Course Description (CHE)

10) Calculus 1

–  Number of credits: 4 (theory)

– Prerequisites/Previous subjects: no

–  Course Description: Functions; Limits; Continuity; Derivatives, Differentiation, Derivatives of Basic Elementary Functions, Differentiation Rules; Applications of Differentiation: l’Hôpital’s Rule, Optimization, Newton’s Method; Anti-derivatives; Indefinite Integrals, Definite Integrals, Fundamental Theorem of Calculus; Techniques of Integration; Improper Integrals; Applications of Integration.

11) Calculus 2

–  Number of credits: 4 (theory)

– Prerequisite: Calculus 1, Previous subject: no

–  Course Description: To provide the students with the main notions and techniques of calculus of functions of several variables concerning limits, continuity, differentiation and integration; basic skills of computing the sum of series. Many applications explain how to use these notions and techniques in practical situations.

12) Physics 1

–  Number of credits: 2 (theory)

– Prerequisites/Previous subjects: no

–  Course Description: This course examines concepts and principles of kinetics, dynamics, energetics of motion of a particle and a rigid body.

13) Physics 2

–  Number of credits: 2 (theory)

– Prerequisite: Calculus 1, Physics 1/Previous subject: no

–  Course Description: Basic knowledge about fluid mechanics; macroscopic description of gases; heat and the first law of thermodynamics; heat engines and the second law of thermodynamics; microscopic description of gases and the kinetic theory of gases.

 

14) Chemistry for Engineers

–  Number of credits: 3 (theory)

– Prerequisites/Previous subjects: no

– Course Description: The course will introduce the basic principles of chemistry and connect those principles to issues in engineering professions. The related lab-work is not included in this course.

15) Biology

– Number of credits: 3 (theory) + 1 (practice)

– Prerequisites/Previous subjects: no

– Course Description: The key concepts in the course are organized into units on biochemistry, molecular biology, cell biology, genetics, evolution, and ecology. Basic principles and theories of biology addressed in the course include: the chemical basis of life; cell theory; energy flow and management; gene and gene products (including inheritance and gene expression); evolution, especially by means of natural selection; and studies of ecological populations and their interactions with living and non-living aspects of their environment.