FACULTY OF ENGINEERING: GENERAL COURSES
GENERAL ENGINEERING
85-111. Engineering Mechanics I
Statics of particles and rigid bodies; trusses, frames, machines; centroids and centres of gravity; friction. (2 lecture, 2 tutorial hours a week.)
85-118. Professional Development
The practice of engineering in various disciplines; career development; administrative processes in the profession; ethical considerations; the relationship of engineering to society. Responsibility of professional engineers for public health and safety in the workplace. Fundamentals of expository writing, including types of exposition, planning, organization, format and style, résumé preparation, engineering reports, and other forms of written communication. Assignments using word processing. (2 lecture hours a week.)
85-120. Engineering Thermofluids
The Engineering Thermofluids courses examines the fundamentals of thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, and heat transfer. Students will learn the appropriate terminology and units, the sources of and types of energy and their interchange, the types of fluid flow and heat transfer and the physical and thermal properties of fluids. The course will consider and explain everyday, engineering examples of these systems, as well as demonstrate how to identify, formulate and solve basic problems using the fundamental laws of thermofluids. Laboratory based experiments will be introduced to illustrate these topics in practical situations. (Prior knowledge from Physics I (64-140) is recommended.) (3 lecture, 2 tutorial/laboratory hours per week)
85-122. Engineering Mechanics II
Kinematics of particles; kinetics of particles: Newton's Second Law, work-energy and impulse-momentum methods; moments of inertia of areas and masses; kinematics of rigid bodies, plane motion. (3 lecture, 2 tutorial hours a week.)
85-124. Circuit Analysis I
Electric charge, electric fields and potentials; conduction, resistivity, circuit variables, ideal sources and components; diodes; simple resistive circuits; techniques of circuit analysis, mesh and node analysis; network theorems, Thevenin and Norton theorems; source transformations; operational amplifiers, circuits, analysis and applications; inductance, capacitance; computer-oriented solution methods using SPICE and MATLAB. (3 lecture, 2.0 laboratory/tutorial hours or equivalent a week.)
85-130. Graphical Communications
A course in the fundamentals of engineering graphic communication, including the following: orthographic projection; isometric drawing and sketching; single and double auxiliary views; sections and conventions; dimensioning; reading engineering drawings and prints; the fundamentals of descriptive geometry; introduction to computer graphics. (1 lecture hour, 3 laboratory hours a week.)
85-131. Computer-Aided Design
Design project organization, design methodology, needs validation, problem identification and definition, modern problem-solving techniques, effective oral and written communication. Design evaluation using criterion functions. Application to major projects. (2 lecture, 2 laboratory hours a week.)
85-132. Computer-Aided Analysis I
Introduction to simple engineering problems and the application of digital computers to analyze these problems; use of MATLAB in engineering computations; introduction to various computer programming languages, with emphasis on C. (2 lecture, 2 tutorial hours a week.)
85-133. Engineering and Design
The Engineering and Design course is the introductory engineering design course for First Year Engineering students. The course activities are aimed at integrating knowledge regarding information retrieval techniques, problem needs validation, problem identification and formulation, analysis of the problem, and problem solving techniques. Furthermore, the students will brainstorm different solutions for the design problems and will present their ideas through a variety of visual, written, and oral communications. Specifically, they will need to apply what they will be taught in visualization techniques, including but not limited to sketching, isometric drawing and orthographic projection. The students will focus on introductory engineering problems from a variety of disciplines or scenarios as appropriate, and will work in groups to encourage and develop personal, teamwork, leadership, and task completion skills.
85-198. Work Term I
Supervised experience in an approved career-related setting with a focus on the application of theory and the development of transferable skills. The co-op work experience is designed to provide students with an enriched learning opportunity to integrate academic theory and concepts in an applied setting. (Prerequisite: Student must be enrolled in a co-operative education program. Offered on a Pass/non-Pass basis. Supervised practicum requires the successful completion of a minimum of 420 hours. Students who do not pass the course may not be allowed to remain in the co-op program.)
85-211. Computer-Aided Analysis II
Introduction to object oriented programming using C++. Numerical schemes including: Gauss-Jordan Method for solving Linear Simultaneous Algebraic Equations; Matrix inversion; Root finding using the Newton-Raphson and the half-interval methods; Lin-Bairstow method for Roots of Polynomials; Least-squares fitting; Numerical Integration using the Trapezoidal and Simpson’s 1/3 rule; Solution of Ordinary Differential Equations of any order using Euler, Improved Euler and the fourth-order Runge-Kutta methods. Class development in C++ for numerical schemes covered in the course. (Prerequisite: 85-132, or 60-141.) (3 lecture, 1.5 tutorial hours a week.)
85-212. Thermodynamics I
An introductory thermodynamics course in which fundamental principles are developed. Included are ideal gas relations, properties of pure substances, First Law for closed and steady flow systems, the Second Law with entropy relations, and an introduction to cycles. (3 lecture, 1.5 tutorial hours a week.)
85-214. Circuit Analysis II
Inductance, capacitance and mutual inductance; natural response of first-order RL and RC circuits; natural and step response of RLC circuits; state equation formulation, numerical solutions; sinusoidal steady-state analysis; sinusoidal steady state power calculations; balanced three-phase circuits; unbalanced three-phase transient analysis; Fourier series; discrete Fourier transform; frequency domain analysis; network simulations using SPICE and MATLAB. (Prerequisite: 85-124.) (3 lecture, 1.5 laboratory/tutorial hours or equivalent a week.)
85-217. Engineering Mechanics of Deformable Bodies I
An introduction to stress, strain, and stress-strain relations, and a brief discussion of mechanical properties and types of loads. A study of members subjected to axial load, flexure, and torsion. (Prerequisites: 85-111 and 62-140.) (2 lecture, 2 laboratory/tutorial hours a week.)
85-219. Introduction to Engineering Materials
This course explains how the properties of solid materials are derived and are related to their basic crystallographic and electronic structures: Metals, ceramics, polymers, and electronic materials are covered. (3 lecture, 2 laboratory or tutorial hours a week.)
85-222. Engineering Treatment of Experimental Data
Treatment of engineering data using the concepts of frequency distribution; measures of central tendency and dispersion. Probability; random variables; discrete and continuous distributions. Tests of hypotheses; estimation; goodness-of-fit test; linear regression and correlation. Applications using computers in engineering design problems, quality control, and manufacturing processes. (Prerequisite: 62-140.) (3 lecture hours, 1 tutorial hour a week.)
85-224. Technical Communications
Effective oral communication techniques and approaches, including informative presentations, persuasive presentations, and the use of visual aids (computer projected/slides) for conveying technical/engineering information. Written engineering communication including: abstracts, formal letters, figures, tables, references, proposals and technical reports. Introduction to literature research techniques. The main objective is to introduce consciousness and clarity into all forms of communications. (2 lecture, 1 tutorial hours a week.)
85-233. Fluid Mechanics I
Fluid properties and basic concepts, fluid statics, equations of motion, one dimensional flows, flows in pipes in series, parallel and networks, dimensional analysis and similitude. (3 lecture hours, 1 tutorial hour a week.)
85-298. Work Term II
Supervised experience in an approved career-related setting with a focus on the application of theory and the development of transferable skills. The co-op work experience is designed to provide students with an enriched learning opportunity to integrate academic theory and concepts in an applied setting. (Prerequisite: Student must be enrolled in a co-operative education program. Offered on a Pass/non-Pass basis. Supervised practicum requires the successful completion of a minimum of 420 hours. Students who do not pass the course may not be allowed to remain in the co-op program.)
85-313. Engineering Economy
Cost estimation, cost accounting, and cost control. Comparison of engineering alternatives by annual cost, present worth, and rate of return methods. Depreciation and taxes. Equipment replacement. (3 lecture, 1.5 tutorial hours a week.)
85-398. Work Term III
Supervised experience in an approved career-related setting with a focus on the application of theory and the development of transferable skills. The co-op work experience is designed to provide students with an enriched learning opportunity to integrate academic theory and concepts in an applied setting. (Prerequisite: Student must be enrolled in a co-operative education program. Offered on a Pass/non-Pass basis. Supervised practicum requires the successful completion of a minimum of 420 hours. Students who do not pass the course may not be allowed to remain in the co-op program.)
85-421. Engineering and Society
The technology-society relationship in a historical context; the nature of technological change and its consequences; the engineer's role in the control of technology and sustainable development; the responsibility of engineers for health and safety in the workplace, including OHSA, WHMIS. The development of the engineering profession; professional registration and the code of ethics; the duties and responsibilities of engineers; the engineer and the law. (Restricted to fourth-year students.) (3 lecture hours a week.)
85-498. Work Term IV
Supervised experience in an approved career-related setting with a focus on the application of theory and the development of transferable skills. The co-op work experience is designed to provide students with an enriched learning opportunity to integrate academic theory and concepts in an applied setting. (Prerequisite: Student must be enrolled in a co-operative education program. Offered on a Pass/non-Pass basis. Supervised practicum requires the successful completion of a minimum of 420 hours. Students who do not pass the course may not be allowed to remain in the co-op program.)