College of Engineering

Course Descriptions

Course Descriptions

The following key is used to designate the core courses and departmental courses.

Credits are awarded on the semester-hour basis. A credit requires an average of three hours per week of a student’s time. The distribution of that time between class activities (such as lecture, recitation, laboratory, field trip, etc.) and outside preparation varies from course to course.

Engineering Core

ENG EK 100 Freshman Advising Seminar

This first-year experience course introduces students to Boston University, the College of Engineering, and the field of engineering. Students meet with faculty and student advisors and attend lectures to broaden their knowledge of the inner workings of the College and to gain a better understanding of engineering as a discipline and the ethical responsibilities of an engineer. Includes academic policies and special programs along with support services. 0 cr.

ENG EK 102 Introduction to Linear Algebra for Engineers

Prereq: ENG EK 127. Systems of linear equations and matrices. Vector spaces and linear transformation using matrix notation, determinants, and eigenvalues and eigenvectors. Examples drawn from engineering applications. Cannot be taken for credit in addition to CAS MA 142 or MA 242. 2 cr.

ENG EK 127 Engineering Computation

An introduction to engineering problem solving using a modern computational environment. Basic procedural programming concepts include input/output, branching, looping, functions, file input/output, and data structures such as arrays and structures. An introduction to basic linear algebra concepts such as matrix operations and solving sets of equations. Introduction to numerical methods, for example least squares solutions and their use for curve fitting. Programming projects provided by all College of Engineering departments will reinforce these concepts and introduce engineering freshmen to the various disciplines. 4 cr.

ENG EK 130/131/132 Introduction to Engineering

Introduction to engineering analysis and/or design offered by participating engineering faculty. Course presents students with key concepts and techniques relevant to an applied area of engineering. Limited to freshmen and sophomores (students with less than 64 credits toward degree requirements). 4 cr.

ENG EK 156 Design and Manufacture

Introduction to design and processing steps required in manufacturing. Specialized project involving the design, scheduling, budgeting, and building of a project selected by the student with the consent of the instructor. Includes lab. 2 cr.

ENG EK 280 Technology and Society

Examination of technology as a fundamental element of and driving force in our culture. Balanced understanding of the promises, consequences, and dilemmas brought about by specific technologies. Opportunity to improve critical thinking abilities and to broaden perspectives and sense of responsibility of new professionals as they become involved in decisions related to technology. ENG EK 280 (for engineering students) meets with CAS SO 277 (for non-engineering students) and fulfills 4 credit hours of social science elective as a sociology course. The course cannot be used as a core elective. 4 cr.

ENG EK 301 Engineering Mechanics I

Prereq: CAS PY 211 and ENG EK 127; coreq: CAS MA 225. Fundamental statics of particles, rigid bodies, and trusses; dynamics of particles: Newton’s laws of motion; energy and momentum methods. Application of vector analysis and introduction to engineering design. Includes design project. (MET EK 311 and EK 312 fulfill this requirement; however, only 4 credits can be applied towards the graduation requirement.) 4 cr.

ENG EK 307 Electric Circuit Theory

Coreq: CAS MA 226 and CAS PY 212. Introduction to electric circuit analysis and design; voltage, current, and power, element I-V curves, circuit laws and theorems; energy storage; frequency domain, frequency response, transient response; sinusoidal steady state and transfer functions; operational amplifiers, design. Includes lab. (MET EK 317 and EK 318 fulfill this requirement; however, only 4 credits can be applied toward the graduation requirement.) 4 cr.

ENG EK 335 Introduction to Environmental Engineering

This course provides a technical introduction to a wide range of environmental engineering topics to quantitatively understand and analyze environmental problems. Topics covered include mass and energy balance for analyzing environmental engineering concepts, population growth, models for resource consumption and risk analysis, energy systems, air pollution and prevention strategies, water quality assessment and supply issues, drinking and waste water treatment, solid waste treatment and management strategies, and resource recovery and recycling. Relevant existing laws and regulations are also reviewed in the context of the topics covered. 4 cr.

ENG EK 408 Introduction to Clean Energy Generation and Storage Technologies

Prereq: CAS PY 211, CAS PY 212, CAS CH 131, CAS MA 123, or equivalent. This course covers a wide variety of modern energy generation and storage technologies. The engineering principles that govern thermomechanical, thermoelectric, photvotaic and electrochemical energy conversion prosesses will be discussed along with the challenges of hydrogen storage and hybrid batteries. The consequences of using renewable energy resources such as solar, hydrogen, biomass, geothermal, hydro, and wind versus non-renewable fossil fuels and nuclear resources will also be covered. 4 cr.

ENG EK 409 Engineering Economy

Prereq: junior standing or consent of instructor. Analysis of engineering alternatives for replacement. Present worth analysis. Cost control, budgeting, and indirect costs and their allocation. Company startups, stock ownership, and annual reports. Cost optimization, economic life, taxes, inflation, inventories, and depreciation accounting. Contract negotiations, professional ethics, and cost proposal preparation. Evaluation of public projects. 4 cr.

ENG EK 420 Introduction to Parallel Computing

Prereq: CAS MA 123 and ENG EK 127 and at least two semesters of physical science. Introduces fundamental methods for scientific computing in the context of massively parallel computation. Discussions are organized around important algorithmic concepts and specific applications chosen to illustrate the methods. Different parallel computation models are evaluated within the framework of specific algorithms. Students are required to observe, modify, and/or design programs suitable for running on highly parallel architectures such as the Connection Machine, and on current multiprocessor systems. In addition, students are required to develop competence with a variety of tools useful in the parallel computing environment including graphical methods to analyze large data sets, the high-level parallel language C++, and X-windows. Same as CAS CS 420. Alternates with CS 420. 4 cr.

ENG EK 424 Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics

Prereq: ENG BE 200, CAS PY 212, CAS MA 226, CAS CH 102. Thermodynamic systems. Heat, temperature, and pressure. State variables and equations of state. First and second laws of thermodynamics. Entropy. Thermodynamic potentials. Kinetic theory. Intermolecular forces and transport phenomena. Statistical mechanics. Ensembles and distribution functions. The statistical interpretation of entropy. Partition function. 4 cr.

ENG EK 497E Undergraduate Part-time Co-op Experience

Prereq: acceptence into the Cooperative Education Program. Students work part-time, as defined by their employing company, while registering for 8–11 credits. Registration for 12 or more credits requires the written approval of the director. Students registered in ENG EK 497E are assessed a fee upon placement. 0 cr.

ENG EK 498E Undergraduate Co-op Experience

Prereq: acceptance into the Cooperative Education Program; attendance at all preparatory seminar sessions. Students register only upon receiving a cooperative education position. The Cooperative Education Program helps students to integrate classroom theory with actual engineering experience. Under professional supervision, students learn firsthand about the engineering environment by working in a paid, full-time position in a medical or research facility, private business, industry, or governmental agency. Through seminars on topics such as self-assessment, identification of work skills, r é sum é writing, interview skills, and understanding the corporate world, students learn the broad career skills required to obtain co-op and permanent employment. 0 cr.

ENG EK 500 Probability with Statistical Applications

Prereq: CAS MA 226. A first course in probability and statistics for students with a level of mathematical maturity and experience comparable to that normally found in entering graduate students. Sample spaces, probability measures, random variables, expectation, applications of transform methods, stochastic convergence and limit theorems, second order statistics, estimations, and stochastic forecasting, introduction to random processes, and filtering applications. May not be taken for credit in addition to ENG EC 381 or ENG ME 308. 4 cr.

ENG EK 501 Mathematical Methods I: Linear Algebra and Complex Analysis

Introduction to basic applied mathematics for science and engineering, emphasizing practical methods and unifying geometrical concepts. Topics include linear algebra for real and complex matrices. Quadratic forms, Lagrange multipliers and elementary properties of the rotation group. Vector differential and integral calculus. Complex function theory, singularities and multivalued functions, contour integration and series expansions. Fourier and Laplace transforms. Elementary methods for solving ordinary linear differential and systems of differential equations with applications to electrical circuits and mechanical structures. 4 cr.

ENG EK 514 Computational Methods for Continuum Problems

Prereq: CAS MA 242 (or equivalent), and ENG EK 307 (or equivalent), and ENG EC 453 (or any other course that uses Vector Calculus). The structure of problems involving positive definite quadratic forms is developed by considering circuit theory and continuum problems. Direct variational methods, finite elements, the conjugate gradient method developed for positive definite (elliptic) problems, and the fast Fourier transform are presented. 4 cr.

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Biomedical Engineering

ENG BE 200 Introduction to Probability

Prereq: CAS MA 225 and ENG EK 127. An introductory course designed for sophomore engineering students that introduces the fundamentals of probability and statistics without the use of transforms. Coverage includes multiple random variables, expectation, Markov chains, and statistical testing. Computer simulations of probabilistic systems are included. Examples are taken from engineering systems. This course cannot be taken for credit in addition to ENG EC 381 or ME 308. 2 cr.

ENG BE 209 Principles of Molecular Cell Biology and Biotechnology

Prereq: CAS PY 211, CAS PY 212, CAS CH 101, CAS CH 102 (or CAS CH 131), ENG EK 127; ENG BE 200, or an eqivalent probablity course is recommended; coreq: CAS MA 226. Introduction to the molecular, physical, and computational principles of cell function in the context of cutting-edge applications in bioengineering and medicine. Biological concepts include: molecular building blocks, energetics, transport, metabolism, nucleic acids, gene expression, and genetics. Applications include bioenergy, synthetic biology, the human genome project, and gene circuit engineering. Labs will teach fundamental techniques of molecular biology including a multi-week module where students build and quantify bacterial gene expression system. Labs emphasize the experimental, problem-solving, and analytical skills required in modern engineering and research. 4 cr.

ENG BE 401 Signals and Systems in Biomedical Engineering

Prereq: ENG BE 200, ENG EK 307, and CAS MA 226; junior standing in biomedical engineering; coreq: ENG BE 491. Signals and systems with an emphasis on application to biomedical problems. Laplace transforms, Fourier series, discrete- and continuous-time Fourier transforms, convolution and the response of linear systems, frequency response, and Bode diagrams. Introduction to communication systems, multiplexing, amplitude modulation, and sampling theorem. Cannot be taken for credit in addition to ENG EC 401. 4 cr.

ENG BE 402 Control Systems in Biomedical Engineering

Prereq: ENG BE 401. Mathematical analysis of dynamic and linear feedback control systems. Emphasis on application to physiological systems, physiological transport, pharmacokinetics, glucose/insulin control, and respiratory control. Performance criteria. Root locus, Nyquist, and other stability criteria. State space analysis with state variable feedback control design and compensation. Cannot be taken for credit in addition to ENG EC 402. 4 cr.

ENG BE 420 Introduction to Solid Biomechanics

Prereq: ENG EK 301, CAS MA 226, and ENG EK 102 or CAS MA 142. Introductory course to mechanics of solid elastic continua. Basics of vector and tensor algebra and calculus; kinematics of deformation, stress analysis, constitutive equations, finite elasticity; linear elasticity; virtual work; the Ritz approximation. In addition to the classical Hookean elasticity, finite deformation theory is presented to describe mechanical behavior of biological soft tissues and cells. Illustrative examples from tissue and cell biomechanics. Design elements will be included in problems and examples. 4 cr.

ENG BE 436 Fundamentals of Fluid Mechanics

Prereq: ENG EK 301, ENG EK 102 OR CAS MA 142, and CAS MA 226. Introductory course emphasizing the application of the principles of conservation of mass, momentum, and energy to fluid systems. 4 cr.

ENG BE 451 Directed Study in Biomedical Engineering

Individual study of a topic in biomedical engineering not covered in a regularly scheduled course. A faculty member must agree to supervise the study before registration. Term paper and/or written examination. Variable cr.

ENG BE 465 Biomedical Engineering Senior Project

Prereq: ENG BE 401 and ENG BE 491; limited to biomedical engineering majors with senior standing. Selection of project supervisor and initial planning and work of senior project. Senior project is in an area of biomedical engineering, such as biomedical instrumentation and electronics, biological signal processing, biological modeling and simulation, or clinical informational systems. Project must include significant design experience. Guidance in performing and presenting (in written and oral form) a technical project. Proposal writing, oral presentation techniques. Formal proposal must be approved by faculty. 2 cr.

ENG BE 466 Biomedical Engineering Senior Project

Prereq: ENG BE 465. Completion of project in an area of biomedical engineering, such as biomedical instrumentation and electronics, biological signal processing, biological modeling and simulation, or clinical informational systems. Training in technical project presentation techniques. Includes progress reports, abstracts, final reports, and oral presentation. Written final report must be approved by the faculty. 4 cr.

ENG BE 467 Design, Development, Marketing, and Entrepreneurship in Biomedical Engineering

Prereq: limited to biomedical engineering majors with senior standing. A combined academic- and industry-taught course educating students on project definition and on the design, development, and technology transfer of potential biomedical products in the context of the student’s major capstone project. Students will learn from faculty and industry lecturers the best practices for medical device development, including: product development via design and process control, intellectual property and innovation in biomedical engineering including patents, and clinical regulatory issues including clinical trial design. School of Management faculty will emphasize marketing, technology transfer, and entrepreneurship for bioengineering products. Case study examples will be provided. This course is a required corequisite to ENG BE 465 in the fall semester for BME seniors. 2 cr.

ENG BE 491 Engineering Physiology Laboratory I

Prereq: ENG BE 200. Coreq: ENG BE 401. Laboratory course designed to develop experimental and modeling skills. Simulation of physical and physiological systems, experimental determination of transfer functions, filtering properties of systems, transducer instrumentation, muscle dynamics, and spectral analysis. Emphasis is on comparison of experimental data with theoretical expectation. 2 cr.

ENG BE 492 Engineering Physiology Laboratory II

Coreq: ENG BE 402 and ENG BE 436. Laboratory course designed to develop experimental and modeling skills. Simulation of physical and physiological systems, experimental determination of control systems behavior, transducer instrumentation, and fluid dynamics. 2 cr.

ENG BE 500 Special Topics in Biomedical Engineering

Prereq: engineering graduate student standing or permission of instructor; others by permission of instructor; specific prerequisites vary according to topic. Coverage of a specific topic in biomedical engineering. One topic covered in depth each semester offered. Subject matter varies from year to year. 4 cr.

ENG BE 505 Molecular Bioengineering I

Prereq: ENG EK 424 or equivalent, graduate standing; undergraduates must have stamped approval. Provides engineering perspectives on the building blocks of living cells and materials for biotechnology. Focuses on origins and synthesis in life and the laboratory, including biological pathways for synthesis of DNA, RNA, and proteins; transduction, transmission, storage, and retrieval of biological information by macromolecules; polymerase chain reaction, restriction enzymes, DNA sequencing; energetics of protein folding and trafficking; mechanisms of enzymatic catalysts and receptor-ligand binding; cooperative proteins, multi-protein complexes, and control of metabolic pathways; generation, storage, transmission, and release of biomolecular energy; and methods for study and manipulation of molecules which will include isolation, purification, detection, chemical characterization, imaging, and visualization of structure. 4 cr.

ENG BE 506 Physical Chemistry of Cell Structure and Machinery

Prereq: ENG BE 505. Building on the engineering perspective of molecular-cell biology presented in ENG BE 505, the objective of this course is to provide a basic understanding of the physical chemistry of molecular structures important in living cells and in technological applications. Topics include: noncovalent interactions of biomolecules in water, thermodynamics of solutions and phase mixtures; nonequilibrium kinetics; polymer physics and elasticity; lipid self-assembly and interfacial thermodynamics; biomembranes; adhesion and molecular bonding; chemical grafting and surface analysis. 4 cr.

ENG BE 508 Quantitative Studies of the Respiratory and Cardiovascular Systems

Prereq: ENG BE 401 and graduate standing; seniors with consent of instructor. Coreq: ENG BE 436. The quantitative physiological aspects of the respiratory and cardiovascular systems are studied. Classical models of these systems are considered including lumped element models, branching tree structures, and distributed parameter models to predict wave propagation in compliant walled tubes filled with compressible or incompressible fluids. Extensive computer models are developed to simulate the behavior of these systems in the frequency and time domains. Includes lab. 4 cr.

ENG BE 509 Quantitative Physiology of the Auditory System

Prereq: CAS BI 315, ENG BE 200, and ENG BE 401 or permission of instructor. Introduction to the anatomy, acoustics, and physiology of the mammalian auditory pathways from a systems prospective including implications for hearing aid and prosthetic design. Topics include measuring sound and microscopic motion, head-related transfer function, middle ear and cochlear mechanics, hair cell transduction, binaural processing in the brainstem and midbrain, auditory thalamic and cortical structure and function. 4 cr.

ENG BE 511 Biomedical Instrumentation

Prereq: ENG EC 412 and ENG BE 402. Physiological signals, origin of biopotentials (ECG, EMG, EEG), biomedical transducers, and electrodes. Biomedical signal detection, amplifications, and filtering. Analog front-ends of biomedical instruments. Electrical safety in medical environment. Laboratory experiments supplement lectures. 4 cr.

ENG BE 512 Biomedical Instrument Design

Prereq: ENG BE 511, ENG EC 311, and ENG EC 412 or equivalent. An introduction to techniques for the design of biomedical instrumentation including sensors and their associated electronics. Mathematical models for a wide variety of sensors ranging from resistive sensors to biosensors are reviewed along with the resulting implications for the design of signal-conditioning electronics. A case-study approach is used in which specific sensor systems are evaluated for sensitivity, selectivity, dynamic range, response time, and reproducibility. Includes lab. 4 cr.

ENG BE 513 Biological and Environmental Acoustics

Prereq: ENG BE 200 and CAS MA 123 and CAS MA 124 and CAS PY 211 and CAS PY 212 or permission of instructor or graduate standing. Application of acoustics to biological and environmental research. Introduction to physical acoustics with examples from actual terrestrial and marine environments. The use of sound by animals for communication and echolocation. Application of acoustics to conservation biology. 4 cr.

ENG BE 515 Introduction to Medical Imaging

Prereq: ENG EC 401, ENG BE 401, and elementary knowledge of atomic physics. Methods of obtaining useful images of the interior of the body using X-rays, ultrasound, and radionuclides. Image formation and display. Projection radiography. Radiation detectors. Conventional and computerized tomography. Nuclear imaging. Automating diagnosis and non-invasive testing. Radiation safety. 4 cr.

ENG BE 516 Applied Medical Imaging

Prereq: ENG EK 301 and ENG BE 401. Biomedical engineering course in the format of a clinical rotation (25 hours per week); this is a six-week course offered only during the Summer II session. The program consists of separate components of approximately equal duration and emphasis. An engineering component with focus in the physics/mathematics/computer subjects most relevant to medical imaging (attended solely by engineering students) and a radiological component in lectures and review sessions with medical/clinical focus (attended together with fourth-year medical students [BUSM-IV] and first-year radiology residents). 4 cr.

ENG BE 517 Practical Optical Microscopy of Biological Materials

Students will learn the practice and the underlying theory of imaging with a focus on state-of-the-art live cell microscopy. Students will have the opportunity to use laser scanning confocal as well as widefield and near-field imaging to address experimental questions related to ion fluxes in cells, protein dynamics and association, and will use phase and interference techniques to enhance the detection of low-contrast biological material. Exploration and discussion of detector technology, signals and signal processing, spectral separation methods, and physical mechanisms used to determine protein associations and protein diffusion in cells are integrated throughout the course. Students will be assigned weekly lab reports, a midterm and a final project consisting of a paper and an oral presentation on a current research topic involving optical microscopy. 4 cr.

ENG BE 521/ME 521 Continuum Mechanics for Biomedical Engineers

Prereq: ENG EK 424 or ENG ME 309 and either ENG ME 304, ENG ME 421, ENG ME 422, ENG BE 420, ENG BE 436, or consent of instructor. The main goal of this course is to present a unified, mathematically rigorous approach to two classical branches of mechanics: the mechanics of fluids and the mechanics of solids. Topics will include kinematics, stress analysis, balance laws (mass, momentum, and energy), the entropy inequality, and constitutive equations in the framework of Cartesian vectors and tensors. Emphasis will be placed on mechanical principles that apply to all materials by using the unifying mathematical framework of Cartesian vectors and tensors. Illustrative examples from biology and physiology will be used to describe basic concepts in continuum mechanics. The course will end at the point from which specialized courses devoted to problems in fluid mechanics (e.g., biotransport) and solid mechanics (e.g., cellular biomechanics) could logically proceed; students may not receive credit for both. 4 cr.

ENG BE 523/ME 523/MS 523 Mechanics of Biomaterials

Prereq: ENG EK 301, ENG ME 305, or ENG ME 420; ENG ME 306 is desirable. Covers the chemical composition, physical structure, and mechanical behavior of engineering polymers. Study of types of polymers; rubber elasticity; fundamentals of viscoelastic phenomena such as creep, stress relaxation, stress rupture, mechanical damping, impact; effects of chemical composition and structure on viscoelastic and strength properties; methods of chemical property evaluation. Fracture and fatigue of polymer materials. Influences of plastics fabrication methods on mechanical properties. Emphasis on recent research techniques and results. Students will complete a semester-long design project. Same as ENG ME 523 and ENG MS 523; students can only receive credit for one of these courses. 4 cr.

ENG BE 524/ME 524/MS 524 Skeletal Tissue Mechanics

Prereq: ENG EK 301, ENG ME 302, ENG ME 305 or ENG BE 420, ENG ME 308 or ENG BE 420, and CAS MA 242 or equivalent. The course is structured around classical topics in mechanics of materials and their application to study of the mechanical behavior of skeletal tissues, whole bones, bone-implant systems, and diarthroidal joints. Topics include: mechanical behavior of tissues, (anisotropy, viscoelasticity, fracture and fatigue) with emphasis on the role of the microstructure of these tissues; structural properties of whole bones and implants (composite and asymmetric bean theories); and mechanical function of joints (contact mechanics, lubrication, and wear). Emphasis is placed on using experimental data to test and to develop theoretical models, as well as on using the knowledge gained to address common health-related problems related to aging, disease, and injury. Same as ENG ME 524 and ENG MS 524. Students can only receive credit for one of these courses. 4 cr.

ENG BE 526 Fundamentals of Biomaterials

Prereq: ENG EK 301, ENG EK 401, CAS CH 101, CAS CH 102, and ENG BE 209. Provides the chemistry and engineering skills needed to solve challenges in the biomaterials and tissue engineering area, concentrating on the fundamental principles in biomedical engineering, material science, and chemistry. Covers the structure and properties of hard materials (ceramics and metals) and soft materials (polymers and hydrogels). Includes the biological response to materials such as cell-surface interactions and inflammation. Meets with BE 726 lectures. Note that the laboratory portion is not offered in BE 526. 4 cr.

ENG BE 527 Principles and Applications of Tissue

Prereq: ENG EK 301, ENG EK 424, CAS CH 101, CAS CH 102, and ENG BE 209. Provides the chemistry and engineering skills needed to solve challenges in the biomaterials and tissue engineering area, concentrating on material properties, mechanics, and specific research topics. Covers the rheological properties of polymers and gels as well as fatigue and fracture of materials. Research topics such as tissue engineering, polymer chemistry, drug delivery, and micro-nano biosystems. Meets with BE 727 lectures. 4 cr.

ENG BE 533 Biorheology

Prereq: ENG BE 420 and ENG EK 424. An introductory course emphasizing those rheological properties (such as elasticity, viscoelasticity, poroelasticity, plasticity, and viscoplasticity) that often characterize solid biological tissues. 4 cr.

ENG BE 535 Cell Mechanics

Prereq: ENG BE 209, ENG ME 305, ENG EK 424, and ENG BE 436 or equivalent. The physical and chemical basis for the mechanical properties and activities of living cells considered from an engineering perspective. The instructional approach emphasizes in-depth study of a limited number of cases and relies heavily on selected readings from the literature. Topics studied include cell adhesion and elasticity of red cells as well as phenomena in which active motility is involved (e.g., the first cleavage division of the sea urchin egg, the contraction of skeletal muscle, the crawling motility of fibroblastic cells, and the beating of flagella). Lectures and assignments emphasize the role of quantitative theory and mathematical models in elucidating the molecular basis of physiological observations in these diverse areas. 4 cr.

ENG BE 537 Biomedical/Biochemical Microsystems

Prereq: graduate standing or permission of instructor; Grad prereq: ENG BE 436 and ENG EK 424. Focuses on fundamental micro- and nanofabrication approaches to engineer the cellular and subcellular environment. The course covers applications of these technologies in the biomedical and biochemical fields, ranging from microanalytical systems to implantable drug delivery microsystems. 4 cr.

ENG BE 560 Biomolecular Architecture

Prereq: CAS PY 212, CAS CH 131, or CAS CH 102. Provides an introduction to the molecular building blocks and the structure of three major components of the living cells: the nucleic acids, the phospholipids membrane, and the proteins. The nucleic acids, DNA and RNA, linear information storing structure as well as their three-dimensional structure are covered in relationship to their function. This includes an introduction to information and coding theory. The analysis tools used in pattern identification representation and functional association are introduced and used to discuss the patterns characteristic of DNA and protein structure and biochemical function. The problems and current approaches to predicting protein structure including those using homology, energy minimization, and modeling are introduced. The future implications of our expanding biomolecular knowledge and of rational drug design are also discussed. 4 cr.

ENG BE 561 DNA and Protein Sequence Analysis

Prereq: ENG BE 209 and ENG BE 200, or equivalent. Fundamental concepts from molecular biology and molecular genetics are presented. Biological inferences are made from DNA and protein sequence data using mathematical and computer science techniques. Pairwise sequence comparative analyses and homolog identification are studied in detail. The dynamic programming algorithm is extended to deal with more general cases and is applied to RNA structure prediction. Additional topics include: multiple sequence alignment and conserved sequence pattern recognition methods, phylogenetic tree reconstruction to study molecular evolution, methods of identifying coding regions in genomic data, algorithms to solve the fragment assembly problem of DNA sequencing, techniques for physical mapping, mathematical models and computations algorithms for genetic regulation. An introduction to protein 3-dimensional structure predictions is also given. 4 cr.

ENG BE 563 Cellular and Molecular Systems Analysis

Prereq: ENG BE 402 or equivalent. The course addresses the interface between cellular and molecular phenomena using methods of engineering system analysis. Topics include storage and processing of genetic information in the cell, the regulation and control of gene action, the analysis of cell surface receptor/ligand binding and trafficking, signal transduction, receptor mediated cell responses, metabolic pathways and control mechanisms, cell proliferation and growth, and some analysis of the immune system. The interpretation and analysis of these systems will be based, as much as possible, on the engineering methodologies taught in traditional signals and systems courses, with some additional training in non-linear systems kinetics and dynamics. The emphasis in the course will be to expose undergraduate and graduate students to molecular/cellular phenomena for which there is sufficient experimental data and mechanistic understanding for the analysis from an engineering perspective. The aim is not just to translate the cellular and molecular systems into engineering terminology, but to attempt to be sufficiently productive for the design of modified biological systems. 4 cr.

ENG BE 564 Biophysics of Large Molecules

Prereq: CAS CH 102 and ENG BE 401. Coreq: ENG EK 424. Correlation between various physical properties and structure of large molecules is considered in detail. Includes physical and mathematical description of polyatomic molecules and macromolecules. Special emphasis is given to interaction of large molecules with electromagnetic radiation (visual light, ultraviolet and infrared radiation, x-rays, radio waves). Physics of macromolecules (or polymers) is treated in detail. Numerous biomedical photosyntheses, DNA damage under irradiation, structure of major biological molecules (proteins and nucleic acids). 4 cr.

ENG BE 565 Molecular Biotechnology

Prereq: ENG EK 424, CAS CH 102, and ENG BE 505 or consent of instructor. Covers the basic properties of biological macromolecules and assemblies including proteins, nucleic acids, and membranes. Among the topics covered are the forces that govern biological structures, how proteins act as catalysts, how membranes act to store energy, and how nucleic acids and proteins are synthesized in cells. Methods for manipulating the living cells to change their properties and to produce specific proteins of nucleic acids are detailed. 4 cr.

ENG BE 566 DNA Structure and Function

Prereq: CAS CH 102, CAS PY 212, and ENG EK 424. Physical structure and properties of DNA. The physical principles of the major experimental methods to study DNA are explained, among them: X-ray analysis, NMR, optical methods (absorption, circular dichroism, fluorescence), centrifugation, gel electrophoresis, chemical and enzymatic probing. Different theoretical models of DNA are presented, among them the melting (helix-coil) model, the polyelectrolyte model, the elastic-rod model, and the topological model. Theoretical approaches to treat the models, (e.g., the Monte Carlo method) are covered. Special emphasis is placed on DNA topology and DNA unusual structures and their biological significance. Major structural features of RNA are considered in parallel with DNA. The main principles of DNA-protein interaction are presented. The role of DNA and RNA structure in most fundamental biological processes, replication, transcription, recombination, reparation, and translation is considered. 4 cr.

ENG BE 567 Nonlinear Systems in Biomedical Engineering

Prereq: ENG BE 505 or equivalent; graduate standing or consent of instructor; ordinary differential equations; linear dynamic systems and linear algebra are recommended. Introduction to nonlinear dynamical systems in biomedical engineering. Qualitative, analytical, and computational techniques. Stability, bifurcations, oscillations, multistability, hysteresis, multiple time-scales, chaos. Introduction to experimental data analysis and control techniques. Applications discussed include genetic circuit engineering, neural processing, cardiac control, posture control, and populations dynamics. 4 cr.

ENG BE 570 Introduction to Computational Vision

Prereq: CAS MA 226, ENG BE 401 or ENG EC 401 and ENG BE 200 or ENG EK 500 and working knowledge of MATLAB; Grad prereq: CAS MA 226 and ENG BE 401 or ENG EK 500. Introductory course in computational visual neuroscience. Provides a survey of general neural network models for vision and the computational vision theories and survey of neuroanatomy, neurophysiology, and psychophysics underlying specific problems in vision. Topics addressed include models of visual motion analysis such as optic flow, boundary extraction, and three-dimensional structure and motion, and models of stereopsis. Briefly addresses learning mechanisms and their relationship to brain plasticity. A term project is required for graduate credit. 4 cr.

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Electrical & Computer Engineering

ENG EC 311 Introduction to Logic Design

Coreq: ENG EK 307. Introduction to hardware building blocks used in digital computers. Boolean algebra, combinatorial and sequential circuits: analysis and design. Adders, multipliers, decoders, encoders, multiplexors. Programmable logic devices: read-only memory, programmable arrays, FRGAs, Verilog. Counters and registers. Includes lab. 4 cr.

ENG EC 327 Introduction to Software Engineering

Prereq: ENG EK 127. The goal of this course is to introduce engineering students to advanced programming techniques and basic data structures concepts. The course will start with a fast-paced introduction to the fundamentals of object-oriented programming, dynamic memory allocation, and file input/output operations. The stress in this introduction will be on practical programming issues, such as proper programming style and optimization, debugging techniques and compilation, and graphical user interfaces. Students will also be introduced to fundamental data structures, such as linked lists, queues, trees, hash tables, and graphs, and algorithmic analysis techniques in the context of searching and sorting methods. Throughout the course, students will utilize industry-standard programming tools, and examples for theoretical concepts will be provided from contemporary applications. Duplicate credit with CAS CS 112; cannot take both for credit. 4 cr.

ENG EC 330 Applied Algorithms for Engineers

Prereq: ENG EC 327 and CAS MA 193. Introduction to the general concept of algorithms. Efficiency and run-time of algorithms. Various approaches to design of algorithms and their applications to numerous typical numerical and non-numerical problems. 4 cr.

ENG EC 381 Probability Theory in Electrical and Computer Engineering

Prereq: CAS MA 225. Introduction to modeling uncertainty in electrical and computer systems. Experiments, models, and probabilities. Discrete and continuous random variables. Reliability models for circuits. Probability distributions. Moments and expectations. Random vectors. Functions of random variables. Sums of random variables and limit theorems. Signal detection and estimation. Basic stochastic processes. Discrete-time Markov chains. State-diagrams. Applications to statistical modeling and interpretation of experimental data in computer, communication, and optical systems. 4 cr.

ENG EC 401 Signals and Systems

Prereq: CAS MA 226 and ENG EK 307. Continuous-time and discrete-time signals and systems. Convolution sum, convolution integral. Linearity, time-invariance, causality, and stability of systems. Frequency domain analysis of signals and systems. Filtering, sampling, and modulation. Laplace transform, z-transform, pole-zero plots. Linear feedback systems. Includes lab. Cannot be taken for credit in addition to ENG BE 401. 4 cr.

ENG EC 402 Control Systems

Prereq: ENG EC 401. Analysis of linear feedback systems, their characteristics, performance, and stability. The Routh-Hurwitz, root-locus, Bode, and Nyquist techniques. Design and compensation of feedback control systems. 4 cr.

ENG EC 410 Introduction to Electronics

Prereq: ENG EK 307. Principles of diode, BJT, and MOSFET circuits. Graphical and analytical means of analysis. Piecewise linear modeling; amplifiers; digital inverters and logic gates. Biasing and small-signal analysis, microelectronic design techniques. Time-domain and frequency domain analysis and design. Includes lab. 4 cr.

ENG EC 412 Analog Electronics

Prereq: ENG EC 410. Continuation of EC 410. Topics include differential amplifiers, frequency response, operational amplifier structure and design, multistage circuit design, BJT, MOSFET, CMOS, and BiCMOS design principles, active filters and oscillators, and power devices. Includes lab. 4 cr.

ENG EC 413 Computer Organization

Prereq: ENG EC 311. Introduction to the fundamentals and design of computer systems. Topics covered include computer instruction sets, assembly language programming, arithmetic circuits, CPU design (data path and control, pipelining), performance evaluation, memory devices, memory systems including caching and virtual memory, and I/O. Project using design automation tools. Includes lab. 4 cr.

ENG EC 415 Communication Systems

Prereq: ENG EC 401 or equivalent. Signal analysis and transmission: amplitude modulation, angle modulation, pulse-amplitude and pulse-code modulation; amplitude shift-keying, frequency shift-keying, phase-shift keying. Case studies of practical communication systems. Includes lab. 4 cr.

ENG EC 416 Introduction to Digital Signal Processing

Prereq: ENG EC 401. Introduces techniques of digital signal processing and application to deterministic as well as random signals. Topics include representation of discrete-time random signals, A/D conversion, D/A conversion, frequency domain and z-domain analysis of discrete-time signals and systems, discrete-time feedback systems, difference equation and FFT based realizations of digital filters, design of IIR Butterworth filters, window-based FIR filter design, digital filtering of random signals, FFT-based power spectrum analysis. Includes lab. 4 cr.

ENG EC 440 Introduction to Operating Systems

Prereq: ENG EC 327 and ENG EC 413. Operating system concepts and design objectives. Concurrent processes, process synchronization, and deadlocks. Resource management including virtual memory, CPU scheduling, and secondary storage. File structures, input/output, and distributed systems. Case studies of popular operating systems. 4 cr.

ENG EC 441 Introduction to Computer Networking

Prereq: ENG EC 381 and ENG EC 401. Computer networks, focusing on the Internet. Application protocols (Web, e-mail), basics of socket programming, major Internet protocols (TCP and IP), fundamental aspects of routing and reliable data transfer over networks, medium access protocols, wired and wireless Local Area Networks (LANs) technologies. Hands-on laboratory modules on client-server programming, Internet experiments, and protocol implementation. Includes lab. 4 cr.

ENG EC 447 Software Design

Prereq: ENG EC 440, and CAS CS 330 or ENG EC 330. Object-oriented software design. Application design for windowed graphical environments. Design project using C++ and Microsoft Windows. Requires a working knowledge of the C programming language. 4 cr.

ENG EC 450 Microprocessors

Prereq: ENG EC 327 and ENG EC 413. Hardware and software design methodology for embedding microcontrollers and microprocessors. Architecture, hardware, I/O, interrupts, memory organization, and decoding. Software techniques including dispatch tables and real time monitors. Intel 8048 and Freescale 68HCO5, 68HC11, and 68HCHC16 microcontrollers, Intel 8085 and 8086 series microprocessors, and Freescale 68000 series microprocessors. Peripheral devices including counter timers, serial USARTs, parallel ports, interrupt controllers, disk controllers, and DMA controllers. Emphasis on both hardware and software design. Includes lab. 4 cr.

ENG EC 451 Directed Study

Student may, under the supervision of a faculty member, undertake individual study of a subject relevant to electrical, computer, and systems engineering, if the subject is not covered in a regularly scheduled course. Tangible evidence of achievement must be submitted at the end of the semester. Variable cr.

ENG EC 455 Electromagnetic Systems I

Prereq: CAS PY 212 and CAS MA 226. Electric and magnetic fields. Electromagnetic waves. Propagation, reflection, and transmission. Remote sensing applications. Radio frequency coaxial cables, microwave waveguides, and optical fibers. Microwave sources and resonators. Antennas and radiation. Radio links, radar, and wireless communication systems. Electromagnetic effects in high-speed digital systems. Includes lab. 4 cr.

ENG EC 456 Electromagnetic Systems II

Prereq: ENG EC 455. Electric field, energy, and force. Dielectric materials. Steady electric currents. Magnetic field, energy, and force. Magnetic materials. Applications of electrostatics, magnetostatics, and electrodynamics. Time carrying fields and Maxwell’s equations. Electromagnetic waves in dielectric and conducting materials. Numerical methods in electromagnetic fields and waves. 4 cr.

ENG EC 463 Senior Design Project I

Prereq: senior standing. Development of the technical, communication, personal, and team skills needed for successful design in electrical and computer engineering. Specifications and standards, information collection, design strategies, modeling, computer-aided design, optimization, system design, failure and reliability, human factors. Oral and written communication of technical information. Team dynamics and ethical issues in design. Design project for a small-scale electrical or computer system. Preparation of detailed proposals for senior design projects in the following semester. Includes lab. 4 cr.

ENG EC 464 Senior Design Project II

Prereq: ENG EC 463. Continuation of a team project in an area of electrical and computer engineering, as proposed in EC 463. Application of technical, communication, personal, and team skills. Oral and written communication of technical information, including progress reports, technical memos, final report, and oral presentations. Includes lab. 4 cr.

ENG EC 467 Senior Honors Thesis

Prereq: ENG EC 463 and departmental approval. Well-prepared students may choose to do a formal senior thesis under the direct guidance of a departmental faculty member instead of a team-based project in EC 464. Students selecting this option must prepare their thesis proposal in EC 463 and obtain petitioned approval before the beginning of the semester of thesis registration. Variable cr.

ENG EC 471 Physics of Semiconductor Devices

Prereq: CAS PY 313 or CAS PY 354. Study of solid state electronic devices, including growth and structure of semiconductors, energy bands and charge carriers in semiconductors, junctions, diodes, bipolar junction transistors, field effect transistors and devices. 4 cr.

ENG EC 481 Fundamentals of Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology

Prereq: CAS PY 313 or equivalent modern physics course. Nanotechnology encompasses the understanding and manipulation of matter with at least one characteristic dimension measured in nanometers with novel size-dependent physical properties as a result. This course explores the electronic and optical properties of material at the nanoscale and applications of nanoscale devices. The parallels between light and electron confinement are emphasized (for example, in terms of normal modes, resonances and resonators, and the dispersion of light and electrons as affected by the periodicity of crystals and photonics crystals). Wave-mechanics and electromagnetics are reviewed and used to understand confinement and energy quantization. Nanodevices such as carbon nanotube transistors, nanoresonators, nanocavity lasers, and nano-biosensors and their applications are discussed. Fabrication using top-down and bottom-up methods are discussed, as well as characterization using scanning probe methods, electron microscopy, and spectroscopic techniques. 4 cr.

ENG EC 500 Special Topics in Electrical and Computer Engineering

Prereq: senior standing or consent of instructor; specific prerequisites vary according to topic. Coverage of a specific topic in electrical, computer, or systems engineering. Subject varies from year to year and is generally from an area of current or emerging research. 4 cr.

ENG EC 501/ME 501/SE 501 Dynamic System Theory

Prereq: familiarity with differential equations and matrices at the level of ENG EC 401 or CAS MA 242, or consent of instructor. Introduction to analytical concepts and examples of dynamic systems and control. Mathematical description and state space formation of dynamic systems; modeling, controllability, and observability. Eigenvector and transform analysis of linear systems including canonical forms. Performance specifications. State feedback: pole placement and the linear quadratic regulator. Introduction to MIMO design and system identification using computer tools and laboratory experiments. See ENG ME 501 for offering information; students can receive credit for only one of these courses. 4 cr.

ENG EC 504 Advanced Data Structures

Prereq: ENG EC 327. Review of basic data structures and Java syntax. Data abstraction and object-oriented design in the context of high-level languages and databases. Design implementation from the perspective of data structure efficiency and distributed control. Tailoring priority queues, balanced search trees, and graph algorithms to real-world problems, such as network routing, database management, and transaction processing. 4 cr.

ENG EC 505 Stochastic Processes

Prereq: ENG EC 401, CAS MA 142 or equivalent and either ENG EC 381 or ENG EK 500. Introduction to discrete and continuous-time random processes. Correlation and power spectral density functions; linear systems driven by random processes. Optimum detection and estimation. Bayesian, Weiner, and Kalman filtering. Applications of Poisson and other processes. 4 cr.

ENG EC 511 Software Systems Design

Prereq: knowledge of a high-level language such as Pascal, C, C++, or Ada, and an introductory course in data structures; Grad prereq: senior or graduate standing or consent of instructor; an introductory course in data structures. Concept of the software product life cycle, various forms of a software product from requirements definition through operation and maintenance, life cycle models and the activities performed in each phase, role of rapid prototyping in requirements analysis and design, design concepts and design strategies, comparative evaluation of requirements definition and design methods, and analysis and design validation. Small-team projects involving software specification and architectural design. 4 cr.

ENG EC 512 Enterprise Client-Server Software Systems Design

Prereq: senior standing or consent of instructor. Programming experience in C++, Java or C#, basic knowledge of internet protocols and HTML. ENG EC 440 or equivalent is required. ENG EC 441 and ENG EC 447 are recommended. Examination of past, current, and emerging technologies. Client side technologies including DHTML, CSS, scripting, ActiveX, RSS and proprietary applications. Legacy server side technologies including CGI, ISAPI, and active server pages. Current and emerging server technologies including ASP.NET 2, XML/SOAP Web services, wireless and handheld access, WAP/WML, SQL databases, streaming media, CMS, and middleware. Design and implementation of solutions involving database connectivity, session state, security requirements, SSL, and authentication of clients. Small-team projects involving design through implementation. 4 cr.

ENG EC 513 Computer Architecture

Prereq: ENG EC 413. Computer architecture and design. Topics include computer arithmetic and ALU design; performance evaluation; instruction set design; CPU design, including pipelining, branch prediction, and speculative execution; memory hierarchy, including cache basics, cache design for performance, and virtual memory support; I/O, including devices, interfaces, specification, and modeling. Examples from high-end microprocessors and embedded systems. 4 cr.

ENG EC 514/ME 514 Simulation

Prereq: ENG EK 127 or knowledge of general programming language, ENG ME 308 or ENG EC 381. Modeling of discrete event systems and their analysis through simulations. Systems considered include, but are not limited to, manufacturing systems, computer-communication networks, and computer systems. Simulating random environments and output analysis in such contexts. A simulation language is introduced and is the main tool for simulation experimentation. Meets with ENG ME 514; students may not take both for credit. 4 cr.

ENG EC 515 Digital Communication

Prereq: ENG EC 415 and ENG EC 381 or CAS MA 381. Channel characterization; signal design; optimal receivers; coherent and noncoherent digital signaling; intersymbol interference; baseband shaping; equalization, synchronization, and detection; error detection and correction coding. 4 cr.

ENG EC 516 Digital Communication

Prereq: ENG EC 416, ENG EC 402, or ENG EC 415. Canonical point-to-point digital communication problem; communication channel models; optimal receiver principles with focus on additive Gaussian noise channels: Maximum Aposteriori Probability (MAP) and Maximum Likelihood (ML) receivers for both vector and waveform channels, principles of irrelevance and reversibility; concepts of signal space and signal constellation; efficient signaling for message sequences over frequency-flat additive Gaussian noise channels: basic digital modulation and demodulation techniques and their performance analysis; notions of symbol and bit rate, symbol and bit error probability, and power and bandwidth efficiency; real passband additive Gaussian noise waveform channels and their equivalent complex base-band representation; efficient signaling for message sequences over general bandlimited additive Gaussian noise channels; signal design and equalization methods to combat intersymbol interference; coherent versus noncoherent digital signaling; synchronization; channel estimation; error correction coding basics. 4 cr.

ENG EC 517 Introduction to Information Theory

Prereq: ENG EC 381 or equivalent. Discrete memory-less stationary sources and channels; information measures on discrete and continuous alphabets and their properties: entropy, conditional entropy, relative entropy, mutual information, differential entropy; elementary constrained convex optimization; fundamental information inequalities: data-processing, and Fano’s; block source coding with outage: weak law of large numbers, entropically typical sequences and typical sets, asymptotic equipartition property; block channel coding with and without cost constraints: jointly typical sequences, channel capacity, random coding, Shannon’s channel coding theorem, introduction to practical linear block codes; rate-distortion theory: Shannon’s block source coding theorem relative to a fidelity criterion; source and channel coding for Gaussian sources and channels and parallel Gaussian sources and channels (water-filling and reverse water-filling); Shannon’s source-channel separation theorem for point-to-point communication; Lossless data compression: Kraft’s inequality, Shannon’s lossless source coding theorem, variable-length source codes including Huffman, Shannon-Fano-Elias, and arithmetic codes; applications; mini-course project. 4 cr.

ENG EC 518 Software Project Management

Prereq: senior-level software course such as EC 447 or permission of the instructor. Planning and control of a software project. Software project economics. Cost factors and cost estimation models; cost/benefit tradeoffs, risk analysis; project metrics for quality, schedule, budget, and progress. Role of the project manager and organization of the development team. Case studies used to illustrate successes and failures in the management of actual projects. Small-team projects involving the development of software project plans. 4 cr.

ENG EC 520 Digital Image Processing and Communication

Prereq: ENG EC 381 and ENG EC 416 or equivalents. Review of signals and systems in multiple dimensions. Sampling of still images. Quantization of image intensities. Human visual system. Image color spaces. Image models and transformations. Image enhancement and restoration. Image analysis. Image compression fundamentals. Image compression standards (JPEG, JPEG-2000). Homework will include MATLAB assignments. 4 cr.

ENG EC 524/ME 524 Optimization Theory and Methods

Prereq: ENG EK 102 or CAS MA 142. Introduction to optimization problems and algorithms emphasizing problem formulation, basic methodologies, and underlying mathematical structures. Classical optimization theory as well as recent advances in the field. Topics include modeling issues and formulations, simplex method, duality theory, sensitivity analysis, large-scale optimization, integer programming, interior-point methods, nonlinear programming, optimality conditions, gradient methods, and conjugate direction methods. Applications considered; case studies included. Extensive paradigms from production planning and scheduling in manufacturing systems, other illustrative applications include fleet management, air traffic flow management, optimal routing in communication networks, optimal portfolio selection. Meets with ENG ME 524; students may not take both for credit. 4 cr.

ENG EC 533 Advanced Discrete Mathematics

Prereq: CAS MA 124. Selected topics in discrete mathematics: formal systems, mathematical deduction, logical concepts, theorem proving. Sets, relations on sets, operations on sets. Functions, graphs, mathematical structures, morphisms, algebraic structures, semigroups, quotient groups, finite-state machines, their homomorphism, and simulation. Machines as recognizers, regular sets. Kleene theorem. 4 cr.

ENG EC 534 Discrete Stochastic Models

Prereq: ENG EC 381 or ENG EK 500. Markov chains, Chapman-Kolmogorov equation. Classification of states, limiting probabilities. Poisson process and its generalization, continuous-time Markov chain, queuing theory, reliability theory. 4 cr.

ENG EC 535 Introduction to Embedded Systems

Prereq: basic knowledge of assembly languages, computer organization, and logic circuits; basic knowledge of data structure and algorithms; programming skills in C/C++. This course introduces students to a unified view of hardware and software in embedded systems. The lectures will survey a comprehensive array of techniques including system specification languages, embedded computer architecture, real-time operating systems, hardware-software codesign and co-verification techniques. The lectures will be complemented by assignments and projects that involve system design, analysis, optimization, and verification. 4 cr.

ENG EC 541 Computer Communications and Networks

Prereq: ENG EC 441. Basic delay and blocking models for computer communications: M/M/I queue, Jackson networks, and loss networks. Analysis of MAC protocols. Flow control for data traffic. TCP and active queuing mechanisms for congestion control. Traffic shaping and network calculus. Packet switch architecture and scheduling algorithms. Routing algorithms. Flow assignments and fairness. 4 cr.

ENG EC 544/ME 544 Networking the Physical World

Prereq: ENG EC 413 and ENG EC 450; ENG EC 441 is desirable; C programming experience required. Considers the evolution of embedded network sensing systems with the introduction of wireless network connectivity. Key themes are computing optimized for resource constrained (cost, energy, memory, and storage space) applications and sensing interfaces to connect to the physical world. Studies current technology for networked embedded network sensors including evolving protocol standards. A laboratory component of the course introduces students to the unique characteristics of distributed sensor motes including programming, reliable communication, sensing modalities, calibration, and application development. Meets with ENG ME 544; students may not take both for credit. 4 cr.

ENG EC 551 Advanced Digital Design with Verilog and FPGA

Prereq: ENG EC 311 and ENG EC 413 or consent of instructor. Content includes use of HDL (Verilog) for design, synthesis and simulation, and principles of register transfer level (RTL). Programmable logic, such as field programmable gate array (FPGA) devices, has become a major component of digital design. In this class the students learn how to write HDL models that can be automatically synthesized into integrated circuits such as FPGA. Laboratory and homework exercises include writing HDL models of combinational and sequential circuits, synthesizing models, performing simulation, and fitting to an FPGA by using automatic place and route. The course has lab orientation and is based on a sequence of Verilog design examples. 4 cr.

ENG EC 560 Introduction to Photonics

Prereq: CAS PY 313. Introduction to ray optics; matrix optics; wave optics; Fourier optics; electromagnetic optics including absorption and dispersion. Polarization, reflection and refraction, anisotropic media, liquid crystals, and polarization devices. Guided-wave and fiber optics. Nanophotonics. Laboratory experiments: interference; diffraction and Fourier optics; polarization; fiber optics. 4 cr.

ENG EC 561 Error Control Codes

Prereq: CAS MA 193. Introduction to codes for error detection and correction in communication and computation channels, linear algebra over finite fields, bounds, Shannon’s Theorem, perfect and quasi-perfect codes, probability of error detection, Hamming, BCH, MDS, Reed-Solomon, and nonlinear codes. Application of codes to error detection/correction in communication channels, computer memories, processors, and multiprocessor systems. Data compression and data reconciliation by error-detecting or error-correcting codes. 4 cr.

ENG EC 563 Fiber Optic Communication Systems

Prereq: ENG EC 410, ENG EC 415 and ENG EC 560; or consent of instructor. Introduction to fiber optics; components, concepts, and systems design techniques required for planning, design, and installation of fiber-optic communication systems. Single- and multimode LED and semiconductor lasers, detectors, connectors and splicers, terminal and repeater electronics, wavelength division multiplexing optical amplifiers and solitons, and systems architecture for point-to-point and local area networks. Laboratory work on fiber and electronic measurements. 4 cr.

ENG EC 566 The Atmosphere and Space Environment

Prereq: differential equations and a scientific programming language; Grad prereq: CAS MA 226, CAS PY 405, and ENG ME 420 or ENG ME 421; or their equivalents, or consent of instructor. Introduction to the upper atmosphere and ionosphere. The dynamic, electrodynamic, radiative, and chemical processes occurring in the atmosphere from ground level to near-space are developed to establish the conditions found in the upper-atmospheric/ionospheric region. Recent offerings have included numerical simulation of the ionospheric electron density profile. Numerical experiments that change the solar input and neutral atmospheric density, composition, winds, and temperature are then run to study the response of the ionosphere to these factors that control the ionosphere. Recommended for graduate students and advanced undergraduate students in engineering, astronomy, and physics and those with interests in environmental topics. 4 cr.

ENG EC 568 Optical Fiber Sensors

Prereq: ENG EC 455. This course will cover the theory and practice of optical fiber sensors. This course will meet twice a week for two hours. In addition, there will be a three-hour laboratory each week. The focus of the course will be on laboratories involving various types of optical fiber sensors. Grades will be based on laboratory reports as well as a significant laboratory project. 4 cr.

ENG EC 569 Introduction to Subsurface Imaging

Prereq: senior or graduate standing in ENG, PY, CH, MA, or CS. Introduction to subsurface imaging using electromagnetic, optical, X-ray, and acoustic waves. Transverse and axial imaging using localized probes (confocal scanning, time of flight, and interferometric techniques). Multiview tomographic imaging: computed axial tomography, diffraction tomography, diffuse optical tomography, electrical impedance tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging. Image reconstruction and inverse problems. Hyperspectral and multisensor imaging. 4 cr.

ENG EC 570 Lasers

Prereq: ENG EC 560 Review of wave optics. Gaussian, Hermite-Gaussian, Laguerre-Gaussian, and Bessel optical beams. Planar- and spherical-mirror resonators; microresonators. Photons and photon streams. Energy levels; absorption, spontaneous emission, and simulated emission. Thermal and scattered light. Laser amplification and gain saturation. Laser oscillation. Common lasers and introduction to pulsed lasers. Photon interactions in semiconductors. LEDs, laser diodes, quantum-confined lasers, and microcavity lasers. Introduction to photon detectors. Laboratory experiments: beam optics; longitudinal laser modes; laser-diode output characteristics. 4 cr.

ENG EC 571 VLSI Principles and Applications

Prereq: ENG EC 311 and ENG EC 410. Very large-scale integrated circuit design. Review of MOSFET basics. Functional module design, including BiCMOS, combinational and sequential logic, programmable logic arrays, finite-state machines, ROM, and RAM. Fabrication techniques, layout strategies, scalable design rules, design-rule checking, guidelines for testing and testability. Analysis of factors affecting speed of charge transfer, power requirements, and control and minimization of parasitic effects. Survey of VLSI applications. Extensive CAD laboratory accompanies course. 4 cr.

ENG EC 573 Solar Energy Systems

Prereq: ENG EK 408, graduate standing or permission of the instructor. EC 471 is suggested. This course is designed for first-year graduate and senior undergraduate students from engineering disciplines and is intended to educate students in the design and application of solar energy technology. It will focus on fundamentals of solar energy conversion, solar cells, optical engineering, photoelectrochemical cells, thermoelectric generators, and energy storage and distribution systems. The course covers solar energy insolation and global energy needs, current trends in photovoltaic energy engineering, solar cell material science, design and installation of solar panels for residential and industrial applications and connections to the national grid and cost analysis of the overall system. In addition, basic manufacturing processes for the production of solar panels, environmental impacts, and the related system engineering aspects will be included to provide a comprehensive state-of-the art approach to solar energy utilization. 4 cr.

ENG EC 574 Solid State Devices

Prereq: CAS PY 313. Study of the fundamentals of quantum mechanics necessary to understand the properties of semiconductor materials. Study of the electrical and optical properties of materials, including crystal structure and bonding, free electron theory, band theory of solids and semiconductors. Carrier transport properties, dielectric, ferroelectrics, and magnetic properties. Cannot be taken for credit in addition to CAS PY 543. 4 cr.

ENG EC 575 Semiconductor Devices

Prereq: ENG EC 410, ENG EC 455, and CAS PY 313 or equivalent. Fundamentals of carrier generation, transport, recombination, and storage in semiconductors. Physical principles of operation of the PN junction, metal-semiconductor contact, bipolar junction transistor, MOS capacitor, MOSFET (Metal Oxide Semiconductor Field Effect Transistor), JFET (Junction Field Effect Transistor), and bipolar junction transistor. Develops physical principles and models that are useful in the analysis and design of integrated circuits. 4 cr.

ENG EC 577/MS 577 Electronics, Optical and Magnetic Properties of Materials

Prereq: CAS PY 313 or equivalent modern physics course, ENG EC 410 recommended. This course is intended to develop an in-depth knowledge of solid state concepts that are important for students in the areas of material science and electrical engineering. Specifically, this course focuses on the study of different aspects of solid state physics necessary to study technologically relevant crystalline and amorphous systems. Particular emphasis is placed on the study of the crystal structure, crystal diffraction and the related techniques used as diagnostic tools; the electronic, thermal, optical and magnetic properties of material systems important for electronics and photonics device applications. Furthermore, the course will also consider the theory of superconductivity, the chemistry aspects of solid state materials, and will provide an introduction to solid state biophysics. This course complements EC 574 (Solid State Devices) and EC 575 (Semiconductor Devices) with its focus on technologically relevant structural, optical, thermal and magnetic material properties. 4 cr.

ENG EC 578 Fabrication Technology for Integrated Circuits

Prereq/coreq: ENG EC 410. Presentation of fabrication procedures for silicon integrated circuits: physical properties of bulk and epitaxially grown silicon; silicon processing such as oxidation, diffusion, epitaxy, deposition, and ion implantation; silicon crystallography, anisotropic etching, piezoresistivity, photolithography and chemical and plasma techniques. The limitations these processes impose on the design of bipolar and MOS devices and integrated circuits are discussed. Design of an integrated circuit and the required processing. Includes lab. 4 cr.

ENG EC 579/ME 579 Microelectronic Device Manufacturing

Prereq: graduate standing plus an undergraduate course in semiconductors at the level of ENG EC 410, ENG EC 471, CAS PY 313, or CAS PY 354, or consent of instructor. Physical processes and manufacturing strategies for the fabrication and manufacture of microelectronic devices. Processing and device aspects instrumental in silicon, including the fabrication of doping distributions, etching, photolithography, interconnect construction, and packaging. Future directions and connections to novel devices, MEMS, photonics, and nanoscale structures will be discussed. Emphasis will be on “designing for manufacturability.” The overall integration with methods and tools employed by device and circuit designers will be covered. Same as MN 579; students may not receive credit for both. 4 cr.

ENG EC 580 Modern Active Circuit Design

Prereq: ENG EC 412. Anatomy of an operational amplifier analyzed using chip design techniques. Applications of op amps in wave-shaping circuits, active filters including capacitive switching. Analog multiplexing and data acquisition circuits; A/D, D/A, S/H are examined. Frequency selective circuits, and interface circuits such as optocouplers, are analyzed. 4 cr.

ENG EC 582 RF/Analog IC Design Fundamentals

Prereq: ENG EC 412 and ENG EC 571 or consent of instructor. Fundamentals related to CMOS and SiGe BICMOS analog circuits for RF applications. Topics include low noise amplifiers, oscillators, mixers, demodulators, phase-locked loop, switched capacitor circuits, A/D and D/A converters, low power design, RF design techniques, and mixed-signal circuity typical of modern telecommunications technology. VLSI laboratory exercises involving the design, layout, and simulation of RF/analog integrated circuits using Cadence spectreRF CAD software tools. Real-world examples in advanced mixed-signal integrated circuit applications, such as single chip radio. 4 cr.

ENG EC 591 Photonics Lab I

Prereq: CAS PY 313; coreq: ENG EC 560. Introduction to optical measurements. Laser Safety issues. Laboratory experiments: introduction to lasers and optical alignment; interference; diffraction and Fourier optics; polarization components; fiber optics; optical communciations; beam optics; longitudinal laser modes. Optical simulation software tools. 2 cr.

ENG EC 599 Advanced Laboratory

Topics in ECE Advanced Laboratories in a specific topic in electrical, computer, or systems engineering. Subject varies from year to year and is generally from an area of current or emerging research. Variable cr.

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ENG ME 201 Introduction to Aircraft Performance

Introduction to the fundamental concepts in aerospace engineering including basic fluid mechanics, the science of flight, and aircraft performance parameters. 2 cr.

ENG ME 202 Introduction to Spacecraft Performance

Prereq: ENG EK 301; coreq: CAS MA 226. Introduction to fundamental engineering concepts in astronautics, including rocket and extra-atmospheric propulsion, the atmosphere and space environments, spacecraft subsystem, and spacecraft design parameters. 2 cr.

ENG ME 266 Manufacturing Operations Management

Introduction to managerial decision-making from product concept to finished good. Topics include manufacturing strategy, forecasting, DFX, resource planning, project scheduling, and supply chain design and management. Emphasis placed on understanding topics as interdependent components of a lean manufacturing system. Underlying management science theory is supplemented by plant tours, lectures by industrial practitioners, and a semester project. 2 cr.

ENG ME 302 Engineering Mechanics II

Prereq: ENG EK 301. Fundamentals of engineering dynamics. Kinetics of rigid bodies in two and three dimensions. Impulsive motion; impact. Energy and momentum methods. Mechanical vibrations of linear single-degree-of-freedom systems. 4 cr.

ENG ME 303 Fluid Mechanics

Prereq: ENG EK 301. Properties of fluids. Fluid statics. Flow kinematics and dynamics. Dimensional analysis. Control volume approach to conservation of mass, momentum, and energy. Bernoulli’s equation. Pipe flow. Discussion of boundary layers, drag, and lift. Applications to flow measurement, turbomachinery, and propulsion. Includes lab. Cannot be taken for credit in addition to ENG BE 436. 4 cr.

ENG ME 304 Energy and Thermodynamics

Prereq: CAS PY 211; coreq: CAS MA 225. Macroscopic treatment of the fundamental concepts of thermodynamic systems. Zeroth, first, and second laws; properties of simple compressible substances; entropy; energy availability; ideal gas mixtures and psychometrics; and thermodynamic cycles. Application to engines, refrigeration systems, and energy conversion. Includes lab. Cannot be taken for credit in addition to ENG EK 424. 4 cr.

ENG ME 305 Mechanics of Materials

Prereq: ENG EK 301. Introduction to stress and strain. Axial and shear loading. Torsion of shafts and thin-walled tubes. Bending of beams. Virtual work. Combined loadings. Stress and strain transformations. Column buckling. Includes lab and design project. 4 cr.

ENG ME 306/MS 306 Introduction to Materials Science

Prereq: CAS PY 212; CAS PY 313 recommended. Structure and properties of solids; crystalline structure; defect structures; atom movement and diffusion; nucleation and growth; deformation; phase diagrams; strengthening mechanisms; heat treatment; ferrous/nonferrous alloys; ceramics; polymers; composites. Includes lab. 4 cr.

ENG ME 307 Flight Structures

Prereq: ENG ME 305 and ENG ME 201. Elementary elasticity, plane stress and plane strain problems, torsion of rods and thin-walled open and closed section beams, unsymmetrical bending, bending shear stress in thin-walled beams, columns and beam-columns, energy theorems and applications, and intro to FEM. Cannot be taken for credit in addition to ENG ME 309 or ENG BE 420. Includes design project. 4 cr.

ENG ME 308 Statistics and Quality Engineering

Prereq: CAS MA 225. Four main concepts of quality engineering—Acceptance, Sampling, Real Time Quality Control, and the Taguchi method for product quality improvement—are introduced as applications of key concepts in probability and statistics. Principles of probability and statistics including events, Bayes theorem, randoms variables, functions of random variables, sampling distributions, and parameter estimation are also covered. May not be taken for credit in addition to ENG ME 500 or ENG EC 381 or ENG BE 200. 4 cr.

ENG ME 309 Structural Mechanics

Prereq: ENG EK 305. Application of solid mechanics to structures and machine elements. Elementary elasticity. Energy principles. Matrix and finite element methods. Stability phenomena. Modes of structural failure. Introduction to FEM. Cannot be taken for credit in addition to ENG ME 307 or ENG BE 420. Includes design project. (Formerly ENG AM 308.) 4 cr.

ENG ME 310 Instrumentation and Theory of Experiments

Prereq: ENG ME 303 and ENG EK 307. Designing, assembling, and operating experiments involving mechanical measurements; analyzing experimental data. Safety considerations in the laboratory. Wind tunnel testing. Mechanical and electrical transducers for flow, pressure, temperature, velocity, strain, and force. Electric circuits for static and dynamic analog signal conditioning. Computer use for digital data acquisition and analysis; instrument control. Professional standards for documenting experiments and preparing reports, including formal uncertainty analysis involving elementary statistics. Interpretation of experimental results. Includes lab and design project. 4 cr.

ENG ME 311 Engineering Design Using CAD

Prereq: ENG EK 301. Introduction to computer-aided design. Technical drawing in two and three dimensions. Threads and fasteners. Electromechanical interfaces and controls. Power transmission. Dimensions, tolerances, and manufacturing processes. Design analysis. Two required design projects. 2 cr.

ENG ME 312 Fundamentals of Engineering Design

Prereq: ENG EK 301. The engineering design process. Modeling and simulation. Engineering economics. Statistical decisions. Safety and environmental protection. Engineering ethics. Cams and bearings, gears, time and motion studies. Includes design project. 2 cr.

ENG ME 345 Automation and Manufacturing Methods

Prereq: ENG EK 156. An introduction to the main aspects of modern computer-based design and manufacturing of discrete parts: computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacturing techniques, numerically controlled machines, automated material handling and robotic control, computer vision, statistical process control, programmable logic control, discrete event system models and computer simulation. Strong emphasis on hands-on laboratory experience, with a lecture component supporting the laboratory exercises and projects. Includes lab. 4 cr.

ENG ME 400 Engineering Mathematics

Prereq: CAS MA 226. Mathematical methods and concepts applied to the modeling and solution of engineering problems. Vector calculus, complex variables, partial differential equations, and matrix algebra. 4 cr.

ENG ME 403 Atmospheric Flight Mechanics and Control

Prereq: ENG ME 302, ENG ME 400, and ENG ME 421. Introduction to stability and control of atmospheric flight vehicles. Forces and moments on aircraft. Static and dynamic stability. Equations of motion. Feedback design using root locus. Flying quality standards. Longitudinal and lateral autopilots. Cannot be taken for credit in addition to ME 404, ENG BE 402, or ENG EC 402. Includes design project and lab. 4 cr.

ENG ME 404 Dynamics and Control of Mechanical Systems

Prereq: ENG ME 302 or consent of instructor. Modeling of mechanical systems. Introduction to theory of feedback and control. Performance and stability of linear systems. Design of feedback control systems. Practical applications. Includes lab. Cannot be taken for credit in addition to ME 403, ENG BE 402, or ENG EC 402. 4 cr.

ENG ME 406 Dynamics of Space Vehicles

Prereq: ENG ME 302. Orbital mechanics of particles, earth satellite trajectories. Rocket propulsion and atmospheric reentry dynamics. Gravitational and electromagnetic fields of the earth. Effects of the space environment on vehicle performance. Rigid body dynamics and vehicle attitude control. Interplanetary trajectories and mission planning. 4 cr.

ENG ME 407 Computer-Aided Design and Manufacture

Prereq: CAS MA 226; junior or senior standing or consent of instructor. Manufacturability of high-tech products has grown and excelled in the present digital era due to enormous advances in computation, communication, control, and software. Computer-integrated design and manufacturing (CIM) concepts are first introduced, followed by a heavy emphasis on computer-aided design (CAD), manufacturing (CAM), and engineering (CAE) tools. Topics include geometrical tolerancing and specification, transformation and manipulation of objects, description of curves and surfaces, solid modeling, tooling and fixturing, computer numerical-control (CNC) of machine tools, rapid prototyping technologies, optimization of designs, introduction of finite element methods (FEM) and application to stress/strain, deformations, and thermal engineering problems, and testing of parts while incorporating CAD/CAE methods. Projects are selected from a variety of engineering areas. The course includes a lab with extensive use of Pro/Engineer and SolidWorks, plus exposure to COSMOSWorks and COMSOL. (Formerly ENG EK 406.) 4 cr.

ENG ME 409 Flight Vehicle Design I

Prereq: ENG ME 307, ENG ME 311, ENG ME 312, and ENG ME 421; coreq: ENG ME 403 and ENG ME 425. Conceptual design of aerospace systems, including first-order design analysis and design layout. Synthesis of aerodynamics, propulsion, structures and loads, stability and control, and payload considerations for vehicle sizing and configuration layout. Use of trade studies to evaluate alternative designs for specific mission requirements. Introduction to satellite design, including propulsion, power, telecommunications, thermal control, astrodynamics, attitude control. Computer usage, and presentation and written reports. 4 cr.

ENG ME 410 Flight Vehicle Design II

Prereq: ENG ME 409. Continuation of ENG ME 409, focusing on the senior design project in which students conceive, plan, and carry out a significant aerospace vehicle design project, working in groups. Each group member concentrates on a separate technical area for the design: propulsion and performance, aerodynamics, control and stability, structures, and design and layout (for aircraft); propulsion, telecommunications, power and thermal control, structures and layout, attitude determination and control (for satellites). Teams build a mock-up to illustrate the external and internal layouts. Includes coverage of professional topics, such as effective communication skills and ethics. Written reports and oral presentations required. 4 cr.

ENG ME 411 Operations Research

Prereq: ENG ME 308 or ENG EC 381 and ENG EK 102 or CAS MA 142. Nature of operations research. Scientific approach to industrial problems. Linear programming, including simplex and transportation algorithms, duality. Network analysis, dynamic programming, game theory, queueing theory and inventory control, and analytic methods for decision making. (Formerly ENG MN 409.) 4 cr.

ENG ME 413 Machine Design I

Prereq: ENG ME 302, ENG ME 305, ENG ME 306, ENG ME 311, ENG ME 312, and ENG ME 419. First part of the Mechanical Engineering capstone design sequence. Machine elements including fasteners, bearings, seals, gears, and other power transmission elements. Static and dynamic failure analysis, including fatigue, and factors of safety. Engineering design (product realization) process including customer requirements and problem definition, conceptual design and creativity, feasibility, and decision analyses. Cognitive styles and group dynamics. Oral and written communication. Start of capstone design project. 4 cr.

ENG ME 414 Machine Design II

Prereq: ENG ME 413. Continuation of ENG ME 413 focusing on the capstone senior design project in which students conceive, plan, and carry out a major mechanical engineering design of a multicomponent system, working in teams. Machine elements not covered in ME 413, such as clutches, brakes, springs, and belt drives; engineering design process, including preliminary and detail design; prototype fabrication, and testing; finite element analysis; common manufacturing techniques; project scheduling; project cost estimation; professional liability; and engineering ethics. Written reports and oral presentations required. 4 cr.

ENG ME 415 Product Design

Prereq: ENG ME 345, ENG EK 409, and ENG ME 407. Emphasizes the conversion of product ideas into attractive products needed by customers. Course consists of a series of design projects, of increasing complexity, culminating in the development of an operating plan for product design and delivery. Exercises include both product design and product manufacturing considerations. Resources for the exercises are presented in working studio sessions. 4 cr.

ENG ME 419 Heat Transfer

Prereq: ENG ME 303 and ENG ME 304; coreq: ENG ME 400. Fundamentals of heat exchange processes and applications to heat exchanger design. Principles of steady and unsteady conduction. Introduction to numerical analysis. Natural and forced convection heat transfer in internal and external flows. Radiant heat exchange. Introduction to boiling and condensation heat transfer. Includes lab and design project. 4 cr.

ENG ME 420 Supply Chain Engineering

Prereq: ENG ME 345. Coreq: ENG ME 465 and ENG ME 495 or consent of instructor. Emphasizes the integration of product design with the process of delivering products to customers. Review of manufacturing processes for process automation. Supply chain configuration and flow balancing. Seamless introduction of new products. Process reengineering and lean manufacturing techniques in established supply chains. Design of decision support systems. 4 cr.

ENG ME 421 Aerodynamics

Prereq: ENG ME 303, ENG ME 201, and ENG ME 400. Flow kinematics; pathlines, streamlines, streaklines, rate-of-strain, dilation, vorticity, etc. Stream function and velocity potential in two-dimensional flows. Potential flow theory with application of complex variables and conformal maps. Flow past airfoils, lifting line theory, and the Kutta-Joukowski theorem. Differential approach to fluid flow. Stress tensor in a Newtonian viscous fluid. Continuity, Euler, and Navier-Stokes equations. Introduction to turbulence. Fully-developed laminar and turbulent flows. Laminar and turbulent boundary layers. Introduction to computational fluid dynamics. Cannot be taken for credit in addition to ME 422. Includes lab and project. (Formerly ENG AM 420.) 4 cr.

ENG ME 422 Fluid Mechanics II

Prereq: ENG ME 303; coreq: ENG ME 400. Flow kinematics: pathlines, streamlines, streaklines, rate-of-strain, dilatation, and vorticity. Stream function and velocity potential in two-dimensional flows. Potential flow theory: flow past a cylinder, circulation, and lift. Viscous flow: stress in a Newtonian fluid, the continuity, Euler and Navier-Stokes equations. Introduction to turbulence. Fully developed laminar and turbulent flows. Analysis of pumps and turbomachinery. Laminar and turbulent boundary layers. Includes lab and computer use. Cannot be taken in addition to ENG ME 421. 4 cr.

ENG ME 425 Compressible Flow and Propulsion

Prereq: ENG ME 303 and ME 304. Fluid mechanics and thermodynamics of compressible fluid flow with application to external and internal flows as found in propulsion systems. Fluid/thermal related topics include: normal and oblique shocks, Prandtl-Meyer expansion waves, variable area duct flow, and wave drag. Propulsion applications include rocket nozzles, rocket engine staging, supersonic inlets, and exhaust nozzles for airbreathing propulsion systems. Parametric cycle analysis for ramjet, turbojet, turbofan, and turboprop engines. 4 cr.

ENG ME 430 Energy Conversion

Prereq: ENG ME 304. Thermodynamic and mechanical aspects of modern conventional energy conversion systems, including steam electric power plants, gas turbine and internal combustion engines, and refrigeration systems. Combined cycle and cogeneration are also considered, as well as economic and environmental aspects of energy conversion. Includes design project. 4 cr.

ENG ME 441 Mechanical Vibrations

Prereq: ENG ME 302. One- and multi-degree-of-freedom systems. Natural frequencies and modes of vibrations, resonance, beat phenomenon, effect of damping, applications to practical problems, and methods to avoid excessive vibrations. Lagrange’s equations. 4 cr.

ENG ME 451 Directed Study in Aerospace Engineering

Under faculty supervision, students may study a subject that is relevant to aerospace engineering and is not covered in a regularly offered course. Term paper and/or written examination. Variable cr.

ENG ME 452 Directed Study in Mechanical Engineering

Under faculty supervision, students may study a subject that is relevant to mechanical engineering and is not covered in a regularly offered course. Term paper and/or written examination required at end of semester. Variable cr.

ENG ME 453 Directed Study in Manufacturing Engineering

Prereq: by petition only. Under the supervision of a faculty member, student undertakes individual study in a subject relevant to manufacturing engineering. This study may be in an area covered by a required course or in a related area. Variable cr.

ENG ME 456 Engineering Projects in Aerospace Engineering

Project for seniors in aerospace engineering. Students select, develop, and complete a project and prepare a report. Variable cr.

ENG ME 457 Engineering Projects in Mechanical Engineering

Prereq: by petition only. Project for seniors in mechanical engineering. Students select, develop, and complete a project and prepare a report. (Formerly ENG AM 457.) Variable cr.

ENG ME 458 Engineering Projects in Manufacturing Engineering

Project for seniors in manufacturing engineering. Students select, develop, and complete a project and prepare a report. Variable cr.

ENG ME 465/MS 465 Materials Processing

Prereq: ENG EK 156, ENG ME 305, ENG ME 306, and ENG ME 304 or ENG EK 424. The influence of manufacturing processes on structure and properties of materials. Manufacturing by liquid and solid state processing techniques, material removal processes and bonding and joining processes. Surface modification techniques for enhancing performance and product service life. Includes lab. 4 cr.

ENG ME 467 Senior Honors Thesis

Prereq: senior standing and departmental approval. Well-prepared students may choose to do a formal senior thesis under the direct guidance of a departmental faculty member. Students selecting this option must obtain petitioned approval from the department’s Undergraduate Curriculum Committee before the beginning of the semester of thesis registration. It is expected that students contact faculty in their junior year or earlier to begin their research experience. It is suggested that students begin the research in the summer before the senior year. 4 cr.

ENG ME 495 Senior Design Capstone in Manufacturing Engineering

Prereq: ENG ME 345 and ENG ME 415; coreq: ENG ME 420. Senior students in manufacturing engineering work in teams of three to four in industry on typical manufacturing projects. Each team has an industrial customer for the project and makes weekly progress reports. All projects are paced through the semester by a common schedule. 4 cr.

ENG ME 500 Special Topics in Mechanical Engineering

Seminar course on a topic of current interest in aerospace and mechanical engineering. 4 cr.

ENG ME 501/EC 501/SE 501 Dynamic System Theory

Prereq: familiarity with differential equations and matrices at the level of ENG ME 404 or CAS MA 242, or consent of instructor. Introduction to analytical concepts and examples of dynamic systems and control. Mathematical description and state space formation of dynamic systems; modeling, controllability, and observability. Eigenvector and transform analysis of linear systems including canonical forms. Performance specifications. State feedback: pole placement and the linear quadratic regulator. Introduction to MIMO design and system identification using computer tools and laboratory experiments. Same as EC 501; students may not receive credit for both. 4 cr.

ENG ME 502 Intellectual Assets: Creation, Protection, and Commercialization

Prereq: senior or graduate standing in an engineering or science discipline, or consent of instructor. This course provides students with the knowledge and tools necessary to create, protect, and commercialize engineering and scientific intellectual assets. Students will first make use of creativity tools to attack posed engineering problems, then turn to means for protecting their solutions. Rapidly growing areas that are affecting nearly all businesses (e.g., software and the Internet) as well as “high-tech” areas including microelectronics, communications, and bioenegineereing will be emphasized. Extensive patent searches and analysis will be carried out to develop skills for quickly ascertaining the protected technical content of patents, and for recognizing what intellectual property (IP) should be and can be protected. Legal aspects for protecting creative ideas will be studied at a level appropriate for engineers to interact easily and smoothly during their technical careers with IP lawyers. Various business models for the commercialization of intellectual assets will be analyzed. Extensive class exercises and projects will explore in depth all three of these important areas of IP, with emphasis on key contributions during engineering and scientific research and development activities. (Formerly ENG MN 505.) 4 cr.

ENG ME 503/MS 503 Kinetic Processes in Materials

Prereq: undergraduate course in materials science and engineering. Kinetics of mass transport, continuum and atomistic approaches, chemical diffusion; kinetics of chemical reactions, kinetics of absorption and evaporation; nucleation and growth; solidification; spinodal decomposition; coarsening; martensitic transformations; order-disorder reactions; point defects and their relation to transport kinetics. Meets with ENG MS 503; students may not receive credit for both. 4 cr.

ENG ME 504/MS 504 Polymers and Soft Materials

An introduction to soft matter for students with background in materials science, chemistry, and physics. This course covers general aspects of structures, properties, and applications of soft materials such as polymers, colloids, liquid crystals, amphiphiles, gels, and biomaterials. Emphasis on chemistry and forces related to molecular self-assembly. Topics include forces, energies, kinetics in material synthesis, growth and transformation; methods for preparing synthetic materials; formation, assembly, phase behavior, and molecular ordering of synthetic soft materials; structure, function, and phase transition of natural materials such as nucleic acids, proteins, polysaccharides, and lipids; techniques for characterizing the structure, phase, and dynamics of soft materials; application of soft materials in nanotechnology. 4 cr.

ENG ME 505/MS 505 Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics

Prereq: undergraduate course in thermodynamics. The laws of thermodynamics; general formulation and applications to mechanical, electromagnetic, and electromechanical systems; thermodynamics of solutions, phase diagrams; thermodynamics of interfaces, absorption; defect equilibrium in crystals; statistical thermodynamics, including ensembles, gases, crystal lattices, and phase transitions. Same as ENG ME 505; students may not receive credit for both. 4 cr.

ENG ME 507/MS 507 Process Modeling and Control

Prereq: ENG EK 307 and CAS MA 226 or equivalent coursework and permission of the instructor; senior or graduate standing in engineering. An introduction to modeling and control as applied to industrial unit processes providing the basis for process development and improvement. Major themes include an integrated treatment of modeling multidomain physical systems (electrical, mechanical, fluid, thermal), application of classical control techniques, and system design. Topics include modeling techniques, analysis of linear dynamics, control fundamentals in the time and frequency domain, and actuator selection and control structure design. Examples drawn from a variety of manufacturing processes and case studies. 4 cr.

ENG ME 508/MS 508 Computational Methods in Materials Science

Prereq: ENG ME 503 and ENG ME 505 or ENG MS 503 and ENG MS 505. Introduction to computational materials science. Multi-scale simulation methods; electronic structure, atomistic, micro-structure, continuum, and mathematical analysis methods; rate processes and rare events. Materials defect theory; modeling of crystal defects, solid micro-structures, fluids, polymers, and bio-polymers. Materials scaling theory: phase transition, dimensionality, and localization. Perspectives on predictive materials design. Same as ENG ME 508; students may not receive credit for both. 4 cr.

ENG ME 510 Production Systems Analysis

Prereq: ENG ME 345 consent of instructor; Grad prereq: consent of instructor. Operations research and dynamic systems methods applied in modeling, analysis, and control of production systems. Inventory analysis and control for single and multi-item systems based on deterministic and stochastic demand models. Machine, flow shop and job shop scheduling, project scheduling with PERT and CPM. Production control methods: MRP, MRP-II, Just-in-Time, and Kanban. 4 cr.

ENG ME 512 Engineering Analysis

Prereq: ENG ME 400 or equivalent. Mathematical methods in aerospace and mechanical engineering; vectors and tensors; partial differential equations of heat and mass transfer, wave motion and potential theory, classification of second order PDEs; eigenfunction expansions, method of characteristics, Fourier and Laplace transforms; complex variable theory, residue integration, conformal mapping; Green’s functions, integral equations, variational methods; perturbation methods for nonlinear differential equations. (Formerly ENG AM 505.) 4 cr.

ENG ME 513 Compressible Aerodynamics

Prereq: ENG ME 304, ENG ME 400, and either ENG ME 420 or ENG ME 422. Aerodynamics and thermodynamics of compressible fluid flow. Laval nozzles, Prandtl-Meyer flow, normal and oblique shock waves. Linearized theory. Application to external and internal flow problems such as airfoils. Cannot be taken for credit in addition to ENG ME 423. 4 cr.

ENG ME 514/EC 514 Simulation

Prereq: ENG EK 127 or knowledge of a general programming langauge, ENG ME 308 or CAS MA 381, or knowledge of probability and statistics. Modeling of discrete event systems and their analysis through simulation. Systems considered include, but are not limited to, manufacturing systems, computer-communication networks, and computer systems. Simulating random environments and output analysis in such contexts. A simulation language is introduced and is the main tool for simulation experimentation. Includes lab. 4 cr.

ENG ME 515 Vibration of Complex Mechanical Systems

Prereq: CAS MA 226, CAS PY 313, ENG ME 302, ENG EK 307, ENG ME 400, and ENG ME 307 or ENG ME 309. Introductory course in mechanical vibrations for graduate students and for undergraduate students with substantial mastery of core undergraduate subjects in mechanics and mathematics. Course includes an elementary introduction to applicable concepts in linear algebra. Potential and kinetic energy functions of single- and multi-degree-of-freedom systems. Matrix formulations of forced vibrations of linear systems. Natural frequencies, resonance, and forced vibration response. Natural modes and mode shapes. Rayleigh’s principle. Rayleigh’s dissipation function, transient and forced responses of damped vibrations. Random excitation of vibrations. Impedance matrix. O’Hara-Cunniff theorem, modal masses, modal analysis. Vibrations of simple continuous systems such as strings, beams, rods, and torsional shafts. This course cannot be taken for credit in addition to ENG ME 441. 4 cr.

ENG ME 516 Statistical Mechanical Concepts in Engineering

Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor. Specific prerequisites vary according to topic, but do not extend beyond what is covered in the core courses in the undergraduate curriculum in mechanical engineering. Elementary introduction to selected fundamental concepts in probability, random processes, signal processing, and statistical mechanics with strong emphasis on their applications to aerospace and mechanical engineering. Examples taken from acoustics, mechanics, thermodynamics, and fluid dynamics. (Formerly ENG AM 506.) 4 cr.

ENG ME 517 Product Development

Prereq: senior or graduate standing; Grad prereq: senior or graduate standing in an engineering discipline. Dynamics of converting ideas into marketable products. Choosing products and defining their specifications to achieve competitive advantage. The product development process is decomposed and its elements are examined critically in the context of actual case studies; risk evaluation, concurrent engineering, and impact of new product decisions on the factory. A step-by-step methodology for new product development is derived. (Formerly ENG MN 513.) 4 cr.

ENG ME 518 Product Quality

Prereq: ENG ME 308 or consent of instructor. Elements of quality control and design of experiments (DOE). Principles of sampling and use of statistics in quality control. Considerations of the quality of a product or system in the design stage. Vendor quality policy. 4 cr.

ENG ME 519 Theory of Heat Transfer

Prereq: ENG ME 419, ENG ME 421, or ENG ME 422. Analytical, numerical, and physical aspects of heat transfer phenomena, with emphasis on nondimensionalization and scaling. Mathematical treatment of steady and unsteady conduction, including finite difference methods. Forced and natural convection in internal and external flows. Thermal radiation and multimode heat transfer. Melting and solidification. Applications to aerospace heat transfer, energy systems, manufacturing, and biological heat transfer. 4 cr.

ENG ME 520 Introduction to Acoustics

Prereq: ENG ME 302, ENG ME 303, ENG ME 304, and ENG ME 400. Introduction to wave propagation and sound. General concepts such as quantitative measures of sound, plane waves, and acoustic energy density and intensity. Derivation of wave equation. Sound radiation from vibrating bodies. Basic ray-acoustic concepts: reflection, refraction, diffraction, and scattering of acoustic waves. Other topics may include flow-induced sound, Helmholtz resonators, sound transmission through ducts and mufflers, room acoustics, and absorption and attenuation of sound waves in fluids. 4 cr.

ENG ME 521/BE 521 Continuum Mechanics

Prereq: ENG ME 309 or ENG ME 424 and either ENG ME 304, ENG ME 421, ENG ME 422, ENG BE 420, ENG BE 436, or consent of instructor. The main goal of this course is to present a unified, mathematically rigorous approach to two classical branches of mechanics: the mechanics of fluids and the mechanics of solids. Topics will include kinematics, stress analysis, balance laws (mass, momentum, and energy), the entropy inequality, and constitutive equations in the framework of Cartesian vectors and tensors. Emphasis will be placed on mechanical principles that apply to all materials by using the unifying mathematical framework of Cartesian vectors and tensors. Illustrative examples from biology and physiology will be used to describe basic concepts in continuum mechanics. The course will end at the point from which specialized courses devoted to problems in fluid mechanics (e.g., biotransport) and solid mechanics (e.g., cellular biomechanics) could logically proceed; students may not receive credit for both. 4 cr.

ENG ME 522 Underwater Acoustics

Prereq: ENG ME 400 or equivalent. The ocean environment. Physical processes in deep and shallow water. Time and frequency domain wave equations for homogeneous and inhomogeneous acoustics. Spectral and ray methods for wave propagation in layered fluid and elastic media. Uncoupled and adiabatic normal mode theory. Parabolic equations and computational techniques for fluids and solids. Noise sources and surface effects. Sensors, transducers, and signal processing techniques. 4 cr.

ENG ME 523/BE 523/MS 523 Mechanics of Biomaterials

Prereq: ENG EK 301, ENG ME 305 or ENG BE 420; ENG ME 306 is desirable. Covers the chemical composition, physical structure, and mechanical behavior of engineering polymers. Study of types of polymers; rubber elasticity; fundamentals of viscoelastic phenomena such as creep, stress relaxation, stress rupture, mechanical damping, impact; effects of chemical composition and structure on viscoelastic and strength properties; methods of chemical property evaluation. Fracture and fatigue of polymer materials. Influences of plastics fabrication methods on mechanical properties. Emphasis on recent research techniques and results. Students will complete a semester-long design project. 4 cr.

ENG ME 524/BE 524/MS 524 Skeletal Tissue Mechanics

Prereq: ENG EK 301, ENG ME 302, ENG ME 305, ENG ME 309, and CAS MA 242 or equivalent. The course is structured around classical topics in mechanics of materials and their application to study of the mechanical behavior of skeletal tissues, whole bones, bone-implant systems, and diarthroidal joints. Topics include: mechanical behavior of tissues, (anisotropy, viscoelasticity, fracture, and fatigue) with emphasis on the role of the microstructure of these tissues; structural properties of whole bones and implants (composite and asymmetric bean theories); and mechanical function of joints (contact mechanics, lubrication, and wear). Emphasis is placed on using experimental data to test and to develop theoretical models, as well as on using the knowledge gained to address common health-related problems related to aging, disease, and injury. Students may not receive credit for both ME 524 and BE 524. 4 cr.

ENG ME 525 Technology Ventures

Prereq: graduate status or consent of the instructor. An introduction to the formation and management of technology-based enterprises for engineers and scientists. Modules include opportunity recognition and evaluation, gathering financial and human resources, and managing and harvesting ventures. Goals include an understanding of basic start-up finance and accounting, writing business plans, presenting venture ideas to industry experts, and venture leadership skills. Students will become familiar with fundamental technical and engineering issues in a variety of industries, especially information technology, life sciences, biotechnology, and telecommunications. Case studies, lectures, workshops, and projects will all be utilized. (Formerly ENG MN 522.) 4 cr.

ENG ME 526/MS 526 Simulation of Physical Processes

Prereq: senior or graduate standing in the engineering, physics, or chemistry disciplines, or consent of instructor. Modern simulation methods are used for describing and analyzing the behavior of realistic nonlinear systems that occur in the engineering and science disciplines. By developing and applying such methods and tools, much deeper understanding, insight, and control of novel technologies can be gained, thereby often greatly aiding technology development, and sometimes providing the leverage to turn a novel technology into a practical reality. Advanced numerical methods are covered for attacking nonlinear partial differential equations. Key aspects of the finite element method. Extensive use is made of the modern computational tools Maple and Scientific Workplace. Examples, including problems in micro- and nanoelectronics, bioengineering, material science, photonics, and physics, are introduced and related to sensing instrumentation and control. 4 cr.

ENG ME 527/MS 527 Transport Phenomena in Materials Processing

Prereq: ENG ME 304 or consent of instructor. Introduction to momentum, heat, and mass transport phenomena occurring in various processes. Whereas transport phenomena underlie many processes in engineering—agriculture, meteorology, physiology, biology, analytical chemistry, materials science, pharmacy, and other areas—they are key to specific applications in diverse areas such as materials processing, green manufacturing of primary materials, biological membranes, fuel cell engineering, and synthesis of clean fuels. This course covers three closely related transport phenomena: momentum transfer (fluid flow), energy transfer (heat flow), and mass transfer (diffusion). The mathematical underpinnings of all three transport phenomena are closely related and the differential equations governing them are frequently quite similar. Since in many situations the three transport phenomena occur together, they are presented and studied together in this course. 4 cr.

ENG ME 529 Thermodynamics and Kinetics of Materials and Processes

Prereq: ENG ME 306. Provides a basic understanding of the laws of thermodynamics as they apply to different elements and compounds and their interactions in the solid, liquid, and gaseous forms as a function of various extensive and intensive variables. Analysis of the path to thermodynamic equilibrium or process kinetics is covered through studying reaction kinetics and the laws that govern mass transfer in solids and fluids. Mass transfer through membranes/cellular materials will also be covered. The course primarily covers thermodynamics and kinetics as they apply to the study of materials structure and synthesis. 4 cr.

ENG ME 530/MS 530 Introduction to Micro- and Nanomechanics of Solids

Prereq: CAS PY 313, CAS PY 354, ENG ME 307, ENG ME 309, or equivalent or consent of instructor. Mechanics and physics of solids at the nanometer scale: introductory graduate-level course for students with background in undergraduate engineering mechanics (or solid state physics) and mathematics. Review of continuum solid mechanics fundamentals. Introduction to dislocation theory. Continuum elastic theory of dislocations. Mechanics of thin films. Review of fundamentals of solid state physics. Electron motion in a periodic potential. Derivative of bulk material properties from free-electron and free-atom models. Phonons. Introduction to atomistic computational methods. 4 cr.

ENG ME 531 Phase Transformations

Prereq: ENG ME 306; Grad prereq: ENG ME 306 or graduate standing. Graduate-level introduction to phase transformations; solution thermodynamics; phase diagrams; kinetics of mass transport and chemical reactions; atomistic models of diffusion; nucleation and growth; spinodal decomposition; martensitic transformations; order-disorder reactions; point defects and their relation to transport kinetics. 4 cr.

ENG ME 532/MS 532 Atomic Structure and Dislocations in Materials

Prereq: ENG ME 305 and ENG ME 306 or graduate standing. Relates mechanical behavior of crystalline materials to processes occurring at microscopic and/or atomic levels. Topics covered include structure of materials and their determination by X-ray diffraction; dislocations and their relationship to plastic deformation and strength of materials; fracture and creep. 4 cr.

ENG ME 534/MS 534 Materials Technology for Microelectronics

Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor. This course deals with the materials issues in microelectronics processing. Fundamental materials science concepts of bonding, electronic structure, crystal structure, defects, and phase diagrams are applied to key processing steps in microelectronics technology. Also included are single crystal growth, lithography, thermal oxidation of Si, dopant diffusion, ion implantation, thin film deposition, etching and back-end processing; as well as widely used microelectronics simulation software such as SUPREM. Materials challenges in emerging direction in micro- and nanoelectronics, including silicon on insulator technology, Si-Ge strained layers, and quantum dots will also be addressed. 4 cr.

ENG ME 535/MS 535 Green Manufacturing

Prereq: senior/graduate standing; background knowledge of chemistry CAS CH 101 or CAS CH 131; calculus through differental equations CAS MA 226; thermodynamics ENG ME 304 or ENG EK 424; and process kinetics ENG ME 465 or ENG ME 529; or consent of instructor. Relevant process engineering principles will be reviewed and utilized to study unit operations and processes that are employed in various manufacturing industries to comply with environmental laws and regulations. 4 cr.

ENG ME 542 Advanced Fluid Mechanics

Prereq: ENG ME 422. Incompressible fluid flow. Review of control-volume approach to fluids engineering problems, with advanced applications. Differential analysis of fluid motion. Derivation of full Navier-Stokes, Euler, and Bernoulli equations. Unsteady Bernoulli equation. Velocity potential and its application to steady 2D flows. Vorticity and vortex motion. Eulerian vs. Lagrangian analysis. 4 cr.

ENG ME 544/EC 544 Networking the Physical World

Prereq: ENG EC 312 and ENG EC 450; ENG EC 441 is desirable; C programming experience. Considers the evolution of embedded network sensing systems with the introduction of wireless network connectivity. Key themes are computing optimized for resource constrained (cost, energy, memory, and storage space) applications and sensing interfaces to connect to the physical world. Studies current technology for networked embedded network sensors including evolving protocol standards. A laboratory component of the course introduces students to the unique characteristics of distributed sensor motes including programming, reliable communication, sensing modalities, calibration, and application development. Experience with the C language is required. Meets with ENG EC 544; students may not take both for credit. 4 cr.

ENG ME 545/MS 545 Electrochemistry of Fuel Cells and Batteries

Prereq: ENG ME 529. Electrochemistry of high temperature fuel cells, batteries, and ceramic gas separation membranes. Types, advantages, and disadvantages of fuel cells currently being developed by the power generation industry, and the electrochemical underpinnings of fuel cell operation. Thermodynamics of fuel cells, electrode kinetics and mass transport in porous electrodes. Measurements techniques (dc polarization, ac impedance spectroscopy and blocking electrodes) used extensively in fuel cell research and development. Operation of batteries and ceramic gas separation membranes. Current manufacturing techniques used in fuel cell industry. 4 cr.

ENG ME 550 Product Supply Chain Design

Prereq: ENG ME 415 or consent of instructor. Integrated design of systems to deliver quality products to customers. Lean manufacturing with hard automation. Worker empowerment with active learning. Creation of lean supply chains with control of logistics and information. Creating customer value in a world of excess capacity. Industry project required. 4 cr.

ENG ME 555/MS 555 MEMS: Fabrication and Materials

Prereq: graduate status or consent of the instructor. This course will explore the world of microelectromechanical devices and systems (MEMS). This requires an awareness of design, fabrication, and material issues involved in MEMS. We will go over this through a combination of lectures, case studies, and individual homework assignments. The course will cover design, fabrication technologies, material properties, structural mechanics, basic sensing and actuation principles, packaging, and MEMS markets and applications. The course will emphasize MEMS fabrication and materials. This is not because the other parts aren’t important. Instead, it is because with MEMS fabrication and materials expertise there is something concrete students can do that will always help. When we examine the special topics and case studies, a lot of these other pieces will be put together. 4 cr.

ENG ME 560 Precision Machine Design and Instrumentation

Prereq: senior or graduate standing with basic CAD experience or consent of instructor. This interdisciplinary course teaches the student how to design, instrument, and control high-precision, computer-controlled automation equipment, using concrete examples drawn from the photonics, biotech, and semiconductor industries. Topics covered include design strategy, high-precision mechanical components, sensors and measurement, servo control, design for controllability, control software development, controller hardware, as well as automated error detection and recovery. Students will work in teams, both in-classroom and out-of-classroom, to integrate and apply the material covered in class to a term-long multi-part design project in PTC Pro-Engineer or other comparable CAD system, culminating in a group presentation at the end of the class. 4 cr.

ENG ME 566 Advanced Engineering Mathematics

Prereq: CAS MA 225 and CAS MA 226; senior standing, and consent of instructor. Introduces students of engineering to various mathematical techniques which are necessary in order to solve practical problems. Topics covered include a review of calculus methods, elements of probability and statistics, linear algebra, transform methods, difference and differential equations, numerical techniques, and mathematical techniques in optimization theory. Examples and case studies focus on applications to several engineering disciplines. The intended audience for this course is advanced seniors and entering MS engineering students who desire strengthening of their fundamental mathematical skills in preparation for advanced studies and research. 4 cr.

ENG ME 568 Modeling of Pattern Transfer in Microlithography

Prereq: ENG ME 400; consent of instructor. This course covers simulation methods essential for improving the manufacturability of semiconductor microchips. In particular, the simulation of microlithography processes is covered, as microlithography is the key component of semiconductor manufacturability. The following aspects are covered: optical simulation, photoresist simulation, etching, electron beam mask making simulation, and phenomenological models. Emphasis is placed on incorporating this information into current manufacturing R&D directions and on applying these simulation methods to help address key technology problems areas. 4 cr.

ENG ME 570 Robot Motion Planning

Prereq: ENG EK 102 or CAS MA 142 and CAS MA 226. Provides an overview of state-of-the-art techniques for robot motion planning. The emphasis is on the algorithms. It covers topology of configuration spaces, potential functions, roadmaps, cell decompositions, sampling-based algorithms, and model checking approaches to robot motion planning and control. 4 cr.

ENG ME 579/EC 579 Microelectronic Device Manufacturing

Prereq: graduate standing plus an undergraduate course in semiconductors at the level of ENG EC 410, EC 453, EC 471, CAS PY 313, or PY 354, or consent of instructor. Physical processes and manufacturing strategies for the fabrication and manufacture of microelectronic devices. Processing and device aspects instrumental in silicon, including the fabrication of doping distributions, etching, photolithography, interconnect construction, and packaging. Future directions and connections to novel devices, MEMS, photonics, and nanoscale structures will be discussed. Emphasis will be on “designing for manufacturability.” The overall integration with methods and tools employed by device and circuit designers will be covered. Same as ENG EC 579; students may not receive credit for both. 4 cr.

ENG ME 580/MS 580 Theory of Elasticity

Prereq: ENG ME 309 or equivalent. An introduction to the general theory of solid deformation; small deformation emphasized. Topics include: Cartesian tensors, indicial notation. Introduction to continuum mechanics: deformation of continuous media, deformation gradient, strain definitions. Stress, Cauchy’s postulate, Cauchy and Piola-Kirchhoff stress tensors. Balance laws. Constitutive equations, strain energy and Green’s postulate. Linear Elasticity: two-dimensional problems, Airy stress function, in-plane loading of strips, St. Venant’s principle, complex variable methods, Goursat-Muskhelishvili representation, stress concentrations around holes and cracks. Three-dimensional problems, Kelvin’s solution, the Boussinesq problem, Hertzian contact, Eshelby’s energy-momentum tensor. 4 cr.

ENG ME 581 Experimental Techniques in Solid Mechanics

Prereq: ENG ME 309 or equivalent, some computer proficiency, and consent of instructor. Theory and practice of experimental techniques used in solid mechanics. Topics include ultrasonic NDE, optical strain techniques (e.g., Moire interferometry, spectroscopy), and material strength and stiffness testing (e.g., fracture, fatigue, elastic constants). Also examines the use of computer for data acquisition and control. Some discussion of theory related to filters, sampling theory, uncertainty analysis, and spectra and correlations is incorporated. 4 cr.

ENG ME 582/MS 582 Mechanical Behavior of Materials

Prereq: ENG ME 309 and ENG ME 400 or equivalent. Fundamental concepts of modern materials behavior and materials engineering. Emphasis on analytical and numerical methods for predicting material properties and behavior, as well as some discussion of the relationships between solid structure and material properties. Topics include: constitutive relations, fracture, fatigue, plasticity, creep, damping, impact, and deformation. Elastic, plastic, and viscous behavior. Some discussion of the effects of processing—thermodynamics, kinetics—may be addressed. Specific examples from ceramics, metals, polymers, and composites is given, with the emphasis changing for each offering. 4 cr.

ENG ME 583 Product Management

Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor. Planning and execution of the process of bringing new tangible and intangible products to market. Review of the new product development process. Establishment of the new product specification. Setting of financial expectations. Formation and dynamics of the product implementation team. Organization of the new product introduction project including matrixed management and financial control. Contingency planning and risk management. Taught through case-based discussions, lectures, and readings. 4 cr.

ENG ME 584 Manufacturing Strategy

Prereq: ENG EK 409 or equivalent. Strategic decision-making for technical people in manufacturing. Develops understanding of financial, organizational, and operational concepts used in the industrial firm. Provides practice in applying these concepts through analysis and discussion of case situations. Topics include communications and interpersonal skills; manufacturing operations; process alternatives and implications; support functions; interfaces with marketing, engineering, and finance; technology strategy; planning; and competitive assessment. Taught principally by in-class discussion, plus guest lectures and a plant tour. (Formerly MN 580.) 4 cr.

ENG ME 586 Product Development Engineering

Prereq: graduate standing in engineering. This course examines the process of creating and managing products. It reveals the methodology and organizational approach for designing, developing, and revitalizing strong products that enable a firm to make the transition from one generation of technology to the next. This course also explains how well-designed product platforms can generate streams of derivative products through a continuous systematic process of renewal. The product development process is decomposed and its elements are examined critically in the context of case studies. (Formerly ENG MN 582.) 2 cr.

Materials Science & Engineering

ENG MS 503/ME503 Kinetic Processes in Materials

Prereq: undergraduate course in materials science and engineering. Kinetics of mass transport, continuum and atomistic approaches, chemical diffusion; kinetics of chemical reactions, kinetics of adsorption and evaporation; nucleation and growth; solidification; spinodal decomposition; coarsening; martensitic transformations; order-disorder reactions; point defects and their relation to transport kinetics. Meets with ENG MS 503; students may not receive credit for both. 4 cr.

ENG MS 504/ME 504 Polymers and Soft Materials

An introduction to soft matter for students with background in materials science, chemistry, and physics. This course covers general aspects of structures, properties, and applications of soft materials such as polymers, colloids, liquid crystals, amphiphiles, gels, and biomaterials. Emphasis on chemistry and forces related to molecular self-assembly. Topics include forces, energies, kinetics in material synthesis, growth and transformation; methods for preparing synthetic materials; formation, assembly, phase behavior, and molecular ordering of synthetic soft materials; structure, function, and phase transition of natural materials such as nucleic acids, proteins, polysaccharides, and lipids; techniques for characterizing the structure, phase and dynamics of soft materials; application of soft materials in nanotechnology. 4 cr.

ENG MS 505/ME 505 Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics

Prereq: undergraduate course in thermodynamics. The laws of thermodynamics; general formulation and applications to mechanical, electromagnetic and electromechanical systems; thermodynamics of solutions, phase diagrams; thermodynamics of interfaces, adsorption; defect equilibrium in crystals; statistical thermodynamics, including ensembles, gases, crystal lattices, and phase transitions. Same as ENG ME 505; students may not receive credit for both. 4 cr.

ENG MS 507/ME 507 Process Modeling and Control

Prereq: ENG EK 307 and CAS MA 226 or equivalent coursework and permission of the instructor; senior or graduate standing in engineering. An introduction to modeling and control as applied to industrial unit processes providing the basis for process development and improvement. Major themes include an integrated treatment of modeling multidomain physical systems (electrical, mechanical, fluid, thermal), application of classical control techniques, and system design. Topics include modeling techniques, analysis of linear dynamics, control fundamentals in the time and frequency domain, and actuator selection and control structure design. Examples drawn from a variety of manufacturing processes and case studies. 4 cr.

ENG MS 508/ME 508 Computational Methods in Materials Science

Prereq: ENG ME 503 and ENG ME 505 or ENG MS 503 and ENG MS 505. Introduction to computational materials science. Multi-scale simulation methods; electronic structure, atomistic, micro-structure, continuum, and mathematical analysis methods; rate processes and rare events. Materials defect theory; modeling of crystal defects, solid micro-structures, fluids, polymers, and bio-polymers. Materials scaling theory: phase transition, dimensionality, and localization. Perspectives on predictive materials design. Same as ENG ME 508; students may not receive credit for both. 4 cr.

ENG MS 524/BE 524/ME 524 Skeletal Tissue Mechanics

Prereq: ENG EK 301, ENG ME 302, ENG ME 305, ENG ME 309, and CAS MA 242 or equivalent. The course is structured around classical topics in mechanics of materials and their application to study of the mechanical behavior of skeletal tissues, whole bones, bone-implant systems, and diarthroidal joints. Topics include: mechanical behavior of tissues, (anisotropy, viscoelasticity, fracture, and fatigue) with emphasis on the role of the microstructure of these tissues; structural properties of whole bones and implants (composite and asymmetric bean theories); and mechanical function of joints (contact mechanics, lubrication, and wear). Emphasis is placed on using experimental data to test and to develop theoretical models, as well as on using the knowledge gained to address common health-related problems related to aging, disease, and injury. Students can receive credit for only one of these courses. 4 cr.

ENG MS 526/ME 526 Simulation of Physical Processes

Prereq: senior or graduate standing in the engineering, physics, or chemistry disciplines, or consent of instructor. Modern simulation methods are used for describing and analyzing the behavior of realistic nonlinear systems that occur in the engineering and science disciplines. By developing and applying such methods and tools, much deeper understanding, insight, and control of novel technologies can be gained, thereby often greatly aiding technology development, and sometimes providing the leverage to turn a novel technology into a practical reality. Advanced numerical methods are covered for attacking nonlinear partial differential equations. Key aspects of the finite element method. Extensive use is made of the modern computational tools Maple and Scientific Workplace. Examples, including problems in micro- and nanoelectronics, bioengineering, material science, photonics, and physics, are introduced and related to sensing instrumentation and control. 4 cr.

ENG MS 527/ME 527 Transport Phenomena in Materials Processing

Prereq: ENG ME 304 or consent of instructor. Introduction to momentum, heat, and mass transport phenomena occurring in various processes. Whereas transport phenomena underlie many processes in engineering—agriculture, meteorology, physiology, biology, analytical chemistry, materials science, pharmacy, and other areas—they are key to specific applications in diverse areas such as materials processing, green manufacturing of primary materials, biological membranes, fuel cell engineering, and synthesis of clean fuels. This course covers three closely related transport phenomena: momentum transfer (fluid flow), energy transfer (heat flow), and mass transfer (diffusion). The mathematical underpinnings of all three transport phenomena are closely related and the differential equations governing them are frequently quite similar. Since in many situations the three transport phenomena occur together, they are presented and studied together in this course. 4 cr.

ENG MS 530/ME 530 Introduction to Micro- and Nanomechanics of Solids

Prereq: CAS PY 313, CAS PY 354, ENG ME 307, ENG ME 309, or equivalent or consent of instructor. Mechanics and physics of solids at the nanometer scale: introductory graduate-level course for students with background in undergraduate engineering mechanics (or solid state physics) and mathematics. Review of continuum solid mechanics fundamentals. Introduction to dislocation theory. Continuum elastic theory of dislocations. Mechanics of thin films. Review of fundamentals of solid state physics. Electron motion in a periodic potential. Derivative of bulk material properties from free-electron and free-atom models. Phonons. Introduction to atomistic computational methods. 4 cr.

ENG MS 532/ME 532 Atomic Structure and Dislocations in Materials

Prereq: ENG ME 305 and ENG ME 306 or graduate standing. Relates mechanical behavior of crystalline materials to processes occurring at microscopic and/or atomic levels. Topics covered include structure of materials and their determination by X-ray diffraction; dislocations and their relationship to plastic deformation and strength of materials; fracture and creep. 4 cr.

ENG MS 534/ME 534 Materials Technology for Microelectronics

Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor. This course deals with the materials issues in microelectronics processing. Fundamental materials science concepts of bonding, electronic structure, crystal structure, defects, and phase diagrams are applied to key processing steps in microelectronics technology. Also included are single crystal growth, lithography, thermal oxidation of Si, dopant diffusion, ion implantation, thin film deposition, etching and back-end processing; as well as widely used microelectronics simulation software such as SUPREM. Materials challenges in emerging direction in micro- and nanoelectronics, including silicon on insulator technology, Si-Ge strained layers, and quantum dots will also be addressed. 4 cr.

ENG MS 535/ME 535 Green Manufacturing

Prereq: senior/graduate standing; background knowledge of chemistry CAS CH 101 or CAS CH 131; calculus through differental equations CAS MA 226; thermodynamics ENG ME 304 or ENG EK 424; and process kinetics ENG ME 465 or ENG ME 529; or consent of instructor. Relevant process engineering principles will be reviewed and utilized to study unit operations and processes that are employed in various manufacturing industries to comply with environmental laws and regulations. 4 cr.

ENG MS 545/ME 545 Electrochemistry of Fuel Cells and Batteries

Prereq: ENG ME 529. Electrochemistry of high temperature fuel cells, batteries, and ceramic gas separation membranes. Types, advantages, and disadvantages of fuel cells currently being developed by the power generation industry, and the electrochemical underpinnings of fuel cell operation. Thermodynamics of fuel cells, electrode kinetics and mass transport in porous electrodes. Measurements techniques (dc polarization, ac impedance spectroscopy and blocking electrodes) used extensively in fuel cell research and development. Operation of batteries and ceramic gas separation membranes. Current manufacturing techniques used in fuel cell industry. 4 cr.

ENG MS 555/ME 555 MEMS: Fabrication and Materials

Prereq: graduate status or consent of the instructor. This course will explore the world of microelectro-mechanical devices and systems (MEMS). This requires an awareness of design, fabrication, and material issues involved in MEMS. We will go over this through a combination of lectures, case studies, and individual homework assignments. The course will cover design, fabrication technologies, material properties, structural mechanics, basic sensing and actuation principles, packaging, and MEMS markets and applications. The course will emphasize MEMS fabrication and materials. This is not because the other parts aren’t important. Instead, it is because with MEMS fabrication and materials expertise there is something concrete students can do that will always help. When we examine the special topics and case studies, a lot of these other pieces will be put together. 4 cr.

ENG MS 577/EC 577 Electronics, Optical and Magnetic Properties of Materials

Prereq: ENG EC 410 recommended. This course is intended to develop an in-depth knowledge of solid state concepts that are important for students in the areas of material science and electrical engineering. Specifically, this course focuses on the study of different aspects of solid state physics necessary to study technologically relevant crystalline and amorphous systems. Particular emphasis is placed on the study of the crystal structure, crystal diffraction and the related techniques used as diagnostic tools; the electronic, thermal, optical and magnetic properties of material systems important for electronics and photonics device applications. Furthermore the course will also consider the theory of superconductivity, the chemistry aspects of solid state materials and will provide an introduction to solid state biophysics. This course complements EC 574 (Solid State Devices) and EC 575 (Semiconductor Devices) with its focus on technologically relevant structural, optical, thermal and magnetic material properties. 4 cr

ENG MS 580/ME 580 Theory of Elasticity

Prereq: ENG ME 309 or equivalent. An introduction to the general theory of solid deformation; small deformation emphasized. Topics include: Cartesian tensors, indicial notation. Introduction to continuum mechanics: deformation of continuous media, deformation gradient, strain definitions. Stress, Cauchy’s postulate, Cauchy and Piola-Kirchhoff stress tensors. Balance laws. Constitutive equations, strain energy and Green’s postulate. Linear Elasticity: two-dimensional problems, Airy stress function, in-plane loading of strips, St. Venant’s principle, complex variable methods, Goursat-Muskhelishvili representation, stress concentrations around holes and cracks. Three-dimensional problems, Kelvin’s solution, the Boussinesq problem, Hertzian contact, Eshelby’s energy-momentum tensor. 4 cr.

ENG MS 582/ME 582 Mechanical Behavior of Materials

Prereq: ENG ME 309 and ENG ME 400 or equivalent. Fundamental concepts of modern materials behavior and materials engineering. Emphasis on analytical and numerical methods for predicting material properties and behavior, as well as some discussion of the relationships between solid structure and material properties. Topics include: constitutive relations, fracture, fatigue, plasticity, creep, damping, impact, and deformation. Elastic, plastic, and viscous behavior. Some discussion of the effects of processing—thermodynamics, kinetics—may be addressed. Specific examples from ceramics, metals, polymers, and composites is given, with the emphasis changing for each offering. 4 cr.

Systems Engineering

ENG SE 501/EC 501/ME 501 Dynamic Systems Theory

Prereq: familiarity with differential equations and matrices at the level of ENG ME 404 or CAS MA 242, or consent of instructor. Introduction to analytical concepts and examples of dynamic systems and control. Mathematical description and state space formation of dynamic systems; modeling, controllability, and observability. Eigenvector and transform analysis of linear systems including canonical forms. Performance specifications. State feedback: pole placement and the linear quadratic regulator. Introduction to MIMO design and system identification using computer tools and laboratory experiments. 4 cr.

ENG SE 524/EC524 Optimization Theory and Methods

Prereq: ENG ME 409, consent of instructor. Introduction to optimization problems and algorithms emphasizing problem formulation, basic methodologies, and underlying mathematical structures. Classical optimization theory as well as recent advances in the field. Topics include modeling issues and formulations, simplex method, duality theory, sensitivity analysis, large-scale optimization, integer programming, interior-point methods, non-linear programming optimality conditions, gradient methods, and conjugate direction methods. Applications are considered; case studies included. Extensive paradigms from production planning and scheduling in manufacturing systems, fleet management, air traffic flow management, optimal routing in communication networks, and optimal portfolio selection. Students may not receive credit for both. 4 cr

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