Engineering/Civil and Engineering/Chemical Course Descriptions

ENGR 101. Intro to Problem Solving I (2 credit hours)
This course provides the skills needed for beginning engineering students to succeed academically and professionally. This project-based course prepares students for an engineering career by providing opportunities to apply mathematics to solve engineering problems, acquire team working skills, practice written and verbal communication skills, enhance problem solving and design skills, and use a computer as a tool for analysis, design and communication.
Prerequisite(s): MATH 121 or MATH 102 and Concurrent Enrollment in MATH 206.

ENGR 102. Intro to Problem Solving II (3 credit hours)
This course is the second part of a two-course sequence that provides the skills needed for beginning engineering students to succeed academically and professionally. The objective of this project-based course is to prepare students for an engineering career by providing opportunities to apply mathematics to solve engineering problems, to acquire teamwork skills, to practice written and verbal communication, and to use a computer as a tool for analysis, modeling, and design. Students will learn to use MATLAB® for programming.
Prerequisite(s): ENGR 101 and MATH 206 with C or better.

ENGR 210. Engineering Graphics/CAD (2 credit hours)
Fundamentals of drafting through the use of sketching and computer graphics as applied to orthographic views, sectional views, isometric views; threads and fasteners.

ENGR 241. Statics (3 credit hours)
In this class, students apply the concept of force equilibrium to problems in engineering. Topics covered are vector operations, couples and moments, resultants, centers of gravity and pressure, static friction, free-body diagrams, beam theory, trusses and frames.
Prerequisite(s): MATH 206 and PHYS 231with a grade of C or better for both Courses.

ENGR 242. Dynamics (3 credit hours)
Newtonian dynamics of particles and rigid bodies. Engineering applications of equations of motion, work and energy, conservative forces, impulse and momentum, impulsive forces, acceleration, relative motion, instantaneous centers, and plane motion.
PREREQUISITES: ENGR 241, MATH 207

ENGR 243. Mechanics of Materials (3 credit hours)
This course examines both the theory and application of the fundamental principles of mechanics of materials. Understanding of the mechanics of materials comes from examining the physical behavior of materials under load, formulating a physical explanation for this behavior; and mathematically modeling the behavior. The ultimate goal is a comprehensive theory of mechanical behavior under load.
Prerequisite(s): ENGR 241 and MATH 207 with a grade of C or better.

ENGR 301. Fluid Mechanics (4 credit hours)
Fluid properties, statics, and kinematics. Conservation laws for mass, momentum, and mechanical energy; Similitude and dimensional analysis; Laminar and turbulent flow; Viscous effects. Flow in pressure conduits.
PREREQUISITES: ENGR 241 and MATH 207

ENGR 311. Thermodynamics (3 credit hours)
Fundamental concepts of energy analysis including thermodynamic property tables, First Law, Second Law, pressure, temperature, volume, enthalpy, and entropy. Design of some simple thermal systems.
PREREQUISITES: MATH 207, PHYS 231

ENGR 479. Senior Seminar (3 credit hours)
Capstone integration of the engineering curriculum by comprehensive design experience to professional standards.
PREREQUISITES: permission from the program coordinator

ChE 206. Material and Energy Balances (3 credit hours)
Application of multicomponent material and energy balances to chemical processes involving phase changes and chemical reactions.
PREREQUISITES: MATH 206, CHEM 106

ChE 304. Transport Phenomena (3 credit hours)
Fundamental relationships for momentum, heat and mass transfer for flow systems to include chemical reactions, interphase transport, transient phenomena, microscopic and macroscopic balance equations.
PREREQUISITES: ENGR 301

ChE 305. Chemical Engineering Lab I (2 credit hours)
Laboratory study of fluid phenomena, heat transfer processes and equipment, and evaporation.
PREREQUISITES: ChE 304, ChE 206, CHEM 108.

ChE 311. Phase and Reaction Equilibrium (3 credit hours)
Thermodynamics of phase and chemical reaction equilibria including non-ideal thermodynamics and multicomponent applications.
PREREQUISITES: ENGR 311, ChE 206.

ChE 315. Chemical Equipment & Process Design I (3 credit hours)
Design procedures for equipment and processes involving heat transfer. Application of design procedures for equipment and processes involving evaporation, distillation, leaching, extraction, gas absorption and desorption.
PREREQUISITES: ChE 311

ChE 402. Chemical Reaction Engineering (3 credit hours)
Application of material balances, energy balances, chemical equilibrium relations, and chemical kinetic expressions to the design of chemical reactors.
PREREQUISITES: ChE 304, ChE 315

ChE 405. Chemical Engineering Lab II (2 credit hours)
Laboratory study in reactor design and mass transfer operations.
Pre-req: ChE 305, Co-requisite: ChE 402

ChE 415. Chemical Equipment & Process Design II (3 credit hours)
Transient behavior of chemical process flow systems, linearization and stability. Process control system design including frequency response analysis. Instrumentation and hardware.
PREREQUISITES: ChE 315

CE 201. Surveying (3 credit hours)
Principles of the level, theodolite, electronic distance measurement (EDM), total station, taping, note keeping, coordinate geometry, control surveys, triangulation, trilateration, plane coordinate systems, azimuth and topographic mapping. Laboratory includes use of level, theodolite, EDM, total station, traverse closure, level net closure, topographic mapping, measuring distances and heights using coordinate geometry calculations.
PREREQUISITES: MATH 102 or, MATH 121

CE 301. Structural Analysis I (4 credit hours)
Stability, determinacy, and equilibrium of structures; shear and bending moment diagrams of determinate and indeterminate beams and frames; analysis of trusses; displacement of planar structures.
PREREQUISITES: ENGR 243; Co-Req: MATH 415

CE 302. Civil Engineering Materials (3 credit hours)
Introduction to engineering properties of common civil engineering materials including metals, soils, aggregates, Portland cement concrete, asphalt concrete, wood, and masonry. Laboratory involves performance of standard tests on aggregates, concretes, wood; emphasizing data analysis and application of test results to design specifications.
PREREQUISITES: ENGR 243

CE 303. Intro to Geotechnical Engineering (4 credit hours)
Introduction to geotechnical engineering, fundamental soil properties, classification of soils, soil compaction, permeability, compressibility, and consolidation of soils, shear strength, bearing capacity, lateral earth pressures.
PREREQUISITES: ENGR 243

CE 306. Intro to Environmental Engineering (4 credit hours)
The course covers introduction to environmental engineering. Topics include a review of a role of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in environmental protection, mass balance, rainfall and runoff analysis, basic surface water and groundwater hydrology, water quality management, municipal solid waste and hazardous waste management, and air pollution control.
PREREQUISITES: CHEM 105, CHEM 107

CE 308. Intro to Transportation Engineering (4 credit hours)
The course introduces fundamental engineering principles used in design and analysis of functioning of transportation systems and their components. The course emphasizes the technological and social aspects of transportation. The course material covers: design and analysis of highway elements, traffic flow theory, traffic signal design, system level planning and forecasting.
PREREQUISITES: CE 201, CE 302

CE 403. Foundation Engineering (3 credit hours)
Subsurface investigations and synthesis of soil parameters for geotechnical design and analysis, concepts of shallow and deep foundation design, geotechnical design of conventional retaining walls, computerized analysis and design of soil/foundation interaction; case histories.
PREREQUISITES: CE 303

CE 409. Reinforced Concrete Design (3 credit hours)
Course covers characteristics of concrete materials; introduction to ACI Building Code requirements for reinforced concrete; strength design of slabs, beams, columns and footings.
PREREQUISITES: CE 301

CE 410. Steel Design (3 credit hours)
Course includes characteristics of structural steel; Introduction to AISC Load and Resistance Factor Design (LRFD) specifications; design of tension members, columns, beams, beam-columns, and connections.
PREREQUISITES: CE 301

CE 411. Construction Engineering (3 credit hours)
Introduction to the construction processes. Construction site layout, earthmoving materials and operations, quantity takeoff, construction equipment and equipment selection, productivity improvement, construction methods and practice, wood/concrete/steel construction, and management of constructed facilities.
PREREQUISITES: Permission from dept Coordinator

CE 412. Construction Method (3 credit hours)
Introduction to the fundamental knowledge required for construction project management. Lecture
specifically focuses on the topics which include project scheduling and various scheduling methods, control of project cash flows, project financing, and earned value analysis.
PREREQUISITES: Permission from dept Coordinator

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