NORTHWEST COLLEGE - COURSE SYLLABUS

ES 1060 (01) - INTRO TO ENGINEERING COMPUTING (3 Credits)

FALL 2003

LECTURE: 12:00-12:50, Wed & Fri. IN ROOM SM 120

LAB: ARRANGED (INTERNET)

Instructor: Astrid Northrup

Office: Room SM #126; ext.6066

Description: Introduction to the use of computers for the purpose of solving a wide variety of engineering and science oriented problems with documentation and report writing. Computing tools for writing reports, presenting data in graphical form, equation solving, and manipulation of tabular data will be covered in lectures and labs. THE LAB PORTION OF THIS CLASS WILL BE CONDUCTED OVER THE INTERNET; THE INSTRUCTOR WILL BE AVAILABLE BY APPOINTMENT FOR ADDITIONAL HELP.

Co-requisite: MA 2200 (Calculus I).

Goals: The successful student will gain an understanding of the engineering method as it is related to problem solving.

Objectives: The successful student will become familiar with various types of software used to solve engineering type problems, and will learn to present engineering data and problem solutions in a manner acceptable to the engineering industry.

Topics: Include various engineering problems, focusing on the use of computer methods to solve them.

Text: Engineering Problem Solving and Computing, 8th Edition

Dewey (University of Wyoming), McGraw-Hill

Grading: Letter grades will be determined based on the following components:

Homework 20%

Lab Assignments 20%

Midterm Exams (2 @ 12.5% each)* 25%

Final Exams (2@ 12.5% each)* 25%

Attendance and Participation 10%

*At midterm and final, the students will take separate exams for the lab and lecture portions of the course.

Generally, an overall percentage of 90-100 will correspond to the letter grade of A; an overall percentage of 80-90 will correspond to the letter grade of B; and so on, with an overall percentage of less than 60 corresponding to an F.

THE FOLLOWING ARE THREE VERY IMPORTANT THINGS THAT YOU NEED TO UNDERSTAND:

C Students are responsible for all material covered in the course during excused and unexcused absences.

C Homework will be assigned every class period (Wednesday and Friday), and will be collected the following Wednesday after a short question and answer session. Lab assignments can be accessed through the class website at:

http://www.geocities.com/northrua

by 3:30 pm on Wednesday. You must complete the lab assignment BY 3:00 ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON, and e-mail it to me. When I receive your completed lab I will email you and give you your grade. If you are not able to finish it, it is your responsibility to schedule time with me so that you can have the lab done by 3:00 on Friday. IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY to find me and get my help. SOME OF THE LABS ARE VERY TIME CONSUMING, SO BE SURE TO ALLOW YOURSELF PLENTY OF TIME TO COMPLETE IT PRIOR TO THE FRIDAY DEADLINE. In other words, it is your responsibility to do whatever it takes to get the lab done prior to Friday afternoon, as NO LABS WILL BE ACCEPTED LATE.

C Under no circumstance will I accept late homework or lab assignments. Any homework or lab assignment not handed in on time will receive a grade of ZERO.

C No make-up exams will be given, except for the most dire of circumstance. Any exam not taken on the specified date, during class time, will receive a grade of ZERO.

The following is a list of important dates in ES 1060. Test dates are firm. Check the Syllabus on the class website at http://www.geocities.com/northrua for more information.

September 3 FIRST DAY OF CLASS

October 20 Lecture Midterm Exam

October 22 (During lecture hour) Lab Midterm Exam

October 27 Midterm progress reports mailed

November 26 Thanksgiving Day (no class)

November 28 Thanksgiving Day (no class)

December 12(during lecture hour) Last day of class: Lab Final Exam

Friday December 19 10-12 am Lecture Final Exam

Students with Special Needs: Students who qualify for specific accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act should notify the ADA compliance officer in the first week of class. It is the student’s responsibility to inform the ADA compliance officer of his/her needs and to provide the necessary documentation before any classroom accommodation can be made.