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Course Syllabus

ENGR 1703 Introduction to Chemical Engineering

  • Division: Natural Science and Math
  • Department: Computer Science & Engineering
  • Credit/Time Requirement: Credit: 2; Lecture: 2; Lab: 0
  • Prerequisites: C or better in MATH 1050 or equivalent AND CHEM 1210 OR AP CHEM score of at least 4.
  • Corequisites: ENGR 1704
  • Semesters Offered: Spring
  • Semester Approved: Fall 2024
  • Five-Year Review Semester: Summer 2029
  • End Semester: Summer 2030
  • Optimum Class Size: 8
  • Maximum Class Size: 12

Course Description

This course provides an introduction to the fundamental principles of chemical engineering. The course focuses on the development of problem-solving skills through in-class activities, laboratory experiments, and a hands-on design project. This course is designed for engineering majors and fulfills the pre-engineering requirements for the Associates of Pre-Engineering as well as requirements to apply for the Professional Program for Chemical Engineering Majors.

Justification

This is a standard freshman chemical engineering course that is required for chemical engineering majors. This course is an introduction to the chemical engineering profession and survey of the topics covered in the whole curriculum. This course is most similar to CHEN 1703 offered at the University of Utah and Ch En 170 offered by Brigham Young University.

Student Learning Outcomes

  1. Students will gain a familiarity with the chemical engineering field, career options, and potential job functions.
  2. Students will gain familiarity with and be able to solve problems related to a broad survey of chemical engineering topics including: materials balances, mechanical energy balances, heat transfer, and reaction kinetics.
  3. Students will be able to put chemical engineering and chemical engineering problems into a real-world context involving economic, safety, and environmental concerns.
  4. Students will learn teamwork and engineering design principles through an in-depth team project involving open-ended design to solve an engineering problem.

Course Content

Topics include units, mass and energy balances, fluid dynamics, mass transfer, kinetics and reactor design, heat transfer, process control and economics. Provides an introduction to the solution of problems using spreadsheets, MATLAB, Python, and/or Visual Basic Applications.