Knowledge
Classes Taken
Freshman Year Semester 1
Total Credits 15
HNRS 105: “Innovation and Discovery in Engineering, Arts, and Sciences” (IDEAS) applies honors pedagogies in a multidisciplinary, integrated environment that highlights the seamless boundaries between science and engineering, design, ethics, and the arts as a path toward making value-informed technical decisions. In addition to developing foundational skills in engineering design and problem-solving, students examine place, identity, citizenship, and community in various contexts as they learn what it means to be an engaged and mindful citizen and professional. IDEAS poses ethical problems and hands-on design challenges from a multitude of lenses. It incorporates experiential learning, team-based projects, and seminar discussions to encourage students to think both critically and creatively about their world.
MATH 111: First course in the calculus sequence, including elements of plane geometry. Functions, limits, continuity, derivatives and their application. Definite and indefinite integrals.
CSCI 128: Introduction to programming. Intended for students with no prior experience. Teaches basic programming constructs including data types, conditionals, loops, file I/O, functions, and objects in Python 3. Also covers topics vital to STEM computing, such as data science, best practices for code development, and software ethics.
CSM 101: FIRST-YEAR ADVISING AND MENTORING PROGRAM is a “college transition” course, taught in small groups. Emphasis is placed on fostering connectedness to CSM, developing an appreciation of the value of a Mines education, and learning the techniques and University resources that will allow freshmen to develop to their fullest potential at CSM. Course Objectives: Become an integrated member of the CSM community; explore, select and connect with an academic major; and develop as a person and a student.
CHGN 121: Study of matter and energy based on atomic structure, correlation of properties of elements with position in periodic chart, chemical bonding, geometry of molecules, phase changes, stoichiometry, solution chemistry, gas laws, and thermochemistry.
Freshman Year Semester 2
Total Credits 16
HNRS 115: “Innovation and Discovery in Engineering, Arts, and Sciences” (IDEAS) applies honors pedagogies in a multidisciplinary, integrated environment that highlights the seamless boundaries between science and engineering, design, ethics, and the arts as a path toward making value-informed technical decisions. Students examine place, identity, citizenship, and community in various contexts as they learn what it means to be an engaged and mindful citizen and professional. IDEAS poses ethical problems and hands-on design challenges from a multitude of lenses. It incorporates experiential learning, team-based projects, and seminar discussions to encourage students to think both critically and creatively about their world. Students must pass both HNRS105 and HNRS115 to meet degree requirements.
MATH 112: Vectors, applications and techniques of integration, infinite series, and an introduction to multivariate functions and surfaces.
CHGN 122: Continuation of CHGN121 concentrating on chemical kinetics, gas laws, thermodynamics, electrochemistry and chemical equilibrium (acid- base, solubility, complexation, and redox). Laboratory experiments emphasizing quantitative chemical measurements.
PHGN 100: A first course in physics covering the basic principles of mechanics using vectors and calculus. The course consists of a fundamental treatment of the concepts and applications of kinematics and dynamics of particles and systems of particles, including Newton’s laws, energy and momentum, rotation, oscillations, and waves.
Sophomore Year Semester 1
Total Credits 15
CSM 202: How do you feel when you?re stressed? How do you feel when you?re thriving? When do you feel resilient? What do you do to get through tough times? How do you celebrate when things are good? What do you do to try to achieve balance in your life? This course will help you answer these questions and lay the foundation for all Orediggers to identify, practice, and build skills that are needed to support your own holistic well-being during your time at Mines and beyond. Even if you have it all figured out, you can use the information and skills practiced in this course to support your friends and classmates who may need assistance. You will identify and understand seven interconnected dimensions of well-being (physical, emotional, social, environmental, spiritual, financial, and intellectual), as well as best evidence for behaviors that support your wellness in these various ways. This course will focus on health and wellness concepts important in making informed choices about your well-being, as well as the utilization of appropriate resources when help is needed. By the end of the course, you will develop a well-being plan with tangible strategies to help you thrive throughout your life.
HASS 298A: Pilot course or special topics course. Topics chosen from special interests of instructor(s) and student(s). Usually the course is offered only once.
MATH 213: Multivariable calculus, including partial derivatives, multiple integrals, and vector calculus.
MEGN 200: This course introduces programming skills using Matlab as a means to collect and analyze data and utilizes Arduinos as a platform for prototyping circuits and designs. This course reinforces the engineering design process through problem definition and identifying constraints and criteria, encouraging multiple solutions, and introducing analysis in design through prototyping.
PHGN 200: Continuation of PHGN100. Introduction to the fundamental laws and concepts of electricity and magnetism, electromagnetic devices, electromagnetic behavior of materials, applications to simple circuits, electromagnetic radiation, and an introduction to optical phenomena.
Classes Taking
Sophomore Year Semester 2
Total Credits 15
MEGN 201: This course reinforces basic drawing skills from Cornerstone Design, introduces SolidWorks tools to advance modeling skills, introduces machine shop skills (including safety and use of mill, lathe and CNC) and introduces GDnT practices important in fabrication and manufacturing, and prob-stats relevant to manufacturing.
MATH 225: Classical techniques for first and higher order equations and systems of equations. Laplace transforms. Phase-plane and stability analysis of non-linear equations and systems. Applications from physics, mechanics, electrical engineering, and environmental sciences.
MATH 307: This course is designed to introduce scientific computing to scientists and engineers. Students in this course will be taught various numerical methods and programming techniques to solve basic scientific problems. Emphasis will be made on implementation of various numerical and approximation methods to efficiently simulate several applied mathematical models.
EENG 281: This course provides an engineering science analysis of electrical circuits. DC and single-phase AC networks are presented. Transient analysis of RC, RL, and RLC circuits is studied as is the analysis of circuits in sinusoidal steady-state using phasor concepts. The following topics are included: DC and single-phase AC circuit analysis, current and charge relationships. Ohm’s Law, resistors, inductors, capacitors, equivalent resistance and impedance, Kirchhoff’s Laws, Thevenin and Norton equivalent circuits, superposition and source transformation, power and energy, maximum power transfer, first order transient response, algebra of complex numbers, phasor representation, time domain and frequency domain concepts, and ideal transformers.
MTGN 202: Introduction to the Metallurgical and Materials Engineering paradigm: processing, structure, and properties. The course will relate technologically significant processing procedures to resultant structures. The material structure will be examined to determine its effect upon material properties. Students will study materials engineering methodologies and learn terminology.