ENGR 196 Introduction to Engineering (3 cr.)


Prerequisites: None

Corequisites: MATH 159 or 154

Textbooks: Roger Toogood and Jack Zecher, Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 3.0 Tutorial and Multimedia CD, Schroff Development Corporation, 2006. ISBN: 978-1-58503-307-2
Carol L. O'Loughlin, ENGR 196 Electrical Engineering Manual, Deparmental Publication, 2002.
Description: An overview of the engineering profession and methodologies of engineering design. Students develop skills using computer aided design and simulation software for engineering systems. Projects and homeworks are implemented and tested in a laboratory environment. The course also introduces the students to standard computer application software and university network and software resources.

Goals: To introduce the students to methodologies of engineering modelling, computer simulation, and laboratory experimentation as tools in the design process.
Outcomes:
Topics: PROENGINEER Topics
1. Introduction to Pro/Engineer user interface and model structure. (1 period)
2. Solid protrusions, introduction to Sketcher.(2 periods)
3. Holes and cuts. (2 periods)
4. Intent Manager, design intent. (1 period)
5. Revolved protrusion, rounds, chamfers. (2 periods)
6. Changing the model. (2 periods)
7. Design process. Project descriptions. (1 period)
8. Datum planes. (2 periods)
9. Patterns, copies, mirror images. (2 periods)
10. 2-D engineering drawings. (1 period)
11. Project presentations. (1 period)

Electrical Topics
1. Introduction to analog circuit concepts. (3 periods)
2. Introduction to the use of Pspice to solve simple dc and ac circuits. (2 periods)
3. Wiring of experimental circuits and use of electronic instruments in a laboratory setting. (3 periods)
4. Functional behavior of a capacitor in a RC circuit. (2 period)
5. Functional behavior of an operational amplifier IC in an inverting amplifier circuit. (1 period)
6. Students may optionally do one of two circuit projects as enrichment exercises.


Computer Usage: PSpice Student Version 9.1, PROENGINEER Wildfire 3.0


Laboratory Projects: In the electrical engineering unit, there are two formal laboratories to teach an introductory use of a function generator, analog trainer, and a digital oscilloscope. Additional projects using the 555 timer chip and more complex wiring on a protoboard are included as time permits.