric fields. The course emphasizes a hands-on approach based on solving real engineering problems using the ANSYS software package. Offered alternate years.

ENGR 331 (3)
Machine Design
Students learn to design and select mechanical components and to predict component performance. Topics include shear and bending stresses in beams, beam deflections, column buckling, planar combined loading, static failure, fatigue failure, and surface failure. Specific component types, such as fasteners, springs, bearings, gears, brakes, and shafts are covered. Finite-element tools are utilized for linear elastic stress analysis. Two hours of lecture and three hours of laboratory.

ENGR 351 (1)
Research in Engineering
An independent laboratory, field, or computer research project in engineering, or engineering-related field, selected and carried out in consultation with a faculty sponsor. A written and an oral presentation are required. In addition to research time, a weekly one hour meeting with the advisor and periodic meetings with other research students will be required.

ENGR 361 (1)
Special Study
The study of an intermediate level topic by an individual student or by a small group of students under the immediate supervision of a faculty member.

ENGR 377 (0)
Internship
This course involves students learning through the hands-on experience of working in an industrial setting in an engineering or management capacity within an operational technical company. Students are co-supervised by a practicing engineer or manager and an engineering faculty member. Student duties and responsibilities are specified and agreed upon at the beginning of the internship. Mid-term oral presentations and final written reports are required.

ENGR 378 (1)
Engineering Co-op
Students will learn through hands-on experience obtained in an industrial setting with practicing engineers. Students will receive one hour of co-op credit for 10 weeks of full-time, paid employment that has been approved by the engineering faculty. The student's work is evaluated by the employer and by an engineering faculty member through reports and presentations.

ENGR 401 (3)
Design Capstone
Student teams will be assigned a major design project and guided through the product development steps. The project will require a working prototype and formal presentation. In addition to design issues, topics such as economics, marketing, patentability, management, and environmental risk assessment will be addressed.

ENGR 411 (3)
Thermal/Chemical Energy App
This course applies the principles of thermodynamics, heat transfer, and chemical engineering to topics in energy. Topics include energy conservation in building heating and cooling, refrigeration and air conditioning systems, solar and wind energy, and electric/hybrid vehicles.

ENGR 415 (4)
Systems and Controls
This course focuses on developing and analyzing models that describe input/output behavior of physical systems. Topics include transfer functions, frequency response, time/frequency domains, transient and time constant, root-locus, bode plots, and feedback control design. Laboratory consists of design, analysis, construction, and testing of electrical and electromechanical circuits and devices. Three hours of lecture and three hours of laboratory.

ENGR 424 (3)
Mechatronics
This course focuses on designing systems by integrating mechanical, electrical, and control systems engineering. Topics covered include: electromechanical sensors, actuators, DA and AD convertors, and data acquisition methods. Digital control methods and microprocessors will be introduced in the class and used to design and conduct experiments. Two hours of lecture and three hours of laboratory.

ENGR 426 (3)
Robotics and Automation
The field of robotics is concerned with the design of electromechanical systems to assist or substitute for human effort. Typically, a robot has four fundamental capabilities: manipulation, locomotion, perception, and intelligence. This course focuses on all of these areas. Topics include spatial transformations, inverse kinematics, differential motions, dynamic force analysis, trajectory generation, actuation, sensing, and autonomous control.

ENGR 436 (3)
Communications Systems
This course focuses on the elements of communication systems including filtering and signal to noise ratios: baseband communication systems; quantizing and digital modulation including error rates; analog modulation including noise performance; correlated noise generation; memory modulation schemes; and frequency and time multiplexing. MATLAB is utilized throughout the course in conjunction with SIMILINK to analyze, program, and design optimal communications systems.

ENGR 451 (3)
Captsone Design I
Engineering seniors, operating in design teams, apply principles of the design process to create a product or process to meet the needs of a customer. Projects may originate in industry, as a contest sponsored by a professional society, or in other venues. Design projects ususally result in a deliverable prototype. IIIO

ENGR 461 (1)
Independent Studyd
Pursuit of an upper level research project determined in advance by the student in consultation with a faculty member who will act as the sponsor.