About the University Undergraduate Education in New Brunswick Programs of Study for Liberal Arts Students Douglass College Livingston College Rutgers College University College Cook College Mason Gross School of the Arts Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy Rutgers Business School: Undergradute School of Communication, Information, and Library Studies School of Engineering General Information Descriptions of Fields of Study Facilities Academic Policies and Procedures Degree Requirements Four-Year Engineering Curricula Five-Year Engineering Curricula Transfer Programs With Camden and Newark Other Academic Programs Course Listing Biomedical Engineering 125 Bioresource Engineering 127 Ceramic Engineering 150 Chemical and Biochemical Engineering 155 Civil and Environmental Engineering 180 Electrical and Computer Engineering 332 General Engineering 440 Industrial Engineering 540 Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 650 Administration and Faculty Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy General Information   New Brunswick Undergraduate Catalog 2003-2005 School of Engineering Course Listing General Engineering 440   General Engineering 440 14:440:100Engineering Orientation Lectures (1) Brief overview of each of the specific fields of engineering offered as degree programs at the college. Describes the major fields of study, as well as the engineering profession in general. Graded Pass/No Credit. 14:440:107Methods of Inquiry for Engineers (E3) Study skills. A system of thinking strategies and critical and analytical thinking skills applicable across the engineering curriculum. 14:440:127Introduction to Computers for Engineers (3) Use of higher-level language such as FORTRAN 90 or ANSIC to solve engineering-related problems. Emphasis on problem-solving skills and mathematical tools of importance in engineering. Prerequisite: Some prior programming experience is preferred. 14:440:191Honors Introduction to Engineering (1) Covers the same material as 14:440:100, but in a more thorough and demanding fashion. Open only to honors program participants. 14:440:221Engineering Mechanics: Statics (3) Classification of systems of forces and their resultants; geometrical and analytical conditions for the equilibrium of force systems; frames and trusses; friction; parabolic and catenary cables; centers of gravity. Prerequisites: 01:640:151, 01:750:123. 14:440:222Engineering Mechanics: Dynamics (3) Kinematics of particles and rigid bodies; rectangular, path, and polar descriptions. Relative motion. Kinetics of particles, particle systems, and rigid bodies; equations of motion, principles of work and energy, linear and angular impulse and momentum. Impact. Prerequisites: 14:440:221, 01:640:152, 01:750:124. Corequisite: 01:640:251. 14:440:291Honors Engineering Mechanics: Statics (3) Covers the same material as 14:440:221, but in a more thorough and demanding fashion. Open only to honors program participants. 14:440:292Honors Engineering Mechanics: Dynamics (3) Covers the same material as 14:440:222 but in a more thorough and demanding fashion. Open only to honors program participants. 14:440:407Mechanical Properties of Materials (3) Mechanical behavior of metals, ceramics, polymers, and composites. Elastic and plastic behavior. Theories of yielding, brittle fracture, time-dependent behavior, and fatigue. Relation of properties to structure. Prerequisites: 14:155:303, 14:180:243, 14:650:291, or equivalent.   For additional information, contact RU-info at 732/932-info (4636) or colonel.henry@rutgers.edu. Comments and corrections to: Campus Information Services. © 2005 Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. All rights reserved.