ENGR - Engineering

This course provides an introduction to the engineering profession for students expressing an interest in all areas of engineering. Topics include engineering disciplines, ethics, the impact of technology on the world, analysis and design using a team design project, and computer-aided design and problem solving. Lab fee.

This course will provide exposure to, and practice with, problem-solving strategies for problems commonly encountered in the design and analysis of mechanical and electrical engineering systems. This course will enhance a student's ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering, to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems and to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice. Prerequisite: ENGR 1310 Lab Fee.

Independent study in engineering may be conducted under the guidance of a faculty member. Course may be taken at the sophomore level through the senior level. One to four hours of credit may be specified. Prerequisite: Written consent of the supervising professor, department chair, and Dean prior to registration. Lab and administrative fee.

This course is designed to expose students with a wide range of academic interests to the human activity of science. In this course students will take the broad view that includes the natural, behavioral, and social sciences as material for discussions. Students will use the texts to explore the modes of thought and activity that are common to all of these disciplines, including their mathematical tools and empirical methods. Students will also consider the social, cultural and political contexts in which science occurs. By the end of the course, students should be familiar with scientists’ intellectual and practical tools. Students should also be able to contrast the distinctive features of the sciences with academic areas such as humanities. Lab fee.

This course is designed to familiarize computer science and engineering students with the fundamental concepts in numerical algorithms. This course will consider problems from the following areas" root finding, floating pair systems, finding solutions to linear systems using direct or iterative solvers, interpolation curve fitting, numerical differentiation and integration, multiple integrals, least squares. Prerequisite (s): CISC 2330 or ENGR 1320, and CISC 2315 or MATH 1330 or by permission of the instructor. Lab Fee.

The course provides a professional level of instruction for engineering students. Topics include: analysis of force-couple systems, equilibrium of particles and rigid bodies, structural analysis, distributed forces, friction, centroids and moments of area, particle kinematics and kinetics in various coordinate systems. Prerequisite: ENGR 1320 and Corequisite MATH 1330. Lab fee.

The course designed provides a professional level of instruction for engineering students. Topics include: force action related to displacement, velocity, acceleration of rigid bodies including Newton's Second Law, work energy methods, impulse-momentum, central and oblique impacts, and kinematics of plane motion, translation and rotation. Prerequisite(s): ENGR 2320 and Corequisite: MATH 2330. Lab fee.

The objective of this course is to develop knowledge of the First and second laws of thermodynamics, thermodynamic processes and properties, flow processes, conversion of heat into work, conduction, convection, radiation, and heat exchangers. Topics include applications to ideal and real gases, vapor and gas power systems, refrigeration, and many heat pumps. Examples and problems relate to contemporary aspects of energy, power generation and broader environmental issues. Prerequisites: ENGR 2321, Corequisite: MATH 2330 and PHYS 2421. Lab fee.

A course to provide a professional level of instruction for engineering students. Topics that this course covers include: Linear circuit elements, sources, Kirchhoff's laws, mesh and node equations, Thevenin and Norton equivalent circuits, resistive network analysis, sinusoidal steady-state analysis, power, transient analysis of simple circuits. Prerequisites: ENGR 1320, Co-requisite: MATH 2330 and PHYS 2422. Lab fee.

This course is a foundational course for all inter-disciplinary engineering science majors.  It is a crucial component of the ENGR 3337 Digital Logic Design course. Corequisite: ENGR 3337, Lab fee.

This course introduces students to the engineering design process as practiced by professional engineers. Particular focus will be given to design inspirations from the natural world. Students will work in teams to study a mechanism found in nature and draw on the lessons learned to design a bio-inspired educational product, such as a toy or learning tool. Topics covered will include team building, brainstorming techniques, project management, design iteration, design optimization, ethical issues in engineering design, and reflection on career goals. Particular emphasis will be given to the communication of the design team’s results. Prerequisite: ENGR 1320. Lab fee.

Engineering students in this course learn to apply science, mathematics, and engineering design to the service of humanity. A particular in-need group will be chosen prior to each semester for the design teams to serve. Student will spend time evaluating the needs of the target group and developing products that will improve their lives in a concrete way. Students will be asked to reflect on the experience and how it pertains to their own career goals. Lab fee.

Independent study in engineering may be conducted under the guidance of a faculty member. Course may be taken at the sophomore level through the senior level. One to four hours of credit may be specified. Prerequisite: Written consent of the supervising professor, department chair, and Dean prior to registration. Lab and administrative fee.

This course is designed to familiarize computer science and engineering students with the fundamental concepts in the field of digital logic design. This course will consider problems from the following areas: Boolean algebra, number systems and representations, analysis and design of combinational and sequential logic circuits, minimization, small and medium scale integrated devices, programmable logic and simulation of digital circuits. Prerequisite(s): ENGR 1320 and Corequisite: ENGR 3137 or by permission of the instructor. Lab Fee.

This course introduces junior-level engineering students to the concepts of stress and strain with applications to design and analysis of structures. The goals include developing skills relating to modeling and analysis of simple structures subject to axial, torsional, and bending loads. This course incorporates hands-on experience with standard test methods  for the mechanical properties of a range of materials. Prerequisite(s): ENGR 2320 or by permission of the instructor. Lab fee.

System Dynamics and Control: Engineering students in this course will gain professional level of education in the mathematics of system dynamics and control. Students will have the opportunity to apply their skill in two projects during the semester that focus on modeling a physical system and applying control theory to achieve a desired behavior. Topics include: Linear Ordinary Differential Equations, System Dynamics, Laplace Transforms, Mechanical Systems, System Modeling, Control System Design in the time domain and frequency domain. Prerequisite.

This course covers the fundamentals of applied electromagnetics by emphasizing physical understanding and practical applications in Engineering Science. It deals with the study of static electric fields in vacuum and dielectrics, conductors, capacitance, electrostatic energy and forces, Poisson’s equation, static magnetic fields, Biot-Savart law, Ampere’s law, vector magnetic potential, inductance, Maxwell’s equations for time varying fields, Faraday’s law, plan wave propagation, time-harmonic fields, propagation in lossless media, and wave reflection and transmission at normal incidence. The bridge between electric circuits and electromagnetics is done through the study of transmission lines and their lumped-element model, transmission line input impedance, and power flow on lossless transmission line. Prerequisite(s): PHYS 2422 and MATH 2330 or by permission of the instructor. Lab fee.

Principles of Heat Transfer will require the use of specific software and hardware to illustrate the mechanisms of the Electromagnetic processes studied in the course and observed in the lab. A course fee of $50 will be required.

This course covers the fundamentals of applied Fluid Mechanics by emphasizing physical understanding and practical applications in Engineering Science. It deals with the study of and the practical applications in Engineering Science. It deals with the study of and the practical application of the conversation equations for mass, momentum, and energy. In addition the course covers the fundamental concepts of hydrostatics and dynamics of Newtonian fluids, using Bernoulli’s and Navier-Stokes equations. Additional topics include: control volume analysis, basic flow differential analysis, potential flow, and viscous incompressible flow. Prerequisite(s): ENGR 2321, MATH 2330 and PHYS 2422 or by permission of the instructor. Lab fee.

This course introduces students to the basic mechatronics system components, and the design principles of using mechatronics to meet functionality requirements of products, processes, and systems. Several course projects are presented in diverse application domains. The course will also prepare students to research current techniques and identify possible innovations to the field. Lab fee. Prerequisites: ENGR 2340, ENGR 4320, CISC 2330.

The capstone course for all CSE majors begins with discussions of the ethical impact of computer science and engineering on the human condition as well as more general questions concerning the impact of technology on society. From a distinctively Christian perspective, students will examine several philosophical systems of ethics with the stated purpose of examining the social and ethical responsibilities of CSE professionals. In light of all class discussions, students employ techniques to design and implement a hardware/software solution for a current volunteer project of Computer Science and Engineering. (Same as CISC 4370) Prerequisite: WRIT 3344 and Junior-standing CSE major. Lab fee.

The Capstone Design course provides Senior level engineering students the opportunity to participate in a year-long design project. Design teams will be supported by a dedicated engineering professor from a relevant engineering discipline. Students may choose a University design competition, or a project that serves a customer in the community. Design projects are to be held to a professional standard, with realistic constraints. This course culminates in a preliminary design review that will be used to complete the final design in the following semester. Lab fee.

The Capstone Design course provides Senior level engineering students the opportunity to participate in a year-long design project. This course is the second half of the Capstone Design sequence.  Design teams will be continue their work through fabrication, testing, and final presentation. Design projects are to be held to a professional standard, with realistic constraints. This course culminates in a final design review that will include feedback from experts outside the UMHB faculty. Lab fee.

This course permits students to enhance their knowledge within a field of Engineering Science specialization through application of concepts, principles, and techniques learned in the classroom for which the student will receive three semester hours credit. The course will consist of supervised paid work as a professional-level intern for an employer with an approved internship program. Application must be approved prior to registration. Requirements: consent of department chairperson. This course can be taken twice for credit. Administration fee required.