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The Bachelor of Science (B.S.) program in Mechanical Engineering (ME) is accredited by the Engineering Acreditation Commission of ABET, http://www.abet.org
Five
years
after they graduate, our Mechanical Engineering graduates should:
Prior
to
admittance to the professional program and formally declaring
Mechanical
Engineering as a major, a student is classified as a "pre-engineering
student." To become eligible for admission into the Mechanical
Engineering Program, a student must:
1. have completged ALL 9 of the "Key Courses" listed
below with a minimum grade of "C-" in each course, and
2. have at least a 2.0 overall GPA.
Mechanical engineering students are not eligible to enroll in any upper
division (3000-level or above) School of Engineering courses prior to
admission
to the Program.
CHEM 1111,1111L
General Chemistry I, and
Lab 5
cr
CE/ENGR/ME
1120 Introduction to Engineering
2
cr
ENGR/ME
1165 Structured
Programming
2 cr
CE/ENGR/ME
2210 Engineering Statics 3
cr
MATH
1170 Calculus I
4 cr
MATH 1175 Calculus
II
4 cr
ME 1105 Solid Modeling
3
cr
PHYS
2211 Engineering
Physics
4 cr
PHYS 2212 Engineering
Physics
4
cr
Bachelor
of Science in Mechanical Engineering
Including
the University General
Education Requirements listed elsewhere (38 or 43 credits), the program
of
study for the Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering degree
totals a
minimum of 128 credits as follows:
Additional
Mathematics Course Requirements (14 credis):
MATH
1175 Calculus
II
4 cr
MATH
2240 Linear
Algebra
3 cr
MATH
2275 Calculus
III
4 cr
MATH
3360 Differential
Equations
3
cr
CE/ENGR/ME
1120 Introduction to
Engineering
2 cr
ENGR/ME 1165 Structured
Programming
2 cr
ENGR/ME 1166 Symbolic
Programming
1 cr
CE/ENGR/ME 2210 Engineering Statics*
3 cr
ENGR/ME 2223,2224 Materials and Measurements, and Lab* 4 cr
EE 2240
Introduction to Electrical
Circuits 3 cr
EE 3340, 3342 Fundamentals of Electrical
Devices, and
Lab
4 cr
CE/ENGR/ME 3350 Mechanics of
Materials*
3
cr
ENGR 3360 Engineering
Economics
2 cr
CE/CS/EE/ENGR 4496A Project Design
I 3
cr
CE/CS/EE/ENGR 4496B Project Design
II 3
cr
ME
1105 Solid
Modeling
2 cr
ENGR/ME 2220 Engineering
Dynamics*
3 cr
ME 3307
Thermodynamics*
3 cr
ME 3320
Kinematics and
Dynamics*
3 cr
ME 3323 Machine
Design
3 cr
ME 3341 Fluid
Mechanics
3 cr
ME
4405 Measurement
Systems
Design
3 cr
ME 4406
Measurement Systems
Laboratory 1 cr
ME 4416 Thermal
Power
Cycles
3 cr
ME 4440 Thermal
Fluid Systems
Design 3 cr
ME 4443 Thermal
Fluids
Laboratory
1 cr
ME 4476 Heat
Transfer
3 cr
ME electives***
9 cr
Free Electives
3 cr
For students interested in focusing their ME degree in the Biomedical area, suggested electives are:
BIOL 3301, 3301L – Anatomy and Physiology
BIOL 3302, 3302L – Anatomy and Physiology
PTOT 4401 – Clinical Kinesiology and Biomechanics
PE 3302/3302L – Biomechanics
PE 4482 – Mechanical Analysis of Human Movement
For students interested in a focusing their ME degree in the Nuclear area, suggested electives are:
ENGR 4421 or MATH 4421 – Advanced
Engineering Math I
NE 4402 – Introduction to Nuclear Engineering
NE 4419 – Energy Systems and Resources
NE 4444 – Nuclear Fuel Cycles
NE 4445 – Neutron Reactions and Transport
Note: Courses marked with an asterisk (*) following the number may involve evening examinations.
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
creditsIntroduction
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. Cross-listed as
CE/ENGR 1120. 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. Cross-listed as ENGR 1165. 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. Cross-listed as ENGR 1166. PREREQ: MATH
170. PRE-or-COREQ: ENGR/ME 1165.
F 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. Cross-listed as CE/ENGR 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.Cross-listed as ENGR 2223. PREREQ: CHEM 1111, CHEM
1111L, and ENGL 1102. F, S ME 2224* Materials
and
Measurements Laboratory 1 credit. Laboratory
measurement of material properties. Cross-listed as ENGR 2224.
PRE-or-COREQ: ME 2223. F, 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. Cross-listed as ENGR 3307. PREREQ: ENGR/ME 2220. F ME 3320*
Kinematics and Dynamics of Machinery 3 credits.
Kinematic analysis and design of cams, gears, and linkages; velocity,
acceleration and force analysis; kinematic synthesis; balancing;
analysis by complex numbers; computer-aided analysis and synthesis.
PREREQ: ENGR 1166, ENGR/ME 2220, and MATH 2240. F 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/ENGR/ME
3350 and ME 3320. S 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. Cross-listed as CE 3341. PREREQ: ENGR/ME 2220 and
MATH
3360. 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. Cross-listed as CE/ENGR 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: ENGR/ME 2223 and ENGR/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: ENGR/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. Cross-listed as ENGR 4415. PREREQ: CE/ME 3341 and CE/ENGR/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 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.
Cross-listed as
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. Cross-listed
as CE, CS, and EE 4496B. PREREQ: ME 4496A.
S
*Courses marked with an asterisk following the number may involve evening examinations.
IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY
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Contact: webmaster@isu.edu
Revised: March 2011