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ENGR 340X Course Structure T, Th, 5:10-6:25, 204 Marston Course Coordinators: Jim McCalley(EE), Frank Peters (IMSE), Sri Sritharan (CCEE) |
Course : ENGR 340 – Introduction to Wind Energy: System Design & Delivery
Course coordinators: Dr. Jim McCalley, Coover Hall, Room 1115, 515-294-4844, jdm@iastate.edu, office hrs: Wed 1-2
Dr. Frank Peters, Black Engineering, Room 3004, 515-294-3855, fpeters@iastate.edu, office hrs:
Dr. Sri Sritharan, Town Engineering, Room 376, 515-294-5238, sri@iastate.edu, office hrs:
Office Hours : As indicated above or by appointment.
Grader : TBA
Course Web Page: http://home.eng.iastate.edu/~jdm/engr340/index.htm
Course Objectives: See “Course objectives” link in table at top of this page.
Course Prerequisites: Math 166, Physics 222.
Required Student Materials:
1. None. All course materials will be posted to the website.
Quizzes: There will be two 75 minute exams during the semester and a comprehensive 2 hour final exam. No make-up exams will be given, unless there is a legitimate reason for missing the exam that is not under the student’s control and the student makes appropriate arrangement with the instructor in advance of the scheduled exam.
Assignments: In addition to the two semester exams and the final exam, there will be two additional assignments for which students are responsible:
· Homework problems assigned: For each assignment made by your instructor, it will be your responsibility to learn how to solve the problems. Solutions to the problems will be made available to you, under “HW, Quiz solutions” of the course WEB site. You are strongly encouraged to work all assigned problems before the exam.
· Project: A semester project will be assigned.
Class Attendance: You are strongly encouraged to attend class, but role will not be called. However, YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL INFORMATION PRESENTED IN-CLASS. The web site and instructor, although available to you, are not responsible for providing you with in-class information if you choose not to attend class.
Class Preparation: A schedule of topics is given under “schedule” of the web site. Although we may deviate from this schedule a little, if you are attending class regularly, you should still be able to use it to tell what reading you need to do before class.
Course grading policy:
Exam 1
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20% |
Exam 2
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20% |
Final Examination
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25% |
Project
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20% |
Homework
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15% |
Total
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100% |
Letter grades will be determined by the following guidelines
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90 and above |
A |
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80 to 90- |
A- / B+ / B |
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70 to 80- |
B- / C+ / C |
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60 to 70- |
C- / D+ / D |
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60- and below |
D- / F |
Communication: Feel free to communicate with any of the course coordinators or the course instructors in any way that is convenient to you (after class, during office hours, phone, e-mail), for questions about the course material or assignments. E-mail is an especially good way, but response time here is variable, typically ranging from a minute to about 24 hours, depending on the nature of your questions and the instructor’s schedule.
Disability Statement:
Please address any special needs or special accommodations with me at the beginning of the semester or as soon as you become aware. Those seeking accommodations based on disabilities should obtain a Student Academic Accommodation Request (SAAR) from the Disability Resources (DR) office. Any student who feels s/he may need an accommodation based on the impact of a disability should contact me privately to discuss your specific needs. Please contact the Disability Resources Office coordinate reasonable accommodations for students with documented disabilities. If you have a documented disability and anticipate needing accommodations in this course, please make arrangements to meet with me soon. Please request that a Disability Resources staff send a SAAR form verifying your disability and specifying the accommodations you will need. If you have a documented disability that requires assistance, you will need to go to the Disability Resource (DR) Office for coordination of your academic accommodations.