ACADEMIC PROGRAM INFORMATION

LALITHA DORAI

DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS AND ENGINEERING

COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF BALTIMORE COUNTY (ESSEX)

ENGINEERING

For information contact: Lalitha Dorai

Associate of Science Transfer Pattern

Since four-year institutions vary widely in their requirements, it is strongly recommended that students who wish to pursue studies in this transfer pattern speak with a counselor from the Counseling Center before registering for courses. This sequence of courses should be adjusted to meet the requirements of the transfer institution.

The engineering-related sciences and technologies are involved with applying scientific principles rather than focusing on their discovery. Students should acquaint themselves with colleges of engineering because these schools are limited in number and specific in their admission requirements.

The curriculum outlined below is designed for the student who wishes to pursue a baccalaureate degree in an engineering specialty. It is designed to provide maximum transferability to most upper-division engineering programs, with exceptions or special requirements as noted, Completion of this program may also qualify students for positions as engineering technicians. The program may be taken either full-time or part-time. Some courses are offered both day and evening.

General Education Requirements ------------------------------------ Credits

ENGL 101 Composition and Rhetoric (A) ------------ 3

ENGL 102 Composition and Literary

Forms (B) ----------------------------- 3

HEA Contemporary Issues in Living (1)

or

PEFT 101 Fitness for Life (I) --------------------------------------- 3

ELEC Interdisciplinary/Emerging

Issues Elective (K or L) ---------------------------- 3

ELEC Humanities and Arts ElectivE (C) ---------- 3

ELEC Humanities and Arts Elective (D) ---------- 3

ELEC Social Science Elective (G) ---------- 3

ELEC Social Science Elective (H) ---------- 3

Required Courses Related to Major*

*ENSC 101 Engineering Design

Engineers(elective) --------------------------- 3

ENSC 111 Mechanics I (Statics) ------- 3

ENSC 211 Mechanics 11 (Dynamics) ------- 3

CHEM 121,122 Inorganic Chemistry I (F) ------- 5

CHEM 112,124 Inorganic Chemistry 11 (F) ------- 5

MATH 251 Calculus I (E) ------- 4

MATH 252 Calculus 11 (E) -------- 4

MATH 253 Calculus III (E) ------- 4

PHYS 151 General Physics I (F) ------ 3

PHYS 251 General Physics 11 ------- 4

PHYS 252 General Physics III ------ 4

*CINS 123 Pascal Programming(elective) ------- 3

Total Credits ------------------------------------------------------- 69

*Some institutions may require completion of these courses at their institutions

ENSC 221 is needed for mechanical and civil engineering and ENSC 251 is needed for electrical engineering. ENSC 221and ENSC 251 are not offered on a regular basis.

CHEM 200,201,202,203 are also needed for chemical engineering. Students who plan to transfer to a four year school should also take MATH 259

PHYSICS

FOR INFORMATION CONTACT: LALITHA DORAI

ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE TRANSFER PATTERN

Since four year institutions vary widely in their requirements, it is strongly recommended that students who wish to pursue studies in this transfer pattern speak with a counselor from the Counseling Center before registering for courses. This sequence of courses should be adjusted to meet the requirements of the transfer institution.

This transfer pattern is designed primarily for students who intend to complete their studies for a Bachelor of Science degree in physics at a four-year institution.

General Education Requirements ---------------- Credits

ENGL 101 Composition and Rhetoric (A) ---------------- 3

ENGL 102 Composition and Literary

Forms (B) ---------------- --------------------- 3

HLTH 101 Contemporary Issues in Living ----------------- 3

or

PEFT 101 Fitness for Life (1) ------------------ 3

PSYC 101 Introduction to Psychology (G) ------------------ 3

SPCM 100 Fundamentals of

Communication (D) ---------------------------------------- 3

HIST 111 History of the United States I(H) ------------------ 3

PHIL 101 Introduction to Philosophy (C) ------------------ 3

ELEC Interdisciplinary/Emerging

Issues Elective (K or L) --------------------------------------- 3

Suggested Courses Related to Major Credits

PHYS 151 General Physics I (F) ----------------- 3

PHYS 251 General Physics 11 ---------------- 4

PIFYS 252 General Physics Ill ---------------- 4

CHEM 121,122 Inorganic Chemistry I (F) ---------------- 5

CHEM 123,124 Inorganic Chemistry 11 (F) ---------------- 5

CMSC 123 Computer Programing ---------------- 3

MATH 251 Calculus I (E) ---------------- 4

MATH 252 Calculus 11(E) ---------------- 4

MATH 253 Calculus Ill (E) ---------------- 4

MATH 259 Elementary Differential

Equations (E) ----------------------------------------- 3

Total Credits ------------------------------------------------------ 63

COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

Engineering Science

(Division of Science and Mathematics)

ENSC 101 Engineering Design (3) N

Includes Laboratory.

Prerequisite: Enrollment as Engineering Transfer student or consent of instructor Fulfills the Engineering Graphics requirement for Engineer Transfer students. Covers drawing types and interpretation, sketching, orthographic projection, dimensioning, auxilliary views and introduction to Computer Aided Drafting (CAD). Intended for Engineer Transfer students only.

ENSC 111 Mechanics I (Statics) (3) N

Prerequisites:MATH 251 and PHYS 151; or consent of instructor.

Vector forces, equilibrium of force systems. non-coplanar systems, analysis of structures, friction, centroids, moments of inertia.

ENSC 211 Mechanics 11 (Dynamics) (3) N

Prerequisite: ENSC 111

Corequisite: MATH 252 or consent of instructor

Heavy particles and rigid bodies in motion. Energy and momentum methods, kinetics with rectilinear and curvilinear translation, and rotation, introduction to mechanical vibrations.

ENSC 221 Strength of Materials (3) N

Prerequisites:ENSC 111, MATH 252 (may be taken concurrently), PHYS 231 (may be taken concurrently).

Simple stresses and strains, torsion, beams, combined stresses, and columns covered, with emphasis on practical problems applied to shafts, tanks, beams, columns, and other structural, machine, and vehicle members. Reference is made to both the basic principles of material testing techniques and standards and machines used to determine the mechanical properties of representative engineering materials.

Physics

(Division of Science and Mathematics)

PHYS 101 Fundamentals of Physics 1 (4) F

Includes Laboratory.

Prerequisites: Reading Skill 1; English Skill 1; one year high school algebra and a satisfactory score on the math placement test; or MATH 135 or consent of instructor

Intended for pre-medical, pre-dental, medical technology, radiology technology and pre-professional students for whom physics is a required course but is a discipline peripheral to their intended profession. Students gain an over-all view of and learn to solve basic problems in physics. Covers mechanics, heat and wave motion, rotation, work, power, energy and momentum. Concepts of temperature and specific heat are also discussed. Offers background to students who have only elementary mathematical skills.

PHYS 112 Fundamentals of Physics 11 (4) F Includes Laboratory.

Prerequisite: PHYS 101 or consent of the instructor

A continuation of PHYS 101 with the same objectives. Covers electricity and magnetism, optics, and a brief introduction to atomic physics. Coulomb's law, electric fields, potential energy, DC circuits, magnetism, Faraday's law of induction and AC circuits are discussed. Geometrical and physical optics are included.

PHYS 151 General Physics 1 (3) F

Prerequisite: Reading Skill 1; English Skill 1; MATH 21 1 or Consent of the instructor

A calculus level treatment of the laws of motion, work, energy, momentum, collisions, harmonic motion, and gravitation.

Prerequisite: PHYS 101.

The physics and related areas of chemistry which apply to the practice of radiology: radiation, ionizing radiation, physics of radiologic instruments, x-ray circuitry, fundamentals of radioisotopes. Primarily for students in radiologic technology and radiation therapy programs.

PHYS 251 General Physics 11 (4) N

Includes Laboratory.

Prerequisites: MATH 212, PHYS 130 or consent of the instructor

A calculus level treatment thermal phenomena, kinetic theory , electrostatics,

electricity , magnetism ,AC and DC circuits and electromagnetism

PHYS 252 General Physics III (4) N Includes Laboratory.

Prerequisites: MATH 213 and PHYS 231; or consent of the instructor

A calculus level treatment of fluid statics and dynamics , waves, optics, and some quantum physics.

PHYS 291, 292, 293 Independent Study in Physics (1, 2, 3) N

Prerequisite: Written contract from instructor must be presented at registration.

Independent study or research in physics. Under the direction of one or more faculty members, a student plans and executes a project of special study, laboratory or library research, or cooperates in the development of new teaching techniques. A report is submitted each semester. One to three credits may be applied towards graduation.

Physical Science

(Division of Science and Mathematics)

PHYS 100 Concepts in Physical Science (3) F

Prerequisites: Reading Skill 1; English Skill 1; Math 5kill 1.

For the general interest non-science majors, this course is structured to develop an understanding of the scientific method and its application to the real world of the student. Principles are drawn from basic physical science and extended to fundamental applications which relate to matter and energy in one's environment. Emphasis is on conceptual understanding.

ASTM 101 Physical Science: Introduction to

Astronomy (4) F

Includes Laboratory.

Prerequisites: Reading Skill 1; English Skill 1; Math Skill 1.

Modern descriptive astronomy and space science for the non-science or liberal arts student. Principles of astronomy are surveyed as they relate to the sun, exploration, aerospace travel, and cosmology. Laboratory exercises include experimental determination of spatial coordinates; measurement of position and visual determination of time; photographic analysis of stars, nebulae and galaxies; spectral analysis and photometry; familiarization with astronomical instruments; observations and field experiences as permitted by weather and other arrangements.

PHYS 111 Concepts of Physical Science Laboratory (1) F

Prerequisite/corequisite: PHSC 101

This course is structured for non-science majors to develop an understanding of the scientific method and its applications to the real world. Principles are drawn front physics as the basic physical science and extended to fundamental applications which relate to matter and energy in one's environment. Emphasis is on laboratory work.

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