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ECU 100: CHEMISTRY FOR ENGINEERS I
Structure of atoms: Model of atoms; the fundamental particles of the atom,
Planck's quantification of energy and the photoelectric effect, ionization
energy; nature of ionic and covalent compounds: Molecular shape chemical
bonds, size and bond force: liquid and solid matters; structure of liquids;
structure of solids; measurements and mole concept; properties of gases;
law of gases: Chemical Reactions: Stoichiometry, thermochemical energy,
heat and enthalpy, Periodic table: Main group elements I, main group
elements II, d-Block transition elements: Organic chemistry: Simple organic
functional group chemistry; alkanes, alkenes, alkynes, alky halides,
alcohols, ketones, aldehydes, carboxylic acids and esters; chemistry of
benzene, nuclear chemistry: Radioactivity, nuclear Energy. ECU 101: PHYSICS FOR ENGINEERS I
Mechanics and properties of matter: mass centre, work, force, energy,
impulse, momentum, vectors, rectilinear motion, Newton's Laws of motion and
their applications: Composition and resolution of forces: Uniform
circular motion: Newton's law of gravitation: Simple harmonic motion:
Determination of gravity. Flow of liquids: Viscosity: Surface tension:
Elasticity: elastic constants and their importance: Thermal physics:
expansion of matter: Temperature scales: First law of thermodynamics;
specific heat capacities of gases. Kinetic theory of gases: Mechanism of
heat transfer, thermal conductivity, black body, Stephen's law: Sound:
equation of wave motion and velocity of sound in matter. ECU 109: FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTING
Introduction: History of computers: Computer and society: computer
hardware and software: Understanding PC specifications, Computer
performance and maintenance. Hardware components: CPU, Memory and I/O
buses. Computer applications: exercise using word processing software and
presentation graphics software; spreadsheets; Database (exercises in
Access): Web Application (exercise in HTML): Machine level representation
of data: Bits, bytes, and words; numeric data representation and number
bases; representation of character data. Overview of operating systems:
simple management: Introduction to net-centric computing: background and
networking fundamentals. The Internet: use of networking software including
e-mail, telnet, and FTP. Models of computation. Computers and information
processing. General introduction to programming. Introduction to Algorithms
and flow charts. ECU 104: ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS I
The straight line: Equation of parallel and perpendicular lines; directed
and undirected distances: The circle: General equation and equation at a
tangent at a point of contact and from an external point: Polar coordinates
and their definitions, relationship with Cartesian coordinates, graphs and
equations: Ellipse parabola and hyperbola: Equations in standard form and
with change of origin: Chord, tangent and normal including parametric form:
Vectors: In two and three dimensions; addition, subtraction,
multiplication by scalars, resolution, scalar and vector products;
velocity and acceleration vectors. Applications to plane trigonometry,
geometry of straight line in two and three dimensions, curve in two
dimensions, and resultant force and velocity. ECU 105: ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS II
Algebra: Surds, logarithms and indices: Quadratic functions, equations and
inequalities; exponential functions; trigonometric functions, graphs and
inverse for degree and radian measure, addition multiple angle and factor
formulae; trigonometric identities and equations; Sine and Cosine rule;
standard trigonometric formulae: Hyperbolic functions; Sinh and Cosh,
Hyperbolic Identities (Osborne's rule): Permutations and combinations:
Binomial theorem and its application: Remainder theorem and its
applications to solution of factorisable polynomial equations and
inequalities: Complex numbers: arithmetic operations and geometric
representations; modulus; arguments; De Moivre's theorem; applications:
Roots of complex numbers; Hyperbolic functions; properties; graphs;
identities. EEE 100: ENGINEERING DRAWING I
Various aspects of graphic language: Aesthetic, artistic and Technical
Drawing: Drawing in relation to design and production: Technical Drawing
equipment for pencil work and ink work drawing, paper size, lines,
lettering, numbering and titling: Applied geometry: Construction of Loci,
threads, cams and gear teeth profiles: Orthographic projection of simple
objects, first and third angle projections: Dimensioning: Pictorial
drawing: Isometric, Oblique and perspective: Auxiliary views; true length
of a line, true shape of a surface, true inclination of angles;
development; interpenetration of geometric solids: Curves of
interpenetration. ECU 102: CHEMISTRY FOR ENGINEERS II
Properties of gases: Physical equilibria: Raolt's Law; Solid-liquid
equilibrium (SLE); Colligate properties; Liquid-liquid equilibrium (LLE);
Chemical equilibria: Reversible chemical reaction, equilibrium, Le-
Chatelier's principle: Ionic equlibria, pH and buffer solutions; theory of
acid/base indicators: Solubility and solubility products. Kinetics-Reaction
Rates: Concentration and Rate, Reaction Mechanisms; Electrochemistry: half
reactions, Galvanic Cells, and electrode potential, electromotive force
(emf) of a cell: Practical on measurements of heat of dilution, reaction,
neutralisation, potentiometer titration, pH, vapour pressure determinations
and solubility product. ECU 103: PHYSICS FOR ENGINEERS II
Coulomb laws; electrical field and potential; capacitors; dielectrics;
current and resistance; DC circuits; magnetic fields; electric measurement
instruments; Ampere's and Biot-Savart law; induced electromotive force;
electromagnetic induction; transient currents; AC circuits: Electromagnetic
waves and photo reflection and diffraction; mirrors and prisms; scatter
lenses and optic instruments; photometry; interference; diffraction and
polarization; Particle and wave theories; phenomena of, and explanation of
atomic spectra; X-rays. ECU 106: ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS III
Vectors: Coordinate systems, length of a vector, dot products, equations of
lines and planes; cross products, algebraic properties, scalar triple
products, vector moment, vector triple product. Linear Equations: Solution
of linear equations, matrices and matrix algebra and operations, Cramer's
rule; identity matrix, inverse and adjoint matrices and determinants,
Gaussian elimination, singular matrices; sums and products of matrices.
Eigenvalues and eigenvectors: Definitions; matrix diagonalizations; powers
of matrices; use in matrix properties; application of eigenvalues and
eigenvectors to physical systems. Boolean algebra: Laws, Truth Tables, OR,
NOT, AND logic gates, inverse- truth tables, design of basic switching
circuits. ECU 107: ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS IV
Derivatives: Notations and definition; limits; differentiation by
first principles; functions continuity, differentiability of
functions; sums, product, quotients, and chain rule; derivatives of
algebraic, logarithmic, trigonometric, hyperbolic and exponential
function of a single variable; higher order derivatives; parametric and
implicit differentiation. Applications of derivatives: Small change,
slopes, tangents and normals, rates of change; maxima, minima and points
of in?ection; sketching graphs of functions; Newton's Method for numerical
solution of equations; Taylor series and approximations. Integration:
Reverse differentiation; definite integrals and areas; indefinite and
improper integrals; differentiation and integration of complex functions;
Applications of integrals: Volumes, moment of inertia. EEE 101: ENGINEERING DRAWING II
Detail drawing of machine parts; interchange ability: Tolerance; limits and
fits; selection of tolerances: Machining symbols and instructions on
drawing: Conventional representation of features using KBS, BS 308, ISO
45000 codes of drawing practice: Sectional views: Aligned and partial
views; intersections in sectioning; conventional breaks: Assembly drawings;
Working drawings; electrical circuits drawing, pipe work diagrams. EEE 102: COMPUTER PROGRAMMING I
Program design concepts: Algorithm, modular, design, program structures,
flow charts pseudocode, topdown design, stepwise refinement: High level
programming languages, commercial, oriented, scientific and special
purpose: Structured programming and object oriented programming: Program
compilation; compiler facilities; linking; input/output modes, text and
graphics modes: Designing a user interface assemblers and interpreters. ECU 108: INTRODUCTION TO THE ENGINEERING PROFESSION
History of engineering. Infrastructural aspects of engineering. The
engineer and society: safety, relationship with government, clients, and
the professional team. Introductory lectures in the diverse areas of
engineering offered by different departments of the School of Engineering
and Technology: Electrical building services, power systems, control,
telecommunications, electronics, computing, data networks & the Internet;
Civil - structures, highways, water systems and other public works; and
Mechanical - building services, machinery and equipment. Engineering tasks:
data collection, analysis and presentation, planning, design, supervision,
operation, maintenance