Northeastern State University

ENGINEERING PHYSICS (EPHY)

Note: # following course titles indicates a Liberal Arts and Sciences course. At least 50 percent of the major must be advanced (3000, 4000) courses within the College of Science and Health Professions; 50 percent of the major must be earned at NSU.

1003 Introduction to Engineering #

An integrated sequence of topics covering advisement, counseling, engineering computer usage, engineering graphics and engineering methodology in problem solution. Designed to acquaint the student with methods and techniques used in the engineering profession. Prerequisite: Math 1513, 1613.

3113 Mechanics (Statics) #

Rigid bodies and fluids at rest, resultants of force systems, equilibrium, point forces, distributed forces, and friction. Prerequisites: PHYS 2115, and Math 2614.

3213 Mechanics (Dynamics) #

Vector analysis, kinematics, kinetics, work and energy of particles and rigid bodies, Newton’s law of gravitation, free and forced harmonic oscillations, and wave motions. Prerequisites: PHYS 2115, and Math 2624.

3263 Mechanics of Materials #

Stress and deformation of members in tension, compression, torsion, and bending, and the design of these members; determinate and indeterminate members; application of load, shear, and bending moment diagrams; Mohr’s Circle applications. Prerequisite: PHYS 2115, and Math 2624.

3413 Thermodynamics #

The first and second laws of thermodynamics; the properties of entropy, enthalpy, and internal energy; reversible and irreversible systems. Prerequisites: PHYS 2215, and Math 2614.

3513 Electricity and Magnetism (Circuit Theory) #

A problem and lecture course in circuit theory; topics include steady direct current circuits; properties of capacitors and inductors as circuit elements, solution of alternating current circuits by vector and complex number methods. Prerequisites: PHYS 2215, and Math 2624.

3813 Fluid Mechanics #

Statics and dynamics of ideal and real fluid flow. Prerequisites: PHYS 2115, and Math 2614.

4323 Principles of Mechanical Design #

An introduction to common methods and materials used in the design of basic mechanical devices. Assigned student projects are an integral part of the course. Prerequisite: Completion of 16 credit hours of physics or engineering physics.

4340 Special Topics in Engineering Physics #

Selected study (theoretical or experimental) in Engineering Physics. Course may be repeated with a change in subject matter for a maximum of 6 hours. Prerequisites: 16 hours of physics. By arrangement.

4413 Advanced Heat #

Theories of heat transfer by conduction, free and forced convection, and radiation and their application. Prerequisites: PHYS 2115 and Math 2614.

4733 Digital Electronics #

A laboratory course which introduces logic gates, Boolean Algebra, BCD counter, shift registers and memory elements. The course provides introduction to integrated circuits for use in AND, NAND, OR and NOR gates, DTL and TTL logic and flip-flops. Prerequisite: PHYS 3713.

4833 Introduction to Microprocessors #

A laboratory course which introduces small scale computers. Topics include experiments in interfacing microprocessors with other electronic devices, programming, address decoding, digital to analogue and analogue to digital conversions. Prerequisite: PHYS 4733.

4843 Microcomputer Interfacing #

Topics include advanced peripheral adapter (PIA), analog conversion, and serial data communications, peripheral devices, memory devices and programmable timers. Ten laboratory exercises involve display multiplexing, I/O control handshaking using PIA, A/D conversion, ADC interfacing, EPROM programming, ROM/EPROM interfacing. Prerequisite: EPHY 4833.