Course Offerings

Fall 2023▲

See complete information about these courses in the course offerings database. For more information about a specific course, including course type, schedule and location, click on its title.

Introduction to Engineering

ENGN 178 - Woodruff, Steven

This course introduces students to basic skills useful to engineers, the engineering design process, and the engineering profession. Students learn various topics of engineering, including engineering disciplines, the role of an engineer in the engineering design process, and engineering ethics. Skills learned in this course include programming and the preparation of engineering drawings. Programming skills are developed using flowcharting and MATLAB. Autodesk Inventor is used to create three-dimensional solid models and engineering drawings. The course culminates in a collaborative design project, allowing students to use their new skills

Mechanics I: Statics

ENGN 203 - Kuehner, Joel P.

The science of mechanics is used to study bodies in equilibrium under the action of external forces. Emphasis is on problem solving: trusses, frames and machines, centroids, area moments of inertia, beams, cables, and friction.

Electrical Circuits

ENGN 207 - Erickson, Jonathan C. (Jon)

Same as PHYS 207. A detailed study of electrical circuits and the methods used in their analysis. Basic circuit components, as well as devices such as operational amplifiers, are investigated. The laboratory acquaints the student both with fundamental electronic diagnostic equipment and with the design and behavior of useful circuits.

Interm Topics in Engineering: Machine Dynamics and Design

ENGN 295C - Kuehner, Joel P.

Rigid body analysis of common machines to determine machine output for an input driving force.  Students learn to generate machines that express desired motions or complete specific tasks, such as quick-return, dwells, or parallel motion.  Students will prototype their machine designs using 3D printing and laser cutting techniques.

Solid Mechanics

ENGN 301 - Liu, Mengying

Internal equilibrium of members; introduction to mechanics of continuous media; concepts of stress, material properties, principal moments of inertia; deformation caused by axial loads, shear, torsion, bending and combined loading.

Solid Mechanics Laboratory

ENGN 351 - Liu, Mengying

Experimental observation and correlation with theoretical predictions of elastic behavior of structures under static loading; statically determinate loading of beams; tension of metals; compression of mortar; torsion; and computer models for stress analysis.

Capstone Design

ENGN 378 - Woodruff, Steven

First term of the year-long capstone design project in which student teams solve open-ended engineering problems by integrating and synthesizing engineering design and analysis learned in previous courses. Project topics vary year-to-year and are driven by student interest. The fall term is dedicated to the design and planning phases. This includes project topic selection; comprehensive study of necessary background material; and identification of design objectives, conceptual models, and materials and equipment needed.

Directed Individual Research

ENGN 421 - Liu, Mengying

Directed research in engineering. May be repeated for degree credit. May be carried out during the summer.

Directed Individual Research

ENGN 421 - Kuehner, Joel P.

Directed research in engineering. May be repeated for degree credit. May be carried out during the summer.

Directed Individual Research

ENGN 421 - Erickson, Jonathan C. (Jon)

Directed research in engineering. May be repeated for degree credit. May be carried out during the summer.

Spring 2023▲

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Introduction to Engineering Design

ENGN 250 - Woodruff, Steven

This course introduces students to the principles of engineering design through first-hand experience with a design project that culminates in a design competition. In this project-based course, the students gain an understanding of computer-aided drafting, machining techniques, construction methods, design criteria, progress- and final-report writing, and group presentations.

Directed Individual Research

ENGN 421 - Liu, Mengying

Directed research in engineering. May be repeated for degree credit. May be carried out during the summer.

Winter 2023▲

See complete information about these courses in the course offerings database. For more information about a specific course, including course type, schedule and location, click on its title.

Introduction to Engineering

ENGN 178 - Liu, Mengying

This course introduces students to basic skills useful to engineers, the engineering design process, and the engineering profession. Students learn various topics of engineering, including engineering disciplines, the role of an engineer in the engineering design process, and engineering ethics. Skills learned in this course include programming and the preparation of engineering drawings. Programming skills are developed using flowcharting and MATLAB. Autodesk Inventor is used to create three-dimensional solid models and engineering drawings. The course culminates in a collaborative design project, allowing students to use their new skills

Mechanics II: Dynamics

ENGN 204 - Kuehner, Joel P.

A study of kinetics of particles and rigid bodies including force, mass, acceleration, work, energy, and momentum.

Mathematical Methods for Physics and Engineering

ENGN 225 - Woodruff, Steven

Same as PHYS 225. Study of a collection of mathematical techniques particularly useful in upper-level courses in physics and engineering: vector differential operators such as gradient, divergence, and curl; functions of complex variables; Fourier analysis; orthogonal functions; matrix algebra and the matrix eigenvalue problem; ordinary and partial differential equations.

Materials Science and Engineering

ENGN 260 - Liu, Mengying

Same as PHYS 260. An introduction to solid state materials. A study of the relation between microstructure and the corresponding physical properties for metals, ceramics, polymers, and composites.

Bioengineering and Bioinspired Design

ENGN 267 - Erickson, Jonathan C. (Jon)

Same as BIOL 267. Interdisciplinary study of the physical principles of animal navigation and sensory mechanisms. This course integrates biology, physics, engineering, and quantitative methods to study how an animal's physiology is optimized to perform a critical function, as well as how these biological systems inspire new technologies. Topics include: long-distance navigation; locomotion; optical, thermal, and auditory sensing; bioelectricity; biomaterials; and swarm synchronicity. Some examples of questions addressed are: How does a loggerhead turtle navigate during a 9,000 mile open-ocean swim to return to the beach where it was born? How does a blowfly hover and outmaneuver an F-16? How is the mantis shrimp eye guiding the next revolution in DVD technology? This course is intended for students interested in working on problems at the boundary of biology and physics/engineering, and is appropriate for those who have more experience in one field than the other. Lectures, reading and discussion of research literature, and hands-on investigation/field-work, where appropriate.

Fluid Mechanics

ENGN 311 - Kuehner, Joel P.

Fluid statics; application of the integral mass, momentum, and energy equations using control volume concepts; introduction to viscous flow, boundary layer theory, and differential analysis.

Fluid Mechanics Laboratory

ENGN 361 - Kuehner, Joel P.

Experimental investigation of fluid mechanics under static and dynamic conditions. Correlation of experimental results with theoretical models of fluid behavior. Experiments examine concepts such as hydrostatic force, fluid kinematics, kinetics, and energy.

Capstone Design

ENGN 379 - Woodruff, Steven

Second term of the year-long capstone design project in which student teams solve open-ended engineering problems by integrating and synthesizing engineering design and analysis learned in previous courses. Project topics vary year-to-year and are driven by student interest. The winter term is dedicated to implementation -- building, testing, analyzing, and revising the design, culminating with a public presentation and proof-of-concept demonstration.

Directed Individual Research

ENGN 421 - Liu, Mengying

Directed research in engineering. May be repeated for degree credit. May be carried out during the summer.

Directed Individual Research: Gastrointestinal System & Devices

ENGN 421D - Erickson, Jonathan C. (Jon)

Directed research in engineering. May be carried out during the summer.

Directed Individua Research: Film Flow Research

ENGN 421E - Kuehner, Joel P.

Directed research in engineering. May be carried out during the summer.

Directed Individual Research: Engineering Design of Musical Instruments

ENGN 421F - Erickson, Jonathan C. (Jon)