Engineering, Computer and Physical Science

To prepare graduates to successfully transfer to a four-year institution in a related field of study.

• Graduates of the program will transfer with full junior lever status to a four-year institution in a related field of study.
• At the end of the first year of transfer, the GPA of graduates transferring will be similar to those of students who were initially enrolled at four-year institutions.
• Graduates¡¦ MVCC overall GPA maintained/improved at a SUNY transfer institution.

To prepare graduates to effectively use technology to collect, analyze, and display data.

• Students will access transducers and computer hardware to collect data.
• Students will analyze and read the information from computer software packages.
• Students will interpret and discuss the said results.
• Students will employ analysis techniques and computer based circuit simulation tools.

To prepare students to develop scientific documentation skills necessary for physics programs.

• Students will maintain lab records hand-written and electronically.
• Students apply a qualitative and scientific approach to problem solving.
• Students demonstrate techniques for the creation, retrieval, and graphic analysis of scientific databases.
• Effectively interact in a group environment.

The student will work as part of a group to complete laboratory assignments and projects.

• Students will demonstrate their ability to function effectively within a group.
• Students will demonstrate the ability to interact with the members of the group in a give and take manner.
• Students will demonstrate an ability to respect diverse opinions within the group and effectively compromise to develop workable solutions.

To enable students to develop analytical problem solving skills.

• Students will develop theoretical hypotheses, collect experimental data, and reach logical conclusions as to why some discrepancies exist for a variety of problems from the sciences.

To prepare students to communicate effectively in the field of Physics.

• Students will be part of a group and write laboratory reports in their lab based computing and science classes.
• Students will write appropriately documented programs in their programming course.
• Students will make oral presentations as required in physics courses.

To prepare students to demonstrate information literacy.

• Students will use traditional and contemporary information technology.
• Students will identify, access, and appropriately use authoritative sources of information.

College Seminar is an opportunity for students to develop the skills necessary to improve the chances for success in the college environment. General College procedures, the fundamental notions of time management and study skills, and the specific responsibilities of today's students in a variety of local and global environments are discussed. One or more collaborative projects will be an integral part of the course. Corequisites: The course must be taken in the student's first thirty hours of study. General first year courses would usually be taken at the same time.

English 1 is a composition course. By focusing on several kinds of writing--self expressive, informative, argumentative/persuasive, and others--it teaches the student to produce the clear, correct and effective prose required in a wide variety of professions and occupations. Class meetings are a blend of lecture and discussion with frequent in-class writing activities. Conferences may be required. Readings are studied as models of good writing and for the ideas they contain. There are eight writing assignments altogether, including an in-class essay, a research-based assignment, and a business writing assignment. Prerequisites: Appropriate evaluation on the placement test writing sample, or successful completion of EN099 Introduction to College English, or successful completion of SL116 ESL4 Advanced Composition, or permission of Humanities Department Head or course instructor.

College Seminar is an opportunity for students to develop the skills necessary to improve the chances for success in the college environment. General College procedures, the fundamental notions of time management and study skills, and the specific responsibilities of today's students in a variety of local and global environments are discussed. One or more collaborative projects will be an integral part of the course. Corequisites: The course must be taken in the student's first thirty hours of study. General first year courses would usually be taken at the same time.

This course introduces to the field of chemistry for science and engineering students. Topics include dimensional analysis, stoichiometry, periodicity, atomic structure and bonding, the states of matter, solutions, and acid and base concepts. The laboratory exercises exemplify chemical principles and develop individual problem solving abilities. The laboratory experience includes preparation of the laboratory report and notebook. Prerequisites: High School Chemistry; and an appropriate Mathematics Placement test result, or MA121 Fundamentals of College Mathematics 1, or MA125 College Algebra and Trigonometry.

This is an introductory course designed to meet the needs of Engineering Science students. The course provides a look at the various fields of engineering as well as an introduction to a variety of computational and data analysis skills necessary for a scientific and/or engineering career. Topics to be covered are: computer organization, structured engineering and scientific programming, scientific word processing, spreadsheet and graphical analysis, and presentation techniques. Prerequisite: Three years of college preparatory mathematics including trigonometry.

A wide variety of credit courses including but not limited to swimming, fitness center, badminton, tennis, golf, bowling and aerobic dance.

This course seeks to deepen the students' understanding of human nature and the human condition through the study of ideas and values expressed in both imaginative literature and a full-length book of non-fiction. To this end, students use and develop critical thinking and language skills. They do so mainly in their attempts to raise and answer questions in their readings, discussions, and expository writing tasks, which may include exploratory writing, an academic journal, reports and essays. A library-oriented research project is required. Prerequisite: EN101 English 1: Composition or EN105 English Composition for Speakers of Other Languages

This is the second in a sequence of three courses in calculus for students intending to transfer to programs requiring a thorough background in calculus. Topics include the integration of trigonometric functions, the differentiation and integration of the logarithmic, exponential, and inverse trigonometric functions, further techniques in integration, L'Hopital's Rule, improper integrals, and infinite series. Applications are included. Prerequisite: MA151 Calculus 1.

This course is a continuation of CH141 General Chemistry 1. Topics include chemical thermodynamics, electrochemistry, chemical kinetics, chemical and solution equilibrium, descriptive organic chemistry, nuclear chemistry, and descriptive chemistry of elements. Prerequisite: CH141 General Chemistry 1.

This is the first of three calculus-based physics courses for mathematics, physics and engineering students. It covers the following topics: translational motion, particle dynamics, work and energy, momentum and impulse, rotational kinematics, rigid body motion, gravitation, vibrational motion, fluid mechanics, wave motion and acoustics. Analysis of experiments and other assignments requires the use of computers. Final grade will typically be based on three one hour exams, quizzes, laboratory reports and a departmental final exam. Prerequisites: MA151 Analytical Geometry and Calculus 1.

A wide variety of credit courses including but not limited to swimming, fitness center, badminton, tennis, golf, bowling and aerobic dance.

This is the third in a sequence of three courses in calculus for students intending to transfer to programs requiring a thorough background in calculus. Topics include polar and space coordinates, multiple integration, partial differentiation, and the algebra and calculus of vectors. Applications are included. Prerequisite: MA152 Calculus 2.

This is a calculus-based mechanics course for physics and engineering students, using the vector approach to deal with the three-dimensional resolution of forces and moments on rigid bodies in equilibrium, centroids, moments of inertia, and virtual work. Prerequisites: MA152 Analytic Geometry & Calculus 2, and PH261 Engineering Physics 1.

This course presents a calculus-based introduction to linear circuit analysis for Engineering Science majors. Topics include electrical laws, quantities, and DC and AC circuits. Analysis techniques presented include mesh and nodal approaches, Thevenin, Norton, superposition, and source transformation, as well as phasor analysis. Balanced three-phase and transformer circuits are presented, analysis techniques discussed, and computer-based circuit simulation tools introduced. Laboratory exercises are provided to reinforce theoretical concepts. Corequisites: MA253 Analytical Geometry & Calculus 3, PH262 Engineering Physics 2.

This is a standard calculus-based physics course in heat, electricity and magnetism for mathematics, physics and engineering students. It covers the following topics: temperature and expansion, calorimetry, heat transfer, the laws of thermodynamics, Coulomb's Law, the electric field, potential, capacitance, Ohm's Law, DC circuits, the magnetic field, charged particle ballistics, induced EMF, inductance and electromagnetic oscillations. Analysis of experiments and other assignments requires the use of computers. Final grade will be based upon a minimum of three one-hour exams, laboratory reports, and a departmental final exam. Prerequisites: MA152 Analytical Geometry & Calculus 2; PH261 Engineering Physics 1.

A wide variety of credit courses including but not limited to swimming, fitness center, badminton, tennis, golf, bowling and aerobic dance.

This course introduces the concepts and theory of ordinary differential equations. Topics include existence and uniqueness of solutions, and separable, homogenous, exact, and linear differential equations. Methods involving integrating factors, undetermined coefficients, variation of parameters, power series, numerical approximation, and systems of differential equations using differential operators are covered. Applications are drawn from geometry, chemistry, biology, and physics. Prerequisite: MA152 Calculus 2. (Spring Semester only)

This is a calculus-based mechanics course for physics and engineering students, using the vector approach to deal with kinematics and kinetics of particles and rigid bodies. Prerequisites: MA253 Analytic Geometry and Calculus 3, and ES271 Engineering Statics.

This is a standard calculus-based physics course in optics and modern physics for physics engineering students. It covers the following topics: electromagnetic waves, geometrical optics, physical optics, relativity quantum physics, atomic physics, wave mechanics, solid state physics and nuclear physics. Analysis of experiments and other assignments requires the use of computers. The final grade will be based on three one hour exams, a departmental final exam and lab reports. Prerequisites: MA253 Analytical Geometry and Calculus 3; PH262 Engineering Physics 2.

A wide variety of credit courses including but not limited to swimming, fitness center, badminton, tennis, golf, bowling and aerobic dance.