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1 Center of Excellence Engineering Programming for Engineers (ENGR 2304) Summer 2016 Class Number: Time and Location Lecture/Lab: 6:30 pm 8:50 pm; Monday-Thursday; Southeast College, Fraga Academic Campus, 301 N. Drennan, Houston, TX, Room 210. Meeting dates June 6, 2016 July 10, Instructor: June E. Keller Instructor Contact Information: preferred through Eagle Online v2.0 at Or to Or and leave message. If you me you must put the Course (ENGR 1204) and the CRN in the Subject Line. S SENT FROM NON-STUDENT S WILL BE DELETED WITHOUT BEING READ. Office location and hours: 4:00 5:30 pm, Monday - Thursday (pre-arranged and agreed to by the professor). Please feel free to contact me concerning any problems that you are experiencing in this course. You do not need to wait until you have received a poor grade before asking for my assistance. Your performance in my class is very important to me. I am available to hear your concerns and just to discuss course topics. Feel free to contact me. Course Semester: 3 credit hour (2 lecture, 2 lab), 64 contact hours Type of Instruction: Web Enhanced Lecture/Lab 1 P a g e

2 ACGM Course Description: Programming principles and techniques for matrix and array operations, equation solving, and numeric simulations applied to engineering problems and visualization of engineering information; [platforms include spreadsheets, symbolic algebra packages, engineering analysis software, and laboratory control software. Course Intent: This course is intended for those who are planning to major in any branch of engineering or for those planning to have a career in engineering. The materials that will be covered in the course will include problems solving algorithm for advanced topics in engineering/calculus and application of technology for solving them. Emphasis will be on the use of Microsoft Excel-a popular spreadsheet program to solve engineering problems. Excel (and several other competing spreadsheet programs) permits engineers to carry out very lengthy calculations very easily, without getting bogged down in complicated mathematical procedures. The course is generally transferable as a credit for engineering majors to University of Houston. This course is a required course for participants in the HCC-UT TYLER Engineering Program. The delivery format will include lectures, presentations, homework assignments, and examinations. Prerequisites: Math 2413, Calculus 1. Recommended MATH-2414 (Calculus II) to be taken concurrently. Foundational Mathematics: This is a math-intensive course. Before attempting this course, a student should be familiar with the following mathematical topics. Knowledge of these topics is assumed, and will not be taught in class. If you need assistance with these, consult an HCC math tutor, or withdraw and enroll in this course again in a following semester: Basic Statistics (mean, median, mode, range, standard deviation.) Matrices (definition, matrix addition, matrix multiplication, matrix inversion.) Dot Product and Cross Product Polynomial Differentiation Polynomial Integration Textbooks/Instructional Materials you need these the first day of class! 1. Byron S. Gottfried, SPREADSHEET TOOLS for Engineers using Excel McGraw Hill 2010 McGraw Hill (ISBN ) 2. William J. Palm III, INTRODUCTION TO MATLAB FOR ENGINEERS, Third Edition, McGraw Hill, (ISBN ). 3. A copy of MatLab. Available for purchase as follows from version R2015a. 4. Access to MicroSoft Excel Version 2007 or later. 5. A flash drive to store your work on. At certain times during the course, you will be required to submit your flash drive. Make sure it is labelled. ACGM Learning Outcomes 1. Use matrix and array operations for equation solving. 2. Identify the strengths and weaknesses of the conventional programming languages. 2 P a g e

3 3. Use spreadsheets and their built-in features to solve a variety of engineering problems, applying both quantitative and qualitative methodologies. 4. Describe methods for the design of programs that control equipment or analyze data. 5. Write computer programs to solve engineering problems and perform engineering simulations using common software tools. 6. Graphically present engineering data, results, and conclusions. Student Learning Objectives: The objective is to introduce and reinforce the use of problem-solving methodology as practiced by the engineering profession in general and as applied to the use of computers to solve some problems in particular. After successful completion of the course, the following objectives should be attained: 1. Use Excel and Matlab to solve problems that require mathematical manipulations and graphing 2. Write Matlab script files that include input/output, control structures, looping, arrays, and functions 3. Perform a simple analysis of numerical data including mean, mode, median, standard deviation, linear regression and correlation using Excel and Matlab 4. Find the roots of linear and non-linear equations using Excel and Matlab 5. Perform simple matrix operations and solving linear equations using Excel and Matlab 6. Numerically and/or symbolically integrate several different types of equations using Excel and Matlab 7. Write simple computer programs using an object-oriented programming language In general, the schedule below will be followed. Deviation from this schedule may be necessary from time to time and will be conveyed to the class. It is students responsibility to clarify any contradiction between HCC web site information and what is presented in the syllabus and in the class. Schedule MATLAB (Additional topics may be added depending on time available) Chapters MatLab Overview (Chapter 1) 2. Numeric Cell and Structure Arrays (Chapter 2) 3. Functions and Files (Chapter 3) 4. Programming with Math Lab (Chapter 4) 5. Advanced Plotting (Chapter 5) 6. Model Building and Regression (Chapter 6) 7. Statistics, Probability and Interpolation (Chapter 7) 8. Linear Algebraic Equations (Chapter 8) 9. Numerical Methods for Calculus and Differential Equations (Chapter 9) Schedule Excel (Additional topics may be added depending on time available) Chapters 1-8, Introduction to spreadsheets (Chapter 1) 2. Creating and Editing Excel (Chapter 2 & 3) 3. Programming in Excel Logical Decisions (IF-THEN-ELSE) (Chapter 4) 4. Graphing Data in Excel (Chapter 5) 5. Analyzing Data and Fitting Equations to Data (Chapter 6 and 7) 6. Sorting and Filtering data including pivot tables (Chapter 8) 3 P a g e

4 7. Solving Single Equations (Chapter 11) 8. Solving Simultaneous Equations (Chapter 12) 9. Evaluating Integrals (Chapter 13) 10. Comparing Economic Alternatives (Chapter 15) (time permitting) 11. Finding Optimal Solutions (Chapter 16) (time permitting) Tentative Daily Schedule (subject to change!): DAY DATE Reading Topics Mon June 6 MATLAB CH 1 Course Introduction, MATLAB Overview Tues June 7 MATLAB CH 2 Sections MATLAB CH 3 Arrays Functions Sections Wed June 8 MATLAB CH 4 Relational and Logical Operators, Conditional Statements Sections Thur June 9 MATLAB CH 4 Sections Loops Mon June 13 MATLAB CH 5 Sec Advanced Plotting MATLAB QUIZ CH 1-4 MATLAB CH 6 Model Building & Regression Sec Tues June 14 MATLAB CH 7 Sec 7.1, 7.4 MATLAB CH 8 Sec MATLAB CH 9 Statistics Linear Algebraic Equations Numerical Integration Sec 9.1 Wed June 15 Excel Chapters 1-3 Excel Basics Thur June 16 Excel Chapter 4 Logic Mon June 20 EXAM 1 MATLAB Tues June 21 Excel Chapter 5 & 6 Graphing & Statistics Wed June 22 Excel Chapter 7 & 8 Curve Fitting, Data Sorting & Filtering Thur June 23 Excel Chapter 11 Solving Single Equations EXCEL QUIZ CH 1-6 Mon June 27 Excel Chapter 12 Solving Simultaneous Equations MON JUNE 27 W-DAY LAST DAY TO ADMINISTRATIVELY WITHDRAW Tues June 28 Excel Chapter 13 Numerical Integration Wed June 29 Excel Review Thur June 30 EXAM 2 EXCEL MON JULY 4 HOLIDAY HOLIDAY Tues July 5 Final Review Final Review Wed July 6 No class, exam day No class, exam day Thur July 7 FINAL EXAM FINAL EXAM Right to Modify this Syllabus: The instructor reserves the right to modify this syllabus at any point in the course. Modifications will be announced in class and/or via or EO. 4 P a g e

5 Attendance Policy The HCCS attendance policy is stated in the Schedule of Classes: Students are expected to attend classes regularly. Students are responsible for materials covered during their absences, and it is the student's responsibility to consult with instructors for make-up assignments. Class attendance is checked daily by instructors. Although it is the responsibility of the student to drop a course for non-attendance, the instructor has full authority to drop a student for excessive absences. A student may be dropped from a course for excessive absences after the student has accumulated absences in excess of 12.5% of the hours of instruction (including lecture and laboratory time). If circumstances significantly prevent you from attending classes, please inform me. I realize that sometimes outside circumstances can interfere with school, and I will try to be as accommodating as possible, but please be aware of the attendance policy. For this 64 contact hour course, 12.5% is 8 hours. Students are also expected to be in their seats, ready to work when class starts. Tardiness or leaving early will count towards absences. If you are absent from class, it is YOUR responsibility to obtain the homework assignments. If some unavoidable situation arises which causes you to miss class, then please keep me advised. Please be on time for class. Leaving class during the lecture is inconsiderate to others and will not be tolerated. Class starts promptly. You may decide NOT to come to class for whatever reason. As an adult making the decision not to attend, you do not have to notify the instructor prior to missing a class. However, if this happens too many times, you may suddenly find that you have lost the class. Poor attendance records tend to correlate with poor grades. If you miss any class, including the first week, you are responsible for all material missed. It is a good idea to find a friend or a buddy in class who would be willing to share class notes or discussion or be able to hand in paper if you unavoidably miss a class. Class attendance equals class success. Certain assignments will be done ONLY in class and cannot be made up. Last Day for Administrative and Student Withdrawals. This date is stated in the Schedule of Classes. For Summer I, 2016, the last day for administrative/student withdraw is June 27 th. After the withdrawal date, no W can be given, and you must receive a regular grade (A- F) in the course. I urge any student who is contemplating withdrawing from the class to see me first! You may be doing better than you think. Either way, I want to be accessible and supportive. I do not believe in "weed out" classes, and I consider you to be much more than just a name or number! If you need assistance, do not hesitate to contact me (my address is listed above). 5 P a g e

6 Medical Conditions: If you have some medical condition that will affect your attendance and participation in this class, please let me know as soon as possible. Sit in the class where you can exit quickly if necessary. Repeat Course Fee The State of Texas encourages students to complete college without having to repeat failed classes. To increase student success, students who repeat the same course more than twice, are required to pay extra tuition. The purpose of this extra tuition fee is to encourage students to pass their courses and to graduate. Effective fall 2006, HCC will charge a higher tuition rate to students registering the third or subsequent time for a course. If you are considering course withdrawal because you are not earning passing grades, confer with your instructor/counselor as early as possible about your study habits, reading and writing homework, test taking skills, attendance, course participation, and opportunities for tutoring or other assistance that might be available. Student Handbook: Students are responsible to adhere to all policies outlined in the HCC Student Handbook. Located at: HCC Policy Statement - ADA Services to Students with Disabilities Any student with a documented disability (e.g. physical, learning, psychiatric, developmental, vision, hearing, etc.) who needs to arrange reasonable accommodations must contact the Disability Support Services (DSS) Counselor at the beginning of each semester. Faculty members are authorized to provide only the accommodations requested by the DSS office. Mr. John Reno is the Southeast College's DSS Counselor. His telephone number is (713) HCC Policy Statement Sexual Harassment HCC shall provide an educational, employment, and business environment free of sexual harassment. Sexual harassment is a form of sex discrimination that is not tolerated at HCC. Any student who feels that he or she is the victim of sexual harassment has the right to seek redress of the grievance. HCC provides procedures for reviewing and resolving such complaints through its Grievance Policy. Substantiated accusations may result in disciplinary action against the offender, up to and including termination of the employee or suspension of the student. In addition, complainants who make accusations of sexual harassment in bad faith may be subject to equivalent disciplinary actions. HCC Policy Statement Title IX TITLE IX OF THE EDUCATION AMENDMENTS OF 1972, 20 U.S.C. A 1681 ET. SEQ. Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 requires that institutions have policies and procedures that protect students rights with regard to sex/gender discrimination. Information regarding these rights are on the HCC website under Students-Anti-Discrimination. Students who are pregnant and require accommodations should contact any of the ADA Counselors for assistance. 6 P a g e

7 It is important that every student understands and conforms to respectful behavior while at HCC. Sexual misconduct is not condoned and will be addressed promptly. Know your rights and how to avoid these difficult situations. Log in to: Sign in using your HCC student account, then go to the button at the top right that says Login and enter your student number. HCC Anti-Discrimination Policy: EGLS 3 Evaluation for Greater Learning Student Survey System At Houston Community College, professors believe that thoughtful student feedback is necessary to improve teaching and learning. During a designated time, you will be asked to answer a short online survey of research-based questions related to instruction. The anonymous results of the survey will be made available to your professors and division chairs for continual improvement of instruction. Look for the survey as part of the Houston Community College Student System online near the end of the term. HCC Policy Statement: Academic Honesty A student who is academically dishonest is, by definition, not showing that the coursework has been learned, and that student is claiming an advantage not available to other students. The instructor is responsible for measuring each student's individual achievements and also for ensuring that all students compete on a level playing field. Thus, in our system, the instructor has teaching, grading, and enforcement roles. You are expected to be familiar with the University's Policy on Academic Honesty, found in the catalog. What that means is: If you are charged with an offense, pleading ignorance of the rules will not help you. Students are responsible for conducting themselves with honor and integrity in fulfilling course requirements. Penalties and/or disciplinary proceedings may be initiated by College System officials against a student accused of scholastic dishonesty. Scholastic dishonesty : includes, but is not limited to, cheating on a test, plagiarism, and collusion. Cheating on a test includes: Copying from another students test paper; Using materials not authorized by the person giving the test; Collaborating with another student during a test without authorization; Knowingly using, buying, selling, stealing, transporting, or soliciting in whole or part the contents of a test that has not been administered; Bribing another person to obtain a test that is to be administered. Plagiarism means the appropriation of another s work and the unacknowledged incorporation of that work in one s own written work offered for credit. 7 P a g e

8 Collusion mean the unauthorized collaboration with another person in preparing written work offered for credit. Possible punishments for academic dishonesty may include a grade of 0 or F in the particular assignment, failure in the course, and/or recommendation for probation or dismissal from the College System. (See the Student Handbook). In simplified terms, cheating is: (1) taking unchanged passages (or slightly edited) from another person s writing and portraying them as one s own; (2) submitting a paper that includes paraphrases of another person s writing without giving credit;(3) having someone else write your paper for you; (4) copying or using another person s work during in-class writing or testing; and (5) the unauthorized use of electronic devices during in-class writing or testing. Keep in mind also that whether you are cheating or not, not following testing or writing rules properly, such as communicating with your neighbor or using a cell phone during a test will be construed as cheating. This is not an exhaustive list of the forms of scholastic dishonesty. If you are at all in doubt, consult your instructor. Instructor s Policy: Academic dishonesty is not acceptable and will incur serious consequences. A student caught cheating on a regular homework assignment will be given a grade of -100% for that item in the grade book. Students caught cheating will not be eligible for any extra credit opportunities or exam curves that may be instituted for the remainder of the semester. If a student is caught cheating on any midterm or final exam, a grade of F will be issued for the entire course grade. /Telephone Communication: I will communicate with you using your HCC Student address and/or dialing your phone number as needed. It is the student s responsibility to verify and update their address and their phone number on HCC database. I will not use any other address and phone number except the one listed on HCC database for students. Read your regularly. I did not read my and/or That is not my phone number will not be an accepted excuse to settle any issues. I check my daily, Monday Friday and generally respond within 24 hours. If you send an after 12:00 on Friday, I will respond by 12:00 on Monday. Other Information 1. There are many interesting resources on the Internet. These are interesting and informative, but your best immediate source of information is your textbook -make thorough use of it. 2. Cell Phones and Other Electronic Devices: Please turn phones off or put them on vibrate mode. Listening devices, i.e., ipods, MP3's, etc. are to be stored away during class time. Text messaging is not allowed during class as it can be distracting to other students. Abusers will be asked to leave class and marked absent. Absences will effectively lower your course grade. 3. Campus Computers: All HCC campuses have student computer labs that you can use. Days and Hours of operation vary. Call the Campus Location you are interested in and ask what hours the computer lab is open. Here is the link to campus locations: The MatLab program is available on several computers in the Fraga Open Computer Lab and on several computers in the Eastside Open Computer Lab. 8 P a g e

9 Classroom/Lab Policy: Class hours are divided into lecture and lab. During lecture time, students are expected to be focused upon lecture and lecture examples. You will need to take notes to use when doing the homework and lab problems and you will need your textbook at every class period. During lab time, students are expected to be completing the lab assignments. I post my lecture slides in Eagle Online. You will not be able to copy down each lecture slide into your notes, because the lecture slides are only an adjunct to, not a substitute for class notes that you take yourself. Testing Policy: On exam days the lecture and activities will be given the first half of class and the test will be given the last half of class. This way if a student needs extra time to finish the test, this will not conflict with the time needed for the lecture. Students are not permitted to leave the room and return once the test paper has been administered. On non-multiple choice items, partial credit will be given for correct work only, and the amount of partial credit awarded will be determined by the instructor. Calculator Policy: A simple scientific calculator may be used, but is not required. Cell phones may NOT be used as a calculator. Homework Policy: Homework is due at the beginning of class on the due date. Students are encouraged to do homework before beginning of next class. Homework is to be done OUTSIDE of class. Class/Lab time is reserved for lecture and for lab problems. If all lab problems are finished before lab is ended, then students are welcome to stay in lab to work on homework problems. Late homework completion may affect student s understanding and progress in consequent classes. All homework is to be turned in as instructed in Eagle Online. Students SHOULD purchase MATLAB software in order to do the MatLab homework and have access to Excel 2007 or higher to do the Excel homework. Classroom Behavior As your instructor and as a student in this class, it is our shared responsibility to develop and maintain a positive learning environment for everyone. Your instructor takes this responsibility very seriously and will inform members of the class if their behavior makes it difficult for him/her to carry out this task. As a fellow learner, you are asked to respect the learning needs of your classmates and assist your instructor achieve this critical goal. Attendance is strongly recommended. It is the rare student who can learn material on their own and do well in a class they do not attend. For the benefit of your fellow classmates and me, please refrain from regularly arriving late to class or leaving early. In addition, please do not disturb the class with pagers, phones, or conversation with your fellow students during class. Needless to say, this is extremely distracting and rude to others and the instructor. In addition, it is common courtesy if you need to leave a meeting early, you notify the manager who is conducting the meeting and you sit close to the exit door. You also will be expected to go to the restroom, get a drink, return phone messages, etc. before you enter the meeting, so please begin practicing these behaviors now before you enter the real life classroom, ie. the workplace. Regularly violating these common courtesy rules will detract from your final grade in the class. 9 P a g e

10 As students studying for the engineering profession, adult and professional behavior is expected. Disruptive behavior/activities, which interfere with teaching and/or learning will not be tolerated, and may result in an administrative withdrawal without refund. Student Handbook: Students are responsible to adhere to all policies outlined in the HCC Student Handbook. Grading The overall score is comprised of the following: 10% Attendance 10% Classwork 10% Homework 10% Quizzes 20% Exam #1 (MatLab) 20% Exam #2 (Excel) 20% Final Exam (Comprehensive) Exams may include a programming assignment done either outside of class or during the exam time. Quizzes may or may not be announced and will be at the beginning of class. Class assignments must be completed prior to leaving class each day. Homework assignments are done outside of class. If you finish your class assignment early, you are more than welcome to remain until the end of class to work on homework assignments. Classwork and Homework submittal will be digital via Eagle Online/flashdrive or as a physical copy. For a physical paper submittal, problems must be submitted with a cover page with the problem numbers, course name, CRN number, the student s name, instructor s name, the date, and student signature. Generally, there is no makeup if you miss an exam. I may try (No Guarantees) to let you make up an exam if you have a valid and verifiable excuse. A make-up exam will be significantly more difficult than the original exam. However, regardless of the reason, there will be a twenty point penalty. For exams, no calculators or books or other references will be allowed unless otherwise indicated. Cell phones may NOT be used as a calculator. Homework assignments are due 30 minutes prior to class on the due date. I do not accept late work without a 20 point penalty and only with prior approval. It is the student s responsibility to ensure that files are working properly. Corrupted files, or digital submissions without correct file format will not be accepted or graded. Homework submittals must be uploaded before the start of class. Late work will not be accepted. If a student waits till the last minute, uploads the assignment a minute before the cutoff, and has internet connection problems, that will not be an acceptable excuse. Grading: Please note: After the withdrawal date, no W can be given, and you must receive a regular grade, (A-F) in the course. 10 P a g e

11 The final course average will be computed using the following scale. AVERAGE GRADE 90% < Final Average <100% A 80% < Final Average <90% B 70% < Final Average <80% C 60% < Final Average <70% D Final Average < 60% F EXTRA CREDIT: I have built some extra credit opportunities into this course. Extra credit will not raise you a letter grade and will not be accepted after the due date. I will not grade the extra credit until the end of the course and only if you are within 1.5 points of a change in letter grade. Many instructors do not do extra credit. Please see the following link: Change the words Your Math in the title to Any. LATE WORK: Assignments are due 30 minutes prior to class. I do not accept late work without a 20 point penalty and only with prior approval. No late work will be accepted after the date of the quiz or exam covering that material. Exam Schedule and other course related dates In general, the schedule given in this syllabus will be followed. Deviation from this schedule may be necessary from time to time and will be conveyed to the class. Students are expected to bring up to professor s attention any confusion or contradiction to this schedule, class room announcements and HCC web site. LAST DAY OF INSTRUCTION: The last day of instruction is Tuesday, July 5 th, Absolutely no work will be accepted after 9:10 PM on this date. Exams Dates MatLab Exam #1- date provided in class Excel Exam #2 date provided in class Final Exam: Final exam will be held in our classroom as per HCC schedule. It will be held on Thursday, July 7 th, starting at 6:30 pm. Other Important Dates Visit HCC web site for all important dates, deadlines, holidays, etc. including withdrawal date. Changes to Syllabus and Schedule: The instructor reserves the right to change the syllabus and schedule as needed. Changes will be announced in class and in Eagle Online. 11 P a g e