Whitworth Catalog 1999-2001 - Whitworth University

Requirements for Physics as a Second Teaching Field
See important education note – Page 67.
Requirements for Science as a Second Teaching
Field with a Physics Major
See important education note – Page 67.
Pre-Engineering
Engineering is normally a five-year program. Therefore, students may take three years at
Whitworth followed by two years at an engineering school, or two years at Whitworth
followed by three years at an engineering school. Students completing their engineering
bachelor’s degree elsewhere after three years at Whitworth may receive a Whitworth B.A.
degree in addition to their engineering degree. Three-two arrangements with Washington
University (St. Louis), the University of Southern California, Columbia University, and
Seattle Pacific University (Electrical Engineering) are in effect. Such a program gives a
student with educational goals in the engineering area the opportunity to pursue the first
three years in a supportive atmosphere of small classes and close faculty contacts. The
following courses are recommended to meet the needs of many engineering schools. For
certain branches of engineering, other Whitworth offerings (i.e. Organic Chemistry for
Chemical Engineering, Statics for Mechanical and Civil Engineering) may be appropriate.
Pre-Engineering Recommended Courses
PS 151 General Physics I .......................................................................... 4
PS 153 General Physics II .......................................................................... 4
PS 251W General Physics III ......................................................................... 4
MA 110 Calculus I ..................................................................................... 4
MA 111 Calculus II .................................................................................... 4
MA 210 Calculus III ................................................................................... 4
MA 212 Differential Equations .................................................................... 3
CH 161 Principles of Chemistry I ................................................................ 3
CH 161L Laboratory for Prin of Chem I .......................................................... 1
CH 281 Principles of Chemistry II................................................................ 3
CH 281L Laboratory for Prin of Chem II ......................................................... 1
CS 171 Computer Science I ....................................................................... 3
EN 110 Engineering Orientation .................................................................. 1
EL 110 Writing I ....................................................................................... 3
Engineering Courses
EN 110 Engineering Orientation 1
Concerns of the engineering profession: its scope, challenges, opportunities, rewards
and educational requirements. Also included are guest lectures by professional engineers
and tours of area engineering facilities. Fall semester.
EN 211 Statics 3
Mathematical review, equilibrium of a particle, free-body diagrams, equilibrium of a rigid
body, structural analysis, friction, center of gravity, moments of inertia. Prerequisites: PS
151 and MA 110; also MA 111 or concurrent enrollment. Fall semester, even years.
Geology Courses
GL 131 Understanding Earth 4
Earth’s crust as the scene of a battle between leveling forces (erosion, landslides) and
forces causing irregularities (volcanoes, mountain-building). Lab work with minerals, rocks,
and maps. Fall semester, even years.
GL 139 Environmental Geology 4
Interactions of the human species with land, sea and air. Geologic hazards, earth resources,
oceanography, meteorology. Includes laboratory. Fall semester, odd years.
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