Current and Previously Offered Classes

ENGS 115 - Introduction to Engineering I

Course Description: This course is devised around a semester-long engineering theme and one or more engineering design projects. The emphasis is on problem solving methodologies and computational techniques. In the course of completing the project, basic engineering concepts and methods related to the design project(s) are developed. Ethics, professional responsibilities, and economic concerns are presented as integral parts of the engineering design process. Students will be exposed to the major engineering disciplines and will participate in site visits to local engineering firms and manufacturing plants.
Two hours lecture, two hours laboratory. Fall. Three credits.

Textbook(s): Introduction to Engineering, 3rd ed., Paul Wright, Wiley and Sons.

Course Objectives: To introduce students to the major engineering disciplines, and basic engineering principles and problem solving methodologies. This includes design concepts, project management, technical communications, and ethics.

ENGS 116 - Introduction to Engineering Computation

Course Description: This is an introductory course in the use of the computer for technical communication and for the solution of engineering problems. This course is modular in structure, that is, it is comprised of discrete topics in mathematics, use of Excel for data analysis and computer programming. To unify the material, students are required to work on a project that involves programming and use of the skills they have acquired during the semester.
Two hours lecture, two hours laboratory. Spring. Three credits.

Textbook(s): Power Programming with VBA/Excel. S.C. Chapra, Prentice-Hall, New York, 2003.

Course Objectives: The objectives of this course are to enable students to use the computer for the design of engineering systems and solution of engineering problems.

Course Layout:
Topic I - Mathematical Concepts (2 weeks).
Topic II - Excel (3 weeks).
Topic III - Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) (7 weeks).

ENGS 204 - Environmental Engineering Principles I

Course Description: Introductory course in environmental engineering designed to provide the foundation for understanding local and regional environmental problems. Topics include mass balance concepts, chemical stoichiometry, reaction kinetics, water quality evaluations for surface and ground water systems, acid rain, risk assessment, water supply, water treatment processes and wastewater treatment processes.
Three lectures. Fall. Three credits.

Textbook(s): Introduction to Environmental Engineering and Science 1997 (4th Printing), G.M. Masters, Prentice-Hall, Inc. New Jersey.

Goals: The goal of this course is to introduce students to the basic principles of environmental engineering and science (mass balances, environmental chemistry, risk assessment), and to apply these principles to simple problems in surface and groundwater pollution, water and wastewater treatment, and hazardous wastes.

CEEN 308 - Reliability Analysis in Civil and Environmental Engineering

Course Description: Course Description: Reliability Analysis in Civil and Environmental Engineering. Statistics, data analysis and inferential statistics, distributions, confidence intervals. Application of statistics and probability theory in civil engineering disciplines: structures, water resources, transportation, environmental, and geotechnical. Pre-requisites: MATH 203, ENGS 230. Three lectures. Spring. Three credits.

Textbook(s): Statistics for Engineering and the Sciences (5th Edition) by William Mendenhall and Terry Sincich.

ENVL 535 - Surface Water Quality Laboratory

Course Description: Field laboratory in the metropolitan New York area. Stream flow gaging, tracer studies, and dissolved oxygen water quality analyses. Written reports and oral presentations on data collection, data analysis, and engineering application are required.
Two hours laboratory. Fall. One credit. Co-requisites: ENVL 505.

Textbook(s): Thomann, R.V. and J.A. Mueller (1987). Principles of Surface Water Quality Modeling and Control. Harper and Row Publishers, Inc. New York. 644 pp.

Goals: The goal of this course is to introduce students to the design of water quality surveys and to familiarize students with field sampling techniques and water quality analyses. Students are also required to analyze their field data (using approaches presented in ENVL 505 - Surface Water Quality Modeling, to present their results in a written report, and to provide an oral presentation.

ENVG 700 - Mathematical Models I

Course Description: Course Description: Development of mathematical solutions for static and dynamic mass balances. Specific problems to be addressed include chemical speciation equilibria; linear and non-linear kinetics; bacterial population dynamics; and transport-speciation models for flow-through and multi-dimensional systems. Statistical evaluation of environmental data, numerical solution techniques, and computer programming will also be presented. Applications will focus on water and wastewater treatment, remediation technologies and water quality. One three hour lecture. Every other Fall. Three credits. Pre-requisites: ENGS 204.

Textbook(s): None.

ENVG 706 - Water Chemistry

Course Description: Advanced study in the processes used for water and wastewater treatment with an emphasis on design principles and process modeling. Processes covered include aeration, air stripping, carbon adsorption, ion exchange, chemical treatment and disinfection. One three hour lecture. Every other Fall. Three credits. Pre-requisites: ENGS 204.

Textbook(s): Water Chemistry. Benjamin, M.M. McGraw Hill.

ENVG 736 - Advanced Unit Operations

Course Description: Advanced study in the processes used for water and wastewater treatment with an emphasis on design principles and process modeling. Processes covered include aeration, air stripping, carbon adsorption, ion exchange, chemical treatment and disinfection. One three hour lecture. Every other Fall. Three credits. Pre-requisites: ENVL 506.

Textbook(s): Water Treatment Principles and Design, Second Edition. MWH. Wiley, 2006