Undergraduate Catalogue - UPRM

COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES
* Refer to the Academic Regulations section for
information on Advanced Placement.
** The Program in Mechanical Technology in
Agriculture requires a minimum of 24 credits in
elective courses. It includes twelve credits in
Professional electives selected from the offerings
of the Department of Agricultural Engineering and
related areas and with the authorization of the
Director of the Agricultural Engineering
Department. The other twelve credits are free
electives.
***The electives in Social Sciences and Humanities
require authorization of the Director of the
Agricultural Engineering Department.
DEPARTMENTAL FACULTY
RAFAEL DAVILA, Extension Specialist, Ph.D.,
1984, Cornell University.
CARMEN GONZALEZ, Extension Assistant
Specialist, M.S.C., 1985, Michigan State University.
ERIC HARMSEN, Associate Professor, Ph.D., P.E.,
1989, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
CAROL HARPER, Associate Professor, Ph.D.,
1991, Colorado State University.
JAVIER HUERTAS, Assistant Researcher, M.S.
Ch.E., 1996, University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez.
HECTOR O. LOPEZ, Extension Assistant Specialist,
M.E.M., 1998, Texas A & M.
FRANCISCO M. MONROIG, Assistant Professor,
Ph.D., P.E., 2003, Purdue University.
LUIS R. PEREZ-ALEGRIA, Professor, Ph.D., P.E.,
1987, Pennsylvania State University.
FELIX R. RIVERA-NEGRON, Associate
Researcher, M.S.C., 1976, Purdue University.
YOOSEF SHAHABASI, Professor, Ph.D., 1979,
Michigan State University.
COURSES OF INSTRUCTION
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL
ENGINEERING
Undergraduate Courses
INAG 4990. SELECTED TOPICS. One to three
credit hours. One to three hours of lecture per
week.
Selected topics in Agricultural Engineering. Topics
will vary according to the needs and interests of the
students and the faculty.
INAG 4996. AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING
PROJECTS. Two to four credit hours.
Supervised projects in areas of agricultural
engineering. A written report is required.
TMAG 4005. FARM ELECTRIFICATION.
Three credit hours. Two hours of lecture and one
three-hour laboratory per week. Prerequisite: FISI
3172, or FISI 3152, or FISI 3091.
Application of electrical energy to agricultural
production and rural living. Fundamentals of
selection, installation, operation, and maintenance
of electrical farm equipment; safety rules and
regulations.
TMAG 4007. METALWORKING AND
WELDING. Two credit hours. One hour of lecture
and one three-hour laboratory per week.
Shop skills including hot metal work, soldering and
sheet metal work, electric arc welding, and
oxyacetylene welding and cutting; organization and
management of the farm shop.
TMAG 4008. SUMMER FIELD PRACTICE.
Three credit hours. Six weeks duration.
Prerequisite: Authorization of the Director of the
Department.
Practical field experience in agricultural
engineering activities, covering a minimum of six
weeks during the Summer Session at the end of the
student's Junior year. The course will be
administered in cooperation with appropriate
government agencies and organizations of private
industry. A satisfactory written report will be
required.
TMAG 4009. AGRICULTURAL POWER. Three
credit hours. Two hours of lecture and one threehour
laboratory per week. Prerequisite: FISI 3171,
or FISI 3151, or FISI 3091.
Sources, measurement, transmission, and economic
application of mechanical power on the farm;
principles of construction and operation of various
types of farm power units, with particular emphasis
on internal combustion engines; classification,
selection, operation, and maintenance of farm
tractors.
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