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ME 441 - Introduction to Engineering Design and Solid Modeling
Credits:
4.00
Engineering design process and the language of graphical
communication introduced via team design projects and
laboratory exercises. Topics include sketching, 3-D
visualization, computer aided design, solid modeling,
projection theory, engineering drawings, report writing and
oral communication. Writing intensive.
ME 442 - Manufacturing Engineering and Design
Credits:
4.00
Introduces basic manufacturing processes associated with
mechanical, electrical, and electronic systems through
classroom lectures, seminars, laboratory exercises, field
trips, and student projects. Prereq: ME 441.
ME 503 - Thermodynamics
Credits:
3.00
Properties of a pure substance, work and heat, laws of
thermodynamics, entropy, thermodynamic relations, cycles.
Prereq: PHYS 407. Pre- or Coreq: MATH 528.
ME 523 - Introduction to Statics and Dynamics
Credits:
3.00
Overview of statics and dynamics applying concepts to
particles then to rigid bodies. Topics include two- and
three-dimensional force systems; laws of equilibrium;
analyses of trusses and frames; friction; relative motion;
impulse-momentum principles; work-energy relationships.
Prereq: MATH 426; PHYS 407. Not for ME majors.
ME 525 - Mechanics I
Credits:
3.00
Introduces statics. Two- and three-dimensional force
systems, the concept of equilibrium, analysis of trusses
and frames, centroids, bending moment and shear force
diagrams, and friction. Prereq: PHYS 407. Pre- or Coreq:
MATH 426. Writing intensive.
Co-requisites:
ME 526 - Mechanics II
Credits:
3.00
Introduces strength of materials. Analysis of members
under torsion, axial, shear and bending stresses,
superposition of stresses, stability of columns. Prereq: ME
525. Writing intensive.
ME 542 - Mechanical Dissection and Design Analysis
Credits:
4.00
Engineering design and analysis of mechanical systems
through in-depth dissection experiences. Relationships
between functional specifications and design solutions,
role of engineering analysis in design, and the importance
of manufacturing constraints. Lab experiences include team
dissections of mechanical artifacts, e.g., fishing reel,
bike, electric drill. Introduces basic metal working
operations. Prereq: ME 441. Coreq: ME 525 and permission.
No credit if credit received for ME 442.
ME 561 - Introduction to Materials Science
Credits:
4.00
The concepts of materials science and the relation of
structure of material properties. Atomic structure,
bonding material transport, mechanical properties of
materials, solidification, phase diagrams, solid state
transformations, and corrosion and oxidation. Laboratory
exercises are carried out to demonstrate the basic concepts
of the course. Prereq: one semester of introductory
chemistry with a lab or equivalent. Writing intensive.
ME 603 - Heat Transfer
Credits:
3.00
Analysis of phenomena; steady-state and transient
conduction, radiation, and convection; engineering
applications. Prereq: MATH 527, ME 608. Pre- or Coreq: CS 41
ME 608 - Fluid Dynamics
Credits:
3.00
Dynamics and thermodynamics of compressible and
incompressible fluid flow; behavior of fluids as expressed
by hydrostatic, continuity, momentum, and energy equations.
Prereq: ME 503.
Co-requisites:
ME 627
ME 627 - Mechanics III
Credits:
3.00
Introduction to particle and rigid body dynamics.
Rectilinear and curvilinear motion, translation and
rotation, momentum and impulse principles, and work-energy
relationships. Prereq: ME 525 or permission. Writing
intensive.
ME 629 - Kinematics and Dynamics of Machines
Credits:
3.00
Kinematic and dynamic analysis of mechanisms and their
synthesis. Applications to reciprocating engines;
balancing and cam dynamics are developed. Prereq: ME 627.
ME 643 - Elements of Design
Credits:
3.00
Analysis, synthesis, and design of machine elements and
systems. Development of engineering judgment; selection of
materials stress and failure analysis; kinematic
arrangement design for finite and infinite life. Open-ended
design problems unify course topics. Prereq: ME 526.
Writing intensive.
ME 646 - Experimental Measurement and Data Analysis
Credits:
4.00
Basic and advanced techniques of engineering and
scientific parameter measurement including statistical
data and error analysis, curve fitting, calibration and
application of transducers, and technical writing.
Laboratory experiments draw on concepts from mechanics,
thermodynamics, and fluid mechanics. Prereq: ME 526; 608.
Writing intensive.
ME 670 - Systems Modeling, Simulation, and Control
Credits:
4.00
Lumped parameter models for mechanical, electrical,
thermal, fluid, and mixed systems. Matrix representation,
eigenvalues, eigenvectors, time domain solutions, frequency
response plots, and computer simulations are used to
explore system response. Design of system for desired
responses. Introduces feedback control, stability, and
performance criteria. Prereq: ECE 537, ME 608, MATH 527.
Writing intensive.
ME 695 - Special Topics
Credits:
2.00 to 4.00
Course topics not offered in other courses. May be
repeated for credit. Lab. Prereq: permission.
ME 696 - Projects
Credits:
1.00 to 4.00
Analytical, experimental, or design projects undertaken
individually or in teams under faculty guidance. May be
repeated for credit.
ME 699 - Engineering Internship
Credits:
1.00
Internship experience provides on-the-job reinforcement of
academic programs in mechanical engineering. Contact the
Mechanical Engineering department office for guidelines.
May be repeated to a maximum of 3 credits. Prereq:
appropriate class standing in major, 2.5 grade point
average, and permission. Cr/F.
ME #701 - Macroscopic Thermodynamics
Credits:
4.00
Thermodynamic principles using an analytic, postulational
approach and Legendre transformations to obtain
thermodynamic potentials. Prereq: ME 503 or permission.
ME 702 - Statistical Thermodynamics
Credits:
4.00
Macroscopic thermodynamic principles developed by means of
microscopic analysis. Prereq: ME 503.
ME 705 - Thermal System Analysis and Design
Credits:
4.00
Engineering design of thermal systems that involve real
problems and analysis of performance of the design. Design
criteria include function, performance, optimization,
economy, safety, and others as appropriate for the system.
Required for ME seniors. Prereq: ME 603. Writing intensive.
ME 707 - Analytical Fluid Dynamics
Credits:
4.00
Kinematics of flow; constitutive relationships;
development of the Navier-Stokes equations; vorticity
theorems; potential flow. Prereq: ME 608.
ME 708 - Gas Dynamics
Credits:
4.00
Study of one-dimensional subsonic and supersonic flows of
compressible ideal and real fluids. Wave phenomena; linear
approach to two-dimensional problems; applications in
propulsion systems. Prereq: ME 608 or permission.
ME 709 - Computational Fluid Dynamics
Credits:
3.00
Review of matrix methods; basics of finite differences,
basics of spectral methods, stability, accuracy,
Navier-Stokes solvers. Prereq: ME 603 or permission.
ME 711 - Coherent Optical Methods
Credits:
3.00
Introduces electro-optic experimental techniques in
mechanics. Optical fundamentals including elements of
scalar diffraction theory, interferometry, holography,
Doppler shifts, coherence, and laser speckle. Applications
including mechanical strain measurements, vibrational mode
determination, fluid pressure, temperature measurements,
and fluid velocity measurements. Concepts from course are
demonstrated in lab. Prereq: permission.
ME 712 - Waves in Fluids
Credits:
3.00
Linear and nonlinear dynamics of hyperbolic and dispersive
wave systems with application to acoustic waves, surface
and internal gravity waves, Rossby waves, and capillary
waves. Key physical concepts include wave-generation
mechanisms, wavelength and amplitude dispersion, group
velocity and energy propagation, steady streaming, and mode
interactions. Prereq: ME 608 or equivalent.
ME #723 - Advanced Dynamics
Credits:
4.00
Classical dynamics oriented to contemporary engineering
applications. Review of particle dynamics. Hamilton's
principle and the Lagrange equations. Kinematic and
dynamics of rigid bodies, gyroscopic effects in machinery
and space structures. Prereq: ME 627 or permission.
ME 724 - Vibration Theory and Applications
Credits:
4.00
Discrete vibrating systems. Linear system concepts;
single-degree-of-freedom system with general excitation.
Matrix theory and eigenvalue problems. Many degrees of
freedom, normal mode theory for free and forced vibration.
Numerical methods; introduction to continuous systems;
applications to structural and mechanical systems. Prereq:
ME 526; 627 or permission.
ME 727 - Advanced Mechanics of Solids
Credits:
4.00
Stress, strain, stress-strain relations, anisotropic
behavior, introduction to elasticity, plane stress/strain,
bending and torsion of members with general cross-sections
introduction to thin plates and shells, energy methods.
Prereq: ME 526 or permission.
ME 730 - Mechanical Behavior of Materials
Credits:
4.00
Elastic and inelastic behavior of materials in terms of
micro- and macromechanics. Stress, strain, and
constitutive relations related to recent developments in
dislocation theory and other phenomena on the atomic scale
and to the continuum mechanics on the macroscopic scale.
Elasticity, plasticity, visoelasticity, creep, fracture,
and damping. Anisotropic and heterogeneous materials.
Prereq: ME 526; 561 or permission.
ME 731 - Fracture and Fatigue Engineering Material
Credits:
4.00
Reviews fundamentals of linear elastic fracture mechanics
and strain energy release rate analyses. Discusses basic
methods of design for prevention of failure by fast
fracture and fatigue for metals, ceramics, and polymers
with attention to the effect of material properties and
subsequent property modification on each design approach.
Prereq: ME 526; 561 or permission.
ME 735 - Mechanics of Composite Materials
Credits:
4.00
Classification of composites. Anisotropy of composite
materials. Micromechanical predictions of elastic and
hygrothermal properties. Strength and failure of composite
materials. Analysis of laminates. Experimental methods for
characterization of composites. Prereq: ME 526; ME 603; or
permission.
ME #741 - Nonlinear Systems Modeling
Credits:
4.00
Modeling of hydraulic, pneumatic, and electromechanical
systems. Solution methods including linearization and
computer simulation of nonlinear equations. Development of
methods of generalizing the nonlinear models for design
purposes. Prereq: ME 670 or permission.
ME 743 - Satellite Systems, Dynamics, and Control
Credits:
3.00
General satellite systems with emphasis on spacecraft
dynamics and control. Topics include general satellite
information such as types of satellites, missions, and
orbits, as well as satellite subsystems. Basic spacecraft
dynamics and orbital mechanics topics are covered. Advanced
topics include attitude and orbit estimation, and automatic
attitude control. Prereq: ME 670 or permission.
ME 744 - Corrosion
Credits:
4.00
The course is split into three parts. The first part
reviews and develops basic concepts of electro-chemistry,
kinetics, and measurement methods. The second part covers
the details of specific corrosion mechanisms and phenomena
including passivity, galvanic corrosion, concentration cell
corrosion, pitting and crevice corrosion, and
environmentally induced cracking. The third part focuses on
the effects of metallurgical structure on corrosion,
corrosion in selected environments, corrosion prevention
methods, and materials selection and design. Prereq: CHEM
405 or 403; ME 561 or permission. Lab.
ME 747 - Experimental Measurement and Modeling of Complex Systems
Credits:
4.00
Experimental measurements for evaluation, design, and
control of mechanical, electrical, and thermal/fluid
phenomena. Emphasizes the dynamic response of both sensors
and systems and the interactions between physical
processes. Experimental examples are drawn from mechanics,
material science, thermal-fluid science and controls.
Prereq: ME 561; 646; 670. Writing intensive.
ME 755 - Senior Design Project I
Credits:
2.00
Part I of this two-part sequence emphasizes problem
definition, analysis, development of alternative concepts,
decision-making processes, synthesis of an optimum solution
and the development of a conceptual design. Lectures on
these and other topics are combined with seminars given by
professionals from industry, government, and academia.
Related topics include ISO9000 quality systems, engineering
management, design review process, engineering economics,
team building and communications. Students are organized
into project teams to develop a conceptual design. Formal
design reviews are conducted. A formal proposal documents
the semester's work. Prereq: Senior standing in ME. Lab.
Writing intensive.
ME 756 - Senior Design Project II
Credits:
2.00
Continuation of Senior Design Project I, in which the
proposal submitted in the previous course is developed
into a prototype system. Part II emphasizes the
development, assembly, testing and evaluation of the system
designed in Part I. Lectures and seminars focus on the
prototype development process, design verification and
industry practices. A formal report documents the
semester's work. Prereq: ME 755. Writing intensive.
ME 757 - Coastal Engineering and Processes
Credits:
3.00
Introduces small amplitude and finite amplitude wave
theories. Wave forecasting by significant wave method and
wave spectrum method. Coastal processes and shoreline
protection. Wave forces and wave structure interaction.
Introduces mathematical and physical modeling. Prereq: ME
608 or permission. (Also offered as CIE 757 and OE 757.)
ME 760 - Physical Metallurgy I
Credits:
4.00
Introduction to physical metallurgy; dislocations;
thermodynamics of materials, diffusion, phase
transformations, and strengthening mechanisms in solids.
Prereq: ME 561 or permission. Lab.
ME 761 - Diffraction and Imaging Methods in Materials Science
Credits:
4.00
Introduces x-ray diffraction and electron microscopy.
Basic crystallography, reciprocal lattice, x-ray and
electron diffraction, x-ray methods, transmission and
scanning electron microscopy. Prereq: CHEM 403; PHYS 408 or
permission. Lab.
ME 763 - Thin Film Science and Technology
Credits:
4.00
The processing, structure, and properties of thin solid
films. Vacuum technology, deposition methods, film
formation mechanisms, characterization of thin films, and
thin-film reactions. Mechanical, electrical and optical
properties of thin films. Prereq: ME 561 or permission.
ME 770 - Design with Microprocessors
Credits:
4.00
Basic operation of microprocessors and micro-controllers
is explained, and interfacing these devices to sensors,
displays and mechanical systems is explored. Topics
include: number systems, architecture, registers, memory
mapping, interrupts and interfacing for system design.
Methods of programming and interfacing with
mechanical/electrical systems are covered in class, and
then implemented in lab. Prereq: ECE 537 or permission. Lab.
ME 772 - Control Systems
Credits:
4.00
Development of advanced control system design concepts
such as Nyquist analysis, lead-lag compensation, state
feedback, parameter sensitivity, controllability,
observability, introduction to non-linear and modern
control. Includes interactive computer-aided design and
real-time digital control. Prereq: ME 747 or permission.
(Also offered as ECE 772.) Lab.
ME 773 - Electromechanical Analysis and Design
Credits:
4.00
Analysis and design of electromechanical systems using
lumped parameter models and magnetic finite element
analysis (FEA). Electrostatic and magnetic field equations
are discussed and used to derive magnetic and electric
lumped model elements. Brushless dc motor is analyzed using
lumped models and FEA. Various drive types are discussed
and the motor system analyzed to obtain torque-speed
curves. Design principles are given and utilized in a
design project. Prereq: ME 670 or permission.
ME 776 - Product Design
Credits:
4.00
Provides a thorough overview of the steps in the
engineering design process. Topics include product
planning, need identification, specification formulation,
benchmarking, concept generation and selection, design for
manufacture, assembly, and environment. Students develop a
product as part of a team. Prereq: ME 441 or equivalent CAD
experience; ME 542 (Mechanical Dissection) or ME 442
(Manufacturing).
ME #781 - Mathematical Methods in Engineering Science I
Credits:
4.00
Complex variables, Fourier series and transforms, ordinary
and partial differential equations, vector space theory.
Prereq: MATH 527; 528 or permission.
ME 783 - Geometric Modeling
Credits:
4.00
Topics include curves, surfaces, solids, analytic and
relational properties, intersections, transformations, and
solid modeling. Emphasizes applications in computer
graphics and CAD/CAM systems. Prereq: CS 410; MATH 528 or
permission.
ME 785 - Solid Mechanics in Manufacturing
Credits:
4.00
Characterization of material properties are studied with
emphasis on plastic deformation. Also, numerical
approaches to solve for the forces, stresses, and strains
in manufacturing processes are covered. In particular, two
prominent mass production manufacturing areas, metal
forming and cutting, are examined. Prereq: ME 561; ME 627.
ME 786 - Introduction to Finite Element Analysis
Credits:
4.00
Topics include basic matrix theory, potential energy
approach, direct stiffness method, calculus of variations,
development of finite element theory, and modeling
techniques. Applications in solid mechanics, heat transfer,
fluids, and electromagnetic devices, via both commercially
available codes and student-written codes. Prereq: ME 526,
603 or permission. Lab.
ME 795 - Special Topics
Credits:
2.00 to 4.00
New or specialized courses and/or independent study. May
be repeated for credit.
ME 797 - Honors Seminar
Credits:
1.00
Course enrichment and/or additional independent study in
subject matter pertaining to a 600- or 700-level ME course
other than ME 695, 696, 697, or 795.