ENGINEERING & APPLIED SCIENCES Computation and Neural Systems, Environmental Science and Engineering, Materials Science

Topics Overview of Catalog Requirements Proposed Changes to Catalog Requirements Menu and “Pizza” Courses New Core and E&AS Further Questions and Ideas Open Discussion

Requirement Overview - all E&AS 1. CS1, approved alternative course, or placement exam before sophomore year. 2a. 27 units of advanced EAS courses (Ae, ACM, AM, APh, BE, CE, CNS, CS, CDS, EE, ESE, MS, or ME) 2b. 27 units of either advanced EAS courses or advanced science courses (EAS, Biology, CCE, GPS, or PMA divisions) 3a. 9 units of laboratory courses taken from the following list: APh 77 bc, Ae/APh 104 bc, CE 95, CE 180, CS/CNS 171, 173, and 174, EE 45, EE/CS 52, 53, 54, EE 90, EE 91 ab, ESE 159, MS 90, MS 125, ME 72 ab, ME 90 bc, ME 96; 3b. 9 units of additional laboratory courses either from the list in 3 a or from EAS courses with the word “laboratory” the title, but excluding frosh labs. 4. ACM 95 abc or Ma 108 abc or Ma 109 abc, on grades. 5. E 10 or equivalent; E 11 or equivalent.

Requirement Overview - all E&AS 6a. Fulfill concentration requirements for CNS, ESE, or MS 6b. OR design a customized major that includes a senior thesis or design project. (Must be approved by the end of sophomore year). 7. At least 117 units of EAS courses not including those used to satisfy requirements 3, 4, and 5 above. Concentrations marked with a dagger (†) in the list below include sufficient EAS courses to automatically satisfy this requirement; concentrations marked with an asterisk (*), and also the customized schedule given in 6 b, do not do so, in which case students will have to select sufficient additional EAS courses to bring the total to 117 units. Courses in ChE count toward this requirement. 8. All concentrations and the customized schedule of requirements described in 6 b shall include a major design experience. 9. Passing grades must be earned in at least 486 units, including those listed in requirements 1–8 above

Requirement Overview – MS (†) Required courses APh 17 ab or ChE 63 ab or ME 18 ab MS 115 ab MS 90 (covers requirement 3a.) three terms of MS 78 (senior thesis/major design experience) Restricted Electives (45 units of these) ME 35 abc, APh 105 abc, APh 114 abc, APh/EE 130, APh/EE 183, Ch 120 ab, Ch 121 ab, Ch 125 abc, Ch/ChE 147, ChE/Ch 148, CS 11, Ge 114 ab, MS 105, MS 125, MS 130–133, MS 142, Ph 125abc

Requirement Overview – ESE (†) Required Courses Thermodynamics (ChE 63 ab or ME 18 ab) Transport processes (ChE 103 abc or ME 19 ab) Environmental laboratory (ESE 159, covers requirement 3a.); ESE 90 (senior thesis) Other courses (4 needed, at least one in each subject) Environmental chemistry (ESE 142, ESE/Ge/Ch 171, 172, or ESE/Ch/Ge 175) Environmental physics (ESE/Ge 148 a, ESE/Ge 148 b, or ChE/ESE 158) Environmental biology (ESE/Ge 148 c, ESE/Bi 166, or ESE/Bi 168)

Requirement Overview – CNS (*) Required Courses CNS 100, Bi/CNS 150, CNS/Bi/Ph/CS 187, CNS/CS/EE 188 (or IST 4), EE 111, CDS 101, Bi 8 (or Bi 9), CS2, Bi/CNS 162 (laboratory course, covers 3b.) CNS/Bi/EE 186 (design course) * Further Requirements (to complete the E&AS Major) A laboratory course from requirement 3a. 61 additional units of EAS courses

Possible Catalog Changes Explicitly enumerate requirements for CNS Implicit requirements: “A laboratory course from list in 3a. above” & “61 additional units of EAS courses numbered above 100 (ChE courses count toward this requirement).” Would allow us to remove the (†) / (*) distinction, and thus clear up confusion and make figuring out requirements easier Would not change anything about requirements

Possible Catalog Changes – 3a. What is requirement 3a? 3a. 9 units of laboratory courses taken from the following list: APh 77 bc, Ae/APh 104 bc, CE 95, CE 180, CS/CNS 171, 173, and 174, EE 45, EE/CS 52, 53, 54, EE 90, EE 91 ab, ESE 159, MS 90, MS 125, ME 72 ab, ME 90 bc, ME 96; What purposes does this requirement serve? For CNS majors: 1 course must be chosen from this list For ESE and MS majors: one course from this list is already required, another may be used to satisfy 3b. For build-your-own E&AS majors: this list guides appropriate course choices

Possible Catalog Changes – 3a 3a. 9 units of laboratory courses taken from the following list: APh 77 bc, Ae/APh 104 bc, CE 95, CE 180, CS/CNS 171, 173, and 174, EE 45, EE/CS 52, 53, 54, EE 90, EE 91 ab, ESE 159, MS 90, MS 125, ME 72 ab, ME 90 bc, ME 96; Courses no longer listed in the catalog to be removed. Courses that require many prerequisites (24+ units) How do people in different concentrations use this requirement? Should we add more courses? Is there a way it can better serve its function?

Possible Catalog Changes – ACM95 Current requirement: 4. ACM 95 abc or Ma 108 abc or Ma 109 abc, on grades. Are Ma108/109 equivalent with ACM 95 for EAS majors? Other majors that require ACM95 exclusively: ACM, APh, BE, ChE, EE, ME Since all other Engineering majors are on this list, it seems safe to assume that ACM95 is the right course for us engineer-folk Other majors that allow substitution Physics (optional) – allows Ma108 Geology – allows substitution of a year of chemistry (???)

Menu & “Pizza” Courses Menu & seminar courses introduce freshmen and others to new subjects—very valuable for E&AS! Menu courses must be: Introductory level (no prerequisites, designed for frosh) Offered 3 rd term Numbered <10 in the catalog Current menus: Ay1, Ge1, ESE1, IST4 “Pizza” or seminar courses: Offer an introduction to research the in field 1-3 units Current courses: Ae150, Aph110, Ay30, Bi2, Ch10, ChE 10, CNS100, CS9, E2, Ge10, Ph10

Menu Course: ESE1 Reviews of the course are generally positive In both and students rated the course “Very Good,” on average, in TQFRs Ratings are comparable to other menus Few students take the course: ESE1 had 23 students in 2009 Compare to Ay1 = 49 students, Ge1 = 59 students, IST4 = 106 students ESE1 had 12 students in 2010 Compare to Ay1 = 82 students, Ge1 = 50 students, IST4 = 143 students Are frosh unaware that this class exists? Do people dislike the course? Could this course be better publicized?

Menu or Pizza Course: MS? Materials Science menu? No current course is introductory-level No conceivable MS course would be able to give students the “flavor” of Materials Science without requiring more than frosh-level knowledge.

Menu Course: CNS Unlike MS, CNS lends itself well to introductory-level classes for those with little background Can we convert an existing course into a menu? CNS120: best candidate, but not offered in immediate future CNS102A or CNS102B: trickier to convert, would require a lot of organization and some simplification Can we create a new menu course? Perhaps this role could be fulfilled by better publicizing the existing CNS “pizza” course, CNS100

New Core Changes Addition of “Freshman Seminar” first term frosh year Addition of “Design and Build” lab requirement Addition of computer programming & algorithms requirements Changes to math core: Ma1abc remains the same Choice between Ma2a (Differential equations) and Ma2b (Probability and Statistics) Changes to physics core: Ph1abc or Engineering Physics abc Physics “menu” consisting of Ph12abc, Ph2b, Ay1, other choices…

How does New Core affect E&AS? CS1 now an institute requirement No longer needs to be specifically enumerated as an E&AS req. “Design and Build” lab requirement The intention behind this requirement overlaps with E&AS requirement 3a, the design/hands-on laboratory requirement Courses under requirement 3a. should be allowed to fulfill the “Design and Build” core lab requirement

How does New Core affect E&AS? Math Core What type of math background is necessary for each EAS concentration? Should EAS majors, or members of a specific concentration, be compelled to take statistics, differential equations, or both? Physics Core What type of physics background is necessary for each EAS concentration? Should EAS majors be compelled to take “Engineering Physics” over Ph1abc, or will it be a choice?

Further Questions for Discussion Materials Science minor? Would students be interested in a possible minor in Materials Science? Senior thesis in CNS? Currently, CNS majors do not have a senior thesis option (instead doing a CNS186 design project); while MS and ESE majors are required to do a senior thesis. Would students be interested in a senior thesis track of CNS? Would professors be willing to mentor students on these projects?

Further Questions for Discussion Engineering Frosh Lab? Some interest in reviving an Engineering “frosh lab” The Mechanical Engineering department is offering a new course in the coming year called “Introduction to the Shop” Communication with the MechE SFC about whether this course, or another introductory-level lab, could get frosh lab credit