Modeling and responses of dynamic systems, feedback control. Introduction to engineering aspects of the fundamentals of the solid state. Structural, chemical, and physical properties of engineering materials with emphasis on ceramics, polymers, and composite materials. Examples of overload, fatigue, creep, corrosion, and electrical failures in metals, glasses, ceramics, composites, polymers, concrete, and semiconductors. Case studies, microscopic techniques, and prevention are emphasized.
Topics covered include heat transfer, fluid flow, extraction, and drying.
CHM 124, PHY 112, MTH 132 or 142, and permission of instructor. Not for major credit in chemical engineering. May be repeated for a maximum of 12 credits. Not for graduate credit in chemical engineering. Required of all graduate students, with a maximum of 1 credit per year allowed.