Department of Mechanical Engineering
synopsis of departmental courses

COURSES FROM OTHER DEPARTMENTS
ENG 101 – ENGINEERING DRAWING I (3 UNITS)
Instruments for engineering drawing and their uses. Drawing paper sizes, margins and title blocks. Lettering and types of line. Geometrical construction: bisection of lines and angles and their applications. Polygon, tangency, locus of simple mechanisms. Pictorial drawing; Isometric, oblique and perspectives. Orthographic projection. Dimensioning and development of simple shapes. Assembly drawing of simple components. Conventional representation of common engineering features. Freehand sketching.
ENG 102 – WORKSHOP PRACTICE (2 UNITS)
Introduction to basic manufacturing processes. Organization of workshop. Workshop hazard, safety practices and codes. Properties of engineering materials. Bench-work and fitting. Introduction to turning – straight and step turning, chamfering, screw cutting. Milling and milling exercises. Drilling techniques and exercises. Sheet metal work. Welding and soldering technique with exercises. Properties of wood. Wood work and joinery exercises. Workshop measurements. Refrigeration and air conditioning: Principle of operation, refrigerants and trouble Shooting. Methods of leak detection, charging and discharging. Safety precautions. Automotive workshop practice: Principle of operation of the motor car, Tuning carburettor, setting contact breaker gap, setting ignition timing. Engine routine maintenance procedure and engine service. Tyre types and care. Battery care, topping up and charging.
CHE 101 – GENERAL CHEMISTRY I (4 UNITS)
Atoms, molecules and chemical reaction; chemicals equations and stoichiometry, Atomic structure and periodicity, Modern electronic theory of atoms; Radioactivity; Chemical bounding; Properties of gases; Equilibrium and Thermodynamics; Chemical kinetics; Electrochemistry.
PHY 101 – GENERAL PHYSICS I (3 UNITS)
Space and Time, frames of reference. Units and dimension, kinematics; Fundamental Laws of Mechanics. Static and dynamics; Galilean invariance, Universal gravitation; work and energy, rotational dynamics and angular momentum; Conservation laws.
PHY 103 – GENERAL PHYSICS II (3 UNITS) (Electricity and Magnetism)
Co-requisite – IMC 102
Electrostatics; conductors and currents; dielectrics; magnetic field and induction; Maxwell’s equations; electromagnetic oscillations and waves; Applications.
PHY107–GENERAL PHYSICS LABORATORY (2 UNITS)
This introductory course emphasize quantitative measurements, the treatment of measurement errors, and graphical analysis. A variety of experimental technique will be employed. The experiments include studies of meters, the oscilloscope, mechanical systems, electrical and mechanical resonant systems light, heat, viscosity, etc., covered in PHY 102, and PHY 103.
MTS 101–ELEMENTARY MATHEMATICS I (ALGEBRA & Trigonometry) (3 UNITS)
Elementary set theory, sunsets, union, intersection, complements, Venn diagrams. Real numbers; integers, rational and irrational numbers, mathematical induction, real sequences and series, theory of quadratic equations binomial theorem. Complex numbers; algebra of complex numbers; and Armand diagram. De Moiré’s theorem, nth roots of unity. Circular measure, trigonometric functions of angles of any magnitude, addition and factor formulae.
GNS 101 – USE OF ENGLISH I (2 UNITS)
The sentences structural and functional types: person and number concord. Tenses and the verb, modal auxiliaries, summary clauses, (functions), oral/written comprehension, summary writing. Continuous writing expository, narrative, description. Argumentative, letter writing. Faster reading. Note taking/note making.
ENG 105 – HISTORY & PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY (2 UNITS)
Definitions of science and technology. Scientific methodology, Historical and Maghis cosmic environment. Science and technology in the society and service of man. Renewable and non-renewable resources – man and his energy resources. Impact of science and technology. Environmental effects of scientific and technological developments. Ethical problems in science, technology. Introduction to the various areas of science and technology.
CHE 102 – GENERAL CHEMISTRY II (4 UNITS)
Historical survey of the development and importance of Organic Chemistry; Nomenclature and classes of organic compounds; Homologous series; Functional
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