GEORGIA PERIMETER
COLLEGE
MATHEMATICS/COMPUTER
SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
I.
Introduction to
Engineering
II.
Prerequisite: Math
1113 (Pre-calculus) with a C or better.
III.
Text: Engineering
Fundamentals and Problem Solving, 4th edition by Eide, Jenison, Mashaw and
Northup, The McGraw Hill Companies, Inc.
IV.
Catalog Description:
The
course provides students with an overview of various engineering disciplines to
assist them in making well-informed career choices in the profession. Key
topics include exploring the nature of the field and career opportunities in
civil, chemical, electrical, mechanical and other major disciplines; tools of
technical communication; recording and analyzing data; dimensional analysis;
computational techniques of approximate solutions; and basic statistical tools
for quality control.
V.
Course objectives:
a.
To
distinguish between major fields of the engineering profession and identify
various career possibilities within any given field.
b.
To
learn values (ethics) and responsibilities of an engineer.
c.
To
describe and use customary and SI system of units, converting various physical
quantities from one system to the other.
d.
To
state and compute various types of errors and check their propagation.
e.
To
collect and record technical data, using different graph scales and coordinates
to represent data and establish empirical relationships.
f.
To
introduce statistical terms as they are applied in quality control, computing
by least squares the best fit for the data and determining the correlation
coefficient.
g.
To
describe and use basic terms in engineering economics.
h.
To
distinguish approximate and exact solutions to equations and explore methods to
find roots of equations in one variable.
VI.
General notes:
i.
This is the first
engineering course for students who want to major in engineering and therefore
the instructor should place emphasis on:
a. motivating students in developing problem-solving skills in
S.I. and customary units,
b. presenting solutions in a logical manner,
c. subject areas common to most engineering disciplines
d. the means of gathering information on many engineering
branches
ii.
The instructor should
provide additional notes to supplement certain topics, especially on the need
and methods of numerically solving problems and organizational abilities.
iii.
Advisors are expected
to recommend students take this course before they take other courses in
engineering program.
VII.
Course Outline:
Engineering Profession: Chapter 1 all sections. (1.5,1.6,1.7 and 1.8 optional)
Engineering
Solutions: Chapter 3 all sections.
Representation
of Technical Information: Chapter 4 all sections
Engineering
Estimations and Approximations: Chapter 5 all sections
Dimensions
and Units: Chapter 6 all sections.
Preparations for computer solutions: Chapter 7
Statistics: Chapter 8 all sections (8.5,6 and 7 are
optional)
Material Balance: Chapter 10 all sections.
Energy: Chapter 12
Engineering Economy: Chapter 13 all sections.
VIII.
Evaluation:
The details of grade determination are flexible however one
recommended procedure would be to weigh the four components as follows:
Labs/Homework:
15%-25%
Tests
(three): 30%
Project
20-25%
A
comprehensive final examination is required: 25-30%
The
project should be based on a topic that will assist students in making informed
choice of their career possibilities in engineering discipline. Instructor
should encourage students to gather information using World Wide Web for their
project.
Revised date: August,
2002 Adoption date: August, 2001.