Undergraduates.
Sample Focus Program for Electrical Engineering (EE) Majors
The focus program is an opportunity for first year and second year students to study topics in depth. For more information on the second year clusters, please visit http://focus.aas.duke.edu. These sample programs below illustrate a course of study for Focus participation in the fall semester of the freshman year. Participation in spring semester of the freshman year or during the sophomore year will result in a different schedule.
Matriculants with AP Credit in Math or Chemistry
| FIRST YEAR | |
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester |
| 1. Focus Seminar 1 | 1. MATH 32, Calculus II |
| 2. Focus Seminar 2 | 2. PHYSICS 61L, Mechanics |
| 3. Focus 105 I | 3. SS-H (see Note) |
| 4. WRITING 20 (see Note) | 4. EGR 53L, Comp Methods in Engineering |
| 5. MATH 31 or CHEM 21L (see Note) | |
| SOPHOMORE YEAR | |
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester |
| 1. ECE 27L, Fundamentals of ECE | |
| 2. PHYSICS 62L, Electricity, Magnetism & Optics | Follow sample program without AP Math Credit |
| 3. MATH 103, Intermediate Calculus | |
| 4. ECE 52L, Digital Systems | |
Matriculants with AP Credit in Math and Chemistry
| FIRST YEAR | |
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester |
| 1. Focus Seminar 1 | 1. MATH 103, Intermediate Calculus |
| 2. Focus Seminar 2 | 2. PHYSICS 61L, Mechanics |
| 3. Focus 105 I | 3. SS-H (see Note) |
| 4. WRITING 20 (see Note) | 4. EGR 53L, Comp Methods in Engineering |
| 5. MATH 32, Calculus II | |
| SOPHOMORE YEAR | |
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester |
| 1. ECE 27L, Fundamentals of ECE | |
| 2. PHYSICS 62L, Electricity, Magnetism & Optics | Follow sample program with AP Math Credit |
| 3. MATH 107, Linear Algebra & Differential Equations | |
| 4. ECE 52L, Digital Systems | |
- WRITING 20: University Writing Program, required in first year.
- MATH 31, Calculus I, or CHEM 21L, General Chemistry: Whichever is not already covered by AP credit.
- PHYSICS 61L & 62L: Matriculating students who have AP credit for PHYSICS 61L (but not 62L) take PHYSICS 62L; those who have AP credit for PHYSICS 61L and 62L take PHYSICS 63L; and international students who have credit for the equivalent of PHYSICS 51L & 52L take PHYSICS 143L.
- SS-H: Social Sciences and Humanities, 5 required semester-course electives, appropriately distributed. Some Focus courses may count as SS-H courses; check with Dean Simmons to verify whether particular courses meet Engineering SS-H requirements.
Page content last updated July 26 2008 10:29:21.