FACULTY OF ENGINEERING AND SYSTEMS SCIENCES

SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING

HANDBOOK

for

JUNIOR FRESHMAN

ENGINEERING

2005/2006

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CONTENTS 1 INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................5

1.1. FIRST YEAR IN UNIVERSITY.............................................................................5 1.2. COLLEGE REGULATIONS ..................................................................................6 1.3. COLLABORATION AND INDIVIDUAL WORK .................................................7

2 SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING............................................................................................8

2.1. STRUCTURE AND ADMINISTRATION..............................................................8 2.2. BRIEF HISTORY...................................................................................................9

3 GENERAL INFORMATION.............................................................................................10

3.1. KEY DATES........................................................................................................10 3.2. COURSES AND LECTURERS............................................................................10 3.3. ATTENDANCE, NON-SATISFACTORY ATTENDANCE, COURSE WORK....11 3.4. LOCATION OF LECTURE ROOMS AND LABORATORIES............................11 3.5. THE LIBRARIES.................................................................................................12 3.6. ASSESSMENT.....................................................................................................12

4 COURSE DETAILS.............................................................................................................13

4.1. 1E1 ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS I .......................................................13 4.2. 1E2 ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS II......................................................14 4.3. 1E3 COMPUTER SCIENCE I ..........................................................................15 4.4. 1E4 PHYSICS ....................................................................................................16 4.5. 1E5 CHEMISTRY .............................................................................................17 4.6. 1E6 ENGINEERING SCIENCE.......................................................................19 4.7. 1E7 GRAPHICS AND COMPUTER AIDED ENGINEERING....................23 4.8. 1E8 INTRODUCTION TO ENGINEERING ..................................................25

5 B.A.I. EXAMINATION REGULATIONS .......................................................................28

5.1. OVERALL GRADE ..........................................................................................28 5.2. COMPENSATION.............................................................................................29 5.3. PUBLICATION OF EXAMINATION RESULTS.................................................29 5.4. RECHECK/RE-MARKING OF EXAMINATION SCRIPTS ................................30 5.5. APPEALS ............................................................................................................30 5.6. PRIZES.................................................................................................................31

6 HELP WITH ACADEMIC OR PERSONAL DIFFICULTIES ...................................32

6.1. ACADEMIC PROBLEMS: SOURCES OF ASSISTANCE: .................................32 6.2. PERSONAL PROBLEMS: SOURCES OF ASSISTANCE: ..................................32 6.3. TUTORS ..............................................................................................................33

7 TIMETABLE ........................................................................................................................34

8 TIMETABLE – FURTHER INFORMATION................................................................35

9 LABORATORY TIMETABLES .......................................................................................36

9.1. COMPUTER SCIENCE (1E3) .............................................................................36 9.2. PHYSICS (1E4) ...................................................................................................36 9.3. CHEMISTRY (1E5).............................................................................................36 9.4. COMPUTER-AIDED ENGINEERING (1E7)......................................................37 9.5. GRAPHICS (1E7)................................................................................................37 9.6. INTRODUCTION TO ENGINEERING (1E8) .....................................................38

10 MAP ........................................................................................................................................42

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MESSAGE FROM THE DEAN

You are very welcome to the TCD School of Engineering, an institution rich in tradition and progressive in outlook. The School was founded in 1841 and is one of the earliest Engineering Schools in Britain and Ireland. The Baccalaureus in Arte Ingeniaria (BAI) degree was established in 1872. Early graduates played a major role in the development of local government services and infrastructure in 19th century Ireland, while others contributed as far afield as India, Australia, and Africa. In addition to many famous engineers, the list of graduates includes landscape artist, Nathaniel Hone, and songwriter, Percy French. Well-known graduates of more recent vintage include Chris Horn of Iona technologies and John Maguire of Trintech.

In joining the engineering community, you will be making a creative contribution towards ensuring continued economic prosperity and helping to make the world a safer and better place in which to live. The core philosophy of the BAI degree programme is to give students a basic grounding in the engineering principles common to all the specialist disciplines. Thus, all BAI students follow a common programme for the first two ‘freshman’ years followed by two ‘sophister’ years of specialisation. The BAI is a professional degree accredited by the Institution of Engineers of Ireland (IEI) and recognized in many countries through international agreements.

While there is, naturally enough, a strong focus on technical content in the BAI syllabus, personal skills such as communication and teamwork are also incorporated to help meet the requirements of today’s practising engineer. The freshman curriculum has recently been extensively revised and you will be given the opportunity to provide us with considered feedback. We earnestly hope that you will find this new curriculum stimulating and intellectually rewarding.

College, of course, has a great deal to offer besides the formal academic programme, on the cultural, recreational and sporting sides. You are certainly encouraged to participate in the breadth of College life in a balanced way and so as to develop your total person. So make the most of your Trinity experience.

Finally, be aware that College offers a wide range of support services. If you are experiencing problems of any sort, personal, financial, health, or academic, there are a number of sources of help available listed in Section 6 of this booklet. Do not hesitate to call on these services should the need arise.

Wishing you a successful and satisfying JF year in College.

Dr Brian Foley Dean Faculty of Engineering and Systems Sciences

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1 INTRODUCTION Welcome to the Junior Freshman year of Engineering Science. Your first year is particularly important because it’s when you establish the patterns that will be with you throughout your College life. The habits of work and study you establish in the first year – even in the first term – are most important. If you make a good start, then you’ll find College productive and enjoyable.

Once you have established a good habit of working, you can afford to participate in the more social side of College life. There are many College societies to enjoy, and you shouldn’t confine yourself to faculty and sports societies – there are lots more to choose from.

Junior Freshman Co-ordinators • David Taylor <dtaylor@tcd.ie> • Hitesh Tewari <hitesh.tewari@cs.tcd.ie> • Frank Boland <frank.boland@tcd.ie> • Sara Pavía <pavias@tcd.ie>

1.1. FIRST YEAR IN UNIVERSITY Everybody says college is different from school. Of course, in lots of obvious ways it is different, and no doubt you’ll enjoy finding out just what those differences are. In not-so-obvious ways though, college is very different from school, and in this section we concentrate on how the academic side of university life is different and what you need to do about it.

1. You’re not at school. We want you to do more than simply reproduce what you are told in a lecture. You need to get a good command of the material. In engineering-related disciplines, the best way to do this – and the best way to know that you have really learned something – is to apply your new knowledge to solving new problems; not just the examples done in class, but to similar problems you’ll find in textbooks or elsewhere. (Later on, as a professional engineer, you will have to apply your knowledge to problems you have never seen before. Now is the time to start.)

2. Expect the material to be covered much faster than at school. Lecture time is at a premium, so it must be used efficiently. You cannot be taught everything in lectures and tutorials. It is your responsibility to learn the material. Most of this learning will take place outside the classroom, and you must be willing to put in the study time necessary to ensure that this learning takes place. If you do fall behind in a course – that is, if you can’t continue to understand the lectures as they are given – then you really need to make the effort to catch up right away. Don’t be tempted to think that you can somehow catch up at the end of the year – it’s almost impossible.

3. A lecturer’s job is primarily to provide you with a framework, with some of the particulars, to guide you in doing your learning of the concepts and methods that comprise the material of the course. It is not to ‘program’ you with isolated facts and problem types or to monitor your progress. Your job is to fill out that framework with a thorough understanding of the material.

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4. You are expected to read the textbook for comprehension. It gives the detailed account of the material of the course. It also contains many examples of problems worked out, and these should be used to supplement those you see in the lecture. The textbook is not a novel; you can’t simply skim through it from start to finish. Reading the textbook must often be slow-going and careful; frequently you’ll need to use pencil and paper to work through the material, but you can work at your own pace.

5. As for when to read the textbook, it’s a good idea to read the appropriate section ahead of the lecture. This way, although you may not understand it fully, you’ll be prepared for the lecture, and you’ll have a good idea what areas to ask questions about. If you haven’t looked at the book beforehand, pick up what you can from the lecture (absorb the general idea and/or take thorough notes) and count on sorting it out later while studying the book and transcribing your notes.

6. Laboratories and tutorials are far more important than the marks you might get for them, because they give you a chance to develop your understanding of the subject. They are also a good ‘reality check’ for you to see just how much you really do understand. Use them wisely.

7. In examinations, the examiners set out to probe your mastery of the material in the course. Primarily, they’ll be looking for your command of the material, as noted above. You’ll probably have to solve problems you’ve never seen before. (To be sure, you’ll have encountered similar problems, but they won’t be the same.) Hence, preparing for examinations simply by remembering lots of answers without understanding them simply won’t work; examinations test your understanding of the material as well.

(This section is adapted from “Teaching at the University Level” by Steven Zucker in Notices of the AMS August 1996.)

1.2. COLLEGE REGULATIONS College regulations are set out in the University Calendar, which may be consulted in any College Library, the Enquiries Office or any academic or administrative office and is on sale in the Library Shop. The two most relevant extracts of the Calendar, entitled General Regulations and Information and Faculty of Engineering and Systems Sciences (Sections G and N of the Calendar) are handed out at registration at the beginning of the year.

You are expected to be aware of the various regulations - ignorance of the regulations is not a valid reason for failure to comply.

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1.3. COLLABORATION AND INDIVIDUAL WORK Engineering is about co-operation, but also individual effort. The everyday fruits of engineering, such as a jet aircraft or a suspension bridge or a micro chip or a DVD player, have been designed and built by teams of hundreds, even thousands, of engineers working together. These engineers exchange ideas and ultimately co-ordinate their efforts to achieve the overall project goal. However, each component of even the largest project is the result of one individual's engineering skill and imagination.

If you want to become a successful engineer, you must develop your own ability to analyse problems. This means that, while it is useful to work as a team initially, you must ultimately produce your own work. For example, for a computing exercise, discuss the task with your classmates, swap ideas on how to solve the problem, but at the end of the day, implement your own solution. The examinations will test your ability rather than just your knowledge and the only way to develop your ability for engineering analysis is to complete the laboratory and tutorial exercises yourself.

In the academic world, the principal currency is ideas. As a consequence, you can see that plagiarism – i.e. passing off other people’s ideas as your own – is tantamount to theft.

The College’s policy on plagiarism is set out in the College’s General Regulations and Information booklet, or Section G of the College Calendar.

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2 SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING 2.1 STRUCTURE AND ADMINISTRATION

Figure 1 Figure 1 shows the Schools and the Departments comprising the Faculty of Engineering and Systems Sciences. The engineering degree course (B.A.I.) is run by the School of Engineering. School of Engineering, Museum Building: Head of School Professor John Fitzpatrick Director of Undergraduate Professor Frank Boland Teaching and Learning School Administrator Mr Michael Slevin School of Computer Science and Statistics, O’Reilly Institute: Head of School Dr David Abrahamson Director of Teaching Dr Mike Brady

School Administrator Vacant Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering, Museum Building: Head of Department Dr Margaret O’Mahony Executive Officers Ms Yvonne Lee, Ms Tamara Pullen Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Parsons Building: Head of Department Professor Andrew Torrance Executive Officers Ms Joan Gillen, Ms Nicole Byrne Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, Printing House: Head of Department Dr Alan Moore Executive Officers Ms Sheelagh McGrath, Ms Nora Moore

Department of Computer Science, O’Reilly Institute: Head of Department Professor Jane Grimson Executive Officers Ms Natasha Blanchfield, Ms Gillian Long

Dept. of Civil, Structural and Environmental

Engineering

Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering

Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing

Engineering

Department of Computer

Science

Department of Statistics

School of Engineering School of Computer Science and Statistics

Faculty of Engineering and Systems Sciences

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2.1. BRIEF HISTORY The School of Engineering in Trinity College Dublin was founded in 1842. Initially, the duration of the engineering course was two years but was extended in 1845 to three and in 1957 to four years. Diplomas were awarded at first and the Degree of ‘Baccalaureus in Arte Ingeniaria’ (B.A.I.) being instituted in 1872.

In the early development of the School, the accent was on Structural and Hydraulic Engineering, but in the 1960s, alternative courses were established to enable the study in the later years of Civil Engineering, Mechanical/Production Engineering, Electronics or Computer Science.

In 1969 a major restructuring of the curriculum took place. During the first three years, the course provided was a basic one in engineering science and computer science, with a wide range of options in the final year in the general areas of Civil, Electrical/Electronic, and Mechanical/Manufacturing Engineering and Computer Science.

In 1981 a new curriculum was introduced to meet the needs of the government expansion in technological education. During the first two years, students follow a common curriculum of basic courses, and may choose from a number of electives in the third and fourth years of the degree programme. These electives are grouped in such a way as to permit students to major in one of the following areas of the engineering profession:

• Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering

• Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering

• Electronic Engineering

• Electronic and Computer Engineering

• Computer Engineering

Further information on electives is given to students towards the end of their second year.

The Bachelor of Engineering Science degree (B.A.I.) is accredited by the Institution of Engineers of Ireland (IEI), the statutory body responsible for awaiting the title Chartered Engineer (CEng) to those holding recognised primary degrees and following a period of post-graduate training and experience. Honors BAI graduates are automatically entitled to become ordinary members of the IEI and use the designation MIEI. The BAI is also recognised by a large number of major engineering institutions outside Ireland.

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3 GENERAL INFORMATION

3.1. KEY DATES Terms: Michaelmas: 10 October to 9 December, 2005 (9 weeks) Hilary: 9 January to 10 March, 2006 (9 weeks) Trinity: 3 April to 12 May, 2006 (6 weeks) Examinations: Annual exams 22 May to 16 June, 2006 Repeat exams 11 September to 22 September, 2006

3.2. COURSES AND LECTURERS 1E1 Engineering Mathematics I Dr M Kurth <mkurth@maths.tcd.ie> 1E2 Engineering Mathematics II Dr D O’Donovan <don@maths.tcd.ie> 1E3 Computer Science Dr L Hederman <hederman@cs.tcd.ie> 1E4 Physics Professor P Richmond <richmond@tcd.ie> 1E5 Chemistry Dr M O’Brien <obrienm1@tcd.ie> Dr ME Lyons <melyons@tcd.ie> Dr M Bridge <mbridge@tcd.ie> Professor J Corish <jcorish@tcd.ie> 1E6 Engineering Science Mr D Geraghty <tgerghty@tcd.ie> Dr L Doyle <linda.doyle@tcd.ie> Dr RA Moore <alan.moore@tcd.ie> Mr D O’Dwyer <dwodwyer@tcd.ie> 1E7 Graphics and Computer Aided Engineering Dr S Pavía <pavias@tcd.ie> Mr G Lyons <clyons@tcd.ie> Dr A Kokaram <akokaram@tcd.ie> Dr C Meskell <cmeskell@tcd.ie> 1E8 Introduction to Engineering and Engineering Laboratories Professor A Torrance <atorrnce@tcd.ie> Dr R West <rwest@tcd.ie> Dr A Kokaram <akokaram@tcd.ie> Professor K Ahmad <kurshid.ahmad@cs.tcd.ie>

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The lecture, tutorial and laboratory timetables are shown starting on page 34. Please note that the timetables are subject to change, with the latest available versions displayed on the noticeboard in the Museum Building. The timetable is also on the web at: http://www.tcd.ie/Engineering/Courses/BAI/Junior_Freshman/JFtimetable0506.pdf The week-to-week scheduling of laboratories for student groups is also displayed. The assignment of students to numbered student-groups will be published on the noticeboard in the Museum Building – no swapping will be permitted.

3.3. ATTENDANCE, NON-SATISFACTORY ATTENDANCE, COURSE WORK Please note the following extract from the University Calendar: “For professional reasons, lecture and tutorial attendance in all years is compulsory in ... the School of Engineering.” Attendance at practical classes is also compulsory.

All students must fulfil the requirements of the School with regard to attendance and course work. Students whose attendance or work is unsatisfactory in any year may be refused permission to take all or part of the annual examinations for that year. Where specific attendance requirements are not stated, students are non-satisfactory if they miss more than a third of a required course in any term.

At the end of the teaching term, students who have not satisfied the department or school requirements may be returned to the Senior Lecturer’s Office as non-satisfactory for that term. In accordance with the regulations laid down by the University Council, non-satisfactory students may be refused permission to take their annual examinations and may be required by the Senior Lecturer to repeat their year. See also the sections dealing with College and engineering examination regulations.

Further details on the academic regulations concerning attendance, non-satisfactory attendance and course work are given in the University Calendar.

Note that you must attend the particular tutorial and laboratory sessions to which you have been assigned. Students cannot swap sessions because of the complexity of the timetable, the large numbers in the year and the limited accommodation available.

3.4. LOCATION OF LECTURE ROOMS AND LABORATORIES The Engineering School is accommodated in a number of buildings located in various parts of the College campus - see the map at the end of the handbook. Most first year engineering lectures are in the Arts Building, the Hamilton Building, the Physics Department and the Chemistry Department. Drawing exercises take place in the Drawing Office on the top floor of the Engineering School in the Museum Building. Most Computer Science (1E3) practicals take place in the East End Macintosh Laboratory while the Computer Aided Engineering exercises are carried out in the PC Laboratories on Pearse Street, the Electronic Engineering CAD Laboratory in the Printing House and in the Computer Laboratory in the Old Civil Engineering Building.

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3.5. THE LIBRARIES There are many libraries in College and the main library for the School of Engineering is located in the Hamilton Building at the East End of College. This library houses all the lending and reference materials that will be recommended to students. The library is open 9.30 a.m. – 10.00 p.m. Monday to Friday and 9.30 a.m. – 1.00 p.m. on Saturday throughout the academic year.

The Engineering Librarian is Ms Susan Boyle, email: boyles1@tcd.ie, extension: 1805. Should you have difficulty finding books, or need assistance of any sort, please ask library staff for help.

3.6. ASSESSMENT Courses 1E1 and 1E2 are assessed as follows:

• College examination - Trinity term • Tests – Monday/Tuesday after end of Michaelmas and Hilary terms

Courses 1E3, 1E4 and 1E6 are assessed as follows:

• College examination - Trinity term • Up to 25% of the final mark may be allocated to tutorial and/or laboratory assignments

Course 1E5 is assessed as follows:

• College examination in Trinity term counting for 85% of the final mark • 15% of the final mark is determined by practical work

Course 1E7 is assessed as follows:

• Examination 70% • Graphics exercises 7.5% • Computer Aided Engineering exercises: AutoCAD 7.5%; Matlab 7.5%; Pspice 7.5%.

Course 1E8 is assessed as follows:

• Examination 60% • Term Reports 20% • Engineering Laboratories 20%

Students are obliged to be present and make a serious attempt at all their examinations. You are advised to read the examination regulations in Section 5.1 of this booklet. Particular attention should be given to the College Regulations concerning medical certificates.

Examination timetables are placed on the noticeboard some weeks before the examinations take place. It is your responsibility to note these carefully.

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4 COURSE DETAILS

4.1. 1E1 ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS 1 Lecturer: Dr Martin Kurth

AIMS OF THE COURSE

The main aim of this course is to make sure that all students have a firm foundation in all aspects of the analysis of functions of one (real) variable. From the outline syllabus it will be seen as mainly elaborating on the calculus studied for Leaving Certificate. But the approach is more exhaustive and includes a significant amount of theory.

OUTLINE SYLLABUS

limits and continuity differentiation differentiation applications partial differentiation integration integration applications the transcendental functions further integration methods sequences and series

RECOMMENDED TEXTS

Calculus and Analytic Geometry - Thomas and Finney

WEB REFERENCE

http://www.tcd.ie/engineering/Courses/BAI/JF_Subjects/1E1/

NOTE

There will be end-of-term tests held on the first Monday and Tuesday after Michaelmas and Hilary lecture terms.

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4.2. 1E2 ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS II Lecturer: Dr Donal O’Donovan

AIMS OF THE COURSE

The aim of this course is to introduce students to some of the basic methods of mathematics including algebra as well as analysis. The topics are mainly new and a basic knowledge of the theory and applications of all of them is required to make further progress in mathematics.

OUTLINE SYLLABUS

linear algebra finite mathematics complex numbers introduction to probability and inference differential equations difference equations

RECOMMENDED TEXTS

Elementary Linear Algebra, Applications Version - Anton

WEB REFERENCE

http://www.tcd.ie/engineering/Courses/BAI/JF_Subjects/1E2/

NOTE

There will be end-of-term tests held on the first Monday and Tuesday after Michaelmas and Hilary lecture terms.

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4.3. 1E3 COMPUTER SCIENCE I Lecturer: Dr Lucy Hederman, Dr Mike Brady

DESCRIPTION

We use a subset of C++, a very widely used industry-standard language. Initially, we will develop programs using a simple text editor in combination with standard program development tools accessed via the UNIX command-line. Later, we may use an Integrated Development Environment (IDE). The computer platform we use is the Apple Macintosh running Mac OS X.

AIMS OF THE COURSE

Introduction to computer systems and their applications: programming in an object-oriented language, problem solving and the development of algorithms.

OUTLINE SYLLABUS

Introduction to computer systems and their applications Control flow: selection and iteration Problem solving and the development of algorithms Procedural abstraction Data structures: arrays Introduction to object oriented programming concepts

RECOMMENDED TEXT

Problem Solving With C++: The Object Of Programming, Fifth Edition, by Walter Savitch, published by Addison Wesley, ISBN 0-321-26975-6 TCD Library Reference: 500.16424 N93 (Second Edition)

WEB REFERENCE

http://www.tcd.ie/engineering/Courses/BAI/JF_Subjects/1E3/

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4.4. 1E4 PHYSICS Lecturer: Professor Peter Richmond

OUTLINE SYLLABUS

Mechanics - displacement, velocity, acceleration, kinematics, Newton’s laws, work and energy, gravitation. Sound - Oscillatory motion and waves, waves in a stretched string, standing waves, sound waves, propagation. Heat - Kinetic theory of gases, heat, 1st and 2nd laws of thermodynamics. Electricity and Magnetism - Electrostatic force, electric field, Gauss’s law, electrostatic potential, electric energy, current, Ohm’s law, magnetic force and field, Ampere’s law, electromagnetic induction. Light - electromagnetic waves, reflection, polarization, mirrors and lenses, interference and diffraction Modern Physics - energy quanta, photons, atomic structure, quantum structure of atoms and solids.

RECOMMENDED TEXTS

University Physics, H. D. Young and R. A. Freedman, Addison-Wesley, 1996.

WEB REFERENCE

http://www.tcd.ie/engineering/Courses/BAI/JF_Subjects/1E4/

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4.5. 1E5 CHEMISTRY Lecturers: Dr Matthew O’Brien, Dr Michael Bridge, Professor John Corish, Dr Michael Lyons Coordinator: Dr Matthew O’Brien

AIMS OF THE COURSE

Chemistry is the study of the properties of materials, and the changes they may undergo, and how these properties and changes are affected by the composition of the material. Thus some knowledge of chemistry is of central importance to engineers. In fields as diverse as the design and development of new materials, quality control and environmental engineering, the engineer can expect to meet problems that are essentially chemical in nature. This course is designed to give a basic understanding of the principal ideas in Chemistry that may be required by engineers in the course of their careers.

OUTLINE SYLLABUS

The general level of the course is somewhat above the Leaving Certificate course, though the coverage of the subject is less detailed and not so comprehensive.

Introduction and General Chemistry (Dr Bridge): Chemical change; elements, compounds and mixtures; atomic theory; stoichiometry and chemical equations; atomic structure; electronic structure and the periodic table; bonding; elementary structural chemistry; metals, semiconductors and insulators. Physical Chemistry (I) (Dr Lyons): Electrochemistry; electrode potentials; cells; electrolysis; emf and chemical equilibrium; introduction to analytical chemistry. Chemical Kinetics: rates of reactions; order and molecularity; activation energy; kinetics and mechanisms. Physical Chemistry (II) (Professor Corish): States of Matter: Gibbs Phase rule, Ideal Solutions, Colligative Properties. Thermodynamics: First law, Internal Energy, Enthalpy, Introduction to Entropy. Criterion for Chemical Change. Equilibrium Constant for a Chemical Reaction, Gibbs Free Energy. Chemical Equilibrium: Law of Mass Action, Factors that influence the Position of Equilibrium, Heterogeneous and Homogeneous, Catalists. Ionic Equilibria: Ionic Equilibria in Aqueous Solutions, Strong and Weak Acids and Bases, Buffer Solutions and Indicators. Organic Chemistry (Dr O’Brien): An introduction to Organic Chemistry.

The course is taught through lectures, tutorials and practical classes and the level of attainment in the course is determined by continuous assessment of the practical course (15% of total) and a three-hour written paper (85%) taken at the annual examinations. The examination paper will be broadly similar in format and distribution of questions to those set in recent years and the annual and supplemental examinations.

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Every effort is made to present the course in a format suitable to students who have not completed a chemistry course at school, as well as to those who have attained good marks in the Leaving Certificate examination. Nevertheless, we are aware that some students do find chemistry difficult, either because they have not previously studied the subject, or because the presentation and emphasis are different from their school courses. Should you find difficulty with any part of the course, please discuss the problems with the lecturers immediately: new material is presented throughout the course and it is much too late to seek help in the run-up to the annual examinations. Any of the members of the Department teaching the course – whether in lectures or practical classes – will be happy to help you, or to direct you to a colleague who can. In particular, Dr Lyons will always try to be available to students experiencing difficulty with any part of the course.

RECOMMENDED TEXTS

The material in the Physical and Inorganic lectures is covered in:

Chemistry – The Molecular Nature of Matter and Change, Silberberg (3rd Edition, McGraw-Hill) Chemistry: Molecules, Matter and Change, P. Atkins and L. Jones (4th. Edition, Freeman)

There is a more detailed and advanced text by the latter authors: Chemical Principles – the Quest for Insight (Freeman, 2nd Edition). This will also cover the material presented in lectures, and may suit students who already have a strong background in Chemistry.

Some students who have not done Chemistry at school find that they benefit from access to a text that starts at a more elementary level. Two such texts that JF Engineering students have found valuable in recent years are:

Chemistry R. Lewis and W. Evans, (MacMillan Foundations)

Fundamentals of Chemistry D.E. Goldberg (McGraw-Hill)

WEB REFERENCE

http://www.tcd.ie/engineering/Courses/BAI/JF_Subjects/1E5/

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4.6. 1E6 ENGINEERING SCIENCE ENGINEERING SCIENCE - MECHANICS

INTRODUCTION

The most important attribute of any engineer is the ability to take a system and develop models by which its physical behaviour can be studied. In Engineering Mechanics, this involves constructing mathematical models that describe the effects of forces and motion on machines and structures. These models are then solved to give predictions of the behaviour of the physical system. Often, experiments are performed in parallel with the analysis as we make many assumptions when we construct our models and the results from the experiments are compared with those from the mathematical model to ensure that the model is correct.

The objective of this course is to introduce you to the techniques generally used for the formulation of mathematical models for physical systems in Engineering Mechanics. The capacity to do this depends on understanding the basic concepts and laws and being able to apply these to any number of systems. You will not succeed as an engineer if you simply try to learn every possible application rather than develop a capacity to apply the fundamental laws to specific problems. Attempts to remember by rote the models for specific systems will leave you at a serious disadvantage when trying to model more complex systems that you have not encountered before. Your main target should be to develop your understanding so that you can model these systems and solve the appropriate equations for the prediction of system performance.

STATICS

Lecturer: Dr Dermot O’Dwyer Bridges, buildings, aeroplanes, ships, dams, submarines, steam turbines, diesel and petrol internal combustion engines, cross-bows and space stations, all are structures and all must be designed to resist the forces which act upon them. Bridges must support their own weight, the loads caused by the traffic they carry and they must resist loads due to wind, ice and earthquakes. Engines must withstand high internal pressures in their combustion chambers and their moving parts must be strong enough to transmit the torsional forces developed. A plane’s wing must be sufficiently strong to support the plane and its deflections must be small. These are tasks tackled by structural engineers who may be either Civil or Mechanical Engineers.

This course introduces Structural Engineering and explores the behaviour of simple structures under static loads.

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OBJECTIVES

The principal objective is to introduce the principles of structural engineering. The material, presented in the twelve hours of lectures and six tutorial hours that comprise this section of the course, will enable you to:

1. Design simple structures

2. Describe (qualitatively) how complex structures carry their loads

3. Identify structures which are statically determinate

4. Determine whether structures are stable or unstable

5. Calculate the reactions at the supports and forces in the members of a truss using either the

method of joint equilibrium or the method of sections

6. Calculate the stress in an axially loaded member and decide whether the member is strong

enough to carry the load

7. Describe the relationship between stress and strain

8. Describe and quantify the material properties of typical materials

9. Calculate the extension of a prismatic member when it is loaded axially

10. Calculate the first and second moments of area of a section

11. Calculate the stresses in a beam.

The science of structural engineering is relatively new. By the time you have attended these twelve lectures and studied the material presented you will have a better understanding of structural mechanics than any builder or scientist pre Newton.

RECOMMENDED TEXTS

No textbook is necessary for this course, however I recommend that all students read Structures — or why things don’t fall down, by J.E. Gorgon, published by Penguin.

DYNAMICS

Lecturer: Mr Dermot Geraghty

SYLLABUS

1. Introduction 1.1 Basic Concepts 1.2 Newton’s Laws 1.3 Units 1.4 Dimensions 1.5 Formulation and Solution of Problems 2. Kinematics of Particles 2.1 Rectilinear Motion 2.2 Plane Curvilinear Motion 2.3 Co-ordinate Systems

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2.4 Relative Motion 3. Kinetics of Particles 3.1 Newton’s Second Law 3.2 Work & Energy 3.3 Impulse & Momentum 3.4 Applications 4. Kinematics of Rigid Bodies 4.1 Rotation 4.2 Absolute Motion & Relative Velocity 4.3 Instantaneous Centre & Relative Acceleration 5. Kinetics of Rigid Bodies 5.1 General Equations of Motion 5.2 Work-Energy Relations 5.3 Impulse & Momentum 5.4 Applications

NOTE

All course notes will be available on the web at http://webcourse.tcd.ie, where you will find all the material required to prepare you for the lectures plus a number of quizzes which you will be required to complete.

These quizzes will be automatically graded and will form part of the course assessment.

Lectures will focus on problem solving. To profit from the lectures you should read the on-line textbook material in advance.

RECOMMENDED TEXT

Engineering Mechanics - Dynamics by Bedford and Fowler (any edition), published by Prentice-Hall. ENGINEERING SCIENCE - ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM Lecturer: Dr Linda Doyle, Dr Alan Moore

AIMS OF THE COURSE

The aim of this course is to explore the Electricity and Magnetism concepts and ideas, which were introduced in the Physics course, in terms of circuits. You will look at basic circuits that form the building blocks from which more advanced systems can created and gain a thorough understanding of these circuits. You will be shown how to develop strategies for solving circuit problems. This will involve taking a problem, identifying the issues involved, producing a circuit diagram and applying the appropriate mathematical techniques to solve the problem. The work in this part of the course is complemented by the circuit simulation section of Computer Aided Engineering (1E7).

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OUTLINE SYLLABUS

DC Circuits – electric charge, voltage and current, Ohm’s Law, Kirchhoff’s Laws, Node and Mesh analysis, Superposition Theorem, Norton Equivalent, Thevenin Equivalent, power, Maximum Power Transfer theorem AC Circuits – time-varying quantities, capacitance, inductance, phasor representation, impedance, general AC circuit solving techniques.

ONLINE RESOURCES

Notes/tutorials/solutions online at http://www.mee.tcd.ie/~ledoyle

WEB REFERENCE

http://www.tcd.ie/engineering/Courses/BAI/JF_Subjects/1E6/

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4.7. 1E7 GRAPHICS AND COMPUTER AIDED ENGINEERING GRAPHICS Co-ordinator: Dr Sara Pavía Lecturers: Dr Sara Pavía, Mr Garry Lyons

AIM OF THE COURSE

At the end of this course, the student should be able to read and interpret drawings, as well as transform spatial components and structures into two-dimensional drawings by using orthographic, isometric and perspective projection systems. SYLLABUS Part 1

• Introduction. • Orthographic projection: First angle and third angle projection. • Isometric projection. • Sections. • Auxiliary projection. • Perspective projection.

Part 2

• Introduction to mechanical drawing. • Sketching engineering objects. • Dimensions and tolerances.

RECOMMENDED TEXTS

Engineering Drawing and Computer Graphics by B.L Davies and A. Yarwood, Van Nostrand Reinhold (UK) 1986.

Technical Draughtsmanship by Éanna O Broin. Gill and Macmillan (Ireland) 1986.

Technical Drawing 1. Plane and solid geometry by A. Bankole and S. Bland (England) 1991.

DRAWING EQUIPMENT

Each student must have the following drawing equipment for the drawing exercises on Tuesday afternoons (and also for the examination):

Compass(es) - Staedler Mars 55202SK, Faber 174925 Ultra P, Rotring R530116 Set Squares: 21cm size - one 45 deg. and one 30/60 deg. (or and adjustable set square) e.g. Stadedtler 56721 -60 and 56721-45 or Rotring 812321 and 813321. Protractor: e.g. Rotring Circular 821425

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Pencils: either woodcase or clutch pencils with each of the following leads: HB, H, 2H Eraser: Must be a good quality one e.g. Staedtler 52650 Drafting: Tape Sandpaper Block: e.g. Faber Caster 51/2 Sharpener: e.g. Dux 3307N Cloth for cleaning equipment.

Optional:

A3 Drawing Board A3 Tee Squares Scale: flat or triangular including the scales - 1:1, 1:5 at least Curves: French Curves (e.g. Rotring 830559) Erasing Shield e.g. Staedtler 52959 Radius Aid Portfolio or small Cardboard Tube for carrying drawings around.

IMPORTANT NOTES

1. Keep to the deadlines given in class. Late submissions for graphic exercises will not be accepted unless a medical certificate accompanies them.

2. The brand names and item numbers given above are only guidelines to indicate recommended quality and size.

3. New drawing equipment may be purchased from the following outlet:

J.D Hackett, 17 Lower Baggot Street, Dublin Students’ Union Shop Hedges Ltd, 5/6 Wynnefield Road, Rathmines, Dublin 6

4. A sale of secondhand equipment and textbooks will be held early in the first term.

5. Drawing paper is supplied by the Engineering School Office for Drawing Office sessions only.

COMPUTER AIDED ENGINEERING

Lecturers: Dr Craig Meskell , Dr Sara Pavía, Dr Anil Kokaram

AIM OF THE COURSE

At the end of this course the student should be able to use the engineering software programme Matlab for the numerical solution of engineering problems, and the programmes AutoCad and Pspice for drawing and physical design and the analysis and design of electric circuits.

WEB REFERENCE http://www.tcd.ie/engineering/Courses/BAI/JF_Subjects/1E7/

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4.8. 1E8 INTRODUCTION TO ENGINEERING Co-ordinator: Professor Andrew Torrance LECTURES Lecturers: Dr Roger West Mr Bruce Misstear Professor Andrew Torrance Dr Anil Kokaram Professor Ahmad Kurshid Mr Alexis Donnelly SYLLABUS Staff from each of the engineering departments will introduce students to various branches of engineering focusing on the practice of engineering in the real world.

In addition to an examination paper, students may be assessed on class tests. They will also be assessed on the basis of assignments set towards the end of the first two terms; work must be handed in by the first day of the following term. Work deemed to be unsatisfactory will incur a penalty of additional course work.

Introduction to Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering

• Water and environmental engineering • Bridges, tall buildings and power generation • Foundation • Transport (including roads and railways) • Construction and design in general

Introduction to Computer Science

• The internet – what it is, how it works, IP, TCP, Addressing, DNS, Dial-in • Common internet services – Ports, Web, SMTP, POP3, Telnet, FTP • Video and audio coding – JPEG, MPEG, MP3 • E-Commerce and security – Privacy, integrity, authentication, encryption, attacks

Introduction to Electronic Engineering – Microelectronics

• Introduction to the field of electronic engineering; role and history of microelectronic and the integrated circuit

• Qualitative introduction to semi conducting materials; operating principles of thee metal-oxide semiconductor field effect transistor

• Operation of the CMOS inverter; other logic circuits; features of CMOS circuit technology

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Introduction to Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering • Engines and prime movers • Machine elements • Choice of materials • Performance, price and manufacturing precision

Introduction to Universal Design

• There will be a short module on Universal Design; that is, engineering design principles taking due account of the full range of human abilities and disabilities.

ENGINEERING LABORATORIES Lecturer: Professor Andrew Torrance A programme of laboratory experiments is provided by the Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering, the Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering and the Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering throughout the year. A copy of the laboratory schedule is included in this booklet.

You must complete six engineering laboratory exercises during the year. A formal report must be submitted for three of these laboratories – you will be informed which ones you will have to do. In addition, you must keep a laboratory logbook (a stiff-covered ‘Science Book’). All data relevant to each experiment must be entered into your logbook. It is your responsibility to ensure that your logbook is signed by the demonstrator at the conclusion of each laboratory exercise. The logbook will be collected at the end of the year and used as evidence that you have completed all laboratory assignments. Failure to present the logbook, duly signed, may result in loss of all marks for all laboratories. The continuous assessment marks for the laboratory reports are included in the final grade for 1E8.

The timetable for the laboratory exercises is in Section 9.6 on page 38. You will be assigned to a specific group during the first week of term – details will be posted on the Engineering School notice board in the Museum Building.

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The six laboratory exercises are listed here, together with the names of staff members responsible for them. Note the location for each exercise. Exercise Staff Location C1 Model Bridge Test Dr D O’Dwyer Civil Eng. Labs. C2 Foundation and Retaining Wall Failure Dr D O’Dwyer Civil Eng. Labs. M1 Airfoil Professor J Fitzpatrick Testing Hall M2 Steam Engine Dr D Murray, Mr T Robinson Testing Hall E1 Communications Systems Prof P Fannin/Ms B Clerkin Printing House E2 AC Measurements Using the Oscilloscope Prof P Fannin/Ms B Clerkin Printing House

Details of these exercises, together with guidelines on how to write a laboratory report will be given to you at a special lecture in the first week of term. Cover Sheets for reports are available in the laboratories.

Completed reports must be handed in to the Executive Officer of the department running the laboratory before 5 pm, two weeks after the exercise has been done – that is normally by 5 pm on the day of the next exercise.

Reports handed in on time are marked out of 10. Late submissions are marked out of 5. Attendance at, and proper completion of, laboratory work is compulsory. Students who fail to conform to this rule will be marked “unsatisfactory” (see general College Regulations G5, actum 22). If you cannot attend a laboratory session due to illness, you must present a medical certificate to the co-ordinator, Professor Torrance. Arrangements for completion of the exercise on another day will be made, and the report will be submitted in the usual way.

Results are displayed on a “Results Sheet” posted on the Engineering School notice board in the Museum Building. The cover sheets of corrected reports may be collected from the Drawing Office on Tuesday afternoons after the marks have been included on the sheet

WEB REFERENCE http://www.tcd.ie/engineering/Courses/BAI/JF_Subjects/1E8/

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5 B.A.I. EXAMINATION REGULATIONS

5.1. OVERALL GRADE Candidates are given an overall grade for the year at the annual examinations. This grade is based on the overall average percentage achieved, providing not more than two subjects are classed no lower than at least 35% but less than 40% or provided one subject is classed no lower than at least 30% but less than 35%. Individual subject results are published in percentage format (“f” denotes a percentage mark of less than 25% in any one subject). Full percentage results are available from the School of Engineering website: http://www.tcd.ie/Engineering/Courses/BAI/Results/

The full set of overall grades is set out below;

Description Grade Criterion

First Class Honors I 70% and above Second Class Honors, First Division

II.I 60 - 69%

Second Class Honors, Second Division

II.2 50 - 59%

Third Class Honors III 40 - 49% Fail F An average of less than 40% or where

failure in one or more subjects cannot be compensated as defined below

Exclude EX Examiners consider that the candidate has not made a serious attempt at the examinations

Result Not Available NA Candidate was absent with permission from the Senior Lecturer (due to medical or other grounds) and the result is incomplete

Result Withheld RW It may be necessary for academic or administrative reasons to withhold a result or if there are unpaid fees or fines

Withdrawn WD Candidate has withdrawn from the course Repeat year R Candidates who are taking their year for

the first time may repeat if they have an acceptable minimum standard (applies only at supplemental examinations)

Pass P Candidate has passed all subjects (applies only at supplemental examinations)

There is no formal distinction between direct achievement of a grade and through the application of the compensation procedure.

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After the examiners’ meeting, annual and supplemental examination results are published anonymously by student number in numerical order. Students who have failed the annual examination are required to take a supplemental examination in those subjects in which they have not satisfied the examiners. In the supplemental examinations there are no honor grades.

5.2. COMPENSATION Compensation is permitted in the annual examinations where:

no more than two subjects are graded no lower than at least 35% but less than 40% and each of the remaining subjects is passed and the overall average percentage is not less than 40%, or where one subject is graded no lower than at least 30% but less than 35% and each of the remaining subjects is passed and the overall average percentage is not less than 40%.

Compensation is permitted in the supplemental examinations where:

no more than one subject is graded no lower than at least 35% but less than 40% and each of the remaining subjects is passed and the overall percentage is not less than 40%.

SUBJECT RESULT CODES

Annual and supplemental examinations:

a = absent with permission A = absent without permission or explanation – AUTOMATIC EXCLUSION mc = medical certificate supplied to and accepted by the Senior Lecturer cr = credit for subject. Candidate exempt on the basis of his or her performance in the

scholarship examination gw = grade withheld (unpaid fees/fines)

Supplemental examinations only:

p = credit for subject where passed on previous occasion.

5.3. PUBLICATION OF EXAMINATION RESULTS Examination results are published on the Engineering School Notice board in the Museum Building. The examination results of candidates are published on the notice board in order of the candidates’ student numbers. Candidates’ names are not listed. Anyone seeking a candidate’s result must have their student number. Tutors can also be contacted regarding your examination results.

The annual examination results will be published at 5 pm on Friday, 7 July, 2006 on the Engineering notice boards, the College website and the School of Engineering website: http://www.tcd.ie/Engineering/Courses/BAI/Results/

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Supplemental examination results will be published at 5 pm on Friday, 29 September, 2006.

5.4. RECHECK/RE-MARKING OF EXAMINATION SCRIPTS Extract from the University Calendar, 2004/2005, page G7: “43 Access to scripts and discussion of performance

(i) All students have a right to discuss their examination and assessment performance with the appropriate members of staff as arranged for by the head of department. This right is basic to the educational process.

(ii) Students are entitled to view their scripts when discussing their examinations and assessment performance.

(iii) Students’ examination performance cannot be discussed with them until after the publication of the examination results.

(iv) To obtain access to the breakdown of their results students should make a request through to their head of department or course co-ordinator.

38 Re-check/re-mark of examination scripts (i) Having received information about their results and having discussed these and their

performance with the head of department and/or the appropriate staff, students may ask that their results be reconsidered if they have reason to believe: (a) that the grade is incorrect because of an error in calculation of results; (b) that the examination paper specific to the student’s course contained questions on

subjects which were not part of the course prescribed for the examination; or (c) that bias was shown by an examiner in marking the script.

(ii) In the case of (a) above, the request should be made through the student’s tutor to the head of department.

(iii) In the case of (b) and/or (c) above, the request should be made through the student’s tutor to the Senior Lecturer. In submitting such a case for reconsideration of results, students should state under which of (b) and/or (c) the request is being made.

(iv) Once an examination result has been published it cannot be amended without the permission of the Senior Lecturer.”

5.5. APPEALS Students may appeal against an academic decision made on them (e.g. an examination result) where a student’s case;

(i) is not adequately covered by the ordinary regulations of the College, or (ii) is based on a claim that the regulations of the College were not properly applied in the

applicant's case, or (iii) represents an ad misericordiam appeal.

Appeals may be made to the Faculty’s Court of First Appeal and subsequently to the College’s Academic Appeals Committee. Those considering making an appeal should consult their tutor in the first instance. See the University Calendar, page G8 for further information.

5.6. PRIZES BOOK PRIZES A prize of a book token to the value of €31.74 is awarded to candidates in the annual examinations who obtain a standard equivalent to an overall first class honors grade. Those awarded a book prize are listed with the examination results on the notice board. Book prizes must be claimed in the Examinations Office, Senior Lecturer's Area, by the award holder in person. These prizes are issued

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in the form of vouchers which can be exchanged at the bookseller chosen by the students from the following: Hodges Figgis and Co. Ltd., Eason’s (Fred Hanna) Ltd. and Waterstone’s Booksellers Ltd. MARMADUKE BACKHOUSE PRIZES These prizes were founded in 1937 by a bequest from Mrs Alice Backhouse. They are awarded annually after the annual examination of the first year of the Engineering School to students with the highest aggregate of marks. No mark below a pass mark being counted in computing the total. The prizes are paid in two equal instalments, the first in July following the award, and the second at the end of Hilary term of the following year. Payment of the second instalment is dependent on the Dean of the Faculty being satisfied as to the student’s progress in the second year of the course. Not more than three prizes will be awarded annually. Value, first prize €1,269.74, second prize €825.33, third prize €444.41. VICTOR W. GRAHAM PRIZES These prizes, founded in 1986 from funds subscribed by friends and pupils to mark Mr V.W. Graham’s retirement, are awarded to the Junior Freshman engineering student who obtains the highest marks in engineering mathematics (courses 1E1 and 1E2) at the annual class examination and to the Senior Freshman engineering student who obtains the highest mark in engineering mathematics (courses 2E1 and 2E2) at the regular annual class examination. Value, Junior Freshman prize €507.90, Senior Freshman prize, €761.84. E.R. STUART PRIZE IN ENGINEERING This prize, established in 1982 from funds subscribed by colleagues to mark Mr E.R. Stuart’s retirement, is awarded annually to the Junior Freshman engineering student who is judged by the Department of Chemistry to have given the best performance in the Junior Freshman engineering chemistry course of that year. Value, €114.

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6 HELP WITH ACADEMIC OR PERSONAL DIFFICULTIES

6.1. ACADEMIC PROBLEMS: SOURCES OF ASSISTANCE • other students in the class; • the course lecturer; • B.A.I. Engineering class representatives; • your personal tutor (or any other tutor if you cannot find yours), or the Senior Tutor; • Head of Department or Dean of Engineering, Dr Brian Foley 608 1594 e-mail:

brian.foley@tcd.ie; • Students’ Union Education Officer (646 8439) e-mail: education@tcdsu.org

6.2. PERSONAL PROBLEMS: SOURCES OF ASSISTANCE • Your personal tutor (or any other tutor if you cannot find yours), or the Senior Tutor • Student Counsellors, 199/200 Pearse Street, College, tel: (01) 608 1407 or Niteline (9pm -

2.30am) at 1800 793 793 - Ms Deirdre Flynn, Ms Clare Maloney, Ms Vicky Panoutsakopoulou or Ms Tenia Kalliontzi

• Student Health Service, House 47 Medical Director: Dr David Thomas 608 1556 Medical Officer: Dr Niamh Murphy 608 1556 Psychiatrist: Dr Sinead O'Brien 608 1591 Psychiatrist: Dr Maeve Daly 608 1591 Physiotherapist: Ms Karita Cullen 608 1591

• Welfare Officer, Students’ Union: Mr Michael Miley, House 6, College (646 8437), email: welfare@tcdsu.org

• Student Disability Officer, Ms Orlaith O’Brien, Room 2054, Arts Building (608 3111), email: oobrien@tcd.ie

• Chaplains, House 27, College: Paddy Gleeson (Roman Catholic) 608 1260 Alan McCormack (Church of Ireland) 608 1402 Katherine Meyer (Presbyterian) 608 1901 Richard Sheehy (Roman Catholic) 608 1260

• Contact persons if you feel you are being sexually harassed or the victim of bullying: Ms Anne-Marie Diffley 608 2320; Ms Sheila Maher 608 1573; Ms Ruth Torode 608 1025; Ms Ann Mulligan 608 1239; Mr Pat Holahan 608 1091; Dr Myra O’Regan 608 1834; Dr Tim Jackson 608 1501; Ms Geraldine Ryan 608 1658.

• Any student, member of staff or other person with whom you feel able to discuss your problems.

NOTE : IF YOU HAVE A PROBLEM OF ANY SORT, PLEASE TALK TO SOMEONE STRAIGHT AWAY

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6.3. TUTORS The tutors responsible for engineering students are:

Tutors Mike Brady Q8 Room G41, O’Reilly Institute 1786 Andrew Butterfield

M1 Room F13, O’Reilly Institute 2517

Liam Dowling A3 Electronic Engineering, Printing House 1741 Dermot Geraghty AC Mechanical Eng., Parsons Building 1042 Laurence Gill V8 Civil Engineering, Museum Building 1047 Meriel Huggard W3 Computer Science, Lloyd Institute 3690 Arthur Hughes A7 Room G40, O’Reilly Institute 2459 Jeremy Jones 98 Room F12, O’Reilly Institute 1112 Garry Lyons N1 Room 24, Parsons Building 1464 Bruce Misstear T0 Civil Engineering, Museum Building 2212 Kris Mosurski K8 Room 129, Lloyd Institute 1830 Brendan Murphy A6 Room 131, Lloyd Institute 2018 Alan O’Connor W5 Civil Engineering, Museum Building 1822 Donal O’Donovan G1 Mathematics, Hamilton Building 1698 Dermot O'Dwyer R3 Civil Engineering, Museum Building 2532 Kevin O’Kelly S5 Mechanical Eng., Parsons Building 1367 Myra O'Regan G0 Room 142, Lloyd Institute 1834 Trevor Orr 83 Civil Engineering, Museum Building 1204 Anthony Quinn S6 Electronic Engineering, Printing House 1863 Mary Sharp S7 Room G36, O’Reilly Institute 2732 Ciaran Simms AD Mechanical Eng., Parsons Building 3768 Michael Stuart N0 Room 130, Lloyd Institute 1014 Cathal Walsh W2 Room 141, Lloyd Institute 1731 Simon Wilson P9 Room 133, Lloyd Institute Senior Tutor Claire Laudet L9 Senior Tutor’s Office, House 27 2004 Note: The reference number shown in the second column above is used during the publication of examination results.

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7 TIMETABLE An online version of the timetable may be found at: http://www.tcd.ie/Engineering/Courses/BAI/Junior_Freshman/JFtimetable0506.pdf

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8 TIMETABLE – FURTHER INFORMATION Course codes: Venues: 1E1 Engineering Mathematics I 1014 = Samuel Beckett Mac Lab, Arts Building 1E2 Engineering Mathematics II 1008 = Burke Theatre, Arts Building 1E3 Computer Science 2037 = Ussher Theatre, Arts Building 1E4 Physics 2039 = Walton Theatre, Arts Building 1E5 Chemistry SNIAM = Lecture Theatre, Sami Nasr Institute 1E6 Engineering Science RH = Top Floor, Regent House 1E7 Graphics and Computer Aided Engineering

DO = Drawing Office, Top Floor, Museum Building

1E8 Introduction to Engineering PHYLLT = Shroedinger Lecture Theatre, Physics Building CHLLT = Chemistry Large Lecture Theatre, Chemistry Building Other: GOLDHALL = Goldsmith Hall, Pearse Street Junior Freshman = First year M4 = Museum 4, Museum Building Senior Freshman = Second year M17 = Museum 17, Museum Building Junior Sophister = Third year M20 = Museum 20, Museum Building Senior Sophister = Fourth year M21 = Museum 21, Museum Building GLT = Geography Theatre, Museum Building HAM3 = MacNeill Lecture Theatre, Hamilton Building MT = Michaelmas (first) term HAM4 = Joly Lecture Theatre, Hamilton HT = Hilary (second) term Building TT = Trinity (third) term EE.MAC = East End Mac Lab, Panoz Institute Term and examination dates: Michaelmas teaching term: Monday, 10 October, 2005 to Friday, 9 December, 2005 Hilary teaching term: Monday, 9 January, 2006 to Friday, 10 March, 2006 Trinity teaching term: Monday, 3 April, 2006 to Friday, 12 May, 2006 Annual examinations start on Monday, 22 May, 2006, and are expected to finish at the latest on Friday, 16 June, 2006 (check notice boards) Supplemental (repeat) examinations start on Monday, 11 September, 2006 and finish at the latest on Friday, 22 September, 2006 (check notice boards) Term tests in 1E1 and 1E2 are held on the Mondays/Tuesdays following the end of Michaelmas and Hilary teaching terms i.e. on Monday/Tuesday, 12/13 December, 2006 and Monday/Tuesday, 13/14 March, 2006

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9 LABORATORY TIMETABLES

9.1. COMPUTER SCIENCE (1E3) Computer Science I practicals normally begin in Week 3 and are held weekly with the following exception: there are no practicals in this subject in the first week of the Hilary and Trinity terms. Except where otherwise indicated, practicals take place in the East End Mac Laboratory (EE.Mac3), which is in the basement of the Hamilton Building.

9.2. PHYSICS (1E4) NB Physics Labs begin in week one for groups 1-15 (Monday at 2 pm) and groups 31-45 (Wednesday at 2 pm). The venue is the JF Laboratory on the first floor in the Sami Nasr Institute. Weeks

Groups 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

1 - 15 (A1) M 1400 - 1700

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16 - 30 (A2) M 1400-1700

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31 - 45 (B1) W 1400-1700

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46 - 60 (B2) W 1400-1700

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9.3. CHEMISTRY (1E5) Weeks

Groups 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

1 - 15 (A1) W 900 - 1200

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16 - 30 (A2) W 900-1200

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31 - 45 (B1) F 1400-1700

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46 - 60 (B2) F 1400-1700

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Bank Holidays ♦

Attendance is required by everyone in these weeks.

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9.4. COMPUTER-AIDED ENGINEERING (1E7) Computer-Aided Engineering Practicals begin in Week 4, and comprise Matlab practicals (Week 4 to Week 9), AutoCad practicals (Week 11 to Week 16) and PSpice practicals (Week 19 to Week 24). CAE venues:

• AutoCAD: Computer Laboratory, Old Civil Engineering Building • MatLab: ECALL, Mechanical Engineering Department, Parson’s Building • P Spice Electrical Engineering Department, Printing House

9.5. GRAPHICS (1E7) The timetable for graphic exercises (Drawing Office sessions) is as follows:

Weeks Groups

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18

1 - 6 Tu 1400-1700

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7 - 12 Tu 1400-1700

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13 - 18 Tu 1400-1700

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19 - 24 Tu 1400-1700

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25 - 30 Tu 1400-1700

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31 - 36 Tu 1400-1700

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37 - 42 Tu 1400-1700

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43 - 46 Tu 1400-1700

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9.6. INTRODUCTION TO ENGINEERING (1E8)

WEEKS

Groups

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

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13-18 T 1400-1530 ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦

19-24 T 1530-1700 ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦

25-30 T 1400-1530 ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦

31-36 T 1530-1700 ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦

37-42 M 1400-1530 ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦

43-48 M 1530-1700 ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦

49-54 M 1400-1530 ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦

55-60 M 1500-1700 ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ The six laboratory exercises are listed here, together with the names of staff members responsible for them. Note the location for each exercise. Exercise Staff Location C1 Model Bridge Test Dr D O’Dwyer Civil Eng. Labs. C2 Foundation and Retaining Wall Failure Dr D O’Dwyer Civil Eng. Labs. M1 Airfoil Professor J Fitzpatrick Testing Hall M2 Steam Engine Dr D Murray, Mr T Robinson Testing Hall E1 Communications Systems Prof P Fannin/Ms B Clerkin Printing House E2 AC Measurements Using the Oscilloscope Prof P Fannin/Ms B Clerkin Printing House GROUP

Week

1 2 3 4 5 6

5 C1 C2 E1 E2 M1 M2 8 C2 E1 E2 M1 M2 C1 11 E1 E2 M1 M2 C1 C2 14 E2 M1 M2 C1 C2 E1 17 M1 M2 C1 C2 E1 E2 20 M2 C1 C2 E1 E2 M1

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GROUP

Week

7 8 9 10 11 12

5 C1 C2 E1 E2 M1 M2 8 C2 E1 E2 M1 M2 C1 11 E1 E2 M1 M2 C1 C2 14 E2 M1 M2 C1 C2 E1 17 M1 M2 C1 C2 E1 E2 20 M2 C1 C2 E1 E2 M1 GROUP

Week

13 14 15 16 17 18

6 C1 C2 E1 E2 M1 M2 9 C2 E1 E2 M1 M2 C1 12 E1 E2 M1 M2 C1 C2 15 E2 M1 M2 C1 C2 E1 18 M1 M2 C1 C2 E1 E2 21 M2 C1 C2 E1 E2 M1 GROUP

Week

19 20 21 22 23 24

6 C1 C2 E1 E2 M1 M2 9 C2 E1 E2 M1 M2 C1 12 E1 E2 M1 M2 C1 C2 15 E2 M1 M2 C1 C2 E1 18 M1 M2 C1 C2 E1 E2 21 M2 C1 C2 E1 E2 M1 GROUP

Week

25 26 27 28 29 30

7 C1 C2 E1 E2 M1 M2 10 C2 E1 E2 M1 M2 C1 13 E1 E2 M1 M2 C1 C2 16 E2 M1 M2 C1 C2 E1 19 M1 M2 C1 C2 E1 E2 22 M2 C1 C2 E1 E2 M1 GROUP 31 32 33 34 35 36

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Week

7 C1 C2 E1 E2 M1 M2 10 C2 E1 E2 M1 M2 C1 13 E1 E2 M1 M2 C1 C2 16 E2 M1 M2 C1 C2 E1 19 M1 M2 C1 C2 E1 E2 22 M2 C1 C2 E1 E2 M1 GROUP

Week

37 38 39 40 41 42

7 C2 E1 E2 M1 M2 C1 10 E1 E2 M1 M2 C1 C2 12 C1 C2 E1 E2 M1 M2 13 E2 M1 M2 C1 C2 E1 16 M1 M2 C1 C2 E1 E2 22 M2 C1 C2 E1 E2 M1 GROUP

Week

43 44 45 46 47 48

7 C2 E1 E2 M1 M2 C1 10 E1 E2 M1 M2 C1 C2 12 C1 C2 E1 E2 M1 M2 13 E2 M1 M2 C1 C2 E1 16 M1 M2 C1 C2 E1 E2 22 M2 C1 C2 E1 E2 M1 GROUP

Week

49 50 51 52 53 54

5 C1 C2 E1 E2 M1 M2 8 C2 E1 E2 M1 M2 C1 11 E1 E2 M1 M2 C1 C2 14 E2 M1 M2 C1 C2 E1 17 M1 M2 C1 C2 E1 E2 20 M2 C1 C2 E1 E2 M1 GROUP 55 56 57 58 59 60

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Week

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10 MAP Maps of College are to be found online, at: http://www.tcd.ie/Maps/