AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING - Fall 2003

Crop Harvesting Dynamics

Course Number: Agricultural Engineering 441/541, section XC (CD-ROM), section XL (streaming media), section XM

(videotape)

Credit: 3 undergraduate or graduate credits

Tuition: $543 undergraduate, $840 graduate, plus delivery fee: CD-ROM or videotape $600, streaming media $435 (Delivery fee is nonrefundable.)

CD-ROM OR VIDEOTAPE OR STREAMING MEDIA

Dates: August 25-December 19, 2003

Classes: live session Thursday 4-5 p.m.

Enrollment Deadline: August 15, 2003

    Physical principles behind the harvesting and handling of all types of crops: grains and foods, fuels, biomass and fibers,fragrances and fertilizers. Technological principles, practice, performance analysis and design of engineered systems forharvesting crops, with principal emphasis on grain harvested biological materials. Environmental factors that affect cropquality and influence machine operation and design. Harvesting equipment design, test, operating and manufacturing criteria. Extra individual/team projects required.

Prerequisite: A E 203 (Computer Applications and Systems Modeling) and Mathematics 266 (Elementary Differential Equations) or equivalent

Computer Requirements: 600 MHz Intel Pentium III processor or greater; 256MB RAM; 256Kpbs DSL/cable modem; full duplex sound card and speakers; video card that can set to display at 1024x760 (video); CD-ROM; Windows, 2000, NT Service Pack 4 or later, or XP. Mac OS9 or OS X; Internet Explorer 6 or later /Netscape 7; Acrobat Reader 5

Note: May be applied toward Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering

Instructor: Graeme Quick

For information visit: http://www.lifelearner.iastate.edu/courses/disciplinefa03.htm or call Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. toll free (800) 262-0015.

To Register visit: http://www.lifelearner.iastate.edu/courses/register.htm

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Fax: 712-366-1723
E-mail: swirrc@iastate.edu