Brochure technical specialization and Calculus

TU/e Bachelor College
Intake 2013-2014
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Everyone will automatically be registered for
2WBB0, but we strongly recommend to switch to
2WAB0 if your mark for the diagnostic test in the
first week is below 7,0. You can take 2WAB0 from
the second week on then. The diagnostic test
is part of the Calculus course and will be held
on the first Thursday of the first academic week
(the 5th of September 2013,
http://www.tue.nl/experiencemathness).
We especially want to draw your attention to the fact
that you should take 2WBB0 if you are envisaging a
specialization in Sustainable Energy. 2WAB0 merely
gives access to the Sustainable Living and Smart
Systems specialization.
If you want to switch you have to follow
this procedure: Please let us know by email
(Onderwijsadministratie-IEIS@tue.nl) between
now and the 10th of September 2013, 18.00h.
A reminder about this will be sent to you by email in
the first week. It is not possible to switch later than
the 10th of September 2013, so please take care.
More information about the Sustainable Innovation
major, see: www.tue.nl/sustainableinnovation
(English flag).
Major
- Sustainable Innovation
Duration of studies
- 3 years
Language of communication
- English
Curriculum 1st year
6 major courses:
- Sustainable Development in a Global Context
- Economics of Innovation
- Technology in Society
- Research Methods
- Industrial Ecology
- Technical Courses
depending on which option you choose:
Sustainable Living (Dutch),
Sustainable Energy (English or Dutch) or
Smart Systems (English)
4 basic courses:
- Mathematics
- Physics
- Modeling
- Introduction to User, Society and Enterprise
2 elective courses
Sustainable Innovation*
Three specializations of SI and two variants of Calculus
* This major is formally part of the Innovation Sciences Bachelor’s program
Department of Industrial Engineering &
Innovation Sciences Where innovation starts

Three specializations of SI and two variants
of Calculus
With this leaflet we want to inform you about
two topics. The first is about the three technical
specializations of Sustainable Innovation.
The second about the relation between these
specializations and the Calculus course that
starts at the beginning of your study program in
September.
The first topic is on the technical specializations
you have to choose among in the Sustainable
Innovation program: Smart Systems, Sustainable
Living and Sustainable Energy. You have to make
a final choice for one of these specializations
in quartile 2. More information on these
specializations you will find in this brochure.
The second topic is the Calculus course which will
take place in the first quartile of your first year.
Do you want to switch
to the other variant
of Calculus?
Please let us know!
There are two variants of Calculus: the formal
variant 2WBB0 (the B variant, code 2WBB0, see
education.tue.nl, activities) and the applied variant
2WAB0 (the A variant, code 2WAB0, see education.
tue.nl, activities). Everyone will automatically
be registered for 2WBB0 (please read the more
information section on the back for further
important information).
In this brochure you will find information about the
content of each specialization with the Calculus
variant each specialization requires. 1
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In the first quartile of this year we will organize an information
meeting to inform you more about the specializations in detail.
The Smart Systems specialization
The Smart Systems specialization mainly focuses on
questions such as: how can ICT be used to address
sustainability-related issues? The first technology
course for the Smart Systems specialization is DBL
(Design-Based Learning) Hypermedia. In this course
you learn to design, create and analyze hypermedia
documents and information systems. In the second
year you follow three other technology courses that
further extend your knowledge in this area.
The four courses of Smart Systems:
• Hypermedia
• Logic and Set Theory
• Data Structures
• Computer Networks and Security
You will be admitted to this specialization with
the applied or formal variant of Calculus.
The Sustainable Living specialization
(not available for students who don’t speak Dutch)
In this specialization you study sustainable
innovations in buildings and homes. Is living on
water possible from a technological, economic
and juridical point of view? Would you and other
users want to live in a smart home? You gain critical
knowledge and competences for the analysis and
design of innovations in sustainable building.
The first course for this Sustainable Living
specialization is Construction Analysis, given by
the Built Environment department. This covers the
assets and quality of building materials, as well
as the question of the utility of different materials
for certain applications. This is the first of four
compulsory technology courses.
The four courses of Sustainable Living:
• Analyse van Constructies
• Bouwfysisch en installatie-technisch ontwerpen
• Dimensioneren van Constructies
• Project
You will be admitted to this specialization with
the applied or formal variant of Calculus.
The Sustainable Energy specialization
(Dutch variant)
The increase of use of oil and gas seems to have
dramatic effects on the heating of the earth.
Therefore we need fundamental changes in our
energy supply. Sustainable Energy is becoming
more and more important. Technologies to win
energy out of wind, sun, water and bio mass have to
be further developed. We need specialists to make
that revolution possible. The Sustainable Energy
specialization educates students to become such a
specialist in the technological, social and economic
aspects of sustainable energy.
The first course for the Sustainable Energy
specialization (Dutch) is OGO (Design-Based
Learning) Propeller, given by the Mechanical
Engineering department. In this OGO course you
will work in small groups on design projects such as
the design of rotating filters and the analysis of a
mechanically vibrating system. This is the first of four
compulsory technology courses.
The four courses of Sustainable Energy
(Dutch variant):
• OGO Propeller
• Thermodynamica
• OGO Verbrandingsmotor
• Stromingsleer
This specialization requires 2WBB0, the formal
variant of Calculus.
The Sustainable Energy specialization
(English variant)
The increase of use of oil and gas seems to have
dramatic effects on the heating of the earth.
Therefore we need fundamental changes in our
energy supply. Sustainable Energy is becoming more
and more important. Technologies to win energy
out of wind, sun, water and bio mass have to be
further developed. We need specialists to make
that revolution possible. The Sustainable Energy
specialization educates students to become such a
specialist in the technological, social and economic
aspects of sustainable energy.
The first course for the Sustainable Energy
specialization (English) is Mathematics Electrical
Engineering. This course covers mathematical
techniques, for example how to work with matrices
and how to solve a system of linear equations
(multiple equations with multiple
unknowns).
The four courses of Sustainable Energy
(English variant):
• Mathematics Electrical Engineering
• Electromagnetics
• Electronic Circuits
• Systems
This specialization requires 2WBB0, the formal
variant of Calculus.