CIVL-2030: Introduction to
Transportation Engineering (Fall 2008)
Meeting Times: Monday and Thursday,
12:00pm - 1:50pm
Location: DCC 330
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Contact Information |
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Professor |
Graduate
TA |
Undergraduate
TA |
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Name |
Satish
Ukkusuri |
Coral Torres |
Robyn
Marquis |
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Email |
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Office |
JEC
4032 |
JEC 4037 |
JEC
4037 |
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Office
Hours |
Wednesdays,
4-6 pm |
Tuesdays,
2:30-4:30 pm |
Thursday,
2-4 pm |
E-Mail: Send all your e-mails about the
class to the TA e-mail addresses provided above; any e-mails regarding personal
issues should be sent directly to the instructor.
Prerequisites
Undergraduate level
knowledge of mathematics. This includes
basics of: Trigonometry and analytic geometry, vector and matrix algebra,
differential and integral calculus (i.e. Calc I and Calc II).
In addition, critical and innovative thinking about transportation problems is required.
Course Description
This course is mainly oriented towards engineering students interested in learning the fundamentals of how transportation systems are designed, planned and operated. This course is intended as an introductory transportation class for all interested engineering and science students. The course is structured upon the basic objective to motivate students to pursue a deeper understanding of transportation systems. To facilitate this, the course requires the students to have some confidence in basic computer skills such as spreadsheets (excel), data analysis and basic undergraduate mathematics. Students are expected to actively participate in the class. Experiential learning and team work is emphasized throughout the course.
Course Objectives
A student completing this course is expected to be able to:
1.
Understand
critical elements of Highway/Transportation Engineering
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Understand the
basic definitions, tools and methods to plan, operate and design transportation
systems
3.
Provide the
required skills to pass the FE and PE exam (transportation component)
4.
Develop a critical, insightful thought process
5.
Skills to make big bucks in the transportation
industry
Lecture Slides
http://transp.rpi.edu/~civl2030/slides.html
Assignments (Homework/Project)
http://transp.rpi.edu/~civl2030/assignments.html
Syllabus (PDF format)
http://transp.rpi.edu/~civl2030/Syllabus-2008.doc
Course Calendar (PDF format)
http://transp.rpi.edu/~civl2030/calendar.pdf
8/28/2008 3:19 PM