Courses
Note: Courses marked with an asterisk (*) following the number may involve evening examinations and/or presentations.
ME 1105 Solid Modeling 2 credits.
Introduction to the
fundamentals of Solid Modeling.
Sketching, features, modeling, assemblies and drawings. PREREQ: MATH
1147. F, S
ME 1120 Introduction to Engineering 2
credits. Introduction
to engineering
problem solving, engineering design, analysis of contemporary
societal issues
and methods of presenting engineering information. Design projects
and/or
presentations of current engineering challenges. F,
S
ME 1165 Structured Programming 2 credits.
Introduces concepts of structured programming via
top-down design concepts, in an interpreted programming environment.
Covers
conditionals, loop structures, function modules, array processing,
structures,
input and output of data, and graphical visualization, with
applications to
engineering problems. PRE-or-COREQ: MATH
1147. F, S ME 1166 Symbolic Programming 1 credit. Introduces a symbolic programming
language, with emphasis
on algebraic, calculus, and linear algebraic manipulations and
visualization,
with engineering applications. PREREQ: MATH
1170. PRE-or-COREQ: ME 1165. S ME
2210* Engineering
Statics 3 credits. Concepts of force vectors and
equilibrium with
emphasis on free body diagrams. Trusses, beams, frames, centroids,
fluid
statics, and friction. Equivalent to CE 2210. PRE-or-COREQ: CE/ENGR
1105 or ME 1105; CE/ENGR/ME 1120 or NE 1120; PHYS 2211, and MATH 1175. F, S ME 2220* Engineering Dynamics 3 credits.
Principles of kinetics. Angular and
linear displacement, velocity, and
acceleration analysis. Rigid bodies in motion and types of motion.
Aplication of principles of force-mass acceleration, work-kinetic
energy, and impulse-momentum to solution of problems of force systems
acting on moving particles and rigid bodies. PREREQ: CE/ME 2210. F,
S ME 2223* Materials and Measurements 3
credits. Structure of materials. Mechanical,
electrical, and thermal behavior of metals, ceramics, polymers and
composite materials. Laboratory measurement of material properties.
Three lectures and one lab per week. PREREQ: CHEM 1111, CHEM
1111l, and ENGL 1102. F, S ME
2224* Materials
and
Measurements Laboratory 1 credit. Laboratory
measurement of material properties.
PRE-or-COREQ: ME 2223. F, S ME 3323
Machine Design 3 credits.
Design of mechanical components subject to static and fatigue loads.
Design using screws, fasteners, springs, bearings, and welds.
Computer‑aided design using finite element methods. PREREQ: CE/ME
3350 and ME 3320. S ME 3350*
Mechanics of Materials 3
credits. Theories
of
stresses and strains for ties, shafts, beams, columns and connections.
Determination of deflections and the investigation of
indeterminate members.
An introduction to design. Equivalent to CE 3350. PREREQ: CE
2210 or
ME 2210, ME 2223, and ME 2224. F, S ME 3353 Manufacturing Processes 3 credits.
Production techniques and equipment. Casting, molding, pressure
forming, metal removal, joining and assembly, automation and materials
handling. Field trips. PREREQ: ME 2223 and ME 2224.
PRE-or-COREQ: ME
3353L. D ME 3355 System Dynamics 3 credits.
Modeling and representations of dynamic 3-dimensional physical systems
emphasizing rigid bodies: transfer functions, block diagrams, state
equations. Transient response. PREREQ: ME 2220 and MATH 3360. D ME 4405 Measurement Systems Design 3
credits.
Introduction to instrumentation systems analysis and design, including
statistical analysis, system modeling, actuators, transducers, sensor
systems, signal transmission, data acquisition, and signal
conditioning. PREREQ: EE 3340, EE 3342, and MATH 3360. F ME 4406 Measurement Systems Laboratory 1
credit.
Principles of measurement, measurement standards and accuracy,
detectors and transducers, digital data acquisition principles, signal
conditioning systems and readout devices, statistical concepts in
measurement, experimental investigation of engineering systems.
PRE-or-COREQ: ME 4405. F ME 4415 Model Theory 3 credits.
Theory of design and testing of scaled system models. Dimensional
analysis with application to physical models. True and distorted
models, linear and nonlinear models and analogies. Laboratory work
required. PREREQ: CE/ME 3341 and CE/ME
3350. D ME 4416 Thermal Power Cycles 3 credits.
Application of thermodynamics to design of systems for conversion of
thermal energy to power by various power cycles. PREREQ: ME 3307.
F ME 4425 Mechatronics 3 credits.
Basic kinematics, sensors, actuators, measurements, electronics,
microprocessors, programmable logic controllers, feedback control,
robotics and intelligent manufacturing. PREREQ: EE 3340, EE 3342, and
MATH 3360. D ME 4440 Vibration Analysis 3 credits.
Free vibration and forced response of single and multiple degree of
freedom systems, normal modes, random vibrations, discrete, lumped
mass, and continuous systems. Vibration control techniques. PREREQ:
MATH 3360. PRE-or-COREQ ME 3323. S ME 4443 Thermal Fluids Laboratory 1 credit.
Measurement of thermal and fluid properties, experiments on fluid flow
and heat transfer systems. PREREQ: ME 4476. S ME 4451 Compressible Fluid Flow 3 credits.
Fundamentals and practical applications of compressible fluid flow and
gas dynamics; techniques for isentropic friction, heat addition,
isothermal flow, shock wave analysis, propagation, expansion waves,
reflection waves. PREREQ: ME 3307 and ME 3341. D ME 4465 Thermal Fluid Systems Design 3
credits.
Application of engineering concepts and principles to the design of
thermal and fluid systems, including economic, environmental,
sustainability, and societal considerations. PREREQ: ME
4476. S ME 4476 Heat Transfer 3 credits.
Principles and engineering applications of heat transfer. Analysis of
conduction, convection and radiation heat transfer. Design of heat
exchangers. PREREQ: ME 3307 and ME 3341. F ME
4496A* Project Design I 3 credits Semester
one of a two semester sequence dealing with the conceptual design of
multi-disciplinary projects requiring multi-disciplinary teams.
Equivalent to CE, CS, and EE 4496A. ME 4496B* Project Design II 3 credits. Continuation
of design sequence dealing
with the design, analysis, implementation, and consequences of
multi-disciplinary projects. Equivalent to CE, CS, and EE 4496B. PREREQ: ME 4496A.
S
ME
3307*
Thermodynamics 3 credits.
Fundamental concepts of t hermal energy equations. Applications to
ideal and real gases, liquids, and solids in static and transient
systems. PREREQ: ME 2220. F
ME 3320*
Kinematics and Dynamics of Machinery 3 credits. Kinematic
analysis of cams, gears, and
linkages; velocity, acceleration and force analysis; kinematic
synthesis and design of mechanisms; balancing;
computer-aided analysis and
synthesis. PREREQ: ENGR 1166, ME 2220, and MATH 2240. F
ME 3341*
Fluid Mechanics 3 credits.
Fluid statics, incompressible fluid flow, open channel flow,
compressible fluid flow, pipe flow, flow measurements, pumps, valves,
other devices. Equivalent to CE 3341. PREREQ: ME 2220 and
MATH
3360. S
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