| EG 111 |
| Introduction to Engineering Systems |
| 08/21/03 |
| Fall Semester |
| EG 111 | Introduction to Engineering Systems | (3-0-3) |
| This course is the first of a two-course sequence that introduces students to realm of computing and teaches them how to use computers effectively in problem solving. Student will learn how to formulate data and procedural abstractions, and apply basic problem solving strategies and techniques to problems from different domains. Students are automatically enrolled in the accompanying lab section, in which students will get practical hands-on experience with the material covered in the lecture. | ||
| Text: | Various, Course notes for the first project are available at Copy Center., , , , , | |
| Etter & Kuncicky, Introduction to Matla, , Prentice-Hall, , , | ||
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| Faculty-in-Charge: | Ramzi K. Bualuan | |
| Course Goals: | Helps You select an Engineering Discipline (Major)
-Emphasize Connections between Engineering Disciplines -Mindset: Framework for viewing the world as an engineer -Skill Set: Common patterns for engineering problem solving computing written and oral communication -Projects (Problem Set): Make something work as part of a team and gain practical design experience | |
| Prerequisites: | None | |
| Co-requisites: | ||
| Topics: | Number of Lectures | |
| Engineering disciplines and engineering artifacts | 5 | |
| Engineering systems and system decomposition | 5 | |
| Work, energy and conservation principles | 5 | |
| Materials and material properties | 5 | |
| Modeling and analysis of simple engineering systems | 5 | |
| Symbolic representation of information | 5 | |
| Computers and coded information | 5 | |
| Elements of structured programming | 6 | |
| Course Content: | ||
| Course Grading: | ||
| Exam (2) | 50 | |
| Projects | 30 | |
| Section-specific | 5 | |
| Homework | 15 | |
| Computer Usage: | Platforms: Windows-based PCs in the LC Access to AFS file system to store documents RCX processor in the Lego Mindstorms package Software: MATLAB - an engineering problem-solving environment
Microsoft Word for document preparation, data manipulation, and simulation Not-Quite-C (NQC) for real-time robot control. | |
| Laboratory Usage: | College of Engineering Learning Center | |
| Special Consideration: | None | |