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EM205 Thermodynamics
Credits: 3 (3,1,0) Prerequisites: PHY105, MATH113 and MATH225
This course introduces to students: the system and control volume concepts; properties of a pure
substance; work and heat; the first law of Thermodynamics as applied to a system and a control
volume, internal energy, enthalpy; the second law of Thermodynamics.; Carnot cycle, entropy,
reversible and irreversible processes; applications of steady-state steady-flow, uniform-state
uniform-flow, and other processes.

EM206 Materials Science
Credits: 3 (3,0,0) Prerequisites: CHM 101 and PHY105
This course introduces the properties of engineering materials: mechanical, electrical and
chemical; fundamentals of crystallography; impurities and imperfections in solids; atomic
diffusion; single phase metals and alloys; elastic and plastic deformation, recrystallization and
grain growth; multi-phase materials; phase diagrams with emphasis on iron-iron carbide system;
heat treatment process, such as annealing, normalizing and quenching; studies of widely used
engineering materials; steels, plastics, ceramics, concrete and wood; in addition to fundamentals
of metallurgy and alloys.

EM208 Fluid Mechanics
Credits: 3 (3,0,1) Prerequisites: PHY205
This course introduces basic principles of fluid mechanics. Topics include fluid properties, statics,
forces on plane and curve surfaces, kinematics of fluid motion, integral and differential
representation of conservation of mass, balance of linear and angular momentum, the first Law
of Thermodynamics, continuity equation, Bernoulli’s equation, energy principle, dimensional
analysis, and elementary viscous flow. Frictional losses, simple pipeline analysis and steady
channel flow are covered.

EM301 Surveying
Credits: 3 (2,0,3) Prerequisites: STAT101
A course on the theory and applications of measurements and errors; linear measurements;
surveying principles and instruments; leveling; angles, bearings, and azimuths; stadia
measurements; traversing–field aspects; traverse computations and adjustment; topographic
surveying; profiles and cross-sections; areas, volumes, and earthwork calculations; triangulation;
fundamentals of surveying for building and infrastructure construction; setting out horizontal and
vertical curves; setting out engineering structures and construction projects. Hands on experience
with a wide variety of common surveying equipment, including use and operation of levels,
theodolites, total station, and GPS.

EM303 Structural Analysis I
Credits: 3 (3,1,0) Prerequisites: EM203 and EE101
Equilibrium, stability, and determinacy. Influence lines for beams and trusses. Deflection of
beams and frames by double-integration method, moment-area theorems, and conjugate beam.
Introduction to indeterminate structures. Approximate analysis of indeterminate building frames.
Computer structural analysis applications.

EM304 Reinforced Concrete Design I
Credits: 3 (3,1,0) Prerequisites: EM203
Behavior, analysis, design, and construction of reinforced concrete structural members including
beams, slabs, columns, and footings.

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