2018-2019 Academic Catalog [Published Catalog]
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Management of Information Systems |
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MOIS 430/4202 - Business Information Systems Analysis and Development (3 cr.)
Prerequisites MOIS 3201
Description The Course emphasizes various elements related to business information systems analysis and development in the new digital economy. Doing business is not as usual as before with the use of innovative information and communication technology tools and techniques and this course intends to introduce students to the opportunities enabled by various business information systems within the information economy.
When Offered Offered in spring. Notes Enrollment in is limited, and priority is given to students seeking the Bachelor of Business Administration degree or the Bachelor of Accounting degree, students enrolling in specified as collateral requirements in other majors, and students who have declared business administration as a minor.
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MOIS 477/4704 - Integrated Technologies and Big Data (3 cr.)
Prerequisites MOIS 3201 and MACT 2222 and CSCE 1101
Description This course emphasizes the value of integration between information systems in modern organizations. This is achieved by having different computing systems and software applications linked in seamless physical and/or functional integration. The focus of the course is on the wide range of technologies available today as well as the methodologies of data analytics for solving Big Data problems. This course explores the role of business analytics in supporting decision making and setting strategies at the highest levels. Students will be exposed to the analytical skills needed to turn big data into a strategic resource. Academic partnerships with IBM will allow students to access a suite of software tools from the industry and receive critical workforce training.
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MOIS 470/4970 - Special Topics in Management of Information Systems (3 cr.)
Prerequisites Prerequisite: Consent of Instructor.
Description Considers selected topics of current relevance in management of information systems.
When Offered Offered occasionally. Notes Enrollment in is limited, and priority is given to students seeking the Bachelor of Business Administration degree or the Bachelor of Accounting degree, students enrolling in specified as collateral requirements in other majors, and students who have declared business administration as a minor.
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MOIS 475/4975 - Independent Study in Management of Information Systems (1-3 cr.)
Prerequisites Prerequisites: Senior standing and consent of MOIS unit head and chair.
Description Guided readings, research, and discussions on specific selected topic in Management of Information Systems.
When Offered Offered occasionally. Notes Enrollment in is limited, and priority is given to students seeking the Bachelor of Business Administration degree or the Bachelor of Accounting degree, students enrolling in specified as collateral requirements in other majors, and students who have declared business administration as a minor.
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MOIS 499/4999 - Internship and Graduation Project (3 cr.)
Prerequisites Completion of all MOIS core courses.
Description The course offers the students the opportunity to participate in real-life work experience in the IS/IT field. Students in collaboration with the MOIS unit will be responsible for their own placement in an internship approved by the advisor. The internship report details everything the student did during the internship. Additionally each student will be able to analyze the business processes’ current performance, identify problems, and suggest solutions by applying foundations of information technologies and to be able employ appropriate methodologies to achieve the designed improvements. Students should submit a plan followed by progress reports and finally deliver the thesis project document and presentation of the findings.
When Offered Offered in fall and spring. Notes Enrollment in courses is limited, and priority is given to students seeking the Bachelor of Business Administration in Management of Information Systems (MICT) degree or any other student who completed the prerequisite of all other MOIS courses.
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MOIS 508/5201 - Information and Communication Technology in Business (3 cr.)
Description Today’s electronic means, computing, networks and software applications have become an integral part of business. The premise of the course is that adequate knowledge of technology is now a prerequisite for a successful business owner or manager. This course is intended to provide a basic technical literacy, with an emphasis on implications for organizations. The technical component of the course includes data and voice communication networks, database structures as a significant tool for managing information, data modeling, data integration, data warehousing and data mining, as well as information support systems design, and computer security.
When Offered Offered in fall and spring.
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MOIS 549/5301 - Systems Analysis, Design, and Implementation (3 cr.)
Prerequisites BADM 5310
Description The objective of the course is to improve understanding of how information technologies can help in the transformation of business models within existing organizations as well as the development of completely new business models and new organizational practices. Hence, the purpose of the course is twofold. The course is first and foremost an intensive, integrative, project course in which student teams create one or more real business models. Second, the course provides students with the experience of Working with different tools and techniques in systems analysis and design. The students study the systems development life-cycle emphasizing current techniques for documenting users’ requirements and producing maintainable, cost effective systems. The project experience helps the team members learn key tools and fundamentals useful in modeling, problem solving, and design.
When Offered Offered in fall and spring.
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MOIS 550/5302 - Decision Support Systems (3 cr.)
Prerequisites BADM 5310
Description The primary goal of this course is to allow the student to comprehend and explore the significant issues in automating business decision support at various levels. The amount of data collected by businesses has not only grown exponentially in the last few years but has also witnessed a major expansion in enabling technologies such as database systems, data-mining techniques, client-server and cloud computing as well as artificial intelligence. The course covers the above topics and overviews Some of the most Widely used decision support techniques (such as decision trees, genetic algorithms and neural networks), cloud computing and business intelligence techniques as well as decision support applications (such as in management, trade, marketing strategies and customer support) via simulated decision cases and real datasets.
When Offered Offered occasionally.
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MOIS 000/5304 - Big Data (3 cr.)
Prerequisites OPMG 5201 and MOIS 3201 (or equivalent)
Description In this course, we will look at the phenomenon of big data from multiple perspectives: practical, theoretical, statistical, etc. Possible solutions to the problem of big data involve compression, mining, cleaning, database design, visualization, interface design, security, etc. Specifically, this course examines information management in the context of massive sets of data, provides students proficiency with a variety of data analysis tools, and exposes learners to varied data platforms as well as skills and concepts related to data mining and statistical analysis within a business context. Topics may include: uses of data mining, Data mining algorithms, Market Basket Analysis, Data cleaning, Data visualization. Students will work on application areas that create or use big data and will be expected to work on relevant projects and to give presentations (mainly focusing on the 5 key Big Data use cases: Big Data exploration, enhanced 360o view of the customer, security/intelligence, extension, operations analysis, and data warehouse augmentation
Team-teaching: The academic professor is responsible for all issues related to the delivery and administration of academic content and course work. The industry representative will assist the academic professor in the planning, delivery and assessment of the practical work which my represent up to 50% of the course load.
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MOIS 555/5305 - Information Technology Strategy and Entrepreneurship (3 cr.)
Prerequisites BADM 5310
Description Information is an integral part in organizational success paralleling the importance of its technology component. This course focuses on the intersection of IT strategy and the entrepreneurial business. It considers how one can take advantage of new technology opportunities and how they change the structure of firms, industries and value chains, with an emphasis on business issues. Topics include user needs, appropriate technology design, rapid prototype design and testing, social technology entrepreneurship, business modeling, and project management. Case studies are an integral part of the course. Classes combine lecture and case study discussions and the workload should include a project Where students apply IT and business skills to design product or service prototypes, distribution systems or a business plan for entrepreneurial ventures that meet today’s World challenges.
When Offered Offered occasionally.
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MOIS 570/5370 - Advanced Topics (Next Generation Technologies) (3 cr.)
Prerequisites BADM 5310
Description Conducting business in a networked economy invariably involves interplay with technology. The purpose of the course is to explore a number of next generation technologies, the business drivers of technology-related decisions in firms, and to stimulate thought on emerging applications for commerce (including disruptive technologies). The course provides an overview of various evolving technologies and culminates in discussion of potential business impact of these technologies in the near future.
When Offered Offered occasionally.
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Marketing |
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MKTG 302/2101 - Principles of Marketing (3 cr.)
Description The nature and scope of marketing. Marketing systems and the marketing environment, definition of a market, market segmentation, and buyer behavior. The marketing mix: product, place, price, and promotion. Marketing research and marketing information systems. The application of these topics to the Egyptian environment constitutes an important part of the study. Some of the class discussions and projects will incorporate entrepreneurial issues in Marketing.
When Offered Offered in fall and spring. Notes Enrollment in is limited, and priority is given to students seeking the Bachelor of Business Administration degree or the Bachelor of Accounting degree, students enrolling in specified as collateral requirements in other majors, and students who have declared business administration as a minor.
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MKTG 405/3201 - Marketing Research (3 cr.)
Prerequisites MKTG 2101 AND (MACT 3224 or MACT 2222 or MACT 1221 )
Description The nature and scope of marketing research. The scientific method and its application in the field of marketing, research design, basic methods of collecting data, marketing research procedures, applications of marketing research.
When Offered Offered in fall and spring. Notes Enrollment in is limited, and priority is given to students seeking the Bachelor of Business Administration degree or the Bachelor of Accounting degree, students enrolling in specified as collateral requirements in other majors, and students who have declared business administration as a minor.
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MKTG 410/3202 - Consumer-Buyer Behavior (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Description Buyer behavior relevant to marketing decisions. Theoretical and practical implications of individual behavioral variables such as motivation, learning, perception, personality and attitudes, and group influences. Buyer behavior analyzed in terms of decision-making processes and models of individual and aggregate behavior. Special attention given to consumer behavior in the Middle East.
When Offered Offered in fall and spring. Notes Enrollment in is limited, and priority is given to students seeking the Bachelor of Business Administration degree or the Bachelor of Accounting degree, students enrolling in specified as collateral requirements in other majors, and students who have declared business administration as a minor.
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MKTG 408/3301 - Marketing Communications Management (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Description An introduction to marketing communications, covering advertising, sales promotion, personal selling and public relations. The design, management and integration of an organization’s marketing communications strategy.
When Offered Offered fall and spring. Notes Enrollment in is limited, and priority is given to students seeking the Bachelor of Business Administration degree or the Bachelor of Accounting degree, students enrolling in specified as collateral requirements in other majors, and students who have declared business administration as a minor.
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MKTG 470/4034 - Strategic Brand Management (3 cr.)
Prerequisites MKTG 2101
Description In the Global World we are in today, the long term survival and sustainability is linked to how well Brands will perform. This means that Brands Building and Brand Management are crucial today. The savvy company must develop, manage, sustain, and eventually nourish a Distinctive Brand for its target customers.
This course will examine the different factors that lead to building equity to a brand. Also, the many factors that should be considered to develop, manage, sustain and nourish a given brand will be reviewed and analyzed. Also, several parts of this course will shed the lights on measuring brand equity with special emphasis on real life case studies.
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MKTG 420/4203 - Advanced Marketing Research (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Description This course is designed to strengthen students’ abilities to perform marketing research at a level superior to that of most marketing graduates worldwide. The topics offered will be chosen with particular emphasis on their value to Egyptian and regional organizations. Such topics include the qualitative techniques-focus groups, long interviews, and participant observation; and advanced widely-accepted quantitative statistical techniques for marketing decision making.
When Offered Offered occasionally. Notes Enrollment in is limited, and priority is given to students seeking the Bachelor of Business Administration degree or the Bachelor of Accounting degree, students enrolling in specified as collateral requirements in other majors, and students who have declared business administration as a minor.
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MKTG 416/4302 - E-Marketing (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Description Principles, best practices, and hands-on applications of E-Marketing. The course is designed to hone skills in E-Marketing, including developing a comprehensive E-Marketing plan and creating an interactive website.
When Offered Offered occasionally. Notes Enrollment in is limited, and priority is given to students seeking the Bachelor of Business Administration degree or the Bachelor of Accounting degree, students enrolling in specified as collateral requirements in other majors, and students who have declared business administration as a minor.
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MKTG 418/4303 - Principles of Public Relations (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Description An overview of the public relations profession in the Middle East. Public-relations principles and techniques, current public relations problems, possible solutions.
When Offered Offered occasionally. Notes Enrollment in is limited, and priority is given to students seeking the Bachelor of Business Administration degree or the Bachelor of Accounting degree, students enrolling in specified as collateral requirements in other majors, and students who have declared business administration as a minor.
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MKTG 411/4401 - Professional Selling (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Description Professional selling skills, analyzing advantages and challenges of a sales career, and most desired characteristics of successful sales people. The course explains the buying process, buying systems, and procedures and how the making of each customer type has an impact on the sales process. The course walks students through all the steps of the selling and post sale activities.
When Offered Offered occasionally. Notes Enrollment in is limited, and priority is given to students seeking the Bachelor of Business Administration degree or the Bachelor of Accounting degree, students enrolling in specified as collateral requirements in other majors, and students who have declared business administration as a minor.
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MKTG 414/4501 - Services Marketing (3 cr.)
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Description An elective marketing course for undergraduate students seeking greater understanding of devising and delivering services to world-class standards. The course deals with identifying service quality from the customer’s perspective, designing effective service products, designing effective service delivery systems, and implementing service quality control features suitable to the Egyptian environment.
When Offered Offered occasionally. Notes Enrollment in is limited, and priority is given to students seeking the Bachelor of Business Administration degree or the Bachelor of Accounting degree, students enrolling in specified as collateral requirements in other majors, and students who have declared business administration as a minor.
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MKTG 412/4601 - International Marketing (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Description The marketing problems and opportunities of the exporter, licenser, or manufacturer in a foreign country. Topics include factors in assessing world marketing opportunities and the international marketing mix.
Cross-listed Same as . When Offered Offered occasionally. Notes Enrollment in is limited, and priority is given to students seeking the Bachelor of Business Administration degree or the Bachelor of Accounting degree, students enrolling in specified as collateral requirements in other majors, and students who have declared business administration as a minor.
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MKTG 480/4602 - Marketing Strategy (3 cr.)
Prerequisites , and Senior standing.
Description An integrative capstone course for students seeking a marketing specialization. Provides a transitional experience between the marketing concepts and techniques introduced in prior courses and the practice of marketing in real-world business situations. Students learn to integrate the various elements of marketing and the other functional areas of business and develop critical decision-making abilities in strategic marketing in the context of a rapidly changing marketplace.
When Offered Offered in fall and spring. Notes Enrollment in is limited, and priority is given to students seeking the Bachelor of Business Administration degree or the Bachelor of Accounting degree, students enrolling in specified as collateral requirements in other majors, and students who have declared business administration as a minor.
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MKTG 470/4970 - Special topics in Marketing (3 cr.)
Prerequisites MKTG 2101
Description Considers selected topics of current relevance in marketing.
When Offered Offered occasionally. Notes Enrollment in is limited, and priority is given to students seeking the Bachelor of Business Administration degree or the Bachelor of Accounting degree, students enrolling in specified as collateral requirements in other majors, and students who have declared business administration as a minor.
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MKTG 475/4975 - Independent Study in Marketing (1-3 cr.)
Prerequisites Prerequisites: Senior standing and consent of MKTG unit head and chair.
Description Guided readings, research, and discussions on specific selected topic in Marketing.
When Offered Offered occasionally. Notes Enrollment in is limited, and priority is given to students seeking the Bachelor of Business Administration degree or the Bachelor of Accounting degree, students enrolling in specified as collateral requirements in other majors, and students who have declared business administration as a minor.
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MKTG 520/5201 - Marketing Management (3 cr.)
Description Highlights the role of marketing as a process for creating value and managing customer relationships. The course addresses the marketing challenge of designing and implementing the best combination of marketing variables to carry out a firm’s strategy in its target markets. Further, this course seeks to develop the student’s skills in applying the analytic perspectives and concepts of marketing to such decisions as: segmentation, targeting, positioning, branding, pricing, distribution and promotion. The goal is to understand how the firm can benefit by creating and delivering value to its customers and stakeholders. The new role of marketing is emphasized including: stakeholder marketing, internal marketing, social marketing, customer relationship management and other recent trends in the market. This course takes an analytical approach to the study of marketing problems of for-profit and not-for-profit organizations.
Cross-listed Same as When Offered Offered in fall and spring.
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MKTG 521/5301 - Marketing Research Methods (3 cr.)
Prerequisites BADM 5310
Description This course highlights the importance of using a variety of marketing research methods in making marketing decisions. This course is designed to offer an understanding of the market research process through coverage of the steps comprising the process from defining the research problem, to developing an approach, to formulating a research design, to data collection, analysis, and conclusions. The course takes on an applied orientation in covering the research process. The course examines the proper use of statistical applications, with an emphasis on the interpretation and use of results. The course describes the process of acquiring, classifying and interpreting primary and secondary marketing data needed for intelligent, profitable marketing decisions. It also covers recent developments in the systematic recording and use of internal and external data needed for marketing decisions.
When Offered Offered occasionally.
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MKTG 524/5304 - Global Marketing (3 cr.)
Prerequisites BADM 5310
Description This course covers the environmental, organizational, and financial aspects of international marketing. It also describes the special marketing research, pricing, channels of distribution, product policy, and communication issues which firms face doing business in international markets. Further, this course examines the cultural, behavioral and legal challenges of entering and doing business in foreign markets. Decisions must be made regarding international marketing objectives, strategies and policies, foreign market selection, adaptation of products, and distribution channels of communications to fit each foreign market.
When Offered Offered occasionally.
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MKTG 526/5305 - Integrated Marketing Communication (3 cr.)
Prerequisites BADM 5310
Description This course focuses on a fully integrated approach to the marketing communication of products and services and on the major marketing communication decisions made by brand/communication managers. These decisions include mass media advertising, public relations, sales promotion, direct response marketing, sponsorship and events, packaging, and personal selling. This course is designed to provide students with both a theoretical and applied understanding of how marketing communication messages are created to positively impact customer relationships and brands.
When Offered Offered occasionally.
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MKTG 530/5306 - Strategic Marketing (3 cr.)
Prerequisites BADM 5310
Description The course addresses the relationship of marketing to environmental forces and other business functions. Principal topics include resource allocation, market entry/exit decisions, and competitive analysis. The course stresses on the analysis, planning, and implementation issues marketing managers encounter when they develop market strategies in competitive environments. This is done by case analysis of marketing problems and examining current developments in marketing practice. Topics include a focused review of competitor analysis, buyer analysis, market segmentation, and assessing business competitive advantages. Product portfolio issues are identified and marketing strategies developed, assessed and implemented.
When Offered Offered occasionally
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MKTG 000/5307 - Strategic Brand Management (3 cr.)
Prerequisites BADM 5310
Description In the Global World we are in today, the long term survival and sustainability is linked to how well brands will perform. This means that Brands Building and Brand Management are crucial today. The savvy company must develop, manage, sustain and eventually nourish a Distinctive Brand for its target customers.
This course will examine the different factors that lead to building equity to a Brand. Also, the many factors that should be considered to develop, manage, sustain, and nourish a given brand will be reviewed and analyzed. Also, several parts of this course will shed the lights on measuring brand equity with special emphasis on real life case studies.
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MKTG 570/5370 - Contemporary Topics in Marketing (3 cr.)
Prerequisites BADM 5310
Description Recent topics in marketing.
When Offered Offered occasionally.
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MKTG 575/5375 - Independent Study in Contemporary Topics in Marketing (1-3 cr.)
Prerequisites Consent of MKTG unit head and Director of MBA Program.
Description Readings and research on recent topics in marketing.
When Offered Offered occasionally.
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Mathematics and Actuarial Science |
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MACT 100/1111 - Algebra and Trigonometry (3 cr.)
Prerequisites Prerequisites: Thanawyia ‘Amma Arts or equivalent.
Description .Linear and quadratic equations, graphs, the circle, the rectangular hyperbola. Exponential and logarithmic functions, trigonometric functions. Systems of equations. Complex numbers. Roots of equations, zeros of polynomials. Binomial theorem, arithmetic and geometric series.
When Offered Offered in fall and spring Notes No credit for Thannawia Amma Math/Science students, or equivalent, or students majoring in any of the departments of the School of Sciences and Engineering
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MACT 101/1112 - Basic Mathematics for Social Sciences (3 cr.)
Prerequisites Prerequisite: Thanawyia ‘Amma Science or . .
Description Fundamentals of algebra. Equations and inequalities. Matrices. Introduction to differential and integral calculus.
When Offered Offered occasionally. Notes No credit for science majors
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MACT 132/1122 - Calculus II (3 cr.)
Prerequisites or exemption.
Description Definite and indefinite integrals. The fundamental theorem of calculus and applications of the definite integral. Area, arc length, volumes and surfaces of revolution. Differentiation and integration of Exponential, Logarithmic, Trigonometric and other Transcendental functions. Techniques of integration. Numerical integration. Improper integrals
When Offered Offered in fall and spring.
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MACT 112/1221 - Statistical Reasoning (3 cr.)
Description Descriptive and inferential statistics, including graphing data and correlation analysis. Random variables and their probability distributions. The distribution of the sample means, the central limit theorem. Point and interval estimation and hypotheses testing. Students are instructed on the use of a statistics computer package at the beginning of the term and use it for assignments.
When Offered Offered in fall and spring. Notes Students can not take both MACT 1221 and for credit.
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MACT 199/1930 - Selected Topic for Core Curriculum (3 cr.)
Description A course addressing broad intellectual concerns and accessible to all students, irrespective of major.
When Offered Offered in fall and spring.
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MACT 231/2123 - Calculus III (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Description Sequences and series (including power series). Vectors and planes. Surfaces. Partial differentiation. Introduction to double integrals (including double integrals in polar coordinates).
When Offered Offered in fall and spring.
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MACT 232/2124 - Calculus IV (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Description Multiple integrals. Parametric equations. Cylindrical and spherical coordinates. Vector-valued functions, vector calculus: Green’s Theorem, Gauss Theorem and Stokes’ Theorem and their applications. Complex numbers.
When Offered Offered in fall and spring.
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MACT 200/2131 - Discrete Mathematics (3 cr.)
Prerequisites MACT 1121 (concurrent or exemption)
Description Logic and Proofs: Basic propositional and predicate logic, rules of inference, direct and indirect proof methods (including contraposition and contradiction). Sets: Set operations, functions, sequences and finite series, infinite cardinalities, and matrices. Integers: divisibility and modular arithmetic, primes and the Fundamental Theorem of Arithmetic, the greatest common divisor, proofs by regular and strong mathematical induction. Combinatorics: Permutations and combinations, the Pigeonhole Principle. Relations and their properties, representing relations using Boolean matrices and digraphs, equivalence relations.
When Offered Offered in fall and spring.
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MACT 240/2132 - Linear Algebra (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Description Solutions of systems of linear equations. Matrices and determinants. The space Rn, vector spaces and subspaces. Linear independence, basis and dimension. Inner product and orthonormal bases. Linear transformations. Eigenvalues and eigenvectors. Diagonalization. Various applications.
When Offered Offered in fall and spring.
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MACT 233/2141 - Differential Equations (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Description First-order differential equations and applications. Higher-order differential equations. Applications of second-order linear differential equations with constant coefficients. Systems of linear differential equations. Series solutions. Laplace transform.
When Offered Offered in fall and spring.
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MACT 210/2222 - Statistics for Business (3 cr.)
Description The course aims at acquainting the students with the basic statistical methods in a business context. The course demonstrates the relevance of the statistical methods in making decisions in the different areas of business: accounting, finance, human resource management, marketing, operations, management of information systems, and more. The course covers the following: descriptive statistics, random variables and continuous probability distributions, sampling distributions, estimation and confidence intervals, one-sample hypothesis testing, inferences from two samples, Chi-Square tests, analysis of variance and simple linear regression.
When Offered Offered in fall and spring. Notes Students can not take both MACT 1221 and MACT 2222 for credit.
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MACT 362/3133 - Formal and Mathematical Logic (3 cr.)
Prerequisites or or consent of the instructor.
Description Introduction to the goals and methods of mathematical logic. Propositional and predicate calculus (first order logic) are presented in detail. Goedel’s completeness and incompleteness theorems, and some of the philosophico-mathematical problems in set theory, and alternative logics are discussed.
When Offered Offered occasionally.
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MACT 305/3142 - Introduction to PDE and Boundary-Value Problems (3 cr.)
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Description Special functions. Partial differential equations. Fourier series and integrals. Diffusion, potential and wave equations in rectangular, cylindrical, and spherical coordinates. Numerical methods.
When Offered Offered occasionally.
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MACT 304/3143 - Numerical Methods (3 cr.)
Prerequisites and . Any of them can be taken concurrently.
Description Number systems and errors. Solution of nonlinear equations. Interpolation. Systems of linear equations. Approximation. Differentiation and integration. Solution of ordinary differential equations. Introduction to the solution of partial differential equations by finite differences.
When Offered Offered once a year.
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MACT 308/3144 - Linear Programming (3 cr.)
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Description Formulation of linear programming problems, graphical solutions, the simplex method. The revised simplex method, dual problems and sensitivity analysis. Transportation and assignment problems.
When Offered Offered occasionally.
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MACT 310/3145 - Operations Research (3 cr.)
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Description Network flows, minimal- cost network flows, maximal-flow problems. Critical-path methods and PERT. Non linear programming. Deterministic and probabilistic inventory theory. Deterministic and probabilistic dynamic programming.
When Offered Offered occasionally.
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MACT 306/3211 - Applied Probability (3 cr.)
Prerequisites or concurrently.
Description Sample space, probability axioms, combinatorial techniques, conditional probability, independence and Bayes’ theorem. Random variables. Distribution functions, moments and generating functions. Some probability distributions. Joint distribution, the Chebychev inequality and the law of large numbers. The central limit theorem and sampling distributions. Applications of probability in the social, biological, and engineering sciences.
When Offered Offered once a year.
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MACT 307/3223 - Statistical Inference (3 cr.)
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Description Sampling distribution. Point and interval estimation, methods of moments and MLE. Hypothesis testing, Uniformly Most Powerful (UMP), generalized likelihood ratio tests and order statistics.
When Offered Offered once a year.
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MACT 317/3224 - Probability and Statistics (3 cr.)
Prerequisites or concurrently
Description A course in probability and statistics designed for computer science and engineering students. Probability is used to construct parametric models that often arise in computer science and engineering problems. Statistics is then used to estimate the parameters of these models based on available data, check the adequacy of the fitted models, and test specific hypotheses. Topics include random variables and their probability distributions including uniform, binomial, geometric, Poisson, normal, and exponential distributions; expected value of functions of random variables; stochastic simulation; sampling distributions; maximum likelihood and least squares methods of estimation; statistical inference including hypothesis testing and interval estimation.
When Offered Offered in fall and spring. Notes Students can neither take both MACT 3211 and MACT 3224 for credit nor can they take both MACT 3223 and MACT 3224 for credit.
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MACT 321/3311 - Introduction to Financial Mathematics (3 cr.)
Prerequisites or concurrently.
Description The most commonly used mathematical functions for computing interest and discount rates are discussed. This includes simple, compound, and other forms of interest used in financial valuations, accumulated value and present value, annuities, sinking funds, amortization of debt, and determination of yield rates on securities. The theory developed in the first part of the course is then applied to the valuation of bonds, mortgages, capital budgeting, depreciation methods, and other financial instruments. Zero-coupon bond, term structure of interest rates, coupon bonds, modified and Macaulay durations, convexity.
When Offered Offered once a year.
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MACT 301/3940 - Seminar in Mathematics (1 cr.)
Prerequisites Prerequisite: junior standing
Description Weekly one hour seminar in different areas of Mathematics to be given by faculty or invited speakers from industries and other scientific communities.
When Offered Offered occasionally.
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MACT 401/4125 - Complex-Function Theory (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Description The complex plane, analytic functions. Cauchy-Riemann equations. Elementary functions, complex integration. Cauchy’s theorem, Cauchy integral formula. Taylor and Laurent series. The calculus of residues.
When Offered Offered once a year.
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MACT 431/4126 - Real Analysis I (3 cr.)
Prerequisites , or consent of instructor.
Description Heine-Borel and Bolzano-Weierstrass theorems. Sequences and series. Continuity. Differentiability.
When Offered Offered once a year.
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MACT 432/4127 - Real Analysis II (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Description Riemann-Stieltjes integral. Sequences and series of functions. Lebesgue integral. Hausdorff measure and dimension. Linear spaces and functions.
When Offered Offered occasionally.
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MACT 403/4134 - Modern Algebra (3 cr.)
Prerequisites , , or consent of instructor.
Description Sets, integers, groups. Integral domains. Fields. Rings and ideals. Homomorphisms. Quotient groups and quotient rings.
When Offered Offered once a year.
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MACT 440/4135 - Graph Theory (3 cr.)
Prerequisites , and either , or consent of instructor.
Description Set-theoretic definition of a graph. Bipartite graph, directed acyclic graph, and tournament. Matchings, Hall’s Theorem and Berge’s Theorem, as well as the algorithms of Prim, Dijkstra, Kruskal, and Ford-Fulkerson. Trees, connectivity and Menger’s Theorem. Planarity and chromatic number. Choice of topics among: graphical probability models, dynamic programming, Bayesian Belief Propagation, and treewidth.
When Offered Offered occasionally.
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MACT 406/4212 - Stochastic Processes (3 cr.)
Prerequisites MACT 2132 MACT 2141 and ( MACT 3211 or MACT 3224 )
Description Introduction to stochastic process, discrete time Markov chain, Poisson process, Compound Poisson Processes and Renewal Processes, continuous-time Markov Chain, Transition probabilities and limiting behavior for Markov Chains, Martingales, Brownian Motion, applications in finance and insurance.
When Offered Offered once a year.
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MACT 412/4213 - Mathematical Modeling with Applications (3 cr.)
Prerequisites and
Description Introduction to stochastic modeling and its applications in actuarial and financial problems. Overview on models in discrete and continuous times involving Random walk, Brownian motion, Poisson and compound Poisson processes. Introduction to stochastic differential equations, Ito calculus and diffusion processes. Applications in risk theory, and pricing problems and credit risk.
When Offered Offered once a year.
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MACT 427/4231 - Applied Regression Methods (3 cr.)
Prerequisites and or or
Description Standard least squares method and application to problems arising from social, biological and engineering sciences. Deviation from assumption of multicollinearity. Variable selection methods. Analysis of variance, Generalized linear models including logistic regression models. Course includes an applied project (a thorough analysis of real-life data using computer packaged programs).
When Offered Offered once a year.
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MACT 428/4232 - Analysis of Time Series Data (3 cr.)
Prerequisites or
Description This course is a continuation of . It deals with the problems of modelling and forecasting time series data. Computer program packages are used as an aid for obtaining solutions. Topics include serial correlation, seasonal adjustments, exponential smoothing and extrapolation, state space models, moving average, autoregressive, ARMA and ARIMA models, and nonlinear time series, including ARCH models and chaos. Emphasis on model building, diagnostic checking, and model selection.
When Offered Offered once a year.
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MACT 429/4233 - Applied Multivariate Analysis (3 cr.)
Prerequisites For SSE Students: and either ,
For BUS Students: ECON 3061 and ECON 3081
Description Techniques of multivariate statistical analysis illustrated by examples from various fields. Topics include: Multivariate normal distribution. Sample geometry and multivariate distances. Inference about a mean vector. Comparison of several multivariate means, variances, and covariances. Detection of multivariate outliers. Principle components. Multidimensional scaling. Factor analysis. Canonical correlation. Discriminant analysis. and Clustering. Course includes an applied project (a thorough analysis of real-life data sets using computer-packaged programs).
When Offered Offered once a year.
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MACT 421/4312 - Mathematics of Derivatives Pricing I (3 cr.)
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Description Introduction to financial concepts: Forwards and futures, options, put-call parity, arbitrage and no-arbitrage strategies, pricing forwards with dividends and without dividends and description of interest rate swaps. Mathematical techniques for pricing: put-call parity with and without dividends, put-call parity for coupon bonds, relationships between European and American options, properties of options (monotonicity, rate of increments, convexity), one-period and multi-period binomial trees for stock price and forward price, pricing options using a binomial tree, delta hedging, risk-neutral pricing, pricing and hedging American options.
When Offered Offered once a year.
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MACT 422/4313 - Mathematics of Derivatives Pricing II (3 cr.)
Prerequisites MACT 4212 and
Description The course aims to introduce students to continuous-time models in financial markets. It also gives an overview of the type of mathematics and stochastic modelling that arises in the area of financial derivative pricing: binomial model, stochastic processes, portfolio replication approach and risk neutral evaluation. In this course, we explore the Black-Scholes framework and option hedging using the Greeks. We also introduce some interest rate models and price options in the bond market.
When Offered Offered once a year.
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MACT 000/4314 - Financial Modeling (3 cr.)
Prerequisites FINC 3201
Description Financial modeling, Excel functions, Simulation models, Applications of financial modeling in practice.
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MACT 423/4321 - Long-Term Actuarial Mathematics I (3 cr.)
Prerequisites and
Description This course develops a theoretical basis for the mathematics of life contingencies. It covers models for life contingencies, survival models, life insurance, annuities and premiums calculation. The subjects to be covered include: future lifetimes, analytical mortality laws, life table, fractional age assumptions, non-parametric estimation of survival models, continuous and discrete life insurances, continuous and discrete life annuities, net single premium, annual benefit premium, loss at issue, premium principles.
When Offered Offered once a year.
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MACT 424/4322 - Long-Term Actuarial Mathematics II (3 cr.)
Prerequisites MACT 4212 and
Description This course is designed to build and expand on the concepts introduced in MACT 4321 . The major aim of this subject is to study policy values for life insurance policies. The focus is put on the definition of the prospective loss random variable and the analysis of policy values (also known as reserves) in various life insurance contexts. A multiple states model for life insurance is introduced. Models for multiple decrements and multiple-life insurance contracts are also examined. The course provides an introduction to pension mathematics and the valuation of pension’s liabilities.
When Offered Offered once a year.
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MACT 407/4331 - Short Term Actuarial Mathematics I (3cr.)
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Description The course aims to introduce students to severity models and frequency models and how they are used in short-term insurance applications. The course introduces aggregate models, risk measures and coverage modifications. The course introduces simulation techniques.
When Offered Offered once a year.
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MACT 408/4332 - Short Term Actuarial Mathematics II (3 cr.)
Prerequisites and
Description The course aims to introduce students to parametric estimation for complete/incomplete data; Credibility theory, Bühlmann models and Bayesian credibility; Short term insurance arrangements: property and casualty, homeowners, health and disability and finally techniques for pricing and reserving for short-term insurance coverage.
When Offered Offered once a year.
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MACT 410/4910 - Guided Studies in Mathematics (1-3 cr.)
Prerequisites Prerequisite: senior standing and consent of supervisor.
Description Under guidance of a faculty member and with approval of the Chairman, the student carries on reading or research on a specific mathematics topic. Student should demonstrate achievements by presenting results, submitting a report, or passing an examination as determined by the supervisor..
Repeatable May be repeated for credit if content changes
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MACT 409/4930 - Selected Topics in Mathematics (3 cr.)
Prerequisites Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
Description Topics chosen according to interests of students and faculty.
When Offered Offered occasionally. Repeatable May be repeated for credit if content changes.
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MACT 411/4931 - Selected Topics in Actuarial Science (3 cr.)
Prerequisites Senior standing and consent of supervisor.
Description Under guidance of a faculty member and with approval of the Chairman, the student carries on reading or research on a specific actuarial science topic. Student should demonstrate achievements by presenting results, submitting a report, or passing an examination as determined by the supervisor.
When Offered Occasionally. Repeatable May be repeated for credit if content changes.
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MACT 497/4950 - Practical Internship (3 cr.)
Prerequisites Consent of department chairperson or program director.
Description This course consists of participation in a full-time or part-time internship experience, related to the student’s field of study under the supervision of both an approved internship provider and a faculty adviser. This culminating course provides practical, hands-on training in a relevant industry to enhance classroom learning and allows senior students to apply the knowledge and skills they have acquired in the actuarial science program to real-world problems.
When Offered Offered in summer and winter
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MACT 495/4980 - Senior Thesis (3 cr.)
Prerequisites Restricted to seniors
Description The Senior Thesis serves as a culminating course that allows senior students to put together the knowledge and skills they have acquired in their program. Students work under the direction of a faculty adviser to plan and conduct original research on a topic of interest. This research effort begins with creative inquiry and systematic research, includes documentation of substantive scholarly effort, and culminates in a written thesis and an oral defense.
When Offered Offered in fall and spring
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MACT 000/4990 - Enterprise Risk Management (3 cr.)
Prerequisites Senior standing and consent of adviser and instructor.
Description The course introduces students to the concept of risk and the role of enterprise risk management (ERM) in mitigating loss and optimizing opportunity across a business. The course covers the development of an ERM framework, identification, measurement and management of risk within risk-bearing enterprises. Students will participate in a mock risk committee, practice the risk control process in a case study group and gain hands-on experience drafting an ERM framework.
Hours Two class periods. When Offered Offered once a year.
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MACT 604/6111 - Advanced Numerical Methods (3 cr.)
Prerequisites Consent of instructor.
Description Numerical optimization: nonlinear unconstrained optimization, direct methods, simplex method, genetic algorithms, gradient methods, Quasi-Newton methods, constrained optimization, interior point methods, the ellipsoidal technique, trust region and optimization through surrogate models, design centering and tolerance. Solution of partial differential equations: advances in the finite element technique, finite volume, spectral methods, fuzzy approach.
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MACT 605/6121 - Advanced Probability with Engineering Applications (3 cr.)
Prerequisites A course in probability and consent of instructor.
Description Introduction to concepts of stochastic processes, Markov processes in discrete or continuous time; renewal processes; martingales; Brownian motion and diffusion theory; random walks, inventory models, population growth, queuing models, illustrated by examples from sciences and engineering, biological models, traffic flow and applications from other areas depending on the interest of the class.
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MENG 215/2505 - Mechanical Engineering Drawing (1 cr.)
Prerequisites and
Description Computer-aided drafting. Mechanical details and assembly drawings. Working drawings. Geometrical tolerances. Welding symbols and details, introduction to 3D modeling. Introduction to civil and architectural drawings.
Hours One three hour lab period When Offered Offered in fall and spring.
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MENG 327/3207 - Engineering Materials (3 cr.)
Prerequisites and
Description Introduction to materials. Crystal structure of solids. Construction and use of phase diagrams in materials systems. Relationship of crystal structure to properties of metallic materials and their applications. Heat treatment of steels. Types of polymers, ceramics, glasses, and semiconducting materials and their applications.
When Offered Offered in fall and spring.
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MENG 339/3209 - Fundamentals of Manufacturing Processes (3 cr.)
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Description Processing by casting, powder metallurgy, metal working, material removal, welding and joining. Processing of plastics and ceramics. Finishing processes. Materials recycling.
Hours Two class periods and one three-hour lab period. When Offered Offered in fall and spring.
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MENG 342/3402 - Quality and Process Control (3 cr.)
Prerequisites and
Description Fundamentals of statistical quality control; control charts for variables and attributes; process capability analysis; sampling plans and techniques; introduction to design of experiments.
Hours .Two class periods and one three hour lab period. When Offered Offered in fall and spring.
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MENG 346/3446 - Engineering and Project Management (3 cr.)
Prerequisites , ENGR 3222
Description Concepts of Engineering Management, Organizing, Motivation and Leadership, Incentive Plans, Performance evaluation, Project selection and initiation, Engineering Project Planning, Project scheduling, monitoring, control, and evaluation, Resources scheduling, Project management software.
When Offered Offered in fall.
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MENG 372/3502 - Mechanical Systems (3 cr.)
Prerequisites and .
Description Linkage synthesis, position, velocity, and acceleration of mechanisms, cams, gears and gear trains, machine dynamics, rotating and reciprocating machines, dynamic balancing.
When Offered Offered in fall and spring.
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MENG 355/3505 - Mechanics of Materials (3 cr.)
Prerequisites and
Description Internal reactions, load-stress relations and transformation of stresses for generally loaded rods. Generalized concepts of stress, strain and material relations. Energy methods. Elastic-plastic behavior of beams. Analysis of thin walled beams. Membrane theory of axisymmetric shells. Stress concentrations.
When Offered Offered in fall and spring.
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MENG 356/3506 - Mechanical Design I (3 cr.)
Prerequisites and
Description Introduction to design concepts. Constructional details as affected by manufacturing, assembly, and strength considerations. Engineering materials. Design for steady and cyclic loading, and for rigidity and stability. Rigid and elastic connections. Bolts, rivets and welds. Design of shafts and springs. Use of interactive computer programs for problem solving is illustrated and encouraged. Design projects.
Hours .Two class periods and one three-hour design and analysis session When Offered Offered in fall and spring.
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MENG 361/3601 - Fundamentals of Thermodynamics (3 cr.)
Prerequisites , and .
Description Fundamental Concepts and Definitions. Thermodynamic Processes, pure substances and perfect gases, The First Law of Thermodynamics, the Second Law of Thermodynamics, the Carnot cycle. Thermodynamic Relations, Reversibility and Entropy.
When Offered Offered in fall and spring.
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MENG 362/3602 - Applied Fluid Mechanics (3 cr.)
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Description Dimensional analysis, fluid measurements, compressible flow, pipe network and water hammer, turbo machinery, pumps and turbines.
Hours Two class periods and one three-hour lab period When Offered Offered in fall and spring.
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MENG 365/3605 - Applied Thermodynamics (3 cr.)
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Description Availability and second-law analysis. Power cycles: air standard and actual cycles; reversed cycles: refrigerators and heat pumps, gas mixtures, psychrometry and air conditioning, hydrocarbon reactions, waste heat recovery.
Hours Two class periods and one three-hour lab period. When Offered Offered in fall and spring.
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MENG 375/3705 - System Dynamics (3 cr.)
Prerequisites , and .
Description Mathematical modeling of mechanical, electrical, and electromechanical systems. Free and forced vibrations for single degree of freedom systems. Free and forced vibrations of multiple degree of freedom systems. State space and transfer function solutions. System analogies. Introduction to automatic control, Feedback Control, Time response analysis, Stability and Steady state error.
When Offered Offered in fall and spring.
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MENG 428/4208 - Selection of Materials and Processes for Design (3 cr.)
Prerequisites and
Description Effect of material properties on design. Effect of manufacturing processes on design. Failure and reliability of components in service. Economics of materials and manufacturing processes. Decision making and the selection process. Integration of design and economic analysis with materials and process selection. Case studies.
When Offered Offered in fall and spring.
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MENG 421/4221 - Ceramics and Composites (3 cr.)
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Description Structure, processing (powder synthesis, characterization, mixing and size reduction), micro-structure and property relationships and their applications in the design and production of ceramic nanomaterials and nanocomposites for various applications.
Hours Two class periods and one three hour lab period. When Offered offered in spring.
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MENG 425/4225 - Polymers and Composites (3 cr.)
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Description Polymeric materials, processing and design considerations. Structure, mechanical and physical properties of polymers. Degradation of polymers. Types and properties of polymer-matrix composite materials. Manufacturing of components made of polymers and composite materials. Case studies.
Hours Two class periods and one three-hour laboratory When Offered Offered in spring.
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MENG 426/4226 - Metals, Alloys and Composites (3 cr.)
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Description Structure-property relationship in alloy systems. Imperfections in solids. Diffusion and phase transformation. Heat treatment of ferrous and non-ferrous alloys. Structure, properties and processing of metal matrix composites (MMCs). Behavior of metallic alloys and composite materials in service. Case studies and laboratory experiments.
Hours Two class periods and one three-hour lab period When Offered Offered in fall.
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MENG 427/4227 - Failure of Mechanical Components (3 cr.)
Prerequisites .
Description Mechanical failures, fracture mechanics, types of corrosion. Failure modes: fracture fatigue, creep, corrosion and wear. Diagnosis and prevention of failures. Case studies.
When Offered Offered in spring.
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MENG 429/4229 - Nanostructured Materials (3 cr.)
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Description Introduction to Nanotechnology, Nanomaterials e.g. carbon nanotubes and nanoclays. Nanostructured materials. Transition from microstructure to nanostructure. Grain refinement techniques. Paradox of strength and ductility. Multi-modal microstructures. Fabrication techniques. Overview of mechanical, thermal and structural characterization techniques. Applications.
Cross-listed Same as . When Offered Offered spring.
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