Course Index: General Engineering

GENENG 1000 1 credit Engineering Success Skills: An introductory course which will provide the opportunity for new engineering students to develop and improve their problem-solving ability, computer literacy, and study skills to maximize their chances for success in their college careers and prepare them for subsequent engineering, courses. Topics include: making the transition from high school to college; time management; exploration of the engineering disciplines, learning styles, introduction to computer skills including spreadsheets, word processing and presentation software; engineering ethics, and introduction to engineering methods. Eight week course which meets two hours per week. (Fall, Spring); Components: Lecture; Prereqs/Coreqs: C: MATH 1530 or higher
GENENG 1030 1 credit Introduction to Engineering Projects: An introductory course which will provide the opportunity for new engineering students to explore the UWP engineering programs through seven hands-on engineering modules, representing the seven engineering disciplines at UW-Platteville. Emphasis will be placed on written and oral communication skills, data collection and analysis, computer application skills and group work. Semester course which meets two hours per week. (Fall, Spring); Components: Lecture; Prereqs/Coreqs: P: GENENG 1000; C: Math 1530 or higher or consent of department chair
GENENG 1320 2 credits Engineering Computer Graphics: Problems relative to points, lines and planes in space; Cartesian coordinates; projection-plane theory; orthographic pictorials; dimensioning; auxiliary views; sections; extensive use of computer-aided design (AutoCAD and solid modeling) including 2D and 3D drawing, editing and enhancing; emphasis on development of the ability to communicate graphically; special emphasis on engineering and computer graphics applications. Two 112 minute classes per week. (Fall, Spring); Components: Laboratory; Prereqs/Coreqs: P or C: GENENG 1000 and MATH 2530
GENENG 2030 3 credits Engineering Modeling and Design: An introduction to design tools and practices associated with the design and development of engineering systems. Students will gain experience with solid modeling tools, including part modeling, assembly modeling and the reading and creation of layout drawings. The project portion of the course will focus on ""reverse engineering"". Reverse engineering will be used to examine the design of existing systems (objects such as: a fishing reel, a small refrigerator, a hair dryer, and similar), their assembly, and the engineering principles that form the foundation for the product. Students will model these systems and suggest possible design changes that might lead to improvements in form, function, and/or assembly.; Components: Laboratory, Lecture; Prereqs/Coreqs: C: MATH 2640
GENENG 2130 3 credits Engineering Mechanics-Statics: Composition, resolution and equilibrium of forces and force systems; analysis of structures; friction; centroids; moment of inertia. (Fall, Spring, Summer); Components: Lecture; Prereqs/Coreqs: P or C: GENENG 1030 and MATH 2740
GENENG 2220 2 credits Engineering Mechanics-Dynamics: Kinematics and kinetics of particles and rigid bodies in translation; rotation and general plane motion; Newton's law, work-energy methods; linear and angular momentum. (Fall, Spring, Summer); Components: Lecture; Prereqs/Coreqs: P: GENENG 2130 with a grade of "C" or better
GENENG 2230 3 credits Engineering Mechanics-Dynamics: Kinematics and kinetics of particles and rigid bodies in translation; rotation and general plane motion; Newton's law, work-energy and impulse methods; linear and angular momentum; impacts; systems of particles and introduction to 3-D kinetics. (Fall, Spring, Summer); Components: Lecture; Prereqs/Coreqs: P: GENENG 2130 with a grade of "C" or better

GENENG 2340 4 credits Mechanics of Materials: Simple stress and strain; design and investigation of joints, beams, torsion members and columns; evaluation of shear, moment, slope and deflection of beams and combined stresses. (Fall, Spring); Components: Laboratory, Lecture; Prereqs/Coreqs: P: GENENG 2130 with a grade of "C" or better
GENENG 2630 3 credits Basic Thermoscience for Engineers: Thermodynamic properties; first and second laws of thermodynamics; ideal gas equation of state; steam properties; properties of incompressible substances; refrigerants; carnot cycle; rankine cycle; otto and diesel cycles; refrigeration; conduction and convection heat transfer. Not open to Mechanical Engineering majors. (Fall, Spring, Summer); Components: Lecture; Prereqs/Coreqs: P: MATH 2840 and PHYSICS 2530 or PHYSICS 2240
GENENG 2820 2 credits Engineering Economy: Application of principles of economic analysis to engineering decision making; time value of money; uniform annual cost; present worth; rate of return; benefit-cost ratio; depreciation; income taxes; inflation. (Fall, Spring, Summer); Components: Lecture; Prereqs/Coreqs: P: GENENG 1030 and sophomore standing
GENENG 2930 3 credits Applications of Electrical Engineering: Electric circuit analysis techniques; transients; AC analysis; power in AC circuits; transformers; and introduction to three-phase circuits. (Fall, Spring, Summer); Components: Laboratory, Lecture; Prereqs/Coreqs: P: PHYSICS 2640 or PHYSICS 2340; not open to Electrical Engineering majors
GENENG 3000 1 - 3 credits Undergraduate Research in Engineering: Introduction to research methods in both interdisciplinary engineering as well as any engineering discipline, literature review, data analysis, and design. A student may register for one to three credits in a given semester. (Fall, Spring, Summer); Components: Research; Prereqs/Coreqs: C: MATH 2740
GENENG 4000 1 - 3 credits Research in Microsystems and Nanotechnology: Students will learn research methods applied to microsystems and nanotechnology, including the use of scientific literature and the evaluation of data. Research projects may be interdisciplinary, involving aspects of biology, chemistry, physics, and engineering, and they may involve experiments and/or modeling and simulation. Results will be presented in a final report. This course is required for the Minor in Microsystems and Nanotechnology. (Fall, Spring); Components: Lecture; Prereqs/Coreqs: P: ENGRPHYS 3930
GENENG 4230 3 credits Design and Simulation of MEMS: This course is structured to give the students the tools to design, digitally fabricate, and simulate reliable MEMS devices. It will include in-depth study of mechanics and microelectronics concepts and how to couple them to design functioning MEMS. Since MEMS are fabricated using brittle materials, then probabilistic design concepts are introduced. Students will understand failure modes in MEMS and how to design for reliability. FEA software is used to simulate and probabilistically design MEMS. Students will also learn how to digitally fabricate MEMS using CAD based design layout and visualization software. (Fall); Components: Lecture; Prereqs/Coreqs: P: ENGRPHYS 3930 and MATH 3630