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general introduction to the use of microcomputers, various computer tools that can aid in the numerical solution of chemical engineering problems, Examples drawn from chemical engineering

surveys & reviews important elements of current computer technology: Hardware, Operating Systems, Co-operative Computing and Open Systems, Networking and Communications, Computer Graphics, Applications Software, Database Management Systems(DBMS), Programming and Software Engineering, Internet and World Wide Web

mechanical behavior of structures and materials from the continuum description of properties to the atomistic and molecular mechanisms, elastic and plastic deformation, creep, and fracture of materials including crystalline and amorphous metals, ceramics, and (bio)polymers, design and processing of materials from the atomic to the macroscale to achieve desired mechanical behavior

derivation of symmetry theory, lattices, point groups, space groups, and their properties, use of symmetry in tensor representation of crystal properties, including anisotropy and representation surfaces, applications to piezoelectricity and elasticity: readings

• Electric and Magnetic Circuits - elementary electric charge, Coulomb's law, electric field and electrostatic potential, work, energy and capacitance, dielectrics, voltage, current, resistance, power, Ohm's law, DC series/parallel circuits, Kirchhoff's laws, capacitors and R-C transients, magnetic field and magnetic flux, forces on a charge and current carrying conductor, series magnetic circuits.
• Waves, Fields, and Optics - mechanical and electromagnetic wave phenomena, derivation of wave equations and wave velocities, energy and momentum carried by waves, wave reflection in terms of impedance mismatch, standing waves, radiation of electromagnetic waves, geometrical and physical optics.
  

• Engineering Problem Solving - Review, Graphing techniques, Problem solving strategies, Translation and reduction of "word problems" to algebraic equations, complex numbers, Elements of linear algebra, Coordinate transformation problems, Applications, non-linear equations
• Oral and Written Communication - political, rhetorical, ethical and interpersonal challenges of communicating in a professional environment, practical demands of writing technical correspondence and reports, development of communicative judgement, case studies
• Engineering Design - design techniques, concepts and processes, examples, Definition of engineering design, Design Process, Reporting and communicating, Understanding the problem, Functions and specifications, Finding answers, generating ideas, design alternatives, Managing, Sustainability, Ethics, Concurrent design processes
  

dynamics and vibrations of lumped-parameter models of mechanical systems, kinematics, force-momentum formulation, virtual displacements and virtual work, Lagrange's equations, linearization of equations of motion, linear stability analysis, free and forced vibration of linear multi-degree of freedom models, matrix eigenvalue problems

comprehensive treatment of the advanced methods of applied mathematics: series solutions of linear homogeneous ODE, WKB method, asymptotic expansion of integrals, boundary layer theory, small non-linear oscillations

groundwater pollution, biodiversity, volcanic hazards, etc, what is and is not believable about science, those subjects on which scientists are usually correct and those on which scientists have no special expertise

detailed technical and historical exploration of the Apollo project to "fly humans to the moon and return them safely to earth", How the systems worked, the technical and social processes that produced them, mission operations, and historical significance: readings, related resources (Apollo Lunar Landing Audio/Video Clips)