| E 101 | Introduction to Engineering & Problem Solving | UNITS: 1 - Offered in Fall Only |
| Prerequisite: Engineering Majors, Freshman standing |
| An introduction to the College of Engineering as a discipline and profession. Emphasis on engineering design, interdisciplinary teamwork, and problem solving from a general engineering perspective. Overview of academic policies affecting undergraduate engineering students. Exposure to College of Engineering and university-wide programs and services. |
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| E 115 | Introduction to Computing Environments | UNITS: 1 - Offered in Fall Spring Summer |
| Introduction to the NC State computing system, and to student-owned computing resources. Includes topics such as maintaining your own computer, learning about campus-based computing resources and applications (how to access and use them), ethics andprofessionalism in the use of computing resources, introduction to web development and other campus resources. |
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| E 144 | Academic and Professional Preparation for Engineering I | UNITS: 1 - Offered in Fall Only |
| Assist new freshmen engineering students in the transition from high school to the collegiate environment. Cover critical-thinking; problem solving techniques; academic skills and time management. |
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| E 145 | Academic and Professional Preparation for Engineering II | UNITS: 1 - Offered in Spring Only |
| Engineering as a field of study and profession. Career and professional development, goal setting, decision making and effective communication strategies. |
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| E 298 | Special Topics Engineering | UNITS: 1-3 - Offered in Spring Only |
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| E 490 | Fundamentals of Engineering(FE) Exam Preparation | UNITS: 1 - Offered in Fall and Spring |
| Prerequisite: Engineering Majors, Senior standing, Graduate students, or PBS status |
| Preparation for graduating seniors in engineering to take the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) Examination. Information on how to register for the FE exam, exam strategy, and a review of selected science and engineering topics through active learning exercises directed at working sample examination problems. Credit may not be counted toward graduation |
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| E 497 | Engineering Research Projects | UNITS: 1-3 - Offered in Fall Spring Summer |
| Prerequisite: Junior standing in College of Engineering, Engineering Scholars Program or Engineering Research Center Scholars |
| Projects in research, design or development in engineering or computer science. |
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| E (MA) (OR) 531 | Dynamic Systems and Multivariable Control I | UNITS: 3 - Offered in Fall Only |
| Prerequisite: MA 341, MA 405 |
| Introduction to modeling, analysis and control of linear discrete-time and continuous-time dynamical systems. State space representations and transfer methods. Controllability and observability. Realization. Applications to biological, chemical, economic, electrical, mechanical and sociological systems. |
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| E (MA) (OR) 731 | Dynamic Systems and Multivariable Control II | UNITS: 3 - Offered in Spring Only, Offered Alternate Years |
| Prerequisite: OR(E,MA) 531 |
| Stability of equilibrium points for nonlinear systems. Liapunov functions. Unconstrained and constrained optimal control problems. Pontryagin's maximum principle and dynamic programming. Computation with gradient methods and Newton methods. Multidisciplinary applications. |
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