16 courses in the 1966–67 Undergraduate Calendar, read from the scanned original. The text comes from OCR, so check the scanned page before relying on a detail.
GENE 11Engineering Synthesis
Principles of problem statement, analysis, and concept creation in the design process. Discussion of planning, the flow of information, physical, economic and financial feasibility, and concept selection as related to project design. Discussion of social and economic conditions affecting value and utility, and their relationship with the design process in the solution of engineering problems. The application of simulation, modelling and optimization to the above: three term projects.
Introduction to basic methods of analysis through mathematical models for components and processes. Systematic formulation of terminal representations and of system equations or linear systems, utilizing terminal and system graph concepts in conjunction with matrix notation. Solutions through Laplace transforms and by computer methods. Examples are drawn from the various engineering disciplines.
Applications of economic performance indices in choosing between engineering alternatives and choosing optimum operating levels. Topics: the planning process; generation and classification of cash flows; accounting concepts; methods for tangible evaluation of alternatives; capital resources and allocation principles; determination of minimum costs and maximum profit; elements of economic measurement, analysis, and forecasting; competition.
A review of basic statistical concepts and the use of statistical methods in engineering and management problems, with primary emphasis on the application of statistical methods. Frequency distributions, means and deviations. Probability. Coefficients of correlation. Sampling methods and quality control. Concepts of queuing theory. Linear representation and linear programming. Accuracy of data and its use in O.R. techniques. Introductory concepts of time-cost distributions for work performance. Discussion of special problems in management and engineering connected with high speed tabulation, automatic data processing and computer applications.
A course in the fundamentals of graphical projections of all types — orthographic, isometric, oblique and true perspective. Introduction to spatial co-ordinate plotting. Fundamentals of free hand sketching for communication of concept.
(First term) Nature of measurement, scales and measurement units. Complementary variables and postulates of measurement. Concepts of accuracy, precision, systematic and random errors. Probability, normal distribution function, elementary sampling. Propagation of errors in calculations, formation of measurement specifications. 2 lectures. Measurement Laboratory. (Second Term) Use of design morphology in development of measurement techniques for specific problems illustrating other Year I courses. 3 hours laboratory, alternate weeks.
24 Tutorial. Students will meet in very small groups with a faculty member designated as their tutor. Performance in problem assignments and conceptual difficulties with other courses will be discussed, along with interrelation of present coursework, later work and engineering practice. The student will be responsible to his tutor for undertaking of certain assignments in the other courses. 1 hour per week, both terms. (Consultation periods with teaching assistants regarding specific course problems as and if required at the initiative of the student or his tutor, will be available).
The scope and limitations of thermodynamics. Macroscopic approach to energy, work and the First Law. Introduction to statistical thermodynamics and the microscopic description of energy, work and the First Law. The fundamental energy equation. The Second Law of Thermodynamics, principle of increase of entropy, limiting cycle efficiencies, criteria for equilibrium. Thermodynamic potentials. Irreversibility, friction, and availability. Phase equilibrium, phase change, mixtures. The steady flow energy equation and applications. The evaluation of state functions.
Physical properties of fluids and fundamental concepts of fluid flow. Dimensional analysis and similitude, a survey of the principal problems of fluid mechanics on the basis of dimensional analysis. Conservation laws for mass, momentum, energy and entropy, applications to a variety of engineering problems such as flow in pipes, turbomachines, etc.
An analytical treatment of statics and resistance of materials. Equilibrium of particles, rigid bodies and deformable bodies. Vector fields. Bay systems. Introduction to stress and strain. Stressstrain relationships. Elastic and inelastic behaviour of prismatic members subjected to axial, shearing, torsional and flexural deformations.
An introduction to the kinematics of particle and rigid body motion. Impulse-momentum equations. Work-energy methods and Euler’s equations. Simple gyroscopes. Vibrations. 2 lectures, 1 hour tutorial, one term.
Crystal structure and lattice, X-ray and electron diffraction analysis, chemical binding, Bloch waves and band model, quantum statistics, imperfections and their interactions, diffusion.
Gases; condensed states of matter; origin of interatomic forces; structure of crystals and non-crystalline solids; free electron theory of metals; semiconductors; physical electronics; optical processes; magnetic properties; nuclear processes.
Properties associated with primary forces, waves and vibrations, theory of systematic reactions; properties associated with defect structures, plasticity, viscosity, hardness, creep, brittle fracture, ductile fracture fatigue; stability under service environment.
The nature of science; science and technology in Egypt and Babylon. The development of science in Greece; the Orphic mysteries and the Ionian philosophers. Plato and Aristotle; Archimedes. The Alexandrian school and the separation of science and philosophy. Technology under the Roman Empire. The mediaeval attitude toward science. The Renaissance. Copernicus and Galileo. Sir Isaac Newton. The physical and biological sciences during the 18th century. Developments during the 19th Century in physics, chemistry, technology, geology, evolution, and the rise of modern gentics. The 20th century revolution in pure science and _ technology.