ENGINEERING

Subject abbreviation: ENGR  

J. Keith Oddson, Ph.D., Associate Dean for Undergraduate Affairs

College Office, A159 Bourns Hall

Courses in Engineering are a multidisciplinary approach to providing students with training in concepts common to multiple engineering fields. The courses support the undergraduate programs in Chemical, Electrical, Environmental, and Mechanical Engineering. Refer to these programs in this section of the Catalog for information on course application.

LOWER-DIVISION COURSES  

ENGR 010.
Introduction to Engineering. (2)

Discussion, one hour; laboratory, three hours. Prerequisite(s): none. Introduction to and experience with common everyday engineering and technology devices. Aims to enrich students' appreciation of technology and the application of simple science and engineering concepts in the design and operation of these devices, and to provide students with an early positive engineering experience and interaction with College of Engineering faculty. Graded Satisfactory (S) or No Credit (NC).

ENGR 091.
Freshman Seminar. (1)

Prerequisite(s): freshman standing in the College of Engineering or consent of instructor. Introduction to careers in engineering and computer science. Professional and academic opportunities; ethical responsibilities of engineers and computer scientists; current research directions; academic qualifications and skills required. Faculty and invited participants survey the various disciplines. Students keep a journal summarizing the weekly activities. A term paper is required. Enrollment is limited. Graded Satisfactory (S) or No Credit (NC).

UPPER-DIVISION COURSES

ENGR 100.
Engineering Thermodynamics. (4)

Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Prerequisite(s): CHEM 001C, MATH 010A, PHYS 040B; or consent of instructor. Work and energy, first and second laws of thermodynamics, reversible processes, Carnot cycle, entropy change, heat engines and refrigerators, properties of pure substances, relationships between thermodynamic properties.

ENGR 115.
Introductory Fluid Mechanics. (4)

Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Prerequisite(s): MATH 010A, MATH 046, ME 010; or consent of instructor. Principles and applications of fluid mechanics. Fluid statics, conservation of momentum and energy, dynamics of incompressible and compressible flow in conduits, flow past immersed bodies, transportation and metering fluids, agitation and mixing.

ENGR 116.
Heat Transfer. (4)

Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Prerequisite(s): ENGR 100, ENGR 115; or consent of instructor. The analysis of steady and transient heat conduction, forced and natural convection, radiation heat transfer. Design of heat exchangers.

ENGR 118.
Engineering Modeling and Analysis. (5)

Lecture, four hours; discussion, one hour. Prerequisite(s): CHEM 001C, MATH 046, PHYS 040B; or consent of instructor. Formulation of mathematical models for engineering systems. Application of mass momentum, and energy balances to derive governing differential equations. Solution of equations using spreadsheets and other software packages. Fitting linear and nonlinear models to experimental data.

ENGR 190.
Special Studies. (1-5)

Individual Study, 3 to 15 hours. Prerequisite(s): upper-division standing or consent of instructor. To be taken with the consent of the chair of the appropriate Engineering program as a means of meeting special curricular problems. Units in this course may not be used to meet requirements for the major unless so designated as a replacement for a requirement not being offered during the student's remaining tenure. Course is repeatable to a maximum of 9 units.

ENGR 198-I.
Individual Internship. (1-12)

Internship, 3 to 36 hours. Prerequisite(s): upper-division standing or consent of instructor; consent of off-campus supervisors and appropriate Engineering program chair. Designed to provide experience as a practicing engineer in a governmental, industrial, or research unit. Jointly supervised by an off-campus sponsor and an Engineering faculty member. Requires a written final report. Units may not be used to satisfy major requirements. Course is repeatable to a maximum of 16 units.