This course provides fundamental and practical information about different types of materials such as metals, ceramics, and polymers. One of the objectives of the course is to relate properties and behaviour of materials to their structures at atomic, microscopic, and macroscopic levels. ECHE 4032 covers a variety of topics including materials’ structures, applications, and mechanical tests performed to determine their properties. Imperfections in solids, phase diagrams and transformations, diffusion mechanisms in solids, dislocations and strengthening of materials are among the topics explained in this course.

This course is a continuation of Dynamics I. Topics of study include: particle and rigid body kinematics in three dimensions, kinetics of particles and rigid bodies in general motion, work-energy, linear and angular momentum principles.

Basic concepts of thermodynamics; heat work and mass. Evaluating properties of gases and compressible substances. First law of thermodynamics and applications; closed and open system analysis. Introduction to heat transfer mechanisms; conduction, convection and radiation heat transfer. One-dimensional steady-state conduction in basic geometries with different boundary conditions and solving related problems. Generalized thermal resistance networks.

Three dimensional concept of stress and strain; Stress-strain relationships for plane stress and plane strain; equations of equilibrium and compatibility; transformation of stress in three dimensions; Mohr's circle of stress and strain; unsymmetrical bending; curved beams; shear in unsymmetrical sections and shear centre; torsion of open and closed thin-walled sections; membrane analogy; theories of failure; stresses in thick-walled pressure vessels and rotating disks; elastic and inelastic buckling of columns.

Vectors, vector functions, and vector fields. Divergence, curl, and gradient in rectangular, cylindrical, and spherical co-ordinate systems. Line, surface, and multiple integrals. Theorems of Green, Gauss, and Stokes.

Probability and relative frequency; joint probabilities of related and independent events; Bayes' Theorem; statistical independence; random variables; cumulative distribution functions; probability density functions; parameters describing the central tendency and dispersion of distribution; probability distribution functions in engineering; law of large numbers; central limit theorem; testing hypotheses and goodness of fit; sampling theory; linear correlation and regression.

Examination of child development from conception through adolescence with a focus on theory and research on biological, social, personality, and cognitive development.

An introduction to the fundamental principles involved in the management of organizations. Specific emphasis is placed on the functions of management related to the planning, organizing, decision-making and controlling of organizational activities. The overall aim of this course is to provide a comprehensive overview of the dynamic relationships which exist between the many interacting components which comprise the whole organization (i.e., goals, structure, technology, human resources and the relevant external environment including Indigenous Groups). Systems theory is used to develop a framework which can be used to illustrate these relationships. Course content covers the following general core areas: technology and organization, decision-making, management of human resources, and interactions with the environment.

Introduces the fundamentals of measurements and the principles of instrumentation in engineering applications. It covers the terminology, concepts, principles and calculations needed to specify, analyze and maintain instrumentation systems. Specific topics include measurements of pressure, level, temperature, flow, position; transmission and communication; data acquisition software and hardware.

Analysis of displacements, velocities and accelerations in plane mechanisms; force analysis of machinery; balance of machinery; synthesis of mechanisms; computer applications in linkage design; introduction to vibration of machinery.

Principles of conduction, convection and thermal radiation; steady-state and transient heat conduction in one, two and three dimensional systems; fins and fin efficiency; principles of free, forced and mixed convections; heat exchangers; selected problems in combined heat transfer.

Periodic Motion; simple harmonic motion, resonance, elasticity. Vibration in elastic bodies. Nature of Waves; reflection, transmission, absorption and interference. Sound and Noise; intensity, shock wave and Doppler Effect. Optics; nature of light, colour, diffraction, interference and polarization.

Computer-aided engineering course designed to provide the concepts, procedures, data and decision analysis techniques for practical mechanical design and its presentation through both written and oral communication. Computer aided decision-making. Classical, numerical and finite element methods in deflection and stress analysis. Codes and standards. Design for static and fatigue loading. Statistical and probabilistic considerations in mechanical engineering design.

Power series and series solutions of differential equations. Power series solutions of Bessel's equation. Sturm-Liouville theorem and eigenfunctions. Linear partial differential equations (PDEs). Fourier Series in one and two variables. Fourier-Bessel solutions of boundary value problems. Complex functions and integrals. Cauchy's integral formula.

The main objective of this course is to familiarize students with the fundamental concepts of limits, functions, differentiations, integrations, series, and their applications to the analysis of engineering problems.

Application of advanced analysis techniques to engineering problems, including use of differential equations, Laplace transforms and matrix algebra.

Basic principles and relationships of Chemistry as applied to Engineering. This course has been designed to provide entrants to the BEng program with an improved background in Chemistry and it is taken by all students except graduate Chemical Engineering Technologists.

Electronics and its applications to instrumentation and controls.

This course is intended as an introduction to the fundamentals and concepts of economic, financial techniques and project management. The main topics include cash flow analysis, economic analysis, economic decision-making, depreciation, taxes, inflation, cash flow development, organizing for projects, project processes and management of various aspects of a project (e.g., time, cost, risk, and communications).

This introductory course is designed to provide an appreciation of the scope of psychology and its sub-specialties, to render an understanding of the research-based methods which are fundamental to all aspects of the discipline, to provide an awareness of the bio psychosocial bases of behaviour and to lay the groundwork for further study in psychology.

This course of study examines the relationship between technology and society. The course proceeds according to a socio-technical perspective; that is, the notion that technology and society share a reciprocal relationship wherein first we shape our technologies, and then our technologies shape us. The course begins with a breakdown of the concept “technology” in an attempt to determine its fundamental nature. To this end we will examine technology’s linguistic roots and historical raison d’etre, its essential components, its relationship to rationalism and social progress, and its tendency in modern societies to alienate and disempower. We will examine various sociological theories which inform our understanding of technological development and diffusion (e.g., Technological Determinism, Social Constructivism, Convergence Theory, and so on).

Digital signal processing and its applications to control and machinery condition monitoring; vibration and measurement, signal properties, time and frequency domain signal analysis, digital filtering, input/output relationships between signals, application to controls and the techniques for machinery fault diagnostics (e.g. bearings, gears, and shafts).

The fluid medium, kinematics and dynamics of a flow field; Bernoulli's equation, vorticity and circulation; potential flow; Navier-Stokes' equations; exact and approximate solutions for one and two-dimensional laminar flows; steady and unsteady flows; exact and approximate solutions to one and two-dimensional boundary layers. Introduction to turbulent flow; Reynolds stresses and Prandtl's mixing length theory.

Computer-aided engineering course designed to present the theory, computational aspects, and application of mechanical vibrations. Topics discussed include: Free and forced vibration of single and multi-degree-of-freedom discrete systems. Formulation and solution of eigenvalue problems. Modal analysis. Introduction to vibration control techniques. Continuous systems such as strings, rods, and beams. Introduction to energy methods, numerical integration methods, and the finite element method.

Thread stresses, bolted joints in tension, compression of bolted members, strength specifications, bolt static/fatigue preloading. Strength of welded joints. Stresses in helical springs, critical frequency, fatigue loading. Rolling-bearing life, load and selections. Journal-bearing Petroff's law, hydrodynamic theory, design charts. Spur-gear fundamental law, contact ratio, interference, planetary-gear train, tooth stresses, fatigue strength, surface durability/fatigue strength. Helical (worm)-gear kinematics, force analysis, and strength. Flywheels.

The fourth year degree project is restricted to students enrolled in the Bachelor of Engineering program. The student's degree project is to be completed and written up in an acceptable report form. Adjudicated oral presentations of progress in the project are required. Instructions on the basics of preparing and presenting engineering reports are available.

Introduction to finite element analysis through application to one-dimensional steady-state problems such as elastic deformation, heat and fluid flow, and the bending of beams. Two-dimensional triangular and quadrilateral elements. Plane problems of torsion, thermal and potential flow and stress analysis. Computer applications to one and two-dimensional problems.

This laboratory course consists of experiments that deal with mechanical engineering thermodynamics, heat transfer and dynamic systems. Various measurement techniques and experimental methods are introduced. The analysis of data collected in the laboratory reinforces the fundamental principles discussed in the lectures.

Field problems in mechanical engineering. Spatial discretization; Galerkin and Ritz methods, basis functions; applied numerical methods.

Professional Engineers Act: Regulations, Code of Ethics, registration and licensing. Professional Practice: responsibility to public, case studies covering engineering practice. Law and liability: Tort liability and contract law, legal and ethical aspects of engineering practice; Intellectual property. Sustainable Development: Innovation, economic sustainability, and social responsibility in engineering practices and processes.