2018-19 Academic Catalog

May 05, 2024

2018-19 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions

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Schedule Type Classifications

The delivery of instruction often requires educational material to be organized and presented to students in a variety of ways. In order to facilitate the planning for and scheduling of classes to accommodate these multiple types of instruction, it is necessary to divide courses into organizational parts which reflect the unique combinations of instructors, meeting places, and time patterns used to conduct the instruction. The schedule types listed below are intended to reflect the nature of activities required of students, the relationship between students and their instructors, and the settings required to deliver the content of an instructional offering.

LEC — Lecture
LAB — Laboratory
DIS — Distance Education
CLN — Clinic
EX — Experiential
IND — Individual Study
SD — Studio

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Mechanical Engineering
	ME 11400 - Engineering Drawing Credit Hours: 2.00. A technical drawing course covering geometric constructions, pictorial and multiview drawing, sections, graphical vector solutions, dimensioning, detail and assembly drawings. Development of free hand sketching techniques as well as the use of drafting instruments. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	ME 11500 - Engineering Drawing I Credit Hours: 1.00. (CE 11500) A technical drawing course covering engineering geometry, orthographic projection, auxiliary views, dimensioning, and tolerancing using sketching techniques, and 2-D CAD. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	ME 11600 - Engineering Drawing II Prerequisite(s): ME 11500 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- OR CE 11500 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- Credit Hours: 1.00. (CE 11600) A continuation of the technical drawing course covering 3-D parametric modeling, part assembly modeling, and detail and assembly drawings. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	ME 20000 - Thermodynamics I Prerequisite(s): MA 26100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- AND (ME 27000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- OR CE 27100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D-) Credit Hours: 3.00. First and second laws of thermodynamics, entropy, reversible and irreversible processes, properties of pure substances. Application to engineering problems. Typically offered Spring Summer Fall. View Class Schedule
	ME 27000 - Basic Mechanics I Prerequisite(s): ENGR 18100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- AND MA 26100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- (MAY BE TAKEN CONCURRENTLY) Credit Hours: 3.00. Vector operations, forces and couples, free body diagrams, equilibrium of a particle and of rigid bodies. Friction. Distributed forces. Centers of gravity and centroids. Applications from structural and machine elements, such as bars, trusses, and friction devices. Kinematics and equations of motion of a particle for rectilinear and curvilinear motion. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	ME 27100 - Basic Mechanics I (Statics) Prerequisite(s): MA 16300 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- AND MA 16400 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- AND PHYS 15200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- Credit Hours: 3.00. (CE 27101) Review of vector algebra and equilibrium. Hydrostatics, virtual work, static stability, friction. First and second moments of areas, volumes, and masses, center of gravity. Credit is not allowed for both CE 27101 and ME 27100. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	ME 27400 - Basic Mechanics II Prerequisite(s): (ME 27000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- OR CE 27100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D-) AND MA 26200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- (MAY BE TAKEN CONCURRENTLY) Credit Hours: 3.00. Review and extension of particle motion to include energy and momentum principles. Planar kinematics of rigid bodies. Kinetics for planar motion of rigid bodies, including equations of motion and principles of energy and momentum. Three-dimensional kinematics and kinetics of rigid bodies. Linear vibrations, with emphasis on single-degree-of-freedom systems. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	ME 27500 - Basic Mechanics II (Dynamics) Prerequisite(s): MA 26100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- AND (ME 27100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- OR CE 27101 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C-) Credit Hours: 3.00. (CE 27500) Fundamental concepts, kinematics, translation and rotation. Kinetics impulse, momentum, work, energy. Rectilinear and curvilinear translation of point masses. Plane motion of rigid bodies and vibration. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	ME 29100 - Industrial Practice I Credit Hours: 0.00. Practice in industry and comprehensive written report of this practice. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	ME 29200 - Industrial Practice II Credit Hours: 0.00. Practice in industry and comprehensive written report of this practice. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	ME 30201 - Thermodynamics II Prerequisite(s): ME 20000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- Credit Hours: 3.00. Properties of gas mixtures, air-vapor mixtures, applications. Thermodynamics of combustion processes, equilibrium. Energy conversion, power, and refrigeration systems. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	ME 30500 - General Thermodynamics I Prerequisite(s): MA 26100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- AND PHYS 26100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- Credit Hours: 3.00. Properties of pure substances, work and heat, first and second laws of thermodynamics, entropy, irreversibility and availability, power and refrigeration cycles, thermodynamic relations. Typically offered Spring. View Class Schedule
	ME 30600 - General Thermodynamics II Prerequisite(s): ME 30500 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- Credit Hours: 3.00. Thermodynamic relations. Power and refrigeration cycles, methods of thermodynamic analysis, technical thermodynamics and design, energy conversion. Thermodynamics of combustion processes and equilibrium. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	ME 31001 - Fluid Mechanics Prerequisite(s): ME 30201 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- AND ME 27400 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- AND ENGR 45000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- Credit Hours: 4.00. Continuum, velocity field, fluid statics, manometers, basic conservation laws for systems and control volumes, dimensional analysis. Euler and Bernoulli equations, viscous flows, boundary layers, flow in channels and around submerged bodies, one-dimensional gas dynamics, turbomachinery. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	ME 31100 - Engineering Economics And Project Management Prerequisite(s): MA 16400 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C Credit Hours: 3.00. (ECE 31200). Introduction to principles of engineering project management and techniques. Topics include technical feasibility studies, project specifications, scheduling, validation, lifecycle costing, and economic analysis. The focus is on managing an engineering project through scheduling, budgeting, resource management, execution and control. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	ME 31200 - Fluid Mechanics Prerequisite(s): MA 26400 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- AND (ME 27500 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- OR CE 27500 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C-) AND ME 30500 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- Credit Hours: 3.00. (CE 31200) Continuum, velocity field, fluid statics, basic conservation laws for systems and control volumes, dimensional analysis, Euler and Bernoulli equations, viscous flows, boundary layer flow in channels and around submerged bodies, one-dimensional gas dynamics. Typically offered Fall. View Class Schedule
	ME 31300 - Fluid Mechanics Laboratory Prerequisite(s): MA 26400 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- AND ME 27500 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- AND ME 30500 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- AND (ME 31200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- (MAY BE TAKEN CONCURRENTLY) OR CE 31200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- (MAY BE TAKEN CONCURRENTLY) ) Credit Hours: 1.00. (CE 31300) Introduction to fluid mechanics laboratory, experiments on flow patterns, velocity profile in an air pipe, wind tunnel calibration, draining of a tank, pipe friction, boundary layer studies, falling ball experiments, and viscosity measurements. Typically offered Fall. View Class Schedule
	ME 31601 - Heat And Mass Transfer Prerequisite(s): ME 31001 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- Credit Hours: 4.00. Fundamentals of heat transfer by conduction, convection, and radiation; mass transfer by convection. Relevance to engineering applications. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	ME 32000 - Kinematic Analysis And Design Prerequisite(s): MA 26400 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- AND (ME 11600 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- OR CE 11600 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C-) AND ME 27500 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- Credit Hours: 3.00. Graphical, analytical, and computer techniques for analyzing displacements, velocities, and accelerations in mechanisms. Analysis and design of linkages, cams and gears. Laboratory projects include analysis, design, construction, and evaluation of mechanisms. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	ME 32401 - Mechanics Of Materials Prerequisite(s): ME 27400 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- Credit Hours: 3.00. (CE 32401) Integrated approach to mechanics of materials emphasizing mechanics fundamentals as applied to machine design applications. Stress and strain in machine elements; mechanical properties of materials; extension, torsion, and bending of members; thermal stress; pressure vessels; static indeterminacy, stress transformation, Mohr’s circle. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	ME 32500 - Dynamics Of Physical Systems Prerequisite(s): ECE 20100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- AND ME 27500 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- AND MA 26400 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- Credit Hours: 3.00. Development and solution of linear models; translational and rotational mechanical systems, electrical systems, electromechanical systems, thermal systems, hydraulic systems. The Laplace transform, transfer functions, and Bode plots, state variable representation and solutions. Computer analysis and simulation. Typically offered Fall. View Class Schedule
	ME 32800 - Mechanics Of Materials Lab Prerequisite(s): ME 27400 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- Credit Hours: 1.00. (CE 32800) Experimental approach to mechanics of materials emphasizing mechanics fundamentals as applied to machine design applications. Experiments cover stress and strain in machine elements; mechanical properties of materials; extension, torsion, and bending of members; thermal stress; pressure vessels; static indeterminacy, stress transformation, Mohr’s circle. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	ME 33001 - Structure And Properties Of Materials Prerequisite(s): (ME 32401 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- OR CE 32401 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D-) Credit Hours: 3.00. (CE 33001) The relationship between the structure of materials and the resulting mechanical, thermal, electrical, and optical properties. Atomic structure, bonding, atomic arrangement, crystal symmetry, crystal structure, habit, lattices, defects, and the use of X-ray diffraction. Phase equilibria and microstructural development. Applications to design. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	ME 34500 - Mechanical Engineering Experimentation Prerequisite(s): CE 27300 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- AND MA 26400 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- AND ME 27500 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- AND ME 32500 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D Credit Hours: 3.00. Mechanical measurements and methods of experimentation. Calibration standards, statistical replication and error minimization, transducers and instrumentation, dimensional analysis and the design of an experiment. Laboratory experiments will require formal reports and will deal with displacements, velocities, pressures, and elastics strains. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	ME 35300 - Machine Design I Prerequisite(s): ME 32401 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- OR CE 32401 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- Credit Hours: 4.00. Introduction to the principles of design and analysis of machines and machine components. Design for functionality, motion, force, strength, and reliability. The laboratory experience provides open-ended projects to reinforce the design process. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	ME 36600 - Systems And Measurements Prerequisite(s): ME 27400 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- Credit Hours: 3.00. Introduction to engineering measurement fundamentals, including digital and frequency domain techniques, noise, and error analysis. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	ME 37600 - System Modeling And Analysis Prerequisite(s): ENGR 45000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- Credit Hours: 3.00. Introduction to modeling electrical, mechanical, fluid, and thermal systems containing elements such as sensors and actuators used in feedback control systems. Dynamic response and stability characteristics. Closed loop system analysis including proportional, integral, and derivative elements to control system response. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	ME 39300 - Industrial Practice III Credit Hours: 0.00. Practice in industry and comprehensive written report of this practice. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	ME 39400 - Industrial Practice IV Credit Hours: 0.00. Practice in industry and comprehensive written report of this practice. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	ME 39500 - Industrial Practice V Credit Hours: 0.00. Practice in industry and comprehensive written report of this practice. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	ME 40400 - Finite Element Analysis Prerequisite(s): MA 26400 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- AND MA 26500 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- AND CE 27300 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- Credit Hours: 3.00. (CE 40400) Brief history of finite element method and ANSYS; direct formulation; minimum total potential energy formulation; verification of results; trusses. Examples using ANSYS, one-dimensional elements. Numerical integration, Gauss Quadrature. Examples of one-dimensional elements in ANSYS; heat transfer problems; solid mechanics problems; two-dimensional elements. Pre-processing with ANSYS; boundary conditions; applications; heat conduction problems; torsion problems; beams and frames. Credit is not allowed for both ME 40400 and CE 40400. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	ME 41000 - Fluid Mechanics And Hydraulics Prerequisite(s): ME 31001 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- Credit Hours: 4.00. (CE 41000) This course is a continuation of Fluid Mechanics. Topics will include hydraulics, external boundary layer flow, and introduction to fluid power and gas dynamics. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	ME 41300 - Noise Control Credit Hours: 3.00. Fundamentals of acoustic waves. Psychoacoustics and theories of hearing. Environmental and building acoustics. Measurement methods and common instrumentation. Noise control methods. Machinery noise. Community reaction. Legal aspects. Design-oriented semester project. Course work in differential equations. Typically offered Spring. View Class Schedule
	ME 41600 - Heat Transfer Prerequisite(s): ME 30500 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- AND ME 31200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- AND ME 31300 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- Credit Hours: 3.00. Steady state and transient heat transfer by conduction, laminar and turbulent convection, film condensation and boiling, and by radiation. Combined heat and mass transfer by diffusion and convection. The analysis and design of heat exchangers for process heat transfer. Typically offered Spring. View Class Schedule
	ME 41700 - Heat Transfer Laboratory Prerequisite(s): ME 31300 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- Credit Hours: 1.00. Heat transmission laboratory with measurements of temperature and flows. Experiments include temperature profiles in solids, thermal conductivity. Typically offered Spring. View Class Schedule
	ME 42600 - Heating And Air Conditioning Analysis Prerequisite(s): ME 41600 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- Credit Hours: 3.00. Psychometrics, air conditioning systems, equipment selection, duct design and piping design. Heating and cooling loads, solar radiation and heat transmission in buildings. Heat pumps. Application of air conditioning to residences, computer rooms, light commercial and high-rise buildings. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	ME 42900 - Senior Engineering Design I Prerequisite(s): ENGL 30700 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- AND ME 30500 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- AND ME 31100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- AND ME 31200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- AND CE 27300 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- AND ME 32000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- AND ME 32500 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- AND MSE 20000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- Credit Hours: 3.00. (ECE 42900, CE 42900). The senior engineering design courses I and II constitute a two semester sequence of an interdisciplinary activity. The objective of these courses is to provide engineering students with supervised experience in the process and practice of engineering design Projects are chosen by the students or the faculty. Students working in teams pursue an idea from conception to realistic design The course concludes with a substantial written report and a formal oral presentation before faculty and students. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. Experiential Learning (EL): Yes View Class Schedule
	ME 43900 - Senior Engineering Design II Prerequisite(s): ME 42900 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- Credit Hours: 3.00. The senior engineering design courses I and II constitute a two-semester sequence of an interdisciplinary activity. The objective of these courses is to provide engineering students with supervised experience in the process and practice of engineering design. Projects are chosen by the students or the faculty. Students working in teams pursue an idea from conception to realistic design. The course is climaxed by the presentation of a substantial written report and a formal oral presentation before faculty and students. Typically offered Fall Spring. Experiential Learning (EL): Yes View Class Schedule
	ME 44000 - Automotive Prime Movers: Green Engines And Clean Fuel Prerequisite(s): ME 30000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- Credit Hours: 3.00. Internal combustion engines (ICE), hybrid engines (HE), fuel-cell engines (FCE), and alternative/renewable fuels. ICEs topics- engines with advanced combustion systems such as clean diesels, direct-injection spark-ignition engines (DISI), and low-temperature combustion (LTC) compression-ignition. HE topics- different components of hybrid engines and the powertrain design. FCE topics- fundamentals of fuel cells and automotive applications. Clean fuel topics- biofuels, hydrogen, and natural gas, as well as, other cleaner fossil fuels for automotive applications. Well-to-wheel energy and cost analysis of prime mover designs/fuels. Typically offered Spring. View Class Schedule
	ME 45101 - Machine Design II Prerequisite(s): ME 35300 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- Credit Hours: 3.00. Design and analysis of mechanical systems, for fluctuating loading. Fatigue analysis. Application of design fundamentals to mechanical components, and integration of components to form systems. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	ME 45600 - Kinematics And Dynamics Of Machinery Prerequisite(s): ME 27400 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- Credit Hours: 3.00. This course is a continuation of Basic Mechanics II. Topic will include kinematics and dynamics of machinery, synthesis, and analysis if mechanisms and machines, and computer applications in the design of mechanisms and machines. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	ME 45700 - Vibration Analysis Prerequisite(s): ENGR 45000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- Credit Hours: 3.00. This course is an introduction to simple vibratory motions such as damped and undamped free and forced vibrations, resonance, vibratory systems with more than one degree of freedom. Topics will include Coulomb and hysteric damping, transverse vibration of beams, torsional vibration, computation of natural frequencies and mode shapes, applications. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	ME 46100 - Machine Design I Prerequisite(s): CE 27300 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- AND ME 32000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- Credit Hours: 4.00. Application of mechanics and mechanics of materials to the analysis and design of machine elements. Stress and deflection analysis, statistical considerations under steady and variable loading, stress principles applied to fasteners, springs, welded joints, and general machanical elements. Fits and tolerances; antifriction; spur gears. Laboratory includes projects, solutions of design problems, and experiments. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	ME 46600 - Machine Design II Prerequisite(s): ME 32000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- AND ME 46100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- Credit Hours: 3.00. Comprehensive study in the design and analysis of gearing, and journal bearings, clutches and brakes, and flexible mechanical elements. Introduction to reliability engineering. Introduction to finite element analysis. Laboratory includes projects and solution of design problems. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	ME 46800 - Thermal Systems Design Prerequisite(s): ME 30200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- AND ME 31001 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- AND ME 31601 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- (MAY BE TAKEN CONCURRENTLY) Credit Hours: 3.00. Application of thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, and heat transfer fundamentals to the design of energy engineering systems with an emphasis on modeling, simulation, economic analysis and optimization. Application include thermal regulation in buildings, heat exchangers, electronic cooling devices, manufacturing processing of primary metals and plastics, fluid machinery, pipes and ducts. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	ME 47900 - Solar Engineering Systems Prerequisite(s): ME 30201 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- AND ME 31001 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- AND ME 31601 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- (MAY BE TAKEN CONCURRENTLY) Credit Hours: 3.00. Application of heat transfer, thermodynamics and photovoltaics to the design and analysis of solar energy collectors and systems. Theory, economics and practice of solar energy application. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	ME 48500 - Linear Control Systems Prerequisite(s): ME 32500 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- Credit Hours: 4.00. (ECE 38400). Introduction to classical control theory. Transfer functions, block diagram manipulation, and signal flow graphs. Transient and steady state responses; characteristics, and design. Sensitivity analysis and disturbance rejection. System stability. Root locus analysis and design . Frequency response analysis using Bode and polar plots. Nyquist criterion and Nichols chart. Controller design using Bode plots. Laboratory will include design, simulation of topics covered, and a number of practical experiments. Credit not allowed for both ECE 38400 and ME 48500. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	ME 48600 - Introduction To Manufacturing Engineering Prerequisite(s): CE 27300 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- AND MSE 20000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- Credit Hours: 3.00. Modern manufacturing processes and methods including forming, shaping, machining, and joining. Productivity, quality improvement, material and energy conservation, automatic processing and inspection, process planning, manufacturing control, robotics, CAD, CAM, and computer integrated manufacturing. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	ME 49400 - Power Plant Engineering Prerequisite(s): ME 30200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- AND ME 31001 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- AND ME 31601 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- (MAY BE TAKEN CONCURRENTLY) Credit Hours: 3.00. Thermodynamic analysis of power plant systems for the generation of electric power. Power cycles and design of equipment for the generation of power. Gas and steam turbines and generators. Waste heat recovery and application. Plant operations, economics and environmental impact. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	ME 49500 - Special Topic Minicourses Credit Hours: 1.00 to 6.00. Topics vary. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	ME 49700 - Mechanical Engineering Projects Credit Hours: 1.00 to 6.00. Projects or special topics of contemporary importance or of special interest outside the scope of the standard undergraduate curriculum. Interested students seek a faculty advisor in their area of special interest and together prepare a brief description of the work to be undertaken. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	ME 50000 - Advanced Thermodynamics Prerequisite(s): ME 30600 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF B- Credit Hours: 3.00. The empirical, physical basis of the laws of thermodynamics. Availability/exergy concepts and applications. Properties and relations between properties in homogeneous and heterogeneous systems. The criteria of equilibrium. Application to a variety of systems and problems, including phase and reaction equilibrium. Offered in alternate years. Typically offered Fall. View Class Schedule
	ME 50200 - Numerical Heat And Mass Transfer Prerequisite(s): ME 41600 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- AND ME 31200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- Credit Hours: 3.00. This course is to introduce students with basic concepts and techniques in computational heat transfer and fluid dynamics, and to prepare students for development and application of computer codes for engineering design and scientific research. The topics will include finite volume methods (FVM), discrete modeling of Navier-Stokes equations and energy equations, iterative solution algorithms, grid generation, boundary conditions, convergence and accuracy, applicability and pitfalls of commercial codes, and hand-on projects. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	ME 50500 - Intermediate Heat Transfer Prerequisite(s): ME 41600 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF B- Credit Hours: 3.00. Heat and mass transfer by diffusion in one-dimensional, two-dimensional, transient, periodic, and phase change systems. Convective heat transfer for external and internal flows. Similarity and integral solution methods. Heat, mass, and momentum analogies. Turbulence. Buoyancy-driven flows. Convection with phase change. Radiation exchange between surfaces and radiation transfer in absorbing-emitting media. Multimode heat transfer problems. Typically offered Fall. View Class Schedule
	ME 51300 - Engineering Acoustics Credit Hours: 3.00. The simple oscillator. Lumped acoustical elements. Electro-mechanical-acoustical analogies. Wave motion in strings and membranes. Introduction to linear acoustics through derivation of the wave equation and simple solutions. Plane and spherical waves. Acoustic intensity. Plane wave transmission through fluid layers and simple barriers. Sound absorption. Modeling of acoustical sources: monopoles, dipoles, quadrupoles. Mechanisms of sound generation and directionality. Sound propagation in one-dimensional systems (e.g., ducts and mufflers). Introduction to room acoustics. Typically offered Fall. View Class Schedule
	ME 51500 - Quality Control Credit Hours: 3.00. (ECE 51801). This course examines the design in order to acquire a better product/process quality. Other aspects of design included are robust design, parameter design, or Taguchi Techniques. This course also gives students a current understanding of the techniques and applications of design of experiments in quality engineering design. The students will learn design of quality control systems in manufacturing, use of advanced statistical process controls, sampling inspection techniques, process capability, and other statistical tools. Also included are vendor sourcing and control tools, methods for establishing specifications and tolerances, quality function deployment, and other quality control techniques. In addition, Six Sigma will be included. The course is aimed primarily to engineering graduate students interested in project management. Prerequisite: Basic Statistics. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	ME 51600 - Advanced Engineering Project Management Prerequisite(s): ME 3100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- OR ECE 31200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- Credit Hours: 3.00. (ECE 51600). Overview and concepts of project management (principles, body of knowledge, strategies); planning successful projects (defining, specifying, deliver options, scheduling, budgeting); implementing (organizing the team, work assignments, team building, team launch, effective leadership); risk analysis; executing (performance measurement, maintaining the schedule, adjustments/mid-course corrections, record keeping, status reporting, communications, managing conflict, time management); and closeout (performance measurement, maintaining the schedule, adjustments/ midcourse corrections, record keeping, status reporting, communications, managing conflict, time management). The course is aimed primarily to engineering graduate students interested in project management. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	ME 51900 - Introduction To Wind Energy Prerequisite(s): ME 31200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- Credit Hours: 3.00. This course is intended for the undergraduate and graduate engineer or scientist who is interested in the wind energy technology; introduce the students to the technology and economics of converting wind energy to electricity and the environmental concerns of wind energy. Topics include: Introduction to renewable energy; Wind characteristics; Wind resource estimation; Wind Turbine aerodynamics; Wind energy system economics, Wind turbine sitting and Environmental aspect and impact. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	ME 52100 - Air Quality Modeling Prerequisite(s): ME 31200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- Credit Hours: 3.00. This course is intended for the undergraduate and graduate engineer or scientist who is interested in the modeling of air pollution: the basic concepts of air quality and air pollution modeling; overview of practical and advanced approaches to air pollution modeling; evaluation and applications to air pollution related modeling. In order to obtain accurate assessments and forecasts of the effects of air contaminant dispersion, modeling based on solution of the nonlinear equations of fluid motion using Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) is a good choice. In this course, problems of engineering interest will be examined, related to both indoor and outdoor contaminant dispersion. Some of the homework problems will require use of a CFD code several source codes will be provided as well as access to commercial CFD codes. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	ME 52300 - Electronics System Cooling Prerequisite(s): ME 41600 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- Credit Hours: 3.00. This is an introduction to thermal analysis and management of electronic equipment with focus on cooling of electronic devices. The emphasis of this course is on the application of fundamental heat transfer principles to predict thermal load, temperature distribution, and hot-spot in electronics. Topics include: Introduction to various modes of heat transfer; Fins and heat sinks- design, analysis, and optimization; thermoelectric and refrigeration cooling; nanofluids, liquid cooling, boiling heat transfer and phase change thermal storage system; heat pipes; Analysis and design studies for chip modules, printed circuit boards; and trends in thermal packaging. The course is aimed primarily to ME graduate students specializing in thermal and fluid science area. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	ME 52400 - Design And Analysis-Heating Ventilation And Air Conditioning Prerequisite(s): ME 41600 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- Credit Hours: 3.00. This course is an introduction to analysis and design of HVAC&R system. The emphasis is on the application of fundamental heat transfer and fluid mechanics principles to analyze HVAC systems. The topics covered includes: Introduction and basic concepts, Psychometrics, air conditioning systems, equipment selection, duct design and piping design. Heating and cooling loads, solar radiation and heat transmission in buildings. Heat pumps. Application of air conditioning to residences, computer rooms, light commercial and high-rise buildings. The course is aimed primarily to ME graduate students specializing in thermal and fluid science area. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	ME 53200 - Statistical Concepts In Engineering Credit Hours: 3.00. (ECE 52501). This course is directed toward the graduate student who has never had a statistics course or whose last statistics course was taken some time ago and a refresher course is required. The primary purpose of this course is to provide a basic understanding of fundamental probability and statistical principles, their underlying assumptions, and their use in data analysis using real-world engineering problems. The course is aimed primarily to engineering graduate students interested in project management. Prerequisite: Graduate standing and proficiency in Calculus. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	ME 53400 - System Engineering Credit Hours: 3.00. (ECE 52701). In today’s environment, there is an ever-increasing need to develop and produce systems that are robust, reliable, high quality, supportable, cost-effective, and responsive to the needs of the customer or user. Reflecting these worldwide trends, System Engineering course introduces students to the full range of system engineering concepts, tools, and techniques, emphasizing the application of principles and concepts of system engineering and the way these principles aid in the development, utilization, and support of systems. The course covers systems engineering from both a technical and management perspective. The course is aimed primarily to engineering graduate students interested in project management. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	ME 53600 - Numerical Methods In Engineering Credit Hours: 3.00. (ECE 50300) Numerical methods, solutions of equations of one variable, interpolation and polynomial approximation, numerical integration and differentiation, numerical solution of initial-value problems, solution of linear systems, iterative methods for solving linear systems, approximation theory, approximating eigenvalues, solutions of systems of nonlinear equations, boundary-value problems for ordinary differential equations, numerical methods for partial-differential equations. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	ME 54300 - Advanced Engineering Economics Prerequisite(s): ME 31100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C OR ECE 31200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C Credit Hours: 3.00. Effective project managers have complete command of their project costs and a thorough understanding of the financial aspects of their business. This course reviews the fundamentals of accounting, examines project cost accounting principles, applications, and impact on profitability; examines the principles of project costing; covers the elements involved in cash management; introduces the framework for how projects are financed and the potential impact financing has on the projects; and a framework for using an effective project cost system. This course is aimed primarily to engineering graduate students interested in project management. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	ME 56000 - Kinematics Prerequisite(s): ME 32000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF B- Credit Hours: 3.00. Geometry of constrained plane motion with applications to linkage design. Type and number synthesis, size synthesis. Path curvature, inflection circle, cubic of stationary curvature. Finite displacements, three and four separated positions. Graphical, analytical, and computer techniques. Typically offered Fall. View Class Schedule
	ME 56300 - Mechanical Vibrations Prerequisite(s): CE 27300 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF B- AND ME 32500 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF B- Credit Hours: 3.00. Review of systems with one degree for freedom. LaGrange’s equations of motion for multiple degree of freedom systems. Introduction to matrix methods. Transfer functions for harmonic response, impulse response, and step response. Convolution integrals for response to arbitrary inputs. Principle frequencies and modes. Applications to critical speeds, meassuring instruments, isolation, torsional systems. Introduction to nonlinear problems. Typically offered Fall. View Class Schedule
	ME 57500 - Theory And Design Of Control Systems Credit Hours: 3.00. Covers the analysis and design of control systems from both a classical and modern viewpoint, with emphasis on design of controllers. Classical control design is reviewed, including both root locus and Bode domain design methodologies. The state space representation is introduced, along with notions of stability, controllability, and observability. State feedback controllers for pole placement and state observers are discussed with emphasis in their frequency domain implications. Typically offered Fall. View Class Schedule
	ME 58300 - Design Of Heat Exchangers Credit Hours: 3.00. An introduction to the thermal design theory of heat exchangers in steady state and transient operation, and thermo-mechanical design challenges as applied to various heat exchanger configurations. Topics include: Classification of heat exchangers; Methods of analyzing various heat exchanger; Pressure drop analysis and flow distribution; Design considerations for regenerators, plate-fin, shell-and-tube heat exchangers; etc; Optimization of heat exchanger design; and methods od predicting heat exchangers fouling. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	ME 58700 - Engineering Optics Credit Hours: 3.00. Fundamentals of geometrical and physical optics as related to problems in engineering design and research. Characteristics of imaging systems; properties of light sources; optical properties of materials. Diffraction, interference, polarization, and scattering phenomena as related to optical measurement techniques. Introduction to lasers and holography. (Laboratory work can be undertaken for additional credit by special arrangement.). Typically offered Spring. View Class Schedule
	ME 59700 - Advanced Mechanical Engineering Projects I Credit Hours: 0.00 to 6.00. Projects or special topics of contemporary importance or of special interest that are outside the scope of the standard graduate curriculum can be studied under the Mechanical Engineering Projects course. Interested students should seek a faculty advisor by meeting with individual faculty members who work in their area of special interest and prepare a brief description of the work to be undertaken in cooperation with their advisor. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	ME 66400 - Vibrations Of Continuous Systems Credit Hours: 3.00. Theory of small oscillations of continuous systems. Love’s equations for thin shells, reduction to special cases of shallow shells, plates, beams, etc. Initial stresses; influence of shear; thermal excitation. Initial value problems; forced vibrations; structural damping. The dynamic Green’s function, impedance concepts; variational approaches. Experimental procedures, scaling, composite, and stiffened shells. Prerequisite: knowledge of one degree of freedom system vibrations. Typically offered Spring. View Class Schedule
	ME 69800 - Research MS Thesis Credit Hours: 1.00 to 18.00. Research MS Thesis. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule

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Course Descriptions

Schedule Type Classifications

ME 11400 - Engineering Drawing

ME 11500 - Engineering Drawing I

ME 11600 - Engineering Drawing II

ME 20000 - Thermodynamics I

ME 27000 - Basic Mechanics I

ME 27100 - Basic Mechanics I (Statics)

ME 27400 - Basic Mechanics II

ME 27500 - Basic Mechanics II (Dynamics)

ME 29100 - Industrial Practice I

ME 29200 - Industrial Practice II

ME 30201 - Thermodynamics II

ME 30500 - General Thermodynamics I

ME 30600 - General Thermodynamics II

ME 31001 - Fluid Mechanics

ME 31100 - Engineering Economics And Project Management

ME 31200 - Fluid Mechanics

ME 31300 - Fluid Mechanics Laboratory

ME 31601 - Heat And Mass Transfer

ME 32000 - Kinematic Analysis And Design

ME 32401 - Mechanics Of Materials

ME 32500 - Dynamics Of Physical Systems

ME 32800 - Mechanics Of Materials Lab

ME 33001 - Structure And Properties Of Materials

ME 34500 - Mechanical Engineering Experimentation

ME 35300 - Machine Design I

ME 36600 - Systems And Measurements

ME 37600 - System Modeling And Analysis

ME 39300 - Industrial Practice III

ME 39400 - Industrial Practice IV

ME 39500 - Industrial Practice V

ME 40400 - Finite Element Analysis

ME 41000 - Fluid Mechanics And Hydraulics

ME 41300 - Noise Control

ME 41600 - Heat Transfer

ME 41700 - Heat Transfer Laboratory

ME 42600 - Heating And Air Conditioning Analysis

ME 42900 - Senior Engineering Design I

ME 43900 - Senior Engineering Design II

ME 44000 - Automotive Prime Movers: Green Engines And Clean Fuel

ME 45101 - Machine Design II

ME 45600 - Kinematics And Dynamics Of Machinery

ME 45700 - Vibration Analysis

ME 46100 - Machine Design I

ME 46600 - Machine Design II

ME 46800 - Thermal Systems Design

ME 47900 - Solar Engineering Systems

ME 48500 - Linear Control Systems

ME 48600 - Introduction To Manufacturing Engineering

ME 49400 - Power Plant Engineering

ME 49500 - Special Topic Minicourses

ME 49700 - Mechanical Engineering Projects

ME 50000 - Advanced Thermodynamics

ME 50200 - Numerical Heat And Mass Transfer

ME 50500 - Intermediate Heat Transfer

ME 51300 - Engineering Acoustics

ME 51500 - Quality Control

ME 51600 - Advanced Engineering Project Management

ME 51900 - Introduction To Wind Energy

ME 52100 - Air Quality Modeling

ME 52300 - Electronics System Cooling

ME 52400 - Design And Analysis-Heating Ventilation And Air Conditioning

ME 53200 - Statistical Concepts In Engineering

ME 53400 - System Engineering

ME 53600 - Numerical Methods In Engineering

ME 54300 - Advanced Engineering Economics

ME 56000 - Kinematics

ME 56300 - Mechanical Vibrations

ME 57500 - Theory And Design Of Control Systems

ME 58300 - Design Of Heat Exchangers

ME 58700 - Engineering Optics

ME 59700 - Advanced Mechanical Engineering Projects I

ME 66400 - Vibrations Of Continuous Systems

ME 69800 - Research MS Thesis