Foundations of Engineering
Full course description
The Foundations of Engineering runs over a period of 8 weeks in period 2 and the course is worth 8 ECs.
The content of this course will also overlap and emphasize the activities within the Lab Skills line, aligning the timing of specific lab activities with the associated theoretical content taught in this course.This also provides a crucial basis for the clinical design project, with coordination with this longitudinal line such that relevant examples are used to teach content within this course that also connects with the clinical orientation of the projects. This course is designed to have students comprehend and transcend different traditional disciplines (maths, physics, engineering) within a regenerative medicine focus so they can derive unique solutions based on fundamental principles. This course will focus heavily on framing the more fundamental topics within an applied setting, specifically providing a context for mathematical concepts and showing why they are relevant to describe the underlying physics involved, and then how to translate this knowledge to solve real world problems. and 2) how to take these concepts into account when addressing practical engineering problems and implementing design approaches. This course will: 1) introduce students to fundamental physics concepts and teach students with the mathematical tools to describe physical phenomena;
Course objectives
Upon completion of the course, the RMT student is able to:
- Represent a static physical system in terms of a vector diagram and derive a governing equation based on fundamental principles (ie force, acceleration, velocity, etc.) (SE.5)
- Mathematically derive a description of a time-dependent system, including differential equations, integration, and sinusoidal waveforms (SE.5)
- Apply system of equations and polynomial operations to simplify and resolve a physical system description (SE.5)
the RMT student will also be able to:
- Define stress, strain, and the underlying principles of Mechanics of Materials within the context of human biomechanics (SE.7)
- Define rheology, describe shear stress and shear strain and provide an explanation for rate loading dependent phenomenon (SE.7)
- Describe the working principles of analog electronic components and derive the operation of a basic (L)CR circuit (SE.7)
- State the laws of motion, describe the underlying phenomenon and derive their mathematical equations (SE.7)
- Describe, in practical terms, the underpinnings of thermodynamics, fluid dynamics, and mass transfer (SE.7)
- Define (electro)magnetic radiation (SE.7)
- Understand and use computer aided design and finite element modeling (SE.7)
These learning goals fall under the following final qualifications of the Bachelor RMT:
- Scientist & Engineer ( SE.5): Has knowledge and understanding of the basic concepts of mathematics and statistics, necessary to apply and develop technology for applications in regenerative medicine.
- SE.7: Has knowledge and understanding of the basic concepts of physics, engineering and materials science, necessary to apply and develop technology for applications in regenerative medicine.