Track One

Vice-Dean, First Year Engineering; Associate Professor, Teaching Stream (BME, ISTEP): Dawn M. Kilkenny, PhD
Director, First Year Curriculum; Associate Professor, Teaching Stream (ISTEP): Chirag Variawa, BASc, PhD
Director, First Year Office: Leslie Grife, BA (Hons), MEd
Associate Director, First Year Advising & Communications: Jennifer Fabro, BA (Hons), MEd
First Year Advisor, Intercultural Learning & Experience: Brianna MacDonald, BA (Hons), MA
First Year Advisor, Access & Inclusion: Julie Kang, BEd, MPH, MEd
First Year Advisor, Student Success & Transition: Hannah Bild-Enkin, HBSc, MEd Candidate
First Year Office Assistant: Erin Holliday

Galbraith Building, Room 170
416-978-4625
firstyear@engineering.utoronto.ca
www.firstyear.engineering.utoronto.ca

The first-year engineering curriculum is designed for students continuing in one of the following programs in second year: Chemical, Civil, Computer, Electrical, Industrial, Materials, Mechanical or Mineral Engineering. Students are admitted to one of these programs or TrackOne on entering first year. This guarantees a place in a program in subsequent years, subject to maintenance of satisfactory standing. Students who complete first year with a clear record in one of the above programs may request to transfer to another program (see Academic Regulations for details). Students in TrackOne or who wish to transfer at the end of first year must submit their requests to the First Year Office no later than the deadline as listed in the Sessional Dates section of the Calendar.

The academic year consists of two terms, Fall (September through December) and Winter (January through April). Students typically take five courses per term. Timetables, detailing which courses students will take in each term, will be provided to students in August. The first-year curriculum is shown in each program section, with the TrackOne General Engineering first-year curriculum shown below:

FIRST YEAR UNDECLARED ENGINEERING (AEENGBASC)

TrackOne is the general First Year curriculum of the Faculty. Students admitted to this program transfer to one of eight Engineering Programs, including Chemical, Civil, Computer, Electrical, Industrial, Mechanical, Mineral, or Materials Science Engineering, after the successful completion of the First Year curriculum, as listed below.

FIRST YEAR - TrackOne

Fall Session - Year 1		Lect.	Lab.	Tut.	Wgt.
APS100H1: Orientation to Engineering	F	1	-	1	0.25
APS110H1: Engineering Chemistry and Materials Science	F	3	1	1	0.50
APS111H1: Engineering Strategies & Practice I	F	3	1	1	0.50
CIV100H1: Mechanics	F	3	-	2	0.50
MAT186H1: Calculus I	F	3	-	1	0.50
MAT188H1: Linear Algebra	F	3	1	1	0.50

Winter Session - Year 1		Lect.	Lab.	Tut.	Wgt.
APS105H1: Computer Fundamentals	S	3	2	1	0.50
APS112H1: Engineering Strategies & Practice II	S	2	2	-	0.50
APS191H1: Introduction to Engineering	S	1	-	-	0.15
ECE110H1: Electrical Fundamentals	S	3	1	2	0.50
MAT187H1: Calculus II	S	3	-	1	0.50
MIE100H1: Dynamics	S	3	-	2	0.50

Approved Course Substitutions

Students are able to substitute MAT186H1 with the online calculus course APS162H1.
Students are able to substitute MAT187H1 with the online calculus course APS163H1.
Students are able to substitute APS110H1 with the online course APS164H1.

TRANSITION PROGRAM IN FIRST YEAR
The Transition Program (T-Program) enables students in First Year who have been placed on probation after the Fall Term to immediately repeat a maximum of three courses and defer up to three Winter Term courses to the Summer Term (May and June). Full-time students must carry five courses during the Winter Term.

The courses offered in the Winter Term are:
APS110H1: Engineering Chemistry and Materials Science or APS164H1 Introductory Chemistry from a Materials Perspective
APS111H1: Engineering Strategies & Practice I
CIV100H1: Mechanics
MAT186H1: Calculus I
MAT188H1: Linear Algebra

The courses offered in the Summer Term are:
APS106H1: Fundamentals of Computer Programming and APS105H1: Computer Fundamentals
ECE110H1: Electrical Fundamentals
APS112H1: Engineering Strategies & Practice II
MAT187H1: Calculus II
MIE100H1: Dynamics

Courses to be dropped from the Winter Term and courses to be taken in the Summer Term will depend on the student’s program of study and will be decided by the First Year Office.
For details regarding the T-Program Promotional Regulations, please see the Academic Regulations portion of the calendar.

Track One Courses

Applied Science and Engineering (Interdepartmental)

APS100H1 - Orientation to Engineering

Credit Value: 0.25
Hours: 12.8L/12.8T

This course is designed to help students transition into first-year engineering studies and to develop and apply a greater understanding of the academic learning environment, the field of engineering, and how the fundamental mathematics and sciences are used in an engineering context. Topics covered include: study skills, time management, problem solving, successful teamwork, effective communications, exam preparation, stress management and wellness, undergraduate research, extra- and co-curricular involvement, engineering disciplines and career opportunities, and applications of math and science in engineering.

Total AUs: 18.3 (Fall), 18.3 (Winter), 36.6 (Full Year)

APS105H1 - Computer Fundamentals

Credit Value: 0.50
Hours: 38.4L/12.8T/25.6P

An introduction to computer systems and problem solving using computers. Topics include: the representation of information, programming techniques, programming style, basic loop structures, functions, arrays, strings, pointer-based data structures and searching and sorting algorithms. The laboratories reinforce the lecture topics and develops essential programming skills.

Total AUs: 54.9 (Fall), 54.9 (Winter), 109.8 (Full Year)

APS110H1 - Engineering Chemistry and Materials Science

Credit Value: 0.50
Hours: 38.4L/12.8T/12.8P

This course is structured around the principle of the structure-property relationship. This relationship refers to an understanding of the microstructure of a solid, that is, the nature of the bonds between atoms and the spatial arrangement of atoms, which permits the explanation of observed behaviour. Observed materials behaviour includes mechanical, electrical, magnetic, optical, and corrosive behaviour. Topics covered in this course include: structure of the atom, models of the atom, electronic configuration, the electromagnetic spectrum, band theory, atomic bonding, optical transparency of solids, magnetic properties, molecular bonding, hybridized orbitals, crystal systems, lattices and structures, crystallographic notation, imperfections in solids, reaction rates, activation energy, solid-state diffusion, materials thermodynamics, free energy, and phase equilibrium.

Total AUs: 48.8 (Fall), 48.8 (Winter), 97.6 (Full Year)

APS111H1 - Engineering Strategies & Practice I

Credit Value: 0.50
Hours: 38.4L/12.8T/12.8P

This course introduces and provides a framework for the design process. Students are introduced to communication as an integral component of engineering practice. The course is a vehicle for understanding problem solving and developing communications skills. This first course in the two Engineering Strategies and Practice course sequence introduces students to the process of engineering design, to strategies for successful team work, and to design for human factors, society and the environment. Students write team and individual technical reports.

Total AUs: 48.8 (Fall), 48.8 (Winter), 97.6 (Full Year)

APS112H1 - Engineering Strategies & Practice II

Credit Value: 0.50
Hours: 25.6L/25.6P

This course introduces and provides a framework for the design process, problem solving and project management. Students are introduced to communication as an integral component of engineering practice. The course is a vehicle for practicing team skills and developing communications skills. Building on the first course, this second course in the two Engineering Strategies and Practice course sequence introduces students to project management and to the design process in greater depth. Students work in teams on a term length design project. Students will write a series of technical reports and give a team based design project presentation.

Total AUs: 36.6 (Fall), 36.6 (Winter), 73.2 (Full Year)

APS191H1 - Introduction to Engineering

Credit Value: 0.15
Hours: 12.8L

This is a seminar series that will preview the core fields in Engineering. Each seminar will highlight one of the major areas of Engineering. The format will vary and may include application examples, challenges, case studies, career opportunities, etc. The purpose of the seminar series is to provide first year students with some understanding of the various options within the Faculty to enable them to make educated choices for second year. This course will be offered on a credit/no credit basis.

Total AUs: 12.2 (Fall), 12.2 (Winter), 24.4 (Full Year)

Civil Engineering

CIV100H1 - Mechanics

Credit Value: 0.50
Hours: 38.4L/25.6T

The principles of statics are applied to composition and resolution of forces, moments and couples. The equilibrium states of structures are examined. Throughout, the free body diagram concept is emphasized. Vector algebra is used where it is most useful, and stress blocks are introduced. Shear force diagrams, bending moment diagrams and stress-strain relationships for materials are discussed. Stress and deformation in axially loaded members and flexural members (beams) are also covered.

Exclusion: APS160H1
Total AUs: 48.8 (Fall), 48.8 (Winter), 97.6 (Full Year)

Electrical and Computer Engineering

ECE110H1 - Electrical Fundamentals

Credit Value: 0.50
Hours: 38.4L/25.6T/12.8P

An overview of the physics of electricity and magnetism: Coulomb's law, Gauss' law, Ampere's law, Faraday's law. Physics of capacitors, resistors and inductors. An introduction to circuit analysis: resistive circuits, nodal and mesh analysis, 1st order RC and RL transient response and sinusoidal steady-state analysis.

Total AUs: 54.9 (Fall), 54.9 (Winter), 109.8 (Full Year)

Mathematics

MAT186H1 - Calculus I

Credit Value: 0.50
Hours: 38.4L/12.8T

Topics include: limits and continuity; differentiation; applications of the derivative - related rates problems, curve sketching, optimization problems, L'Hopital's rule; definite and indefinite integrals; the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus; applications of integration in geometry, mechanics and other engineering problems.

Exclusion: APS162H1
Total AUs: 42.7 (Fall), 42.7 (Winter), 85.4 (Full Year)

MAT187H1 - Calculus II

Credit Value: 0.50
Hours: 38.4L/12.8T

Topics include: techniques of integration, an introduction to mathematical modeling with differential equations, infinite sequences and series, Taylor series, parametric and polar curves, vector-valued functions, partial differentiation, and application to mechanics and other engineering problems.

Prerequisite: APS162H1/MAT186H1
Exclusion: APS163H1/MAT197H1
Total AUs: 42.7 (Fall), 42.7 (Winter), 85.4 (Full Year)

MAT188H1 - Linear Algebra

Credit Value: 0.50
Hours: 38.4L/12.8T/12.8P

This course covers systems of linear equations and Gaussian elimination, applications; vectors in Rn, independent sets and spanning sets; linear transformations, matrices, inverses; subspaces in Rn, basis and dimension; determinants; eigenvalues and diagonalization; systems of differential equations; dot products and orthogonal sets in Rn; projections and the Gram-Schmidt process; diagonalizing symmetric matrices; least squares approximation. Includes an introduction to numeric computation in a weekly laboratory.

Total AUs: 48.8 (Fall), 48.8 (Winter), 97.6 (Full Year)

Mechanical and Industrial Engineering

MIE100H1 - Dynamics

Credit Value: 0.50
Hours: 38.4L/25.6T

This course on Newtonian mechanics considers the interactions which influence 2-D, curvilinear motion. These interactions are described in terms of the concepts of force, work, momentum and energy. Initially the focus is on the kinematics and kinetics of particles. Then, the kinematics and kinetics of systems of particles and solid bodies are examined. Finally, simple harmonic motion is discussed. The occurrence of dynamic motion in natural systems, such as planetary motion, is emphasized. Applications to engineered systems are also introduced.

Exclusion: APS161H1
Total AUs: 48.8 (Fall), 48.8 (Winter), 97.6 (Full Year)