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1. Course Title:

CEGE 1101: Introduction to Civil, Environmental, and Geo- Engineering

2. Credit and Contact Hours

1 credit hour

1 contact hour per week

3. Instructors:

Dr. Catherine French, P.E.

4. Textbook:

No required textbook

a. Other supplemental materials

None

5. Specific Course Information:

a. Brief description of the content of the course (catalog description)

Introduction to civil, environmental, and geoengineering practice and the vital role these

fields play in our society. Presentations made by faculty and professional engineers

include current and future challenges, research and career opportunities, and case studies

of projects.

b. Prerequisites or co-requisites

Lower division student

c. Required, elective, or selected elective

Selected elective: CE, EnvE, GeoE

6. Specific Goals for the Course

a. Specific outcomes of instruction

● Understanding of the vital role that civil, environmental, and geo- engineers have in

modern society including current and future challenges than need to be addressed.

● Understanding of the different areas of emphasis within civil engineering (i.e.,

environmental, geomechanics, structural, transportation, and water resources).

● Understanding of the types of careers available (private practice, government, etc.) as

well as current research, internship, and professional activity opportunities.

b. Explicitly indicate which of the student outcomes listed in Criterion 3 or any

other outcomes are addressed by the course.

7. An ability to acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning

strategies

7. Brief list of topics to be covered.

General description of department and degrees offered

General description of Environmental Engineering

General description of Geoengineering

General description of Structural Engineering

General description of Transportation Engineering

General description of Water Resources Engineering

Personal experiences of practicing engineers

Description of student groups associated with CEGE

1. Course Title:

CEGE 3101: Computer Applications I


3 credit hours

3 contact hours per week

3. Instructors:

Dr. Randal Barnes

Dr. Stefano Gonella

4. Textbook:

Varies with instructor.


Websites and other freely available material



Computer tools and computational methods for solving civil, environmental, and geo-

engineering problems. Solving systems of linear/nonlinear equations, parameter

estimation and engineering model fitting, numerical differentiation/integration, numerical

solution of ordinary and partial differential equations.


MATH 1372 or equivalent

PHYS 1301 or equivalent

CSE or instructor consent


Required: CE, EnvE, GeoE



● Understanding of the fundamental techniques for the numerical solution of

mathematical problems that are encountered across civil, environmental, and geo-

engineering.

● Understanding of the fundamental concepts of numerical analysis: convergence,

accuracy, stability.

● Knowledge of how to implement and use numerical solution techniques.

● Practice of perfecting the art of coding and debugging.

● Development of an appreciation for the problem solving skills associated with

technical computing.

● Development of a personal library of Matlab computer codes for present and future

use in academic and professional life.



3. An ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences


Solving nonlinear equations

Iterative methods, algorithms, and convergence

Data representations, computer math, and an introduction to error analysis

Solving systems of nonlinear equations

Regression, curve fitting, and parameter estimation

Interpolation, function approximation, and optimization

Engineering model fitting

Programming, including debugging, using MATLAB

Numerical integration

Computational precision

Solving systems of linear equations

Specific and iterative methods

Numerical solution of first-order ordinary differential equations

Numerical solution to higher-order differential equations

Systems of linear equations—invertible, over-determined, and under-determined

Numerical solution to partial differential equations

1. Course Title:

CEGE 3102: Uncertainty and Decision Analysis


3 credit hours

2 contact hours per week (lecture)

1 contact hour per week (recitation)

3. Instructors:

Dr. Randal Barnes

Dr. Gary Davis

4. Textbook:

Probability Concepts in Engineering, A. Ang and W Tang, 2nd edition, 2007.


Handouts from Instructor



Stochastic models, their usefulness in reasoning about uncertainty in civil, environmental,

and geoengineering. Techniques for identifying, fitting, and validating models using

data samples. Testing hypotheses about, and bounding uncertainty attached to,

engineering parameters. Applications to civil, environmental, and geoengineering.







● Ability to use probability theory to deduce probability statements from given

information.

● Ability to derive a plausible probability model from first principles.

● Ability to use Monte Carlo simulation to compute desired probabilities.

● Ability to estimate a population quantity from a sample, determine the associated

confidence interval.

● Ability to determine the minimum sample size needed to achieve a desired precision.

● Ability to identify a plausible probability model for a data set, and assess its

goodness-of-fit.

● Ability to test a hypothesis about a population quantity using a data sample.



1. An ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by

applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics

6. An ability to develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret

data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions


Descriptive Statistics

Probability Theory

Random Variables

Discrete Probability Modes

Continuous Random Variables

Functions of Random Variables

Estimation and Hypothesis Testing

Simulation/Numerical Methods

Goodness of Fit/Model Selection

Regression Analysis

1. Course Title:

CEGE 3103: Engineering Ethics and Professional Practice


1 credit hour

1 contact hours per week (discussion)

3. Instructors:

Dr. Gary Davis

Dr. Vaughan Voller

4. Textbook:

Engineering Ethics, 4th edition, C. Fleddermann, 2012.


Handouts from instructor



Introduction to ethical thinking, legal aspects of professional practice, codes of ethics for

engineers, ethical problem-solving using case studies.


Upper division CE, EnvE, GeoE or instructor consent





Working knowledge of ethical theories.

Understanding of concepts of professional practice.

Ability to explain importance of professional licensure.

Working knowledge of engineering codes of ethics.

Ability to analyze issues in professional ethics.




4. An ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering

situations and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact of

engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts

5. An ability to function effectively on a team whose members together provide

leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan

tasks, and meet objectives

7. Brief list of topics to be covered

Professional ethical codes

Legal aspects of professional practice

Understanding ethical problems

Ethical problem solving

Risk, safety, and cost

Rights and responsibilities

Whistle-blowing

Ethics in research

Ethics in private practice

1. Course Title:

CEGE 3111: CADD for Civil Engineers


2 credit hours

4 contact hours per week (combination of lab and lecture)

3. Instructors:

Ms. Ann Johnson, P.E.

4. Textbook:

Harnessing AutoCAD 2013, G.V. Krishnan, 2013.


Course packet provided by instructor



Introduction to AutoCAD and Civil 3D software. Students complete all tasks to design

two-lane roadways and subdivision using civil engineering design software, including

topography, plan/profile, contours, cross sections, and quantity calculations.


CEGE 3201





● Understanding and ability to describe how AutoCAD and other computer aided

drafting programs work.

● Ability to execute basic AutoCAD drawing commands.

● Ability to execute basic AutoCAD modification commands.

● Ability to dimension a drawing according to industry standards.

● Ability to read an AutoCAD drawing and describe its elements.

● Development of a plan for efficiently completing an AutoCAD drawing given

dimensions and criteria.

● Ability to transfer hand-measured dimensions to an AutoCAD drawing.

● Understanding and use of drawing limits and drafting settings.

● Understanding of blocks and how they are used, developed and modified.

● Ability to plot an AutoCAD drawing to scale.

● Ability to describe how Civil 3D works to model civil engineering projects.

● Ability to import surveying data into a Civil 3D drawing.

● Ability to create a topographic map using survey data points along with photos from

Google Earth, and the MnGEO website.





strategies


AutoCAD Skills

Beginning Drawing, Coordinate Systems, Modify Objects

Drawing Tools, Layers

Moving, Rotating, Copying and Modifying

Constructing Geometric Figures

Advanced Drawing Commands

Dimensioning

Hatching and Boundaries

Blocks and Attributes

Plotting

Civil 3D Skills

Creating a Project

Importing Points/Description Keys

Creating Topographic Maps

Digital Terrain Modeling and Contours

Horizontal Geometry

Vertical Geometry

Assemblies, Subassemblies and Cross Sections

Transitions

Intersections

Plotting Plan Sheets

1. Course Title:

CEGE 3201: Introduction to Transportation Engineering


3 credit hours


1 contact hour per week (recitation)

3. Instructors:

Dr. Gary Davis

Dr. Alireza Khani

Dr. Michael Levin

4. Textbook:

Principles of Highway Engineering and Traffic Analysis, F. Mannering and S. Washburn, 5th

Edition, 2012.


None



Applying laws of motion to vehicle performance, determining constraints for highway

designs. Traffic flow principles, their relation to capacity and level of service. Geometric

design, traffic control, pavement design, transportation planning.


PHYS 1301 or equivalent

CEGE 3101, CEGE 3102 (co-requisites)


Required: CE

Selected elective: EnvE, GeoE



● Basic understanding of the fundamental issues in transportation.

● Basic understanding of the factors influencing road vehicle performance.

● Knowledge of basic principles of highway geometric design and ability to apply these

principles to solve simple problems.

● Basic understanding of traffic flow and queuing theory.

● Knowledge of basic procedures for highway capacity and level of service analysis.

● Basic understanding of traffic signal theory and elements of traffic signal operation.

● Basic understanding of travel demand and traffic forecasting.



1. An ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying

principles of engineering, science, and mathematics 5. An ability to function effectively on a team whose members together provide


tasks, and meet objectives.


Vehicle Performance/Human Factors

Geometric Design

Traffic Flow

Traffic Signals

Freeway Capacity and Level of Service (LOS)

Pavement Design

Travel Demand/Forecasting

1. Course Title:

CEGE 3202: Surveying and Mapping


2 credit hours

1.25 contact hours (lecture)

3 contact hours (lab; first six weeks of the term)

3. Instructors:

Ms. Ann Johnson, P.E.

4. Textbook:

Elementary Surveying: An Introduction to Geomatics, Wolf and Ghilani, 2012.


None



Theory of precision measurements of distance, elevation, angle, and direction of

points/lines above, on, or beneath earth's surface. Establishing such points/lines.

Elements of coordinate systems, datum planes, and maps.




CSE or Construction Management student





● Ability to operate a differential level.

● Ability to operate a total station.

● Ability to reduce level notes.

● Ability to correct angle measurements for use in traverse computations.

● Ability to compute latitude and departure of a line.

● Ability to compute coordinate values.

● Ability to use coordinate geometry to compute distances and angles.

● Understanding of the direction of lines as described by azimuth and bearing.

● Ability to draw, read, and interpret contours.

● Ability to describe how GPS works.

● Ability to describe the use of GPS in construction staking and operations.

● Ability to use an engineering scale to plot survey data.

● Ability to develop a map from survey data.

● Ability to sketch locations of objects in the field.

● Ability to accurately determine horizontal distances by pacing.




principles of engineering, science, and mathematics





strategies


Lab:

Differential leveling

Traversing with total station

Topographic mapping with a Total Station

Introduction to GPS

Lecture:

Surveying terms and precision

Field notes, distance measurements and angles

Traversing and traverse corrections

Angle measurement and correction

Azimuths and bearings

Topographic mapping and drafting

Map reading

Public Land Survey origin and implications

Coordinate geometry

Contours

Civil plan elements: plan, profiles, sections, and plan components

Introduction to GPS

1. Course Title:

CEGE 3301: Soil Mechanics I


3 credit hours


3. Instructors:

Dr. Emmanuel Detournay

Dr. Bojan Guzina

4. Textbook:

Soil Mechanics, A. Verruijt, 2012. http://geo.verruijt.net/software/SoilMechBook2012.pdf


CEGE 3301 Lab Manual, Department of Civil, Environmental, and Geo- Engineering



Index properties and soil classification. Effective stress. Permeability and seepage.

Elasticity theory. One-dimensional compression and consolidation; settlements.

Compaction; cut and fill problems.


AEM 3031

CEGE 3101

Upper division CSE or instructor consent





● Understanding of the nature and multi-phase composition of soils.

● Understanding of the basics of one-dimensional and two-dimensional groundwater

flow.

● Reinforcement of the understanding of the concepts of stress and strain; and

understanding of the principle of effective stress.

● Ability to compute the geostatic stress and pore pressure in a soil mass.

● Ability to solve 2D engineering problems (in particular groundwater flow) via

contemporary computer tools such as the finite difference method.

● Understanding of the compressibility and consolidation of soils.

● Understanding of the principles and importance of soil compaction.









Mineral composition

Grain-size distribution; soil classification

Phase composition (particles, water & air); phase relationships

Soil consistency (cohesive and granular soils)

1D Groundwater flow; Darcy’s law

Determination of hydraulic conductivity

Permeability of layered soils

2D groundwater flow; continuity equation

Seepage problems; flow nets

Finite difference method; numerical simulation of seepage

Effective stress principle

Geostatic stresses in layered soils; capillary action

Boussinesq solution; stresses under a rectangular loaded area

Consolidation of soils; 1D consolidation settlement

Settlement due to non-monotonic loading; oedometer test

Consolidation equation; consolidation parameters

Coefficient of consolidation; time rate of consolidation

Soil compaction; cut and fill

1. Course Title:

CEGE 3401: Linear Structural Analysis


3 credit hours


3. Instructors:


Dr. Jialiang Le, P.E.

Dr. Arturo Schultz

Dr. Carol Shield, P.E.

Dr. Henryk Stolarski

4. Textbook (one of the following):

Varies with instructor:

Structural Analysis, Aslam Kassimali, 5th Edition, 2010.

Structural Analysis, Russel C. Hibbeler, 9th Edition, 2015.


None



Analysis of determinate/indeterminate trusses and frames. Application of energy methods

and virtual work technique in analysis of structural deformations. Force-based and

displacement-based methods in analysis of indeterminate structures. Influence lines and

critical load configurations.


AEM 3031



Required: CE




● Familiarity with basic structural systems and their load carrying mechanisms.

● Understanding of basic principles and analysis methods in structural analysis.

● Ability to evaluate internal forces and deformations in determinate structures.

● Understanding of the force-based and displacement-based approaches to analysis of

indeterminate structures.

● Ability to select an appropriate method of analysis for a given structure.

● Familiarity with selecting design-critical loading scenarios based on influence lines.






Systems of forces and corresponding equilibrium conditions

Stability and statical determinacy (indeterminacy) of structures

Evaluation of internal forces in statically determinate frames and trusses

Development of the principle of virtual work and its use in analysis of deformation

Methods of analysis for deformations of statically determinate beams, frames, and trusses

Influence lines

Force-based method of analysis of statically indeterminate structures

Displacement-based method of analysis of statically indeterminate structures

1. Course Title:

CEGE 3402W: Civil Engineering Materials


3 credit hours

4 contact hours per week (3 per week in lecture and 1 per week in laboratory)

3. Instructors:

Dr. Joseph Labuz, P.E.

Dr. Mihai Marasteanu

4. Textbook:

Materials for Civil and Construction Engineers, M.S. Mamlouk and J.P. Zaniewski, 2011.


Standards for materials testing on reserve and available online through Walter Library.



Concepts and modeling of behavior mechanisms for civil engineering materials such as

concrete, masonry, metals, asphalt, plastics, and wood. Standard specifications for

material properties. Techniques for testing.


AEM 3031


Required: CE, EnvE

Selected elective: GeoE



● Understanding of the qualitative behavior of materials used in civil engineering

construction, including concrete, metals, composites, asphalt and masonry.

● Familiarity with the values of basic mechanical properties of materials used in civil

engineering construction including modulus of elasticity, yield strength, ultimate

strength, endurance limit, fracture toughness, Charpy impact energy.

● Understanding of the role of mathematics and mechanics in formulation of the

problems of elasticity, plasticity, and viscoelasticity models of the mechanical

behavior of materials used in civil engineering construction.

● Ability to conduct experiments to measure the mechanical and physical properties of

materials, interpret data and prepare laboratory reports.

● Ability to communicate professionally within the engineering community using

writing instructions provided through class lecture, writing practice, feedback, and

revision.









Stress/strain/deformation, mechanical properties

Structural elements made of linear and nonlinear materials

Tension, compression, and flexure of elastic, elastic-plastic, and composite elements

Metals; properties, fatigue, fracture, corrosion

Brittle materials; concrete, rock and ceramics

Aggregates, Portland cement, Portland cement concrete

Wood, masonry, and composite materials

Linear systems; series and parallel arrangements

Viscoelasticity

Asphalt cement, asphalt concrete

1. Course Title:

CEGE 3501: Introduction to Environmental Engineering


3 credit hours


3. Instructors:

Dr. William Arnold, P.E.

Dr. Paige Novak, P.E.

Dr. Erin Surdo

4. Textbook:

Introduction to Environmental Engineering, Davis & Cornwell, 5th Edition, 2012.


None



A quantitative approach to environmental problems, including the development of mass

and energy balances and the application of fundamental principles of environmental

chemistry and microbiology. Meets the University of Minnesota’s liberal education

environment theme through the incorporation of environmental function, problems, and

solutions throughout the course.


CHEM 1062


PHYS 1302





● Ability to formulate material and energy balances with applications to environmental

systems.

● Understanding of the mathematical formulations used to analyze the fate and

transport of substances in idealized environmental systems containing air, water, and

solid phases.

● Broad understanding of challenges and current technologies in environmental

engineering.

● Understanding of the scientific principles behind global climate change.

● Ability to identify key air, water, and soil pollutants.

● Understanding of the chemistry and microbiology principles behind water and

wastewater treatment.

● Understanding of the treatment of solid and hazardous wastes.

● Understanding of the role of government and citizens in developing policy and the

ethical implications of technology with regard to environmental issues.







strategies


Mass and energy balances

Global climate change

Equilibrium chemistry: pH, solubility, carbonate system

Chemical and microbial kinetics

Water resources

Water pollutants

Drinking water treatment

Wastewater treatment

Air pollutants

Treatment of air pollution

Solid waste treatment

Hazardous waste treatment

Ethics

1. Course Title:

CEGE 3502: Fluid Mechanics


4 credit hours


2 contact hours per week (lab)

3. Instructors:

Dr. Michele Guala

Dr. Kimberly Hill

4. Textbook:

Engineering fluid mechanics, Elger et al., Wiley 2016.


Laboratory manual (e-copy)

Moodle site



Fluid statics/dynamics. Kinematics of fluid flow, equations of motion, pressure-velocity

relationships, viscous effects, boundary layers. Momentum/energy equations. Lift/drag.

Flow in pipes and pipe systems. Hydraulic machinery. Fluid measurements.


AEM 2012 or AEM 3031


CEGE 3101





● Ability to measure fluid properties and understand how different fluids can be used

for different purposes.

● Ability to estimate the forces acting on submerged or partially submerged objects of

different shape.

● Understanding of the difference between the laminar and turbulent regimes (in the

equations and in laboratory experiments).

● Ability to apply the Control Volume approach for energy and momentum equation.

● Ability to design laboratory experiments (similitude and flow measurements).

● Ability to design simple components of hydraulic systems (pumps, pipe systems).








Fluid properties

Fluid statics

Bernoulli equation and pressure variation

Control volume approach and continuity equation

Momentum equation

Energy equation

Dimensional analysis and similitude

Shear force and boundary layer

Flow in conduits

Drag and lift

Flow and fluid properties measurements

Turbomachinery

1. Course Title:

CEGE 3541: Environmental Engineering Laboratory


3 credit hours


3 contact hours per week (lab)

3. Instructors: .

Dr. Erin Surdo

4. Textbook:

Introduction to Environmental Engineering, Davis & Cornwell, 5th Edition, 2012


None



Laboratory-based course focused on physical, chemical, and microbiological

measurements used in analysis of air, water, and solid samples. Applications include

water quality, water treatment, wastewater treatment, hazardous waste

treatment/remediation, air pollution, and environmental sensing.


CEGE 3501


Required: EnvE

Selected elective: CE, GeoE



● Ability to use basic laboratory equipment used in the field of environmental

engineering

● Understanding of chemical and microbiological principles used in analysis of air,

water, and solid samples

● Ability to use basic statistics to represent uncertainty in reported data

● Ability to write a formal laboratory report










Measuring mass and volume in the laboratory

Air quality monitoring

Field sensing and sampling to monitor water quality

Water quality and wastewater treatment parameters

Microbiology and water quality

Pollutant partitioning in air, water, and sediment

Alkalinity, hardness, and water softening

Treatment of surface water for human consumption

Dynamics in a continuous stirred-tank reactor

Diffusion, dispersion, and mass transfer

1. Course Title:

CEGE 4101W: Project Management and Engineering Economics


3 credit hours


3. Instructors:

Dr. Randal Barnes


4. Textbook:

Project Management: A Systems Approach to Planning, Scheduling, and Controlling, H. Kerzer,

Wiley, 2013.

Civil Engineer's Handbook of Professional Practice, K. Hansen, K. Zenobia, ACE Press, 2011.


None



Civil, environmental, and geoengineering project management. Project planning,

scheduling, and controlling. Project permitting. Financing, bidding, and contracts for

public projects. Budgeting, staffing, task cost control. Critical path method and graphical

project representations. Engineering economics.







● Ability to create, represent, and maintain project plans and schedules.

● Ability to identify and characterize project outcomes including project scope, activity

durations and sequencing, timescales, costs, and quality.

● Development of skills and tools necessary to create a variety of necessary project

communication types including professional emails, progress updates, tasks and time

accounting, and oral and written reports throughout the life of the project.

● Understanding of the engineers' roles in managing and leadership for civil,

environmental, and geoengineering projects.

● Ability to identify and manage risks, issues and dependencies.

● Basic understanding of time value of money, project financing, and project costing

for civil, environmental, and geoengineering projects.








strategies


Professional Engagement

The Engineer's Role in Project Development

What Engineers Deliver

Executing a Professional Commission

Project Management

Permitting

The Client Relationship and Business Development

Leadership

Managing the civil, environmental, and geoengineering enterprise

Engineering Economics

1. Course Title:

CEGE 4102W/4103W/4104W: Capstone Design


4 credit hours


3. Instructors:


Dr. John Gulliver

Dr. Raymond Hozalski, P.E.



Mr. Dennis Martenson, P.E., Pres. ASCE ‘06

Dr. Merry Rendahl

Dr. Otto Strack

Dr. Vaughan Voller

4. Textbook:



None



Culmination of the civil, environmental, and geoengineering coursework and transition

to career. Students work in teams to formulate/solve a design project guided by a

professional engineer (mentor) familiar with the project. The course includes content on

engineering ethics, professional registration and licensure, leadership, business types and

models, project management, public policy, and sustainability.


4102W: CEGE 4101W, CEGE 4301, CEGE 4401, CEGE 4501, CEGE 4502

4103W: CEGE 4101W, CEGE 4501, CEGE 4502, Final semester

4104W: CEGE 4101W, CEGE 4121, CEGE 4311, CEGE 4351, ESCI 4501





● Ability to solve a real-world design problem.

● Understanding of consultant-client relationship.

● Ability to synthesize knowledge from various courses.

● Ability to interact with team members, peers, and consultants.

● Ability to write a professional report.

● Ability to make professional oral presentations.





2. An ability to apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs

with consideration of (i) public health, (ii) safety, and (iii) welfare, as well as (iv)

global, (v) cultural, (vi) social, (vii) environmental, and (viii) economic factors*









strategies

*The factors underlined in Student Outcome 2 are those aspects specifically addressed

by the course


Engineering Ethics

Professional Registration and Licensure

Leadership

Business Types and Models

Project Management

Public Policy

Sustainability

Technical Writing

Presentation skills

1. Course Title:

CEGE 4121: Computer Applications II


3 credit hours


3. Instructors:

Dr. Randal Barnes

Dr. Bojan Guzina

4. Textbook:

All of the “textbooks” for the class are available online for free. No required textbooks to be

purchased for this course.


Digital course notes.



Advanced application of computer tools/methods in solving ordinary/partial differential

equations from civil, environmental, and geoengineering problems. MatLab

programming. Methods may include finite differences, boundary element, finite element,

and control volume finite element.


MATH 2373 or equivalent, MATH 2374 or equivalent

CEGE 3101



Required: GeoE

Selected elective: CE, EnvE



● Enhanced ability to recognize when a computer-based solution or model is

appropriate for the civil engineering problem at hand.

● Recognition and understanding of basic data structures and common algorithms

appropriate for civil engineering problems.

● Understanding of computer computations; specifically, understanding and controlling

round-off and truncation errors.

● Ability to implement a “test-first” design for engineering programs.

● Creation of enhanced computational toolbox.

● Development of anti-bugging practices.

● Enhanced ability at software debugging.

● Training in team design, implementation, and execution of engineering software.






Spatial interpolation of irregularly spaced data over irregular polygons (e.g. interpolating rainfall

data over a watershed). Multiquadritic interpolation. Bilinear interpolation. Solving large

systems of linear equations.

Shortest route problem and dynamic programming (e.g. for on-board navigation with intelligent

vehicle systems). Dijkstra’s shortest route algorithm.

Constrained least squares (e.g. adjustment of traffic network surveys). Network- based models

and data structures: node-arc incidence matrices.

Computer computations, understanding IEEE 754-2008 floating point numbers. Dealing with

truncation and round-off by choosing wisely, and a bit of math. Series expansions, Horner’s

rule, computational efficiency (e.g. stress singularities).

Computational geometry, numerical integration over irregular shapes (e.g. average rainfall over a

watershed). Point-in-polygon algorithms.

Linear optimization (e.g. mixing and blending); Nonlinear optimization (e.g. model selection

using genetic algorithms).

Nonlinear systems of equations (e.g. large pipe networks).

Monte Carlo simulation and queueing theory (e.g. ramp monitoring); Deterministic simulation

using mechanics (e.g. distinct element modeling).

Solving complex systems of ordinary differential equations; Solving partial differential

equations, finite difference formulations (e.g. the heat equation for modeling thermal stress in

pavements).

Large-scale, complex system optimization (e.g. optimizing a truss).

Stochastic simulation of complex systems (e.g. cell dynamics).

1. Course Title:

CEGE 4190: Engineering Co-op Assignment


2 to 6 credits

3. Instructors:


4. Textbooks:



None



Formal written report of work during six-month professional assignment.







● Ability to solve real-world design problems.

● Ability to write a professional report.







Professional experience

Writing skills

1. Course Title:

CEGE 4201: Principles of Highway Design


3 credit hours


3. Instructors:

Dr. Gary Davis

4. Textbooks:

Garber, N. and Hoel, L. Traffic and Highway Engineering, 5th edition, Cengage Learning, 2015.

MnDOT Road Design Manual, 2012


None



Vertical and horizontal alignment, cross-sections and earthwork computations, roadside

design, highway capacity, impact of vehicle type on geometric design, intersection

design, safety impacts of highway design.


CEGE 3201

Upper division CSE student or instructor consent






● Understanding of how vehicle and driver abilities constrain design.

● Ability to lay out and evaluate an initial alignment.

● Ability to apply principles of horizontal alignment.

● Ability to apply principles of vertical alignment.

● Ability to apply principles of horizontal/vertical alignment coordination.

● Ability to apply principles of cross-section design.

● Ability to apply principles of at-grade intersection design.

● Ability to use Highway Safety Manual to assess safety impacts of design.









*The factors underlined in Student Outcome 2 are those aspects specifically addressed by

the course


Vehicle and driver abilities as design constraints

Initial highway alignment

Horizontal alignment

Vertical Alignment

Highway cross sections

Capacity and level of service

Design of at grade intersections

Safety and highway design

1. Course Title:

CEGE 4211/5211: Traffic Engineering


3 credit hours


3. Instructors:

Dr. Gary Davis

Dr. John Hourdos

Dr. Howard Preston

4. Textbook:

Traffic and Highway Engineering, Garber and Hoel, 5th Edition.


MN Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices



Principles of vehicle/driver performance as they apply to safe/efficient operation of

highways. Design/use of traffic control devices. Capacity/level of service. Trip

generation, traffic impact analysis. Safety/traffic studies.


CEGE 3201, CEGE 3102 or equivalent






● Understanding of the fundamentals of traffic engineering.

● Knowledge of both quantitative and computerized techniques for solving basic traffic

engineering problems.

● Ability to apply the principles of traffic engineering to evaluate, analyze, and design

timing plans for signalized intersections.

● Ability to write a technical report and communicate the results of their solution

approach to other engineering professionals.











Vehicle/Driver Performance

Highway Sight distance

Intersection Sight Distance

Probability and Statistics Review

Traffic Flow Theory

Freeway Operations

Freeway Level-of-Service

Traffic Control Devices

Un-signalized Intersection Capacity

Signalized Intersection Control

Signalized Intersection Capacity and LOS

Actuated Signals

Introduction to Roundabout design and control

Traffic Analysis Tools

HCM and Synchro methodologies Introduction

Safety Improvement Programming

Analysis of Individual Accidents

1. Course Title:

CEGE 4253: Pavement Engineering and Management


3 credit hours


3. Instructors:


4. Textbook:



None



History of road construction. Asphalt pavement. Portland cement concrete pavement

construction. Construction technologies. Maintaining flexible/rigid pavement systems.

Manual/automated assessment. Definitions of performance. Optimization.


CEGE 3201, CEGE 3301, CEGE 3402

Upper division CSE, grad student, or instructor consent





● Understanding of pavement design and construction issues that significantly affect the

performance and durability of pavements.

● Ability to identify these issues and design construction process to prevent

performance and durability problems from taking place.

● Understanding of the main concepts in pavement management and how to measure

and assess road conditions.

● Knowledge of the maintenance and rehabilitation techniques available.

● Understanding of pavement performance models, life cycle analysis, and how they

are used to design pavement management systems.

● Ability to evaluate case studies in pavement management.










the course


Introduction, pavement history, pavement types, traffic

Flexible/rigid pavements structure, subgrade materials testing, resilient modulus

Shrinking, swelling, frost heave, thaw weakening, mitigating frost action

Soil stabilization – full depth reclamation & rubblization, stabilization methods in MN

Aggregate sources and production, mineral properties

Chemical, physical, and other aggregate properties

PCC pavements, Portland cement and concrete review

Plant operations, transport, steel placement, general construction procedure

Fixed form and slip form paving, joints

Rigid pavements distresses, maintenance, and rehabilitation

Asphalt pavements, asphalt binder and asphalt mixtures review

Surface preparation, asphalt mixture production and transport

Asphalt mixture placement and compaction

Asphalt mixture construction problems

Flexible pavements distresses, maintenance, and rehabilitation

Use of recycled materials, warm mix asphalt

Introduction to Pavement Management, condition assessment data

Roughness, surface friction, deflection measurements, surface distresses

Pavement Condition Index (PCI), predicting deterioration

Rehabilitation and maintenance strategies

Needs analysis, selection when funds are constrained

Time value of money, LCCA

Life cycle cost analysis, FHWA – LCCA in Pavement Design

Environmental effects and LCA

MnDOT pavement management system

1. Course Title:

CEGE 4301: Soil Mechanics II


3 credit hours

3 contact hours per week (lecture) + laboratory

3. Instructors:


Dr. Stefano Gonella


4. Textbook:

Soil Mechanics, A. Verruijt, 2012. http://geo.verruijt.net/software/SoilMechBook2012.pdf


Soil Mechanics in Engineering Practice, Terzaghi, Peck, Mesri, 1996.

Soil Mechanics, R. F. Craig, 2004.

Fundamentals of Geotechnical Engineering, B. M. Das, 2005.



Traction and stress. Mohr-Coulomb failure criterion. Experiments on soil strength. Earth

pressure theories, rigid/flexible retaining walls. Stability of slopes. Bearing capacity of

foundations.


CEGE 3301



Required: CE




● Ability to use principles of solid mechanics to describe Mohr-Coulomb failure

criterion.

● Ability to measure mechanical behavior, evaluate data, and write reports.

● Ability to apply earth pressure theory to design rigid and flexible retaining walls.

● Ability to apply limit equilibrium to evaluate stability of slopes.

● Ability to apply bearing capacity theory to design a shallow foundation.

● Ability to analyze various options for design of a geotechnical structure.












the course


Subsurface exploration

State of stress; normal and shear stresses

Mohr’s circle; concept of the pole

Shear strength: Mohr-Coulomb failure criterion

Direct shear test

Triaxial compression test

Undrained (uniaxial) compression test

Lateral earth pressure—Rankine theory

Rigid retaining walls

Sheet pile walls

Limit equilibrium—Coulomb theory

Slope stability

Shallow foundations

Bearing capacity

Deep foundations

1. Course Title:

CEGE 4311: Rock Mechanics


4 credit hours

4 contact hours per week (lecture) + laboratory

3. Instructors:



4. Textbook:

Introduction to Rock Mechanics, R. E. Goodman, 1989.

Practical Rock Engineering: course notes, E. Hoek, 2007.


Rock Mechanics for Underground Mining, Brady and Brown, 2006.

Tunnels and Shafts in Rock, Corps of Engineers, 1997.

Fundamentals of Rock Mechanics, Jaeger, Cook, and Zimmerman, 2007.



Site investigation/classification. In-situ stresses. Strength/failure criteria of

rock/interfaces. Stereographic projections. Kinematic analysis of rock slopes. Block

size/stability. Reinforcement. Methods of stress analysis. Pillar design, stiffness effects.

Elastoplastic analysis. Rock-support interaction. Numerical modeling of support systems.

Lab testing of rock.


CEGE 3301



Required: GeoE




● Ability to use the basic principles of elasticity and plasticity to describe mechanical

behavior.

● Ability to measure index properties, evaluate experimental data, and write a report.

● Ability to apply vector analysis to slope problems and design support for a slope.

● Experience in using numerical modeling to analyze excavations.

● Ability to apply numerical modeling to a tunnel problem and evaluate support

conditions.









the course


Stress vector and stress state; Mohr’s circle

Planes of weakness; Coulomb friction

Shear strength of joints and rock; Mohr-Coulomb failure

Mechanical response of rock; index properties

Uniaxial and triaxial compression tests; elasto-plastic behavior

Sampling rock (RQD); geological data (strike and dip)

Stereographic projections; limit equilibrium of blocks; Stereonets and DIPS

Kinematic analysis of blocks

Vector operations; cone of friction

3D stability of blocks; generalized cone of friction

Bolt force; water pressure

Block size and SWEDGE

Tunneling: methods, equipment and support systems

Lame solution, Kirsch solution; Elasto-plastic analysis of Lame problem

Numerical modeling of excavation, PHASE2

Support systems; Ground reaction and support characteristic curves

Convergence-confinement method; stress analysis of support

Shallow tunnel

Rock mass classification systems

1. Course Title:

CEGE 4351: Groundwater Mechanics


3 credit hours


3. Instructors:

Dr. Otto Strack

4. Textbook:

Applied Groundwater Mechanics, O.D.L. Strack, Cambridge University Press, 2017; provided

for free to the students in pdf form, by permission.


Class notes are all written on a tablet, are projected on screen during class time and are e-

mailed to the students in pdf form



Shallow confined, unconfined, and semi-confined flows. Flow in two coupled aquifers

separated by leaky layers. Transient flow. Flow toward wells. Streamlines/path lines in

two/three dimensions. Contaminant transport. Elementary computer modeling.


CEGE 3101 or BBE 2003, CEGE 3502 or BBE 3012



Required: GeoE




● Understanding of the basic equations and principles that govern groundwater flow.

● Knowledge of the natural occurrences of groundwater and the types of flow that occur

in aquifer systems.

● Ability to estimate aquifer properties from field observations.

● Ability to solve groundwater flow problems involving rivers and well fields.

● Ability to solve problems of transient groundwater flow, involving rivers and well

fields.

● Ability to solve groundwater flow problems involving leakage from surface water

bodies into aquifers.

● Ability to complete one groundwater modeling project taken from consulting practice

and report the findings in a formal report.






Introduction into groundwater flow; illustration by practical observations stressing the

importance of groundwater as a resource and explanation of the term “groundwater mining”

Definition of piezometric head, pressure, specific discharge. Darcy’s law and mass balance

The governing partial differential equation

Shallow confined flow

Discharge potential for uniform flow and wells

Shallow unconfined flow

Combined confined/unconfined flow

Infiltration from rainfall

Infiltration through the bottoms of circular and linear surface water bodies

Application of elementary solutions to problems involving wells and rivers

Capture zones of wells

Semi-confined flow; flow underneath dams

Flow to well fields near rivers for semi-confined flow

Derivation of the equations governing the inter action between rivers and aquifers

Transient flow with wells

Principles of groundwater modeling

Designing well fields for groundwater withdrawal and contaminant removal

1. Course Title:

CEGE 4352: Groundwater Modeling


3 credit hours


3. Instructors:

Dr. Otto Strack

4. Textbook:

Applied Groundwater Mechanics, O.D.L. Strack, Cambridge University Press, 2017; provided

for free to the students in pdf form, by permission.


Class notes are all written on a tablet, are projected on screen during class time and are e-




Analytic element method. Mathematical/computer modeling of single/multiple aquifer

systems. Groundwater recovery. Field problems. Theory/application of simple

contaminant transport models, including capture zone analysis.


CEGE 4351

Upper division CSE or graduate student or instructor consent





● Ability to create a conceptual model for a groundwater flow problem.

● Ability to use solutions presented in the text to solve practical problems by

implementing them in Matlab®.

● Ability to design pump-out systems for contaminant removal using wells.

● Ability to gather data necessary for the modeling of regional single-layer aquifers

involving rivers, lakes and wells.

● Ability to calibrate a groundwater model using field data; knowledge of field data

necessary for this purpose.

● Ability to model the effect of inhomogeneities on flow in aquifers, understanding of

their role and development of the ability to create the simplest model possible to

answer stated question(s).

● Understanding of the contemporary issues associated with groundwater management

and groundwater as a resource, e.g., for agriculture.






Modeling groundwater flow analytically using programs to be written by the students in

Matlab®.

Formulation of two-dimensional groundwater flow in terms of complex variables.

The complex potential, the potential and the stream function.

Modeling project: determining capture zones for wells operating in a problem of contaminant

removal.

Capture zone analysis and contaminant capture.

Modeling and understanding the effect of inhomogeneities, in particular their effect on the

pumping rates of wells.

Line-sinks and their application to model aquifers with rivers and lakes.

Complex functions suitable for modeling infiltration in areas bounded by polygons; implement in

Matlab®.

Waste isolation in aquifers.

Modeling project: modeling a regional aquifer systems with wells, lakes, rivers and infiltration

using the analytic method, implemented by the students in Matlab®. Present the results in an

oral 15 minute presentation, which counts as the final examination.

1. Course Title:

CEGE 4401: Steel and Reinforced Concrete Design


4 credit hours

4 contact hours per week (lecture), 1 contact hour per week (recitation)

3. Instructors:


Dr. Lauren Linderman


4. Textbook:

Steel Construction Manual, 15th edition, American Institute of Steel Construction, 2016.

Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete (318-14) and Commentary (318R-14),

American Concrete Institute, 2014.


Steel Design, William Segui, 2007.

Reinforced Concrete – Mechanics and Design2, James Wight and James MacGregor,

2011.

Course packets created by instructors available on website.



Limit-states design. Steel: tension, compression, flexure, combined compression/flexure,

connections. Reinforced concrete: beams (rectangular, T-sections, doubly reinforced) in

flexure/shear, one-way slabs, serviceability, development length, reinforcement detailing,

short columns.


CEGE 3401

CEGE 3402 (co-requisite)



Required: CE




● Ability to identify critical load combinations required for member design.

● Ability to design steel tension member.

● Ability to determine capacity of steel flexural member.

● Ability to determine capacity of steel column.

● Ability to design singly reinforced concrete beam for flexure.

● Ability to determine shear capacity of reinforced concrete beam.

● Ability to determine capacity of reinforced concrete column.









the course


Introduction, Loads

Steel: Tension Members

Steel: Connections

Steel: Compression Members

Steel: Beams

Steel: Beam-Columns and Frames

Reinforced Concrete: Materials

Reinforced Concrete: Beams and One-way Slabs: Flexure

Reinforced Concrete: Beams: Serviceability

Reinforced Concrete: Beams: Shear

Reinforced Concrete: Beams: Development length

Reinforced Concrete: Short Columns

1. Course Title:

CEGE 4411: Matrix Structural Analysis


3 credit hours


3. Instructors:


4. Textbook:

Matrix Structural Analysis, W. McGuire, R. H. Gallagher, and R. D. Ziemian, 2014.


None



Analysis of linear structural systems by matrix methods, stiffness, and flexibility

methods. Introduction to computerized structural analysis of trusses/frames, including

coding.


CEGE 3101, CEGE 3401






● Understanding of the energy-based flexibility approaches and matrix-based stiffness

approaches to structural analysis.

● Ability to determine deflections and forces in statically determinate and indeterminate

structures using the matrix stiffness method.

● Understanding of the physical interpretation of stiffness matrices and use of this

interpretation to assemble the stiffness matrix by hand.

● Ability to compute deflections and rotations, internal forces and moments, and

reactions in trusses, beams and frames.

● Ability to develop and use computer programs which implement the direct stiffness

method to analyze and design simple structural systems.






Overview of Matrix Structural Analysis

Matrix Algebra

Plane Trusses

Computer Program for Plane Trusses

Beams

Computer Program for Beams

Plane Frames

Computer Program for Frames

Member Releases and Secondary Effects

Three-dimensional Structures (space trusses, grids, and space frames)

1. Course Title:

CEGE 4412: Reinforced Concrete II


3 credit hours


3. Instructors:

Dr. Arturo Schultz


Reinforced Concrete: Mechanics and Design, Wight, 7th Edition, 2016.

Design of Concrete Structures, Darwin, Dolan and Nilson, 15th Edition, 2015.


Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete (318-14) and Commentary (318R-

14), American Concrete Institute, 2014.



Advanced design of reinforced concrete structures: footings, columns with slenderness

effects and biaxial loading, torsion, continuous systems, two-way floor systems.


CEGE 4401






● Understanding, at a qualitative level, the complete flow of forces from gravity loads

in reinforced concrete buildings.

● Ability to analyze and design continuous one-way floor systems including slab-beam-

girder floors and concrete joist floors.

● Ability to analyze and design two-way concrete floor systems using the Direct Design

and Equivalent Frame Methods, as well as modern computer software (e.g.,

SAP2000).

● Understanding the mechanics of torsion in reinforced concrete beams and apply

contemporary principles for their design.

● Ability to analyze and design concrete columns under compression and biaxial

loading.

● Ability to analyze and design slender concrete columns, both sway and non-sway,

using contemporary methods.

● Ability to conduct the analysis and design of the floor system for a reinforced

concrete building, prepare a report documenting the design, and make an oral

presentation highlighting the most important aspects of the project.










the course


Introduction, design process

Continuous beams and one-way slabs

Modeling and analysis of concrete buildings

Continuous slab-beam-girder floor system

Joist floor systems

Two-way floor systems-Direct Design Method

Two-way floor systems-Equivalent Frame Method

Shear strength of two-way floor systems

Unbalanced moment transfer in two-way floor systems

Biaxially-loaded columns

Slender columns

Torsion in beams

Spread footings

1. Course Title:

CEGE 4413: Steel Design II


3 credit hours


3. Instructors:

Dr. Jialiang Le, P.E.

4. Textbook:

Steel Structures Design and Behavior, Salmon, Johnson, and Malhas, 2009.

Steel Construction Manual, 15th edition, American Institute of Steel Construction, 2016.


None



Design of steel and composite steel/concrete structures, including composite beams, plate

girders, beam-columns, connections and multi-story frames.


CEGE 4401






● Understanding of the AISC Steel Construction Manual from the fundamental

principles of mechanics.

● Ability to design individual structural members and components, which include

composite beams, plate girders, beam columns, and connections.

● Ability to design multi-story steel structures by using computer structural analysis

software.

● Familiarity with the model simplification for the design of large-scale steel structures.

● Understanding of the iterative design process to reach an optimum design solution.












the course


Design of composite beams

Buckling analysis

Design of plate girders

Second-order analysis

Design of multi-story frames

Design of shear connections

Design of moment connections

1. Course Title:

CEGE 4416/5416: Sensors in Infrastructure


3 credit hours


3. Instructors:

Dr. Lauren Linderman

4. Textbook:

Holman J. Experimental Methods for Engineers, 8th Edition

Shukla, A., Dally, J.W. Instrumentation and Sensors for Engineering Measurements and Process

Control. ISBN 978-1-935673-06-4


None



As sensors become part of practice in CEGE fields, an understanding of instrumentation

and their application to engineering problems becomes essential. This course will

highlight the interdisciplinary nature of using sensors in engineering applications and how

previous coursework can be applied. The sensors covered will range from mechanical

measurements (e.g. strain, displacement, and acceleration) to environmental

measurements (e.g. temperature, oxygen concentration, and wind speed), non-destructive

techniques, and embedded computing using Arduino® nodes. In addition to class lectures,

instruments and data acquisition will be explored in lab experiments.


CEGE 3402

AEM 3031






● Development of an understanding of how sensors work, their limitations, and the concept of direct and indirect measurement.

● Application of classroom knowledge to simple laboratory experiments using

appropriate data acquisition techniques.

● Preparation for selecting sensor systems to solve engineering problems in CEGE fields





6. An ability to develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze, and interpret

data, and use engineering judgement to draw conclusions


strategies.


Experimental Uncertainty

Direct vs. Indirect Measurement

Data Acquisition

Measurement of Deformation

Measurement of Condition

Measurement of Applications

1. Course Title:

CEGE 4501: Hydrologic Design


4 credit hours

3.0 contact hours per week -lecture

1.5 contact hours per week-recitation

3. Instructors:

Dr. Ardeshir Ebtehaj

Dr. Xue Feng

4. Textbook:

Water Resources Engineering, L.W. Mays, 2010


Course website



Hydrologic cycle: precipitation, evaporation, infiltration runoff. Flood routing through

rivers and reservoirs. Statistical analysis of hydrologic data and estimation of design

flows. Open channel flow, flow through conduits. Detention basin design, hydraulic

structure sizing, estimation of risk of flooding.


CEGE 3502


Required: CE, EnvE




● Understanding of the hydrologic cycle and its primary components.

● Ability to quantitatively estimate the magnitude of hydrologic processes.

● Determination of hydrologic design events using probability and statistics.

● Basic understanding of open channel hydraulics, uniform flow, critical depth and

gradually varied flow.









the course


Introduction to the Course and Course Policies

Hydrologic Cycle and Water budget

Precipitation

Evaporation and Transpiration

Infiltration

Measurement of surface runoff

Surface runoff and stream-flow

Unit hydrographs

Synthetic UH

Hydrologic routing and river routing

Probability and statistics in hydrology

Frequency analyses

Design storm and design flow

Principles of open channel hydraulics

Critical depth

Uniform flow

Canal Design

Gradually varied flow

Culvert Design

1. Course Title:

CEGE 4502: Water and Wastewater Treatment


3 credit hours


3. Instructors:

Dr. Raymond Hozalski, P.E.

Dr. Timothy LaPara, P.E.

4. Textbook:

Water and Wastewater Engineering: Design Principles and Practice, Davis, M.L. 2011.


None



Theory and design of physical, chemical, and biological processes for the treatment of

water and wastewater.


CEGE 3501 or CHEN 2001 or BBE 3033


Required: CE, EnvE




● Understanding of the characteristics of surface water, groundwater, and municipal

wastewater and how these impact the design of water and wastewater treatment

facilities.

● Ability to estimate the expected flow requirements for water/wastewater utilities and

how to estimate population growth.

● Ability to design individual unit operations for the purpose of providing potable and

palatable drinking water.

● Ability to design individual unit operations for the purpose of proving wastewater

treatment for the purpose of minimizing the impact on surface water quality.

● Ability to design an integrated wastewater treatment process, incorporating an

iterative design approach that accounts for internal recycle streams.

● Understanding of the contemporary issues associated with municipal wastewater

solids and their ultimate disposal.









the course


Introduction / History / Regulations

Wastewater Characteristics

Overview of Wastewater Treatment

Preliminary Treatment; Primary Treatment (Sedimentation)

Overview of Microbiology

Suspended growth biological treatment

Principles of biological treatment

Activated Sludge

Aeration

Secondary Clarifier Design

Nutrient removal

Attached Growth (Biofilm) Processes

Biosolids handling and treatment / Alternative Treatment

Water Sources and Water Quality

Overview of Water Treatment

Mixing, Flow measurement

Coagulation; Softening; Flocculation; Sedimentation

Filtration; Membrane Filtration

Adsorption

Disinfection

1. Course Title:

CEGE 4511: Hydraulic Structures


3 credit hours


3. Instructors:

Dr. Omid Mohseni, P.E.

4. Textbook:

Hydraulic Structures, Novak et al., 2007.


Open Channel Hydraulics, Van Te Chow, 1959

Design of Small Dams, US Bureau of Reclamation

Dam Hydraulics, D. L. Vischer, 1998

US Army Corps of Engineers Engineering Manuals



Hydraulic design procedures for culverts, dams, spillways, outlet works, and river control

works. Drop structures, water intakes, bridge crossings.


CEGE 4501






● Ability to apply conservation of mass, momentum and energy principles to open

channel flow and closed conduit problems.

● Understanding of hydrologic and hydraulic design aspects of earthen and concrete

dams,

● Ability to design and analyze outlet structures (spillways), energy dissipaters (stilling

basins) and control structures (gates).

● Ability to design and analyze intakes and diversion systems using the concepts of

pipe flow and gradually varied flow conditions.

● Understanding of the principles of physical model studies.









the course


Review of open channel flow

Flow analysis in closed conduits and culverts, and culvert design

Introduction to earthen and concrete dams and levees

Probable maximum precipitation (PMP), PMF, SPF and IDF

Hydraulic design and analysis of ogee spillways, and other spillways such as morning glory,

siphon spillways, stepped spillways, side channels and labyrinth spillways

Hydraulic analysis of stilling basins and drop structures

Drop shafts

Intakes and bottom outlets

Gates and hydraulic analysis of vertical and tainter gates

Cavitation and aeration

Diversion systems

Fish passage

Scour analysis downstream of hydraulic structures

Waves

Estimating freeboard

Riprap protection and bioengineering techniques

Physical model studies

1. Course Title:

CEGE 4512: Open Channel Hydraulics


4 credit hours


3. Instructors:

Dr. Michele Guala

Dr. Omid Mohseni, P.E.

4. Textbook:

Open channel hydraulics, T. Sturm, 2010.


None



Theories of flow in open channels, including gradually varied and rapidly varied flows,

steady and unsteady flows. Computational methods for unsteady open channel flows,

applications to flood routing. Introduction to moveable bed mechanics.


CEGE 3502






● Understanding of the characteristics of natural and built open channel hydraulic

systems.

● Understanding of how different structures are designed for controlling water surface

profile along a channel.

● Ability to apply energy and momentum equation to model specific flow conditions

typical of open channel hydraulics.

● Ability to design a set of hydraulic structures in a real river at a given discharge using

HecRas.

● Understanding of the contemporary issues associated with sediment transport and

morphodynamic stability of a river.












strategies


the course


Basic principles

Specific energy and critical depth

Momentum (hydraulic jumps, stilling basins, surges and bridge piers)

Uniform flows

Turbulence and flow resistance

Friction coefficient

Gravity sewer

Compound channels

Gradually varying flow

Water surface profile (classification and computation)

Hydraulic structures

Spillways, culverts, bridges

Governing equation of unsteady flow

HecRas modeling in gradually varying flows

Simplified methods of flow routing

Flow in alluvial channels

Basics of sediment transport

1. Course Title:

CEGE 4513/5513: Energy Conversion


3 credit hours


3. Instructors:

Dr. Michele Guala

4. Textbook:

Renewable and efficient electric power systems, Gilbert M. Masters, Second Edition

Wind Energy Handbook 2nd Edition by Tony Burton, Nick Jenkins, David Sharpe, Ervin

Bossanyi, Wiley


None



Resource assessment devoted to quantify the available energy in the environment (wind,

rivers, and sun). Each energy resource module will include basic economic principles and

assumption enabling the quantification of the efficiency and the cost of energy

transformation, as well as an estimate of environmental effects (when possible). Focus

will also be on the details on wind, streams, wave, and solar powers using conservation

equations and basic principles of thermodynamics and fluid mechanics.


CEGE 3502 or equivalent





● Understand how energy is generated from selected renewable resources (wind,

streams, and solar), estimate availability and cost

● Learn how to choose and design an energy systems based on resource assessment, as

well as on basic physics and engineering concepts and equations

● Understand the economics of energy conversion systems













the course


Economics I

Basic Electricity

Electric Power generation

Solar Energy: Resources

Solar Radiation

Photovoltaic systems

Wind Energy: Resources

Blade aerodynamics

The atmospheric boundary layer

Qualitative description of turbulent flows

Wind turbine power

Elements of control

Wake models and instability

Siting strategies

Offshore wind energy

Tidal and Fluvial energy

River Hydraulics

Sub and super critical flows

Sediment transport

Hydrokinetic systems

Traditional Hydropower

Economics II

1. Course Title:

CEGE 4561: Solids and Hazardous Wastes


3 credit hours


3. Instructors:


Dr. Erin Surdo

4. Textbook:

A digital course packet containing readings required for this course is available through the U of

MN Libraries. (A link to this page will be posted to the course website).


Handouts



This course will serve as an introduction to the topics of solid and hazardous waste

management. Classes will incorporate information about prevention, treatment options,

and the regulations surrounding solid and hazardous waste. They will also provide an

opportunity to observe different methods of waste treatment in action.


CEGE 3501






● Ability to classify solid and hazardous wastes using RCRA and CERCLA definitions.

● Ability to identify ways to prevent pollution throughout the life cycle of a product.

● Ability to evaluate solid wastes and solid waste disposal mechanisms.

● Ability to predict products and residuals from solid waste treatment (methane

generation, energy production, air pollutant generation, solid residual mass).

● Ability to design individual unit operations for the purpose of treating hazardous

waste based on waste characteristics.

● Ability to design an effective hazardous waste treatment train.

● Ability to communicate technical observations in a clear and professional manner.

b. Explicitly indicate which of the student outcomes listed in Criterion 3 or any other

outcomes are addressed by the course.








the course


Definitions of solid and hazardous wastes, regulatory framework for solid and hazardous waste

management

Pollution prevention and life-cycle assessment

Introduction to solid waste properties

Solid waste recycling

Solid waste incineration and air pollution control technologies

Landfilling

Solid waste composting

Hazardous waste treatment, precipitation

Hazardous waste treatment, chemical oxidation/reduction

Hazardous waste treatment, ion exchange

Biological hazardous waste treatment (oxidation/reduction)

The policy of pollution prevention/LCA

Designing a treatment train for hazardous waste

1. Course Title:

CEGE 4562: Environmental Remediation Technologies


3 credit hours


3. Instructors:

Dr. Ray Hozalski, P.E.

4. Textbook:

Hazardous Waste Management, LaGrega, M.D., Buckingham, P.L., Evans, J.C., and ERM. 2nd

Edition, 2001.


None



Theory and application of current and emerging technologies used to remediate

contaminated soil and groundwater.


CEGE 3501






● Understanding of contaminant characteristics.

● Ability to conduct fate and transport modeling.

● Ability to select and design appropriate remediation technologies.

● Ability to perform feasibility studies including basic engineering economic analyses.



1. an ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying


2. an ability to apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs



3. an ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences


the course


Contaminant Characteristics

Fate and Transport in Subsurface Systems

Toxicology / Risk Assessment

Fate and Transport Modeling

Overview of Remediation Technologies

Pump and Treat Systems

Case Studies

Soil Vapor Extraction

Site Characterization/ Method Selection

Air Sparging

Bioremediation

In Situ Reactive Walls/Zones

Emerging Technologies

1. Course Title:

CEGE 4563: Pollutant Fate and Transport: Processes and Modeling


3 credit hours


3. Instructors:

Dr. Erin Surdo

Dr. Vaughan Voller

4. Textbook:

Chemical Fate and Transport in the Environment, 3rd Edition by Harold F. Hemond and

Elizabeth J. Fechner; Elsevier, 2015.


None



This course will focus on understanding the processes that dictate chemical fate in

surface waters, including air-water transfer, adsorption, and biological and abiotic

degradation. Students will evaluate the kinetics of these processes by interpreting

experimental data. They will also characterize transport in surface waters by building

theoretical and computational models from scratch that incorporate advection, diffusion

and dispersion transport processes. Students will develop finite difference solutions to

advection-diffusion-reaction equations, using ideal and non-ideal reactor theory, to

describe the ultimate fate of pollutants in surface water systems such as rivers, lakes, and

estuaries. Fate and transport of organic pollutants (such as pesticides and

pharmaceuticals), as well as biochemical oxygen demand and nutrient pollution, will be

studied.


CEGE 3101

CEGE 3501

Instructor consent





● Understanding of chemical partitioning in environmental media.

● Understanding of adverse-dispersion –reaction processes that dictate pollutant fate

and transport.

● Ability to develop models for complex surface water systems using computational

software tools.







strategies


Sources and sinks of pollutants in surface waters

Chemical reaction and process kinetics

Chemical and biological transformation processes

Henry's Law and air-water transfer

Adsorption and sedimentation

Eulerian vs. Lagrangian models for pollutant transport

The advection-dispersion-reaction equation, analytical and numerical solutions

Multibox models for describing complex surface water systems

1. Course Title:

CEGE 4581: Design for Sustainable Development: India


3 credit hours


3. Instructors:

Dr. Fred Rose

4. Textbook:

End of Karma: Hope and Fury Among India’s Young, Sengupta, 2017

IDEO Field Guide to Human-Centered Design, IDEO, 2015


Development Impact and You Toolkit

Intercultural Development Inventory



Intensive, experiential learning opportunity on infrastructure, development, environment

issues in India.


Upper division CSE with minimum 3.0 GPA or graduate student or instructor consent





● Development of global awareness of social, economic, and technical challenges in

developing societies.

● Development of inter-cultural and interdisciplinary skills, including communication.

● Understanding of professional and ethical responsibility.

● Understanding of international and sustainable development.

● Understanding of the role of entrepreneurs and engineers in sustainable development.

● Understanding of how to create effective market-based approaches to development

challenges.

● Understanding of how and why infrastructure and other engineered systems in India

are designed and operated differently than in the United States.



5. An ability to function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership,

create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet

objectives


Theories and methods of sustainable development

Engineering approaches to sustainable development

Entrepreneurial approaches to sustainable development

Community development and organizing

Indian history, economics, politics, and culture

Human-centered design thinking

Intercultural Competence

Ethical Reflection

Connecting knowledge and practice

Interdisciplinary Research

1. Course Title:

CEGE 4583: Design for Life: Water in Tanzania


3 credit hours


3. Instructors:


Dr. Paul Strykowski

4. Textbook:

None.


Instructor notes

Portions of Tanzania Guidelines

Past project reports and presentations



Teams will evaluate community needs and infrastructure to design potable water-

handling systems in rural Tanzania, typically off the power grid. Fluid mechanics:

complex distribution networks, system losses, pump selection, borehole development;

field measurements. Designs must address Tanzanian design guidelines.


Upper division CSE





Ability to work effectively in teams, contributing in ways that best meet the student’s

interests and abilities and the needs of the team

Understand the concepts in fluid mechanics related to the distribution of water through

piping networks including multiple branching systems, system losses, modeling tools,

hydraulic drilling equipment, borehole development and yield, and pump selection

Understand energy requirements to efficiently operate a sustainable system

Conduct a cost-benefit analysis of multiple designs including component life versus

initial capital costs

Understand the Tanzanian engineering design requirements for water distribution

systems and the unique needs of local citizens, schools, and hospitals

Understand the needs of the community, its citizens, traditions, as well as setting

realistic expectations of what can and cannot be accomplished

Estimate potential flow yields and location of distribution points in field

Communicate both written and orally to public, potential project funders, and

engineers who may implement the project


















strategies


the course


Field trip to technical suppliers

Field trips to surrounding communities

Lectures and active learning strategies to cover the following topics: basic fluid mechanics;

pumps and power requirements; rising mains; single line and branched water distribution

systems

Local Tanzanian design guidelines

Topographical maps; use of site levels; pacing; and GPS data

Language and cultural lessons on Swahili and local village dialect (e.g., Hehe) and customs

Small group exploration of Iringa to experience food and culture.

1. Title:

CEGE 5212: Transportation Policy, Planning, and Deployment


3 credit hours


3. Instructors:

Dr. Jason Cao

4. Textbook:

The Transportation Experience: Policy, Planning, Deployment, Garrison and Levinson, 2005.


None



Techniques of analysis and planning for transportation services. Demand-supply

interactions. Evaluating transportation alternatives. Travel demand forecasting. Integrated

model systems. Citizen participation in decision-making.


CEGE 3201 or equivalent

Upper division CSE or graduate student





● Ability to illustrate how technologies are innovated and identify the policy

environments conducive to innovation.

● Ability to explain the lifecycle model of technology diffusion (birth, growth,

maturity) and its implications for current policy and investment.

● Ability to demonstrate the consequences of positive and negative feedback processes

on transportation systems.

● Ability to compare and contrast models and simulations of network growth with

historical experience.

● Ability to estimate statistical functions of the rate of deployment of transportation

technologies.

● Ability to prepare, present, and lead discussion of a case study of a contemporary

transportation issue, situating the discussion’s context in the history of transportation

and the local geography.

● Ability to develop and test original hypotheses with data about transportation

systems.












Transportation history

Innovation processes

Lifecycle theory

Transportation policy

Transportation planning

1. Course Title:

CEGE 5213: Transit Planning and Management


3 credit hours


3. Instructors:

Dr. Jason Cao

4. Textbook:

The Transit Metropolis: A Global Inquiry, Cervero, 1998.

The New Transit Town: Best Practice in Transit-Oriented Development, Dittmar and Ohland,

2004.


TCRP 102: Transit-Oriented Development in the United States--Experiences,

Challenges, and Prospects.

TCRP 128: Effects of TOD on Housing, Parking, and Travel.

TCRP 135: Controlling System Costs: Basic and Advanced Scheduling Manuals and

Contemporary Issues in Transit Scheduling.

TCRP 100: Transit Capacity and Quality of Service Manual.



Principles/techniques related to transit systems. Historical perspective, characteristics of

travel demand, demand management. Evaluating/benchmarking system performance.

Transit-oriented development. Analyzing alternative transit modes. System

design/finance. Case studies, field projects.


Upper division CE, EnvE, GeoE or graduate student or instructor consent





● Understanding of transit services in the Twin Cities, in the US, and around the world.

● Understanding of transit management techniques including design standard, capacity

analysis, and route scheduling.

● Understanding of transit agency organization, economics, and politics.

● Understanding of linkage between transit and land use planning.








History of public transportation

Transit policy in the USA and worldwide

Land use and transit integration

Transit management techniques

Politics of transit

1. Course Title:

CEGE 5341: Wave Methods for Nondestructive Testing


4 credit hours

4 contact hours per week (3 per week in lecture and 1 per week in laboratory)

3. Instructors:

Dr. Bojan Guzina

4. Textbook:

No textbook is required


Wave Propagation in Elastic Solids, Achenbach, 1973.

Ultrasonic Waves in Solid Media, Rose, 1999.

Structural Health Monitoring with Piezoelectric Wafer Active Sensors, Giurgiutiu, 2008.



Introduction to contemporary methods for nondestructive characterization of objects of

civil infrastructure (e.g., highways, bridges, geotechnical sites). Imaging technologies

based on propagation of elastic waves such as ultrasonic/resonant frequency methods,

seismic surveys, and acoustic emission monitoring. Lecture, laboratory.


AEM 2021

AEM 3031

Instructor consent





● Understanding of elastic wave propagation in structural systems, and its use for non-

destructive evaluation (NDE) and structural health monitoring (SHM).

● Understanding of the generation of guided waves by means of piezoelectric actuators.

● Understanding of the principles of wave steering using phased array systems.

● Knowledge of the fundamentals of signal processing required for wave-based damage

detection and triangulation.

● Ability to conduct individual research on a contemporary problem related to wave

methods for nondestructive testing.






The wave equation and its properties

Dispersive and non-dispersive media; Phase and group velocity

Waves in one-dimensional structures: rods, shafts and beams

Plane waves in two-dimensional domains

Flexural and Lamb waves in plates

Waves in layered media

Actuation and sensing

Piezoelectric wafer active sensors (PWAS)

Tuned guided waves. Triangulation techniques

Wave beaming and beam steering: Phased array ultrasonics

Wavefield reconstruction via laser interferometry

Signal processing and filtering techniques for SHM data

1. Course Title:

CEGE 5351: Advanced Engineering Mathematics I


3 credit hours


3. Instructors:

Dr. Otto Strack

4. Textbook:

Application of Vector Analysis and Complex Variables in Engineering (draft) by O.D.L. Strack

(137pp, pdf), provided to the students in electronic form


Class notes are all written on an iPad, are projected on screen during class time and are e-




Emphasizes skills relevant for civil, environmental, and geo- engineers. Mathematical

principles explained in an engineering setting. Applications from various areas in civil,

environmental, and geoengineering.








Knowledge of basic mathematical skills in the context of civil engineering problems.

Knowledge of mathematical expressions relevant in engineering and their meaning, in

particular properties of vector fields such as curl and divergence.

Knowledge of the definitions of the material-time derivative, its application to

expressions for velocity and acceleration, and application of these concepts to fluid

mechanics.

Ability to derive and understand mathematical expressions for stresses and strains in

the context of coordinate transformations.

Knowledge of how to use complex variables (Wirtinger calculus) to formulate and

solve general two-dimensional problems.

Ability to create a model for open-channel flow involving a series of impermeable

cylindrical obstructions as the final class project.

Ability to distinguish between the three fundamental types of partial differential

equations, and learn the approach for solving these equations.






Vectors in three-dimensional space

Vector fields

Fundamental equations for fluid mechanics

Irrotational and divergence-free flow

Coordinate transformations; definitions of vectors and tensors; application to linear elasticity

Partial differential equations of the first order

Partial differential equations of the second order

The elliptical case; complex characteristics; general complex variables; fluid mechanics and

groundwater flow

The parabolic case; heat flow and diffusion

The hyperbolic case; longitudinal vibration in a bar

1. Course Title:

CEGE 5411: Applied Structural Mechanics


3 credit hours


3. Instructors:




Applied Mechanics of Materials and Applied Elasticity, A.C. Ugural and S.K. Fenster, 5th

Edition, 2011.

Advanced Mechanics of Materials, Robert D. Cook and Warren C. Young, 2nd Edition, 1999.


Notes provided by instructor on an as needed basis.



Principal Stresses and strain analysis; failure criteria. Introduction to plane elasticity,

energy methods, torsion of beams, and bending of unsymmetrical beams. Introduction to

structural dynamics and stability.


AEM 3031 or equivalent






● Understanding of the fundamental constitutive responses of elastic materials.

● Understanding of the behavior of structural elements as determined by engineering

theories.

● Understanding of the equations of elasticity and their application to simple boundary

value problems.

● Understanding of the different failure mechanisms of structural components.






Exact solutions vs. approximate solutions

Constitutive models for elastic solids

Linear elasticity (stress, strain, displacement, compatibility, equilibrium, Hooke’s Law for

isotropic and transversely isotropic materials, strain energy and complementary energy, plane

stress and plane strain)

Strength theories: criteria for pressure independent and pressure dependent ductile and brittle

materials

Energy methods

Bending of unsymmetrical sections

Torsion of prismatic bars with multiply-connected cross sections

General introduction to structural dynamics and stability

1. Course Title:

CEGE 5414: Prestressed Concrete Design


3 credit hours


3. Instructors:



4. Textbook:

Design of Prestressed Concrete Structures, Lin & Burns, 1981.

Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete (318-14) and Commentary (318R-14),

American Concrete Institute, 2014.


None



Design of prestressed concrete structures. Time dependent effects, behavior, flexure,

shear, torsion, deflections, and continuous systems.


CEGE 4401






● Understanding of the concepts of pretensioning and post-tensioning.

● Ability to determine short and long term prestress losses.

● Ability to design prestressed beams for flexure including consideration of service

stresses and strength.

● Understanding of the effects of prestress and strand area on the moment-curvature

response.

● Ability to design prestressed beam for shear and torsion.

● Familiarity with determination of camber and deflections.

● Ability to design composite section.









the course


Introduction: technology and materials; prestressing systems

Prestress losses: relaxation, creep and shrinkage

Flexural design: general principles; allowable stresses

Flexural behavior: moment-curvature relationships

Design for shear and torsion

Serviceability: camber, deflection and cracking

Composite beams

1. Course Title:

CEGE 5415: Masonry Structures


3 credit hours


3. Instructors:

Dr. Arturo Schultz

4. Textbook:

Masonry Structures, Behavior and Design, Drysdale and Hamid, 2008.


Building Code Requirements for Masonry Structures (TMS 402/ACI 530/ASCE 5), 2013.



Masonry materials and their production. Mortars, grouts. Design of unreinforced and

reinforced masonry structural systems. Walls, columns, lintels. Codes/specifications,

testing.


CEGE 3401






● Understanding of the methods of production of masonry materials, their physical

composition and the corresponding materials properties.

● Understanding of the mechanics of masonry assemblages that are loaded in

compression, flexure, tension, or shear.

● Understanding of the methods of construction and structural forms used for

contemporary masonry.

● Understanding of the Allowable Stress Design (ASD) and Strength Design (SD)

philosophies and the corresponding building code design criteria.

● Ability to analyze and design masonry members (beams, walls, columns and

pilasters) under gravity loads using modern principles.

● Ability to analyze and design masonry buildings and components subjected to lateral

loads (wind and seismic).









the course


Introduction / History of Masonry / Contemporary Masonry

Building Systems / Design Methods

Materials – Clay Masonry Units, Concrete Masonry Units

Materials – Concrete Masonry Units, Mortar Grout and Reinforcement

Masonry Assemblages in Compression, Tension and Shear

Masonry Beams in Flexure (ASD & SD)

Masonry Beams in Shear (ASD & SD)

Anchorage and Development Length in Masonry Beams

Serviceability and Load Distribution in Masonry Beams

Unreinforced Masonry (URM) Walls in Flexure

Reinforced Masonry (RM) Walls in Flexure

Loadbearing Walls in Compression and Out-of-Plane Flexure

Characteristics and Design of Cavity Walls

Masonry Columns and Pilasters

Masonry Shear Walls

Connectors

Movement Joints

1. Course Title:

CEGE 5511: Urban Hydrology and Water Quality


4 credit hours


3. Instructors:

Dr. John Gulliver

4. Textbook:



Reserve Reading, Handouts



Urban hydrology for small watersheds and the management of storm water quality and

quantity.


CEGE 4501 or BBE 5513






● Understanding of storm sewer systems in the urban landscape.

● Ability to review the quality of urban runoff.

● Knowledge of techniques for urban source control.

● Understanding of the function of stormwater detention basins.

● Knowledge of the hydraulic design of stormwater detention basins.

● Understanding of the theories of infiltration into soil.

● Knowledge of the hydraulic design of stormwater volume control practices.

● Understanding of other techniques of stormwater treatment.

● Understanding of the requirements for assessment and maintenance of existing

stormwater practices.













the course


Storm sewer systems in the urban landscape

The quality of urban runoff

Urban source control

Stormwater detention basins and the sedimentation of pollutants

Volume control through infiltration

Advanced stormwater treatment

Assessment and maintenance of stormwater practices

1. Course Title:

CEGE 5512: Stochastic Ecohydrology


3 credit hours


3. Instructors:

Dr. Xue Feng

4. Textbook:



Ecohydrology of Water-Controlled Ecosystems, Rodriguez-Iturbe and Porporato, 2004,

Cambridge University Press

Noise-Induced Phenomena in the Environmental Sciences, Ridolfi, D’Odorico, and Laio,

2011, Cambridge University Press



This course will provide the theoretical and quantitative basis for understanding the

interactions between the water cycle, vegetation, soil biogeochemistry, and the

atmosphere. A main focus of the course will be on modeling the water and carbon

dynamics across the soil-plant-atmosphere system. We will provide probabilistic

descriptions of this system at the daily, seasonal, and interannual timescales by

incorporating various sources of randomness and non-stationarity within the

environment, particularly those from rainfall. These concepts and tools will be discussed

in the context of sustainable management of water resources and terrestrial ecosystems,

especially in view of the changes in the hydrological regime from climate change and

societal pressures.


CEGE 3502

MATH 2373

MATH 2374





● Ability to use probability theory and stochastic processes to describe how rainfall

variability is propagated into fluctuations in soil moisture and plant water status.

● Understanding physiological and environmental controls of plant water use.

● Understanding the role of plants in effecting ecosystem-level feedbacks to various

components of the water cycle.

● Ability to be able to use engineering objectives to guide the design and management

of natural and agricultural ecosystems.

● Ability to conduct research projects that test hypotheses related to plant-water

interactions.

● Ability to communicate research findings in an engaging and professional way.










strategies


the course


Stochastic processes

Probability

Markovian processes

Plant physiology and hydraulics

Photosynthesis and models of stomatal conductance

Plant feedback to the atmosphere, ecosystem water availability, and streamflow

Hydrologic control on soil biogeochemistry

Sustainable use of soil and water resources

1. Course Title:

CEGE 5541: Environmental Water Chemistry


3 credit hours


3. Instructors:


4. Textbook:

Water Chemistry: An Introduction to the Chemistry of Natural and Engineered Aquatic Systems,

P.L. Brezonik and W.A. Arnold, 2011.


None



Introduction to water chemistry. Physical chemical principles, geochemical processes

controlling chemical composition of waters, behavior of contaminants that affect the

suitability of water for beneficial uses.


CEGE 3501

CHEM 1061, 1062

CHEM 1071H, CHEM 1072H






● Understanding of the dissolved and solid species that affect the chemistry of aquatic

systems.

● Ability to perform equilibrium calculations graphically, algebraically, and using

computer software.

● Ability to perform calculations related to acids and bases, titrations, complexation,

solubility, and oxidation-reduction reactions.

● Ability to evaluate expressions for chemical kinetics and perform kinetic simulation

calculations.

● Understanding of how chemical processes affect natural and engineered aquatic

systems.






Introduction to the course and course policies; Concentration units

Thermodynamics and equilibrium

Activity and activity coefficients

Principals of chemical kinetics

pH; Introduction to acids and bases, and displaying chemical equilibrium

Solution of chemical equilibrium problems, acid-base chemistry and calculations

Titration, pH calculation, pH buffers, ionization fraction

Composition of natural waters, carbonate system

Metal-ion complexation

Solubility, water softening

Solubility of metal (hydr)oxides and carbonates

Principles of redox equilibria

Chlorine chemistry

Sorption processes

Fate of organic pollutants

Natural organic matter

1. Course Title:

CEGE 5542: Experimental Methods in Environmental Engineering


3 credit hours

4.25 contact hours per week (1.25 hour lecture, 3 hours laboratory)

3. Instructors:


Dr. Erin Surdo

4. Textbook:

Principles of Instrumental Analysis, Skoog, Holler, Crouch, 2007.


US Geological Survey Manuals for collection and analysis of environmental samples

(available online)

Required reading assignments and other materials will be posted to the course’s

website.



Tools necessary to conduct research in environmental engineering and chemistry. Theory

of operation of analytical equipment. Sampling and data handling methods, statistical

analyses, experimental design, laboratory safety. Lecture, laboratory.


CEGE 3501 (CEGE 5541 recommended)

CHEM 1022



Selected elective: CE, GeoE



● Understanding and use of proper statistical tools for data analysis.

● Understanding of the basics of instrument function and operation.

● Ability to conduct routine water quality analyses.

● Ability to design and conduct an independent experimental investigation.

● Ability to develop technical writing and oral presentation skills.







Lab safety and role of environmental measurements

Volumetric and gravimetric measurements

pH measurement, Alkalinity, and Specific conductance

Reactor Kinetics

UV/Visible Spectroscopy

Atomic absorption spectrometry

Ion chromatography, Organic carbon analysis

Dissolved oxygen, Temperature, Ion-specific electrodes, Turbidity.

Gas chromatography

Liquid chromatography

Surface characterization and Microscopy techniques

Field sampling and preservation

Capillary electrophoreses

1. Course Title:

CEGE 5543: Introductory Environmental Fluid Mechanics


4 credit hours

4 contact hours per week (lecture and laboratory)

3. Instructor:

Dr. Miki Hondzo, P.E.

4. Textbook:

Environmental Fluid Dynamics: Flow processes, scaling, equations of motion, and solution to

environmental flows, J. Imberger


Multimedia Fluid Mechanics, G.M. Homsy et al., 2007.



Environmental fluid mechanics is the study of the interaction of fluid flows that occur in

aquatic ecosystems with the growth and behavior of living organisms.


CEGE 3502 or AEM 4201 or ChEn 3005






● Understanding of spatial and temporal variabilities of fluid flows and living

organisms in the nature.

● Review of the conservation laws and flow domains in the nature.

● Knowledge of techniques for integrating the conservation laws of fluid flows and

living organisms.

● Understanding of the role of biological attractants.

● Knowledge of the fundamental principles of laminar versus turbulent flows in the

nature.

● Understanding of the principles of boundary layer theory and scaling.

● Knowledge of the solutions of diffusion equation with reactive species.

● Knowledge of scaling and similarity to transfer experimental data to design of

prototype bioreactors.

● Understanding of the principles of shear dispersion in the nature.











the course


Heat, mass, and momentum conservation

Strain rate, rotation, and vorticity

Navier-Stokes equations and simplifications

Random and chemotactic motion of organisms

Biological growth curves

Laminar flows

Turbulent flows

Dispersion

Scaling and similarity

Life in moving fluids

1. Course Title:

CEGE 5551: Environmental Microbiology


3 credit hours


3. Instructors:

Dr. Sebastian Behrens


4. Textbook:

Brock Biology of Microorganisms, Madigan, Martinko, Bender, Buckley, and Stahl, 14th Edition,

2015.


None



Role of microorganisms in environmental bioremediation, pollution control,

water/wastewater treatment, biogeochemistry, and human health.







● Understanding of the physiology of prokaryotes.

● Understanding of the basics of metabolism, including heterotrophic metabolism,

chemolithotrophic metabolism, and phototrophic metabolism.

● Understanding of the basics of respiration and electron flow in an organism, including

concepts from aerobic respiration and anaerobic respiration.

● Understanding of the essentials of genetics, including replication, transcription, and

translation.

● Understand regulation with respect to transcription and translation.

● Understanding of microbial ecology with respect to microbial interactions,

succession, and community development.

● Understanding of how different metabolic capabilities result in biogeochemical

cycling.

● Understanding of the fundamental kinetic expressions of enzyme activity, microbial

growth, and substrate utilization.

● Ability to apply fundamental principles of microbiology to wastewater treatment.

● Ability to apply fundamental principles of microbiology to the degradation of

contaminants.

● Understanding of the contemporary issues associated with environmental

microbiology.






strategies


Introduction to the course and course policies

Cell chemistry

Cell physiology

Introduction to metabolism

Heterotrophs

Respiration

Photoautotrophs

Chemolithotrophs

Genetics

Introduction to ecology

Microbial interactions

Biogeochemical cycling

Communities and ecosystems

Kinetics

Wastewater microbiology

Degradation of xenobiotics

1. Course Title:

CEGE 5552: Environmental Microbiology Laboratory


1 credit hour

2.5 contact hours per week

3. Instructors:

Dr. Sebastian Behrens


4. Textbook:



Course packet containing laboratory exercises and background information

Brock’s Biology of Microorganisms, by Madigan, Martinko, Bender, Buckley, and Stahl,

14th Edition, 2015.



Basic microbiological techniques: media making, staining, visualization, plating,

isolation, identification/enumeration of bacteria, quantification using quantitative

polymerase chain reaction (molecular technique). Individual laboratory project.

Laboratory.


CEGE 5551 (co-requisite)


Technical elective: CE, EnvE, GeoE



● Practice of basic cultivation-based microbiology techniques.

● Practice of basic cultivation-independent microbiology techniques.

● Ability to use microscopy to visualize bacteria.

● Understanding of when different techniques are appropriate for use and the

information that can be obtained through their use.

● Ability to develop an independent hypothesis-based laboratory project that utilizes the

techniques learned in class to explore a question related to environmental

microbiology.

● Practice of presenting information to the class.






Introduction to various microbiology laboratory techniques (cultivation and cultivation-

independent)

Media preparation

Introduction to the microscope and staining

Plating, transferring, and isolating organisms

Enumeration of organisms

Extraction of DNA

Quantitative polymerase chain reaction (PCR)

Development, presentation, and execution of an independent laboratory project with feedback

from the instructor and classmates

1. Course Title:

CEGE 5570: Design for Sustainable Development: India


3 credit hours


3. Instructors:

Dr. Fred Rose

4. Textbook:

End of Karma: Hope and Fury Among India’s Young, Sengupta, 2017

IDEO Field Guide to Human-Centered Design, IDEO, 2015


Development Impact and You Toolkit

Intercultural Development Inventory



Intensive, experiential learning opportunity on infrastructure, development, environment

issues in India.


Open to grad students from all majors





● Development of global awareness of social, economic, and technical challenges in

developing societies.

● Development of inter-cultural and interdisciplinary skills, including communication.

● Understanding of professional and ethical responsibility.

● Understanding of international and sustainable development.

● Understanding of the role of entrepreneurs and engineers in sustainable development.

● Understanding of how to create effective market-based approaches to development

challenges.

● Understanding of how and why infrastructure and other engineered systems in India

are designed and operated differently than in the United States.



5. An ability to function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership,

create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet

objectives


Theories and methods of sustainable development

Engineering approaches to sustainable development

Entrepreneurial approaches to sustainable development

Community development and organizing

Indian history, economics, politics, and culture

Human-centered design thinking

Intercultural Competence

Ethical Reflection

Connecting knowledge and practice

Interdisciplinary Research

1. Course: CSCI 1113 - Introduction to C/C++ Programming for Scientists and Engineers 2. Workload: 4 Credits, 7 contact hours/week 3. Coordinator: Phil Barry

4. Text book and other materials:

a. Savitch, Problem Solving with C++, 10th edition, 2018

5. Specific course information a. Catalog Description: Programming for scientists/engineers. C/C++ programming

constructs, object-oriented programming, software development, fundamental numerical techniques. Exercises/examples from various scientific fields.

b. Prerequisites: i. Calculus I concurrently (MATH 1371)

c. Role in Program: required 6. Specific goals for the course

a. Course Outcomes: i. write good C++ code,

ii. use good program design techniques and programming style in the code you write,

iii. analyze problems and design a programming solution to them, iv. Use numerical techniques such as numerical root finding and matrix

manipulation in solving scientific and engineering problems. b. Criterion 3 Outcomes and Program Criteria:

i. (2) engineering tools 7. Topics:

• Computers, Algorithms, Programs, Compilers • Variables, Expressions, Declaration statements, Assignment, Console I/O • Objects, Functions, Streams, Files • Boolean expressions, Selection • Iteration, Nested Loops, Arrays • Arrays Data Representation, Memory • Aggregate Objects, Function Overloading • User-defined Objects, Classes • Constructors • Operator Overloading, Friend functions, References, Const. • Pointers and Dynamic Arrays • Inheritance • Polymorphism, Templates, Iterators • Standard template, Library

1. Course title: CHEM 1061: Chemical Principles I CHEM 1065: Chemical Principles I Lab 2. Credits and contact hours: CHEM 1061: 3 credit hours, 3 contact hours per week (lecture) CHEM 1065: 1 credit hour, 3 contact hours per week (lab) 3. Instructors:

Dr. Edgar Arriaga Dr. Michelle Driessen Dr. Kenneth Leopold Dr. Aaron Massari Dr. Emily Pelton Dr. Debra Salmon Dr. Lauren Mitchell

4. Textbook: Chemistry: The Molecular Nature of Matter and Change, M. Silberberg, 8th edition, 2018.

a. Other supplemental materials 5. Specific course information:

a. Brief description of the content of the course (catalog description) Atomic theory, periodic properties of elements. Thermochemistry, reaction stoichiometry. Behavior of gases, liquids, and solids. Molecular/ionic structure/bonding. Organic chemistry and polymers, energy sources, environmental issues related to energy use. b. Prerequisites or co-requisites

CHEM 1011 or CHEM 1015 or placement exam. Concurrent registration with CHEM 1065 is required.


Required



CHEM 1061/65 is an introductory course combination. It fulfills the core physical science requirement. The lecture/lab combination is designed to prepare students for science majors including chemistry, engineering, and the health sciences. (6) b. Criterion 3 Outcomes and Program Criteria

i). (6) design and analysis of experiments ii. (3) communicate and present findings iii. (5) collaborate effectively with a team

7. Brief list of topics to be covered Atomic theory Periodic properties of elements Thermochemistry Reaction stoichiometry Behavior of gases, liquids, and solids Molecular/ionic structure/bonding Organic chemistry and polymers Energy sources Environmental issues related to energy use

1. Course title: CHEM 1062: Chemical Principles II CHEM 1066: Chemical Principles II Lab 2. Credits and contact hours: CHEM 1062: 3 credit hours, 3 contact hours per week (lecture) CHEM 1066: 1 credit hour, 3 contact hours per week (lab) 3. Instructors: Dr. Michelle Driessen Dr. Wayne Gladfelter Dr. Valerie Pierre Dr. Debra Salmon Dr. Ken Leopold Dr. Doreen Leopold 4. Textbook:

Chemistry: The Molecular Nature of Matter and Change, M. Silberberg, 8th edition, 2018.


5. Specific course information:

a. Brief description of the content of the course (catalog description) Chemical kinetics. Radioactive decay. Chemical equilibrium. Solution. Acids/bases. Solubility. Second law of thermodynamics. Electrochemistry/corrosion. Descriptive Chemistry of elements. Coordination chemistry. Biochemistry. b. Prerequisites or co-requisites

CHEM 1061. Concurrent registration with CHEM 1066 is required.


Required



CHEM 1062/66 is an introductory course combination. It fulfills the core physical science requirement. The lecture/lab combination is designed to prepare students for science majors including chemistry, engineering, and health sciences. b. Criterion 3 Outcomes and Program Criteria

i. (6) design and analysis of experiments

ii. (3) communicate and present findings iii. (5) collaborate effectively with a team


Properties of mixtures: solutions and colloids Kinetics: rates of mechanisms of chemical reactions Equilibrium: the extent of chemical reactions, acid-base equilibria, and ionic equilibria in aqueous systems Thermodynamics: entropy, free energy, and the direction of chemical reactions Electrochemistry: chemical change and electrical work Transition elements and their coordination compounds Periodic patterns in the main-group elements Elements in nature and industry

1. Course: BIOL 1009 – General Biology

2. Workload: 4 credits, 3 lecture contact hours, 2 lab contact hours

3. Coordinator: Mark Decker 4. Text book and other materials:

a. L. A. Urry, et al, Campbell Biology, Custom 11th Edition for the University of Minnesota

b. Cheryl Scott, Jessamina Blum, and Mark Decker, General Biology: Laboratory Manual, 2018.

5. Specific course information Catalog Description: A comprehensive introduction to biology - includes molecular structure of living things, cell processes, energy utilization, genetic information and inheritance, mechanisms of evolution, biological diversity, and ecology. Includes lab. This comprehensive course serves as a prerequisite and requirement in many majors. Prerequisites:

i. high school chemistry or 1 term college chemistry recommended Role in Program: required by Liberal Education requirements and is a prerequisite for many upper division biology courses.

6. Specific goals for the course

a. Course Outcomes: i. Build a breadth of knowledge within the major themes of the course,

ii. View biology as a collection of interacting processes, rather than an accumulation of facts, in order to better understand the unity and diversity that are present in nature

iii. Identify and understand ways that biological processes and technology directly impact your life.

b. Criterion 3 Outcomes and Program Criteria: i. (6) design and conduct experiments

ii. (4) liberal education iii. (2) contemporary issues

7. Topics:

Lecture Topic 1 Introduction: Unity and Diversity of Life 2 Basic Chemistry; Water 3 Chemical Composition of Organisms, Biological molecules 4 Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic cells 5 Case Study I 6 Viruses and Prions

7 Membranes and transport processes 8 Chemical reactions and energetics 9 Enzymes and metabolism 10 Aerobic and anaerobic catabolism 11 Electron transport and ATP synthesis 12 Photosynthesis 13 Mitosis and Cell division 14 Molecular basis of inheritance, DNA replication 15 Meiosis 16 Principles of inheritance Chromosomes, linkage and recombination 17 Case Study II 18 Gene expression: transcription and translation 19 Gene regulation, Development 20 Introduction to and mechanisms of evolution 21 Methods for studying evolution 22 Population genetics 23 Speciation 24 History of life on Earth, Phylogeny 25 Introduction to Ecology 26 Population Ecology 27 Community and Ecosystem ecology 28 Conservation Biology and restoration

1. Course: Math 1371 – CSE Calculus I 2. Workload: 4 credits; 5 contact hours 3. Coordinator: Jennie Morgan and Eoin O’Hara

4. Textbook and other materials: Miracle, Calculus for Engineering 1, 2nd edition, 2016

5. Specific course information

a. Catalog Description: Differentiation of single-variable functions, basics of integration of single-variable functions. Applications: max-min, related rates, area, curve-sketching. Use of calculator, cooperative learning.

b. Prerequisites: i. CSE or pre-bioprod & biosys engn (PRE),

ii. background in precalculus, geometry, visualization of functions/graphs iii. familiarity with graphing calculators recommended


a. Course Outcomes: i. CSE Calculus I (Math 1371) is the first semester in a multi-semester

calculus sequence, primarily for students in CSE. Problem solving is at the heart of any mathematics course. In this course some problems would involve purely mathematical issues, like finding the derivative of a polynomial or determining the features of the graph of a rational function.

ii. Other problems involve taking a real world situation like predicting the trajectory of a projectile or analyzing population growth and decline, requiring students to first identify the mathematically relevant aspects, then define appropriate mathematical variables and relations, and finally solve the resulting mathematics problem.

iii. Practically every homework assignment, quiz, and exam requires students to solve problems. Students receive ample feedback about this learning outcome during the semester.

b. Criterion 3 Outcomes and Program Criteria: i. (1) apply math, science or engineering

7. Topics:

Chapter 1 Limits for Derivatives Chapter 2 Review of Lines Chapter 3 The Tangent Problem Chapter 4 The Velocity Problem Chapter 5 The Definition of Derivative Chapter 6 The Power Formula Chapter 7 The Quotient Rule Chapter 8 Derivatives of Trigonometric Functions

Chapter 9 Composite Functions Chapter 10 Chain Rule Chapter 11 Implicit Functions Chapter 12 Differentiating Implicit Functions Chapter 13 Derivatives of Inverse Functions Chapter 14 Velocity and other Rates of Change Chapter 15 High Derivatives Chapter 16 Hyperbolic Functions Chapter 17 Differentials Chapter 18 Related Rates Chapter 19 Increasing and Decreasing Functions Chapter 20 First Derivative Test Chapter 21 Concavity Chapter 22 Second Derivative Test Chapter 23 Maximum and Minimum at Bounding Points Chapter 24 Finding Local Maxima and Local Minima Chapter 25 Optimization Chapter 26 Review of Graphing Chapter 27 L’Hospital’s Rule Chapter 28 The Mean Value Theorem Chapter 29 Linearization Chapter 30 Introduction to Antiderivatives Chapter 31 Reverse Newton’s Method Chapter 32 Introducing the Chain Rule Chapter 33 The Substitution Rule Chapter 34 More Substitution Rule Chapter 35 The Area Problem Chapter 36 The Distance Problem Chapter 37 The Definition of the Definite Integral Chapter 38 The Fundamental Theorem of Calculus Chapter 39 Area and Velocity Chapter 40 Area Chapter 41 Velocity Chapter 42 Volume by Disks Chapter 43 Volume by Cylindrical Shells Chapter 44 Hard Volumes of Revolution Chapter 45 Work Chapter 46 Pumping Water Chapter 47 Mean Value Theorem for Integrals

1. Course: PHYS1301W – Introductory Physics for Science and Engineering I 2. Workload: 4 credits; 6.8 instructor contact hours per week 3. Coordinator: Jennifer Kroschel

4. Text book and other materials:

a. Mazur, Princples and Practice of Physics, 1st edition b. Lab manual

5. Specific course information a. Catalog Description: Use of fundamental principles to solve quantitative

problems. Motion, forces, conservation principles, structure of matter. Applications to mechanical systems.

b. Prerequisites: i. Calculus I (MATH 1371) – Concurrent registration allowed


a. Course Outcomes: i. The class exposes the student to physical principles and concepts,

demonstrates how these principles can be applied to quantitatively describe natural phenomena, and provides the student with an opportunity to perform hands-on experiments and measurements that model how physical knowledge is obtained. The basic principles of classical mechanics and conservation principles are described with particular emphasis to their application in current technology, using mathematical analysis at the level of basic calculus. The development of conceptual understanding of physical principles and their quantitative application are further deepened in the discussion section, where students practice problem solving skills. In addition, familiarity with the methods and findings of the physical sciences not only forms a crucial component of a common education, but also prepares students to be scientifically literate citizens.

ii. Because all knowledge in the physical sciences is empirically acquired, the laboratory component of the course is essential to properly expose students to the scientific method and the ways of knowing and thinking in the physical sciences. The lab component involves the formulation of scientifically sound predictions by the student, followed by empirical testing of the hypotheses through hands-on experimentation. Since the language of the physical world is mathematical, quantitative analysis of experimental data is an essential aspect of the lab experience. Physics, like all sciences, is a social endeavor, and students are exposed to cooperative problem solving, working in small groups with other students, in both the laboratory and discussion sections of the course.

b. Criterion 3 Outcomes and Program Criteria: i. (1) apply math science or engineering

ii. (6) design and conduct experiments iii. (3) communications

7. Topics:

• One dimensional motion, constant and non-constant acceleration • Motion in 2 and 3D; displacement; velocity; acceleration as vectors • Projectile motion; uniform circular motion • Newton’s first law: inertia, force, mass • Newton’s second law: Newton’s third law • Friction and drag; curved path numerical integration • Center of mass, constant and variable forces; work problems • Potential energy and conservation of mechanical energy • Conservation of energy • Mass and energy • Universal law of gravitation • Conservation of linear momentum; system kinetic energy, collisions, rockets • Rotation, moment of inertia, Newton’s second law: rotation, rolling • Torque and angular momentum • Equilibrium; statics applications; stability; stress and strain • Simple harmonic motion; damped harmonic motion • Driven harmonic motion and resonance

1. Course: Math 2373 – CSE Linear Algebra and Differential Equations 2. Workload: 4 credits; 5 contact hours 3. Coordinator: Professor Greg Anderson

4. Textbook and other materials a. Farlow, McDill, & West, Differential Equations & Linear Algebra, Custom 2nd Edition and Matlab. 5. Specific course information

a. Catalog Description: Linear algebra: basis, dimension, eigenvalues/eigenvectors. Differential equations: linear equations/systems, phase space, forcing/resonance, qualitative/numerical analysis of nonlinear systems, Laplace transforms. Use of computer technology.

b. Prerequisites: i. Calculus II (Math 1372 w/grade of at least C-)

ii. CSE or pre-Bio Prod/Biosys Engr. student c. Role in Program: required


a. Course Outcomes: i. CSE Linear Algebra and Differential Equations [Math 2373] is part of a

multi-semester calculus sequence, primarily for students in CSE. ii. Practically every homework assignment, quiz, and exam requires students

to solve problems. Students receive ample feedback about this learning outcome during the semester.

b. Criterion 3 Outcomes and Program Criteria: i. (1) Apply math, science or engineering

7. Topics Chapter 1: First-Order Differential Equations 1.1 Dynamical Systems: Modeling 1.2 Solutions and Direction Fields: Qualitative Analysis 1.3 Separation of Variables : Quantitative Analysis 1.4 Approximation Methods: Numerical Analysis 1.5 Picard’s Theorem: Theoretical Analysis Chapter 2: Linearity and Nonlinearity 2.1 Linear Equations: The Nature of Their Solutions 2.2 Solving the First-Order Linear Differential Equations 2.3 Growth and Decay Phenomena 2.4 Linear Models: Mixing and Cooling 2.5 Nonlinear Models: Logistic Equation 2.6 Systems of Differential Equations: A First Look Chapter 3: Linear Algebra

3.1 Matrices: Sums and Products 3.2 Systems of Linear Equations 3.3 The Inverse of a Matrix 3.4 Determinants and Cramer’s Rule 3.5 Vector Spaces and Subspaces 3.6 Basis and Dimension Chapter 4: Higher-Order Linear Differential Equations 4.1 The Harmonic Oscillator 4.2 Real Characteristic Roots 4.3 Complex Characteristic Roots 4.4 Undetermined Coefficients 4.5 Variation of Parameters 4.6 Forced Oscillations 4.7 Conservation and Conversion Chapter 5: Linear Transformations 5.1 Linear Transformations 5.2 Properties of Linear Transformations 5.3 Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors 5.4 Coordinates and Diagonalization Chapter 6: Linear Systems of Differential Equations 6.1 Theory of Linear DE Systems 6.2 Linear Systems and Real Eigenvalues 6.3 Linear Systems and Nonreal Eigenvalues 6.4 Stability and Linear Classification 6.5 Decoupling a Linear DE System 6.6 Matrix Exponential 6.7 Nonhomogenous Linear Systems Chapter 8: Laplace Transforms 8.1 The Laplace and Its Inverse 8.2 Solving DEs and IVPS with Laplace Transforms 8.3 The Step Function and the Delta Function 8.4 The Convolution Integral and the Transfer Function 8.5 Laplace Transform Solution of Linear Systems Chapter 9: Discrete Dynamical Systems 9.1 Iterative Equations 9.2 Linear Iterative Systems 9.3 Nonlinear Iterative Equations: Chaos Again

1. Course: PHYS1302W – Introductory Physics for Science and Engineering II 2. Workload: 4 credits; 6.8 instructor contact hours per week 3. Coordinator: Jennifer Kroschel 4. Text book and other materials:

a. Mazur, Princples and Practice of Physics, 1st edition b. Lab manual

5. Specific course information a. Catalog Description: Use of fundamental principles to solve quantitative

problems. Motion, forces, conservation principles, fields, structure of matter. Applications to electromagnetic phenomena.

b. Prerequisites: i. Physics I (PHYS1301W)

ii. Calculus II (MATH 1372) – Concurrent registration allowed c. Role in Program: required


a. Course Outcomes: i. The class exposes the student to physical principles and concepts,

demonstrates how these principles can be applied to quantitatively describe natural phenomena, and provides the student with an opportunity to perform hands-on experiments and measurements that model how physical knowledge is obtained. The fundamental principles of electricity and magnetism are explored and the application of these physics concepts in modern technology is emphasized. The development of conceptual understanding of physical principles and their quantitative application are further deepened in the discussion section, where students practice problem solving skills. In addition, familiarity with the methods and findings of the physical sciences not only forms a crucial component of a common education, but also prepares students to be scientifically literate citizens.

ii. Because all knowledge in the physical sciences is empirically acquired, the laboratory component of the course is essential to properly expose students to the scientific method and the ways of knowing and thinking in the physical sciences. The lab component involves the formulation of scientifically sound predictions by the student, followed by empirical testing of the hypotheses through hands-on experimentation. Since the language of the physical world is mathematical, quantitative analysis of experimental data is an essential aspect of the lab experience. Physics, like all sciences, is a social endeavor, and students are exposed to cooperative problem solving, working in small groups with other students, in both the laboratory and discussion sections of the course.


ii. (6) design and conduct experiments iii. (3) communications

7. Topics:

• Electric fields and forces • Gauss and electrical potential • Capacitance, dielectrics • Magnetic fields and forces; Ampere’s Law • B-field in matter; induction • AC circuits • Electromagnetic waves

1. Course: Math 1372 – CSE Calculus II 2. Workload: 4 credits; 5 contact hours

3. Coordinator: Jennie Morgan and Eoin O’Hara 4. Textbook and other materials:

a. Miracle, Calculus for Engineering II, 2nd Edition. 2016 5. Specific course information

a. Catalog Description: Techniques of integration. Calculus involving transcendental functions, polar coordinates, Taylor polynomials, vectors/curves in space, cylindrical/spherical coordinates. Use of calculators, cooperative learning.

b. Prerequisites: i. Calculus I (Grade of at least C- in MATH 1371)

ii. CSE or pre-Bioprod/Biosys Engr student c. Role in Program: required


a. Course Outcomes: i. Practically every homework assignment, quiz, and exam requires students

to solve problems in integral calculus. Students receive ample feedback about this learning outcome during the semester.


7. Topics:

Chapter 1 Review of Substitution Chapter 2 Integration of Parts Chapter 3 Integration using Trigonometric Identities Chapter 4 Integration Using Partial Fractions Chapter 5 Substitution in Definite Integrals Chapter 6 Numerical Integration Chapter 7 Improper Integrals Chapter 8 Arc Length and Surface Area Chapter 9 First Moments and Centroids Chapter 10 Hydrostatic Force Chapter 11 Variables Separable Chapter 12 Exponential Growth Chapter 13 The Logistic Equation Chapter 14 Euler’s Method Chapter 15 First Order Linear Differential Equations Chapter 16 Polar Coordinates Chapter 17 Graphing Polar Equations Chapter 18 Area of Simple Polar Region Chapter 19 Area Between Polar Curves Chapter 20 Introduction to Vectors

Chapter 21 Addition of Vectors Chapter 22 The Dot Product Chapter 23 The Position Vector and Lines Chapter 24 Calculus of Vector Functions Chapter 25 Velocity and Acceleration Chapter 26 Limits of Sequences Chapter 27 Finite Arithmetic and Geometric Series Chapter 28 Definition of Infinite Series Chapter 29 The Comparison Test Chapter 30 Alternating Series Chapter 31 Ratio Test Chapter 32 Power Series Chapter 33 Taylor’s Series and Polynomials Chapter 34 Applications of Taylor Polynomials Chapter 35 Manipulating Power Series Chapter 36 Vectors in Three Space Chapter 37 Dot Product in Space Chapter 38 Cross Product Chapter 39 Three Dimensional Position Vector Chapter 40 Vector Calculus in Three Space Chapter 41 Velocity in Three Dimensions

1. Course: Math 2374 – CSE Multivariable Calculus and Vector Analysis

2. Workload: 4 credits; 5 contact hours

3. Coordinator: Professor Natalie Sheils 4. 5. Textbook and other materials:

a. Marsden & Tromba, Vector Calculus, 6th Edition, 2012 and Mathematica

6. Specific course information a. Catalog Description: Derivative as linear map. Differential/integral calculus of

functions of several variables, including change of coordinates using Jacobians. Line/surface integrals. Gauss, Green, Stokes theorems. Use of computer technology.

b. Prerequisites: i. Calculus II (Math 1372 w/grade of at least C-)

ii. CSE or pre-Bio Prod/Biosys Engr. student c. Role in Program: required


a. Course Outcomes: i. CSE Multivariable Calculus and Vector Analysis [Math 2374] is part of a

multi-semester calculus sequence, primarily for students in CSE ii. Practically every homework assignment, quiz, and exam requires students

to solve problems. Students receive ample feedback about this learning outcome during the semester.


8. Topics:

Chapter 1: The Geometry of Euclidean Space 1.3 Matrices, Determinants and the Cross Product 1.4 Cylindrical and Spherical Coordinates 1.5 n-Dimensional Euclidean Space Chapter 2: Differentiation 2.1 The Geometry of Real-Valued Functions 2.3 Differentiation

2.4 Introduction to Paths and Curves 2.5 Properties of the Derivative 2.6 Gradients and Directional Derivatives Chapter 3: Higher-Order Derivatives; Maxima and Minima 3.1Iterated Partial Derivatives 3.2 Taylor’s Theorem 3.3 Extrema of Real-Valued Functions Chapter 4: Vector-Valued Functions 4.1 Acceleration and Newton’s Second Law

4.2 Arc Length 4.3 Vector Fields 4.4 Divergence and Curl Chapter 5: Double and Triple Integrals 5.2 The Double Integral Over a Rectangle 5.3 The Double Integral Over More General Regions 5.4 Changing the Order of Integration 5.5 The Triple Integral Chapter 6: The Change of Variables Formula and Applications Integration 6.1 The Geometry of Maps from R2 to R2

6.2 The Change of Variables Theorem Chapter 7: Integrals Over Paths and Surfaces 7.1 The Path Integral 7.2 Line Integrals 7.3 Parametrized Surfaces 7.4 Area of Surface 7.5 Integrals of Scalar Functions Over Surfaces 7.6 Surface Integrals of Vector Fields Chapter 8: The Integral Theorems of Vector Analysis 8.1 Green’s Theorem 8.2 Stokes’ Theorem 8.3 Conservative Fields 8.4 Gauss’ Theorem

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