ADVISING HANDBOOK FOR FIRST-YEAR STUDENTS ECT 111 Introduction to Electricity and Electronics for Engineering Technology [4] Topics include an introduction to the origins of mankind’s awareness of electricity and the development of scientific understanding of it in the 19th and 20th centuries; static vs. dynamic, DC vs. AC, power generation/distribution and uses, costs, electrical safety and hazards; common electrical circuits, elementary use of Ohm’s law, power and cost considerations; electronics from a block diagram approach: power supplies, amplifiers, oscillators, RF devices, and systems, including radio, television, satellite communication, cellular phone technology, and GPS. Three lecture hours, three lab hours. Prerequisite: MTH 112 (or concurrent). Laboratory fee. ECT 121 DC and AC Electrical Fundamentals for Engineering Technology [4] Topics include review of DC circuits; phasors; sinusoids applied to R, L, C series and parallel circuits; DC and AC source conversions and circuit theorems, mesh and nodal analysis; transformers. Three lecture hours, three lab hours. Prerequisites: ECT 111 (minimum grade C–) and MTH 122 (or concurrent). Laboratory fee. ECT 122 Introduction to Digital Devices for Engineering Technology [4] This course covers digital logic concepts, including number systems and codes, basic logic gates, programmable logic devices, Boolean algebra and reduction techniques, arithmetic operations and circuits, code converters, multiplexing and demultiplexing, flipflops and registers, and HDL programming. Laboratory experience includes prototyping, computer simulation, and implementing programmable devices. Three lecture hours, three lab hours. Prerequisite: ECT 111. Laboratory fee. ECT 365 Object-Oriented Programming for Engineering Technology [3] This course uses the department-approved programming language (variable). The course focuses on problem solving using structured computer programming functions, such as loops, variables, arrays, and subroutines. Programming assignments are completed both in and outside of class. Two lecture hours, two lab hours. Laboratory fee. WRT 110 Academic Writing I [3] Introduces students to the complex practices of writing, reading, and thinking required in many university courses. Students learn to approach writing as a process of invention, drafting, revising, and editing. The course also emphasizes the rhetorical aspects of writing, such as audience, arrangement, and academic conventions. Students learn to read diverse texts critically by practicing close-reading strategies, such as highlighting, annotating, and double-entry note taking. Students should become more confident and competent at understanding the positions of others as well as asserting their own informed perspectives. Designated sections of the course require additional work on basic skills. Laboratory fee. ES 115 Engineering Computer Applications [3] The formulation and solution of engineering problems using a computer. The development of structured programs to solve engineering problems using a compiled language. The use of mathematical computer packages to solve engineering problems. Required of all first-year engineering students. Laboratory fee. ES 220 Graphic Communication [2] Fundamental concepts of graphic communication with an objective of attaining the ability to visualize and draw in three dimensions. Using mechanical tools and the computer, students are taught geometric construction, orthographics, sectioning, dimensioning, and isometrics. No drawing ability required. Required of all engineering students. Open to all University students. Laboratory fee. ET 111 Introduction to Engineering Technology [1] Introduction to both the profession of engineering technology and the skills, attitudes, and techniques needed by engineering technology students. Also explored are opportunities for enhancing the education of engineering technology students. Required of all full-time first-year students. One lecture hour. Pass/No Pass grading. MET 116 Manufacturing Processes [4] This course provides a broad background in the various manufacturing processes used in industry. Attention is given to various methods by which semifinished products can be conditioned, analyzed, or synthesized, including the economic advantage and disadvantage of each method. Topics include foundry practices, die casting, extruding, forging, stamping, and polymer processing. Three lecture hours, three lab hours. Laboratory fee. MET 123 Material Science for Engineering Technology Laboratory [2] Reviews the classification and structure of metals, polymers, glasses, and ceramics. Students investigate the effects of heat treatment on various classes of materials through the use of phase diagrams and time-temperature-transformation curves. Students gain hands-on experience with computer-based data-acquisition systems and straingauge application in conjunction with materials testing. Prerequisites: MET 116 and MTH 112. Laboratory fee. MTH 112 Precalculus I for Engineering Technology [3] A general review of fundamental algebraic operations, including equations, logarithms, exponential equations, and scientific notation; an introduction to trigonometry, polar and rectangular coordinates, functions, and graphs. MTH 122 Precalculus II for Engineering Technology [3] A continuation of MTH 112, including graphic and algebraic solutions of equations, exponents and radicals, vectors and oblique triangles, complex numbers, trigonometric identities, and an introduction to analytical geometry. Prerequisite: MTH 112 (minimum grade of C–) or permission of instructor. 36
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, TECHNOLOGY, AND ARCHITECTURE MTH 232 Calculus I for Engineering Technology [3] Analytical geometry and an introduction to differentiation, including limits, derivatives of rational, trigonometric, logarithmic, and exponential functions with technical applications. Prerequisite: MTH 122 (minimum grade of C–) or permission of instructor. Advising Information: 860.768.4446 PHY 120 Algebra-Based Physics I [4] This is the first semester of a two-semester course in introductory physics intended for students majoring in the life sciences and technology programs, or preparing for professional schools. Topics include Newtonian mechanics, fluid mechanics, and heat. Prerequisites: Two years of algebra, geometry, and trigonometry. Laboratory fee. All-University Curriculum (see pages 9–12) 37
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