An introduction to the major engineering disciplines and contemporary issues impacting engineering. One hour per week will be devoted to lectures related to the above issues by prominent faculty and outside speakers. Two laboratory hours per week will provide an introduction to engineering practice through hands-on investigations, computer applications, design projects and student presentations. The laboratory experience will consist of a single 14-week module or a combination of a 10-week module and a 4-week module in various engineering disciplines. Currently developed modules include a 14-week module in design and construction of an electrical device, four 10-week modules in structural design, robotic control, electronics and software development and two 4-week modules in software development and nanotechnology. All investigations and design projects are performed in groups and presented in oral and/or written form.
Or coreq.:
MATH 19500 (min. C grade). Open only to transfer students who have not completed MATH 20200.
1 lec. hr/wk., 2 lab hrs/wk.
FIQWS 10026 satisfies any requirement for ENGR 10100, as well as for ENGL 11000.
Introduce the basic ideas of programming as needed to demo data science for engineering. Includes basics of the python language and ideas of programming while going through a basic workflow of reading in data basic analysis and visualization. Some basic ideas of probability and statistics will also be introduced from a computational rather than theoretical approach. No previous programming experience is required.
3 hr./wk.
An introduction to computer aided analysis techniques necessary for the study of electrical engineering and the design of electrical systems. Concepts introduced through short lectures are examined thoroughly during computer workstation-based workshops. Among the topics studied are: functions of real variables and their graphs, complex numbers and phasors, linear algebra, difference equations with applications to signal processing, and an introduction to system analysis.
3 hr./wk.
The goal of this introductory course is to obtain an understanding of the entire Earth system on a global scale by studying its component parts (Atmosphere, Hydrosphere, Geosphere, and Biosphere); the interactions, linkages and dynamic equilibrium among these components on various time scales; and external forces on the system. This formulation is then applied to understanding the impact and interaction of anthropogenic factors, including modern engineering systems, on the environment (complex non-engineered systems). Examples will include topics such as global warming and sea level rise, etc. Select Laboratory Exercises: Minerals and Rocks, Simple Systems Computer Models, Mapping, Remote Sensing Data Handling and Visualization (IDL/ENVI).
3 hr./wk. lecture, 3 hr./wk. lab.