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An exploration of the engineering profession, including careers, aspects of engineering education, and case studies. Introduction of ethical and social issues related to technology. Development of engineering design methodology utilizing design projects. Study of oral, written, and graphical communication of technical material in conjunction with the projects. Fee: $40.

Introduction to programming in MATLAB: numeric, Boolean, and string variables; flow control structures; vectors and matrices; and script and function files. MATLAB will be studied in the context of multiple engineering disciplines with applications.