EGEN - General Engineering

EGEN 102 Intro to Engineer Comp Apps: 3 Credits (3 Lec)

COREQUISITE: M 171Q. (F, Sp) Effective methods for applying the computer to common numerical problems encountered in chemical engineering. Chemical engineering examples will provide a basis for more comprehensive problems encountered in the other professional level courses

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recognize and classify mathematical equations by type
use Excel to solve appropriate numerical problems from Chemical and Biological Engineering
demonstrate proficiency in the fundamentals of programming
demonstrate ability to construct computer algorithms for implementation in Python or another programming language
Understand basic notions and limitations of numerical computation (round-off error, stability of algorithms, operation counts).
apply numerical methods to a variety of problems in a chemical or biological engineering context

EGEN 105 Introduction to General Engineering: 2 Credits (1 Lec, 1 Lab)

Provides students an opportunity to explore the fields of engineering, engineering technology, and computer science. Other topics include engineering design, career opportunities, professionalism, and ethics.

EGEN 110US Foundations in Engineering & Computing Mindset: 3 Credits (2 Lec, 1 Lab)

(F) Engineering or computer science majors. This first-year engineering course sets a foundation of engineering and computing as mindsets accessible to anyone and key to solving immediate problems like – What major should I choose? – and more complex challenges like – How do I contribute to developing infrastructure for electric cars? As a US Core, students are engaged as critical thinkers and problem solvers; local and global citizens; and effective communicators These attributes will lead to their ability to contribute as 21st Century engineers and computer scientists.

EGEN 115 Engineering Graphics: 1 Credits (1 Lec)

() No longer offered. Introductory course developing freehand sketching for engineering design graphics. Skills will be developed for sketching and interpreting dimensioned multi-view drawings, pictorials, sections, and assemblies.

EGEN 125CS Tech, Innovation, and Society: 3 Credits (3 Lec)

Old Description This course explores the innovative engineering processes that connect the creative elements of science and engineering with solving problems of everyday life. Topics include understanding the role of creativity, public safety and ethics in creating technological solutions. Case studies are investigated, including applying critical thinking to exploring how innovation can help society. New Description This course explores the role scientific thinking plays in shaping society's construction of meaning and purpose. Topics include the socio-cultural impact of science and technology through time, the ethical implications of current technology, and individual responsibility in shaping the direction of technological development. Students are asked to place their understanding of self into a broader socio-cultural context that has been greatly influenced by technological development.

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Cultivate a supportive class community that helps students learn the skills needed to be listen and respond to others successful in college and beyond.
Gain an appreciation for the connections between science/technology and our individual perception of self and values.
Examine the development of the scientific method and the role it played in shaping current social trends and thinking.
Encourage critical thinking about technological solutions, considering diverse cultural, historical, political, and social perspectives.
Analyze, construct, and critic arguments taking into consideration premises, assumptions, contexts, and validity of source evidence. Use this skill to engage in civil debate about the ethics of contemporary issues in science and technology.

EGEN 200 Designing Our Community: 1 Credits (1 Other)

This course is designed to explore issues in engineering and college academics for American Indian students and other under-represented students in Engineering fields. The course will provide a learning community among students to ensure success in achieving their professional goals.

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Learning Outcomes:

1. Students will know the curriculum of the five engineering departments at MSU, and be able to define the different types of engineering.
2. Students will be able to define their academic goals and create an academic plan for reaching them.
3. Students will comprehend and improve their study skills and academic preparation for the engineering curriculum.
4. Students will be able to identify academic and personal support services on campus.
5. Students will recognize barriers to their education, and devise solutions for those barriers.
6. Students will demonstrate new writing skills in the creation of their resumes and scholarship applications.
7. Students will be able to identify and apply to internships and job opportunities within the engineering fields.
8. Students will be able to communicate with academic advisers, engineering faculty, and potential employers.

EGEN 201 Engineering Mechanics-Statics: 3 Credits (3 Lec)

PREREQUISITE: PHSX 220 or PHSX 240
COREQUISITE: M 273 or M 283. (F, Sp, Su) Equilibrium of particles and rigid bodies; static analysis of structures including trusses, beams, frames and machines; coulomb friction; area and mass centroids, moments and products of inertia
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Students will be able to use vector concepts to analyze three-dimensional particles and statically determinate rigid bodies.
Students will be able to apply the concepts of static equilibrium to the analysis of trusses, frames, and machines.
Students will be able to determine the internal forces in a structure. ;
Students will be able to draw shear force and bending moment diagrams for beams.
Students will be able to analyze systems that include frictional forces.
Students will be able to analyze frictional systems that include wedges, screws, and belts.
Students will be able to calculate centroids of lines, areas and volumes.
Students will be able to calculate centers of mass.
Students will be able to calculate area and mass moments of inertia for arbitrary shapes and composite bodies (using parallel axis theorem).

EGEN 202 Engineering Mechanics -- Dynamics: 3 Credits (3 Lec)

PREREQUISITE: EGEN 201 or EGEN 221 and M 273 or M 283. Kinematics, kinetics, work-energy, and impulse-momentum for particles and rigid bodies. Common Exams. -

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Students will express dynamic quantities as vectors in terms of Cartesian components, polar coordinates, and normal-tangential coordinates.
Students will compute mass moments of inertia for systems of particles and rigid bodies.
Students will solve kinematic problems involving rectilinear and curvilinear motion of particles, and kinetic problems involving a system of particles using Newton's Second Law.
Students will apply the principles of work and energy, conservation of energy, impulse and momentum, and conservation of momentum to the solution of engineering problems involving particles and systems of particles.
Students will solve kinematic problems involving the translation and rotation of a rigid body and kinetic problems involving planar translation and rotation of rigid bodies.
Students will apply the principles of work and energy, conservation of energy, impulse and momentum, and conservation of momentum to the solution of engineering problems involving rigid bodies in planar motion.
Students will apply the principles of work and energy, conservation of energy, impulse and momentum, and conservation of momentum to the solution of engineering problems involving rigid bodies in planar motion.

EGEN 203 Applied Mechanics: 3 Credits (3 Lec)

PREREQUISITE: PHSX 205 or PHSX 220 or PHSX 240; and M 165Q or M 171Q or M 181Q. (F, Sp) Force systems in equilibrium and applications to structural trusses and frames; section properties; distributed force systems; shear and moment distributions in beams; basic particle dynamics

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Reconstruct physical systems as simplified Free Body Diagrams.
Analyze systems in static equilibrium including rigid bodies, trusses, and machines to determine the forces within the system and acting at reactions.
Construct beam shear and moment diagrams.
Calculate properties of cross-sectional areas critical for transforming internal forces into stresses.
Determine the velocity and acceleration at points within dynamic multi-link systems.
Create clear, organized engineering calculations documenting the solution process.

EGEN 205 Mechanics of Materials: 3 Credits (3 Lec)

PREREQUISITE: EGEN 201 or EGEN 221 and M 273 or M 283. (F, Sp, Su) Stress and strain, Hooke's Law, thermal strain, torsion, bending of beams, combined stress, limit analysis, energy methods, virtual work, column theory. -

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Students will apply the concepts of stress and strain in a solid body subjected to external loads to solve a variety of engineering problems.
Students will identify the technical basis for solving mechanics of materials problems.
Students will comprehend the fundamentals of mechanics of materials which form the the basis for standards of design principles cited in engineering design codes.

EGEN 208 Applied Strength of Materials: 3 Credits (3 Lec)

PREREQUISITE: EGEN 201 or EGEN 203 or EGEN 221 and M 166 or M 172 or M 182. (F, Sp) Equilibrium and deformation of structural elements; concepts of stress and strain and interrelationship; representation and transformation of combined stress states; axial, torsional and flexural stresses and deformation; column buckling. -

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Students will apply the principles of engineering mechanics to determine forces, stresses and deflections in basic mechanical systems,
Students will comprehend knowledge of the stress and deformation behavior of mechanical systems
Students will demonstrate well developed problem solving skills.

EGEN 221 Honors Statics: 3 Credits (2 Lec, 2 Lab)

PREREQUISITE: PHSX 200 or PHSX 240 and good standing in University Honors
COREQUISITE: M 273 or M 283. () On demand. Honors offering of engineering statics, including topics dealing with equilibrium of particles and rigid bodies; static analysis of structures including trusses, beams, frames and machines; coulomb friction; area and mass centroids, moments and products of inertia
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Students will be able to solve a variety of engineering problems that involve static equilibrium.
Students will understand the technical basis for performing these evaluations.
Problem solving skills will be enhanced by instruction and application of problem solving methods in this class.
Students will attain a knowledge of technical subjects which supports further study in mechanics of materials, particle & rigid body dynamics, and machine design.

EGEN 290R Undergraduate Research: 1-6 Credits (1-6 Other)

() On demand. Directed undergraduate research which may culminate in a written work or other creative project. Course will address responsible conduct of research. May be repeated.
Repeatable up to 99 credits.

EGEN 291 Special Topics: 1-4 Credits (1-4 Lec)

PREREQUISITE: None required but some may be determined necessary by each offering department. Courses not required in any curriculum for which there is a particular one-time need, or given on a trial basis to determine acceptability and demand before requesting a regular course number
Repeatable up to 12 credits.

EGEN 292 Independent Study: 1-3 Credits (1 Other)

PREREQUISITE: Consent of instructor and approval of department head. () On demand. Directed research and study on an individual basis
Repeatable up to 6 credits.

EGEN 310R Multidisciplinary Engineering Design: 3 Credits (3 Lec)

PREREQUISITE: Junior standing in an Engineering curriculum or consent of instructor. Introduces engineering students to topics such as design process, creative design, project management, teamwork, and technical leadership while highlighting the skills needed to work in an multi-disciplinary environment

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Approach open-ended problems systematically using creativity, empathy and technical knowledge. \\n
Learn the characteristics and practices of highly effective teams and implement those in the context of a diverse team of people. Communicate effectively within team and when presenting results to an audience or client. \\n
Create a basic project plan and track progress against it. \\n
Describe in basic terms the business, societal, and environmental implications of the engineering decisions made.\\n

EGEN 324 Applied Thermodynamics: 3 Credits (3 Lec)

PREREQUISITE: PHSX 205 or PHSX 220
COREQUISITE: M 166 or M 172. (F, Sp) General treatment of the basic laws of thermodynamics and engineering applications with introduction to heat transfer for curricula not requiring EMEC 320/EMEC 321 series
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Use basic problem-solving skills.
Apply analytical tools from a variety of other technical courses.
Perform simple analysis involving first law and second law of thermodynamics.
Perform energy balance in open and closed systems.

EGEN 325 Engineering Economic Analysis: 3 Credits (3 Lec)

PREREQUISITE: Junior standing, M 171Q or M 165Q, or instructor approval. (Sp) Methods for comparing and evaluating capital investment alternatives. Concepts include the time value of money, rates of return, cash flows, incremental analysis, depreciation, influences of taxes, inflation and deflation, depreciation, replacement analysis. Emphasis is placed upon evaluating various engineering alternatives. Some open-ended design problems are included

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Formulate and apply engineering economic equations taking into considerations the time value of money.
Structure and evaluate capital decision making alternatives.
Understand and evaluate the impact on economic decisions of taxed, depreciation, and related factors.
Apply engineering economic analysis to personal finances.

EGEN 330 Business Fundamentals for Technical Professionals: 3 Credits (3 Lec)

PREREQUISITE: Junior Standing; and M 171Q or M 165Q. (F, Sp, Su) Basic business topics for engineers and other technical professionals. Introduces key topics related to financial statements, accounting practices, ethics, and evaluation of capital investment alternatives including present worth, rate of return, and after-tax analysis methods

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Identify the main attributes of business including the purpose of business and organizational types of businesses.
Interpret financial statements and how they are used in business including the income statement, the balance sheet, the cash flow statement and retained earnings statement and will be able to make decisions based on this understanding.
Comprehend basic accounting concepts and practices. ;
Identify investment alternatives, define the planning horizon, specify the discount rate, estimate the cash flows, compare the alternatives and perform supplementary analyses using the properties of the time value of money.
Perform economic analysis of projects.
Define, plan, implement and close a project utilizing a learned understanding of project management.

EGEN 331 Applied Mechanics of Fluids: 3 Credits (3 Lec)

PREREQUISITE: EGEN 208 or EGEN 205. Basic principles of fluid mechanics: pressure measurement, forces on submerged areas, fluid flow through conduits, open channel flow, forces caused by fluids in motion, pumps

EGEN 335 Fluid Mechanics: 3 Credits (3 Lec)

PREREQUISITE: EGEN 202 and EGEN 205. (F, Sp) Introduction to modern fluid mechanics

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Student will demonstrate a fundamental understanding of, and approach to, basic fluid mechanics.
Students will solve basic fluid dynamics problems including hydrostatic, laminar and turbulent flow, piping, heat exchangers, and pumping systems
Students will demonstrate an understanding of non-dimensional numbers and the solve of dimensional analysis and similitude problems.

EGEN 350 Applied Engineering Data Analysis: 2 Credits (2 Lec)

PREREQUISITE: M 166 or M 172. (F, Sp, Su) An overview of data variability and applied statistical analysis techniques for a broad range of engineering disciplines. Topics include fundamentals of probability, essential probability distributions, hypothesis testing, experimental design strategies, and regression in the context of engineering applications

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interpret data variability
evaluate probability statements ;
compare and compute probability distributions.
devise and evaluate hypothesis tests
devise and evaluate Analysis of Variance (ANOVA)

EGEN 365 Introduction to Mechatronics: 3 Credits (2 Lec, 1 Lab)

PREREQUISITE: CSCI 112 or CSCI 127 or EMEC 303 or consent of instructor; EGEN 202 or ETME 340; EELE 203 or EELE 250. (Sp) Course introduces students to the design of mechatronic systems through integration of electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, and computer science disciplines. Topics include measurement and sensing, mechanical and electrical actuators, hardware/software interfacing, basic control of mechatronic systems, and graphical simulation software. A significant lab component culminates in an open-ended team design project

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Program a microcontroller to communicate with sensors and actuators using common communication protocols.
Model 1st and 2nd order mechanical and electrical systems.
Simulate behavior of a mechatronic system using common simulation software.
Specify performance requirements of mechatronic components such as sensors, actuators, transducers, etc. to achieve functional requirements of a mechatronic system.
Calculate parameter values required for a feedback control system to be stable.
Design, develop, instrument, and implement a simple mechatronic system. This includes selection of sensors and actuators as well as implementation of a control system incorporating a microcontroller.
Explain the steps required to design, integrate, and test a mechatronic system.
Knowledgeably discuss, using diagrams and sketches, the interconnection of a plant, sensors, actuators, controllers, signal modification, and microprocessors in a mechatronic system.
Explain the operation of a mechatronic system, including system input commands and sensed signals, system response, signals generated by the system, generation of control signals, actuation of the plant, and plant response

EGEN 415 Advanced Mechanics of Solids: 3 Credits (3 Lec)

PREREQUISITE: EGEN 205. Advanced topics in deformational mechanics of materials; application to contemporary engineering problems. Computer applications

EGEN 420 Ice and Snow Mechanics: 3 Credits (3 Lec)

PREREQUISITE: EGEN 205. From an engineering perspective, ice and snow are very complex materials. This course will assist students in understanding and predicting the physical and thermo-mechanical processes of ice and snow, their roles in the environment, and their implications for engineering. A solid grasp of calculus, physics and engineering mechanics will be required to be able to study these processes

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Explain how ice and snow behave as both solids and/or porous crystalline materials that continuously evolve over space and time under normal terrestrial conditions and loads.
Predict the physical processes that cause the time-dependent deformation and stress-dependent failure of ice and snow, as it would apply to ice sheets, glaciers, perennial snowpacks, seasonal snowpacks, and snow avalanches.
Quantify the role of ice and snow in engineering and environmental applications, such as for calculating ice and snow loads for construction purposes, snow avalanche formation and mitigation practices, and the role of ice and snow in a changing climate.
Become familiar with the instruments and methods used in field and cold-laboratory studies related to snow mechanics, ice rheology, and remote sensing (e.g. mechanical testing and materials characterization techniques)
Implement one-dimensional ice and snow cover models for one or more of the applications listed above.

EGEN 435 Fluid Dynamics: 3 Credits (3 Lec)

PREREQUISITE: EGEN 335 or ECIV 337. (Sp) Equations governing steady and unsteady fluid flow; applications to contemporary engineering problems. Computer applications

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Demonstrate proficiency in comparing the theoretical underpinnings of fluid mechanics to experimental results over a range of fluid scales and properties
Explain experimental and flow visualization techniques, and understand their imitations and potential sources of error
Connect fluid concepts to modern engineering problems
Communicate effectively through informative written material and high-quality graphics, tables, and plots

EGEN 488 Fundamentals of Engineering Exam: ()

Must be in final semester of program. Student participation in engineering program assessment. Requirement to complete the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) examination or the Major Field Test in Computer Science (CS majors only). Students register for the FE exam through the NCEES website (https://ncees.org/) and then schedule a time to take the exam online. Documentation must be submitted to the Engineering Dean's Office prior to Finals Week.

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apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering
design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data
design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs within realistic constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and
safety, manufacturability, and sustainabilit
identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems
have an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility
use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice.

EGEN 490R Undergraduate Research: 1-4 Credits (1 Other)

PREREQUISITE: Consent of instructor. (F, Sp, Su) Directed undergraduate research/creative activity which may culminate in a research paper, journal article, or undergraduate thesis. May be repeated
Repeatable up to 12 credits.

EGEN 491 Special Topics: 1-4 Credits (1-4 Lec)

PREREQUISITE: Course prerequisites as determined for each offering. On demand. Courses not required in any curriculum for which there is a particular one-time need, or given on a trial basis to determine acceptability and demand before requesting a regular course number
Repeatable up to 12 credits.

EGEN 492 Independent Study: 1-3 Credits (1 Other)

PREREQUISITE: Junior standing, consent of instructor, and approval of Department Head. Directed research and study on an individual basis
Repeatable up to 4 credits.

EGEN 494 Engineering Peer Academic Leader Foundations: 1 Credits (1 Lec)

PREREQUISITE: Acceptance into the College of Engineering Peer Academic Leaders program. Students will learn skills to enhance their ability to interact with individuals from underrepresented or disadvantaged groups within the student population. Leadership potential will be developed through identification of implicit bias, gender schemas, and microaggressions and emphasize the student’s role in becoming an effective agent of change
Repeatable up to 6 credits.

EGEN 498 Internship: 1-3 Credits (1-3 Other)

PREREQUISITE: Junior standing, consent of instructor and approval of Department Head. An individualized assignment arranged with an agency, business, or other organization to provide guided experience in the field. Students may not take this course the semester they graduate
Repeatable up to 12 credits.

EGEN 498Z Internship: 1-3 Credits (1-3 Other)

EGEN 505 Advanced Engineering Analysis: 3 Credits (3 Lec)

PREREQUISITE: EMEC 425 or EMEC 326 or EGEN 335. (F) Mathematical modeling of engineering systems, physical interpretation of ordinary and partial differential equations and methods of solution

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Become knowledgeable about partial differential equations (PDEs) and how they can serve\\nas models for physical processes such as mechanical vibrations, transport phenomena including diffusion, heat transfer, and advection, and electrostatics.
Master how solutions of PDEs are determined by conditions at the boundary of the spatial domain and initial conditions at time zero.
Master the technique of separation of variables to solve PDEs and analyze the behavior of solutions in terms of eigenfunction expansions.
Be versed in the use of Fourier series for representation of functions, and the conditions for series convergence.
Understand and use inner products and the properties of orthogonality of functions to determine Fourier coefficients for general basis function sets in order to approximate functions.
Master the use of the Fourier transform and the convolution theorem to analyze functions.
Understand the theorems applicable to Sturm-Liouville equations
Understand the power of Green’s functions in understanding non-homogeneous terms in PDEs.

EGEN 506 Numerical Sol to Engr Problems: 3 Credits (3 Lec)

(Sp) Numerical methods used to solve common engineering research problems. Solutions to nonlinear equations. Optimization methods.

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Apply numerical interpolation methods to datasets
Derive finite difference operators at arbitrary accuracy and on non-uniform grids
Perform numerical integration and quantify errors
Numerically solve ordinary differential equations and understand the advantages, disadvantages, accuracy, and stability of appropriate numerical schemes.
Numerically solve partial differential equations.
Apply discrete Fourier transforms, Chebyshev transforms, and Finite Element method to solve engineering problems.
Write computer programs to aid in solving engineering problems
Create high quality plots and figures
Communicate professionally through written material, oral presentations, and informative graphics.

EGEN 511 Engineering Methods for Teachers: 3 Credits (2 Lec, 1 Other)

() Spring, even years. This course is designed to introduce the concepts of engineering technology design to equip teachers of science to meet and exceed emerging standards of teaching engineering process K-12. A balanced approach of engineering processes and educational pedagogy will be the cornerstones of the course. Offered Spring.

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Describe the difference between science and engineering.
engage in on-going discussion with fellow classmates and the instructors specific to engineering design principles.
complete teaching units that meet and/or exceed the Next Generation Science Standards of engineering.
demonstrate an understanding of the engineering design process as it applies to K-12 students.
demonstrate a practical understanding and application of engineering design appropriate for teaching, including but not limited to, technology, generating and developing ideas, drawing, reverse engineering, testing, evaluating and manufacturing through specific assignments.

EGEN 541 Thry Magnetic Resonance Imag I: 3 Credits (3 Lec)

PREREQUISITE: Graduate standing, or consent of instructor. Advanced topics in NMR phenomena including relaxation, diffusion, chemical shift, and magnetic susceptibility, as well as experimental aspects including phase cycling, magnetic field gradients, rf coil, tuning and matching and pulse sequence development will be covered

EGEN 542 Thry Magnetic Resonance Img II: 3 Credits (3 Lec)

PREREQUISITE: Graduate standing. Consent of Instructor. Advanced topics in nuclear magnetic resonance phenomena focusing on molecular dynamics and pulse sequence development for measuring complex dynamics will be covered