EGR - Engineering
A general introduction to engineering with an emphasis on problem solving, engineering tools, engineering design processes, and teamwork. Pre/Co-requisite: One of the following:
MTH 130, 132, 133.
Credits
3(2-2)
This course introduces Boolean algebra, logic functions, truth tables, combinational circuits, sequential circuits, sensors, actuators, microprocessors. Quantitative Reasoning. Prerequisites:
MTH 130 with a grade of C- or better; or Pre/Co-requisite:
MTH 132 or
MTH 133; Pre/Co- requisite:
EGR 120.
Credits
3(3-0)
Engineering problem solving involving circuit elements, batteries, one- link robots, two-link robots, springs, and cables using physical experiments, mathematics, MATLAB and/or equivalent. Prerequisites: Cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher; permission of E&T advisor. Pre- requisite/Co-requisite:
MTH 132.
Credits
3(2-2)
Introduction to principles of environmental engineering with an emphasis on water and atmospheric quality; water and wastewater engineering; solid and hazardous waste engineering; pollution prevention. Prerequisites:
MTH 132 or 133; permission of E&T advisor; cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher.
Credits
3(3-0)
Introduction to roles of microorganisms in natural and engineered systems. Energetics, growth and enzyme kinetics; disinfection, water and wastewater microbiology; biodegradation and bioremediation. Prerequisites:
BIO 105QR;
MTH 132; permission of E&T advisor; cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher.
Credits
3(3-0)
Basic concepts from general, physical, and analytical chemistry as they relate to environmental engineering. Equilibrium and kinetics, acid-base chemistry, redox reactions, dissolution and chemical precipitation. Pre- requisites:
CHM 161,
MTH 132 or 133 with a C- or better; permission of E&T advisor; cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher.
Credits
3(3-0)
Free body diagrams, equilibrium of particles and rigid bodies, internal forces in structures and beams, friction, centroids and moments of inertia. Prerequisites:
MTH 132 with a grade of C- or better; PHY 145 with a grade of C- or better; permission of E&T advisor; cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher. Pre/Co-requisite
EGR 120.
Credits
3(3-0)
Fundamentals of engineering dynamics covering kinematics and kinetics of particles and rigid bodies. Prerequisites:
EGR 251 with grade of C- or better;
MTH 133 with a grade of C- or better; permission of E&T advisor; cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher.
Credits
3(3-0)
Fundamentals of mechanics of materials including mechanical stress and strain, deformations, torsion, bending and shearing stresses, and deflections of beams. Prerequisites:
EGR 251 with a grade of C- or better;
MTH 133 with a grade of C- or better; permission of E&T advisor; cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher.
Credits
3(3-0)
Introduction to charge, current, voltage, power, resistive circuits, DC circuit analysis techniques, inductance and capacitance. DC circuit instrumentation including breadboards, multimeters and power supplies. Prerequisites:
MTH 133 with a grade of C- or better; PHY 145 with a grade of C- or better; cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher; permission of E&T advisor. Pre/Co-requisite:
EGR 120;
PHY 146.
Credits
3(3-0)
First- and second-order circuits, sinusoidal steady-state analysis, frequency response, complex power, magnetically coupled networks and polyphase circuits. Prerequisites:
EGR 290 with a grade of C- or better; cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher; permission of E&T advisor. Pre/co-requisite:
MTH 232 or
MTH 334.
Credits
3(3-0)
Introduction to diode, bipolar and MOS transistors and their circuit models; analysis and design of bipolar, CMOS and Op-Amp based amplifier circuits. Prerequisites:
EGR 290 with a grade of C- or better; permission of E&T advisor; signed engineering major; cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher.
Credits
3(3-0)
An introduction to financial and economic decision-making for engineering projects, with an emphasis on problem solving, life cycle costs, and the time value of money. Prerequisites:
MTH 132 or 133; one of: STA 282, 382, 392; permission of E&T advisor; cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher.
Credits
3(3-0)
Fundamentals of biological processes commonly used in water and wastewater treatment. Material and energy balances of biological reactors, biological treatment processes; nutrient removal; sludge digestion. Prerequisites:
EGR 202 with a grade of C- or better; permission of E&T advisor; cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher.
Credits
3(3-0)
Fundamentals of physical and chemical processes commonly used in water and wastewater treatment. Disinfection, oxidation, coagulation and flocculation, sedimentation, filtration, ion exchange, flotation, adsorption. Prerequisites:
EGR 203 with a C- or better; permission of E&T advisor; cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher.
Credits
3(3-0)
Laboratory methods in environmental engineering applications. Analysis of selected chemical and microbiological water quality parameters. Experiments on selected unit operations and processes of environmental engineering. Prerequisites:
EGR 304, 305; permission of E&T advisor; cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher.
Credits
3(1-4)
Fundamentals of engineering materials including metals, alloys, ceramics, polymers, and composites. Introduction of materials processing, properties and selection, and their role in design. Prerequisites:
CHM 131 or 141;
EGR 251 with grade of C- or better;
MTH 132 with grade of C- or better;
PHY 146 with grade of C- or better; cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher; permission of E&T advisor; signed engineering major.
Credits
3(3-0)
Fundamentals of engineering thermodynamics including general energy concepts, first and second laws of thermodynamics, entropy, processes, power cycles and refrigeration cycles. Prerequisites:
CHM 131 or 141;
EGR 251 with grade of C- or better;
MTH 133 with grade of C- or better;
PHY 146 with grade of C- or better; cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher; permission of E&T advisor; signed engineering major.
Credits
3(3-0)
Study of the principles of fluid statics and dynamics including Bernoulli's equation, control volume analysis, similitude, dimensional analysis, viscous flow, and flow over immersed bodies. Prerequisites:
EGR 253;
MTH 133 with grade of C- or better; permission of E&T advisor; signed engineering major; cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher.
Credits
3(3-0)
The study of relative motion of machine and mechanism parts, forces acting on them, and motions resulting from these forces. Prerequisites:
EGR 253;
IET 154; signed engineering major; permission of E&T advisor; cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher. Pre/co-requisite:
MTH 233.
Credits
3(3-0)
Development of experimental skills and measurement techniques in the areas of material behavior, static and dynamic stress and strain analysis. Prerequisites:
EGR 253, 255;
PHY 175 with grade of C- or better; permission of E&T advisor; signed engineering major; cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher. Pre/Co-Requisite:
EGR 355.
Credits
3(1-4)
An introduction to the theory and application of robotics including robot fundamentals, kinematics, trajectory planning, actuators, sensors, and industrial robot programming. Prerequisites:
CPS 180 or
EGR 200;
EGR 251, 290;
MTH 232 or
MTH 223, 334; permission of E&T advisor; cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher.
Credits
3(2-2)
Design and integration of systems that include both mechanical and electrical components. Interdisciplinary study in engineering design and prototyping, sensors, actuation, and microprocessor programming. Prerequisites:
EGR 200 or
CPS 180;
EGR 251 or 290 or
IET 279; cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher; permission of E&T advisor.
Credits
3(3-0)
Exploration of basic elements of NC coding and programming, CNC machine set up, elements of CAM and prototype selection and production. Credit may not be earned in both
EGR 377 and
IET 377. This course may be offered in an online format. Prerequisites:
IET 154,
EGR 255; cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher; permission of E&T advisor.
Credits
3(2-2)
A study of static and time-variant electric and magnetic fields, plane waves, guided waves, transmission line theory, radiation and antennas. Prerequisites:
MTH 232 or
MTH 223, 334;
MTH 233 with a grade of C- or better;
PHY 146 with a grade of C- or better; cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher; permission of E&T advisor.
Credits
3(3-0)
Review of combinational and sequential circuits, digital functional units, micro-operations and register transfers. Memory organization. Datapath and control units. Verilog and VHSIC hardware description languages. Prerequisites: EGR 190 with a grade of C- or better; permission of E&T advisor; cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher. Pre- requisite/Co-requisite:
EGR 396.
Credits
3(3-0)
Continuous and discrete-time linear systems, time and frequency domain analysis of signals and systems, Laplace, Fourier and z-transforms. Applications to problems in electrical engineering. Prerequisites:
EGR 290 with a grade of C- or better; permission of E&T advisor; cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher.
Credits
3(3-0)
Design and analysis of electronics circuits including current mirrors, cascode amplifiers, differential amplifiers, feedback amplifiers, amplifier frequency response, and analog filters. Prerequisites:
EGR 298; permission of E&T advisor; cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher.
Credits
3(3-0)
Basic experimentation consistent with the theory in EGR 190,
EGR 290 and
EGR 292. Use of laboratory equipment to investigate electrical and digital circuits. Prerequisites: EGR 190; cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher; permission of E&T advisor. Pre/Co-Requisite:
EGR 292.
Credits
3(2-2)
This course reinforces basic circuit analysis principles using computer software and teaches students various computer circuit analysis and design techniques. Prerequisite: permission of E&T advisor; cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher. Pre/Co- Requisite:
EGR 392.
Credits
3(2-2)
Introduction to architecture, operation and application of microprocessor and microcontroller systems with hands-on activities during the course. Prerequisites:
CPS 180 or
EGR 200; EGR 190 with grade of C- or better, permission of E&T advisor; cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher.
Credits
3(3-0)
Study of selected engineering topics not included in a regular undergraduate course. Repeatable up to 6 credits when content previously studied is not duplicated. Prerequisites: See class schedule; permission of E&T advisor; cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher.
Credits
1-6(Spec)
Laboratory exploration of semiconductor devices, discrete and integrated amplifiers; feedback; introduction to microcontroller and microprocessor systems, programming the microprocessor development board using assembly language programming. Prerequisites:
EGR 393, cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher; permission of E&T advisor. Pre/Co-Requisites:
EGR 392, 396.
Credits
3(2-2)
Synthesis of environmental engineering fundamentals into an integrated system design for treatment of drinking water for human use and wastewater for discharge into receiving environments. Prerequisites:
EGR 304, 305; permission of E&T advisor; cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher.
Credits
3(3-0)
Fundamentals and applications of water resources engineering. Open- channel flow; pipe networks; hydrologic techniques; surface water and ground-water supplies; water demand; and development of water resources. Prerequisites:
EGR 358; permission of E&T advisor; cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher.
Credits
3(3-0)
Engineering design, planning, and analysis of problems associated with waste minimization, storage, collection, processing, and disposal of solid and hazardous wastes. Recycling and reuse options. Prerequisite:
EGR 304, 305; permission of E&T advisor; cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher.
Credits
3(3-0)
Review of pollution prevention concepts and methods. Sustainability, pollution prevention audit; life-cycle, carbon footprint assessment; green purchasing; environmental management systems; environmental performance assessment; industrial symbiosis. Prerequisites:
MTH 132 or 133 with a C- or better; junior standing; permission of E&T advisor; cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher.
Credits
3(3-0)
Water quality standards. Indicators, monitoring and impacts of water quality. Point and non-point sources of water pollution. Water quality protection and improvement. Green infrastructure. Pre/co-requisites:
EGR 408; permission of E&T advisor; cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher.
Credits
3(3-0)
Sources and types of air pollutants. Adverse effects on humans and the environment. Transportation and transformation of pollutants in the atmosphere. Methods controlling air pollution. Prerequisites:
EGR 305; permission of E&T advisor; cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher.
Credits
3(3-0)
Project research under guidance of a faculty advisor to focus on a topic of current interest. Self-guided readings, analysis, computer simulations and/or experimental techniques. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor; cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher.
Credits
1-3(Spec)
Continuation of engineering thermodynamics and fundamentals of heat transfer. Topics covered include combustion and gas mixing, heat exchangers, heat conduction, convection, and radiation. Prerequisites:
EGR 356, 358;
MTH 233; permission of E&T advisor; cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher.
Credits
3(3-0)
Theory and application of mechanical measurements, instrumentation, and computer-based data acquisition. Prerequisites:
EGR 290, 355;
EGR 360 or
CHM 349;
STA 392; permission of E&T advisor; cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher.
Credits
3(1-4)
Theories of static and dynamic failure, fatigue design, and design of mechanical elements such as gears, shafts, bearings, fasteners, welded joints. Prerequisites:
EGR 255, 355, 359; permission of E&T advisor; cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher.
Credits
3(3-0)
Application of theory, techniques, and experimental skills to physical equipment and data acquisition systems in the areas of fluid flow, thermodynamics, and heat transfer. Prerequisites:
EGR 358; permission of E&T advisor; cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher. Pre/co-requisite:
EGR 456.
Credits
3(1-4)
Mathematical modeling and formulation techniques of finite element equations. Solid modeling and meshing. Solution strategies with applications in solid mechanics, fluid flow, and heat transfer. Prerequisites:
EGR 255, 355;
IET 154;
MTH 232 or
MTH 223, 334; permission of E&T advisor; cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher.
Credits
3(3-0)
Fracture mechanics and fatigue crack nucleation and propagation, stress intensity factors, fracture toughness and design philosophy concepts. Fracture and fatigue tests. Statistical and reliability analysis. Prerequisites:
EGR 255, 355;
MTH 233, STA 382; permission of E&T advisor; cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher.
Credits
3(3-0)
Design and implantation of digital circuits using programmable logic devices and field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs). Verilog and VHSIC hardware description languages. Prerequisites:
EGR 390; permission of E&T advisor; cumulative GPA of 2.5 of higher.
Credits
3(3-0)
Introduction to designing microcontroller-based embedded computer systems using assembly and C programs. Hands-on experience on microcontroller operations. Examination of real-time operating systems. Prerequisites:
CPS 180 or
EGR 200;
EGR 398; permission of E&T advisor; cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher.
Credits
3(3-0)
Structural organization and hardware design of digital computers. Processing and control units, arithmetic algorithms, input-output systems, and memory systems. Analyze high performance architecture. Prerequisites:
EGR 396; permission of E&T advisor; cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher.
Credits
3(3-0)
Mathematical description of digital signals and systems processing via difference equations, discrete Fourier transform and z-transform. Examination and design of filter design techniques. Prerequisites:
EGR 391; permission of E&T advisor; cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher.
Credits
3(3-0)
Introduction to CMOS process technologies, custom, and semi-custom design. Design of adders, counters, and arithmetic logic units and introduce current research in the area. Prerequisites:
EGR 392; permission of E&T advisor; cumulative GPA 2.5 or higher.
Credits
3(3-0)
First course in the senior capstone design sequence integrating design methods and engineering techniques in the context of a realistic engineering project. Writing Intensive. Labs to be arranged. Prerequisites: Senior standing with a passing grade in
EGR 390 and 398; or
EGR 306 and 358; or
EGR 358, 359 and 360; or
IET 365 and 377; or
IET 324WI and 458; or a pre/co-requisite of
IET 450; cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher; permission of E&T advisor.
Credits
3(Spec)
Introduction to data acquisition using A/D converters; fundamentals of transducers; dynamic response; amplifiers; theory of A/D and D/A converters; error analysis-statistics. Prerequisites:
EGR 396, STA 382; permission of E&T advisor; cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher.
Credits
3(3-0)
Theory and design of automatic control systems including control system characteristics, system performance analysis, system stability analysis, frequency response analysis, and controller design. Prerequisites:
EGR 391; permission of E&T advisor; cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher.
Credits
3(3-0)
Overview of communication systems, Hilbert transform, analog AM/FM (de) modulation, probability and noise in analog communications, A/D conversion, digital pulse and carrier (de)modulation, introductory information theory. Prerequisites:
EGR 391;
STA 392; permission of E&T advisor; cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher.
Credits
3(3-0)
Study of selected engineering topics presented at an advanced undergraduate level and not included in a regular course. Repeatable up to 6 credits when content previously studied is not duplicated. Prerequisites: See class schedule; permission of E&T advisor; cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher.
Credits
1-6(Spec)
Second course in the senior capstone design sequence integrating design methods and engineering techniques in the context of a realistic engineering project. Writing Intensive. Must be taken in the semester immediately following
EGR 489WI. Labs to be arranged. Prerequisites:
EGR 489WI; cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher; permission of E&T advisor.
Credits
3(Spec)
Modeling, design, and analysis of mechanical vibrations: natural frequency, damping, excitation, higher order systems, modal analysis, experimental testing, and continuous systems. Prerequisites:
EGR 253;
MTH 232;
CPS 180; or
EGR 200; permission of E&T advisor; cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher; or Graduate Student in Engineering.
Credits
3(3-0)
Design and analysis of control for mechanical systems, including modeling, transient and steady-state, root locus, frequency response, PID control, and state space. Prerequisites:
EGR 253;
MTH 232;
CPS 180 or
EGR 200; permission of E&T advisor; cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher; or Graduate Student in Engineering.
Credits
3(3-0)
Fundamentals of engineering acoustics including use of the wave equation, reflection, transmission and attenuation processes, with introduction of various acoustic applications. Prerequisites:
EGR 356, 358;
MTH 232; permission of E&T advisor; cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher; or Graduate student in Engineering.
Credits
3(3-0)
Fundamental mechanics and engineering principles applied to understand biological tissues and systems. Prerequisites:
EGR 253, 255, 355; permission of E&T advisor; cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher; or graduate standing in Engineering.
Credits
3(3-0)
Study of composite material mechanics with emphasis on selection, analysis, and use. Includes stiffness and strength theories applied to composite beams and plates. Prerequisites:
EGR 255, 355;
MTH 232; cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher; or graduate student in Engineering; permission of E&T advisor.
Credits
3(3-0)
Stress and strain in three dimensions, constitutive laws, failure theories. Advanced beam theories, curved beams, shear deformation, beams on elastic foundations, plates and shells, energy methods. Prerequisites:
EGR 255, 355;
MTH 233; cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher; or Graduate Student in Engineering; permission of E&T advisor.
Credits
3(3-0)
Internet of Things (IoT), protocols and standards, IoT architecture, microcontroller, sensor, actuator interfacing, wired and wireless communication, network interface, edge and cloud computing. This course may be offered in an online or hybrid format. Prerequisites:
EGR 398; cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher; permission of E&T advisor; or graduate standing.
Credits
3(3-0)
Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN), sensors, node components, operating systems, protocols, simulators, applications, security, and signal processing. This course may be offered in an online or hybrid format. Prerequisites:
EGR 398; cumulative GPA 2.5 or higher; permission of E&T advisor; or graduate standing.
Credits
3(3-0)
A study of optical phenomena and its application to engineering problems. Topics include ray optics, beam optics, guided wave optics, lasers and applications thereof. Prerequisite:
EGR 388; cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher; or Graduate Student in Engineering; permission of E&T advisor.
Credits
3(3-0)
Design and simulation of analog integrated circuits and systems using transistor level differential amplifiers, operational amplifiers, scillators, and data converters. Prerequisites:
EGR 292, 392; cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher; or Graduate Student in Engineering; permission of E&T advisor.
Credits
3(2-2)
Fundamentals of power electronics including switch-mode DC-DC converters, feedback controllers, rectifiers, semiconductor switches and magnetic circuit in power electronics. Prerequisites:
EGR 398; cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher; or Graduate Student in Engineering; permission of E&T advisor.
Credits
3(3-0)
Study of selected engineering topics presented at an advanced undergraduate or beginning graduate level and not included in a regular course. Repeatable up to 6 credits when content previously studied is not duplicated. Prerequisites: See class schedule; permission of E&T advisor; cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher or graduate standing in MS in Engineering program.
Credits
1-6(Spec)