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3.00 Credits
This course is an introduction to the nature and use of information and information sources (print, multimedia, and electronic) for study and problem-solving. Students will identify information needs and pose viable research questions; plan research strategies; access materials online and in person, in libraries and on the Internet; evaluate materials found; produce critical, annotated bibliographies to help answer research questions; and face ethical, legal, and socio-economic issues of the information age.
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3.00 Credits
In this course, students will develop an understanding of Internet concepts and terminology. They will acquire strategies for effectively searching Internet resources, including the Invisible Web. In addition to formulating search strategies, analyzing their results, and modifying searches appropriately, students will learn to evaluate critically the electronic resources found.
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1.00 Credits
(lab) This is the first of two engineering laboratory courses. Students meet once a week and are introduced to engineering design through hands-on laboratory work using computer applications. They are taught how to carry out basic structural analysis; in particular, they are introduced to programming a robot to perform a specific task. Additionally, they work in groups on design projects and are expected to use computers for documentation, for data analysis, and for maneuvering the robots.
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2.00 Credits
(lab) This course presents selected mathematical concepts and techniques of engineering science, using Matlab. It reinforces the importance of qualitative and quantitative reasoning, and introduces computer-based methods for verifying analytic reasoning and experimental results.
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3.00 Credits
This course is designed to introduce students to the theory and applications of engineering mechanics -statics. Topics to be covered include equivalent systems of forces, resultants, distributed forces, equilibrium of rigid bodies, centroids, centers of gravity, fluid statics, moments of inertia, and friction. Analysis of frames and machines, forces in beams, internal stresses, and stability will also be considered. Vector algebra will be used where appropriate. artment
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3.00 Credits
Students are introduced to the analysis of basic AC and DC circuits containing resistors, inductors, capacitors, and both independent and dependent sources of voltage and current. Voltage division and current division yield simplified analysis of resistors (impedences) in series and in parallel, respectively. Thevenin's and Norton' s theorems are used to determine equivalent subcircuits. Differential equation techniques are presented to simplify the analysis of AC circuits.
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3.00 Credits
This course introduces students to basic physical concepts and applications of thermodynamics, and to their consequences for engineering processes and operations. Emphasis is placed on the first and second laws. Properties of pure substances are studied, along with basic principles governing transformations of energy, particularly heat, and work. Behavior of mixtures of gases and vapors and air conditioning are considered. An elementary introduction to cycles (Carnot cycle, reversibility, power and refrigeration cycles) completes the course.
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3.00 Credits
(5lab) ( Equivalent to First Year Institute USM095) This course has a problem-solving approach that emphasizes the importance of mathematical reasoning in addressing real-world problems drawn from diverse disciplines. Topics include arithmetic (signed numbers, fractions, decimals and percents), elementary algebra (solving first degree equations and inequalities, rules of exponents, equations of lines) and basics of geometry (area of perimeter) as well as numeracy (estimation, unit analysis). The course is intended for students with little or no algebra background.
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3.00 Credits
(5lab) ( Equivalent to First Year Institute USM096 or USM097) This course provides a careful treatment of elementary algebra, beginning with the line/linear equation, ending with the parabola /quadratic equation, and emphasizing the interplay between geometric and algebraic representation. Topics include graphing, systems of linear equations, functional concepts, rules of exponents, polynomial algebra, factoring, rational expressions, complex fractions, radical expressions, and the quadratic formula. Applications to linear and quadratic modeling are featured.
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3.00 Credits
This course combines theory with practical aspects of how children learn mathematics. Students learn how to help young children to develop numerical relationships and geometric patterns. This course is of particular value to Child Development majors, prospective elementary school teachers and parents.
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