| 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 110 | Engineering Scholars Forum | UNITS: 0 - Offered in Fall and Spring |
| Prerequisite: Students in the Engineering Scholars Program |
| Interdisciplinary seminar series with presentations by distinguished faculty members and experts drawn from technical, academic, business and government communities. Discussions of major public issues and topics of contemporary concern. |
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| E 111 | Engineering Scholars Forum | UNITS: 0 - Offered in Fall and Spring |
| Prerequisite: Students in the Engineering Scholars Program |
| Interdisciplinary seminar series with presentations by distinguished faculty members and experts drawn from technical, academic, business and government communities. Discussions of major public issues and topics of contemporary concern. |
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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 123 | Engineering 1-2-3: Product and Processing Engineering | UNITS: 2 - Offered in Fall and Spring |
| Introduction to product and process (1) usage, (2) assembly, and (3) engineering calculations and design through the case study approach. Working in teams of two, students explore bar code scanners and inventory systems, compact disc audio and CD-ROM information storage and retrieval, photocopier and FAX devices, optical fiber communications and probes, video camera and video cassette recorder, and water purification technologies. |
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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 210 | Engineering Scholars Forum | UNITS: 0 - Offered in Fall and Spring |
| Prerequisite: Students in the Engineering Scholars Program |
| Interdisciplinary seminar series with presentations by distinguished faculty members and experts drawn from technical, academic, business and government communities. Discussions of major public issues and topics of contemporary concern. |
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| E 211 | Engineering Scholars Forum | UNITS: 0 - Offered in Fall and Spring |
| Prerequisite: Students in the Engineering Scholars Program |
| Interdisciplinary seminar series with presentations by distinguished faculty members and experts drawn from technical, academic, business and government communities. Discussions of major public issues and topics of contemporary concern. |
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| E 298 | Special Topics Engineering | UNITS: 1-3 - No Course Evaluation, Offered in Spring Only |
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| E 432 | Patents, Trademarks and Copyrights | UNITS: 3 - Offered in Spring Only |
| Prerequisite: Junior standing |
| Patent, trademark and copyright problems that arise in engineering, scientific and industrial pursuits. Includes the rights and remedies available to individual inventors and authors as well as companies. Patent Office procedures and practices. |
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| E 490 | Fundamentals of Engineering(FE) Exam Preparation | UNITS: 1 - No Course Evaluation, Offered in Fall and Spring |
| Prerequisite: Engineering Majors, Senior standing and 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 - No Course Evaluation, 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 Alternate Years, Offered in Spring Only |
| 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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