ME 113 Introduction to Engineering Design I (2) (1 Lec, 1 2-hr Lab) Introductory experience in analysis, synthesis, design, and computer-aided modeling. Teamwork and project required. Pre: high school physics or consent.

ME 213 Introduction to Engineering Design II (2) (1 Lec, 1 2-hr Lab) Introductory experience in communication, presentation, professional ethics, social responsibility, engineering economics, quality control, and computer-aided drafting. Teamwork and project required. Pre: 113.

ME 301 Mechanical Engineering Experimentation (3) Experimental methods in mechanical engineering, design and analysis of experiments, error analysis, propagation of error, infinite and finite statistics applied to experimental analysis and design, basic experiments in solid mechanics, fluid mechanics, thermodynamics and/or heat transfer. Pre: junior standing.

ME 311 Thermodynamics (3) Basic laws, closed and open systems. Work, heat, concept of entropy. Properties of pure simple substances. Ideal gases. Introduction to power and refrigeration cycles. Pre: PHYS 170. DP

ME 312 Applied Thermodynamics (3) Gas mixtures, generalized thermodynamic relationships, combustion and thermochemistry, chemical equilibrium, power and refrigeration cycles. Pre: grade of C- or better in 311. DP

ME 322 Mechanics of Fluids (3) Incompressible and compressible ideal fluids, effects of viscosity. Similitude, boundary layer flow, elementary gas dynamics. Pre: grade of C- or better in 311. DP

ME 331 Materials Science and Engineering (3) Electronic, atomic, and crystalline structure of materials and their effect on the mechanical, electrical, optical, and magnetic properties of engineering metals, ceramics, polymers, and composites. Pre: CHEM 162, MATH 242 or MATH 252 and PHYS 170. DP

ME 341 Manufacturing Processes (3) Manufacturing components. Energy requirements for various manufacturing methods. Selection and design of manufacturing methods to obtain components with desired size/shape/properties. Pre: 331 or consent. DP

ME 341L Manufacturing Processes Lab (1) (1 2-hr Lab) Manufacturing laboratory: tension/compression tests, cold rolling, welding, casting, statistical process control, programming and milling using a CNC machine. Pre: 341 (or concurrent) or consent. DY

ME 360 Computer Methods in Engineering (3) Numerical solutions for algebraic and transcendental equations, simultaneous linear algebraic equations, integration and differentiation; integration of ordinary differential equations. Engineering applications. Pre: MATH 190, MATH 244 (or MATH 253) and MATH 302 (or MATH 307).

ME 371 Mechanics of Solids (3) Stress, strain and constitutive relations for elastic solids. Design of shafts, beams, columns and cylinders. Failure theories, statically indeterminate systems. Pre: CEE 270, MATH 244 (or MATH 253) and MATH 302 (or MATH 307). DP

ME 372 Component Design (3) Design, analysis, and selection of machine components: shafts, screws, fasteners, welds, rolling contact bearings, journal bearings, gears, clutches, brakes, belts, and roller chains. Pre: mechanical drawing, 113, and 371; or consent. DP

ME 373 Experimental Stress Analysis (2) (1-3 hr Lab) Techniques of experimental stress analysis: strain and deflection measurement of beams and shafts, strain to stress conversion, principal and maximum shearing stresses, failure in biaxial stress states, stress concentrations, residual stresses, buckling, creep, electrical resistance strain gages, brittle coatings, photoelastic methods, transducers. A-F only. Pre: 371 and departmental approval. Spring only.

ME 374 Kinematics/Dynamics Machinery (3) Velocity and acceleration analysis of planar mechanisms; kinematic synthesis of linkages, cams, and gears; static and dynamic force analysis of mechanisms; balancing of machinery. Pre: MATH 244 (or MATH 253) and MATH 302 (or MATH 307). DP

ME 375 Dynamics of Machines and Systems (3) Lumped-parameter modeling of dynamic physical systems. Methods of analysis, including transform techniques. Time response and frequency response. Modal analysis. Pre: MATH 302 or MATH 307. DP

ME 402 Dynamics Systems Laboratory (2) (1 Lec, 1 2-hr Lab) Analysis, design, fabrication, testing and characterization of engineering instrumentation. Computer-based data acquisition methods. Techniques and procedures associated with carrying out dynamic measurements within the constraints of cost, time and accuracy. A-F only. Pre: 375 (or concurrent).

ME 403 Advanced Mathematics for Engineers (3) Applications of ordinary differential equations, Laplace transform, vector field theory, matrices, line integrals. Pre: MATH 244 (or MATH 253) and MATH 302 (or MATH 307).

ME 417 Applied Thermal Engineering (3) Principles, design and analysis of practical thermal systems. Engineering applications. Valve, compressor, condenser and evaporator technologies. System integration and control. Thermal loads and thermal comfort. Pre: 312 and 422. DP

ME 418 Power and Propulsion (3) Principles, performance, and design of gas turbine power plants and propulsion systems. Pre: 312 and 422 (or concurrent). DP

ME 422 Heat Transfer (3) Steady and transient conduction. Fundamentals of radiation and convection. Heat exchangers. Pre: 322. DP

ME 423 Mass Transfer (3) Elementary Mass Diffusion; Diffusion in a Stationary Medium; Diffusion in a Moving Medium; Low and High Mass Transfer Theories; Simultaneous Heat and Mass Transfer; Condensation, Evaporation, and Boiling; Transpiration Cooling; Species Boundary Layers; Engineering and Design of Heat and Mass Exchangers; Current Refrigerants and Environmental Regulations. A-F only. Pre: 422 or consent. DP

ME 424 Introduction to Gas Dynamics (3) One-dimensional compressible flow involving change of area, friction, heat transfer. Normal and oblique shocks. Prandtl-Meyer flow. Application to nozzles, diffusers, airfoils. Pre: 312 and 322. DP

ME 433 Failures in Materials (3) Analysis of component failures due to imperfections, fatigue, brittle fracture, wear, corrosion, bending, impact, and overload. Fracture mechanics. Case studies. Pre: 331 or consent. DP

ME 434 Materials Selection for Design (3) Methodology for the selection of materials for mechanical applications to prevent mechanical failure and environmental degradation. Design considerations associated with the use of metals, ceramics, polymers, and composites. Pre: 341, 341L, and 371. DP

ME 435 Experimental Methods in Materials Research (3) (1 Lec, 2 2-hr Lab) Common experimental techniques in materials testing and research: x-ray diffraction, optical and electron microscopy, thermal and mechanical properties, electrochemical methods—theory and hands-on experience. Pre: 341 and consent.

ME 436 Corrosion Engineering (3) Basics of corrosion processes and emphasis on corrosion control. Thermodynamics and kinetics of corrosion, metal alloys and their behavior, corrosion control techniques (cathodic protection, anodic protection, coatings, and inhibitors). Pre: 341 and 341L, or consent. DP