Engineering, Computer and Physical Science

College Seminar is an opportunity for students to develop the skills necessary to improve the chances for success in the college environment. General College procedures, the fundamental notions of time management and study skills, and the specific responsibilities of today's students in a variety of local and global environments are discussed. One or more collaborative projects will be an integral part of the course. Corequisites: The course must be taken in the student's first thirty hours of study. General first year courses would usually be taken at the same time.

This course introduces to the field of chemistry for science and engineering students. Topics include dimensional analysis, stoichiometry, periodicity, atomic structure and bonding, the states of matter, solutions, and acid and base concepts. The laboratory exercises exemplify chemical principles and develop individual problem solving abilities. The laboratory experience includes preparation of the laboratory report and notebook. Prerequisites: High School Chemistry; and an appropriate Mathematics Placement test result, or MA121 Fundamentals of College Mathematics 1, or MA125 College Algebra and Trigonometry.

English 1 is a composition course. By focusing on several kinds of writing--self expressive, informative, argumentative/persuasive, and others--it teaches the student to produce the clear, correct and effective prose required in a wide variety of professions and occupations. Class meetings are a blend of lecture and discussion with frequent in-class writing activities. Conferences may be required. Readings are studied as models of good writing and for the ideas they contain. There are eight writing assignments altogether, including an in-class essay, a research-based assignment, and a business writing assignment. Prerequisites: Appropriate evaluation on the placement test writing sample, or successful completion of EN099 Introduction to College English, or successful completion of SL116 ESL4 Advanced Composition, or permission of Humanities Department Head or course instructor.

This is an introductory course designed to meet the needs of Engineering Science students. The course provides a look at the various fields of engineering as well as an introduction to a variety of computational and data analysis skills necessary for a scientific and/or engineering career. Topics to be covered are: computer organization, structured engineering and scientific programming, scientific word processing, spreadsheet and graphical analysis, and presentation techniques. Prerequisite: Three years of college preparatory mathematics including trigonometry.

This course is designed to introduce students to the many and varied facets of psychology. Emphasis throughout the course will be on interactions of individuals in their cultural, social and economic environments as determined by their cognitive, behavioral and emotional experiences and training.

This is the first in a sequence of three courses in analytic geometry and calculus for students intending to transfer to programs requiring a thorough background in calculus. Topics include limits and continuity, differentiation of algebraic and trigonometric functions, and indefinite and definite integration. Applications are included. Prerequisite: An appropriate placement test result or MA150 Precalculus.

A wide variety of credit courses including but not limited to swimming, fitness center, badminton, tennis, golf, bowling and aerobic dance.

This is the first in a sequence of three courses in analytic geometry and calculus for students intending to transfer to programs requiring a thorough background in calculus. Topics include limits and continuity, differentiation of algebraic and trigonometric functions, and indefinite and definite integration. Applications are included. Prerequisite: An appropriate placement test result or MA150 Precalculus.

A required course for Engineering Science students after completing the equivalent of one full-time semester. Topics covered are project proposal writing, costing out a project, preparation of a drawing and specification of a project, group dynamics, making a product, and an oral project presentation. Students may be assigned to a practicing engineer for the practicum part of the course. Prerequisite: ES161 Introduction to Engineering and Science.

This is the second in a sequence of three courses in calculus for students intending to transfer to programs requiring a thorough background in calculus. Topics include the integration of trigonometric functions, the differentiation and integration of the logarithmic, exponential, and inverse trigonometric functions, further techniques in integration, L'Hopital's Rule, improper integrals, and infinite series. Applications are included. Prerequisite: MA151 Calculus 1.

This is the first of three calculus-based physics courses for mathematics, physics and engineering students. It covers the following topics: translational motion, particle dynamics, work and energy, momentum and impulse, rotational kinematics, rigid body motion, gravitation, vibrational motion, fluid mechanics, wave motion and acoustics. Analysis of experiments and other assignments requires the use of computers. Final grade will typically be based on three one hour exams, quizzes, laboratory reports and a departmental final exam. Prerequisites: MA151 Analytical Geometry and Calculus 1.

A wide variety of credit courses including but not limited to swimming, fitness center, badminton, tennis, golf, bowling and aerobic dance.

This course seeks to deepen the students' understanding of human nature and the human condition through the study of ideas and values expressed in both imaginative literature and a full-length book of non-fiction. To this end, students use and develop critical thinking and language skills. They do so mainly in their attempts to raise and answer questions in their readings, discussions, and expository writing tasks, which may include exploratory writing, an academic journal, reports and essays. A library-oriented research project is required. Prerequisite: EN101 English 1: Composition or EN105 English Composition for Speakers of Other Languages

This is the third in a sequence of three courses in calculus for students intending to transfer to programs requiring a thorough background in calculus. Topics include polar and space coordinates, multiple integration, partial differentiation, and the algebra and calculus of vectors. Applications are included. Prerequisite: MA152 Calculus 2.

This is a standard calculus-based physics course in heat, electricity and magnetism for mathematics, physics and engineering students. It covers the following topics: temperature and expansion, calorimetry, heat transfer, the laws of thermodynamics, Coulomb's Law, the electric field, potential, capacitance, Ohm's Law, DC circuits, the magnetic field, charged particle ballistics, induced EMF, inductance and electromagnetic oscillations. Analysis of experiments and other assignments requires the use of computers. Final grade will be based upon a minimum of three one-hour exams, laboratory reports, and a departmental final exam. Prerequisites: MA152 Analytical Geometry & Calculus 2; PH261 Engineering Physics 1.

This is a calculus-based mechanics course for physics and engineering students, using the vector approach to deal with the three-dimensional resolution of forces and moments on rigid bodies in equilibrium, centroids, moments of inertia, and virtual work. Prerequisites: MA152 Analytic Geometry & Calculus 2, and PH261 Engineering Physics 1.

A wide variety of credit courses including but not limited to swimming, fitness center, badminton, tennis, golf, bowling and aerobic dance.

This course introduces the concepts and theory of ordinary differential equations. Topics include existence and uniqueness of solutions, and separable, homogenous, exact, and linear differential equations. Methods involving integrating factors, undetermined coefficients, variation of parameters, power series, numerical approximation, and systems of differential equations using differential operators are covered. Applications are drawn from geometry, chemistry, biology, and physics. Prerequisite: MA152 Calculus 2. (Spring Semester only)

This is a standard calculus-based physics course in optics and modern physics for physics engineering students. It covers the following topics: electromagnetic waves, geometrical optics, physical optics, relativity quantum physics, atomic physics, wave mechanics, solid state physics and nuclear physics. Analysis of experiments and other assignments requires the use of computers. The final grade will be based on three one hour exams, a departmental final exam and lab reports. Prerequisites: MA253 Analytical Geometry and Calculus 3; PH262 Engineering Physics 2.

This course introduces economic theory and its relevance to daily life in a market economy. Topics include scarcity, supply and demand, choice, economic growth, taxation, and the role of government in the economy. Attention is given to current economic issues and their impact upon everyday life.

This is a calculus-based mechanics course for physics and engineering students, using the vector approach to deal with kinematics and kinetics of particles and rigid bodies. Prerequisites: MA253 Analytic Geometry and Calculus 3, and ES271 Engineering Statics.

A wide variety of credit courses including but not limited to swimming, fitness center, badminton, tennis, golf, bowling and aerobic dance.