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Although courses in solid modeling and computer programming are required in many engineering curriculums, students typically study these topics in separate courses. At Michigan Technological University, both of these topics are taught in the same course to meet the first-year engineering program objective of developing proficiency in the use of computers in solving engineering problems. Another objective...