Calendar 2005-2006 - The University of Akron

224 2840:Polymer Technology 2005-2006
112 INTRODUCTORY AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY 3 credits
Prerequisite: 111 or permission. Chemical equilibria, ionization, radioactivity. Properties of selected
metals and nonmetals. Introduction to organic chemistry. Basic concepts of qualitative analysis.
Identifications of cations and anions. Laboratory.
131 SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS FOR TECHNOLOGY 1 credit
Prerequisite: 2030:151. Word processing, spreadsheet database, and internet applications in
engineering technology. Computer basics also. Limited to students in Engineering & Science
Technology Department programs. Laboratory.
161 TECHNICAL PHYSICS: MECHANICS I 2 credits
Corequisite: 2030:152. Principles of mechanics that include motion, vectors, forces, equilibrium;
also, significant figures and unit conversions. Laboratory.
162 TECHNICAL PHYSICS: MECHANICS II 2 credits
Prerequisite: 161; corequisite: 2030:153. Principles of mechanics that include work, power, conservation
of energy, rotational motion, torque. Laboratory.
163 TECHNICAL PHYSICS: ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM 2 credits
Prerequisites: 161; corequisite: 2030:153. Principles of electricity and magnetism. Electrostatics,
basic direct current circuits, magnetism and electromagnetism, alternating currents, basic AC circuits.
Laboratory.
164 TECHNICAL PHYSICS: HEAT AND LIGHT 2 credits
Prerequisites: 161 and 2030:153. Topics include thermal behavior of matter,thermodynamics,
light, geometric and physical optics. Introduction to atomic and nuclear physics. Laboratory.
290 SPECIAL TOPICS: GENERAL TECHNOLOGY 1-2 credits
(May be repeated for a total of four credits.) Prerequisite: Permission. Selected topics of subject
areas of interest in General Technology.
310 PROGRAMMING FOR TECHNOLOGISTS 2 credits
Prerequisites: 131 and 2030:255. A study of a technical programming language with applications
in engineering technology. Limited to students in Engineering and Science Technology
Department programs.
POLYMER TECHNOLOGY (inactive)
2840:
111 POLYMER TECHNOLOGY I 3 credits
Introduction to chemical and physical structure, properties and applications of polymers.
Interaction between materials properties, product design and processing. CHaracterization of the
major processes.
112 POLYMER TECHNOLOGY II 3 credits
Prerequisite: 111. This course emphasizes the processing of thermoplastics and thermosetting
plastics. The laboratory introduces students to some of the major processes and equipment
operation.
202 INSTRUMENTAL METHODS 4 credits
Prerequisites: 2820:111, 2840:111, 2860:110. Instrumentation employed in qualitative and quantitative
analysis. Theory and practice in chromatographic, spectrophotometric and other instrumental
methods. Laboratory.
211 POLYMER TECHNOLOGY III 3 credits
Prerequisites: 2820:131, 2840:101, 112. This course emphasizes the testing and characterization
of materials used in polymer product fabrication, and the testing and analysis of finished polymer
products.
220 CASE STUDIES IN POLYMER DESIGN AND PROCESSING 2 credits
Prerequisite: 211. Combines study of polymer properties, processing, and design guidelines to
analyze complete manufacturing, testing, and quality assurance programs. Examples of significant
applications analyzed in detail.
260 COMPOUNDING METHODS 2 credits
Principles and methods of selecting and compounding rubber for specific end uses. The compounder’s
art. Processing and testing of basic elastomers and products. Laboratory.
281 POLYMER PROJECT 2 credits
Prerequisite: 211. Student teams, choosing their own projects, design a polymeric product,
select materials, processes, and simulate design and development of the product. Individual final
reports required.
290 SPECIAL TOPICS: POLYMER TECHNOLOGY 1-2 credits
(May be repeated for a total of four credits) Prerequisite: permission. Selected topics or subject
areas of interest in polymer technology.
ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING
TECHNOLOGY
2860:
110 BASIC ELECTRICITY AND ELECTRONICS 4 credits
Corequisite: 2030:151 or 2030:161. Principles of electronics: resistors, inductance, capacitance,
transistors, microprocessors, power sources, motors, generators, test equipment, circuit diagnosis,
troubleshooting. Credit not applicable toward the A.A.S. in Electronic Technology.
120 CIRCUIT FUNDAMENTALS 4 credits
Corequisite: 121; 2030:152, 153. SI units, current, voltage, resistance, Ohm’s Law, circuit analysis,
network theorems, computer simulation, inductor, capacitor, RLC dc analysis, transients, laboratory
support of circuit concepts, ac introduction.
121 INTRODUCTION TO ELECTRONICS AND COMPUTERS 2 credits
Prerequisite: 2030:151 or placement. Supporting 2860:120 Circuit Fundamentals, this course
introduces students to computers and software, technical communications, laboratory practices,
and to the electronics industry.
123 ELECTRONIC DEVICES 4 credits
Prerequisite: 120. Physical theory, characteristics and operational parameters of solid-state electronic
devices. Analysis and design of electronic circuits incorporating these devices, utilizing
characteristic curves and linear modeling.
136 DIGITAL FUNDAMENTALS 2 credits
Prerequisite: 110 or 120. Corequisite: 2440:103 or 2860:121. Number systems, binary codes,
two’s complement representation of signed numbers, logic, logic circuits, Boolean algebra,
Karnaugh maps, computer modeling of logic circuits.
206 PERSONAL COMPUTER MAINTENANCE 4 credits
Corequisite: 217. Personal computer fundamentals, software diagnostics to isolation of hardware
faults. Set up, maintain, diagnose, repair, upgrade personal computers. Not applicable towards
an EET degree.
217 SURVEY OF DIGITAL ELECTRONICS 4 credits
Prerequisite: 136. Adders, flip-flops, data storage, counters, shift registers, memory. This course
also includes an introduction to computer architecture and hardware. Credit not applicable
toward the A.A.S. in Electronic Engineering Technology.
225 APPLICATIONS OF ELECTRONIC DEVICES 4 credits
Prerequisite: 123, 2030:154. Frequency response, filter concepts, electronic amplifiers, power
amplifiers, multistage amplifiers, differential amplifiers, operational amplifiers, voltage regulators,
feedback and oscillators, special devices, computer simulation analysis.
231 CONTROL PRINCIPLES 3 credits
Prerequisites: 225, 2030:255. Principles and design for control of physical systems.
Mathematical and analog computer modeling of physical systems. Principles of closed-loop control
systems. Design of simple servomechanisms.
237 DIGITAL CIRCUITS 4 credits
Prerequisites: 123 and 136. Devices used in logic circuits, interfacing, combinational logic, arithmetic
circuits, encoders, multiplexers, programmable logic devices, flip-flops, counters, shift registers,
computer modeling of digital circuits.
238 MICROPROCESSOR APPLICATIONS 4 credits
Prerequisite: 237. Programmable logic devices, computer modeling of digital circuits, memory
circuits. Computer architecture, programming the microprocessor, microprocessor hardware,
microprocessor applications, parallel I/O and programmable timers.
242 MACHINERY AND CONTROLS 3 credits
Prerequisites: 120, 121 or 270. Study of DC and AC motors and generators and their control.
Fundamentals of power transformers. Three-phase distribution and motor control. Principles of
industrial electronic devices.
251 ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS 4 credits
Prerequisite: 225. Resonance, coupling, filters, oscillators, mixers, power amplifiers, AM, FM,
receivers.
255 ELECTRONIC DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION 2 credits
Prerequisite: 123. Drafting fundamentals. Printed circuit board layout. Shop safety practices.
Tool care and use. Chassis and sheet metal layout and fabrication; metal finishing, packaging
techniques.
260 ELECTRONIC PROJECT 2 credits
Prerequisites: final semester and 2940:210 or permission. Design, construction, and testing of an
electronic circuit of choice. Progress reports, oral, and a formal written report required.
Discussion of electronic design, fabrication, and troubleshooting techniques.
270 SURVEY OF ELECTRONICS I 3 credits
Prerequisite: 2820:163. Fundamentals of DC and AC electrical circuits and rotating machinery.
For non-electronic technology majors.
271 SURVEY OF ELECTRONICS II 3 credits
Prerequisite: 270. Survey of the most commonly used solid-state circuit components including
typical applications. Introduction into digital circuits and microprocessor applications. For nonelectronic
technology majors.
280 MICROPROCESSOR MAINTENANCE PRACTICUM/SEMINAR 3 credits
Prerequisite: 206, 217. Setup, maintain, diagnose, repair, upgrade personal computers, peripheral
devices. Include teamwork, assisting others and review alternative solutions. Not applicable
towards an Electronic Engineering Technology degree.
290 ST: ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY 1-4 credits
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Directed study in a special field of interest chosen by the
student in consultation with the instructor (may be repeated for a total of six credits).
350 ADVANCED CIRCUIT THEORY 3 credits
Prerequisite: 225, 231. Corequisite: 2030:356. Nodal, mesh, Thevenin, and dependent sources in
resistive circuits. Inductor and capacitor as time domain elements. First- and second-order circuit
analysis. Phasor analysis. Operational amplifier analysis.
352 MICROPROCESSOR SYSTEMS 4 credits
Prerequisite: 238; corequisite: 350. Study of microprocessors and microcomputers, topics in
architecture, assembly language, software, operating systems, I/() interface circuits. Specific systems
studied include the 8088 and the IBM PC.
354 ADVANCED CIRCUIT APPLICATIONS 4 credits
Prerequisites: 350; 2030:356 or 2820:310. Introduction to PSPICE. Calculating electrical power.
Series and parallel resonance. LaPlace transforms in operational circuit analysis. Transfer functions,
impulse function, Bode diagrams, Fourier Series.
400 COMPUTER SIMULATIONS IN TECHNOLOGY 3 credits
Prerequisites: 354, 2030:345, 3460:201 or 205 or 2820:310. Software simulation of electronic circuits.
Production of circuits is simulated using random generation of components. Output is presented
using both 2- and 3- dimensional techniques.
406 COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS 3 credits
Prerequisites: 251 and 354. Digital communications, transmission lines, waveguides, microwave
devices and antennas.
420 BIOMEDICAL ELECTRONIC INSTRUMENTATION 3 credits
Prerequisite: 354. Introduction to electrical signals from the body, transducers, recording devices,
telemetry, microprocessor applications and electrical safety of medical equipment.