This course is designed to introduce students to the intellectual endeavors of engineers and the various disciplines which constitute the field. Major engineering accomplishments are studied from historical, political, artistic and economic viewpoints.
Students work in teams to solve engineering problems and undertake laboratory investigations.
Visits to local companies and industrial installations are included. An introduction to computer aided design. Students will learn to use a solid modeling design system for the purpose of creating their own designs. Design methods and techniques will be studied through development of increasingly complex devices. Application to the equilibrium analysis of trusses, structures and machines in two and three dimensions.