First-Year EngineeringOverview of the

Living WITH the LabCourse Sequence

College of Engineering & Science

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Course Credits Course Credits Course Credits

ENGR 120 2 ENGR 121 2 ENGR 122 2

MATH 240 3 MATH 241 3 MATH 242 3

CHEM 100 2 CHEM 101 / 103 2 / 1 PHYSICS 201* 3

• three 2-credit hour courses

• courses meets twice per week for 110 minutes for the entire year

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the courses . . .

Living WITH the Lab• Students own the “lab” which includes an

Arduino, a Boe-Bot chassis, a toolkit and software

• Ownership of the “lab” boosts hands-on learning

• The Arduino allows us to complete interesting projects

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ENGR 120: Pump & Robot Challenge

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ENGR 121: The FishtankControl temperature and salinity of water

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ENGR 122 – Open Ended Product Design

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Purpose of First-Year Engineering: •To build the knowledge, skills and confidence needed to solve complex, systems-level problems•To provide a context for later engineering courses

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tips for your success . . .