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Engineering Sciences Major Modified with Chemistry

Students interested in the Engineering Sciences major modified with Chemistry should contact Professor Lee Lynd.

Course of Study

Prerequisites

Mathematics (3 courses)

MATH 3 Introduction to Calculus
MATH 8 Calculus of Functions of One and Several Variables
MATH 13 Calculus of Vector-Valued Functions

Physics (2 courses)

PHYS 13 Introductory Physics I
PHYS 14 Introductory Physics II

Chemistry (1-2 courses)

CHEM 5-6 General Chemistry OR CHEM 10 Honors First-Year General Chemistry

Computer science (1 course)

ENGS 20 Introduction to Scientific Computing

Note: For students in the Class of 2009, the Integrated Mathematics and Physical Science (IMPS) option (no longer offered) may be substituted for the prerequisite mathematics and physics courses.

Unless otherwise prohibited, prerequisites may be taken under the Non-Recording Option.

Required Courses

Engineering sciences core courses (3 courses)

ENGS 22 Systems
ENGS 25 Introduction to Thermodynamics
ENGS 36 Chemical Engineering

Engineering electives (choose 3 courses with not more than two from ENGS 21, 35, and 37 counting toward the major)

ENGS 21 Introduction to Engineering
ENGS 23 Distributed Systems and Fields
ENGS 24 Science of Materials
ENGS 26 Control Theory
ENGS 33 Solid Mechanics
ENGS 34 Fluid Dynamics
ENGS 35 Biotechnology and Biochemical Engineering
ENGS 37 Introduction to Environmental Engineering
ENGS 52 Introduction to Operations Research
ENGS 91 Numerical Methods in Computation
ENGS 156 Heat, Mass, and Momentum Transfer
ENGS 158 Chemical Kinetics and Reactors

Chemistry core courses (2 courses, choose 1 from each group)

Group 1

CHEM 51 Organic Chemistry
CHEM 57 Organic Chemistry

Group 2

CHEM 61 Basic Physical Chemistry I
CHEM 71 Macroscopic Physical Chemistry

Chemistry electives (choose 2 courses)

CHEM 41 Biological Chemistry
CHEM 52 Organic Chemistry OR CHEM 58 Organic Chemistry
CHEM 63 Environmental Chemistry
CHEM 64 Basic Inorganic Chemistry
CHEM 67 Physical Biochemistry
CHEM 72, 73 Microscopic Physical Chemistry I, II

Culminating Experience

Engineering Sciences majors complete a culminating experience, which is part of a course (either an elective or an additional course). Normally taken during the senior year, the course is chosen from the following options:

Thesis

ENGS 86 Independent Project
ENGS 88 Honors Thesis

Design project

ENGS 190 Engineering Design Methodology and Project Initiation (taken as part of the two-course design sequence ENGS 190/290; may count toward both A.B. and B.E. degrees)

Advanced course (Class of 2009)

ENGS 63 Introduction to VLSI Systems
ENGS 76 Machine Engineering
ENGS 91 Numerical Methods in Computation
ENGS 92 Fourier Transforms and Complex Variables
Any graduate course available for A.B. credit

Advanced course (Class of 2010 and beyond)

ENGS 61 Intermediate Electrical Circuits
ENGS 62 Microprocessors in Engineered Systems
ENGS 63 Introduction to VLSI Systems
ENGS 71 Structural Analysis
ENGS 73 Materials Processing and Selection
ENGS 75 Product Design
ENGS 76 Machine Engineering
ENGS 122 Semiconductor Theory and Devices
ENGS 124 Optical Devices and Systems
ENGS 125 Power Electronics and Electromechanical Energy Conversion
ENGS 126 Analog VLSI Systems Design
ENGG 129 Instrumentation and Measurement
ENGS 130 Mechanical Behavior of Materials
ENGS 132 Thermodynamics and Kinetics in Condensed Phases
ENGS 134 Nanotechnology
ENGS 135 Thin Films and Microfabrication Technology
ENGS 145 Modern Control Theory
ENGS 146 Computer-Aided Mechanical Engineering Design
ENGS 157 Chemical Process Design
ENGS 158 Chemical Kinetics and Reactors
ENGS 165 Biomaterials
ENGS 171 Industrial Ecology
ENGS 172 Climate Change and Engineering

Academic Standing

Satisfactory completion of the major requires a grade point average of 2.0 in the courses suitable for satisfying the major.