Applications include graphing data, curve fitting, and solution to sets of equations. Exposure to word processing and spreadsheets is provided as well . This course is intended for freshmen. It provides hands-on introduction to the engineering design and manufacture process in specific engineering disciplines. Attention is paid to the importance of quality, communication skills and the engineering design process as the method engineers use to solve open-ended problems.
Students participate in a variety of design projects depending on their anticipated choice of major.
The course also provides on overview of job and coop opportunities in different engineering disciplines and strategies for success in school. It provides the students help with strategies for success in studying engineering. Students will be given advice, mentored, and provided tips for dealing with courses and time management. Peer student advisors, faculty advisors and mentors from industry will be available at different times during the semester. Presentations by engineers from industry will help freshmen students obtain a glimpse of the profession they have chosen.