Academic
Catalog August 2009 - August 2010 Undergraduate
and Graduate
Some courses may not be offered every year. Check with the college or department office for current information about when specific courses are offered.
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ME 180 COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN (2)
Fundamentals of graphical communications, including sketching, computer-aided drafting, design, and parametric modeling. 1 hr. lecture, 3 hrs. lab. Letter grade only. Course fee required. Prerequisite: MAT 125 or MAT 125H or higher with a grade greater than or equal to C or Corequisite: MAT 125 or MAT 125H or higher
ME 199 SPECIAL TOPICS (1-3)
Foundations of intellectual inquiry. In-depth study of a substantive problem. Letter grade only. May be repeated for up to 6 units of credit.
ME 252 APPLIED MECHANICS DYNAMICS (3)
Kinematics and kinetics of particles and rigid bodies using vector analysis; solution methods: force-mass-acceleration, work and energy, impulse and momentum, translating and rotating coordinate systems. Letter grade only. Course fee required. Prerequisite: CENE 251 and MAT 238 or MAT 239 or higher with grade greater than or equal to C
ME 291 THERMODYNAMICS 1 (3)
Energy and entropy concepts, applications; first and second law principles, applications to processes and cycles. Letter grade only. Course fee required. Prerequisite: CHM 151 and PHY 262 and (MAT 238 or MAT 239) with grades greater than or equal to C
ME 299 SPECIAL TOPICS (1-3)
In-depth study of an aspect, concept, or problem. Letter grade only. May be repeated for up to 6 hours of credit.
ME 340 MATERIALS SCIENCE (3)
Relationships between the microstructure of materials and their physical and engineering properties. Basic metallurgy/ceramic/polymer science; processing, structure, properties, and performance of engineering materials. 3 hrs. lecture. Letter grade only. Course fee required. Prerequisite: CHM 151 and PHY 262 with grades greater than or equal to C
ME 350 HEAT TRANSFER (3)
Theory and application of heat transfer by conduction, convection, and radiation. Letter grade only. Course fee required. Prerequisite: (CS 122 or CS 122H) and MAT 239 and ME 291 and ME 395 with grades greater than or equal to C
ME 381 ADVANCED CAD/CAM (3)
Three-dimensional CAD, parametric feature-based design, computer-integrated manufacturing, computer rendering and animation, team design project. 2 hrs. lecture, 1 hr. lab. Letter grade only. Course fee required. Prerequisite: ME 180 and MAT 137 or higher with grades greater than or equal to C
ME 386 MACHINE DESIGN (3)
Fundamentals of mechanical design; stress, deflection, material selection, strength, and design principles; design of mechanical elements: screws, joints, springs, gears, shafts, and couplings. Spring only. Letter grade only. Course fee required. Prerequisite: ME 252 and ME 340 and CENE 253 and (CS 122 or CS 122H)
ME 389 COOPERATIVE EDUCATION (1-12)
Individualized preplanned cooperative employment experience related to your field of study or career objectives. Pass-fail only. May be repeated for up to 12 units of credit.
ME 392 THERMODYNAMICS II (3)
Steam and gas turbine power plants; Maxwell's relations; gaseous mixtures; combustion analysis; computer applications of first and second law principles. Letter grade only. Course fee required. Prerequisite: (CS 122 or CS 122H) and ME 291 with grades greater than or equal to C
ME 395 FLUID MECHANICS (3)
Theory, concepts, and usage of the basic laws of fluid mechanics (conservation of mass, momentum, and energy); incompressible flow of fluids with introduction of compressible flow: dimensional analysis and similitude; laminar and turbulent flows; empirical methods. Letter grade only. Course fee required. Prerequisite: ME 291 and MAT 239 with grades greater than or equal to C
ME 399 SPECIAL TOPICS (1-3)
In-depth study of an aspect, concept, or problem within a program of study. Letter grade only. May be repeated for up to 6 hours of credit.
ME 408 FIELDWORK EXPERIENCE (1-12)
Individualized supervised field experience in an appropriate agency or organization. Pass-fail only. Fee required. No repeat limit.
ME 441 COMPRESSIBLE FLOW (3)
Theory, concepts, and usage of basic laws of fluid mechanics and thermodynamics as applied to compressible flow phenomena. Application to supersonic nozzles, airfoils, and turbojet fans. Introduces computational fluid dynamics. Letter grade only. Course fee required. Prerequisite: ME 291 and ME 395 with grades greater than or equal to C
ME 442 AERODYNAMICS (3)
Theory, concepts, and use of basic laws of fluid mechanics and thermodynamics to obtain useful relations for analyzing internal and external fluid flows considering incompressible as well as compressible flow fields. Letter grade only. Course fee required. Prerequisite: ME 395 with grade greater than or equal to C
ME 451 RENEWABLE ENERGY (3)
Fundamentals concepts of renewable energy resources, conversion technology and hybrid system design with an emphasis towards solar photovoltaics and wind energy. Letter grade only. Course fee required. Prerequisite: PHY 262
ME 454 FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS (3)
Practical approach to finite element analysis of solid mechanics and heat transfer problems; bar, beam, isoparametric, axisymmetric, shell, and two- and three-dimensional elements; modeling considerations; computer applications using state-of-the-art software. Co-convenes with ME 510. Letter grade only. Course fee required. Prerequisite: (CENE 376 or ME 386) and MAT 239 with grades greater than or equal to C
ME 455 VIBRATIONS (3)
Mechanical systems with single and multiple degrees of freedom; damping, resonance, vibration isolation and absorption, machine balancing. Letter grade only. Course fee required. Prerequisite: CENE 253 and ME 252 and MAT 239 with grades greater than or equal to C
ME 467 MANUFACTURING PROCESSES (3)
Presents and analyzes manufacturing processes, including machining, forming, and assembly. Discusses automation of these processes, primarily from the machine-tool operation point of view (i.e., computer numerical control). 3 hrs. lecture. Letter grade only. Course fee required. Prerequisite: ME 180 and ME 340 with grades greater than or equal to C
ME 467L MANUFACTURING PROCESSES LABORATORY (1)
Introduction to basic processes, including milling, turning, welding and forming. 1 cr. hr. lab. Letter grade only. Course fee required. Prerequisite or Corequisite: ME 467
ME 476C MECHANICAL ENGINEERING DESIGN I (3)
Numerical methods, statistics, economics, computer-aided design, and production techniques applied to the engineering design process. Design teams are formed, projects for ME 486C selected with sponsor interaction. Proposal, negotiation, specification/requirements documentation executed and accepted by sponsor. Fall only. Letter grade only. Course fee required. Prerequisite: ME 386 with grade greater than or equal to C CAP
ME 484 MECHANICAL ANALYSIS AND SYNTHESIS (3)
Kinematic and dynamic analysis of rigid body mechanisms; rotating systems, rolling and sliding bodies in contact, quadric chain, slider crank mechanism; synthesis; preliminary design. Letter grade only. Course fee required. Prerequisite: ME 252 and CENE 253 with grades greater than or equal to C
ME 485 UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH (3)
Original research under the supervision of a research adviser. May be repeated for up to 12 units of credit. Department consent required. Pass-fail only. Course fee required.
ME 486C MECHANICAL ENGINEERING DESIGN II (3)
Design methodology and decision making. Team design projects culminating with oral and written reports. Individual projects are appropriate on approval. 2 hrs. lecture, 3 hrs. lab. Letter grade only. Course fee required. Prerequisite: ME 476C with grade greater than or equal to C CAP
ME 495 EXPERIMENTAL METHODS IN THE THERMAL SCIENCES (3)
Fundamental methods of acquiring and analyzing experimental data in the thermal sciences, including applied statistics. Experiments in thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, heat transfer, and thermal-fluid systems. 2 hrs. lecture, 2.5 hrs lab; lectures end after ten weeks. Letter grade only. Course fee required. Prerequisite: (EGR 225 or CENE 225) and EE 188 and ME 350 with grades greater than or equal to C
ME 497 INDEPENDENT STUDY (1-6)
Individualized approach to selected topics by guided reading and critical evaluation. Department consent required. Pass-fail only. Course fee required.
ME 499 CONTEMPORARY DEVELOPMENTS (1-4)
Examines recent trends and investigations in a selected area of a particular major field of study. Letter grade only.