Prerequisites may be waived by consent of the joint program faculty.
Engineering
1010 Introduction to Engineering (1)
Course consists of a series of lectures on engineering, fields of study
within engineering, the engineering profession, types of work activities,
and professional registration. Introduction to team building and the
teamwork approach to projects and problem-solving common in an engineering
curriculum and in the engineering profession. Guest lecturers will participate.
2310 Statics (3)
Prerequisites: Math 1900 and Physics 2111. Statics of particles and
rigid bodies. Equivalent systems of forces. Distributed forces: centroids.
Applications to trusses, frames, machines, beams, and cables. Friction.
Moments of inertia. Principle of virtual work and applications.
2320 Dynamics (3)
Prerequisite: Engineering 2310. Review of vector algebra and calculus.
Kinematics of a particle. Newton 's laws and the kinetics of a particle.
Work and energy. Impulse and momentum. Kinematics of rigid bodies. General
theorems for systems of particles. Kinetics of rigid bodies. The inertia
tensor.
All courses listed below require admission to candidacy for a degree
in the UM-St. Louis/ Washington University Joint Undergraduate Engineering
Program. Prerequisites may be waived by consent of the Joint Program
faculty. Audits are not permitted.
Chemical Engineering
JCHE 4430 Environmental Engineering Chemistry (3)
Prerequisite: Chemistry 1121. Introduction to the engineering aspects
of air, water, soil, and geosphere chemistry. Toxicology and hazardous
wastes. Pollution sources, dynamics, and ultimate fates. Sampling, control
strategies, and regulations.
Civil Engineering
JCE 1451 Engineering Graphics (3)
Prerequisite: Junior standing. Techniques in graphic communication
and problem solving and design utilizing freehand sketches and computer
graphics. Principles of orthographic projection, pictorial drawing, sectional
views, dimensioning and tolerancing. Computer drawing and modeling: layout
techniques, editing commands, drawing management, and plotting. Design
project: individual or small group assignments, the design process, preliminary
drawings. This course is required for civil engineering majors.
JCE 2160 Surveying (3)
Horizontal and vertical control surveys, including traverses, triangulation,
trilateration, and leveling; basic adjustments of observations; geodetic
data; coordinate systems. Basic route surveying, including horizontal
and vertical curves.
JCE 2620 Introduction to Environmental Engineering (3)
Prerequisites:
Math 2000 and Chemistry 1121. The objective of this course is to introduce
students to the field of environmental engineering. The course will emphasize
basic principles of mass and energy conservation which govern physical,
chemical and biological processes. Applications include the estimation
of contaminent concentrations and the design of environmental controls.
JCE 3360 Civil Engineering Materials Lab (1)
Testing procedures, testing machines, use of laboratory equipment,
analysis of data, and presentation of results. Laboratory tests on static
tension, compression, bending, and torsion of metal specimens. Tests
on wood. Determination of compressive and tensile strengths of concrete.
Design of concrete mixes and verification of strength. Experiments in
advanced topics in mechanics of materials.
JCE 3410 Structural Analysis (3)
Prerequisite: JME 2410. A review of the calculation of reactions, shear,
and bending moment. Definition, construction and use of influence lines.
Deflections for statically determinate structures using the virtual work
method. Analysis of statically indeterminate trusses using the method
of consistent deformations. Analysis of continuous beams and planar frames
using the consistent deformation, slope-deflection and moment distribution
methods. The influence of span on strength, stability, and economy of
structures. An introduction to structural analysis software.
JCE 3420 Structural Design (3)
Prerequisites: JME 3250 and JCE 3410. Fundamentals of structural design
in steel, reinforced concrete, and timber. Familiarization with the sources
of various design codes and practice in interpreting them. Computer graphics
applications.
JCE 3520 Environmental Engineering Science (3)
Prerequisite: JME 3700 (may be taken concurrently) or permission of
instructor. Application of the basic principles of chemistry, microbiology,
and fluid mechanics to the analysis of environmental problems, especially
those involving control of water and land contamination. Properties of
municipal and industrial waste water, solid waste, and hazardous waste.
Estimation of assimilative capacity and other characteristics of receiving
waters. Introduction to unit processes and unit operations used in the
treatment of municipal and industrial waste water. Design of professes
and facilities used for treating drinking water, waste water, and sludge
disposal. Waste minimization and recycling in both industrial and municipal
settings
JCE 3740 Hydraulics and Hydrology (3)
Prerequisite: JME 3700 (may be taken concurrently). The concepts and
theory of hydraulics and hydrology are discussed through lectures and
practical engineering applications. Open channel flow, hydrograph analysis,
watershed hydrology, frequency concepts, hydraulic design, and sedimentation
are addressed.
JCE 3760 Hydraulic Engineering (3)
Prerequisite: JME 3700. The principles of open channel flow will be
discussed and illustrated with practical examples. Methods for channel
design, storm sewer, culvert and bridge analysis will be presented using
the concepts of gradually-varied, steady flow. A design project using
computerized analysis and design is used to implement concepts in a large
practical application.
JCE 4000 Independent Study (1-6)
Prerequisites: Junior standing and consent of faculty adviser. Independent
investigation of a civil engineering topic of special interest to a student
performed under the direction of a faculty member.
JCE 4080 Environmental Engineering Laboratory - Water/Soil
(3)
Prerequisite: JCHE 4430. Laboratory experiments to illustrate the application
of engineering fundamentals to environmental systems. Characterization
and control of water/soil pollutants. Introduction to relevant analytical
instrumentation and laboratory techniques. Laboratory work supported
with theoretical analysis and modeling as appropriate.
JCE 4090 Environmental Engineering Laboratory - Air (3)
Prerequisite: JCHE 4430. Laboratory Experiments to illustrate the application
of engineering fundamentals to environmental systems. Characterization
and control of air pollutants. Introduction to relevant analytical instrumentation
and laboratory techniques. Laboratory work supported with theoretical
analysis and modeling as appropriate.
JCE 4100 Design of Timber Structures (3)
Prerequisites: JCE 3410 and JCE 3420. Study of basic physical and mechanical
properties of wood and design considerations. Design and behavior of
wood beams, columns, beam-columns, connectors, and fasteners. Introduction
to plywood and glued laminates members. Analysis and design of structural
diaphragms and shear walls.
JCE 4160 Introduction to Elasticity (3)
Prerequisites: JCE 141. Introduction to elasticity: indicial notation,
stress and strain, material laws. Plane stress and plane strain problems
and illustrations. Torsion of prismatic bars. Energy principles: virtual
work, potential energy and complementary energy theorems, reciprocal
theorems Introduction to plates and shells.
JCE 4190 Soil Mechanics (3)
Prerequisites: JME 2410 and JME 3700. Basic geology as it relates to
index and classification properties of soil. Exploration, sampling, and
testing techniques. Soil compaction and stabilization. Capillary, shrinkage,
swelling, and frost action in soils. Effective stress, permeability,
seepage, and flow nets. Consolidation and consolidation settlements.
Stresses in soil. Time rate of consolidation. Mohr's circle, stress path,
and failure theories. Shearing strength of sand and clays.
JCE 4200 Soil Exploration and Testing (1)
Prerequisite: JCE 4190 (may be taken concurrently). Soil exploration;
in-situ testing, laboratory testing of soil; processing of test data
using a microcomputer; statistical analysis of test data; use of test
results in the decision-making process.
JCE 4220 Pre-Stressed Concrete Design (3)
Prerequisites:
Senior status. Analysis and design of prestressed concrete members. Direct
design of composite and noncomposite members for flexure. Design of continuous
beams. Flexural strength, shear strength, and design of anchorage zone.
JCE 4250 Professional Engineering Services (3)
Prerequisites: Senior standing. An introduction to the use and integration
of professional services for Project Design and Delivery Systems in construction
projects will be presented. The relationship between owner and the professional
service personnel, architects, engineers, contractors and construction
managers will be explored in detail. The role, techniques, procedures,
management principles, and professional responsibilities will be presented
and discussed. Real projects will be presented to illustrate the various
project delivery systems used in design and construction. These points
will be illustrated through a semester long team project.
JCE 4370 Matrix Structural Analysis (3)
Prerequisites: JCE 3410. This course will cover analysis of framed
structures, planar and 3-D, using beam--column elements and shear walls
and floors. Flexibility and stiffness analyses are performed by generating
the matrices and carrying through the analyses step by step with a matrix
manipulator program. A commercially available program is used to check
at least one problem.
JCE 4390 Computational Structural Mechanics (3)
This course is an introduction to analysis and design of structures
using finite elements. The topics covered include: elementary theory
of elasticity, plate theories and buckling of plate structures, finite
element formulation of 2-D elasticity and plate problems. Hands on use
of commercial finite element software is emphasized throughout. A major
design project is included.
JCE 4580 Structural Stability (3)
Prerequisites: Senior standing. This course will cover the following
topics: classification of instability phenomena; imperfection sensitivity;
illustration with mechanical models; systems with finite degrees of freedom,;
postbuckling analysis using perturbation techniques; stability and nonlinear
behavior of struts, plates, and cylindrical shells; nonconservation problems;
and numerical methods.
JCE 4600 Highway and Traffic Engineering (3)
Prerequisites: JCE 2160 and senior standing. Study of basic highway
design and traffic circulation principles. Study of design elements of
alignment, profile, cross-section, intersection types, interchange types,
and controlled-access highways. Investigation of functional highway classification.
Traffic volume, delay and accident studies. Analysis of highway capacity
of uninterrupted flow, interrupted flow. Freeway, ramp, and weaving sections.
JCE 4620 Transportation Planning (3)
Prerequisites: Senior standing. This course will cover the following
topics: fundamentals of multimodal transportation planning; urban study
components, including study design and organization, origin-destination
analysis, traditional traffic model processes of trip generation, distribution
and assignment; urban transportation entity analysis (shopping centers,
terminals, etc.); state and regional study components, including state
and national needs and capital improvement programs, regional funding
capabilities and related national transportation policy and legislative
acts.
JCE 4630 Design of Steel Structures (3)
Prerequisites: JCE 3410, JCE 3420. Behavior and design of steel frames
by “allowable stress” and “maximum strength” based
on deterministic and LRFD (Load-resistance factor design) methods. Design
of beams, columns, beam-columns, plate girders, connections, multistory
frames, and bridge girders. Torsional design of steel structures. Plastic
analysis and design of steel structures. Miscellaneous topics in structural
steel construction and design.
JCE 4640 Foundations (3)
Prerequisites: JCE 3420, JCE 4190 and JCE 4200. Principal problems
in design and construction of foundations for bridges and buildings.
Bearing capacity of deep and shallow foundations; pressure on retaining
walls and slope stability; modern developments in piling, cofferdams,
open caissons, pneumatic caissons.
JCE 4650 Airport Planning and Construction (3)
Prerequisites: Senior standing. Fundamentals of airport planning location,
construction, and legislative and fiscal implementation. Location principles
with respect to the region and the site. Analysis of air travel demand
models. Air control systems and navigation principles affecting airport
design. Design of the site for runway, taxiway, and terminal location.
Pavement and construction principles with respect to design. Current
federal policy and fiscal programming for airport planning. Principles
of integration with ground transport systems.
JCE 4660 Advanced Design of Concrete Structures (3)
Prerequisites: JME 3250, JCE 3410, JCE 3420. Flexural behavior and
design, strength and deformation of rectangular and nonrectangular sections,
shear strength, beam-columns, long columns, slab systems, design of frames,
and footings will be covered.
JCE 4690 Construction Management Project (3)
Prerequisites: JCE 4730 and JEP 3810. The course entails the study
of principles and steps involved in the development of a project from
design through bidding and construction with emphasis on preconstruction
planning and construction operations. The students will be required to
submit a report on project budget, bidding strategy and construction
schedule. Lecture topics will be supplemented by a resource pool of consultants
on estimating, scheduling and contracting who will provide advice and
guidance to the students.
JCE 4720 Legal Aspects of Construction (3)
Prerequisite: Junior standing or permission of instructor. A survey
of the legal problems of the construction manager. Including but not
limited to, liability in the areas of contracts, agency, torts, assurance,
bad judgment and oversight.
JCE 4730 Construction Operations and Management (3)
Prerequisite: Junior standing. The construction industry, its development,
components, and organization. Contracting methods. Applications and limitations.
Selection of equipment using production analysis and economics. Field
engineering, including form design, shoring, embankment design. Purchasing
and change orders. Safety and claims.
JCE 4740 Economic Decisions in Engineering (3)
Prerequisite: Junior standing. Principles of economics involved in
engineering decisions. Decisions between alternatives based on the efficient
allocation of resources. Topics include the time element in economics,
analytical techniques for economy studies, and taxes.
JCE 4750 Introduction to Urban Planning (3)
Prerequisite: Senior standing. A focus on the fundamental factors and
techniques that the civil engineer must consider: population, economic
base, land use, urban design, regional analysis, fiscal analysis, zoning,
and public facilities analysis. Synthesis of these techniques into a
major student project, typically involving groups of three to six students.
Each project is assigned by the instructor and usually involves a real-life
situation or problem that requires original data collection. In-class
presentation, discussion, and critique of each group project.
JCE 4760 Site Planning and Engineering (3)
Prerequisite: Senior standing. A focus on the legal, engineering, and
economic aspects of planning and design of facilities at a site-specific
level. Concepts of legal and economic feasibility of site design are
developed in conjunction with the study of civil engineering activities
involved in dealing with urban design alternatives for residential, commercial,
industrial, and recreational land uses. Case studies and review of current
legislation affecting site planning and engineering are undertaken, culminating
in a major design project.
JCE 4770 Decision Analysis and Construction Applications (3)
Introduction and application of systems engineering and statistics
toward solving construction and civil engineering problems. Included
are the following topics: network and linear programming models, construction
and evaluation of decision trees to clarify choice of actions under uncertainty,
probability distributions, sample statistics, linear regression models,
sampling plans for quality assurance. Personal computer usage emphasized
for problem solving.
JCE 4780 Knowledge-Based Expert Systems in Civil Engineering
(3)
Prerequisite: JCS 1360 or equivalent. Topics relating to the development
of expert systems discussed with emphasis on application in civil and
structural engineering. Subjects include knowledge engineering, frame-
and rule-based expert systems, use of expert shells and tools, prototyping,
and reasoning with uncertainty. Case studies and computer exercises supplement
lectures. Students are expected to develop a prototype expert system.
JCE 4800 Computer Applications in Construction Management (3)
Prerequisite: JCE 4730. A comprehensive study of computer applications
in construction management. Topics include: configuration of hardware/software
requirements for the management of a typical project; application programs
used in project date base management and project schedule/cost control
systems; data management techniques and development of custom reports
for use in project management and control.
JCE 4820 Design of Water Quality Control Facilities (3)
Prerequisite: JCE 3520. Application of environmental engineering principles
to design of water and wastewater treatment facilities. Critical review
of process design issues associated with physical, chemical, and biological
treatment processes. Definition of problems and objectives, evaluation
of alternatives, and use of these concepts in process design. Design-oriented
class/group project.
JCE 4840 Probabilistic Methods in Civil Engineering Design
(3)
Prerequisite: JCE 3420 (may be taken concurrently). Probability concepts.
Analytical models of random phenomena. Functions of random variables.
Estimating parameters from data. Empirical determination of distribution
models. Regression and correlation analyses. Monte Carlo simulation.
Detailed examples of the application of probabilistic methods to structural,
transportation, hydrologic, and environmental system design.
JCE 4850 Bridge Analysis and Design (3)
Prerequisites:
JCE 3420. Study of fundamental bridge design philosophy and theory of
analysis using AASHTO Specifications. Strong emphasis on practical design
aspects of steel, and concrete bridges and associated analytical approaches.
Introduction to commercially available design software providing real
world solutions to various design challenges. Seismic design and analysis
are also included.
JCE 4860 Design of Masonry Structures (3)
Prerequisite: JCE 3420. History of masonry construction; masonry materials
and components; loadings for masonry structures; fundamentals of working
stress design; fundamentals of strength design; design of gravity load
resisting elements; design of lateral load resisting elements; details,
connections and joints; design of low-rise buildings; design of high-rise
buildings; design for water penetration resistance; quality control/inspection.
JCE 4940 Public Transportation
Technology (3)
Prerequisites: JCE 4620. An in-depth study and analysis of conventional
and emerging public transportation state-of-the-art systems. Brief review
of conventional transportation systems, study of bus-rapid systems, demand
responsive bus systems, personal rapid transit, dual-mode, guide-way
and automated freeway systems, and high-speed rail TACV systems. Review
of current Department of Transportation Administration-Urban Mass Transportation
Administration New Systems Research and Demonstration Programs. Students
will be responsible for a major project endeavor at conclusion of course.
JCE 4950 Fundamentals of Engineering Review (1)
Prerequisites: Senior Standing. The topics found in most engineer-in-training
exams will be reviewed and illustrated using examples. A discussion of
the importance of licensing exams and the strategies for taking these
exams will be discussed. The main topics for review include: engineering
mathematics, basic chemistry, engineering mechanics, engineering economics,
thermodynamics, electrical circuits, and material science.
JCE 4990 Senior Civil Engineering Seminar
Prerequisite: Senior standing. Students will research assigned topics
of importance to graduates entering the Civil Engineering profession
and prepare oral presentations and a written report. Student presentations
will be augmented by lectures from practicing professionals. Topics include
professional registration, early career development, graduate study,
effective presentations, construction quality, and case histories of
civil engineering projects.
Computer Science
JCS 1002 Introduction to Computing Tools: MATLAB Skills (1) This
course is aimed at the acquisition of MATLAB skills through hands on
familiarization and practice. Students practice the array, vector, and
mesh grid representations, use programming and plotting, and apply these
skills to solve numerical problems and generate reports. (JCS 1002 and
CS 1250 can substitute for JCS 1360)
JCS 1260 Introduction to Computing Programming (3)
Workshop course (lectures and supervised laboratory sessions) covering
the fundamental organization and operating principles of digital computers
and the systematic design and development of well-structured programs.
After an intensive exposure to algorithmic principles and programming
techniques and practices using the JAVA language, students learn about
a computer's internal structure through the use of a simple Von Neumann
machine simulator.
Electrical Engineering
JEE 2300 Introduction to Electrical Networks
(3)
Prerequisites: Physics 2112 and Math 2020 (may be taken concurrently).
Elements, sources, and interconnects. Ohm's and Kirchhoff's laws, superposition
and Thevenin's theorem; the resistive circuit, transient analysis, sinusoidal
analysis, and frequency response.
JEE 2320 Introduction to Electronic Circuits (3)
Prerequisite: JEE 2300. Introduction to contemporary electronic devices
and their circuit applications. Terminal characteristics of active semiconductor
devices. Incremental and D-C models of junction diodes, bipolar transistor
(BJTs), and metal-oxide semiconductor field effect transistors (MOSFETs)
are developed and used to design single- and multi-stage amplifiers.
Models of the BJT and MOSFET in cutoff and saturation regions are used
to design digital circuits.
JEE 2330 Electrical and Electronic Circuits Laboratory (3)
Prerequisite: JEE 2300. Lectures and laboratory exercises related to
sophomore topics in introductory networks and basic electronics.
JEE 2600 Introduction to Digital Logic and Computer Design
(3)
Prerequisite: JCS 1260. Digital computers and digital information-processing
system; Boolean algebra, principles and methodology of logical design;
machine language programming; register transfer logic; microprocessor
hardware, software, and interfacing; fundamentals of digital circuits
and systems; computer organization and control; memory systems; arithmetic
unit design. Occasional laboratory exercises.
JEE 3300 Engineering Electro Magnetic Principles (3)
Electromagnetic theory as applied to electrical engineering: vector
calculus; electrostatics and magnetostatics; Maxwell's equations, including
Poynting's theorem and boundary conditions; uniform plane-wave propagation;
transmission lines - TEM modes, including treatment of general, lossless
line, and pulse propagation; introduction to guided waves; introduction
to radiation and scattering concepts.
JEE 3320 Power, Energy, and Polyphase Circuits (3)
Prerequisite: JEE 2300. Fundamental concepts of power and energy; electrical
measurements; physical and electrical arrangement of electrical power
systems; polyphase circuit theory and calculations; principle elements
of electrical systems such as transformers, rotating machines, control,
and protective devices, their description and characteristics; elements
of industrial power system design.
JEE 3340 Network Analysis (3)
Prerequisite: JEE 3510. Theoretical and practical aspects of electrical
networks. Loop and nodal analysis of multiport networks. Transfer functions,
admittance and impedance functions, and matrices. Magnitude and phase
relations. Butterworth, Chebyshev, and other useful network response
functions. Network theorems. Computer-aided design. Synthesis of passive
(LC, RC, RLC) networks and of active (RC) networks.
JEE 3360 Principles of Electronic Devices (3)
Prerequisite: Physics 2112. Introduction to the solid-state physics
of electronic materials and devices, including semiconductors, metals,
insulators, diodes and transistors. Crystal growth technology and fu190ndamental
properties of crystals. Electronic properties and band structure of electronic
materials, and electron transport in semiconductor materials. Fabrication
of pn junction diodes, metal-semiconductor junctions, and transistors
and integrated-circuit chips. Fundamental electrical properties of rectifying
diodes and light-emitting diodes, bipolar transistors and field-effect
transistors. Device physics of diodes and transistors, large-signal electrical
behavior and high -frequency properties.
JEE 3370 Electronic Devices and Circuits (3)
Prerequisite: JEE 2320. Introduction to semiconductor electronic devices:
transistors and diodes. Device electrical DC and high-frequency characteristics.
Bipolar transistors, field-effect transistors, and MOS transistors for
analog electronics applications. Transistor fabrication as discrete devices
and as integrated-circuit chips. Large-signal analysis of transistor
amplifiers: voltage gain, distortion, input resistance and output resistance.
Analysis of multitransistor amplifiers: Darlington , Cascode, and coupled-pair
configurations. Half-circuit concepts, differential-mode gain, common-mode
gain, and differential-to-single-ended conversion. Transistor current
sources, active loads, and power-amplifier stages. Applications to operational
amplifiers and feedback circuits.
JEE 3510 Signals and Systems (3)
Prerequisites: JEE 2300 and JEMT 3170. Elementary concepts of continuous-time
and discrete-time signals and systems. Linear time-invariant (LTI) systems,
impulse response, convolution, Fourier series, Fourier transforms, and
frequency-domain analysis of LTI systems. Laplace transforms, Z-transforms,
and rational function descriptions of LTI systems. Principles of sampling
and modulation. Students participate weekly in recitation sections to
develop oral communications skills using class materials.
JEE 3620 Computer Architecture (3)
Prerequisite: JEE 2600. Study of interaction and design philosophy
of hardware and software for digital computer systems: Machine organization,
data structures, I/O considerations. Comparison of minicomputer architectures.
JEE 4000 Independent Study (1-3)
Prerequisites: Senior in good standing. Opportunities to acquire experience
outside the classroom setting and to work closely with individual members
of the faculty. A final report must be submitted to the department. Open
as a senior elective only. Hours and credit to be arranged. Credit variable,
maximum credit per semester 3 hours. Maximum program total credit 3 hours.
JEE 4020 Computer-Aided Design of Electronic Systems (3)
Prerequisites: JEE 2320 and JEE 3510. Introduction to computer-aided
Techniques in the solution of network and electronic design problems,
including filters; analysis of linear and nonlinear circuits; methods
for numerical integration, evaluation of the Fourier integral; numerical
methods for solving differential equations, automated methods for design;
sparse matrix techniques. Use of problem-oriented languages such as SPICE.
Methods for the analysis and design of digital circuits and systems.
JEE 4300 Engineering Electromagnetics Applications (3)
Prerequisite: JEE 3300. Study of important applications of electromagnetic
theory. Solution of electrostatic and magnetostatic problems involving
Laplace and Poisson's equations subject to boundary conditions. Maxwell's
equations, including boundary conditions for dielectrics and conductors,
reflection and transmission characteristics with effects due to losses.
Study of guided waves in rectangular and optical wave guides, including
effects of dispersion. S-parameters and transmission networks, including
S-matrix properties, relation to impedance, reflection coefficient, VSWR,
and Smith chart. Study of antennas, including exposure to terminology
and thinwire antennas.
JEE 4340 Solid State Power
Circuits & Applications (3)
Prerequisites: JEE 2320, JEE 3510. Study of the strategies and applications
of power control using solid-state semiconductor devices. Survey of generic
power electronic converters. Applications to power supplies, motor drives,
and consumer electronics, Introduction to power diodes, thyristors, and
MOSFETs.
JEE 4350 Electrical Energy Laboratory (3)
Prerequisite: JEE 2330. Experimental studies of principles important
in modern electrical energy systems. Topics: power measurement, transformers,
batteries, static frequency converters, thermoelectric cooling, solar
cells, electrical lighting, induction, commutator, and brushless motors,
synchronous machines.
JEE 4370 Signals and Systems Laboratory – Lecture/Lab (3)
Prerequisites:
JEE 3790. A laboratory course designed to complement the traditional EE
course offerings in signal processing, communication theory, and automatic
control. Signals and systems fundamentals: continuous-time and discrete-time
linear time-invariant systems, impulse and step response, frequency response,
A/D and D/A conversion. Digital signal processing: FIR and IIR digital
filter design, implementation and application of the Fast Fourier Transform.
Communication theory: baseband, digital communication, amplitude modulation,
frequency modulation, bandpass digital communication. Automatic control:
system modeling, feedback control systems, closed-loop transient and frequency
response. Laboratory experiments involve analog and digital electronics,
and mechanical systems. Computer workstations and modern computational
software used extensively for system simulation, real-time signal processing,
and discrete-time automatic control.
JEE 4380 Applied Optics (3)
Prerequisite: JEE 3300. Topics relevant to the engineering and physics
of conventional as well as experimental optical systems and applications
explored. Items addressed include geometrical optics, Fourier optics
such as diffraction and holography, polarization and optical birefringence
such as liquid crystals, and nonlinear optical phenomena and devices.
JEE 4410 Control Systems (3)
Prerequisites: JEMT 3170, JEE 2300 [same as JME 4310] Introduction
to automatic control concepts. Block diagram representation of single
and multiloop systems. Multi-input and multi-output systems. Control
system components. Transient and steady-state performance; stability
analysis; Routh, Nyquist, Bode, and root locus diagrams. Compensation
using lead, lag and lead-lag networks. Synthesis by Bode plots and root-locus
diagrams. Introduction to state-variable techniques, state-transition
matrix, state-variable feedback.
JEE 4420 Digital Control Systems (3)
Prerequisite: JME
4310. The control of physical systems with a digital computer, microprocessor,
or special-purpose digital hardware is becoming very common. Course continues
JME 4310 to develop models and mathematical tools needed to analyze and
design these digital, feedback-control systems. Linear, discrete dynamic
systems. The Z-transform. Discrete equivalents to continuous transfer functions.
Sampled-data control systems. Digital control systems design using transfer
and state-space methods Systems comprised of digital and continuous subsystems.
Quantization effects. System identification. Multivariable and optimum
control.
JEE 4600 Switching Theory (3)
Prerequisite: JEE 2600. Advanced topics in switching theory as employed
in the analysis and design of various information- and material-processing
systems. Combinational techniques; minimization, logic elements, bilateral
devices, multiple output networks, symmetrical and iterative functions,
threshold logic, state identification and fault detection, hazards, and
reliable design. Sequential techniques: synchronous circuits, state tables,
machine minimization, state assignment, asynchronous circuits, finite
state machines.
JEE 4630 Digital Integrated Circuit Design and Architecture
(3)
Prerequisite: JEE 2320 and JEE 3620. Brief review of device characteristics
important to digital circuit operation, followed by detailed evaluation
of steady-state and transient behavior of logic circuits. Implications
of and design techniques for very large-scale integrated circuits including
architecture, timing, and interconnection. Students must complete detailed
design and layout of a digital circuit. Major emphasis on MOS digital
circuits with some comparisons to other technologies.
JEE 4640 Digital Systems Engineering (3)
Prerequisite: JEE 2320. Design and characterization of digital circuits,
reliable and predictable interconnection of digital devices, and information
transfer over busses and other connections. Topics include: Review of
MOSFET operation; CMOS logic gate electrical characteristics; System
and single-point noise margin and noise budgets; Figures of merit for
noise-margin and poser-delay product, and tradeoff between noise margin
and propagation delay; Transmission-line driving including reflection,
termination, non-zero transition time; lumped and distributed capacitance
loads, non-linear terminations, and applicable conditions for lumped
approximations; Coupled transmission lines, forward and backward crosstalk,
short line approximations, ground bounce, and simultaneous switching
noise; Timing, clocking, and clock distribution for digital circuits;
Prediction of metastability error rates and design for acceptable probability
of failure. Examples and design exercises using systems and interconnections
selected from current Computer Engineering practice such as RAMBUS, PCI
bus, GTL, LVDS, and others.
JEE 4650 Digital Systems Laboratory (3)
Prerequisites:
JEE 2600, JEE 2320 Procedure for reliable digital design, both combinational
and sequential; understanding manufacturers’ specifications; use
of special test equipment; characteristics of common SSI, MSI, and LSI
devices; assembling, testing, and simulating design; construction procedures;
maintaining signal integrity. Several single-period laboratory exercises,
several design projects, and application of a microprocessor in digital
design. Microprocessor programs are written in assembly language on a host
computer and down loaded to the laboratory station for debugging. One lecture
and one laboratory period a week.
JEE 4670 Embedded Computer Systems (3)
Prerequisites:
Senior standing. Microcontrollers and digital signal processors are often
utilized in applications such as communications systems, automotive
control systems, biomedical instrumentation, consumer appliances, and
industrial control systems. The purpose of this course is to examine
a variety of issues regarding the real-time application of embedded
microprocessor systems. Topics will include digital processing, the
operation of sensors and transducers, signal representation, system
design and software development. Classes will include lecture and laboratory
sessions. Depending on student interest exemplary applications from
the following list will be studied: automotive control, biomedical
instrumentation. Communication systems, speech processing, data compression,
and audio and acoustic processing.
JEE 4710 Communications Theory and Systems (3)
Prerequisites:
JEE 3510 and JEMT 3260. Introduction to the concepts of transmission
of information via communication channels. Amplitude and angle modulation
for the transmission of continuous-time signals. Analog-to-digital conversion
and pulse code modulation. Transmission of digital data. Introduction
to random signals and noise and their effects on communication. Optimum
detection systems in the presence of noise. Elementary information theory.
Overview of various communication technologies such as radio, television,
telephone networks, data communication, satellites, optical fiber, and
cellular radio.
JEE 4820 Digital Signal Processing (3)
Prerequisite:
JEE 3510. Introduction to analysis and synthesis of discrete-time linear
time-invariant (LTI) systems. Discrete-time convolution, discrete-time
Fourier transform, Z-transform, rational function descriptions of discrete-time
LTI systems. Sampling, analog-to-digital conversion and digital processing
of analog signals. Techniques for the design of finite impulse response
(FIR) and infinite impulse response (IIR) digital filters. Hardware implementation
of digital filters and finite-register effects. The discrete Fourier
transform and the fast Fourier transform (FFT) algorithm.
JEE 4980 Electrical Engineering Design Projects (3)
Prerequisite: Senior standing. Working in teams, students address design
tasks assigned by faculty. Each student participates in one or more design
projects in a semester. Projects are chosen to emphasize the design process,
with the designer choosing one of several paths to a possible result.
Collaboration with industry and all divisions of the university is encouraged.
Engineering and Policy
JEP 3810 Topics in Engineering Management (3)
Prerequisite: Junior standing. Techniques relating to managing engineering
professionals and engineering activities are introduced and discussed.
The engineer's transition into project and project team management. Role
of engineering and technology in major corporations. Engineering managerial
functions, including production and use of financial information in planning,
scheduling, and assessing engineering projects. Motivation of individual
and group behavior among technical professionals. Macroeconomic factors
influencing technical decision-making and engineering project management.
Additional topics will vary from year to year, but will typically include
government relations, regulation, compensation, ethics, production, operations,
the quality function, and technological innovation.
JEP 4370 Environmental Risk Assessment (3)
Prerequisite: JCE 4740 or JEMT 3260. Definition of risk and uncertainty.
Risk assessment concepts and their practical application. Principles
of human health and ecological toxicology. Bioassays. Exposure characterization,
modeling, and measurement. Qualitative and quantitative evaluation of
human and animal studies. Dose-response models and parameter estimation.
Low-dose extrapolation. Structure activity relationships. Estimating
individual risk and aggregate risk. Risk assessment methods in regulatory
decision making and standard setting. Application of risk assessment
in hazardous waste site evaluation and remediation.
JEP 4610 Introduction to Environmental Law and Policy (3)
Prerequisite: Junior standing. Survey of the most prominent federal
laws governing environmental compliance and pollution control. Examines
laws applicable to environmental impact statements, air pollution, water
pollution, and hazardous waste. Addresses policy concerning the relative
merits of using technological capabilities as compared to health risks
in setting environmental standards. Discusses the need for environmental
regulation to protect societal resources.
Engineering Communications
JEC 3100 Engineering Communications (3)
Prerequisites: English 1100 and junior standing. Persistent concerns
of grammar and style. Analysis and discussion of clear sentence and paragraph
structure and of organization in complete technical documents. Guidelines
for effective layout and graphics. Examples and exercises stressing audience
analysis, graphic aids, editing, and readability. Videotaped work in
oral presentation of technical projects. Writing assignments include
descriptions of mechanisms, process instructions, basic proposals, letters
and memos, and a long formal report.
Engineering Mathematics
JEMT 3170 Engineering Mathematics (4)
Prerequisite: Math 2020. The Laplace transform and applications; series
solutions of differential equations, Bessel's equation, Legendre's equation,
special functions; matrices, eigenvalues, and eigenfunctions; vector analysis
and applications; boundary value problems and spectral representation;
Fourier series and Fourier integrals; solution of partial differential
equations of mathematical physics.
JEMT 3260 Probability and Statistics for Engineering (3)
Prerequisite: Math 2000. Study of probability and statistics together
with engineering applications. Probability and statistics: random variables,
distribution functions, density functions, expectations, means, variances,
combinatorial probability, geometric probability, normal random variables,
joint distribution, independence, correlation, conditional probability,
Bayes theorem, the law of large numbers, the central limit theorem. Applications:
reliability, quality control, acceptance sampling, linear regression,
design and analysis of experiments, estimation, hypothesis testing. Examples
are taken from engineering applications. This course is required for
electrical and mechanical engineering majors.
Mechanical Engineering
JME 1413 Introduction to Engineering Design: CAD (2)
An introduction to engineering design in the context of mechanical
engineering. Students learn the fundamentals of spatial reasoning and
graphical representation. Freehand sketching, including pictorial and
orthographic views, are applied to the design process. Computer modeling
techniques provide accuracy, analysis, and visualization tools necessary
for the design of devices and machines. Topics in detailing design for
production , including fasteners, dimensioning, tolerancing, and creation
of part and assembly drawings are also included.
JME 1414 Introduction to Engineering Design: Project (2)
An introduction to engineering design in the context of mechanical
engineering. Students first complete a series of experiments that introduce
physical phenomena related to mechanical engineering. Understanding is
achieved by designing and building simple devices and machines. The course
proceeds to a design contest in which the students design and build from
a kit of parts a more significant machine that competes in a contest
held at the end of the course. The course is open to all and is appropriate
for anyone interested in mechanical devices, design, and the design process
JME 2410 Mechanics of Deformable Bodies (3)
Prerequisites: Math 1900 and Engineering 2310. Normal and shear stresses
and strains. Stress-strain diagrams. Hooke's law and elastic energy.
Thermal stresses. Stresses in beams, columns, torsional members, and
pressure vessels. Elastic deflection of beams and shafts. Statically
indeterminate structures. Mohr's circle of stress. Stability concepts.
JME 3200 Thermodynamics (3)
Prerequisites: Math 1900, Chemistry 1111 and Physics 2111. Classical
thermodynamics, thermodynamic properties, work and heat, first and second
laws. Entropy, irreversibility, availability. Application to engineering
systems.
JME 3210 Energetics for Mechanical Engineers (3)
Prerequisite: JME 3200. Thermodynamic cycle analysis: vapor power,
internal combustion, gas turbine, refrigeration. Maxwell relations and
generalized property relationships for non ideal gases. Mixtures of ideal
gases, psychrometrics, ideal solutions. Combustion processes, first and
second law applications to reacting systems. Chemical equilibrium. Compressible
flow in nozzles and diffusers.
JME 3221 Mechanical Design and Machine Elements (4)
Prerequisites: JME 1414, JME 1415, JME 2410, JEMT 3170. Provides a
thorough overview of the steps in the engineering design process and
introduces analytical/quantitative techniques applicable to each step.
Topics include recognition of need, specification formulation, concept
generation, concept selection, embodiment and detail design. Includes
an introduction to several classes of machine elements such as bearings,
gears, belts, brakes, and springs. Underlying analytical model of the
machine elements are presented along with guidelines about designing
and choosing such elements for practical applications. A case study from
industry will emphasize how the steps of the design process were done
as well as the rationale for choosing particular machine elements
JME 3250 Materials Science (4)
Prerequisite: Chemistry 1111. Introduces the chemistry and physics
of engineering materials. Emphasis on atomic and molecular interpretation
of physical and chemical properties, the relationships between physical
and chemical properties, and performance of an engineering material.
JME 3251 Materials Science (3)
Prerequisite: Chemistry 1111. Same as JME 3250 but without the laboratory.
Introduces the chemistry and physics of engineering materials. Emphasis
on atomic and molecular interpretation of physical and chemical properties,
the relationships between physical and chemical properties, and performance
of an engineering material.
JME 3611 Materials Engineering (3)
Prerequisite: JME 3250. This course deals with the application of fundamental
materials science principles in various engineering disciplines. Topics
covered include design of new materials having unique property combinations,
selection of materials for use in specific service environments, prediction
of materials performance under service conditions, and development of
processes to produce materials with improved properties. The structural
as well as functional use of metals, polymers, ceramics, and composites
will be discussed.
JME 3700 Fluid Mechanics (3)
Prerequisites: JEMT 3170 and Engineering 2320. Fundamental concepts
of fluids as continua. Viscosity. Flow field: velocity, vorticity, streamlines.
Fluid statics: hydrostatic forces manometers. Conservation of mass and
momentum. Incompressible inviscid flow. Dimensional analysis and similitude.
Flow in pipes and ducts. Flow measurement. Boundary-layer concepts. Flow
in open channels.
JME 3710 Principles of Heat Transfer (3)
Prerequisites: JME 3200, JME 3700 and JEMT 3170. Introductory treatment
of the principles of heat transfer by conduction, convection, or radiation.
Mathematical analysis of steady and unsteady conduction along with numerical
methods. Analytical and semiempirical methods of forced and natural convection
systems. heat exchangers: LMTD and e-NTU analysis. Boiling and condensation
heat transfer. Radiation between blackbody and real surfaces. Radiation
network analysis.
JME 3721 Fluid Mechanics Laboratory (1)
Prerequisite: JME 3700. Physical laboratory exercises focusing on fluid
properties and flow phenomena covered in JME 3700. Calibration and use
of a variety of equipment; acquisition, processing, and analysis of data
by manual as well as automated methods.
JME 3722 Heat Transfer Laboratory (1)
Prerequisites: JME 3721 and JME 3710. Physical laboratory exercises,
including some numerical simulations and computational exercises, focusing
on heat-transfer phenomena covered in JME 3710. Calibration and use of
variety of laboratory instrumentation; acquisition, processing, and analysis
of data by manual as well as automated methods; training in formal report
writing.
JME 4000 Independent Study (1-6)
Prerequisites: Junior standing and consent of the faculty adviser.
Independent investigation of a mechanical engineering topic of special
interest to a student performed under the direction of a faculty member.
JME 4040 Mechanical Engineering Design Project ( 5)
Prerequisite: JME 2410, JME 3200, JME 3221, JME 4250, JME 3700, and
JME 3710 Corequisites: JME 4170, JME 4180. Working individually, students
initially perform a feasibility study for a mechanical design project.
Projects consisted of an open-ended, original design or a creative redesign
of a mechanical component or system requiring the application of those
engineering science principles inherent to mechanical engineering. Feasibility
is considered subject to economic, safety, legal, environmental, ethical,
aesthetic, and other constraints in a competitive manufacturing environment.
Feasible projects are then selected by teams of three to five students
who perform the detailed design and optimization of the design concept
developed in the feasibility study. The designs are carried out to detailed
shop drawings and where possible a mockup or prototype is built. Periodic
oral presentations and written reports give students practice in engineering
and business communication. Guidance and consultation for the design
projects are provided by the course and department faculty.
JME 4041Current Topics in Mechanical Engineering Design (1)
Prerequisites: Senior Standing. Case studies of engineering failures,
class discussion and short written papers are used to illustrate and
stress the importance of engineering teamwork, ethics, and professional
standards within the mechanical engineering discipline. Working in teams,
students develop and present a case study on a topic of their choice.
Guest lecturers introduce contemporary topics such as product liability,
environmental regulations, green design, appropriate technologies, and
concurrent engineering.
JME 4160 Advanced Strength and Introductory Elasticity (3)
Prerequisite: JME 2410. Introduction to elasticity; indicial notation,
stress and strain, material laws. Plane stress and strain problems and
illustrations. Torsion of prismatic bars. Energy principles: virtual
work, potential energy and complementary energy theorems, reciprocal
theorems.
JME 4170 Dynamic Response of Physical Systems (2)
Prerequisites: Engineering 2320 and JEMT 3170; JME 4170 and JME 4180
must be taken during the same semester. Free and forced vibration of
mechanical systems with lumped inertia, springs, and dampers. Methods
of Laplace transform, complex harmonic balance, and Fourier series. Electrical
analogs. Introduction to Lagrange's equations of motion and matrix formulations.
Transient response of continuous systems by partial differential equations,
by Rayleigh methods, and by lumped parameters.
JME 4180 Dynamic Response Laboratory (2)
Prerequisite: JME 4170 and JME 4180 must be taken during the same semester.
Laboratory problems focusing on materials covered in JME 4170.
JME 4190 Experimental Methods in Fluid Mechanics (3)
Prerequisites: JME 3700, JME 3721 and consent of instructor. Experimental
approach to problem solving and validation of theoretical/computational
methods. Uncertainties in measurement. Review of fundamental equations
of fluid dynamics, properties of gases and liquids, similarity laws.
Boundary layers, transition turbulence, flow separation. Viscoelastic
and multi-phase flows. Wind tunnels, water channels, simulation of phenomena
in processing equipment. Pressure sensors, including optically-reactive
surface paint. Measurement of velocity with pitot- and venturi-tubes,
hot-wire anemometry, ultrasonic probes, laser-Doppler (LDV) and particle-image
(PIV) instruments. Compressibility corrections. Measurement of skin friction
by direct force sensors, Preston- and Stanton-tubes, diffusion analogies,
liquid crystals. Flow visualization with laser light sheet; Schlieren,
shadowgraph and interferometric methods. Future trends; flow control,
impact of microelectronic sensors and actuators. Laboratory demonstrations
using available instrumentation.
JME 4240 Manufacturing Processes (3)
Prerequisite: Senior standing. Introduction to the processes used in
making basic components for machines and structures. Emphasis is on the
underlying scientific principles for such manufacturing processes as
casting, forging, extrusion and machining.
JME 4250 Materials Selection in Engineering Design (3)
Prerequisite: Senior standing. Analysis of the scientific bases of
material behavior in the light of research contributions of the last
20 years. Development of a rational approach to the selection of materials
to meet a wide range of design requirements for conventional and advanced
applications. Although emphasis will be placed on mechanical properties,
other properties of interest in design will be discussed, e.g., acoustical,
optical and thermal.
JME 4290 Flexible Manufacturing Automation (3)
Prerequisite: Senior standing. Survey of the application of robots
in the automation of manufacturing industries. Use of robots to increase
productivity, to improve quality or to improve safety. Special studies
of applications of robots in painting, welding, inspection and assembly.
JME 4310 Control Systems I (3)
Prerequisite: JEMT 3170, JEE 2300 (same as JEE 4410). Introduction
to automatic control concepts. Block diagram representation of single-
and multi-loop systems. Multi-input and multi-output systems. Control
system components. Transient and steady-state performance; stability
analysis; Routh, Nyquist, Bode, and root locus diagrams. Compensation
using lead, lag, and lead-lag networks. Synthesis by Bode plots and root-locus
diagrams. Introduction to state-variable techniques, state transition
matrix, state-variable feedback.
JME 4440 Solar Energy (3)
Prerequisites: JME 3200, JME 3700, and JME 3710. This course will cover
the following topics: extraterrestrial solar radiation; solar radiation
on the earth's surface; weather bureau data; review of selected topics
in heat transfer; methods of solar energy collection including flat panel
and concentrating collectors; solar energy storage; transient and long-term
solar system performance.
JME 4500 Computer-Integrated Manufacturing (3)
Prerequisite: Senior standing. Analysis and design of computer-integrated
systems for discrete parts and assemblies manufacturing. Process planning,
control, manufacturing decision support systems, microcomputers and networks.
Programming of spatially oriented tasks, code generation, system integration.
CIMLab assignments.
JME 4510 Computer Controlled Manufacturing (3)
Prerequisites:
JCS 1260, JME 4320. Practical applications of mini- and microcomputer
based systems for production control, numerical control and robotics.
Processors, hardware interfacing, I/O configuration, D/A and A/D conversion.
Real time process control. Flexible manufacturing. CIMLab assignments.
JME 4530 Facilities Design (3)
Prerequisite: Senior standing. The goal of the course is to provide
the student with the information and analytical tools necessary to take
a product design into production and for the design of an efficient manufacturing
facility that will make the production feasible. Quantitative methods
in the design of manufacturing facilities. Space allocation, assembly
line design, material-handling systems, utilities and environmental design
for manufacturing facilities. Facility-location selection. Plant-layout
development. Building, organization, communications and support system
design. Material-handling equipment, flow and packaging. Automated storage
and retrieval systems design. Computer aided design of manufacturing
facilities. Environmental requirements and design. Utilities design.
In a major project, students will be required to analyze the design of
a product and plan the manufacturing facility for its production.
JME 4720 Fluid Mechanics II (3)
Prerequisites: JME 3200 and JME 3700. Mechanics and thermodynamics
of incompressible and compressible flows: varying-area adiabatic flow,
standing normal and oblique shock waves, Prandtl-Meyer flow, Fanno flow,
Rayleigh flow, turbulent flow in ducts and boundary layers.
JME 4740 Analysis and Design of Turbomachinery (3)
Prerequisite: Senior standing. The principles of thermodynamics and
fluid dynamics applied to the analysis, design and development of turbomachinery
for compressible and incompressible flows. Momentum transfer in turbomachines.
Design of axial and radial compressors and turbines, diffusers, heat
exchangers, combustors, and pumps. Operating characteristics of components
and performance of power plants.
JME 4760 The Engineering Properties of Materials (3)
Prerequisite: Junior standing. A detailed look at themechanical, chemical,
and surface properties of materials. Topics include elastic properties;
plastic deformation; viscoelastic behavior; chemical resistance; corrosion
resistance; and the electromagnetic properties of metal, plastic, ceramic,
and composite systems.
JME 4780 Analysis and Design of Piston Engines (3)
Prerequisite: Senior standing. The principles of thermodynamics and
fluid dynamics applied to the analysis, design and development of piston
engines. Examination of design features and operating characteristics
of diesel, spark-ignition, stratified-charge, and mixed-cycle engines.
Study of the effects of combustion, fuel properties, turbocharging and
other power-boosting schemes on the power, efficiency and emission characteristics
of the engines.
JME 4800 Building Environmental Systems Parameters (3)
Sustainable design of building lighting and HVAC systems considering
performance, life-cycle cost and downstream environmental impact. Criteria,
codes and standards for comfort, air quality, noise/vibration and illumination.
Life cycle and other investment methods to integrate energy consumption/conservation,
utility rates, initial cost, system/component longevity, maintenance
cost and building productivity. Direct and secondary contributions to
acid rain, global warming and ozone depletion.
JME 4810 Air-Conditioning Systems and Equipment I (3)
Prerequisite: Senior standing. Survey of air conditioning systems.
Moist air properties and conditioning processes. Adiabatic saturation.
Psychrometric chart. Environmental indices. Indoor air quality. Heat
balances in building structures. Solar radiation. Space heating and cooling
loads.
JME 4820 Air-Conditioning Systems and Equipment II (3)
Prerequisite: Senior standing. Fluid flow, pumps, and piping design.
Room air distribution. Fans and building air distribution. Mass transfer
and measurement of humidity. Direct control of heat and mass transfer.
Heat exchangers. Refrigeration systems. Absorption refrigeration. |