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Course Descriptions

Courses are listed alpha-numerically. The 1000, 2000, 3000 and 4000 series are undergraduate courses. The 5000 series are graduate courses that can also be taken by undergraduates with cumulative grade point averages of 2.75 or higher, who have satisfied all listed prerequisites and whose registration is approved by the department head or program chair responsible for the course. The 6000 series courses are restricted to graduate students only. Courses below 1000 are developmental in nature, are not counted in GPA calculations and do not count toward any Florida Tech degree.

Courses that may be taken in fulfillment of Undergraduate Core Requirements are designated as follows: CL: computer literacy requirement, COM: communication elective, HU: humanities elective, LA: liberal arts elective, Q: scholarly inquiry requirement, SS: social science elective, CC: cross-cultural, Hon: course may include honors sections during some semesters. These designations follow the course descriptions. Other courses that satisfy Undergraduate Core Requirements are identified by the course prefix: any MTH course can be used toward meeting the mathematics requirement; and any AVS, BIO, CHM or PHY course, or EDS 1031  or EDS 1032 , toward meeting the physical/life sciences requirement.
 

Mathematical Science
  

  • MTH 4320 Neural Networks

    Credit Hours: 3
    Includes basic existence theory, differential and integral inequalities, qualitative and quantitative theory, and Lyapunov’s second method.
    Prerequisite: (CSE 1502  or CSE 1503  or CSE 2050 ) and (MTH 2201  or MTH 3200 )
  

  • MTH 4801 Advanced Geometry

    Credit Hours: 3
    Topics in Euclidean and non-Euclidean geometry with an emphasis on proofs and critical thinking. Satisfies the state of Florida requirement for teacher certification in mathematics.
    Requirement(s): Instructor approval
    Prerequisite: MTH 2001  or MTH 2010  
  

  • MTH 4920 Special Topics in Applied Mathematics

    Credit Hours: 3
    Selected topics from mathematics. Content varies from year to year depending on the needs and interests of the students and expertise of the instructor.
    Requirement(s): Instructor approval
  

  • MTH 4990 Undergraduate Research

    Credit Hours: 3
    Participation in a research project under the direction of a faculty member.
    (Q)
    Requirement(s): Instructor approval
  

  • MTH 5007 Introduction to Optimization

    Credit Hours: 3
    An applied treatment of modeling, analysis and solution of deterministic (e.g., nonprobabilistic) problems. Topics include model formulation, linear programming, network flow, discrete optimization and dynamic programming.
    Recommended: At least one upper-level undergraduate math course
  

  • MTH 5009 Introduction to Probabilistic Models

    Credit Hours: 3
    An applied treatment of modeling, analysis and solution of problems involving probabilistic information. Topics chosen from decision analysis, inventory models, Markov chains, queuing theory, simulation, forecasting models and game theory.
    Recommended: Background knowledge equivalent to MTH 2401 Probability and Statistics  
  

  • MTH 5050 Special Topics

    Credit Hours: 3
    Contents may vary depending on the needs and interests of the students and the fields of expertise of the faculty.
    Requirement(s): Instructor approval
  

  • MTH 5051 Applied Discrete Mathematics

    Credit Hours: 3
    Logic fundamentals, induction, recursion, combinatorial mathematics, discrete probability, graph theory fundamentals, trees, connectivity and traversability. Applications from several fields of science and engineering, including computer science, operations research, and computer and electrical engineering.
    Recommended: Background knowledge equivalent to MTH 2051 Discrete Mathematics  
  

  • MTH 5070 Educational Statistics

    Credit Hours: 3
    Includes sampling procedures, frequency distributions, measures of central tendency, estimation of variability, the normal distribution, differences between two groups, analysis of variance and correlation. Also includes nonparametric techniques, multivariate techniques and computer analysis of educational data.
  

  • MTH 5101 Introductory Analysis

    Credit Hours: 3
    Rigorous treatment of calculus. Includes sequences and series of real numbers, limits of functions, topology of the real line, continuous functions, uniform continuity, differentiation, Riemann integration, sequences and series of functions, Taylor’s theorem, uniform convergence and Fourier series.
    Recommended: Background knowledge equivalent to MTH 2001 Calculus 3  and MTH 2201 Differential Equations/Linear Algebra  
  

  • MTH 5102 Linear Algebra

    Credit Hours: 3
    Linear algebra, systems of linear equations and Gauss elimination method; inverses, rank and determinants; vector spaces; linear transformations, linear functional and dual spaces; eigenvalues, eigenvectors; symmetric, Hermitian and normal transformations; and quadratic forms.
    Recommended: Undergraduate course in multivariable calculus or linear algebra
  

  • MTH 5107 Optimization Models and Methods

    Credit Hours: 3
    Surveys popular optimization models and algorithms. Topics chosen from linear, integer, nonlinear, dynamic and combinatorial optimization.
    Recommended: At least one upper-level undergraduate math course
  

  • MTH 5111 Real Variables 1

    Credit Hours: 3
    Studies basic topology, continuous and semicontinuous functions, metric spaces, differentiation, measures, product measure, Lebesgue integration, Radon-Nikodym Theorem, Lp-spaces and measures on topological spaces.
    Prerequisite: MTH 5101 
  

  • MTH 5115 Functional Analysis

    Credit Hours: 3
    Banach spaces, Hilbert spaces, topological vector spaces, bounded and unbounded linear operators, spectral theory.
    Prerequisite: MTH 5101 
  

  • MTH 5125 Applied Complex Variables

    Credit Hours: 3
    Analytic functions, Cauchy-Reimann equations, contour integration, Cauchy theorem, Cauchy integral formula, Taylor and Laurent series, residue theorem and applications, linear fractional transformations, conformal mapping, Schwarz-Christoffel transformation. Inversion integral for Laplace transform with complex argument; inverse Laplace transforms.
    Recommended: Background knowledge equivalent to MTH 2001 Calculus 3  and MTH 2201 Differential Equations/Linear Algebra  
  

  • MTH 5130 Theory of Complex Variables

    Credit Hours: 3
    Topology of the complex plane, analytic functions, Cauchy’s integral formula, Liouville’s theorem, maximum modulus theorem, Taylor and Laurent series, singularities, residue theorem, analytic continuation, entire functions, infinite product representation and conformal mapping.
    Recommended: Background knowledge equivalent to MTH 2201 Differential Equations/Linear Algebra  and MTH 4101 Introductory Analysis  
  

  • MTH 5201 Mathematical Methods in Science and Engineering 1

    Credit Hours: 3
    Fourier series and their convergence properties; Sturm-Liouville eigenfunction expansion theory; Bessel and Legendre functions; solution of heat, wave and Laplace equations by separation of variables in Cartesian coordinates.
    Recommended: Background knowledge equivalent to MTH 2001 Calculus 3  and MTH 2201 Differential Equations/Linear Algebra  
  

  • MTH 5202 Mathematical Methods in Science and Engineering 2

    Credit Hours: 3
    Solution of heat, wave and Laplace equations by separation of variables in cylindrical and spherical coordinates. Associated Legendre functions, hypergeometric functions and spherical harmonics. Fourier transforms and separation of variables for heat and wave equations on infinite intervals. Vector integral calculus.
    Prerequisite: MTH 5201 
  

  • MTH 5203 Mathematical Methods in Science and Engineering 3

    Credit Hours: 3
    General perturbation techniques for linear and nonlinear ordinary differential equations, boundary layer theory, WKB methods, multiple scale analysis, approximate methods of solution, asymptotic expansion of integrals, asymptotic power series solutions of linear ODEs near irregular singular points.
    Prerequisite: MTH 5125  and MTH 5201  
  
  
  
  

  • MTH 5310 Numerical Methods for Ordinary Differential Equations

    Credit Hours: 3
    Numerical methods for initial value problems, boundary value problems and eigenvalue problems for ordinary differential equations. Runge-Kutta methods, multistep and adaptive methods, stiff equations and A-stable methods, collocation.
    Prerequisite: MTH 5301  
  
  

  • MTH 5320 Neural Networks

    Credit Hours: 3
    Introduces architectures, algorithms and applications. Includes single and multilayer perceptrons, counterpropagation, Kohonen self-organization, adaptive resonance theory, neocognition, probabilistic neural networks and Boltzmann machines with and without learning, recurrent neural networks.
    Prerequisite: (CSE 1502  or CSE 1503  or CSE 2050 ) and (MTH 2201  or MTH 3200 )
  

  • MTH 5401 Applied Statistical Analysis

    Credit Hours: 3
    Covers statistical distributions, statistical tests for data, least squares and regression, estimations, tests of hypotheses, analysis of variance, planning and designing research experiments, randomized blocks, Latin and Graeco-Latin squares and data reduction, analysis using ANOVA (analysis of variance) and other methods.
    Recommended: Background knowledge equivalent to MTH 2001 Calculus 3  
  

  • MTH 5411 Mathematical Statistics 1

    Credit Hours: 3
    Covers discrete and continuous random variables, generating and moment generating functions, multivariate distributions, covariance and correlation, sums of independent random variables, conditional expectation, Central Limit Theorem, Markov and Chebyshev inequalities and the Law of Large Numbers.
    Recommended: Undergraduate courses in multivariable calculus and linear algebra
  

  • MTH 5412 Mathematical Statistics 2

    Credit Hours: 3
    Includes maximum likelihood and Bayes estimators, confidence intervals, testing hypotheses, uniformly most powerful tests, nonparametric methods (chi-square and Kolmogorov-Smirnov goodness-of-fit tests) and regression analysis.
    Prerequisite: MTH 5411 
  

  • MTH 5420 Theory of Stochastic Processes

    Credit Hours: 3
    Includes discrete- and continuous-time stochastic processes, point and counting processes and Poisson counting process; as well as compound Poisson process, nonstationary Poisson process, renewal theory, regenerative processes and Markov chains.
    Prerequisite: MTH 5411 
  

  • MTH 5425 Theory of Stochastic Signals

    Credit Hours: 3
    Covers univariate and multivariate distributions, generating and moment generating functions; autocorrelation, wide-sense, strict-sense stationary, voltage, Poisson, Wiener, random telegraph signal and white noise processes; Dirac delta function, Fourier transform, system response, transfer function and spectral analysis.
    Requirement(s): Instructor approval
  

  • MTH 5430 Queuing Theory

    Credit Hours: 3
    Includes queuing processes; imbedded and continuous time parameter processes; Markov, semi-Markov and semi-regenerative processes; single-server and multiserver queues; and processes of servicing unreliable machines. Controlled stochastic models.
    Prerequisite: MTH 5411 
  

  • MTH 5434 Stochastic Analysis of Financial Markets 1

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lays the foundation for mathematical concepts widely applied in financial markets. Uses economical theory with stochastics (martingales, Wiener, Markov, Ito processes, stochastic differential equations) to derive fair option prices and to hedge call options. Also uses fluctuation theory to predict stocks’ crossing of critical levels.
    Prerequisite: MTH 5411  or MTH 5425 
  

  • MTH 5436 Stochastic Analysis of Financial Markets 2

    Credit Hours: 3
    Offers multidimensional stochastics applied to financial markets. Continues with multivariate Ito processes and multidimensional Feynman-Kac theorems, hedging of American and exotic call options and forward exchange rates. Introduces time-sensitive analysis of stocks, and risk theory.
    Prerequisite: MTH 5434  or ORP 5025 
  

  • MTH 5899 Final Semester Thesis

    Credit Hours: 0 - 2
    Variable registration for thesis completion after satisfaction of minimum registration requirements.
    Requirement(s): Approval by Office of Graduate Programs and accepted petition to graduate
  

  • MTH 5999 Thesis

    Credit Hours: 3 - 6
    Individual work under the direction of a member of the graduate faculty on a selected topic in the field of mathematics.
    Requirement(s): Instructor approval
  

  • MTH 6050 Research in Applied Mathematics

    Credit Hours: 1 - 6
    Research conducted under the guidance of a member of the faculty in a selected area of mathematics.
    Requirement(s): Instructor approval
  

  • MTH 6100 Selected Topics in Nonlinear Analysis

    Credit Hours: 3
    Advanced topics in nonlinear analysis emphasizing recent developments. May vary depending on the needs and interests of the student and the fields of expertise of the faculty.
    Requirement(s): Instructor approval
  

  • MTH 6230 Partial Differential Equations 2

    Credit Hours: 3
    Covers Sobolev spaces and their properties; second-order elliptic, parabolic and hyperbolic partial differential equations (PDEs); weak solutions; Lax-Milgram’s theorem; energy estimates; regularity theory; and Harnack inequalities. Also includes topics on nonlinear PDEs.
    Prerequisite: MTH 5115  and MTH 5230  
  

  • MTH 6300 Selected Topics in Numerical and Computational Mathematics

    Credit Hours: 3
    Advanced topics in numerical and computational mathematics with emphasis on recent developments. May vary depending on the needs and interests of the student and the fields of expertise of the faculty.
    Requirement(s): Instructor approval
  

  • MTH 6330 Calculus of Variation and Optimal Control

    Credit Hours: 3
    Covers Euler-Lagrange equation, minimizers, constraints, critical points and semilinear elliptic partial differential equations (PDEs). Includes optimal control for ordinary differential equations and PDEs, Pontryagin’s maximum principle, differentiability in Banach spaces, gradient methods and regularization.
    Prerequisite: MTH 6230 
  

  • MTH 6899 Final Semester Dissertation

    Credit Hours: 0 - 2
    Variable registration for dissertation completion after satisfaction of minimum registration requirements.
    Requirement(s): Approval by Office of Graduate Programs and accepted candidacy
  

  • MTH 6999 Dissertation Research

    Credit Hours: 3 - 12
    Research and preparation of the doctoral dissertation.
    Requirement(s): Instructor approval

Music
  

  • MUS 1150 Introductory Applied Music

    Credit Hours: 0.5
    Fosters mastery of performance techniques. Sets out specific assignments to help individual students develop the ability to comprehend musical symbolism needed to study a particular composition in depth and to aid in performing at first sight. May be repeated once for credit before advancing or terminating study.
    (LA)
    Requirement(s): Placement audition
    May be repeated for credit.
  

  • MUS 1185 Special Topics in Applied Music

    Credit Hours: 1
    Focuses on the study of a particular instrument, performance technique or style. Topic announced before registration.
    (LA)
    May be repeated for credit.
  

  • MUS 1201 Group Beginning Guitar

    Credit Hours: 1
    Introduces fundamentals of acoustic guitar playing in a participatory setting. Teaches basic open chords (major, minor, dominant seventh), common progressions and fundamental rhythmic values. Includes barre chords, basic picking patterns and single-note melodies on the sixth, fifth and fourth strings. Requires own guitar, but not prior experience.
    (LA)
  

  • MUS 1202 Group Intermediate Guitar

    Credit Hours: 1
    Provides more advanced skills and instruction beyond MUS 1201. Reviews beginning guitar topics and continues with more advanced picking patterns, barre chords and scales. Focuses on improvisation to common chord progressions and accompanying singing. Requires practice outside of class.
    (LA)
    Requirement(s): Prerequisite course or instructor approval
    Prerequisite: MUS 1201  
  

  • MUS 1203 Group Beginning Piano

    Credit Hours: 1
    Introduces students to the fundamentals of keyboard playing in a participatory classroom setting. Begins with proper hand positions, scales and fundamental theory. Progresses to chords, exercises for two hands and short pieces for both hands. Requires practice outside of class. No prior music experience is necessary.
    (LA)
  

  • MUS 1204 Group Intermediate Piano

    Credit Hours: 1
    Provides more advanced skills and instruction beyond MUS 1203. Reviews beginning piano topics and continues with more advanced minor scales, minor modes and secondary chords. Includes solo repertoire for two hands and activities in improvisation and accompanying singing. Requires practice outside of class.
    (LA)
    Requirement(s): Prerequisite course or instructor approval
    Prerequisite: MUS 1203  
  

  • MUS 1310 Music Theory and Ear Training

    Credit Hours: 3
    Introduces the grammar of Western music through music theory, sight singing and ear training. Teaches pitch and rhythm notation and fundamentals of melody, harmony and time. Covers basic aural, visual and vocal experiences in dictation and singing at sight. Provides skills needed to sing and perform simple rhythms at sight and melodies by ear.
    (HU) (LA)
  

  • MUS 2150 Applied Music

    Credit Hours: 0.5
    Sets out specific assignments to help individual students develop the ability to comprehend musical symbolism needed to study a particular composition in depth and to aid in performing at first sight.
    (LA)
    Requirement(s): Audition and instructor approval
    May be repeated for credit.
  

  • MUS 2160 Advanced Jazz Techniques

    Credit Hours: 1
    Provides students with an opportunity to develop advanced jazz improvisation techniques in the context of a small, technically balanced ensemble of from three to seven performers.
    (LA)
    Requirement(s): Audition and instructor approval
    May be repeated for credit.
  

  • MUS 2201 Concert Choir

    Credit Hours: 1
    Provides students the opportunity to earn credit through performance as part of a concert choir under the direction of a member of the music faculty.
    (LA)
    Requirement(s): Audition and instructor approval
    May be repeated for credit.
  

  • MUS 2202 Chamber Music Ensemble

    Credit Hours: 1
    Provides students the opportunity to earn credit through performance as part of a chamber music ensemble under the direction of a member of the music faculty.
    (LA)
    Requirement(s): Audition and instructor approval
    May be repeated for credit.
  

  • MUS 2203 Concert Band

    Credit Hours: 1
    Provides students the opportunity to earn credit through performance as part of a concert band under the direction of a member of the music faculty.
    (LA)
    Requirement(s): Audition and instructor approval
    May be repeated for credit.
  

  • MUS 2204 String Orchestra

    Credit Hours: 1
    Provides students the opportunity to earn credit through performance as part of a string orchestra under the direction of a member of the music faculty.
    (LA)
    Requirement(s): Audition and instructor approval
    May be repeated for credit.
  

  • MUS 2205 Jazz Ensemble

    Credit Hours: 1
    Provides experienced music students the opportunity to earn credit through performance as part of a jazz ensemble under the direction of a member of the music faculty.
    (LA)
    Requirement(s): Audition and instructor approval
    May be repeated for credit.
  

  • MUS 2280 Introduction to American Popular Music

    Credit Hours: 3
    Explores popular music and culture in the United States and select non-American genres. Investigates key periods and genres that define the popular idiom in the United States. Highlights changes in technology, politics, economy, race relations, gender and listener demographics, and the relationship between popular music and social conditions.
    (HU) (LA)
    Prerequisite: HUM 2051  
  

  • MUS 2290 Introduction to World Music Culture

    Credit Hours: 3
    Surveys the music culture of the world. Focuses on music other than that of Western European tradition. Explores learning and performing, music in ceremony and ritual, and music cultures in context.
    (CC) (HU) (LA)
    Prerequisite: HUM 2051  
  

  • MUS 2310 Music Theory and Ear Training 2

    Credit Hours: 3
    Introduces advanced Western music through music theory, sight singing and ear training. Expands basic understanding of pitch and rhythm notation, and the fundamentals of melody, harmony and time. Covers both major and minor keys, how to perform complex rhythms at sight, and recognize melodic intervals, triad and cadence types.
    (HU) (LA)
    Prerequisite: MUS 1310  
  

  • MUS 2470 Introduction to Western Classical Music

    Credit Hours: 3
    Introduces the styles and history of Western Classical music. Covers musical discourse and critical listening skills. Includes becoming familiar with great composers and great works of music from the six major historical style periods (medieval, Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic and 20th century).
    (HU) (LA)
    Prerequisite: HUM 2051  
  

  • MUS 3185 Special Topics in Music Literature

    Credit Hours: 3
    Studies a particular genre of music, composer or historical period. Focuses on analytical techniques and cultural contexts. Topic announced before registration.
    (HU) (LA)
    Prerequisite: HUM 2051  
    May not be repeated for credit, even if topics change.
  

  • MUS 3190 Junior Recital

    Credit Hours: 0
    Includes performances as half-recitals by two junior-standing students pursuing music minors.
    (LA)
    Minimum student level - junior
    Requirement(s): Instructor and program chair approval. Serves as the capstone project for the Music Minor   
  

  • MUS 4190 Senior Recital

    Credit Hours: 0
    Includes performances presented as half-recitals by two senior-standing students pursuing music minors.
    (LA)
    Minimum student level - senior
    Requirement(s): Instructor and program chair approval. Acts as the capstone project for the Music Minor   
  

  • MUS 5201 Concert Choir

    Credit Hours: 0
    Provides students the opportunity to perform as part of a concert choir under the direction of a member of the music faculty.
    Requirement(s): Audition and instructor approval
    May be repeated.
  

  • MUS 5203 Concert Band

    Credit Hours: 0
    Provides students the opportunity to perform as part of a concert band under the direction of a member of the music faculty. 
    Requirement(s): Audition and instructor approval
    May be repeated.
  

  • MUS 5204 String Orchestra

    Credit Hours: 0
    Provides students the opportunity to perform as part of a string orchestra under the direction of a member of the music faculty. 
    Requirement(s): Audition and instructor approval
    May be repeated.
  

  • MUS 5205 Jazz Ensemble

    Credit Hours: 0
    Provides experienced music students the opportunity to perform as part of a jazz ensemble under the direction of a member of the music faculty.
    Requirement(s): Audition and instructor approval
    May be repeated.

Ocean Engineering
  

  • OCE 0002 Final Program Examination

    Credit Hours: 0
    Requires registration in order to sit for the final program examination.
  

  • OCE 0003 Final Program Examination 2

    Credit Hours: 0
    Requires registration in order to sit for the final program examination.
    Prerequisite: OCE 0002   Corequisite: OCE 0002  
  

  • OCE 0004 Final Program Examination 3

    Credit Hours: 0
    Requires registration in order to sit for the final program examination.
    Prerequisite: OCE 0003   Corequisite: OCE 0003  
  

  • OCE 1001 Introduction to Ocean Engineering

    Credit Hours: 3
    Applications of engineering methods to ocean engineering design case studies and problem solving, which involve the computer as an aid. Includes individual and team approaches and student presentations of case studies.
    (Hon)
  

  • OCE 2002 Computer Applications in Ocean Engineering 1

    Credit Hours: 3
    Introduces state-of-the-art technologies, tools and methods used in ocean engineering and the marine sciences. Includes computer tools for planning, developing and designing. Introduces modern and classical methods of design, statistical analysis and evaluation along with associated computer tools.
  

  • OCE 2901 Surf Engineering Analysis

    Credit Hours: 3
    Focuses on analysis of data collected in the field. Includes design of field experiments to identify and collect data necessary to establish a relationship between the dynamics of surfing and wave characteristics. Aims to enhance knowledge and intuition through field-intensive format. Requires swimming certification for water activities.
    Prerequisite: PHY 1001  
  

  • OCE 3011 Engineering Materials

    Credit Hours: 3
    Introduces engineering materials. Studies atomic structures, controlling microstructure and mechanical properties of materials such as ferrous and nonferrous alloys, polymers, composites, concrete, wood and asphalt.
  

  • OCE 3012 Engineering Materials Lab

    Credit Hours: 1
    Measurement techniques, materials testing and engineering applications.
    Prerequisite: PHY 2091   Corequisite: OCE 3011  
  

  • OCE 3030 Fluid Mechanics

    Credit Hours: 3
    Covers the basic properties of fluids; statics and kinematics; integral expressions for the conservation of mass, momentum, angular momentum and energy; dynamic similitude and dimensional analysis; boundary layer principles; pipe flow; lift and drag.
    Prerequisite: PHY 2002  and (MTH 1002  or MTH 1020 ) 
  

  • OCE 3033 Fluid Mechanics Lab

    Credit Hours: 1
    Experiments in fundamental and applied fluid mechanics. Includes viscosimetry, stability of floating objects, vorticity, gravity waves and Reynolds experiment; experiments in applied fluid mechanics; open-channel flow and pipe flow; and the drag on plates and hulls.
    Corequisite: OCE 3030  
  

  • OCE 3521 Hydromechanics and Wave Theory

    Credit Hours: 3
    Introduces hydromechanics and linear wave theory. Includes derivation of basic equations for time-dependent flows, development and solutions of the linear boundary value problems for water waves and engineering application results.
    Prerequisite: (MTH 2001  or MTH 2010 ) and (MTH 2201  or MTH 3200 ) and (OCE 3030  or OCN 3430 )
  

  • OCE 3522 Water Wave Lab

    Credit Hours: 1
    Students make measurements of fluid kinematic and dynamic properties of water waves and compare results to linear wave theory. Includes experiments conducted in lab wave channels and the local coastal ocean.
    Corequisite: OCE 3521  
  

  • OCE 4515 Composite Design

    Credit Hours: 3
    Introduces the design process for structures using fiber-reinforced plastic materials. Includes material properties and selection, design methodology and manufacturing processes. Examines a number of design case studies and requires completion of a design project.
    Must be enrolled in aerospace, civil, mechanical or ocean engineering. Minimum student level - senior
    Prerequisite: AEE 3083  
  

  • OCE 4518 Protection of Marine Materials

    Credit Hours: 3
    Studies the factors affecting the corrosion with regards to electrode potentials, polarization and passivity. Students learn designing to minimize the deleterious effects on metals, concrete and woods.
  

  • OCE 4522 Coastal Engineering Processes and Shoreline Design

    Credit Hours: 3
    Introduces engineering design in the dynamic coastal zone. Focuses on shoreline design and management, the physical processes of sandy beaches, coastal sediments, surf zone dynamics, beach profiles, cross-shore and alongshore sand transport, reaction of beaches to storms, coastal structures and sea-level rise.
    (CC)
    Prerequisite: OCE 3521  
  

  • OCE 4525 Coastal Engineering Structures

    Credit Hours: 3
    The design of nearshore and shorefront structures including seawalls, rubble-mound structures and beach nourishment. Also included is the study of bay inlet systems and dredging technology.
    Prerequisite: OCE 3521  
  

  • OCE 4531 Instrumentation Design and Measurement Analysis

    Credit Hours: 3
    Broadly introduces geophysical instrumentation design and analysis, including simple DC and AC circuit designs, use of transducers common to geophysical monitoring, and the basic principles of digital data logging and microcontroller programming.
    Prerequisite: (CSE 1502  or CSE 1503 , or OCE 2002 ) and PHY 2002  
  

  • OCE 4541 Ocean Engineering Design

    Credit Hours: 3
    Studies the engineering design of equipment to be used in the ocean. Uses a project approach covering the integration of weight and buoyancy calculations; corrosion, fouling and selection of materials; pressure hull design; and life support and power for an ocean system.
    (Q)
    Requirement(s): Junior or Senior standing
  

  • OCE 4542 Ocean Engineering Systems Design

    Credit Hours: 3
    The engineering fundamentals that are applied to the design of ocean-related systems, including a study of the design process and related topics, such as optimization techniques, reliability predictions and simulation techniques.
    Prerequisite: OCE 3521  and OCE 4541  and OCE 4571  
  

  • OCE 4545 Hydroacoustics

    Credit Hours: 3
    The theoretical study of the fundamental relations of energy transmission in the ocean. Includes detailed coverage of components of stress, strain and motion, waves of finite amplitude, ray characteristics, refraction of dispersive wave train, boundary conditions, ray solutions and surface image solutions.
    Prerequisite: (MTH 2201  or MTH 3200 ) and OCE 3030  
  

  • OCE 4550 Hydrographic Surveying

    Credit Hours: 3
    Nautical charting including survey design, map projections and scales, marine positioning, echo sounding, tidal datums, photogrammetry, horizontal and vertical geodetic control, data archiving and compilation. Includes field experience with boat sheets, tide gauges, navigation, seamanship and vessel operation.
    Minimum student level - senior
  

  • OCE 4561 Fundamentals of Offshore Engineering

    Credit Hours: 3
    Includes fixed and floating structures and their interactions with the ocean environment, buoy systems and their dynamics, cables and mooring systems, dynamic positioning and model testing of offshore structures.
    Prerequisite: AEE 3083  and (MTH 2001  or MTH 2010 ) and OCE 3030  
  

  • OCE 4563 Port and Harbor Design

    Credit Hours: 3
    The design of port and harbor facilities, including navigation channels, dredging and mooring, and berthing structures for large ships. Includes considerations of vessel characteristics, facility types, inlet and harbor hydrodynamics, and environmental and operational design loads on marine structures.
    (CC)
    Prerequisite: (CVE 3030  or OCE 3030 ), and AEE 3083  
  

  • OCE 4571 Fundamentals of Naval Architecture 1

    Credit Hours: 3
    Covers the theory of ship calculations. Includes loading and hydrostatic analysis, inclining experiment, subdivision and damaged stability.
    Prerequisite: AEE 3083  and (MTH 2201  or MTH 3200 )
  

  • OCE 4572 Structural Design of Marine Vehicles

    Credit Hours: 3
    Provides a working knowledge of ship hull girder, longitudinal bending in still water and waves, and simple bending theory as it applies to ship structure. Culminates in the design of a mid-ship section to classification society rules. Covers concepts that predict bending moment in irregular waves and analyzes local and transverse strength.
    Prerequisite: OCE 4571  
  

  • OCE 4574 Structural Mechanics of Marine Vehicles

    Credit Hours: 3
    Includes the ship hull girder, longitudinal bending moment in still water and waves, application of probabilistic concepts to predict bending moment in irregular waves, local and transverse strength, criteria of failure and vibration of ships.
    Prerequisite: OCE 4571  
  

  • OCE 4575 Design of High-Speed Small Craft

    Credit Hours: 3
    Students learn to design features for small, high-speed hulls; requirements for preliminary design study; selection of hull type and proportion; space; layout; weight estimates; layout of the lines; powering calculations; and hydrodynamic considerations.
    Requirement(s): Instructor approval
  

  • OCE 4576 Hydrodynamics in Ship Design

    Credit Hours: 3
    Provides an understanding of resistance and powering calculations of different types of vessels. Explains the principles of propeller design and its performance analysis. Introduces the behavior of a vessel in a seaway and determines the significant motions in an irregular seaway.
    Prerequisite: (MTH 2201  or MTH 3200 ) and OCE 4571  
  

  • OCE 4591 Special Topics in Ocean Engineering

    Credit Hours: 1
    Special topics to suit individual or small-group requirements. Covers material not included in another course in the established curriculum.
    Requirement(s): Instructor approval
    May be repeated for a maximum of six credits
  

  • OCE 4592 Special Topics in Ocean Engineering

    Credit Hours: 2
    Special topics to suit individual or small-group requirements. Covers material not included in another course in the established curriculum.
    Requirement(s): Instructor approval
    May be repeated for a maximum of six credits
  

  • OCE 4593 Special Topics in Ocean Engineering

    Credit Hours: 3
    Special topics to suit individual or small-group requirements. Covers material not included in another course in the established curriculum.
    Requirement(s): Instructor approval
    May be repeated for a maximum of nine credits
  

  • OCE 4594 Senior Project 1

    Credit Hours: 1
    Research and planning for students working toward the selection of a senior project. A formal proposal is prepared and submitted for advisor approval during the ninth week.
    Minimum student level - senior
    Prerequisite: OCE 4541  
  

  • OCE 4595 Senior Project 2

    Credit Hours: 2
    Involves student analysis, design, construction installation and operation of equipment in the ocean to perform a designated task. Data are collected and results are compiled as a finished report.
    Minimum student level - senior
    Prerequisite: OCE 4541  
 

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