ECS222 Dynamics (Spring)

The historical trend in mechanical engineering design has always been to move toward higher speeds in power
machinery. This trend continues today. It allows one to package more power into smaller spaces. The penalty one pays is that dynamic forces, vibrations and stresses may lead to malfunctioning and failure. Static analysis becomes insufficient. Transportation speeds have increased, making dynamic analysis mandatory. The age of space travel makes dynamics a general education requirement.
ECS222 is a course with an emphasis on conceptual understanding through problem solving. The theoretical background and problem-solving methods are provided by your textbook and the lectures, bringing together your past experiences in physics, mathematics, and modeling, and building upon them.

Priority registration for students in the London Engineering program

Prereqs: MAT296 and ECS221

Shared Competencies: Critical and Creative Thinking

ECS325 Mechanics of Solids (Spring)

This course will focus on the following:

Theory of deformation, stress, stress resultants, transformation.
Elastic and inelastic constitutive behavior.
Equilibrium.
Tension and torsion of bars; flexure and shear of beams; pressure vessels.
Thermoelasticity.
Elastic and inelastic stability.
Energy methods.

Priority registration for students in the London Engineering Program

Prereq: ECS221 (Statics) and MAT296 (Calculus II)

Shared Competencies: Critical and Creative Thinking

ECS221: Statics (Fall)

Fundamentals of static equilibrium. Vector algebra. Forces, moments, equivalent force systems. Free body diagrams and equilibrium problems in two and three dimensions. Analysis of structures and machines. Centroids and moments of inertia.

Satisfies Shared Competency for Critical and Creative Thinking

Pre-req: MAT 296 – Calculus II and PHY 211 or PHY 215 or equivalent general physics course.

ECS380.1 Engineering Materials

In this course students learn the structures of basic material types the interrelations between structure and various material properties for each type of material; the applications and limitations of engineering materials, based on their properties, in various fields; and the electrical, magnetic, and thermal properties of materials and the uses of materials based on these properties. (MCH 2002)

ECS280.2 Engineering Dynamics

This course covers the fundamental theory of the motion of bodies broken into three main modules: 1) the analysis of motion of particles (or point masses), 2) the analysis of the planar motion of bodies, 3) the analysis of general 3D motion of bodies. Each module will systematically build on the theory presented on the previous module. Each module examines the analysis of motion without considering the forces that induce the motion (kinematics) and the cause-effect analysis between forces and motion. The effect of forces on motion will be, in turn, considered from three separate but related perspectives: force, energy, and momentum. (MCH 2012)

ECS280.1 Statics and Stength of Materials

This course equips students with the knowledge of statics and strength of materials. Design methodologies and procedures for the mechanical components will be introduced within the content of the lecture. (MCH 2011)

ECS180.1 Introduction to Mechatronics

This is an introductory course in which Mechatronics Engineering concepts are explained with examples selected from daily life. At the end of the course, Students will have a basic understanding about the Mechatronics Engineering problem solving discipline using mathematics and scientific principles. The course has a laboratory part. The objectives of the laboratory experiments are to: teach basic electronic circuit theory, demonstrate basic electronic circuit components, and introduce modeling software. (MCH 1006)

ECS380.2 Fundamentals of Biotechnology – Fundamentos de Biotecnología

Taught in Spanish at the Pontificia Universidad Catolica and may not be offered every semester. This course offers students an overview of the different aspects of biotechnology: its history, definitions, projections and real-world applications. However, biotechnology is also a double-edged sword for its ability to modify and alter the course of nature, posing potential risks and ethical dilemmas. Therefore, given the importance of these issues, the course is also interactive, as we debate and discuss topics related to bioethics. (IIQ 2663)

ECS325 Mechanics of Solids (Spring)

Open only to students admitted to the Florence Engineering Program. Theory of deformation, stress, stress resultants, transformation. Elastic and inelastic constitutive behavior. Equilibrium. Tension and torsion of bars; flexure and shear of beams; pressure vessels. Thermoelasticity. Elastic and inelastic stability. Energy methods.

Effects of temperature changes. Yielding and fracture criteria. Deflections. Statically indeterminate systems. Stability of columns.

Prereqs: ECS 221 (Statics) and MAT 397 (Calculus III)

ECS222 Dynamics (Spring)

Description: Open only to students admitted to the Florence Engineering Program. Dynamics of a particle. Newton’s law and D’Alembert’s principle. Plane motion. Cartesian, polar, and local coordinates. Energy and momentum methods. Motion of a rigid body. Review of vector algebra and moments of inertia.

Prereqs: MAT 296 (Calculus II) and ECS 221 (Statics)