UNDERGRADUATE COURSE DESCRIPTIONS Undergraduate Course Descriptions
DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY
CHEM 001 Introductory Chemistry [3-0-0:3]
For students with limited background in chemistry. Covers basic chemical concepts and historical development of chemistry; connections of chemistry with modern technology; its importance in economy, the environment and daily life. Exclusion: AL or AS Chemistry CHEM 101 Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry [3-0-0:3]
Various classes of organic compounds, emphasising organic chemical reactions and mechanisms and their importance in the area of biological chemistry. For non-Chemistry students who prefer to cover organic chemistry in a single semester: a concise combina- tion of the topics of CHEM 11 1 and CHEM 112. Prerequisite: AL or AS Chernistry Reference: Loudon, Organic Chemistry, Second Edition
CHEM 102 Physical Chemistry: Fundamentals and Applications [3-0-0:3]
For non-Chemistry students. Physical chemistry principles emphasising molecular structure and spectroscopy; their applications to chemistry and problems in related disciplines. Prerequisite: AL or AS Chemistry
CHEM 11 1 Organic Chemistry I [3-1-0:4]
Structure and bonding; regio-, geometric, and stereoisomerism; polar and radical reac- tions of alkenes and alkynes; substitution and elimination reactions; and an introduction to NMR, IR, and mass spectrometry. Exclusion: CHEM 101 Prerequisite: AL Chemistry Reference: Loudon, Organic Chemistry, Second Edition
CHEM 112 Organic Chemistry II [3-0-0:3]
Continuation of CHEM 11 1. Dienes, resonance and aromaticity; electrophilic aromatic substitution and nucleophilic aromatic substitution; benzylic and allylic reactivity; the chemistry of carbonyl compounds and carboxylic acid derivatives; the chemistry of amines; and pericyclic reactions. Prerequisite: CHEM 11 1
CHEM 126 Physical Chemistry I [3-1-0:4]
[Previous Course Codes: CHEM 121, CHEM2211 Properties of gases; classical chemical thermodynamicslequilibrium, energetics of chemical reactions, and changes of state;
thermodynamic aspects of electrochemistry. Prerequisite: AL Chemistry Reference: Atkins, Physical Chemistry, Third Edition
CHEM 131 Inorganic Chemistry I [3-1-0:4]
[Previous Course Code: CHEM 2311 Bonding and structure of inorganic compounds;
principlesltheories that assist in understanding their behaviour. Prerequisite: AL Chem- istry
Undwgraduate Course Descriptions
CHEM 151 Synthetic Laboratory I [O-2-5:4]
Experimental techniques of organic and inorganic chemistry; preparation, properties and reactionsof representative compounds; separation, purification, analysisand spectroscopic characterisation. Prerequisite: AL Chemistry
CHEM 152 Molecular Characterisation Laboratory I [0-2-5:4]
Physico-chemical measurements; analysis of data for precision and accuracy; principles and techniques of thermodynamics, kinetics and electrochemistry; propagation of errors and application of computers. Corequisite: CHEM 126
CHEM 154 Organic Chemistry Laboratory [O-1-3:2]
Experimental techniques of organic chemistry; preparation, separation and characterisa- tion of organic compounds and natural products. Exclusion: CHEM 151 Prerequisite:
CHEM 101 or CHEM 11 1
CHEM 223 Physical Chemistry II [3-0-0:3]
[Previous Course Codes: CHEM 122, CHEM 2221 Chemical kinetics of gases and solutions; kinetic aspects of electrochemistry; quantum chemistry; group theory and symmetry; valence and bonding. Prerequisite: CHEM 126
CHEM 234 Inorganic Chemistry II [3-0-0:3]
[Previous Course Codes: CHEM 132, CHEM 2321 Mechanism of inorganic reactions;
organometallic and bioinorganic chemistry; catalysis. Prerequisite: CHEM 131
CHEM 241 Analytical Chemistry [3-0-0:3]
Fundamental and practical aspects of chemical analysis; including titrimetric, electrical and spectroscopic methods, analytical separations by GLC and HPLC. Prerequisite:
CHEM 112
CHEM 251 Molecular Characterisation Laboratory II [O-2-5:4]
Instrumental methods in characterisation of molecular properties. Prerequisite: CHEM 152
CHEM 252 Synthetic Laboratory II [O-2-5:4]
Continuation of CHEM 151. Use of advanced synthetic techniques, including inert atmosphere manipulations. Prerequisite: CHEM 151
CHEM 311 Natural Products [2-M): 21
Biogenetic approach to secondary metabolites. Structures, chemistry, and biological act6ities of naturally-occurring organic molecules, such as terpenoids, aikaloids, phenolic com~ounds. oraanic acids. bids. and macromolecules. Prereaoisite: CHEM 101 or
CHEM 312 Structural Elucidation in Organic Chemistry [2-0-0:2]
Designed for students planning to do postgraduate work. Qualitative organic analysis using semi-microchemical techniques, modem chromatographic separation procedures and molecular spectroscopy. Prerequisite: CHEM 112
CHEM 313 Intermediate Organic Chemistry [3-0-0:31 Provides further training in themultistep organic synthesis of natural and innatural products, and will focus on the retrosynthetic analysis, pericyclic reactions, carbonium ion rearrangements and organic photochemistry. A prerequisite for students wishing to take CHEM 5111512 as part of their undergraduate programme. Prerequisite: CHEM 112
Underaraduate Course DescriDtions
CHEM 321 Photochemistry [3-0-0:3]
Fundamental concepts and theories of molecular photochemistry are presented with a mechanistic em~hasis on oraanic ~hotochemistrv. The material covered includes poly- meric systems with organic and in0;~anicstructur6s. Applications to microelectronics and chemical industry are described. Prerequisite: CHEM 102 or CHEM 126
CHEM 322 Topics in Theoretical Chemistry [2-0-0:2]
The basic concepts of modern theoretical chemistry. Molecular orbital theory; applica- tions to organic and inorganic chemistry, spectroscopy and materials science. Prerequi- site: CHEM 102 or CHEM 126
CHEM 323 Computational Chemistry [I -1 -3:3]
Use of com~utational methods in quantum mechanics, molecular mechanics and molecu- lar dynamics; practical use of popular computational programs; use of calculations in solving chemical problems. Prerequisite: CHEM 102 or CHEM 126
CHEM 324 Polymer Chemistry [2-0-0:2]
[Previous Course Code: CHEM 2241 Modern polymer synthesis; free radical and ionic initiation; macromolecular properties and characterisation. Prerequisite: CHEM 101 or CHEM 112
CHEM 326 Chemical Dynamics [3-0-0:3]
Reaction dynamics; experimental techniques and mathematical modelling for study of time evolution of chemical systems: theories for estimating reaction rate constants.
Prerequisite: CHEM 223
CHEM 327 Symmetry Principles and Group Theory in Chemistry [3-0-0:3]
[Previous Course Code: CHEM2271 Principles of molecular. symmetry and point group and their application to problems of structure, reaction and spectroscopy. Prerequisite:
CHEM 223
Reference: Cotton, Chemical Applications of Group Theory, Third Edition
CHEM 328 Advanced Materials [3-0-0:3]
Chemistry of resist materials for microelectronics: electronic packaging: electrically conducting polymers and polymer applications for nonlinear optics. Prerequisite: CHEM 223
CHEM 331 Intermediate Inorganic Chemistry [3-0-0:3]
Selected advanced topics in inorganic chemistry including spectroscopy (multinuclear NMR, IR and UVIvisible): solid state chemistry: bioinorganic chemistry and catalysis.
Prerequisite: CH EM 234
CHEM 332 Organometallic Chemistry [3-0-0:3]
Bonding, structure and reactivity of organometallic compounds; ligand substitution, oxidative addition. reductive elimination reactions: insertions and reactions of coordinated ligands: applicatidns to catalytic processes and organic synthesis. Prerequisite: CHEM 234
CHEM 341 Intermediate Analytical Chemistry [2-0-0:2]
Modern instrumental methods of qualitative and quantitative analysis including spectroscopic, chromatographic and electrochemical methods. Prerequiste: CHEM 241
Undergraduate Course Descriptions
CHEM 342 Environmental Chemistry [3-0-0:3]
Chemical phenomena in the hydrosphere, lithosphere and atmosphere; their interaction with the biosphere. Origin and treatment of pollutants and hazardous waste; environmen- tal monitoring and analysis. Prerequisite: CHEM 241
CHEM 398 Undergraduate Research [2-3 credits]
[Previous Course Code: CHEM 4001 Offered every semester for two to three credits; and in the summer session for three credits. Students do original research in accordance with their ability and background. Assessed by a letter grade and may be repeated for credit, but total credit may not exceed six. Prerequisite: CHEM 151 or CHEM 152
CHEM 399 Undergraduate Thesis [O-O-9:3]
The student performs original research and writes a thesis under the supervision of a faculty member. The thesis should include the results of original research carried out in CHEM 398. Prerequisite: CHEM 398
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AND STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING
ClVL 101 History and Practice of Civil Engineering [1-0-0:1]
Past and current practices of civil engineers in relation to their interaction with society, introduction to various subdisciplines of civil engineering, emphasis on ethics, responsi- bility and professionalism.
ClVL 102 Surveying [2-0-3:2]
Plane surveying preliminaries and planning, chain, levelling triangulation traversing, detail survey, survey ranging, analysisand adjustment of measurements, photogrammetry, plotting, and setting out.
ClVL 103 Surveying Camp [I credit]
One-week field study and mapping of an area; includes major and minor controls, levelling, detail survey, plotting, and setting out. Prerequisite: ClVL 102
ClVL 1 1 1 Construction Materials [2-1-3:3]
Properties of engineering materials and their relation to the internal structure of materials;
includes physical properties of construction materials like portland cement concrete, asphalt, polymers, ferrous metals and non-ferrous metals.
ClVL 112 Mechanics of Materials 1301 :31
Analysis of stress, strain and deformation; linear and non-linear material behaviour; strain energy; bending of beams, deflection; stability and bucklina of comoression members: - -.
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:bear and torsional stresses. Exclusion: MECH 101 ~ r e r i ~ u i s i t e : CIVL 113
ClVL 113 Statics and Dynamics [3-1-1:3]
[Previous Course Code: CIVL IOOA] Application of Newton's laws to engineering problems; includes force equilibrium, kinematics and kinetics of particles and rigid bodies.
Exclusion: MECH 102
ClVL 114 Civil Engineering Drawing [OQ3:1]
Fluency in graphical communication skills using freehand sketching, draughting equip- ment and computer draughting. Drawing procedures and relevant Civil Engineering Standards. Layout and development of multiple orthographic views, sectional views and dimensioning.
Undergraduate Course Desmzptions
ClVL 141 Environmental Engineering and Science 13-0-1 :3]
lntroduction to global environmental systems; emphasis on engineering solutions to problems affecting water, air and land resources.
ClVL 151 Fluid Mechanics I [2-1-2:2]
[Previous Course Code: ClVL 2511 An introduction to the mechanics of fluids; including fluid statics, kinematics and fundamental equations of fluid flow, flow nets, flow in porous media and applications in the design of hydraulic structures. Exclusion: MECH 121 Prerequisites: AL Physics and Pure Mathematics
ClVL 161 Elements of Civil Engineering Practice 12-2-0:3]
Fundamental design and construction principles of basic infrastructure systems including:
water supply, wastewater treatment, solid and hazardous wastes, transportation and traffic planning, buildings, bridges, water and earth-retaining structures, and foundations.
ClVL - 202 - Construction Engineering [3-1-0:3]
Study of the construction indust6; fundamental principles underlying construction prac- tices; economic factors in planning, organising, and operating a construction force; field trips and analyses of Hong Kong construction projects.
ClVL 231 Structural Theory and Design I [3-1-1:3]
Statically determinate structures, influence lines, deflections of simple structures, struc- tural forms and modelling, design philosophy, limit state design of steelworks, axial members, beams and steel connections. Prerequisites: ClVL 11 1 and ClVL 11 2 ClVL 232 Structural Theory and Design II [3-1-1:3]
Statically indeterminate structures, force and displacement methods, approximate analy- sis, concrete mix design, ultimate limit state design of concrete members subject to axial loads, bending, shear and torsion. Prerequisite: ClVL 231
ClVL 242 Water and Wastewater Engineering [3-1-0:3]
lntroduction to basic concepts of water quality; fundamentals of water and wastewater treatment processes; analysis of treatment process flowsheets; analysis of water quality management alternatives. Prerequisite: ClVL 141
ClVL 252 Fluid Mechanics II [2-1-2:2]
Fluid dynamics with an emphasis on Civil Engineering applications; includes laminar and turbulent flow, boundary layers, separation, fluid flow about immersed objects, in pipes and in open channels, dimensional analysis and similitude. Exclusion: MECH 221 Prerequisite: ClVL 151
ClVL 253 Hydraulics and Hydrology [3-2-1:3]
Hydrological cycle; precipitation analysis; abstractions; runoff and streamflow; runoff simulation; stochastic hydrology; rapidly and gradually varied flow in channels; flow machinery; transients; flow measurement. Prerequisite: ClVL 252
ClVL 261 Traffic and Transportation Engineering [3-1-0:3]
lntroduction to transportation systems; characteristics of transport mode1s;planning and evaluation of transport projects and systems; geometric design of roads and streets, traffic engineering studies, traffic control measures.
ClVL 271 Geotechnical Engineering I [3-1-2:3]
lntroduction to minerals, rock, structural geology and geologic processes; introduction to soil mechanics principles; includes properties of geotechnical materials, soil classifica-
Undergraduate Course Desrriptions
tion, phase relationship, state of stress, ground water flow consolidation and shear strength. Prerequisites ClVL 11 1 and ClVL 112
ClVL 272 Geotechnical Engineering II [3-1-2:3]
Soil engineering with emphasis on principles of shear strength, flow and seepage problems; consolidation theory and design; short and long term slopes stability; introduc- tion to geotechnical earthquake engineering. Prerequisite: ClVL 271
ClVL 300 Special Topics [I-4 credits]
Selected topics in Civil and Structural Engineering of current interest to the Department and not covered by existing courses.
ClVL 301 Civil Engineering Planning [3-1-0:3]
Planning concepts; role of engineering, economic, environmental, and social information;
institutional, political and legal aspects; planning of wafer regulation and distribution systems, waste treatment and disposal systems, land and water transportation systems.
Prerequisite: ClVL 101
ClVL 302 Construction Engineering and Technology [3-1-0:3]
Construction engineering theory, construction processes; methods engineering, automa- tion and mechanisation; task analysis; adaptive systems and control concepts; construc- tion technologies; studies of tunnelling and ground support, harbours, dams, bridges and high-rise structures. Prerequisite: ClVL 202
ClVL 303 Project Management D-1-0:31
Project initiation, development and management, planning and estimating procedures, CPM, PERT, precedence,resource schedulinq, networkina. cost and Dro~ect control: leaal considerations; simulation in networks, stochastic netwo;ks, projedt management &d evaluation.
ClVL 323 Construction Materials Technology [3-1-0:3]
Properties and constituents of cement paste, microcracking and failure mechanisms;
concrete: quality control. high strength, admixtures; properties of bitumen: mix design, response to loading; structure, properties and engineering uses of metals, polymers, ceramics and composites. Prerequisite: ClVL 11 1
ClVL 324 Prestressed Concrete [3-1431
Historical development; methods of prestressing, elastic analysis and design; flexural and shear capacrty; losses of prestress; anchorage zones; composite members; design procedures and applications. Prerequisite: ClVL 334
ClVL 331 Structural Mechanics [3-1-0:3]
Failure theories, stress and strain transformations, stress concentration, fatigue; three dimensional analysis of stress and strain, fundamentals of elasticity theory, bending of beams, torsion, plates and shells. Prerequisite: ClVL 11 2
ClVL 332 Dynamic Loads and Structural Behaviour [3-1-0:3]
Dynamic loads on structures caused by wind, earthquakes, impact, moving loads and vibration. Dynamic behaviour of structures under this loading and design methods to resist these forces. Prerequisite: ClVL 334
ClVL 333 Structural Stability [3-1431
Euler buckling, uniform and non-uniform sections, eccentric loading; continuous struts;
stabilrty of frames; energy and approximate methods; thin walled strut; lateral bucking of beams; bending and buckling of thin plates. Prerequisite: ClVL 335
Undergraduate Course Descriptions
ClVL 334 Structural Theory and Design lllA [3-2-0:3]
Matrix and finite element analysis of structures, cable and suspension bridges, structural dynamics; design of reinforced concrete building frames, structural walls, slabs, retaining structures; introduction to prestressed concrete. Prerequisite: ClVL 232
ClVL 335 Structural Theory and Design lllB [3-2-0:3]
Thin-walled structures, bending of plates, elastic stability, plastic analysis; elastic and plastic design method of steel structures, beams, stanchions, buckling, beam-columns, girders, frames, limit state design; timber construction. Prerequisite: ClVL 232
ClVL 336 Bridge Design [3-1-0:3]
Historical development; design philosophies; loadings; articulation; design of slab, slab- and-beam bridge decks, orthotropic plates and grid frames, plate web and box girder bridges. Prerequisites: ClVL 334 and ClVL 335
ClVL 337 Computer Methods of Structural Analysis [3-1-0:3]
Review of matrix formulation of structural analysis using stiffness method, solution of large systems of linear equations, applications to civil engineering structures, modelling of complex structural systems. Prerequisite: ClVL 334
ClVL 338 Design of Structural Systems [3-1-1:3]
The wholestructural design process including definition of functional requirements, loads in structures, selection of structural scheme, formulation of design criteria, preliminary analysis and design, and computer-aided proportioning. Prerequisite: ClVL 232
ClVL 343 Air Atmospheric Pollution: Processes and Control [3-0-1:3]
Application of fluid mechanics and chemistry to air pollution problems; includes transpor- tation, dispersion, chemical conversion, scavenging and deposition of pollutants in the atmosphere. Prerequisites: ClVL 141 and ClVL 151
ClVL 344 Solid Waste Management [3-1-0:3]
Practical aspects of problem solving with discussion on current collection methods, systems, and equipment, available disposal techniques and facilities, material recovery and recycling systems. Prerequisite: ClVL 141
ClVL 345 Environmental Analysis of Aqueous Systems 13-0-3:3]
Sampling and laboratory analytical procedures used in the examination of water and wastewater; introduction to "wet" chemical methods and instrumental methods of analy- sis. Prerequisite: ClVL 242
ClVL 351 Municipal Hydraulic Systems [3-2-0:3]
Planning, analysis and design of municipal water and wastewater systems and sewage outfalls; includes community planning, loading and demand forecasting, hydraulics, stormwater management, and drainage system design. Prerequisite: ClVL 253
ClVL 352 Water Resources Systems [3-2-0:3]
Broadening of hydraulic/hydrologic concepts; includes water resources systems, math- ematical skillsforanalysing natural andengineered water resource systems, planning and design of water resource systems using representative examples.
Prerequisite: ClVL 351
ClVL 353 Groundwater Hydraulics and Pollution Transport [3-1-0:3]
Study on groundwater hydraulics; includes steady flow in aquifers, aquifer and well testing, regional flow; study on groundwater pollution transport; includes transport processes, and advection-dispersion models. Prerequisites: ClVL 101 and ClVL 252
Undergraduate Course Descriptions Underpraduate Course Descriptions
ClVL 355 Numerical Methods i n Civil Engineering [3-1431 Finite difference. introduction to finite elements. aoolications in structural. aeotechnical and hydraulic engineering including two and three &r;lensional stress analis;, plates and shells, seepage and fluids, soil and rock dynamics. Prerequisites: ClVL 232, ClVL 252 and ClVL 272
ClVL 361 Transportation Facilities Design [3-1431
Vehicle motion, human factors, and geometric design of streets and highways; highway capacity; geometric design of intersections and interchanges; pavement design and management; economic and other design considerations. Prerequisites: ClVL 232 and ClVL 261
ClVL 362 Transportation System Operations [3-1-0:3]
Principles of transportation system operations; traffic characteristics and methods of measurement; safety and operations; models of transportation operations and conges- tion applied to urban streets, freeways, and mass transit services. Prerequisite:ClVL 261
ClVL 372 Geotechnical Engineering Ill [3-2431
Theow of consolidation and its application to foundation desian: methods of minimisina settlements and effect of settlement on structures; bearingcapacity of soils; footing design; lateral earth pressures; retaining-wall design; pile and pile foundation; slope stability, seepage. Prerequisite: ClVL 272
ClVL 373 Environmental Geotechnology [3-1431
Soil and site characterisation in relation to natural and man-made hazards; waste containment; and waste site remediation techniques. Prerequisites: ClVL 141 and ClVL 271
ClVL 397 Civil Engineering Project I [M)-5:2]
Applications of civil engineering principles to the design, planning, experimental or analytical investigation of current engineering design and research problems. Students should have completed the second-year Civil and Structural Engineering programme.
May be graded PP.
ClVL 398 Civil Engineering Project II Continuation of ClVL 397. Prerequisite: ClVL 397
DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE
COMP 101 Computing Fundamentals [2-0-2:3]
[Previous Course Code: COMP 1811 lntroduction to computers and computing tools primarily for non-Engineering students. Computer hardware and software; data commu- nications. Window managers; word processing; electronic mail; spreadsheets; presen- tation araohics: database manaaement: statistical analvsis. Exclusions: ISMT 101:
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or above in any COMP course 'COMP 102 Computer Fundamentals and Programming [302:4]
lntroduction to computers and prwrammina techniaues. Computer hardware and software. programming in a high:level language. ~ l ~ o r i t h m s and problem solving; subprograms; recursion; simple data structures; abstract data types; debugging techniques.
COMP 106 C Programming [I-0-2:2]
Extensive study of the C programming language: program structure, functions, control flow, pointers, arrays, structures, file input and output; use of programming tools in the UNlX environment; relevant programming techniques. Prerequisite: COMP 102
COMP 1 1 1 Software Tools [2-0-2:3]
Using, primarily, the UNlX environment and shell programming techniques as a platform for developing software tools. Laboratory exercises will also give hands-on practice with tools that increase programmer productivity such as document preparation tools, window managers, and Internet facilities. Prerequisite / Corequisite: COMP 102
COMP 171 Data Structures and Algorithms [3-1-0:3]
Basic data structures in the design and implementation of algorithms. Lists, stacks, queues, trees, graphs, hash tables: their specification, representation and manipulation;
applications tos&ing and searching algorithms and their comparison; external data organisation; memory management. Exclusion: ISMT 227 Prerequisite: COMP 102
COMP 180 Computer Organisation [3-0-1:3]
[Previous Course Code: COMP 1911 The internal organisation and operation of digital computers; levels of design of computersystems: digital logic design, microprogramming, machine language, assembly language, and operating systems; introduction to advanced computer architectures such as RlSC and parallel computers. Prerequisite: COMP 102 COMP 21 1 Introduction to Software Engineering [2-0-1:2]
Methods and tools for planning, designing, implementing, validating, and maintaining large software systems. Laboratory work to build software systems as a team using appropriate software engineering tools and techniques. Prerequisites: COMP 102 and COMP 11 1
COMP 221 Fundamentals of Artificial Intelligence I [3-1-0:3]
Foundations underlying design of intelligent systems. Relations between logical, statis- tical, cognitive, biological paradigms; basic techniques for heuristic search, theorem proving, knowledge representation, adaptation; applications in vision, language, plan- ning, expert systems. Prerequisite: COMP 171
COMP 231 Database Management Systems [3-0-1:3]
Principles of database systems; conceptual modelling and data models; logical and physical database design; query languages and query processing; database services including concurrency, crash recovery, security and integrity. Hands-on DBMS experi- ence. Exclusion: ISMT 226 Prerequisite: COMP 171
COMP 241 Interactive Systems Design [2-0-1:2]
User interfaces design. Graphics-based user interfaces. User-centred design methods, usability. Related hardware, algorithms, software, programming packages, standards, look and feel of software systems. Aesthetic considerations, fonts, colour, sound, etc.
Application specific considerations. Prerequisite: COMP 171
COMP 251 Principles of Programming Languages [3-0-1:3]
[Previous Course Code: COMP2011 Comparative studies of programming languages, programming language concepts and constructs; introduction to non-imperative pro- gramming paradigms; object-oriented, functional, logical; concurrent programs; basic
[Previous Course Code: COMP2011 Comparative studies of programming languages, programming language concepts and constructs; introduction to non-imperative pro- gramming paradigms; object-oriented, functional, logical; concurrent programs; basic