EIU Department of Pre-Engineering

Pre-Engineering Course Listing

Freshman Courses

CHM 1310: General Chemistry I

Credits: 3 (3-0-3) An introduction to fundamental chemical principles and related phenomena. Topics include: atomic and electronic structure, bonding, chemical composition, chemical reactions, gases, stoichiometry, and thermochemistry. P1 902; CHM 911

CHM 1410: General Chemistry II

Credits: 3 (3-0-3) F, S. The second semester of the general chemistry sequence. Principles and applications of intermolecular forces, solutions, equilibrium, kinetics, thermodynamics, acid-base concepts, and electrochemistry. A limit of 3 hours may be applied to a major or minor. BIO 907; CHM 912; NUR 907.

CHM 1415: General Chemistry Laboratory II

Credits: 1 (0-3-1) F, S. Experimental work illustrating chemical principles and concepts described in the companion lecture course, including intermolecular forces, solutions, chemical kinetics, equilibrium, thermodynamics, and acid-base reactions. Also includes an introduction to inorganic qualitative analysis. A limit of one hour may be applied to a major or minor. BIO 907; CHM 912; NUR 907.

ENG 1001: College Composition I: Critical Reading & Source-Based Writing

Credits: 3 (3-0-3). (Graded A, B, C, N/C). College Composition I focuses on informative, analytical, evaluative, and persuasive writing and introduces students to college-level research. Students will develop sound writing processes, produce cogent writing, strengthen analytical reading skills, and work with sources. C1 900R WC

ENG 1002: College Composition II: Argument & Critical Inquiry

Credits: 3 (3-0-3) (Graded A, B, C, N/C). College Composition II focuses on argumentation and the critical inquiry and use of sources and arguments. Course work entails analyzing others' arguments and writing a variety of well-researched and ethically responsible arguments. Students gain further practice finding relevant information from a variety of sources and evaluating, synthesizing, and presenting that information. C1 901R WC

MAT 1441: Calculus and Analytic Geometry I

Credits: 5 (5-0-5) F, S. Limits, continuity, and derivatives for functions of one variable, applications of the derivative, the definite integral, applications of the integral. MTH 901; M1 900-1

MAT 2442: Calculus and Analytic Geometry II

Credits: 5 (5-0-5) F, S. Transcendental functions, techniques of integration, further applications of the integral, parametric equations and polar coordinates, infinite sequences and series. MTH 902; M1 900-2

PHY 1000: Engineering Orientation

Credits: Audit only (Arr.-0-0) F, S. Informational presentations concerning Engineering, in general, and the various engineering specialties that students may elect to pursue. Required of all pre-engineering majors during each semester of attendance.

PHY 1351: General Physics I

Credits: 3 (3-0-3) F. Classical mechanics including a detailed study of statics, kinematics, dynamics, simple harmonic motion; with straight-line, projectile, and rotational motion; also conservation principles, work, energy, momentum. The first of a three-semester sequence designed for students in chemistry, pre-engineering, mathematics, physics, etc.

PHY 1352: General Physics I Laboratory

Credits: 1 (0-3-1) F. Experimental work demonstrating physics principles and their applications.

PHY 1361: General Physics II

Credits: 3 (3-0-3) S. Thermodynamics, electricity and magnetism. The second of a three-semester sequence designed for students in chemistry, pre-engineering, mathematics, physics, etc. EGR 912; BIO 904

PHY 1362: General Physics II Laboratory

Credits: 1 (0-3-1) S. Experimental work demonstrating physics principles and their applications. WI
* At UIUC CHM 1410, 1415 are not required for ECE, CS, GE and Nuc.E. but will count as a technical elective.

Sophomore Year

MAT 2443: Calculus and Analytic Geometry III

Credits: 4 (4-0-4) F, S. Three-dimensional analytic geometry and vectors, differential calculus of multivariate functions, integral calculus of multivariate functions, line and surface integrals. MTH 903; M1 900-3

MAT 3501: Differential Equations I

Credits: 3 (3-0-3) S. Techniques and applications of ordinary differential equations. First order ordinary differential equations and higher order linear equations. An introduction to partial differential equations, Fourier series, boundary value problems and Sturm-Liouville theory. MTH 912

PHY 1000: Engineering Orientation

Credits: Audit only (Arr.-0-0) F, S. Informational presentations concerning Engineering, in general, and the various engineering specialties that students may elect to pursue. Required of all pre-engineering majors during each semester of attendance.

PHY 1371: General Physics III

Credits: 3 (3-0-3) F. Wave motion and sound, optics, modern physics. The third of a three-semester sequence designed for students in chemistry, pre-engineering, mathematics, physics, etc. EGR 914; BIO 904

PHY 1372: General Physics III Laboratory

Credits: 1 (0-3-1) F. Experimental work demonstrating physics principles and their applications.

PHY 2390: Statics

Credits: 3 (3-0-3) F. Force and moment resultants of force systems; equilibrium analysis using free-body diagrams; force analysis of trusses, frames, cables, etc.; shear-force and bending-moment distributions; Coulomb friction; centroids, center of mass, moments and products of inertia; virtual work; hydrostatic pressure. EGR 942

PHY 2400: Dynamics

Credits: 3 (3-0-3) S. Kinematics and dynamics of the three-dimensional motion of particles; kinematics and dynamics of the plane motion of rigid bodies; methods of work-energy and impulse-momentum; moving reference frames, vibrations, central force motion. EGR 943

PHY 3270: Introduction to Circuit Analysis

Credits: 4 (4-0-4) S. Basic principles of network analysis, including Kirchoff’s laws, node and mesh equations, equivalent circuits, operational amplifiers, transient analysis, sinusoidal steady-state analysis, three-phase circuits, transformers, network functions, and frequency response. EGR 931

** At UIUC, Engineering graphics is not required in Electrical, Computer, or Chemical Engineering.

*** A total of 18 hours of humanities and social sciences is required and may be taken at either institution. Courses should be selected in consultation with an advisor.

****All transfer students to UIUC must have completed the equivalent of the intermediate level (3 years in high school) of a single foreign language with a grade of C or better. Otherwise students will be required to pass a foreign language course at the university sophomore level; FLF 2201 or FLG 2201 or FLL 2201 or FLS 2201.