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Engineering Tech (ET)

ET 002 Engineering Technology Orientation (1) Introduction to computer methods for analyzing and solving engineering technology problems; microcomputer fundamentals, word processing, spreadsheet, and database software packages.
Effective: Summer 1995
 

ET 200 Graphic Communications (3) The study of graphic communications relating to the design and construction industry.
Effective: Fall 2007
Prerequisite: 2-credit drafting course  

ET 296 Independent Studies (1-18) Creative projects, including research and design, that are supervised on an individual basis and that fall outside the scope of formal courses.
Effective: Summer 1997
 

ET 300 Mechanics I: Statics (3) Equilibrium of coplanar force systems; analysis of frames and trusses; shear and moment diagrams; friction; centroids and moment of inertia.
Effective: Fall 2007 Ending: Fall 2009
Prerequisite: or concurrent:MATH 140, PHYS 001  

ET 300 Mechanics I: Statics (3) Equilibrium of coplanar force systems; analysis of frames and trusses; shear and moment diagrams; friction; centroids and moment of inertia.
Effective: Spring 2010 Future: Spring 2010
Prerequisite: MATH 140;PHYS 150 orPHYS 211 orPHYS 250  

ET 301 Newtonian Mechanics (4) Treatment of forces on rigid bodies at rest and in motion. Practical applications in electrical and mechanical systems.
Effective: Fall 2007
Prerequisite: or concurrent:MATH 140, PHYS 001  

ET 302 Mechanics II: Dynamics (3) Kinematics of a particle; relative motion; kinematics of a mass-point; kinematics of a rigid body; work-energy; impulse-momentum.
Effective: Fall 2007
Prerequisite: statics  

ET 321 Dynamics (3) Motion of a particle, relative motion; kinetics of translation; rotation and plane motion; conservation of energy and momentum.
Effective: Fall 2007 Ending: Fall 2009
  Concurrent: statics integral calculus

ET 321 Dynamics (3) Motion of a particle, relative motion; kinetics of translation; rotation and plane motion; conservation of energy and momentum.
Effective: Spring 2010 Future: Spring 2010
Prerequisite: ET 300, E MCH 211 orMCH T 111   Concurrent: statics integral calculus

ET 322 Strength of Materials (3) Axial, torsional, bending, and combined stress analysis; deformation and deflection analysis of cables, shafts, and beams; column design and analysis.
Effective: Fall 2007 Ending: Fall 2009
Prerequisite: statics  

ET 322 Strength of Materials (3) Axial, torsional, bending, and combined stress analysis; deformation and deflection analysis of cables, shafts, and beams; column design and analysis.
Effective: Spring 2010 Future: Spring 2010
Prerequisite: ET 300, E MCH 211 orMCH T 111  

ET 323 Strength of Materials Laboratory (1) Measurement of mechanical properties of materials, structural testing.
Effective: Fall 2007 Ending: Fall 2009
Prerequisite: or concurrent: strength of materials  

ET 323 Strength of Materials Laboratory (1) Measurement of mechanical properties of materials, structural testing.
Effective: Spring 2010 Future: Spring 2010
Prerequisite: or concurrent:ET 322, E MCH 213 orMCH T 213  

ET 397 Special Topics (1-9) Formal courses given infrequently to explore, in depth, a comparatively narrow subject that may be topical or of special interest.
Effective: Fall 2007
 

ET 495 Internship (1-18) Supervised off-campus, nongroup instruction including field experiences, practica, or internships. Written or oral critique of activity required.
Effective: Fall 2007
Prerequisite: prior approval of proposed assignment by instructor  

ET 496 Independent Studies (1-18) Creative projects, including research and design, that are supervised on an individual basis and that fall outside the scope of formal courses.
Effective: Fall 2007
 

ET 497 Special Topics (1-9) Formal courses given infrequently to explore, in depth, a comparatively narrow subject that may be topical or of special interest.
Effective: Fall 2007
 

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