Course Catalog

CEGR.510 Principles of Environmental Engineering I- 3 Credit Hours.

The course covers basic concepts in environmental engineering design including environmental engineering hydrology, hydraulics, and pneumatics; water treatment; and conventional wastewater treatment. Prerequisite: Graduate standing.

CEGR.511 Principles of Environmental Engineering II - 3 Credit Hours.
A continuation of CEGR.510 and covers advanced wastewater treatment, solid waste management, and air pollution control. Prerequisite: CEGR.510.

CEGR.512 Principles of Environmental Engineering III - 3 Credit Hours.

The course covers basic concepts in environmental engineering design not covered in CEGR 510 and CEGR.511 and includes hazardous waste management and risk assessment, noise pollution and control, and environmental quality modeling (water, ground, and air). Prerequisite: Graduate standing.

CEGR.513 Environmental Chemistry and Microbiology - 3 Credit Hours.

Chemical laboratory work includes analyses of turgidity, color, pH, acidity, alkalinity, and hardness, etc.; and instrumental methods using high pressure liquid chromatography, gas chromatography, and atomic absorption, etc. The microbiological analyses include uses and functions of the microscope, multiple-tube and membrane filter techniques. The laboratory analyses are covered independently from the lecture. The lecture covers combustion chemistry, chemistry of the anaerobic process, and atmospheric chemistry. Prerequisite: Graduate standing.

CEGR.514 Environmental Impact and Risk Assessment - 3 Credit Hours.

The course covers strategies and methodologies that have been used to assess the impact of engineering projects. These include technology to assess the impact on air, surface water, and ground water quality, and on land use of transportation facilities, water supply and pollution control facilities, and industrial and community development. Prerequisite: Graduate standing. Systems reliability and reliability analysis. Includes measures of reliability, reliability index, correlation coefficient, influence, reliability bounds, Point Estimate Method, Monte Carlo Simulation and others.

CEGR. 613 Physical-Chemical Treatment of Waste and Wastewater I - 3 Credit Hours

This course uses object-oriented programming in conjunction with Visual C++ and MFC (Microsoft Foundation Classes) to solve problems in the physical-chemical treatment of water and wastewater. Coverage includes C++, Visual C++, objects, classes, object-oriented programming and advanced topics in unit operations of the physical-chemical treatment of water and waste water including flow measurements and flow and quality equalization; pumping; screening, settling, and flotation; mixing and flocculation; filtration and aeration, absorption, and stripping.Prerequisite: CEGR 512.

CEGR. 628 Bridge Engineering - 3 Credit Hours

Historical development of the modern highway bridge; materials; loads and the load path; reinforced concrete bridges; slab, T-Beam and box girders; slab-steel beam bridges, non-composite vs. composite sections; design of continuous steel beam bridges; plate girder bridges; prestressed concrete bridges; serviceability; inspection, maintenance and rehabilitation of highway bridges; bridge aesthetics. Prerequisite: Structural Design or equivalent.

CEGR. 630 Finite Element Analysis - 3 Credit Hours

Approximation techniques; Introduction to the Finite Element Method; weighing functions; Galerkin formulation; 1-d and 2-d finite elements; coordinate systems; field problems - irrotational flow, heat transfer; structural and solid mechanics, axial force member, theory of elasticity; linear and quadratic elements, element shape functions; isoparametric elements; Software platform ANSYS 5.3. Prerequisite: Matrix Methods in Structural Analysis or consent of instructor.

CEGR.631 Structural Dynamics - 3 Credit Hours

Free and forced vibrations of damped and undamped, single-degree-of-freedom and multi-degree-of-freedom systems. Langrange's equations; transient and steady-state vibrations; eigenvalue analysis for natural frequencies and normal modes; analysis and stability of structural components (including beams, cables and large systems inshore, offshore, and in space). Time-domain vs. frequency-domain analysis; classical approximate methods, Rayleigh method, Dunkerley's equation, Rayleigh-Ritz Method, Myklestad's Method for beams; introduction to random vibrations. Prerequisite: Matrix Methods in Structural Analysis (may be taken concurrently) or equivalent. Introduction to the Finite Element Method. Prerequisite: Structural Analysis.

CEGR.651 Computer Aided Highway Engineering Design - 3 Credit Hours.

This course covers the operational, geometric and hydraulic design of highways to achieve save and efficient vehicle operation under the conditions of uninterrupted flow.

CEGR.655 Traffic Engineering I - 3 Credits Hours.

The principals of traffic engineering involving the analysis, planning and design of loads, streets and highways, and their related networks. Coverage includes the dynamics of traffic flows, traffic studies, and data collection; capacity analysis of free ways and arteries; the analysis and design of traffic control systems, including signalized and unsignalized intersections.

CEGR.656 Transportation Models and Simulation Analysis I - 3 Credit Hours.

The theory, development and application of modelling systems commonly used in planning, engineering and operational analysis of transportation systems. The application and calibration of an existing transportation modeling system.

CEGR.657 Advanced Topics in Traffic Engineering - 3 Credit Hours. Theory, analysis and design of coordinated traffic signal systems, traffic information systems and traffic management emphasizing area wide optimization, intermodal coordination and incident management.

CEGR.661 Airport Planning and Engineering - 3 Credits Hours

The planning and design of airports and their supportive infrastructural systems. The operational analysis of airports and the environmental considerations in their location, design, expansion, and operation.

CEGR.663 Readings in Environmental Engineering - 3 Credit Hours This course is required to prepare students in doctoral dissertation. Selected topics from the current literature will include water and waster, air pollution, solid waste, hazardous wastes, ground water hydrology, hydraulics, etc. Prerequisites: Approval of instructor.

CEGR.665 Random Vibrations and Nonlinear Dynamics - 3 Credits Hours

Review of linear systems-nonlinear systems-phase plane presentation-stability. Random vibrations, SDOF and MDOF systems- continuous systems.

CEGR. 684 Network Models and Algorithms 3 Credits Hours

An introduction to graphs and networks, their properties and value in systems analysis. Identification and formulation of standard problems, and basic techniques available to solve them. Spanning trees, shortest paths, traveling salesman problem, routing and scheduling, facility location problems, flow problems, covers and matchings. Applications and decision analysis. Emphasis on problem identification, use of computer packages, and the relationship of network properties to solution efforts.

CEGR. 687 Ground Water Hydrology - 3 Credit Hours

Theory of ground water movement, storage exploration, and pumping tests. Design of ground water recovery and recharge systems. Prerequisite: CEGR.510

CEGR. 688 Advanced Mechanics of Solids 3 Credit Hours

Mechanical response of materials, including elastic, plastic and viscoelastic components. Continuum mechanics; kinematics of deformation, analysis of states of stress and strain, conservation of mass, balance of momentum and energy, constitutive equations. Discussion of applications including stress concentrations at defects, metal processing, and composite materials. Prerequisite: CEGR 301 Mechanics of Materials or equivalent course

CEGR. 690 Adaptive Structures - 3 Credits Hours

Behavior of simple structures subject to induced internal deformations. Transduction devices and adaptive physical systems. Response of statically determinate and indeterminate adaptive structures, autonomous and nonautonomous systems. Actuator placement and static shape control problems and some control laws and strategies, active control of vibration, and other applications. Prerequisite: Senior or Graduate Standing.

CEGR.702 Seismic Design - 3 Credit Hours

Seismic design of buildings. Dynamic analysis of multi-degree-of-freedom elastic systems subjected to earthquake motions. Inelastic dynamic response analysis. Seismic building code considerations.

CEGR.703 Geometrically Nonlinear Structural Analysis - 3 Credits Hours

Basic concepts of geometric stiffness matrices. Nonlinear analysis of trusses, plane frames, space frames, and membrane structures. Development of three-dimensional beam-column theory.

CEGR.704 Innovations in Structural Steel Design - 3 Credit Hours Ductile design of steel structures. Development of material models. Concepts of plastic analysis Systematic methods and applications of plastic analysis. Design of ductile braced frames and ductile moment-resisting frames. New building code considerations. Prerequisite: CEGR 452 Design of Steel Structures or equivalent.

CEGR.705 Mechanics of Composite Materials - 3 Credit Hours

Basic mechanics of composite materials. Stress-Strain relationship of orthotropic materials. Introduction to micromechanics. Classical lamination theory. Mechanical behavior of fibre- reinforced composite materials. Damage and failure criteria.

CEGR.709 Wave Propagation in Elastic Media - 3 Credits

Mechanical wave propagation in bounded and unbounded media. Wave reflection and transmission at interfaces and boundaries. stress waves. Additional topics of mutual interest to students and instructor.

CEGR.725 Aquifer Mechanics- 3 Credit Hours

Emphasis on mechanical characteristics of pore flow and skeleton matrix within an aquifer system; motion of pore flow and aquifers, including vertical and horizontal movement of aquifers; interaction between pore flow and skeleton matrix of sedimentary material. Solving Environmental problems related to land subsidence and fissures due to ground fluid (gas, oil and water). Prerequisite: Soil Mechanics, Advanced Hydrology or Hydrodynamics of Groundwater, Partial Differential Equations.

CEGR.726 Geosynthetics - 3 Credit Hours

Emphasis on applied theoretical study of geosynthetics including properties of geosynthetical material (i.e., strength, durability, creeping, etc) and applications to engineering including design of landfill, stabilization of slope, drainage systems, retaining walls, etc. Prerequisites:Soil Mechanics and Surface Water Hydrology.

CEGR. 730 Constitutive Laws in Geomechanics - 3 Credit Hours

Fundamental concepts of stress and strain tensors, criterion of failures for geomaterials. Theory of elasticity, viscosity, and plasticity, and their combinations such as elasto-viscous, elasto-plastic models in geomechanics for clay and sand soils. Discussion of classic models in geomechanics and their applications to engineering. Prerequisites: Advanced Soil Mechanics, Continuum Mechanics, and Partial Differential Equations.

CEGR.731 Advanced Soil Mechanics I - 3 Credit Hours

Mechanics of seepage and ground water flow. Effect of seepage on stability, uplift, and foundation design. Basic lateral earth pressure relation ships. Stability analysis. Design of breakheads, cofferdams, retaining walls and slopes.

CEGR.737 Continuum Mechanics - 3 Credit Hours

Emphasis on theoretical study of continuum mechanics including introduction to tensor analysis; analysis of stress and strain tensors; motion and deformation; conservation laws; constitutive laws. Applications to porous material or sedimentary material in geomechanics and geotechnical engineering. Prerequisite: Partial Differential Equations, Engineering Mechanics, and Mechanics of Materials.

CEGR. 738 Boundary Element Method in Geomechanics - 3 Credit Hours

Theoretical concepts and principles of the Boundary Element Method (BEM) and applications to Geomechanics and Geotechnical Engineering. Establishment of conceptual, mathematical, numerical, and mechanical models. Time and spatial discretization. Solution of matrix equations and programming in FORTRAN and C. Applications of BEM to geomaterials which exhibit linear and nonlinear elastic, viscous, and elasto-plastic behavior. Applications of BEM to solve 2D and 3D problems in Geotechnical Engineering. Prerequisites: Mechanics of Materials, Soil Mechanics, Partial Differential Equations, Numerical Analysis, and Programming in FORTRAN or C.

CEGR.739 Discrete Element Method in Geomechanics - 3 Credit Hours

Advanced concepts, principles, programming, and applications of the Discrete Element Method (DEM) in Geomechanics and Geotechnical Engineering. Parameter and determination. Contacting laws and constitutive models. Modeling of rigid block and granular materials. Modeling of deformable block and granular materials. Establishment of conceptual, physical, numerical, and mathematical models. Discretization in space and time. Programming for computation and user friendly interfaces in Visual Basic. Applications of the DEM in solving engineering problems. Prerequisites: Engineering Mechanics, Soil Mechanics, and programming in FORTRAN or C.

CEGR.740 Special Topics in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) - 3 Credit Hours

Advanced concepts, principles, and applications of GIS are presented and illustrated. Project design, data acquisition, management, analyses, and display/product generation will be emphasized. Applications of GIS methodologies in real world problems from various disciplines will also be presented. Student will be required to complete a GIS project as the final exam grade for the course. ESRI's ARCINFO and Arc View will form the basic GIS software for the course. Prerequisites: Basic courses in Geographic Information Systems and Remote Sensing or permission of the instructor.

CEGR.741 Special Course in Remote Sensing (RS) - 3 Credits Hours

Advanced concepts, principles, and applications of RS are presented and illustrated. Project design, data acquisition, management, analyses, and display/product generation will be emphasized. Applications of RS methodologies in real world problems from various disciplines will also be presented. Student will be required to compete a RS project as a final exam grade for the course. ENVI and ERDAS will form the basic GIS software for the course. Prerequisites: Basic courses in Geographic Information Systems and Remote Sensing or permission of the instructor.

CEGR.743 Finite Element Method in Geomechanics - 3 Credit Hours Theoretical concepts and principles of the Finite Element Method (FEM) as well as applications to Geomechanics and Geotechnical Engineering. Establishment of conceptual, mathematical, numerical, and mechanical models. Time and spatial discretization. Solution of matrix equations and programming in FORTRAN and C. Applications of FEM to geomaterials which exhibit linear and nonlinear elastic, viscous, and elasto-plastic behavior. Applications of FEM to solve 2D and 3D problems in Geotechnical Engineering. Prerequisites: Mechanics of Materials, Soil Mechanics, Partial Differential Equations, Numerical Analysis, and Programming in FORTRAN or C.

CEGR.746 Advanced Soil Dynamics - 3 Credit Hours

Emphasis on theoretical and applied study in soil dynamics including soil stress-strain relations, strength and failure under dynamic loading, loading rate effect, small and larger deformation under repeated loading , propagation of stress wave in soils. Investigation of soil dynamic parameters through Lab and field. Solving problems in engineering such as sand liquefaction due to earthquake, foundation stability analysis under vibration, wave propagation because of pile driving or earthquake, etc. Prerequisite: Soil Dynamics, Partial Differential Equations, Mechanics of Materials

CEGR.788 Seminar I - 1 Credit; 3 Hours

This is the first part of an advanced seminar course taken during the first two semesters of the Master of Engineering program in which students from different engineering disciplines (Civil, Electrical, and Industrial Engineering) work together to identify and solve problems.

CEGR.789 Seminar II - 1 Credit; 3 Hours

This is the second part of an advanced seminar course taken during the first two semesters of the Master of Engineering program in which students from different engineering disciplines (Civil, Electrical, and Industrial Engineering) work together to identify and solve problems.

CEGR.790 Research in Civil Engineering - 3 Credit Hours

This course provides for independent inquiry into any civil engineering-related topic. Through a search of the appropriate literature, the student can gain depth in a particular subject area or breadth in other fields related to civil engineering. At the commencement of the semester, student must submit an outline of the proposed work for approval of the supervising faculty member and the chair of the department. A written report is required.

CEGR.797 Project Guidance - 1 Credit Hour

Project guidance provides a student who has not completed his project in the assigned semester a mechanism for continuing his work under faculty supervision.

CEGR.798 Project Report I 2 Credits

CEGR.799 Project Report II 2 Credits

CEGR.997 Dissertation Guidance 3 Credits

Dissertation guidance provides a student who has not completed his dissertation in the assigned semester, a mechanism for continuing his work under faculty supervision.

CEGR.998 Dissertation 12 Credits.

ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING EEGR 505 Advanced

Engineering Mathematics with Computational Methods - 3 Credit Hours

Advanced math topics including matrix analysis, vector and tensor calculus and complex variables. Infinite series expansions and their use as solutions of variable coefficient differential equations. Partial differential equations, nonlinear differential equations and systems of differential equations. Integral transforms. Evaluation of infinite integrals. Elliptical integrals and functions; Green=s functions; Bessel, Laguerre, and Legendre functions; Tensor analysis; Jacobians; diffusion, wave, Laplace and Poisson equations.

EEGR 507 Applied Probability and Statistical Analysis - 3 Credit Hours

Modeling and analysis of random processes. Random variables, transforms and their probability laws. Probability assessment and decision analysis. Limit theorems. Applications using numerical methods.

EEGR 510 Digital Communications Systems - 3 Credit Hours. Fundamental principles underlying the transmission of digital data over noisy channels. Mathematical description of signals, noise, and channels. Digital modulation and signal design. Decision regions and optimum receivers. Intersymbol interference and adaptive equalization. Convolutional codes. Fading and multipath channels. Topics of current interest.

EEGR 512 Information Transmission - 3 Credit Hours

Introduction to the quantitative theory of information and its applications to reliable, efficient communication systems. Mathematical definition and properties of information. The source coding theorem. Lossless compression of data, including adaptive compression for unknown source statistics. Noisy communication channels, the data processing theorem, and fundamental limits on decoding error. Introduction to algebraic and convolutional coding.

EEGR 520 Digital Image Processing - 3 Credit Hours

This course covers topics relevant to the understanding, feature extraction, and modification of images. Included in this course will be the necessary theoretical background as well as practical exercises in image processing. Topics include 2-D system theory, image transforms, image analysis, image enhancement and restoration, image coding, automatic pattern recognition, image processing hardware and software.

EEGR 522 Digital Speech Processing - 3 Credit Hours

Fundamentals of speech generation and perception. Digital models of the speech signal. Time- frequency-domain processing methods: Short-time autocorrelation, short-time energy, short-time Fourier transform. Synthesis and analysis techniques; linear predictive coding (LPC). Speech recognition.

EEGR 530 Introduction to VLSI Design - 3 Credit Hours

Provides background in integrated devices, circuits, digital subsystems needed for design and implementation of integrated systems. Design methodology, use of rationed design rules and library modules, symbolic layout languages, computer-aided design techniques. Students will be required to complete, through layout, the design of a digital subsystem in NMOS or CMOS.

EEGR 532 Microwave Transmission - 3 Credit Hours

This course will cover the fundamental concepts of Maxwell=s equations, wave propagation, network analysis, and design principles as applied to modern microwave engineering. Topics include planar transmission lines, bipolar and field effect transistors, dielectric resonators, low-noise amplifiers, transistor oscillators, PIN diode control circuits and monolithic integrated circuits.

EEGR.534 Electromagnetic Waves and Radiating Systems - 3 Credit Hours

A first-year graduate course on electromagnetic theory and applications. Topics include Stokes parameters, Poincare sphere, gyrotropic media, uniaxial media, phase matching, layered media, dielectric waveguides, metallic waveguides and resonators, Cerenkov radiation, Hoarsen dipole, equivalence principle, and reciprocity.

EEGR 540 Solid State Electronics-3 Credit Hours

This course will focus on the fundamentals of solid state physics as it applies to electronic materials and devices. A discussion of core topics including three-dimensional bulk material properties and recent developments in low-dimensional semiconductor structures, such as heterostructures, superlattices and quantum wells will be covered. Additionally, various material growth and device fabrication techniques will be discussed.

EEGR 543 Semiconductor Characterization- 3 Credit Hours

This course is an introduction to the measurement of physical principles underlying semiconductor device operation. This concept is reinforced through the application of these measurements to specific devices. Emphasis will be placed on understanding device operation, rather than on circuit properties. Topics include measurement techniques of the critical relevant physical parameters in semiconductor material and device structures such as: photons, phonons, conduction electrons and holes; charge and heat transport; carrier trapping and recombination; effects of high doping; contacts; the p-n junction; the junction transistor; surface effects; the MIS diode; and the MOSFET.

EEGR 545 Computational Electrical Engineering - 3 Credit Hours

This course is an introduction to computer-based simulation and visualization in electrical engineering. Emphasis will be placed on the practical use and limitations of industry standard computational engineering tools. Topics include high and low frequency circuit simulation techniques, simulation of electronic device structures, and the simulation of electromagnetic environments. Additionally, computer graphics and visualization methods will be covered with special emphasis on understanding how computer graphics technology can impact user perception and interpretation of the simulation results.

EEGR 610 Wireless Digital Communications - 3 Credit Hours

This course includes some fundamental and current techniques on wireless digital communications, such as wireless channel modeling, digital modulation and demodulation (MODEM) techniques, and multiple access methods including TDMA, FDMA and CDMA systems, and finally two recent cellular mobile communication standards: GSM and IS-95. Case studies.

EEGR 620 Statistical Signal Processing - 3 Credis Hours

Statistical decision theory with applications to optimal detection and estimation of signals. Course content includes: Stationary processes and models. Spectrum analysis. Eigenanalysis. Optimum filter. Kalman filter. Linear and non-linear approximation. High resolution processing algorithms.

EEGR 632 Automated Measurements, Devices & Systems - 3 Credit Hours

This course will consider microwave active circuits utilizing semiconductor devices. Circuits using unipolar (FET=s), bipolar (Transistor), and diode devices will be examined. Linear amplifier analysis techniques including unilateral gain, maximum available gain, noise figure circles, and stability circles will be covered. Students will be introduce to the fundamentals of high-frequency measurements and the latest techniques for accuracy-enhanced microwave measurements. Automated network analyzers and high-speed wafer probes are used in conjunction with state-of-the-art calibration techniques. Microwave computer-aided analysis and design tools will be used to evaluate active circuits. None-linear modeling of active devices will be introduced.

EEGR 634 Introduction to Computational Electromagnetics - 3 Credit Hours

The finite-element method (FEM), the finite-difference (FD), the finite-difference-time-domain (FDTD), and the method of moments (MoM) are versatile tools that find important applications in electromagnetic engineering. This course will focus on several electromagnetic field equations, such as Laplace, Poisson, and Helmholtz equations, and the related numerical techniques for their approximate solutions to problems for which closed-form solutions may not be obtained. EEGR 690 Special Topics in Electrical and Computer Engineering-Three hours; 3 Credits This course will cover advanced topics of current interest in the various specialty areas of Electrical and Computer Engineering such as communications, signal processing, semiconductor devices, and microwave devices. EEGR 788 Seminar I- One Hour; 1 Credit. This is the first part of an advanced seminar course taken during the first two semesters of the master of engineering program in which students from different engineering disciplines (Civil, Electrical, and Industrial Engineering) work together to identify and solve problems. EEGR 789 Seminar II- One Hour; 1 Credit. This is the second part of an advanced seminar course taken during the first two semesters of the master of engineering program in which students from different engineering disciplines (Civil, Electrical, and Industrial Engineering) work together to identify and solve problems. EEGR.798 Project Report I 2 Credits EEGR.799 Project Report II 2 Credits EEGR.997 Dissertation Guidance Three hours; 3 Credits EEGR.998 Dissertation Six Hours; 12 Credits INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING IEGR.500 Mathematical Programming Three hours; 3 credits Introduction to construction of deterministic mathematical models. Mathematical techniques such as linear programming, dynamic programming, integer programming, and game theory. Applications are made to production, transportation, assignment, and resource allocation problems. IEGR.510 Production Sequencing and Scheduling Three hours; 3 credits Analysis of sequencing and scheduling activities. Static and dynamic scheduling problems applied to single and multi-machine models, heuristic models, rule-based models and simulation studies of priority dispatching rules, priority queuing models. IEGR.511 Advanced Engineering Economy Three hours; 3 credits Topics include measuring economic worth, economic optimization under constraints, analysis of economic risk and uncertainty, foundations of utility theory, and econometrics models. IEGR.515 Engineering Optimization Three hours; 3 credits Introducing and developing the practical aspects of optimization methods focusing on techniques and strategies useful in engineering design, operations and analysis. Survey of the important families of optimization methods. Topics include functions of single and several variables, constrained optimality criteria, transformation methods, constrained direct search, linear methods for constrained problems, direction generation methods, quadratic approximation methods, structured problems, comparison of constrained optimization methods, strategies for optimization studies. Case studies include optimal design of a compressed air energy storage system, design of natural gas pipeline, and optimization of ethylene glycol-ethylene oxide process. IEGR.516 Applied Decision Analysis Three hours; 3 credits Bayes Theorem, Bayesian estimators, utility functions, loss functions, risk analysis, minimax strategies, game theory, multiple criteria decision making. Problems in social and public decision making, values and preferences, subjectivity measurement, and Pareto optimility, group decision analysis, social decision processes and strategy of conflicts. IEGR.530 Advanced Simulation Three hours; 3 credits An up-to-date treatment of all the important aspects of simulation study, including modeling, simulation languages, validation, and output data analysis. Topics include selecting input probability distribution, random number generators, generating random variables, output data analysis, statistical techniques for comparing alternative systems, validation of simulation models, variance reduction techniques, and experimental design and optimization. IEGR.534 Engineering Statistical Analysis ( 3 Credits) Three hours; 3 credits Sampling distributions, estimation, maximum likelihood estimation, confidence intervals, regression, goodness of fit, correlation, tests of hypotheses, non-parametric statistics, introduction to analysis of variance (ANOVA) and design of experiments. IEGR.535 Engineering Experimental Design . Three hours; 3 credits Analysis and application of standard experimental design, including factorials, randomized block, latin square, confounding and fractional replication multiple comparisons. Fractional factorials, analysis of unbalanced data, and covariance models. Introduction to response surface methodology. IEGR.539 Robust Design by Quality Engineering: Three hours; 3 credits Systems Design, parameter design, and tolerance design. Quality loss function, orthogonal array. Quality improvement by design. Making products insensitive to manufacturing variations, environmental variations and deterioration over time. Introduction to TQM, QFD, JIT. IEGR.550 Human Performance Engineering Three hours; 3 credits Engineering acceptable performance, human limits and differences, sensing, cognitive processing and performance, perception, problem solving and decision making, memory, motivation. Basic design and human factors, human-machine interface, human-human interface, human-computer interface. Supporting human performance and evaluating performances and preferences. IEGR.555 Artificial Intelligence Programming Three hours; 3 credits Introduction to Lisp programming, early AI programs that use rule-based pattern matching techniques advance AI programs. Topics include building software tools, symbolic mathematics, logic programming, object-oriented programming, knowledge representation and reasoning, expert systems, and natural languages. IEGR.560 Assembly Automation and Product Design Three hours; 3 credits Analysis of the product design for ease of automatic assembly, automatic assembly transfer systems, automatic feeding and orienting-vibratory feeders, automatic feeding and orienting-mechanical feeders, feed tracks, escapements, parts-placement mechanisms, performance and economics of assembly systems, design for manual assembly, product design for high-speed automatic assembly and robot assembly, printed circuit board assembly, and feasibility study for assembly. IEGR.562 Rapid Prototyping I Three hours; 3 credits Fundamental concepts in the development of computational algorithms for the design of machine components and assemblies, and other engineering systems. Methodologies of idea generation and refinement; Computer-assisted Rapid Sketching methods; general purpose computer programs for engineering analysis and design; Solid modeling techniques and parametric modeling for manufacturing; Analysis of trajectory from idea-generation to prototype production; representation of the design process as a network of decision tables and logical flags; introduction to stereolithography. IEGR.570 Advanced Instrumentation Techniques Three hours; 3 credits Pressure and sensors; laser holography; laser Doppler velocimetry; anemometry signal conditioning, use of amplifiers with shielding and grounding techniques; digital techniques; signal multiplexing, use of microcomputers; sampling techniques, error analysis and data handling; data acquisition methods; hardware and software review. IEGR.571 Advanced Internal Combustion Engine Three hours; 3 credits Main phases of Otto cycle, Spark-ignition internal-combustion engine, Combustion and detonation; Carburetion and fuel-injection, application of reciprocating piston engine, optimal design of triangular rotor (or rotary piston), optimal arrangement of intake, exhaust, and ignition mechanisms, exhaust emissions, fuel economy, and reliability. IEGR.572 Design & Analysis of Energy Systems Three hours; 3 credits Elements in design analysis of energy systems, system design involving heat reservoirs and work reservoirs, selection of fluid flow equipment, heat exchange design options, availability analysis, system flow sheeting, economic evaluation/cost estimation, optimal design techniques, and energy systems simulation. IEGR.573 Applied Thermodynamics & Combustion (3 credits) Three hours; 3 credits In-depth analysis of power and refrigeration cycles. Flow through nozzles and blade passages. Impulse and reaction turbines. Blade diagrams and efficiency. Production of thermal energy. Chemical reactions and reactive mixtures. Combustion process and analysis of the products for the fossil-fuel systems. IEGR.574 Heating, Ventilating, Air Conditioning (HVAC), and Energy Conservation Systems Three hours; 3 credits Air conditioning and environmental control, heat transmission in building structure, space heat load and cooling load, room and building air distribution, Principal of psychometrics, mass transfer and measurement of humidity, direct contact heat/mass transfer, refrigeration, renewable/inexhaustible energy sources, energy conservation/legislation, cogeneration/heat reclamation, Design, installation and operation computer controlled Energy Management Systems. Automation. IEGR.575 Computer Integrated Manufacturing Three hours; 3 credits Overview of the functions, processes, and disciplines of computer integrated manufacturing. Topic include automation and computer integrated manufacturing, computer aided process planning, group technologies, hierarchical computer control, information systems and processing, computer communications systems and software, computer networks, design, assembly, machining and control nodes. Current issues, emerging technologies, and future developments in computer integrated manufacturing. IEGR.576 Principles of Manufacturing Information System Three-hour lecture and lab; 3 credits. Introduction to the theory and concepts of information for manufacturing. organization and management of information within a manufacturing enterprise, database systems, information-based planning and management tools, electronic data interchanges. Design of Manufacturing systems such as MRP, SFRS, CAD/CAM, etc. Concerns of integration and man-machine interface in manufacturing systems. IEGR.577 Computational Heat and Fluid Engineering Three hours; 3 credits Engineering applications of computational heat and fluid engineering, computational methodology for the closed/open systems, heat balance and loss in circular pipes, variation of atmospheric by inviscid flows are outlined and the relevant numerical methods are introduced. IEGR.585 Occupational Safety Engineering Three hours; 3 credits Design and modification of machinery and products to eliminate or control hazards arising out of mechanical, electrical, thermal, chemical, and motion energy sources. Application of retrospective and prospective hazard analysis, systems safety performance and measurement, accident prevention philosophies, expert systems and accident reconstruction methodologies. Case studies include industrial machinery and trucks, construction and agriculture equipment, and automated manufacturing systems and processes. IEGR.595 Engineering For Profit Three hour; 3 Credits This is an interdisciplinary course in the development and application of tools, methods, and resources to provide engineering students with an entrepreneurial look at the business side of the engineering profession. IEGR.605 Integer Programming and Network Models Three hours; 3 credits Network flow models and applications. Algorithms for the shortest path, minimum cost f low and maximum f low problems. Integer programming models and formulation. Computational complexity of integer programming problems. Lagrangean duality theory, branch and bound techniques, cutting planes and hybrid algorithms. Application of these methods to facility location and travelling salesman problems. Study of special techniques for selected topics such as vehicle routing, set covering and network design problems. IEGR.620 Nonlinear Programming Three hours; 3 credits Theoretical development of solution methods in nonlinear programming including manifold sub-optimization, convex simplex, reduced gradient, gradient projection, feasible direction, cutting plane, and penalty function methods. Investigation of convergence of algorithms. Methods of solution for integer programming problems including cutting plane methods, enummerative techniques, and dynamic programming methods. IEGR.625 Stochastic Processes Three hours; 3 credits A survey course of Stochastic processes with an emphasis on applications in engineering, management science, and physical sciences. Topics covered include radome walk, Markov and Poisson processes, renewal theory, and stationary processes, illustrated with examples in queuing theory, inventory control, time series and random noise. IEGR.636 Time Series Analysis and Forecasting Systems Three hours; 3 credits Time and frequency domain aspects of time series are developed in a mutually reinforcing fashion. Behavior patterns of time series are examined with a view toward model identification and forecasting. The statistical procedures for model estimation are presented and employed. Multiple time series concepts and problems are introduced. The Box-Jenkins approach is emphasized. IEGR.640 Reliability Three hours; 3 credits Probabilistic models underlying reliability and life testing analysis. Structural and reliability properties of coherent systems, exact system reliability and approximation, parametric families of life distribution and their characterizing models, homogeneous and nonhomogeneous Poisson processes, mixtures of distributions, competing risk and multiple failure mode models, accelerated life testing models, regression and partial likelihood models, types of censoring, multiple failure mode analysis. Inference procedures, including graphical analysis for various parametric models and for complete and censored samples. Applications in engineering, biometry, and actuarial science. IEGR.662 Rapid Prototyping II Three hours; 3 credits Students, individually or in groups, develop a small-scale rapid prototyping team to address the need for a rapid prototype of a component or set of components relevant to an engineering subject. Students are given a fixed budget and a target time for completion of prototype. Problem identification, ideation and refinement; problem analysis; decision processes; advanced sketching and computer-aided design; applications of advanced solid-modeling, using a robust parametric modeler; introduction to graphical file transfer protocols for sharing design information among team members; advanced prototype production methods; production of prototypes using a stereolithography system; IEGR.663 Nontraditional Manufacturing Processes Three hours; 3 credits Analysis of the processes, sensors, machine tools, and control systems in nontraditional manufacturing processes. Processes include abrasive jet machining, water jet machining, abrasive water jet machining, abrasive flow machining, ultrasonic machining, ultrasonic welding, high energy rate forming, electrochemical machining, electrochemical grinding, electrochemical discharge machining, electrostream drilling, shaped-tube electrolytic machining, chemical machining, electrical discharge machining, electrical discharge wire cutting, electrical discharge grinding, electron beam welding, electron beam machining, laser processing, plasma arc cutting, and thermal energy (debarring) method. IEGR.686 Industrial Engineering Applications in Health Systems Three hours; 3 credits Description of the health care system and its resource components, accessibility, availability, distribution, and cost. Health system inputs, processes, and outputs. Applications of industrial engineering to health care management problem. Hospital management, forecasting, managerial control, facility planning, resource allocation and information systems. IEGR.690 Engineering Design Process Three hours; 3 credits Definition of design, the design process and its considerations, managing design projects, modeling and simulation, design analysis for material selection, economic analysis in design, optimization in design, statistical decisions, design for reliability, safety and environmental protection, engineering ethics characterization. IEGR.788 Seminar I 1 Credit. IEGR.789 Seminar II 1 Credit. IEGR.798 Project Report I 2 Credits IEGR.799 Project Report II 2 Credits IEGR.997 Dissertation Guidance Three hours; 3 Credits IEGR.998 Dissertation Six Hours; 12 Credits.