CEE 3610 - Introduction to Transportation Engineering

(CU-SBY)

Spring. 3 credits. Student option grading (no audit).

Prerequisite: MATH 1920. Co-meets with CEE 5610.

F. Vanek.

Introduces technological, economic, and social aspects of transportation. Emphasizes design and functioning of transportation systems and their components. Covers supply-demand interactions; system planning, design, and management; traffic flow, intersection control and network analysis; institutional and energy issues; and environmental impacts.

Outcome 1: Develop understanding of analytical models used for traffic flow, intersection delay, transit line operations, and urban transportation planning.

Outcome 2: Develop understanding of how engineering and economic criteria interact to guide decisions regarding system design and operation.

Outcome 3: Increase awareness of transportation’s role with respect to energy usage, environmental quality, and the economy.

Outcome 4: Develop understanding of how transportation systems are financed, the role of public policy, and potential alternative financing methods.