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SYE 3501 Fundamentals of Nuclear Engineering

Prerequisites: PHYS 2212, 2212L and MATH 2254

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This course provides an overview of the nuclear sciences field. Topics covered include: basic nuclear physics, radioactivity and radioactive decay process, nuclear reactions, radiation detection, basic health physics, radiation protection, fission and fusion processes, neutron interaction, nuclear energy conversion, different nuclear reactors, reactor operations, reactor control and basic nuclear fuel cycle.

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    • ARCH 3011 Architecture Studio I
    • ARCH 3012 Architecture Studio II
    • ARCH 3113 Architecture Culture III - 1850 through 1945
    • ARCH 3116 Urban Planning and Design Theory
    • ARCH 3211 Architecture Structures II: Steel and Wood
    • ARCH 3212 Architecture Structures III: Concrete and Lateral Loads
    • ARCH 3313 Environmental Technology II: Human Comfort, Sustainability and HVAC Systems:
    • ARCH 3314 Environmental Technology III: Natural & Artificial Lighting, Electrical Systems & Vertical Circulation:
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    • ARCH 4114 Architecture Cultures IV: 1945-Current
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    • Systems Engineering Course Descriptions
      • SYE 1101 Systems Engineering Orientation
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      • SYE 3320 Engineering Economics and Decision Analysis
      • SYE 2600 Applications of Probability
      • SYE 3100 Systems Reliability, Maintainability
      • SYE 3120 Contemporary Technological Systems: Design, Analysis, and Architecture
      • SYE 3200 Human Machine Systems
      • SYE 3300 Program Management
      • SYE 3400 Engineering Optimization I: Deterministic Decision Models
      • SYE 3501 Fundamentals of Nuclear Engineering
      • SYE 3502 Radiation Detection and Measurement
      • SYE 3600 Statistics with Applications
      • SYE 3700 Manufacturing and Production Systems
      • SYE 3710 Logistics and Supply Chain Systems
      • SYE 3801 Aerodynamics (Aeronautic Elective)
      • SYE 3802 Aircraft Design and Performance (Aeronautic Elective)
      • SYE 4400 Engineering Optimization II: Stochastic Decision Models
      • SYE 4500 System Modeling and Simulation
      • SYE 4501 Nuclear Power Generation
      • SYE 4502 Radiation Protection and Health Physics
      • SYE 4503 Nuclear Fuel Cycle
      • SYE 4801 Aircraft Propulsion
      • SYE 4802 Helicopter Theory
      • SYE 4803 Aeronautics Project
      • SYE 4900 System Design Project
      • SYE 3650 Process Engineering and Improvement
      • SYE 3850 Experimental Design
      • SYE 4804 Special Topics
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