MENG 190 - Introduction to Mechanical Engineering

 Course Outline:

This course aims to familiarize first-year mechanical engineering students by introducing them to the fundamentals of discipline; job opportunities for mechanical engineers; basic study skills; an overview of fundamentals laws and principles of mechanical engineering; introduction to problem layout and problem solving methods; simplified engineering modeling and analysis of mechanical systems; collection, manipulation and presentation of engineering data; ethical issues; and the importance of computers and language skills for effective communication.