Civil Engineering (CE) Courses

College of Natural and Health Sciences (CNHS)

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CE 270 Applied Mechanics I (3) Forces, resultants, and equilibrium; analysis of trusses, frames, and machines; centroids, moments of inertia; friction. A-F only. Pre: Grade of C or better in all of the following: PHYS 170; MATH 242; and MATH 243 (or concurrent).

CE 271 Applied Mechanics II (3) Dynamics of particles and rigid bodies: force- acceleration; impulse-momentum; work-energy. A-F only. Pre: C or better in CE 270; MATH 244 (or concurrent).


CE x94 Special Topics in Subject Matter (Arr.) (IO) Special topics chosen by the instructor. Course content will vary. May be repeated for credit, provided that a different topic is studied. Additional requirements may apply depending on subject and topic.

CE x99 Directed Studies (Arr.) (IO) Statement of planned reading or research required. Pre: instructor’s consent.