Engineering and Applied Science

EAS 103 Technology in Modern Society (back to previous page)
Scientific and technological developments and their implications for the future of society. Prospects and problems in communications, energy sources, automation, transportation, and other technologies. Use and control of technological resources for public benefit. 3 credit hours.

EAS 107 Introduction to Engineering (back to previous page)
Prerequisite: M109 or equivalent. Overview of the problems, perspectives, and methods of the engineering profession. Modeling of real-world problems for purposes of optimization, decision-making, and design. Practical techniques of problem formulation and analysis. 3 credit hours.

EAS 108 Engineering Workshop (back to previous page)
Prerequisite: M 115 (may be taken concurrently). An introduction to the use of elementary statistics and basic computer modeling for engineering problem-solving. Computer packages used may include spreadsheets, databases, math packages, and drafting. 1 credit hour.

EAS 109 Project Planning and Development (back to previous page)
Prerequisite: M 115 (may be taken concurrently). Students develop the skills required to successfully plan and implement selected projects within budgetary and time constraints using project management software. Projects use LabVIEW© programming for data acquisition and control and CAD tools and presentation software for technical communication of design information. Students gain proficiency in each of these three areas as they are applied to a series of projects spanning the course. 2 credit hours.

EAS 112 Methods of Engineering Analysis (back to previous page)
Prerequisite: A laboratory science course. Corequisite: M 117. Students will be introduced to typical problems encountered in various branches of engineering using a case-study approach. They will gain experience using computer tools to solve these problems numerically. Skill will be developed in a spreadsheet environment, and the fundamentals of programming will be presented. Applicators involve use descriptive statistics, regression, interpolation, logical and numerical functions, sets of algebraic, differential, and finite difference equations, integration. Students are introduced to data types, assignment and conditional statements, program flow control, passing parameters, returning values with functions, arrays. 3 credit hours.

EAS 120 Chemistry with Applications to Biosystems (back to previous page)
Prerequisites: CH 115/117, E 105, EAS 109 (or consent of instructor), M 115. Integrated concepts from chemical and life sciences including solutions, equilibrium, kinetics, thermodynamics, and electrochemistry. Extensive laboratory component illustrates the interaction between chemical and biological processes. 4 credit hours.

EAS 211 Introduction to Modeling of Engineering Systems (back to previous page)
Prerequisite: EAS 112 or consent of instructor. Corequisites: M 118, PH 150. Modeling of simple engineering systems from different fields using empirical laws and the balance principle for mass, charge, linear momentum, and energy. Applications include introductory problems in material balances, electric circuits, fluid mechanics, statics, thermodynamics and heat transfer. Emphasis is on developing an engineering approach to problem-solving. 3 credit hours.

EAS 213 Materials in Engineering Systems (back to previous page)
Prerequisites: CH 115, EAS 112. Corequisite: EAS 211. Properties, behavior and application of materials (solid, liquid, and gas) are studied and demonstrated, with emphasis on selection and use in engineering systems. Topics include mechanical, electrical, magnetic, thermal, optical, rheological, and chemical properties and behavior. 3 credit hours.

EAS 222 Fundamentals of Mechanics and Materials (back to previous page)
Prerequisites: EAS 211, EAS 213. Corequisite: M 203. Behavior of mechanical and structural systems under load. Topics include effects and distribution of forces on rigid bodies at rest; kinematics and kinetics of particles; force systems; shear and moment diagrams; force-stress-strain-deformation relationships, including torsion and combined loading; buckling and stability analysis; stress/strain transformation; Mohr’s circle. 3 credit hours.

EAS 224 Fluid-Thermal Systems (back to previous page)
Prerequisites: E 105, EAS 211, EAS 213. Corequisite: M 203. An expansive study of thermal and fluids principles and applications including laws of thermodynamics, basic power cycles, conservation laws, internal and external flows, and convective heat transfer. 3 credit hours.

EAS 230 Fundamentals and Applications of Analog Devices (back to previous page)
Prerequisite: EAS 211 or consent of instructor. Corequisite: PH 205. Fundamental principles of analog electrical devices as applied to a variety of engineering systems, as well as hands-on experience on those devices as applied in various engineering disciplines. Applications include sensors, transformers, motors, and transmission lines. 3 credit hours.

EAS 232 Project Management and Engineering Economics (back to previous page)
Prerequisites: EAS 109 or knowledge of the fundamentals of project management and familiarity with the basic concepts of probability and statistics. An introduction to economic analysis with emphasis on those concepts directly related to project management. Topics include analysis of alternatives, project initiation, depreciation and taxation, cost estimates, risk and uncertainty, project planning, execution, and control. 3 credit hours.

EAS 300 Global Solutions for Sustainability (back to previous page)
Prerequisites: M 109, M 127, or a higher-level mathematics course, a laboratory science course, and one social interaction course from University Core Competency 5.1.  Review and examination of engineered systems and their effects on the global environment; use of global resources for sustainable living, design protocols for sustainable engineered systems, design and build for the environment; life cycle economics; multidisciplinary approach, team-based with hands-on projects, expert guest speakers.  3 credit hours.

EAS 345 Applied Engineering Statistics (back to previous page)
Prerequisites: M 118 and CS 107 or equivalent. Topics include basic terminology, data presentation, descriptive statistics, curve-surface fitting and correlation, probability and model fitting, random variables, statistical inferences, one-way analysis of variance, prediction and tolerance intervals, and control charts. 3 credit hours.

EAS 415 Professional Engineering Seminar (back to previous page)
Prerequisite: senior status. Discussion of topics on professional engineering and ethical matters pertaining to the practice of engineering. This course intended for non-civil engineering majors. Civil engineering majors take CE 407. 1 credit hour.

EAS 450-459 Special Topics (back to previous page)
Special topics of selected or current interest in the study of engineering and applied science. 3 credit hours.

Engineering and Applied Science - Graduate Courses


ES 605 Introduction to Digital Electronics (back to previous page)
Prerequisites: College Physics, including electricity and magnetism. An introductory course in digital electronics intended for K-14 teachers based on “Project Lead the Way” curriculum. Both theoretical and practical skills in the pedagogical and content-domain needed to teach classes in this field are addressed. Laboratory assignments will include computer simulation of circuits and the wiring of prototype circuits. The lecture will touch on printed circuit board design and implementation of digital circuits. Development of attitudes, procedures, and skills related to safety will be addressed. This course may not be taken by engineering students for graduate credit. 3 credits Lecture, 1 credit Lab.

ES 610 Engineering Graphics with Solid Modeling (back to previous page)
Prerequisites: Modern Algebra with Trigonometry. An introduction to computer aided design with solid modeling intended for K-14 teachers based on the “Project Lead the Way” curriculum. Both theoretical and practical skills in the pedagogical and content-domain needed to teach classes in this field are addressed. Emphasis is on advanced 2-D construction, 3-D solid modeling and design drawing generation. A PC based CAD package is used for all coursework. Development of attitudes, procedures, and skills related to safety is addressed. This course may not be taken by engineering students for graduate credit. Lecture: 3 credits, Lab: 1 credit.