Course description of general courses

University Requirements Course Description (12 credit hours)

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<li style="text-align:justify">IC 101: Entrance to Islamic Education 2 (2,0,0)     (Core)</li>
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<li style="text-align:justify">IC 102: Islam and Building of Society 2 (2,0,0)     (Core)</li>
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<li style="text-align:justify">ISL 103: Economic System In Islam 2 (2,0,0)     (Core)</li>
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<li style="text-align:justify">ISL 104: Principles of Political System in Islam 2 (2,0,0)     (Core)</li>
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<li style="text-align:justify">ISL 106: Studies in the biography of the Prophet 2 (2,0,0)     (Core)</li>
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<li style="text-align:justify">ARAB 101: Language Skills 2 (2,0,0)     (Core)</li>
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<li style="text-align:justify">ARAB 103: Arabic Editing 2 (2,0,0)     (Core)</li>
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Description of English Courses (12 credit hours)

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<li style="text-align:justify">ENGL 1210: Reading Skills 3 (3,3,0)     (Core)</li>
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<li style="text-align:justify">ENGL 1220: Writing Skills 3 (3,3,0)     (Core)</li>
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<li style="text-align:justify">ENGL 1230: Listening/Speaking Skills 3 (3,3,0)     (Core)</li>
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<li style="text-align:justify">ENGL 1604: English for Scientific Specials 3 (3,3,0)     (Core)</li>
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Basic Science Course Description: Mathematics (15 credit hours)

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<li style="text-align:justify">MATH 1050: Differential Calculus 3 (3,1,0)     (Core)</li>
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Real numbers, functions, Limits, continuity.  Derivatives, differentials, chain rule, implicit differentiation.  Higher order derivatives, local extrema, concavity, horizontal and vertical asymptotes, applications of extrema, and related rates. Rolle’s Theorem, mean value theorem, inverse trigonometric functions. Conic sections.

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<li style="text-align:justify">MATH 1060: Integral Calculus 3 (3,1,0)     (Core)</li>
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The definite integral fundamental theorem of calculus, the indefinite integral, change of variable, and numerical integration.  Area, volume of revolution, work, arc length.  Differentiation and integration of inverse trigonometric functions.  The logarithmic, exponential, hyperbolic and inverse hyperbolic functions. Techniques of integration:  substitution, by parts, trigonometric substitutions, partial fractions, and miscellaneous substitutions.  Indeterminate forms, improper integrals.  Polar coordinates.

Pre-Requisite: MATH 1050

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<li style="text-align:justify">MATH 1070: Algebra & Analytic Geometry 3 (3,1,0)     (Core)</li>
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Vectors in two and three dimensions, scalar and vector products, equations of lines and planes in space, surfaces, cylindrical and spherical coordinates.  Vector-valued functions, their limits continuity, derivatives and integrals.  Motion of a particle in space, tangential and normal components of acceleration.  Functions in two or three variables, their limits, continuity, partial derivatives, differentials, chain rule, directional derivatives, tangent planes, and normal lines to surfaces.  Extrema of functions of several variables, Lagrange multipliers.  Systems of linear equations, matrices, determinants, inverse of a matrix, Cramer’s rule.

Pre-Requisite: MATH 1050

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<li style="text-align:justify">MATH 2030 Differential and Integral: 3 (3,1,0)     (Core)</li>
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Infinite series, convergence and divergence of infinite series, integral test, ratio test, root test and comparison test.  Conditional convergence and absolute convergence, alternating series test.  Power series.  Taylor and Maclaurin series. Double integral and its applications to area, volume, moments and center of mass.  Double integrals in polar coordinates. Triple integral in rectangular, cylindrical and spherical coordinates and applications to volume, moment and center of mass.  Vector fields, line integrals, surface integrals, Green’s theorem, the divergence theorem. Stoke’s theorem.

Pre-Requisite: MATH 1060, MATH 1070

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<li style="text-align:justify">MATH 2040 Differential Equations: 3 (3,1,0)     (Core)</li>
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Introduction to differential equations, equations with separable variables, homogeneous equations, exact equation, the linear equation of first order, linear equation of second order, direct deduction, comparison theorems. Linear equations with constant coefficients,  inhomogeneous  case, methods of undetermined coefficients and variations, Variation of parameters, systems of differential equations. Odd & Even Fourier Series, Fourier Integral.

Pre-Requisite: MATH 2030

Basic Science Course Description: Physics (8 credit hours)

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<li style="text-align:justify">PHYS 1010: General Physics (1) 4 (3,1,1)     (Core)</li>
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Vector principles and operations, The motion of objects in one dimension are described using words, diagrams, numbers, graphs, and equations, kinematic principles and Newton's laws, Newton's laws of motion and kinematic principles.  Concepts of work, kinetic energy and potential energy, Linear momentum and its conservation. The impulse-momentum change theorem and the law of conservation of momentum, concept of angular momentum of a system of particles., simple harmonic motion.  concept of waves and their motion.

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<li style="text-align:justify">PHYS 1040: General Physics (2) 4 (3,1,1)     (Core)</li>
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Basic properties of. Electric forces, and introduction of the fundamental law of force between two charges as Coulomb's law, Gauss's Law.  electric potential.Capacitance and Dielectrics, Current and Resistance, Kirchhoff s law., Magnetic field, Biot-Savart law.  Faraday's Law, Resonance, Power electromagnetic induction Electromagnetic Waves, Introduction to Quantum Physics, Insulating, metallic and semiconducting crystals.  Radioactivity topics.

Pre-Requisite: PHYS 1010

Basic Science Course Description: Chemistry (4 credit hours)

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<li style="text-align:justify">CHEM 1010: General Chemistry 4 (3,1,1)     (Core)</li>
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Introduction, Measurements: Large and small numbers Units, Prefixes, Conversions between units (dimensional analysis, Temperature, Specific and heat capacity, Physical and Chemical Properties, Elements, Compounds and Mixtures, Energy changes in chemical reactions, Conservation of mass, Names and symbols of the elements,  Dalton's atomic theory, Formulas for molecular compounds, Composition of the atom, Atomic symbols, isotopes, Acids and bases, Hydrocarbons alkanes, Atomic weights, The chemical Bonds.

The chemical reaction, Types of reactions, Acid/Base reactions, Ionic compounds and solubility in aqueous medium. Kinetic theory of gases, Boyle's law, Charle's law, The electromagnetic spectrum  The emission spectra of the elements, Rutherford model of the atom,  Bohr's model of the atom, Modern atomic theory discovery of the quantum, The periodic table.

Basic Science Course Description: Computer (6 credit hours)

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<li style="text-align:justify">CS 1400: Computer Skills  3 (2,0,1)     (Core)</li>
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<li style="text-align:justify">GEU 1090: Computer Programming for Engineering  3 (1,0,2)     (Core)</li>
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Programming in C++ with emphasis on basic program constructs: variables, assignments, expressions, decision structures, looping, functions with output parameters, arrays, pointers, files and exceptions; Introduction to objects and classes. Introduction to Python. Design and analysis of engineering algorithms and structures. Multidisciplinary problem-solving in engineering.

Basic Science Course Description: Statistics (3 credit hours)

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<li style="text-align:justify">GEU 3201 Engineering Statistics 3 (3,1,0)     (Core)</li>
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Basic concepts of statistical analysis of single sample data, Statistical graphics, Frequency distribution and histograms. Measures of central tendency, mean, median, and mode. Measures of dispersion: range, variance, and standard deviation. Apply the basic concepts of probability. Apply the concepts of continuous and discrete random variables. Study and apply important probability distributions, Binomial, Poisson, Normal, Uniform, Exponential. Study and apply techniques of statistical inference for one sample (hypothesis testing). Study and apply probability distributions used in inference, Normal distribution, t- distribution, Chi Square (χ2), F-distribution. Introduce and apply empirical models including Simple linear regression.

Pre-Requisite: MATH 1060

General Engineering Course Description (6 credit hours)

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<li style="text-align:justify">GEU 1011 Introduction to Engineering 2 (2,1,0)     (Core)</li>
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<li style="text-align:justify">GEU 4010: Engineering Economy 2 (2,1,0)     (Core)</li>
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Students in this course learn: Introduction to engineering economy, Interest formulas and equivalence, Bases of comparison and alternatives, Decision-making among alternatives, Evaluating replacement alternatives, Break-even and minimum cost analysis, Cost accounting, Depreciation, Economic analysis of operations, Economic analysis of public projects.

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<li style="text-align:justify">GEU 4020: Engineering Projects Management 2 (2,1,0)     (Core)</li>
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This course aims at providing students with the knowledge and skills required to plan, schedule, and control engineering projects. Topics covered in this course are Project life cycle and roles and responsibilities of parties involved in a project; Contractual and organizational approaches; Planning, scheduling, and control of engineering projects using the Critical Path Method (CPM) and Project Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT); Risk Analysis, Resource leveling and allocation; Cash flow forecasting; Time-cost tradeoff analysis; Time and cost control; and related computer applications.

Pre-Requisite: GEU 4010

Communication Skills Course Description (4 credit hours)

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<li style="text-align:justify">MC 1400: Communication Skills 2 (2,0,0)     (Core)</li>
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Students in this subject learn:  Essays and reports, writing process, organizing documents, techniques for persuasive arguments and supporting ideas, collection of relevant data and technical materials, information sources (e.g. library and internet), preparation and effective delivery of presentation using good oral, visual, posture and movement skills.  Include attendance and evaluation by student of different seminars.  Each student will participate in the preparation and delivery of one presentation.

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<li style="text-align:justify">GEU 2610: Engineering Professional Communications 2 (1,0,1)     (Core)</li>
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In this course, students learn how to research, organize, and present technical information in effectively written documents, work in collaboration with other professionals, and use various technologies to support their communication efforts. This course is designed to help students master a variety of communication strategies and genres of writing relevant to engineering, including everyday acts of communication, such as email, memos, letters, technical descriptions, and instructions. This course prepares students to practice of conveying technical information to various audiences with different goals and levels of expertise. Students analyze writing situations in the professional engineering workplace and develop strategies for addressing audiences, organizing information, using appropriate style, and presenting the work. The course culminates with an academic research report and professional proposal. This course prepares students to produce documents for their senior design seminars.

Pre-Requisite: ENGL 1210

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