Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology-Catalog

The department of physics and optical engineering has provided both science and engineering foundation at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology though its physics and optics engineering programs. Physics is the foundation subject to all engineering and through the study in engineering physics we aim at blending a strong physics component with relevant engineering backgrounds that are usually necessary to work in areas such as semiconductor, optical technologies, biomedical applications, mechanical, electrical, and civil engineering, and polymer and biochemistry. The students will get their traditional undergraduate engineering education that has a broad foundation in mathematics, engineering sciences and technology. This program emphasizes problem solving skills and an understanding of engineering design to address the needs and challenges of the technology age and allow students to take a broad range of engineering careers.
Engineering Physics at Rose-Hulman will provide students with a unique opportunity to learn the foundation concepts of physics and make a concentrated study in the following engineering disciplines: biomedical engineering, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, optical engineering, and civil engineering. Students can also avail concentrations and expertise in materials sciences and polymer and biochemistry. Engineering physicist will be able to apply both scientific and engineering approaches to a wide variety of problems which otherwise is not possible with any traditional engineering or science degree. Rose-Hulman’s engineering physics graduates will be trained to take up challenging jobs in engineering and development of new technologies or to pursue further studies in engineering or physics.

ENGINEERING PHYSICS

Freshman Year
Fall Term		Credit
MA PH CLSK RH EM	111 111 100 131 104	Calculus I .............................. Physics I................................ College and Life Skills ......... Rhetoric and Composition .. Graphical Communications .	5 4 1 4 2
			16

Winter Term		Credit
PH MA CHEM CSSE	112 112 201 120	Physics II............................... Calculus II............................. Engineering Chemistry I..... Fundamentals of Software Development I...	4 5 4 4
			17

Spring Term		Credit
PH MA CHEM OE EM	113 113 202 172 103	Physics III ............................. Calculus III............................ Engineering Chemistry II.... Optics and Technology....... Introduction to Design.........	4 5 4 2 2
15 or 17*

Sophomore Year
Fall Term		Credit
ES PH MA PH ECE	201 235 221 292 361	Conservation and Accounting Principles....... Many Particle Physics ......... Differential Equations I........ Physical Optics..................... Engineering Practice.............	4 4 4 4 2
16 or 18*

Winter Term		Credit
PH ES MA ES	255 203 222 202	Foundations of Modern Physics................................ Electrical Systems ................ Differential Equations II....... Fluid & Thermal Systems ....	4 3 4 3
			14

Spring Term		Credit
HSS OE SL ECE	295 151 200	Elective.................................. Optical Systems.................... Principles of Economics....... Circuits & Systems...............	4 4 4 4
			16

Junior Year
Fall Term		Credit
PH HSS PH MA	316 405 223	Electric and Magnetic Fields.................................... Elective.................................... Semiconductor Materials and Devices I .................... Engineering Statistics I ........	4 4 4 4
			16

Winter Term		Credit
HSS PH RH PH	317 330 406	Elective.................................... Electromagnetism ................. Technical Communications.. Semiconductor Materials and Devices II.....................	4 4 4 4
			16

Spring Term		Credit
PH OE EP EP	325 450 415	Advanced Physics Lab I....... Laser Systems ....................... Engineering Physics Project I................................. Elective....................................	4 4 4 4
			16

Senior Year
Fall Term		Credit
EP EP HSS	416	Engineering Physics Project II.............................. Elective.................................. Elective.................................. Elective..................................	4 4 4 4
			16

Winter Term		Credit
EP HSS EP PH	417 401	Engineering Physics Project III............................. Elective................................... Elective.................................. Intro Quantum Mechanics...	4 4 4 4
			16

Spring Term		Credit
HSS EP EP EP		Elective.................................. Elective.................................. Elective.................................. Elective..................................	4 4 4 4
			16

		Total credits required: 194

*If students miss OE 172 in the freshmen or sophomore year, this requirement must be replaced with a 300 or 400-level OE course of at least 2 credits. Students need to take either EM 103 or ECE 361 Eng. Practice.

EP 415 and EP 416 are courses the student can take from any engineering department where the student has an area of concentration. The projects will have industrial clients that emphasize both physics and engineering and it will be jointly administered with the respective departments.

EP course descriptions listed under Physics Department.

Courses taken in the respective departments:
	Subjects	#Classes	Hours
	Physics (PH) Math (MA) Chemistry (CHEM) Computer Science (CSSE) EM CLSK Engineering Science Optical Engineering Electrical & Computer Engineering (ECE) HSS Engineering Physics Electives (EP) Engineering Physics Projects (EP) Free Elective Total	12 6 2 1 2 1 3 3 2 9 7 2 1 50	48 27 8 4 4/2 1 10 10 4/6 36 28 8 4 192

SUMMARY OF GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS FOR ENGINEERING PHYSICS
1.	All the courses listed above by the number.
2.	The program must be approved by the advisor.
3.	EP electives are RHIT courses that are part of the area concentration and must be approved by the advisor.
4.	A technical electives is any RHIT course in chemistry, computer science, engineering, life sciences, mathematics, or physics

	Classes by Subjects		Hours
	Physics Coursework* Chemistry and Mathematics Coursework Humanities and Social Science (Standard requirement) Computer Science, EM, CLSK Courses Engineering Science Classes Engineering Classes EP Electives (must be in the area of concentration) EP Projects Elective Total**		48 35 36 7 or 9 10 14 OR 16 28 8 4 192

	Foundation Physics Classes
	Course	Description	Hours
	PH 235 PH 255 PH 292 PH 325 PH 316 PH 401 Total	Many Particle Physics Foundations of Modern Physics Physical Optics Advanced Physics Lab I Electric & Magnetic Fields Introduction to Quantum Mechanics	4 4 4 4 4 4 24

	General Foundation Classes
	Course	Description	Hours
	PH 111 PH 112 PH 113 MA 111 MA 112 MA 113 MA 221 MA 222 MA 223 CHEM 111 CHEM 113 Total	Physics I Physics II Physics III Calculus I Calculus II Calculus III Differential Equations & Matrix Algebra I Differential Equations & Matrix Algebra II Engineering Statistics General Chemistry I General Chemistry II	4 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 47

	Engineering Sciences Foundation
	Course	Description	Hours
	ES 201 ES 202 ES 203 ECE 200 OE 295 PH 325 PH 405 PH 406 CSSE 120 Total	Conservation and Accounting Principles Fluids and Thermal Systems Electrical Systems Circuits and Systems Optical Systems Advanced Physics Lab I Semiconductor Materials and Devices I Semiconductor Materials and Devices II Fundamentals of Software Development I	3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 33

	Design Sequence
	Course	Description	Hours
	EM103/ ECE361 Introduction to Design/Engineering Practice		2
	EP 415 EP 416 Total	Engineering Physics Projects I Engineering Physics Projects II	4 4 10

ENGINEERING PHYSICS AREA CONCENTRATIONS *Biomedical Engineering Concentration*
	Required courses:
	Course	Description	Hours
	AB 110 BE 310 BE 320	Biology I Human Physiology I Human Physiology II	4 4 4

	Plus three of the following:
	Course	Description	Hours
	PH 302	Biophysics	4
	OE 535/BE 535 Biomedical Optics		4
	BE 440 BE 450 BE 455 BE 560 BE 561 BE 562	Biothermodynamics Biomedical Instrumentation Electrophysiology Biomaterials-Artificial Organs Biomaterials-Prosthetic Devices Biomaterials	4 4 4 4 4 4
	And the research/design sequence

Electrical Engineering Concentration: Course sequences for EE concentration
	Students are required to take:
	Course	Description	Hours
	ECE 200 ECE 361 ES 201 ES 202 ES 203	Circuits & Systems Engineering Practice Conservation & Accounting Principles Fluid & Thermal Systems Electrical Systesm	4 4 4 3 3
	Plus the following courses: Track 1:
	Course	Description	Hours
	ECE 300 ECE 310 ECE 362 ECE 380 ECE 4xx ECE 4xx ECE 460 ECE 461	Signals & Systems Communication Systems Principles of Design Discrete Time & Continuous Systems Any course of 400 level Any course of 400 level Engineering Design I Engineering Design II	4 4 4 4 4 4 4 6

	Track 2:
	Course	Description	Hours
	ECE 130 ECE 330 ECE 333 ECE 351 ECE 362 ECE 460 ECE 461 ES 205	Introduction to Logic Design Digital Design Lab Digital Systems Analog Electronics Principles of Design Engineering Design I Engineering Design II Analysis & Design of Engineering Systems	4 4 4 4 4 6 5
Materials Area Concentration:
	Required courses:
	Course	Description	Hours
	PH 405 PH 406	Semiconductor Materials and Devices I Semiconductor Materials and Devices II	4 4
	PH 408 or CHE 385/MA 385 Microsensors or Quality Methods		4

	Plus three of the following:
	Course	Description	Hours
	OE 485 PH 330 PH 440	Electro-Optics & Applications Material Failure X-rays & Crystalline Materials	4 4 4
	PH 410/ME 416/ECE 416/CHE 416/CHEM 410 Introduction to MEMS: Fabrication & Applications		4
	PH 411 CHE 314 CHE 315 CHE 440 CHE 441 CHEM 251 CHEM 252 CHEM 330 CHEM 456 CHEM 457 ECE 350 ECE 351 ECE 551 ECE 552 MA 381 MA 487 ME 328 ME 415 ME 424	Advanced MEMS: Modeling & Packaging Heat Transfer Materials Science & Engineering Process Control Polymer Engineering Organic Chemistry I Organic Chemistry II Survey of Biochemistry Polymer Chemistry I Polymer Chemistry II Electronics & Interfacing Analog Electronics VLSI I: Design & Testing VLSI II: Mixed-Signal IC Design Intro. to Probability with Statistical Applications Design of Experiments Materials Engineering Corrosion & Engineering Materials Composite Materials & Mechanics	4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

Mechanical Engineering Concentration:
	Students are required to take:
	Course	Description	Hours
	ES 201 ES 202 ES 203	Conservation & Accounting Principles Fluid & Thermal Systems Electrical Systems	4 4 4

	Course sequences for ME concentration:
	Course	Description	Hours
	EM 120 ES 204 ES 205 EM 203 ME 301 or ME 302 ME 303 or ME 328	Engineering Statics Mechanical Systems Analysis & Design of Engineering Systems Mechanics of Materials Thermodynamics II Heat Transfer Kinematics of Machinery Materials Engineering	4 3 5 4 4 4 3 4

	Design courses:
	Course	Description	Hours
	ME 450 ME 460	Engineering Design Machine Design	4 4

Optical Engineering Concentration:
	Students are required to take:
	Course	Description	Hours
	OE 295 OE 450 PH 292	Optical Systems Laser Systems & Application Physical Optics	4 4 4
Course sequences for OE concentration:
	Required course:
	Course	Description	Hours
	OE 485	Electro-Optics & Applications	4
	Plus three of the following:
	Course	Description	Hours
	OE 393 OE 480 OE 493 OE 495 OE 499	Fiber Optics & Applications Lens Design & Aberrations Optical Network Systems Optical Metrology Senior Thesis	4 4 4 4 1-2
	OE 535/BE 535 Biomedical Optics		4
	Design courses:
	Course	Description	Hours
	OE 415 OE 416	Optical Engineering Design I Optical Engineering Design II	4 4
Polymer and Biochemical Concentration:
	Students are required to take:
	Course	Description	Hours
	CHEM 111 CHEM 113	General Chemistry I General Chemistry II	4 4

	Required Courses:
	Course	Description	Hours
	CHEM 115 CHEM 251 CHEM 252 CHEM 330	General Chemistry Organic Chemistry I Organic Chemistry II Survey of Biochemistry	4 4 4 4
	Plus two of the following:
	Course	Description	Hours
	CHEM 253 CHEM 361 CHEM 362	Organic Chemistry III Physical Chemistry I Physical Chemistry II	4 4 4
	CHEM 430/CHEM 433 Advanced Biochemistry		4
	CHEM 451 CHEM 452 CHEM 455 CHEM 456 CHEM 457	Organic Structure Determination Synthetic Organic Chemistry Natural Products Polymer Chemistry I Polymer Chemistry II	4 4 4 4 4