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* - Courses satisfy General Education and Breadth requirements.
** - Extra unit counts as technical elective unit.
ARCH 106 Materials of Construction (3)
Use and application of construction processes and materials. Miscellaneous course fee required-see Class Schedule. 2 lectures, 1 laboratory.

ARCH 111 Introduction to Drawing and Perspective (3)
Basic techniques used in graphic communication. Orthographic and isometric projection. Mechanical perspective, shades and shadows. 3 laboratories.

ARCH 221, 222 Architectural Design Fundamentals (3) (3)
Development of knowledge and abilities in the theories, processes, and methods of creative problem solving; basic visual and verbal communication; basic two and three-dimensional design and composition and the analysis of the built environment. 3 laboratories. Prerequisite: EDES 101, ARCH 111, ARCH 113.

ARCH 231 Architectural Practice (3)
Wood construction methods and processes. Construction documents used as communication medium for such methods and processes. 3 laboratories. Prerequisite: ARCH 106 and ARCH 111. Prerequisite or concurrent enrollment in ARCH 250.

ARCH 317 History of Architecture (3) GEB C.3.*
Architecture and urbanism in the Mediterranean Basin, Europe and Asia from prehistory to about AD 900. Cultural and physical conditions which influenced the built environment. 3 lectures. Prerequisite: ENGL 114.

ARCH 318 History of Architecture (3) GEB C.3.*
Architecture and urbanism in the Pre-Columbian Americas, and the developments in the West from the Middle Ages until the end of the Baroque. Cultural and physical conditions which influenced the built environment. 3 lectures. Prerequisite: ENGL 114.

ARCH 319 History of Architecture (3) GEB C.3.*
Architecture and urbanism from Neo-Classicism to the present. Cultural and physical conditions which influenced the built environment. 3 lectures. Prerequisite: ENGL 114.

CHEM 124 General Chemistry (4) GEB B.1.a.*
Atomic structure, chemical equations, stoichiometry (mass balance in chemical reactions), naming of simple inorganic compounds, solutions. Introduction to carbon compounds emphasizing fuels and polymers. Intended primarily for engineering majors, except Engineering Technology and Industrial Technology. Not open to students with credit for CHEM 121 or CHEM 127. 3 lectures, 1 laboratory. Prerequisite: CHEM 106 or equivalent or consent of instructor.

CM 433 Economic Analysis for Engineers (2)
Engineering economics, and engineering studies including feasibility and alternate problem analysis. 2 lectures.

IME 314 Engineering Economics (3)**
Economic analysis of engineering decisions. Determining rates of return on investments. Effects of inflation, depreciation and income taxes. Sensitivity, uncertaintity, and risk analysis. Application of basic principles amd tools of analysis using case studies. 3 lectures. Prerequisite: ECON 201 or equivalent, MATH 241.

CSC 251 Digital Computer Applications (2) GEB F.1.*
Programming techniques and procedures with applications to engineering problems in FORTRAN. Introduction to numerical methods and simulation. 2 activities. Prerequisite: MATH 142 or MATH 132, PHYS 131 or PHYS 121.

CSC 204 C and UNIX (3) GEB F.1.**
Extensive programming in the C language. Operators, standard I/O functions, strings, pointers and arrays, data types and storage classes. The UNIX programming environment: features of the UNIX shell, shell programming and using UNIX system functions from C. Credit not allowed for CSC majors. 3 lectures.

CSC 207 BASIC Programming (3)**
Advanced programming methods using the BASIC language. Language features, data types, file structures, error handling, and string processing. Structured programming and problem solving techniques in BASIC. 3 lectures. Prerequisite: CSC 110, CSC 111, CSC 112, CSC 113 or equivalent, or consent of instructor.

CSC 332 Numerical Analysis I (3)
Computer solutions of nonlinear equations and systems of linear equations. Polynomial interpolation. Numerical quadrature. Introduction to the solution of ordinary differential equations. 3 lectures. Prerequisite: MATH 143 or equivalent and knowledge of a high level of programming language, e.g. FORTRAN, Pascal, Ada, or C.

EDES 101 Introduction to Architecture and Environmental Design (2) (CR/NC)
Familiarization with the professional fields of architecture, landscape architecture, structural engineering, construction, and city planning. Inrodution to the college's programs as they relate to individual aptitudes. The design process. Visiting speakers. Credit/No Credit grading. 2 lectrures.

EDES 113 Graphic Analysis and Communication Skills (3)
Further development of freehand graphic communication skills for representation of conceptual ideas, analysis, and design concepts. Demonstrates the link between graphics, design process and communications. 3 labaoratories. Prerequisite: ARCH 111.

EE 201 Electric Circuit Theory (3)
Application of fundamental circuit laws and theorems to the analysis of DC, and steady-state single-phase and three-phase circuits. For engineering majors except electronic/electrical. 3 lectures. Prerequisite: MATH 242, PHYS 133.

GEOL 201 Physical Geology (3) GEB B.1.a.*
Processes responsible for the Earth's rocks, structure and surface features. Volcanism, mountain building, plate tectonics, weathering, erosion and deposition by streams, glaciers, wind and waves. 3 lectures.

MATH 141, 142, 143 Calculus I, II, III (4) (4) (4) GEB B.2.*
Limits, continuity, differentiation, integration. Techniques of integration, applications to physics, transcendental functions. Infinite sequences and series, vector algebra, curves. Miscellaneous course fee may be required in sections with a computer component- see Class Schedule. 4 lectures. Prerequisite: ELM requirement, and passing score on Mathematics Placement Examination, or MATH 118 and MATH 119, or equivalent.

MATH 241 Calculus IV (4) GEB B.2.
Partial derivatives, multiple integrals, introduction to vector analysis. Miscellaneous course fee may be required in sections with a computer component-see Class Schedule. 4 lectures. Prerequisite: MATH 143.

MATH 242 Differential Equations (4) GEB B.2.
Ordinary differential equations: introduction with applications in engineering and science; classification of equations and their analytic solutions; study of interrelationships between differential systems, graphs, and physical problems. Miscellaneous course fee may be required in sections with a computer component-see Class Schedule. 4 lectures. Prerequisite: MATH 241.

MATH 318 Advanced Engineering Mathematics (4) GEB B.2.
Power series solutions of differential equations and Bessel functions. Fourier series and transforms; matrices. Miscellaneous course fee may be required in sections with a computer component-see Class Schedule. 4 lectures. Prerequisite: MATH 242.

STAT 312 Statistical Methods for Engineers (3) GEB B.2.
Survey of statistical methods. Descriptive statistics. Graphical methods. Discrete and continuous random variables. One and two sample confidence intervals and hypothesis tests. Single factor analysis of variance. Chi-square tests. Use of computer for solving statistical problems. 3 lectures. Prerequisite: MATH 142.

GEOL 205 Earthwquakes and Earth Hazards (3) GEB B.1.a.
Plate tectonics, seismicity and faulting. Quake mechanisms, intensity and magnitude. Measurement and prediction. History. Prevention and planning. Related geological effects, 3 lectures.

ME 302 Thermodynamics (3)
Properties and fundamental relations for processes involving substances and the transfer of energy. First and second laws of thermodynamics, irreversibility and availability. 3 lectures. Prerequisite: PHYS 132,

ME 341, 342 Fluid Mechanics (3) (3)
Fluid statics. Conservation equations of fluid dynamics. Viscous flow, boundary layer concepts, lift and drag, compressible flow, turbomachinery. ME 341: 3 lectures. Prerequisite: ME 212. ME 342: 3 lectures. Prerequisite: ME 341, CSC 251 or equivalent.

PHYS 131 General Physics (4) GEB B.1.a.*
Fundamental principles of mechanics. Vectors, particle kinematics, statics and dynamics. Equilibrium of a rigid body. Work and energy,linear momentum, rotational kinematics and dynamics. Primarily for engineering and architecture students, and for students majoring in the physical sciences. 3 lectures, 1 laboratory. Prerequisite: MATH 131 or concurrent enrollment in MATH 142. High school physics recommended.

PHYS 132 General Physics (4) GEB B.1.a.
Oscillations, waves in elastic media, sound waves. Temperature, heat and the first law of thermodynamics. Kinetic theory of matter, second law of thermodynamics. Geometrical and physical optics. 3 lectures, 1 laboratory. Prerequisite: PHYS 131.

PHYS 133 General Physics (4) GEB B.1.a.
Charge and matter, electric field, electric potential, dielectrics, capacitance, current and resistance, electromotive force and circuits, magnetic fields, magnetic field of a moving charge, induced emf. 3 lectures, 1 laboratory. Prerequisite: PHYS 131, MATH 132 or MATH 142.

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