Courses
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- Offered: Winter
- Prerequisites: MA 312 or MA 331, junior standing or instructor’s permission.
A historical view of mathematics. Studies in discovery, rigorization and generalization through abstraction.
- Offered: On demand
- Prerequisites: MA 371, MA 381, junior standing or instructor’s permission.
- Offered: On demand
- Prerequisites: MA 312 and senior standing or instructor permission.
In this capstone course, a wide a variety of mathematical concepts and applications are studied and connections between them are explored. Students choose a senior project which explores relationships; either between different areas of mathematics or between an area of mathematics and an interesting external application. Students work closely with a faculty member on the senior project, which includes an oral presentation and a formal written submission. Senior standing or permission from the instructor is required, and this course is required for the major.
- Offered: On demand
- Graded: S/U
- Prerequisites: Junior status in good standing with an overall grade point average of 2.75, a GPA in the major of 3.00 and departmental approval.
- Offered: On demand
- Prerequisites: For upper division students and majors and minors or instructor’s permission.
- Offered: On demand
- Graded: S/U
- Offered: On demand
- Graded: S/U
- Prerequisites: Junior standing and department head permission.
- Offered: On demand
- Offered: Fall Winter
- Prerequisites: MA 115 or higher or math placement equivalency.
Introduction to mechanics—the study of forces that act upon rigid bodies—and to statics, which deals with the distribution and effects of forces on rigid bodies at rest.
- Offered: Winter
- Prerequisites: EN 211 and MA 100 or higher or math placement equivalency.
An introduction to the nature, processing, application, testing, and selection of materials used in industry today. Students will perform laboratory tests on plastics, wood, metals, and composites in order to gain an understanding of the behavior and characteristics of materials under specific conditions.
- Offered: Fall
- Prerequisites: MET 213.
Processes and equipment in metallurgy and a comparison of the physical properties and structures of metals.
- Offered: Winter
- Prerequisites: MET 211 and MA 161.
An introductory study of linear and angular displacement, velocity and acceleration; including the application of integral and differential calculus; absolute and relative motion; mechanisms, planar motion, work, energy, power and momentum.
- Offered: Fall
- Prerequisites: MET 211.
Analysis of the relationship between applied forces and stresses, strains, and deformations in solid materials, including the application of engineering design standards.
- Offered: Winter
- Prerequisites: DD 202, MET 213 and MET 311.
Applying engineering concepts to components such as gears, shafts, fasteners and structural members. In addition to theoretical analysis, this course incorporates solid modeling and finite element analysis software to model strain and motion behavior of complex systems.
- Offered: Winter
- Prerequisites: MA 161, MET 310 or PH 201, junior standing or instructor’s permission.
The study of energy, heat, work, the properties of the media employed and the processes involved as applied to solving problems in engineering. Also includes an introduction to heat transfer concepts.
- Offered: Fall
- Prerequisites: MET 310 or PH 201.
Introduction to the fundamentals of fluid dynamics. The application of basic fluid mechanics to the analysis of internal and external flow, pumps, turbines, and fans are covered. Applications to incompressible and compressible flows and the effects of friction are explored.
- Offered: Fall
- Prerequisites: MET 320.
A problem-based course that provides students with an opportunity to focus on a specific design or engineering problem. Initial proposals, strategies and timelines to complete the project will be completed in this course. Appropriate project management is stressed. Engineering ethics in relation to product design will also be explored.
Notes: Cross listed with ET 431.- Offered: Winter
- Prerequisites: MET 431.
A project-based course in which the student builds, implements, and tests a design that was attained in a prior class. A formal presentation and report is a required part of the course.
Notes: Cross listed with ET 432.- Offered: Winter
- Offered: Fall Winter
An introduction to the processes and materials of manufacturing with emphasis on the metal removal technology.
- Offered: Fall
- Prerequisites: Successful completion of, or current enrollment in MF 134 and DD 100.
Numerical control and automation fundamentals, testing of materials and suitability of fabrication.
- Offered: Winter
- Prerequisites: Instructor's permission.
An advanced computer numerical control class utilizing a Tsugami 5 axis turning center with live tooling.
- Offered: On demand
- Prerequisites: MF 134
This course introduces the maintenance of machine tool equipment. Subjects will include coolant properties, oil systems, pneumatic systems, clamping devices, spindle tapers, collet systems, feed systems, and proper initial machine setup.
- Offered: On demand
- Prerequisites: DD 202 and MF 233.
Introduction to advanced machining and turning operations. Turning operations will include the use of lathe dogs, 4-jawed chucks, boring bars and thread cutting tools. Milling operations will include advanced fixture design, fixture manufacturing, gear cutting, radius cutting, and angle milling.
- Offered: Winter
- Prerequisites: MF 233.
A Fanuc-based Haas controller and CamWorks software will program G and M code to cut various types of metal on both a CNC lathe and mill. Topics will include advanced milling and turning, Haas VQC programming and Renishaw Probe usage.