ENGR 104 Applied Problem Solving

Fall 2005 Class Schedule

Date

Topic for class lecture

Reading* due beginning of class

Project ID**

Point Value Project Description

Mon, Aug 29

Excel Basics Excel 1, 2, 3      

Wed, Aug 31

Excel Documentation format   Hw-1 10 Import data and graph

Mon, Sep 05

Labor Day - No Class        
Wed, Sep 07 Excel Functions, charts Excel 4,  5 Hw-2 20 Excel function -area of sphere

Mon, Sep 12

Excel Functions, charts Excel 6 & 7 Hw-3 10 If statements and graphs

Wed, Sep 14

Excel Functions, charts

Guide to Writing - Chapter 3 page 44, Chapter 7 Hw-4 20 Preparing Algorithms VBA function -Potential Energy VBA function - Vector Analysis

Mon, Sep 19

Algorithms/Flowcharts MyUSI files -Flowchart symbols and MS Visual Basic for Applications Syntax document - Fig. 1-4. Hw-4 20 Preparing Algorithms VBA function -Potential Energy VBA function - Vector Analysis

Wed, Sep 21

User Defined functions Excel 8      

Mon, Sep 26

User Defined functions Excel 8 Hw-5 5 VBA function -PE  w/ If

Wed, Sep 28

MS Visio In-class demonstration Hw-6 10 Flowchart drawing-equiv. resistance

Mon, Oct 03

Visual Basic   Hw-7 10 If statement - equiv. resistance

Wed, Oct 05

Visual Basic   Hw-8 10 Do Loops

Mon, Oct 10

Visual Basic Guide to Writing - page 111-114 Hw-9 10 Do Loops- square number  with Instructional report

Wed, Oct 12

Review    

Mon, Oct 17

Mid Term Test

40  

Wed, Oct 19

Visual Basic   Hw-10 30 Do Loops - Grade aluminum quality with documented instructions on how to use.

Mon, Oct 24

Visual Basic   Hw-10   Do Loops - Grade aluminum due

Wed, Oct 26

Visual Basic   Hw-11 5  

Fri, Oct 28

Last Day to drop without evaluation

   

Mon,Oct 31

TK Solver Math supplement     Area of cone

Wed, Nov 02

TK Solver   Hw-12 10 Vector Analysis

Mon, Nov 07

Laboratory Analysis Guide to Writing - Chapter 6

Lab-1

30

Bolt Circle Lab with report

Wed, Nov 09

TK Solver Concepts page 70 Hw-13 10 Buoyancy problem

Mon, Nov 14

TK Solver Math supplement Hw-14 10 Tank Volume, Bolt Circle Lab Report due

Wed, Nov 16

TK Solver add-in        

Mon, Nov 21

TK Solver add-in   Hw-15 10 Speed/distance problem

Wed, Nov 23

Thanksgiving Holiday -         no class

   

Mon, Nov 28

TK Solver add-in   Hw-16 10 FBD/Newton's law static force

Wed, nov 30

Excel Excel 10 Hw-17 10 Matrix Math, Goal seek

Mon, Dec 05

Excel Excel 6, 11 Hw-18

10

Interpolate graphs/Simpson's Rule

Wed, Dec 07

Review    

Mon, Dec 12

Final Exam

6:00 - 8:00 P.M. -TC 121

100  
        400 Total points

* "Concepts" = Concepts in Engineering Textbook 

    "Excel" = A Guide to Microsoft Excel 2002 Textbook.

    "Guide to Writing" =  A Guide to Writing as an Engineer Textbook.

 **  Project assignments are due end of lab or beginning of next class                     Last Modified: 08/23/2005