2021-2022 Undergraduate Academic Catalog and Student Handbook [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Department of Mechanical Engineering & Environmental Engineering
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Mechanical Engineering and Environmental Engineering
Department Chair: Dr. Mary Vollaro, Professor
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Mechanical Engineering
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Environmental Engineering
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The Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering degree program at Florida Polytechnic University is designed to provide a synergetic foundation in the discipline of Mechanical Engineering through broad educational experiences. The program offers concentrations in Aerospace Engineering, Materials and Advanced Manufacturing, Mechanical and Thermal Systems, Operations Research, and Advanced Topics. Each Mechanical Engineering concentration is offered on a two-year cycle for junior and seniors (i.e. ME students completing all the courses in the freshman and sophomore levels of the ME plan of study). The program seeks to inculcate an understanding of the fundamental principles of science and engineering by providing students with project-based learning experiences and applied research opportunities.
The Environmental Engineering Bachelor of Science degree program at Florida Polytechnic University is designed to collaborate closely with FIPR, the Florida Industrial and Phosphate Research Institute, to provide long term, real-world projects for project-based learning throughout the curriculum. Environmental Engineering programs are one of the critical engineering degrees offered within a Polytechnic Engineering University and directly in scope with the University’s mission to “serve students and industry through excellence in education, discovery, and application of engineering and applied sciences.”
Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering
See Program Description for full curriculum and additional details.
Advanced Topics
Students select any four ME elective courses to create their own concentration in Advanced Topics.
Aerospace
Aerospace focuses on industries in which engineers design or build aircraft, missiles, and systems for national defense, or spacecraft. Complementing the general mechanical engineering principles, this concentration covers subjects such as propulsion, stability and control, structures, mechanics, and aerodynamics, which is the study of how air interacts with moving objects. Looking forward, the Aerospace concentration provides students with additional courses to pursue career options at aerospace companies and may spark an interest in undergraduate research and advanced study in graduate school.
Materials and Advanced Manufacturing
Materials and advanced manufacturing focuses on expanding knowledge gained in the core mechanical engineering courses to create and improve products and/or process with ‘cutting edge’ technology. Understanding the unique properties of metals, ceramics, polymers or plastics, and novel materials like foams or biomaterials, allows engineers transform them and create value in useful products. The manufacturing processes must be innovative to meet today’s demands in global market place with cost and sustainability specifications, yet develop practical practices that also improve safety, efficiency, and versatility. This concentration provides a foundation in the fabrication, characterization, modeling and rapid prototyping of such materials and products.
Mechanical and Thermal Systems
Central Florida (as well as the broader state) is home to several companies and firms that support agriculture processing, mining, power-production, and green/eco-construction industries. Common themes within these industries is the need for large machinery to transmit large mechanical forces, operate under high pressures within a thermodynamic cycle, convert energy, and or heat or cool areas in extreme/semi-extreme environments. Students will build on their mechanical engineering core courses with a focus on more specific topics in the traditional areas of mechanical engineering including Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning (HVAC), Computer Manufacturing and Control, Energy Conversion and Sustainability, and Principles of Turbomachinery.
Operations Research
Operations research focuses on modeling and solving operation efficiency challenges, and predicting and demonstrating value-added gains like cost savings. Professionals with expertise in this field are often found in environments with complex operations like ports and shipyards, where they are responsible for managing and improving traffic flow. Study in this concentration combines information technology, applied engineering, and social sciences to provide diverse technical skills, entrepreneurial abilities, and a global viewpoint required to manage the governing forces that move within the marketplace.
Florida Common Prerequisites for Mechanical Engineering
Students who started as freshmen at Florida Poly (native students) must complete general education requirements and the following courses to enter the degree program as a junior:
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CHM 2045 - Chemistry 1 Credits: 3
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CHM 2045L - Chemistry 1 Laboratory Credits: 1
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MAC 2311 - Analytic Geometry and Calculus 1 Credits: 4
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MAC 2312 - Analytic Geometry and Calculus 2 Credits: 4
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MAC 2313 - Analytic Geometry and Calculus 3 Credits: 4
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MAP 2302 - Differential Equations Credits: 3
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PHY 2048 - Physics 1 Credits: 3
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PHY 2048L - Physics 1 Laboratory Credits: 1
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PHY 2049 - Physics 2 Credits: 3
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PHY 2049L - Physics 2 Laboratory Credits: 1
Transfer students must meet general education requirements and satisfy the following Florida State Common Prerequisites to enter the degree program as a junior:
CHM2045/2045L
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or CHM X045C
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or CHS X440/X440L
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or CHS X440/CHMX045L
& MAC 2311
& MAC 2312
& MAC 2313
& MAP 2302
& PHY 2048/2048L
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or PHY X048C
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or PHY X043/X048L
& PHY 2049/2049L
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or PHY X049C
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or PHY X044/X049L
Academic Learning Compact for Mechanical Engineering
Florida Polytechnic University’s Academic Learning Compact describes what students, who follow the major’s study plan, will know and be able to do. These are listed as core student learning outcomes.
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Mechanical Engineering
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Purpose of the Program:
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The Mechanical Engineering Bachelor of Science degree program at Florida Polytechnic University is designed to provide a synergetic foundation in the discipline of Mechanical Engineering through broad educational experiences. The program offers concentrations in Aerospace, Materials and Advanced Manufacturing, Mechanical and Thermal Systems, Nanotechnology, Operations Research, and Advanced Topics. The program seeks to inculcate an understanding of the fundamental principles of science and engineering by providing students with hands on learning experiences and applied research opportunities.
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Graduates of the program will demonstrate the following:
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Graduates of the Mechanical Engineering program will demonstrate the following:
- an ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics
- an ability to apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors
- an ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences
- an ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts
- an ability to function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives
- an ability to develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions
- an ability to acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies.
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Core Learning Outcomes:
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Student Learning Outcomes
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The Outcomes Involve These Skills:
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Upon completion of the Mechanical Engineering Degree, students will possess:
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2. an ability to apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors
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3. an ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences
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4. an ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts
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5. an ability to function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives
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6. an ability to develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions
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7. an ability to acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies.
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Bachelor of Science, Environmental Engineering
See Program Description for full curriculum and additional details.
Florida Common Prerequisites for Environmental Engineering
Students who started as freshmen at Florida Poly (native students) must complete general education requirements and the following courses to enter the degree program as a junior:
- CHM 2045 - Chemistry 1 Credits: 3
- CHM 2045L - Chemistry 1 Laboratory Credits: 1
- MAC 2311 - Analytic Geometry and Calculus 1 Credits: 4
- MAC 2312 - Analytic Geometry and Calculus 2 Credits: 4
- MAC 2313 - Analytic Geometry and Calculus 3 Credits: 4
- MAP 2302 - Differential Equations Credits: 3
- PHY 2048 - Physics 1 Credits: 3
- PHY 2048L - Physics 1 Laboratory Credits: 1
- PHY 2049 - Physics 2 Credits: 3
- PHY 2049L - Physics 2 Laboratory Credits: 1
Transfer students must meet general education requirements and satisfy the following Florida State Common Prerequisites to enter the degree program as a junior:
& MAC 2311
& MAC 2312
& MAC 2313
& MAP 2302
& CHM2045/2045L
- or CHM X045C
- or CHS X440/X440L
& CHM X046/CHMX046L
& PHY 2048/2048L
- or PHY X048C
- or PHY X043 & X048L
& PHY 2049/2049L
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- or PHY X044 & X049L
Academic Learning Compact for Environmental Engineering
Florida Polytechnic University’s Academic Learning Compact describes what students, who follow the major’s study plan, will know and be able to do. These are listed as core student learning outcomes.
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Student Learning Outcomes
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The Outcomes Involve These Skills:
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Upon completion of the Environmental Engineering Degree, students will possess:
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BSC 1010 - Biology 1
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: None
Co-requisite: BSC 1010L - Biology 1 Laboratory
Course Description: In this course students will study the chemistry of life, cell structure and function, photosynthesis, cellular respiration genetics, evolution, and the diversity of life. This course meets communication/writing-intensive requirements (W).
BSC 1010L - Biology 1 Laboratory
Credits: 1
Prerequisites: None
Co-requisite: BSC 1010 - Biology 1
Course Description: Students will participate in laboratory experiments designed to reflect the topics presented in BSC 1010 - Biology 1 . This course meets communication/ writing-intensive requirements (W).
BSC 1011 - Biology 2
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: BSC 1010 - Biology 1 and BSC 1010L - Biology 1 Laboratory
Co-requisite: BSC 1011L - Biology 2 Laboratory
Course Description:
In this course, students will study an introduction to ecology, evolution, biodiversity, and environmental science, history of life, forces that have shaped the diversity of life, changes in the biosphere due to human activity and how detrimental the impact of these changes may be.
BSC 1011L - Biology 2 Laboratory
Credits: 1
Co-requisite: BSC 1011 - Biology 2
Course Description: Students will participate in laboratory experiments designed to reflect the topics presented in BSC 1011. This course meets communication/writing-intensive requirements (W).
CHM 2045 - Chemistry 1
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: None
Co-requisite or Prerequisite: Passing grade in CHM 1025
Co-requisite: CHM 2045L - Chemistry 1 Laboratory
Course Description: This course introduces the principles of chemistry and their applications based upon the study of physical and chemical properties of the elements. Topics covered in this class includes: stoichiometry, atomic and molecular structure, the states of matter, chemical bonding, thermochemistry, and gas laws.
CHM 2046 - Chemistry 2
Credits: 3
Co-requisite or Prerequisite: CHM 2045 - Chemistry 1 and CHM 2045L - Chemistry 1 Laboratory
Co-requisite: CHM 2046L - Chemistry 2 Laboratory
Course Description: This course introduces the principles and applications of chemistry including solutions, chemical thermodynamics, kinetics, equilibria, aqueous chemistry, electrochemistry and nuclear chemistry.
CHM 2046L - Chemistry 2 Laboratory
Credits: 1
Prerequisites: None
Co-requisite: CHM 2046 - Chemistry 2
Course Description: Students will participate in laboratory experiments designed to reflect the topics presented in CHM 2046 - Chemistry 2 . This course meets communication/writing-intensive requirements (W).
CHM 3217 - Organic Chemistry (One Semester)
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: CHM 2046 - Chemistry 2 and CHM 2046L - Chemistry 2 Laboratory
Co-requisite: CHM 3217L - Organic Chemistry Laboratory (One Semester)
Course Description: A rigorous one-semester overview of the structure properties and reactions of organic compounds. This is the first half of a two- semester biochemically oriented sequence.
CHM 3217L - Organic Chemistry Laboratory (One Semester)
Credits: 1
Prerequisites: None
Co-requisite: CHM 3217 - Organic Chemistry (One Semester)
Course Description:
Students perform basic organic lab techniques. Synthesis, recrystallization, separations, extraction, chromatography, introduction to Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) and Infrared (IR) Spectroscopy.
CHM 3218 - Biochemistry (One Semester)
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: CHM 3217 - Organic Chemistry (One Semester)
Course Description:
An introduction to the basic concepts of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from an Organic Chemistry structural and mechanistic perspective.
CHM 3218L - Biochemistry Lab (One Semester)
Credits: 1
Prerequisites: CHM 3217 - Organic Chemistry (One Semester)
Course Description:
An introduction to the basic concepts of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from an Organic Chemistry structural and mechanistic perspective.
CHM 4411 - Survey of Physical Chemistry
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: CHM 2045 - Chemistry 1 and CHM 2045L - Chemistry 1 Laboratory and PHY 2049 - Physics 2 and PHY 2049L - Physics 2 Laboratory
Course Description: This course covers applied principles in Thermodynamics and Kinetics including: gas laws, kinetic theory, classical and statistical thermodynamics, and applications to solutions, phase equilibria, chemical equilibria, and electrochemistry.
CWR 4202 - Applied Hydrology and Hydraulics
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: MAP 2302 - Differential Equations and EGN 3343 - Engineering Thermodynamics and EML 3015 - Fluid Mechanics and ENV 2003 - Introduction to Environmental Engineering
Course Description: Physical processes governing occurrence and distribution of precipitation, infiltration, evaporation, and surface water runoff. Statistical hydrology, unit hydrograph theory, and watershed modeling. Floodplain hydrology and open channel hydraulics. Urban hydrology, hydraulics and design of storm sewers, and design of detention structures for flood control.
EAS 3101 - Fundamentals of Aerodynamics
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: EAS 4010 - Flight Performance Mechanics
Course Description: This course is an introductory course in to aerodynamics, which will apply the fundamental concepts of fluid mechanic to aerodynamic applications with both differential and control volume analysis. Topics covered include inviscid, incompressible flow over airfoils and finite wings, including boundary layer theory and two dimensional airfoil theory, as well as inviscid compressible flowing including normal, oblique and expansion shock waves.
EAS 4010 - Flight Performance Mechanics
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: EGN 3321 - Dynamics and EGN 3331 - Strength of Materials
Course Description: This course is an introductory course into aircraft flight mechanics. Topics include introduction to airfoil theory, aircraft performance measures, wing design, lift/drag on wing performance, and an introduction to jet propulsion systems.
EAS 4200 - Introduction to Aero Structures
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: EGN 3331 - Strength of Materials
Course Description: This course will apply the theories of mechanics introduced in EGN 3331 - Strength of Materials to aerospace structures. Topics covered will include stress analysis of aircraft components (i.e., wing spars/box beams, fuselages, wings), introduction to aero elasticity and the phenomena of wing flutter, structural/loading discontinuities in closed and open section beams, and bending, shear and torsion analysis in thin-walled beams.
EAS 4505 - Orbital Mechanics
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: EGN 3321 - Dynamics and EGN 3331 - Strength of Materials
Course Description: This course is an introductory course into the mechanics associated with space flight. Topics covered includes Keplar’s laws of planetary motion, interplanetary travel, orbital elements, geocentric orbits, time of flight, ground tracks, orbital transfers/maneuvers, and re-entry.
ECO 3930 - Special Topics
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: MAC 2311 - Analytic Geometry and Calculus 1 and STA 2023 - Statistics 1 or equivalent.
Course Description: The course is organized around a coherent theme each semester, but that theme will change from semester to semester depending on current student and faculty interest and the issues prominent at the time. Possible examples include the Economics of Health, the Economics of the Federal Budget, Debt, and Entitlements, or the Economics of the Market for STEM Graduates. Meets communication/writing-intensive requirements (W).
EEL 4759 - Digital Image Processing
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: EEL 3135 - Systems and Signals
Course Description: This course provides the theoretical and practical basis required for understanding Digital Image Processing fundamentals and their applications on gray and colored images. Topics covered: Image Fundamentals, Image Enhancement, Image Transforms, Image Segmentation, Image Restoration, and Image Compression.
Cannot complete both this course and CAP 4410 - Computer Vision for credit.
EES 4102 - Wastewater Microbiology
Credits: 3
Course Description: General concepts in microbiology and cell biology with major emphasis on the role of microorganisms in polluted environments.
EES 4201 - Water Chemistry
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: CHM 2046 - Chemistry 2 and MAC 2311 - Analytic Geometry and Calculus 1
Course Description: Kinetics and equilibrium of aqueous chemistry including acid-base, complexation, precipitation and redox equilibria.
EGN 1006 - Career Design for STEM Disciplines
Credits: 1
Course Description: This foundation course will provide students with an experience to engage in the academic process, training in skills for academic survival and professional success with implementation through participation in hands-on team project using basic skills from various STEM disciplines. Students will be introduced to teaming and leadership skills to gain introductory knowledge of design principles and exercise communication skills basic to academic and professional success.
Primary Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring Rotation Year Annually
EGN 1007 - Concepts and Methods for Engineering and Computer Science
Credits: 1
Course Description: Students learn foundational skills, calculation methods, and basic programming in Excel for engineering problems. This course supports students’ abilities to calculate and analyze data and provide them a foundation for applying engineering skills throughout the curriculum, in internship, and employment.
EGN 2001C - Skills and Design 1
Credits: 2
Prerequisites: MAC 2311 - Analytic Geometry and Calculus 1
Course Description: This course aims to integrate engineering design activities with engineering graphical communications using Computer Aided Design (CAD) software and professional skills emphasizing teaming and leadership, and communication in a variety of mediums. Computer Aided Design (CAD) software is used as a tool to create 2D and 3D sketches, 3D parts, 3D assemblies, and engineering drawing per industry standards. Skills in parametric modeling include planning and model strategy, dimensioning and tolerances, perspectives, and use of basic features in the CAD software. The project will allow students to integrate these basic skills with additive manufacturing processes to develop solutions to real world engineering problems. This course will develop students’ knowledge of design processes as well as basic mechanical engineering skills, which will begin to prepare them for future open-ended problems in their capstone design course.
EGN 2002C - Skills and Design 2
Credits: 2
Prerequisites: EGN 2001C - Skills and Design 1
Co-requisite or Prerequisite: EGN 3311 - Statics
Course Description: This course aims to advance the knowledge and experience of students to use engineering tools and professional skills to seek solutions to real world problems. Students will engage in engineering design activities, use Computer Aided Design (CAD) software, and continue to mature with professional skills emphasizing teaming and leadership, and communication in a variety of mediums. Intermediate Computer Aided Design (CAD) skills including parts assembly, model motion and analysis, and design tables. The project will allow students to integrate these intermediate level skills with subtractive manufacturing processes. This course will enhance students’ knowledge of design processes as well as build intermediate level mechanical engineering skills, which will continue to prepare them future open-ended problems in their capstone design course.
EGN 2127L - CAD
Credits: 1
Prerequisites: None
Course Description: An introduction to the techniques for creating solid models of engineering designs. Topics include three-dimensional modeling of parts and assemblies, visualization, orthographic and isometric free-hand sketching, and computer-generated design documentation. Industry applications will be a specific focus.
EGN 2250 - Thermal and Fluids Engineering I
Credits: 3
Course Description: Application of control volume balances of mass, momentum, energy and entropy in systems of practical importance to all engineers. Identification of control volumes, properties of pure materials, mass and energy conservation for closed and open systems, second law of thermodynamics, Bernoulli equation, fluid statics, forces and heat transfer in external and internal flows, conduction and radiative heat transfer.
EGN 3016C - Mechanical Lab Design 2
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: EGN 3015C - Mechanical Lab Design 1
Course Description: This course is a continuation of EGN 3015C - Mechanical Lab Design 1 . Students will be reassembled into teams and tasked with reverse engineering and refining previously created alpha prototype laboratory apparatuses. After refinement student teams will perform testing along with simulation, verification, and validation of their experiments. Teams will then engage in peer-to-peer learning with other laboratory groups and eventual cycle through all the student generated laboratory exercises in heat transfer, fluids, vibration, and controls. Additionally, student teams will also cycle through other fundamental mechanical engineering laboratory exercises including mechanics and materials and beam deflection.
EGN 3311 - Statics
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: PHY 2048 - Physics 1
Co-requisite or Prerequisite: MAC 2312 - Analytic Geometry and Calculus 2
Course Description: This course covers the equilibrium of particles frames, machine, trusses and rigid bodies in two and three dimensions using vector algebra.
EGN 3321 - Dynamics
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: EGN 3311 - Statics and MAC 2312 - Analytic Geometry and Calculus 2
Course Description: Study of the motion of particles and rigid bodies applying the vector approach. Topics include motion of a particle; motion of a rigid body; relative motion; kinetics of translation, rotation, and plane motion; work-energy methods; impulse-momentum
EGN 3331 - Strength of Materials
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: MAC 2312 - Analytic Geometry and Calculus 2 and EGN 3311 - Statics and PHY 2048 - Physics 1
Course Description: Topics include properties of materials; Mohr’s Circle; Hooke’s Law for isotopic materials; stress and strain; stress strain diagrams; design loads; safety and working stresses; shear and moment diagrams; beams of two materials; indeterminate axially-loaded members; torsional shearing stresses and loads; displacements; and flexural and transverse shear stresses.
EGN 3343 - Engineering Thermodynamics
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: MAC 2313 - Analytic Geometry and Calculus 3 and PHY 2049 - Physics 2 and MAP 2302 - Differential Equations
Course Description: The course deals with properties of a simple pure compressible substance, equations of state, the first law of thermodynamics, internal energy, specific heats, enthalpy and the application of the first law of thermodynamics to a system or control volume. The study of the second law of thermodynamics if discussed leading to the discovery of entropy as a property and its ramifications.
EGN 3365 - Structure and Properties of Materials
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: CHM 2045 - Chemistry 1 and PHY 2048 - Physics 1
Co-requisite or Prerequisite: MAC 2312 - Analytic Geometry and Calculus 2
Course Description: The course introduces the fundamental concepts of materials science and engineering focusing the interrelationship between the microstructure of a material, its properties and its processing. The topics highlighted in this course are; material selection, crystallographic structure, diffusion, solidification, phase diagrams, phase transformation, microstructure and mechanical properties of different classifications of materials, which include metals, polymers, ceramics, and composites. The analysis of mechanical properties, the manufacturing process, the material specifications for a selected application or component, and the advantages and limitations of selected material are presented.
EGN 4334 - Mechanics of Composite Materials
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: EGN 3331 - Strength of Materials
Course Description: This course introduces the concepts required to analyze composite materials. Topics to be discussed include: elastic behavior and strength of composites, failure analysis, unidirectional lamina and multi-directional laminate, effects of temperature and humidity, failure and design of composites.
EGN 4350C - Finite Element Analysis in Mechanical Engineering
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: EGN 2002C - Skills and Design 2 and EGN 3331 - Strength of Materials and EGN 3365 - Structure and Properties of Materials
Course Description: Finite Element Analysis is developed as a means to determine stress and deformation levels as well as temperature and heat flux levels in solids. Application by means of commercial FEA software.
EGN 4352 - Applied Computational Mechanics of Materials
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: EGN 4350C - Finite Element Analysis in Mechanical Engineering
Course Description: Students will be exposed to theoretical background and real-life applications of finite element analysis to simulate and analyze mechanical systems. A commercial finite element software package will be used.
EGN 4611 - Engineering Economics
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: Permission from Department Chair
Course Description: The objective is to help engineering students recognize and understand the importance of cost factors that are inherent in all engineering decisions. Development of ability to handle engineering problems that involve economic factors. The course includes economic environment, selections in present economy, value analysis, critical path economy, interest and money-time relationships, depreciation and valuation, capital financing and budgeting, basic methods for undertaking economic studies, risk, uncertainty and sensitivity, selections between alternatives, fixed, increment, and sunk costs, the effects of income taxes in economic studies, replacement studies, minimum cost formulas, economic studies of public projects, economic studies in public utilities. Effects of inflation are considered at each step.
EGN 4715 - Propulsion and Combustion Systems
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: EGN 3343 - Engineering Thermodynamics
Co-requisite: EML 3015 - Fluid Mechanics
Course Description: Analysis of aircraft and missile propulsion systems; fundamentals of jet propulsion including air breathing and rocket engines. Presents aerospace propulsive devices as systems, with functional requirements and engineering and environmental limitations. Requirements and limitations that constrain design choices. Both air-breathing and rocket engines covered, at a level which enables rational integration of the propulsive system into an overall vehicle design.
Furthermore, the application of chemical, thermodynamic, and gas dynamic principles to the combustion of solid, liquid, and gaseous fuels will be studied in this course, which includes stoichiometry, thermochemistry, reaction mechanism, reaction velocity, and temperature levels.
EGN 4801 - Integrative Nanotechnology
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: EGS 3625 - Engineering & Technology Project Management , EGN 3417L - Design 2
Course Description: The course explores the integration of nanotechnology into processes and devices across multiple systems, emphasizing interdisciplinary applications.
EIN 3390 - Manufacturing Processes
Credits: 3
Co-requisite or Prerequisite: EGN 3365 - Structure and Properties of Materials
Course Description: This course introduces the fundamental workings of a variety of manufacturing processes. Analysis of a manufacturing process, its capabilities, typical applications, and its advantages and limitations focuses on production of simple and complex components. The topics highlighted in this course are; material selection, measurement and quality control, non destructive inspection techniques/ evaluation (NDT/ NDE), material removal using conventional and non traditional machining processes, casting, forming, joining, and the integration of these techniques into a manufacturing system.
EIN 4243 - Human Factor and Society Impact
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: None
Course Description: This course covers the optimization of the relationship between technology and humans. Human characteristics, behaviors, and factors associated with designing products and creating work environments that boost productivity while minimizing safety issues are also covered. Additional topics, include ergonomics, workplace safety, human error, product design, human capability, and human-computer interaction.
EMA 3050 - Introduction to Inorganic Materials
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: EGN 3365 - Structure and Properties of Materials
Course Description: This course introduces structure, processing and properties of inorganic materials and their applications. Fabrication techniques for metals and ceramics and their subsequent technology and engineering applications will be covered.
EMA 3066 - Introduction to Organic Materials - Polymers
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: CHM 2045 Chemistry 1 and PHY 2049 Physics 2 and EGN 3365 Structure and Properties of Materials
Course Description: Uses, structure, processing and properties of organic materials, including polymers, biomacromolecules, and small molecule organic materials. Scientific principles are introduced through discussion of developed organic materials for high technology applications.
EMA 3084 - Fundamentals of Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: EGN 3365 - Structure and Properties of Materials and PHY 2049 - Physics 2 and MAP 2302 - Differential Equations
Course Description: This course is an introduction to the field of nanomaterials and nanotechnology which prepares students for practical use of nanomaterials and nanotechnology by discussing widely employed applications as well as providing a theoretical basis for understanding concepts that are relevant to nanoscience.
EMA 3413 - Electronic, Optical, and Magnetic Properties of Materials
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: PHY 2049 - Physics 2 and MAC 2313 - Analytic Geometry and Calculus 3 and EGN 3365 - Structure and Properties of Materials
Course Description: Atomistic and quantum-mechanical description of the electrical, optical, magnetic properties of materials. This course deals with metals, alloys, semiconductors, polymers, dielectrics and amorphous materials. Special emphasis is given to technology applications of electronic materials.
EMA 4491 - Nanotechnology and Materials for Energy Storage and Generation
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: Permission of Instructor
Course Description: How nanomaterials are used in batteries, ultracapacitors, and solar cells. Theory of measurements used to evaluate energy storage devices. Overview of how devices are integrated into systems.
EML 3100 - Thermodynamics
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: CHM 2045 - Chemistry 1 PHY 2048 - Physics 1 MAC 2312 - Analytic Geometry and Calculus 2
Course Description: This course covers the properties and processes of thermodynamics. Topics include the first and second laws of thermodynamics; entropy; Carnot Cycle and Brayton Cycle.
EML 3401 - Principles of Turbomachinery
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: EGN 3343 - Engineering Thermodynamics
Co-requisite: EGN 3015C - Mechanical Lab Design 1
Course Description: This course is an introductory course into turbomachinery. Turbomachines are those in which energy is transferred to or from a continuously moving fluid by the motion of a rotating element. Some of the most common and important machines used in engineering and industry fall into this category, including those which absorb power, such as fans, compressors and pumps or other varieties of machines which generate power such as steam and gas turbines. This course introduces the principles of fluid machinery design with emphasis on the axial and centrifugal machinery. (Spring#2-odd year)
EML 3452 - Energy Conversion and Sustainability
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: MAC 2313 - Analytic Geometry and Calculus 3 and MAP 2302 - Differential Equations
Co-requisite: EGN 3343 - Engineering Thermodynamics
Course Description: This course introduces various types of alternative energy sources such as solar, bio, hydro, wind, ocean, and geothermal energy. Depending on energy sources and end use applications, various energy conversion and storage methods are utilized. Technological advantages and disadvantages associated with individual energy sources as well as their environmental impacts and sustainability are discussed.
EML 3535C - Computer Manufacturing and Control
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: EGN 2002C - Skills and Design 2 and COP 2271C - Introduction to Computation and Programming and EGN 3331 - Strength of Materials
Course Description: Students will be exposed to introduction to the theory and practice of Computer Aided Design, Engineering, and Manufacturing with emphasis in Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) and Computer Numeric Control (CNC) for manufacturing as well as Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams (P&ID) and Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC) for controlling industrial processes.
EML 3811 - Mechatronic Systems
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: EEL 3111 and COP 2271 Introduction to Computation and Programming and MAP 2302 Differential Equations and EGN 3321 Dynamics
Course Description: An interdisciplinary course overviewing the design and analysis of mechatronic and robotic systems. Specific topics include sensors, basic signal processing, actuator modeling and implementation, and an introduction to system control. This class will include hands-on activities and laboratories to reinforce both practical and theoretical topics.
EML 4140 - Heat Transfer
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: EGN 3343 Engineering Thermodynamics and EML 3015 - Fluid Mechanics and MAC 2313 - Analytic Geometry and Calculus 3 and MAP 2302 - Differential Equations
Course Description: This course covers the basic principles of conduction, convection, and radiation heat transfer.
EML 4224 - Control Systems - FEA Modeling
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: None
EML 4225 - Introduction to Vibrations and Controls
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: EGN 3321 - Dynamics and MAP 2302 - Differential Equations and EEL 3111 and EEL 3111L
Course Description: Free and forced vibration of multi degree of freedom systems, material modes, open vs. closed loop control, time and frequency domain design of control systems.
EML 4300 - Interoperability and Standards
Credits: 3
Course Description: Methodologies, processes and theory related to calibration, and sample preparation, process management and standards for related technology, materials and operations are discussed. Additionally the course will engage trade associations and standardization bodies to understand the related industry impact.
EML 4500 - Design and Analysis of Machine Components
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: EGN 3331 - Strength of Materials and MAP 2302 - Differential Equations
Course Description: Application of the principles of mechanics of materials in machine design. Topics include stress and deflection analysis of machine parts, variable loads, endurance limits, fasteners, bearings, power transmission, code consideration of pressure and vacuum vessels, and elements of design.
EML 4542 - Materials Selection in Design and Manufacturing
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: Junior Standing and EGN 3365 - Structure and Properties of Materials and EGN 3331 - Strength of Materials
Course Description: This course examines the selection and application of the materials predicated on materials science and engineering case studies covering most engineering applications. The course examines a systematic approach for the development of a new idea or product and facilitate the continuous improvement processes for products currently on the market. The approach is based on evaluating open-ended design problems with respect to the interrelationship between material, shape, function and processes used to produce a variety of products. Through the design process, engineering materials and their properties are explored using the Ashby Materials Selection Charts using case studies and design experiences that focus on materials selection and multiple constraints, the factors involved in materials processing and design, and the use of data sources.
EML 4600 - Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning (HVAC)
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: MAC 2313 - Analytic Geometry and Calculus 3 and MAP 2302 Differential Equations
Co-requisite or Prerequisite: EGN 3343 Engineering Thermodynamics
Co-requisite: EGN 3343 - Engineering Thermodynamics
Course Description: This course is designed to familiarize students to heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration processes and to develop a capability for the analysis of system performance. Dynamic response of buildings under transient thermal loads are modeled and simulated.
EML 4950C - Engineering Design Senior Capstone 1
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: EGN 3016C - Mechanical Lab Design 2 and EGN 3343 - Engineering Thermodynamics and EML 3015 - Fluid Mechanics and EGN 3365 - Structure and Properties of Materials and EML 3811 Mechatronic Systems (formerly EML 3303C)
Course Description: Teams of students will design, build and test a solution to a real-world design problem appropriate to each student’s program of study. Students will demonstrate the solution they develop at the end of the course. Verbal and written technical and managerial reports are also required. This course meets communication/writing-intensive requirements.
EML 4951C - Engineering Design Senior Capstone 2
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: EML 4950C Engineering Design Senior Capstone 1
Course Description: This course is a continuation of EML 4950 - Engineering Design Senior Capstone 1 . Student teams will continue to work and refine their projects utilizing engineering analysis/testing techniques along with customer feedback. Teams will also apply robust design analysis, fault tree analysis and create extensive documentation. This course meets communication/writing-intensive requirements.
ENV 2003 - Introduction to Environmental Engineering
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: MAC 2312 - Analytic Geometry and Calculus 2 and PHY 2048 - Physics 1 and CHM 2045 - Chemistry 1
Course Description: The application of basic principles and equations dealing with water, air, and solid and hazardous wastes; material and energy balances; and chemical and biochemical cycles. Topics include water resources, water quality and pollution, air quality and pollution, solid and hazardous wastes, and environmental legislation.
ENV 3004C - Environmental Lab I
Credits: 2
Prerequisites: EGN 2002C Skills and Design 2 ,EGN 3311 Statics , MAC 2313 Analytic Geometry and Calculus 3 , ENV 2003 Introduction to Environmental Engineering
Course Description: An introduction to environmental monitoring and analysis through both traditional analytical techniques and innovative remote monitoring. Design practices and performance evaluation for storm water, drinking water, and wastewater will be examined throughout the course. Strong data analysis and technical reporting will be required for each lab procedure.
(Amended 10/25/2021)
ENV 3008 - Environmental Chemistry
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: CHM 2046 - Chemistry 2
Course Description: Survey of principles of chemistry with applications to water, emphasizing properties, composition, redox equilibria, and complexation; environmental organic chemistry; earth’s atmosphere with emphasis on chemical composition, gaseous inorganic pollutants and oxides, and photochemical smog.
ENV 3897 - Applied Environmental Research
Credits: 2
Course Description: Students are involved in engineering projects throughout the university experience and have the opportunity to make meaningful impacts on a local or regional level. In the process, communication and writing skills are developed. This course builds on and extends knowledge and skills that are foundational to the capstone sequence.
ENV 4042 - Environmental Sensing
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: Permission from Department Chair.
Course Description: Current and coming technologies for environmental sensing and their use in sustainable design (including robotics, drones, remote sampling and testing, transmission).
ENV 4044 - Data Analytics for Sustainable Systems
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: Permission from Department Chair
Course Description: The analysis of environmental data sets for sustainable design, planning and remediation.
ENV 4053 - Environmental Impacts of Power Generation
Credits: 3
Course Description: Renewable and non-renewable power generation; environmental impacts at local, regional and global levels; hazardous wastes; and sustainability.
ENV 4063 - Environmental Toxicology
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: CHM 2046 - Chemistry 2
Course Description: Effects of environmental toxicants on humans, animals, and the environment. Modified content appropriate for upper level undergraduate students.
ENV 4121 - Fundamentals of Air Pollution Engineering/Control Design
Credits: 3
Course Description: Sources, effects and regulation of air pollutants. Meteorology and dispersion of pollutants. Sampling and analysis of gaseous and particulate air pollutants. Photochemical air pollution and mobile sources. Principles of particulate and gaseous emission control; design and operation of particulate and gas control equipment to meet federal emission standards.
ENV 4341 - Solid and Hazardous Waste Management
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: MAP 2302 - Differential Equations and EGN 3343 - Engineering Thermodynamics and EML 3015 - Fluid Mechanics and ENV 2003 - Introduction to Environmental Engineering
Course Description: Generation of solid and hazardous wastes. Collection, methods, equipment, costs and disposal. Rules, regulations and management systems for proper control of solid and hazardous wastes. Evaluation of engineering systems to minimize costs and regulatory problems.
ENV 4346 - Green Process Design
Credits: 3
Course Description: Includes process analysis, green chemistry, waste prevention, pollution prevention; students are taught to critically analyze process flowsheets to determine critical control points, identify opportunities to prevent waste generation, identify recycling or reuse opportunities, and optimize economics.
ENV 4368 - Environmental Sensor Informatics
Credits: 3
Course Description: Modern data analysis for the interpretation of large networks of sensors for intelligent environmental monitoring and sustainable management of the environment.
ENV 4403 - Sustainable Nanotechnology
Credits: 3
Course Description: Intentional and unintentional impacts of nanotechnology on the environment.
ENV 4412 - Physicochemical Processes in Environmental Engineering
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: MAP 2302 - Differential Equations and EGN 3343 - Engineering Thermodynamics and EML 3015 - Fluid Mechanics and ENV 2003 - Introduction to Environmental Engineering
Course Description: Physical and chemical processes governing water quality in natural and engineered systems with applications to potable water treatment. Topics include reactor dynamics, coagulation and flocculation, sedimentation, filtration, gas transfer, adsorption and ion exchange, and membrane processes. How to measure physicochemical process parameters, emphasizing experimental design, data evaluation, and report writing.
ENV 4514 - Water and Wastewater Treatment
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: Permission from Department Chair, Provost, or Designee
Course Description: Design of water and wastewater treatment units.
ENV 4538 - Advanced Instrumentation for Environmental Analysis
Credits: 3
Course Description: Use of modern instrumentation (including imaging, x-ray analysis, etc.) for environmental analysis.
ENV 4561 - Hydraulic Systems Design
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: MAP 2302 - Differential Equations and MAC 2313 - Analytic Geometry and Calculus 3
Course Description: Hydraulic design of water distribution systems, wastewater collection and disposal systems, and water and wastewater treatment plants.
ENV 4612C - Sustainability in Engineering
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: PHY 2048 - Physics 1 and CHM 2045 - Chemistry 1 and MAC 2312 - Analytic Geometry and Calculus 2 and ENV 2003 - Introduction to Environmental Engineering
Course Description: Sustainable practices are defined and green engineering principles are directed towards engineering design. Life cycle analysis are used to assess environmental, economic, and societal impacts to evaluate material choices, construction practices, water and waste treatment practices, transportation infrastructure, policy, and planning, agricultural practices, and energy generation and consumption.
ENV 4941 - Capstone I
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: Senior status, at least two elective courses in the program and Permission from Department Chair.
Course Description: Open-ended design project in which students work in teams. Oral presentations and written reports cover alternates considered, design assumptions, cost, safety, and feasibility. This is a communication-intensive course.
ENV 4942 - Capstone II
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: ENV 4941 - Capstone I
Course Description: This course is a continuation of ENV 4941 - Capstone I. Student teams will continue to work and refine their projects. Open-ended design project in which Senior students lead research teams. Oral presentations and written reports cover alternates considered, design assumptions, cost, safety, and feasibility. This is a communication-intensive course.
GIS 3043C - GIS for Environmental Studies
Credits: 2
Course Description: Geographic Information Systems (GIS) technology for environmental analysis. GIS theory with training using ArcGIS, including environmental analysis and practical examples.
IDS 1380 - Introduction to STEM
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: None
Course Description: This foundational course provides practical mathematical application to problems in engineering, computer science, and related STEM disciplines. All STEM applications will be presented within the context math topics and reinforced through extensive examples of their use in the core STEM courses. This course is designed to put the application first and then apply the mathematics to model or simulate it with hand calculations and/or computer software. Student will focus on their ‘habits of mind’ to consciously practice problem solving techniques, exercise best practice formats, and implement software that will provide the foundation for future success in a STEM curriculum.
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