Download PR-06.11 Revision to the B.S. in Engineering Physics Program

August 30, 2005
TO:
Robert Mrtek, Chair
Senate Committee on Educational Policy
FROM:
Roger Nelson
Assistant Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
I am submitting for review and action by the Senate Committee on Educational Policy the
attached proposal from the College of Engineering and the Department of Electrical and
Computer Engineering to revise the B.S. in Engineering Physics program.
The proposal was approved by the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering in
November, 2004, and by the College of Engineering Educational Policy Committee on
April 19, 2005.
RN:
Attachment
Cc:
C. Hulse
R. Betts
L. Kaufman
P Banerjee
S. Laxpati
M. Dutta
R. Priemer
A. Wroblewski
Title: Revision of Bachelor of Science in Engineering Physics
Sponsor:
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
College of Engineering
Overview and Justification of Proposed Changes in the Major:
Delete ECE 221, Electromagnetics Laboratory (1 sh) from the Engineering Physics
curriculum. ECE 220, Electromagnetics (3) and the lab course for it, ECE 221, have been
dropped and replaced by Phys 142.
ECE 221 is being dropped because it is the laboratory part that accompanies ECE 220,
which was previously dropped from the Engineering Physics program. In the current and
proposed Engineering Physics curriculum, Engineering Physics students are required to
take PHYS 142, General Physics II (Electricity and Magnetism), which already has a
laboratory. Recently, the Physics Department made substantial modifications to the
PHYS 142 laboratory, and it now serves the needs of students in the Engineering Physics
major very well. Therefore, there is no longer a need for Engineering Physics students to
take ECE 221.
Catalog Statement: Attached.
Minority Impact: None.
Budgetary and Staff Implications:
There are no budgetary or staff implications for the proposed revision.
Library Resource Implications:
There are no library resource implications associated with the proposed revision.
Space Implications:
There are no space implications involved with the revision.
Unit (e.g., department) approval date: November 2004
College approval date: Engineering EPC, April 19, 2005
Proposed Effective Date: Spring, 2006
We are seeking a Spring 2006 effective date because we are no longer offering ECE
220/221, and we would like students to have the opportunity to follow the revised
curriculum as soon as possible. This would apply especially to Fall 2005 freshmen who
can normally take PHYS 142 in their second semester of the freshman year.
Curriculum in Engineering Curriculum in Engineering
Physics - Old
Physics - NEW
B.S. in Engineering Physics
B.S. in Engineering Physics
B.S. in Engineering Physics is offered by the
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
(College of Engineering) in association with the
Department of Physics (College of Liberal Arts and
Sciences).
The engineering physics major bridges the gap
between science and technology by combining a
strong background in physics and mathematics with
exposure to the most fundamental areas of
engineering. The program is based on the
recognition that most engineering disciplines are
rooted in the field of physics, and that new and
emerging technologies rarely fall neatly within a
single engineering discipline but often straddle
different fields. The program highlights, for
instance, the subtle and deep relations between
materials science and civil engineering, between
solid-state physics and chemical engineering, and
between electromagnetics and telecommunication
engineering.
This training is especially well suited to students
who wish to pursue careers in research and
development in advanced technology and applied
science. In particular, students majoring in this
program are well qualified to pursue graduate
studies in most areas of engineering and applied
physics.
The content of this program strongly emphasizes
topics in physics and mathematics; however, this
curriculum also gives students great flexibility in
the choice of topics for technical electives. Students
can customize their curriculum by choosing four
technical elective courses from many fields.
Engineering training is completed by a senior
design project, which can be taken in any
department within the engineering college.
Students interested in the Engineering Physics
major should contact Professor George Uslenghi in
the Department of Electrical and Computer
Engineering at [email protected].
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Degree Requirements – Engineering Physics
To earn a Bachelor of Science in Engineering Physics
degree from UIC, students need to complete University
and college degree requirements. The course requirements
for this program are outlined below. Students should
consult the College of Engineering section for additional
degree requirements and college academic policies. See
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the ECE Department Web site for revisions to the
Engineering Physics curriculum at
http://www.ece.uic.edu.
B.S. in Engineering Physics
Degree Requirements
Required outside the College of
Engineering
Required in the College of Engineering
Advanced Electromagnetics Requirement
Advanced Mechanics Requirement
Technical Electives
Electives outside Major Rubric
Total Hours – B.S. in Engineering
Physics
Hours
62
34-37
7-8
3-4
11-16
6
128
Same.
33-36.
Same.
Same.
12-17.
Same.
Same.
Required outside the College of Engineering
Courses
ENGL 160 – English Composition I
ENGL 161 – English Composition II
Humanities electivesa
Social sciences electivesa
MATH 180 – Calculus I
MATH 181 – Calculus II
MATH 210 – Calculus III
MATH 220 – Introduction to Differential
Equations I
PHYS 141 – General Physics I (Mechanics)
PHYS 142 – General Physics II (Electricity
and Magnetism)
PHYS 215 – Mathematical Methods for
Physicists
PHYS 244 – General Physics III (Modern
Physics)
PHYS 411 – Quantum Mechanics I
PHYS 481 – Modern Experimental Physics
I
CHEM 112 – General College Chemistry I
Total Hours – Required outside the
College of Engineering
Hours
3
3
6
6
5
5
3
3
Same.
Same.
Same.
Same.
Same.
Same.
Same.
Same.
4
4
Same.
4
3
4
4
5
62
Same.
Same.
Same.
Same.
Same.
Same.
Same.
aHumanities
and social sciences electives should be
selected from the Course Distribution Chart in the
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences section of the
catalog. Students must choose courses from two different
departments in the humanities and in the social sciences.
One of the humanities or social sciences electives must be
an approved cultural diversity course. A list of approved
cultural diversity courses may also be found in the
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences section.
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Required in the College of Engineering
Courses
ENGR 100 – Orientationa
CME 201 – Statics
Hours
0a
3
Same.
Same.
CME 203 – Strength of Materials
CME 260 – Properties of Materials
Senior Design Requirement chosen from
the following:
BIOE 396 – Senior Design I (3)
BIOE 397 – Senior Design II ( 3)
OR
CME 396 – Senior Design I (3)
CME 397 – Senior Design II (3)
OR
CHE 396 – Senior Design I (4)
CHE 397 – Senior Design II (3)
OR
ECE 396 – Senior Design I (2)
ECE 397 – Senior Design II (2)
OR
ME 396 – Senior Design (4)
3
3
4-7
Same.
Same.
Same.
One of the following courses:
3
CHE 201- Introduction to Thermodynamics
(3)
ME 205 – Introduction to Thermodynamics
(3)
One of the following courses:
3
CS 102 – Introduction to Programming (3)
CS 108 – FORTRAN Programming for
Engineers (3)
ECE 225 – Circuit Analysis
4
ECE 221 – Electromagnetics Laboratory
1
ECE 310 – Discrete and Continuous
3
Signals and Systems
ECE 346 – Solid State Device Theory
4
ME 212 – Fundamentals of Fluid
3
Mechanics
Total Hours – Required in the College of
34-37
Engineering
aENGR 100 is a one-semester-hour course, but the hour
does not count toward the total hours required for
graduation.
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Same.
ECE 225** - Circuit Analysis, 4 credit hours
DELETED.
Same.
Same.
Same.
33-36
Same.
**For the Engineering Physics major, the prerequisite:
ECE 115, is not required.
Advanced Electromagnetics Requirement
Courses
One of the following two-course sequences:
ECE 320 – Transmission Lines (4)
ECE 322 – Communication
Electromagnetics (3)
OR
PHYS 401 – Electromagnetism I (4)
PHYS 402 – Electromagnetism II (4)
Total Hours – Advanced
Electromagnetics Requirement
Hours
Same.
7-8
Same.
Advanced Mechanics Requirement
Courses
One of the following courses:
ME 413 – Dynamics of Mechanical
Systems (3)
PHYS 441 – Theoretical Mechanics (4)
Total Hours – Advanced Mechanics
Requirement
Hours
Same.
3-4
Same.
Technical Electives
Courses
Eleven to sixteen semester hours from a list
of technical electives available from the
advisor. These courses should be selected in
consultation with the advisor and should be
chosen from approved sequences in the
following areas:

Bioengineering

Civil and Materials Engineering

Chemical Engineering Design

Chemical Engineering Multiphase
Transport Phenomena

Chemical Engineering Chemical
Process

Computer Science

Electrical and Computer
Engineering Circuits and VLSI

Electrical and Computer
Engineering Communications
Signal and Processing

Electrical and Computer
Engineering Solid State, MEMS,
and Nanotechnology

Electrical and Computer
Engineering Electromagnetics and
Optics

Mechanical Engineering
Thermal/Fluid Science

Mechanical Engineering
Mechanical Systems

Modern Physics
Total Hours – Technical Electives
Hours
11-16
Twelve to seventeen semester hours from a list of
technical electives available from the advisor. These
courses should be selected in consultation with the
advisor and should be chosen from approved sequences in
the following areas:
Same.
11-16
12-17.
Electives outside Major Rubric
Courses
Students must complete electives outside
the PHYS and ECE electives
Total Hours – Electives outside the
Major Rubric
Hours
Same.
6
Same.
Sample Course Schedule – Engineering
Physics
Freshman Year
First Semester
MATH 180 – Calculus I
CHEM 112 – General College Chemistry I
ENGL 160 – English Composition I
Humanities or social sciences elective
ENGR 100 – Orientation
Same.
Hours
5
5
3
3
0
ENGR 100 is one-semester-hour course, but does not
count toward the total hours required for graduation.
Total Hours
Second Semester
MATH 181 – Calculus II
PHYS 141 – General Physics I (Mechanics)
16
Same.
Hours
5
4
ENGL 161 – English Composition II
Humanities or social sciences elective
Total Hours
3
3
15
Sophomore Year
First Semester
MATH 210 – Calculus III
PHYS 142 – General Physics II (Electricity
and Magnetism)
ECE 221 – Electromagnetics Laboratory
CME 201- Statics
CS 108 – FORTRAN Programming for
Engineers
Humanities or social sciences elective
Total Hours
Hours
Second Semester
MATH 220 – Introduction to Differential
Equations
PHYS 215 – Mathematical Methods for
Physicists
PHYS 244 – General Physics III (Modern
Physics)
CME 240 – Strength of Materials
Humanities or social sciences elective
Total Hours
Hours
3
4
1
3
3
3
17
Same.
Same.
Deleted.
Same.
Same.
Same.
16
Same.
3
4
3
3
3
16
Junior Year
Same.
First Semester
PHYS 481 – Modern Experimental Physics
I
ECE 225 – Circuit Analysis
ME 212 – Fundamentals of Fluid
Mechanics
Technical elective
Elective outside ECE and PHYS
Total Hours
Hours
Second Semester
Advanced Mechanics Requirement
ECE 310 – Discrete and Continuous
Signals and Systems
ME 205 – Thermodynamics
Technical electives
Total Hours
Hours
3-4
3
4
4
3
3
3
17
Same.
3
6-7
15-16
Senior Year
First Semester
PHYS 411 – Quantum Mechanics I
Advanced Electromagnetics Requirement I
Senior Design I
Technical elective
Elective outside ECE and PHYS
Total Hours
Hours
Second Semester
ECE 346 – Solid State Device Theory
Senior Design II
CME 260 – Properties of Materials
Advanced Electromagnetics Requirement II
Technical elective
Total Hours
Hours
Same.
4
4
2-4
3
3
16-18
4
0-3
3
3-4
3
13-17
Same.
Course Descriptions:
Revision:
PHYS 142 General Physics II (Electricity and Magnetism). 4 hours. Electrostatics;
electric currents; d-c circuits; magnetic fields; magnetic media; elctromagnetic induction;
a-c circuits; Maxwell's equations; electromagnetic waves; reflection and refraction;
interference. Prerequisites: Grade of C or better in Phys 141 General Physics I
(Mechanics) and credit in Math 181, OR Physics 105/106 with an average grade of B or
better and credit in Math 181 (Calculus II).
DROPS
ECE 220 Electromagnetics. 3 hours. Restricted to students in the following
colleges/schools: Engineering or Graduate College or Summer Session Only. No credit
given if the student has credit in EECS 321 or PHYS 142. Vector calculus. Static electric
and magnetic fields for engineers. Kirchhoff's and Ohm's Laws. Faraday's Law. Mutual
Induction. Maxwell's equations. Plane-waves in wireless communications. Prerequisites:
PHYS 141 and Credit or concurrent registration in MATH 210 and Credit or concurrent
registration in ECE 221.
ECE 221 Electromagnetic Laboratory. 1 hour. Restricted to students in the following
colleges/schools: Engineering or Graduate College or Summer Session Only.
Experiments concerned with engineering applications of electric and magnetic fields
related to Electrical and Computer Engineering 220. TV cable transmission measurement.
Antenna power measurement. Prerequisites: Credit or concurrent registration in ECE
220.