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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: PHYS 112, MATH 221. 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 I. Mazilu.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: PHYS 112 and MATH 221. A study of the fundamental concepts of thermodynamics, thermodynamic properties of matter, and applications to engineering processes. Van Ness.
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4.00 Credits
Prerequisite: PHYS 112. 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. Students are engaged using various methods, including traditional lectures, seminars, apprenticing, group work, and peer critiquing in order to achieve the learning objectives for the class. Kuehner.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: PHYS 112 or permission of the instructor. An introduction to the design and implementation of experimental methods. Execution of the methods focuses on current data acquisition techniques, along with a study of standard data reduction and analysis. Results are examined in order to review the experimental method employed and to redesign the method for future experiments. This course is intended for any science major interested in performing experimental research on campus or in graduate school. Kuehner.
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4.00 Credits
Prerequisite: PHYS 112. An introduction to the C++ programming language, with applications characteristic of computation-intensive work in engineering and physics. Numerical integration, difference approximations to differential equations, stochastic methods, graphical presentation, and nonlinear dynamics are among the topics covered. Students need no previous programming experience. Williams.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: PHYS 112. An introduction to solid state materials. A study of the relation between microstructure and the corresponding physical properties for metals, ceramics, polymers, and composites. Van Ness.
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4.00 Credits
Prerequisite: BIOL 111 or PHYS 112. This course integrates biology, physics, engineering and mathematical modeling through the study of the cardiovascular system and cardiovascular disease. A variety of cardiovascular disease states are used to reinforce basic mechanical and electrical principles of cardiovascular physiology. Treatments using these physiological and/or engineering principles are also considered, such as cardiovascular drugs and drug delivery systems, heart and blood vessel transplantation, defibrillators and heart monitors, etc. Laboratories provide an opportunity to investigate fluid dynamics, cardiovascular monitoring using physiological transducers, computer heart/vessel modeling software, diagnostic imaging (ultrasound/MRI), etc. Speakers and site visits highlight cardiovascular medicine (clinical and/or veterinary), epidemiology, FDA medical device approval and testing, vascular stent design, etc., to provide a wider relevance to our discussions. Laboratory course. I’Anson.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: PHYS 111 and 112. Intermediate work in bioengineering, solid mechanics, fluid mechanics or materials science. May be repeated for a maximum of six credits with permission and if the topics are different.
Topic for Fall 2010:
ENGN 295: Intermediate Special Topics in Bioengineering (3). Prerequisite: Physics 112, or permission of the instructor. 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 and migration; 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 out-maneuver 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 field-work, where appropriate. Erickson.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: ENGN 203. 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. Van Ness.
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4.00 Credits
Prerequisite: ENGN 204 or PHYS 230. Fluid statics; application of the integral mass, momentum, and energy equations using control volume concepts; introduction to viscous flow and boundary layer theory. Laboratory course. Kuehner.
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