Courses Available for a Student of Engineering

Engineering Curriculum
University of Pittsburgh
at Bradford

This is a list of courses that you may take while at the Pitt-Bradford campus enrolled as an engineering major. This list also contains a complete list of all Engineering courses currently offered at Pitt-Bradford.

Taken from University of Pittsburgh at Bradford, Bulletin 1995-1997

Engineering Courses

Engineering 0001, Engineering for Non-engineers

A three-credit course for non-engineering studens. Emphais is on describing the art and science of engineering. The various disciplines of engineering will be ciscussed along with solving problems from mechanical, civil, chemical, industrial, and electical engineering. This course is not open to any student enrolled in the School of Engineering (or a student having taken Engineering 9 and/or 10). Prerequisite: MATH 110.

Engineering 0011, Introduction to Engineering Analysis

Introduces students to basic skills in engineering, the role of the computer in engineering, ill-structured problem-solving, and report writing. Includes materials on the use of spreadsheets, units and conversion factors, graphs, data analysis, and curve fittings, statics and strength of materials, electrical circuits, heat transfer, and fluid mechanics.

Engineering 0012, Introduction to Engineering Computing

Fundamentals of computing in engineering, including program design, program development, and debugging. Applications to problems in engineering analysis with topics selected from Engineering 11. Prerequisite: ENGR 11.

Engineering 0013, Statics and Particle Dynamics

A basic course in statics and dynamics with emphaisis on external effects of forces acting on particles and rigid bodies and use of free-body diagrams. Prerequisites: ENGR 0010; PHYS 0201; Corequisite: MATH 150.

Engineering 0014, Mechanics of Materials

The mechanics of deformable solids, including internal stresses and resulting displacements as a result of externally appliced loads. Prerequisite: ENGR 10; Corequisite: MATH 150.

Engineering 0020, Probability and Statistics for Engineers

Topics include sample spaces, comtinational methods, probabilities, random variables, discrete and continuous distrutions, descriptive statistics and related distributions, specific probability laes, inferences, and hypothesis testing. Prerequisite: ENGR 10, Corequisite: MATH 150.

Engineering 0081, Engineering Seminar

Required of all engineering students.

Engineering 0082, Engineering Seminar

Required of all engineering students.

Engineering 0085, Engineering Seminar

Required of all engineering students.

Civil Engineering 0109, Computer Methods in Civil Engineering I

An introduction to the use of computers in civil engineering. Topics include: personal computers; the mainframe system; word processing; spreadsheets; graphics; CAD system; numerical analysis; and civil engineering software packages. Prerequisite: ENGR 10.

Civil Engineering 0119, Computer Methods in Civil Engineering II

A continuation of CE 0109. Prerequisite: CE 109.

Chemical Engineering 0035, Introductory Chemical Engineering

The principles of conservation of mass and energy applied to the analysis of chemical processes including material balances for multiple-unit processes with recycle, PUT properties of gases and gas/vapor mixtures, thermochemistry, combined material and energy balances, and vapor/liquid equilibrium. Prerequisites. ENGR 10; MATH 150.

Chemical Engineering 0036, Thermodynamics

A macroscopic approach to the laws of thermodynamics including first and second laws, energy, and entropy. Prerequisites: ENGR 10, CHEM 102, corequisite: MATH 150.

Electrical Engineering 0031, Linear Circuits I

Linear systems analysis applied to electrical networks, with emphasis on computational problem-solving techniques, Kirchoff's Laws, and the transient solutions of first- and second-order systems. Prerequisites: ENGR 10, MATH 150.

Electrical Engineering 0132, Digital Logic

Introduction to digital systems, Boolean algebra, minimization, combinational circuits, sequential circuits, and programmable controllers. Prerequisites: ENGR 10; MATH 150.

Electrical Engineering 0041, Linear Circuits II

Continuation of EE 0031. Solutions of complex networks, sinusoidal steady-state analysis, real and imaginary power, three-phase power, network transfer functions, Fourier analysis, Laplace transforms. Prerequisite: EE 31.

Electrical Engineering 0046, Measurements Laboratory

A basic electircal measurement laboratory including measurement techniques and the analysis of inherent error.

Electrical Engineering 0142, Computer Organization

Data representation, instruciton formats, control memory, input/output uniits, microprocessors, mini-computers, multiprocessor systems. Prerequisite: EE 132.

Electrical Engineering 0145, Computer Applications I

Time-sharing, mathematical modeling, computer simulation, CSMP, linear simultanious equations. Prerequisites: ENGR 9; EE 132.

Electrical Engineering 0247, Semiconductor Device Theory

Electrical properties of solids, energy levels, semiconductor theory, diodes, and transistors. Prerequisites: EE 0031; PHYS 201.

Industrial Engineering 1021, Computer Funcamentals in Industrial Engineering

Review of FORTRAN; solution of algebraic, simultaneous, and differential equations; numerical integration; curve fitting; error analysis; file techniques. Prerequisite: ENGR 10.

Mechanical Engineering 0022, Kinematics of Machinery

Fundamental theories of motion applied to basic machien elements. Methodes of determining displacements, velociteies, accelerations, and mechanism synthesis. Prerequisites: ENGR 13; MATH 150.

Mechanical Engineering 0024, Introduction to Mechanical Engineering Design

An introduction to engineering graphics and mechanical fabrication processes. Prerequisite: ENGR 0010.

Mechanical Engineering 0050, Thermodynamics

Basic concepts and definitions; systems and control volumes; properties of pure substances; work and heat; first and second laws. Prerequisites: ENGR 10; CHEM 102; corequisite: MATH 150.

Mechanical Engineering 1051, Applied Thermodynamics

A continuation of ME 0050. Topics include thermodynamics processes, flow of flluids, mixtures of gases and vapors, and basic thermodynamic cycles (vapor and gas power, refrigeration, anc comproessors). Prerequisite: ME 50.

Mechanical Engineering 1060, Numerical Methods

An introduction to numerical techniques for the solution of linear and nonlinear equations, numerical integration and differentiation, interpolation of ordinary and partial differential equiations, and eigenvalue problems.

Other Courses Required for an Engineering Student

Chemistry 0101, General Chemistry I

The basic primciples of chemistry: atomic and molecular structure; stoichiiometry ; and the general properties of gases, liquids, and solids. The lab emphasizes the basic techniques in quantitative study of chemical processes. Three hours of lecture and four hours of lab per week. DOS; Natural Sciences, GE: Physical Sciences.

Chemistry 0102, General Chemistry II

A continuation of CHEM 0101 emmphasizing thermodynamics, chemical equilibrium, and rate processes. Three hours of lecture and four hours of lab per week. Prerequisite CHEM 0101 (with a grade of C or better). DOS: Natural Sciences, GE:L Physical Sciences.

Chemistry 0202, Organic Chemistry I

The chemistry of cargon compounds with emmphasis on the methods of preparation and the characteristic properties and reasctions of the important classes of organic chemistry and the syntheses and characteristic reactions of representative organic compounds. Three hours of lecture and four hours of lab per week. Prerequisite: CHEM 0102 (with a grade of C or better).

Chemistry 0203, Organic Chemistry II

A continuation of CHEMN 0202 emphasizing reactions, syntheses, mechanisms, and interconversionts of more complicated organic molecules. Organic synthesis and analysis are emphasized in lab. Three hours of lecture and four hours of leb per week. Prerequisite: CHEM 0202 (with a gradce of C or better).

Economics 0102, Introduction to Microeconomics

A basic course in microeconomics studying the allocation of resources, the distribution income, and the mechanism of exchange in a free enterprise system under perfect and imperfect competition. Emphasis is on the market structure of the economy in the United States. Corequisite: MATH 0110 or 0130. DOS: Social Sciences.

English 0037, Literature and Ideas

A course for freshman engineering students. Selections from literature are the basis for a series of written assignments.

Math 0140, Calculus I

The first term of a three-term sequuence required of all engineering, mathematics, and chemistry majors; it is the basic course leading to all advanced courses in mathematics and the natural and physical sciences. A study of the derivative, trigonometric functions, the integral, and applications o fthe derivative and the integral. Prerequisite: MATH 0132 (with a grade of C or better) or 550 SAT-M or appropriate math placement score. DOS: Natural Sciences.

Math 0150, Calculus II

Continuation of MATH 0140. The subject matter in this course includes differentiation of logarithms, exponential inverse trigonometric and hyperbolic function, techniques of inttegration, infinite series, power series, plane curves, and the polar coordinates. Prerequisite: MATH 0140 (with a grade of C or better)> DOS: Natural Sciences.

Math 0201, Calculus III

Continuation of MATH 0150. The topics included: space geometry and vectors, vector analysis of curves, differential and integral calculus of several vaariables, applicatinos of partial derivatives, divergence, Green's and Stokes' theorems, and differential equiations. Prerequisite: MATH 0150 (with a grade of C or better).

Math 0202, Matrix and Differential Equations

Advanced study of differential equations and linear algebra including: matrices, geterminants, vector spaces, linear transformations, eigenvalues, egenvectors, and systems of differential equations. Prerequisite: MATH 201.