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Search ME Courses using FocusSearch (http://catalog.northeastern.edu/ ME 2356. Lab for ME 2355. (1 Hour) class-search/?subject=ME) Accompanies ME 2355. Covers topics from the course through various activities. ME 1990. Elective. (1-4 Hours) Offers elective credit for courses taken at other academic institutions. Corequisite(s): ME 2355 May be repeated without limit. ME 2380. . (4 Hours) Defines and calculates thermodynamic properties such as , ME 2340. Introduction to Material Science. (4 Hours) entropy, , and . Work and heat interactions are Introduces the field, which emphasizes the structure- defined. The first and second laws of thermodynamics and concepts processing property-performance relationships for various classes of of thermodynamic equilibrium are introduced. materials including metals, ceramics, , electronic materials, and mass and the entropy balance relation are discussed for open and and magnetic materials. Topics include crystallography, structure of closed systems. Irreversibility, energy, and the energy balance relation , imperfections in , mechanical properties, dislocation are introduced and applied in analyzing thermodynamic systems. theory, , strengthening mechanisms, phase equilibrium, phase Fundamentals of thermodynamics are used to model power generation transformations, , thermal and optical physical properties, and and systems. Covers thermodynamics of nonreacting electrical and magnetic properties. Issues associated with materials mixtures with applications to air- vapor mixtures for air-conditioning selection, including economic and environmental consequences of systems. materials choices, are also addressed. Laboratory experiments, with written memo and report submissions, are required. Includes individual Prerequisite(s): MATH 2321 with a minimum grade of D- ; (PHYS 1151 and team-based projects. with a minimum grade of D- or PHYS 1161 with a minimum grade of D- ) Corequisite(s): ME 2381 Prerequisite(s): (CHEM 1151 with a minimum grade of D- or CHEM 1161 with a minimum grade of D- or CHEM 1211 with a minimum grade of D- ); ME 2381. Recitation for ME 2380. (0 Hours) (ENGL 1111 with a minimum grade of C or ENGL 1102 with a minimum Accompanies ME 2380. Offers demonstrations and and opportunities for grade of C or ENGW 1111 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1102 with problem solving. a minimum grade of C ) Corequisite(s): ME 2380 Corequisite(s): ME 2341 Attribute(s): NUpath Writing Intensive ME 2990. Elective. (1-4 Hours) Offers elective credit for courses taken at other academic institutions. ME 2341. Lab for ME 2340. (1 Hour) May be repeated without limit. Accompanies ME 2340. Covers topics from the course through various activities. ME 3455. Dynamics. (4 Hours) Corequisite(s): ME 2340 Treats the kinematics and kinetics of particles by using , mass and acceleration, and energy and methods. Investigates ME 2350. . (4 Hours) kinematics of rigid bodies in general plane motion. Introduces mass Introduces the vector representation of force and , the equivalent moment of inertia; kinetics of rigid bodies by using force-mass- force systems, free body diagrams, and of equilibrium. acceleration, work and energy, and impulse and momentum methods; Discusses centroids and center of gravity of rigid bodies. Examines and free and forced vibration of undamped and damped one-degree-of- applications to beams, trusses, and pin-connected frames and freedom systems. elementary concepts of friction. Discusses variation of internal and moments for beams and cable systems. Theory of dry friction is Prerequisite(s): (ME 2350 with a minimum grade of D- or CIVE 2221 with implemented in simple machine elements. Introduces the concepts a minimum grade of D- ); MATH 2341 with a minimum grade of D- of virtual work and potential energy. Includes a design project that Corequisite(s): ME 3456 demonstrates the fundamental concepts of equilibrium. ME 3456. Lab for ME 3455. (1 Hour) Prerequisite(s): (PHYS 1151 with a minimum grade of D- or PHYS 1161 Accompanies ME 3455. Covers topics from the course through various with a minimum grade of D- ); MATH 1342 with a minimum grade of D- activities.

ME 2355. Mechanics of Materials. (4 Hours) Corequisite(s): ME 3455 Discusses concepts of and strain; transformation of stress and strain at a point; stress-strain relations material properties; second moments of cross-sectional areas; stresses and deformations in simple structural members due to axial torsional, and flexural loading for statically determinate and indeterminate cases; design of beams under combined loading; and stability of structures and buckling of columns with various supports. Laboratory experiments and written reports are required.

Prerequisite(s): ME 2350 with a minimum grade of D- or CIVE 2221 with a minimum grade of D- Corequisite(s): ME 2356 2 Mechanical Engineering (ME)

ME 3460. Robot Dynamics and Control. (4 Hours) ME 3480. International Applications of Mechanics. (4 Hours) Covers fundamental components and mechanisms of robotic systems Studies fundamental principles in in an international and their multidisciplinary nature. Introduces the robot’s kinematics, setting. Students have an opportunity to travel to a foreign locale to dynamics, and control. Presents a quick overview of forward and develop theoretical understanding while experiencing the issues that inverse kinematics, robot dynamics, as well as path planning and affect applications of engineering in a culture and environment control techniques. Topics also include dynamic modeling and analysis different from their own. Topics include (pressure of mechanically, electrically, and magnetically driven hydraulic and distribution, forces on submerged , and ); Newton’s pneumatic drives; kinematics and motion analysis of linkages; as well as law of ; dimensional analysis; forms of basic laws sensing technologies (e.g., position, linear and angular displacements, (, momentum, and energy); analysis; velocity and acceleration, force and torque sensors) used in robotic differential formulation of basic laws including Navier-Stokes equations; systems. Presents kinematics and control of automatic machinery and and the concept of and coefficient. Includes a team- manufacturing processes, automatic assembly, and inspection robotic based independent project that focuses on applications that allow systems as representative examples. students to delve into issues that affect engineering and technology development in their host country. Prerequisite(s): MATH 2331 with a minimum grade of D- or MATH 2341 with a minimum grade of D- Prerequisite(s): MATH 2321 with a minimum grade of D- ; ME 2350 with a ME 3465. Introduction to . (4 Hours) minimum grade of D- Presents the fundamentals of at the introductory ME 3990. Elective. (1-4 Hours) level. Covers historical developments and background associated with Offers elective credit for courses taken at other academic institutions. aerospace engineering in parallel with technical discussions. Introduces May be repeated without limit. thermodynamic analyses of flowing gasses and derivations of the governing equations accompanying the anatomy of and space ME 4505. Measurement and Analysis with Thermal Science Application. vehicles. Studies basics of such as continuity, momentum (4 Hours) and energy equations, and isentropic flows. Discusses shapes, designs, Introduces basic measurements and data analysis techniques. Offers characteristics, and usage of different aerodynamic shapes and their students an opportunity to become familiar with various types of corresponding , drag, and momentum coefficients. Explores the measurement systems and to set up and perform experiments according elements of performance in level flight, takeoff, and landing. to a given procedure. Covers basic measurement methods of rotational Covers the introduction to the dynamics of flight, stability, and control of frequency; temperature, pressure, and power; and analog-to-digital the airplanes and astronautic vehicles. Designed for students interested conversion techniques and data acquisition. Data analysis topics include in an introductory course in aerospace engineering and the fundamentals statistical analysis of data, probability and inherent uncertainty, basic and historical traditions of of flight. measurement techniques, primary and secondary standards, system response characteristics, and computerized data acquisition methods. Prerequisite(s): MATH 2321 with a minimum grade of D- ; (PHYS 1151 Includes experiments in thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, and heat with a minimum grade of D- or PHYS 1161 with a minimum grade of D- ); transfer. Topics include cycle performance, flow discharge coefficient and ME 2380 with a minimum grade of D- coefficient measurements, and psychometric applications ME 3470. Aeronautical . (4 Hours) in the air-conditioning field. Introduces basics for the analysis and design of engines and reviews the history of gas turbine engines. Introduces general Prerequisite(s): ME 2380 with a minimum grade of D- conservation laws of mass, energy, and momentum for compressible Corequisite(s): ME 4506 flows and application to quasi-one-dimensional internal flows and Attribute(s): NUpath Analyzing/Using Data in external flows. Reviews thrust and thermodynamic ME 4506. Lab for ME 4505. (1 Hour) performance of the engines. Discusses designing parameters of the Accompanies ME 4505. Covers topics from the course through various inlets in detail. Uses the principles of chemical equilibrium to calculate activities. the composition of products in a chemical reaction to find flame temperature and energy release, which drive the design of Corequisite(s): ME 4505 combustors and afterburners. Introduces physics and aerodynamics ME 4508. Mechanical Engineering Computation and Design. (4 Hours) of and turbines, and reviews basics of gas turbine blades Highlights the role of finite element analysis in product development. cooling. Introduces the theory of finite elements in elastic/plastic, static, and transient problems. Emphasis is on modeling in design using Prerequisite(s): ME 2380 with a minimum grade of D- available commercial finite element software. Also covers other ME 3475. Fluid Mechanics. (4 Hours) numerical techniques such as finite difference schemes in the solution Studies fundamental principles in fluid mechanics. Topics include of systems of partial differential equations, and numerical solution to hydrostatics (pressure distribution, forces on submerged surfaces and systems of linear and nonlinear equations. buoyancy); Newton’s law of viscosity; dimensional analysis; integral forms of basic laws (conservation of mass, momentum, and energy); Prerequisite(s): (ME 2355 with a minimum grade of D- ; MATH 2341 with pipe flow analysis; differential formulation of basic laws including a minimum grade of D- ) or (BIOE 2350 with a minimum grade of D- ; Navier-Stokes equations; and the concept of boundary layer and drag (GE 2361 with a minimum grade of D- or MATH 2341 with a minimum coefficient. Includes a team-based independent project. grade of D- ))

Prerequisite(s): MATH 2321 with a minimum grade of D- ; ME 2350 with a minimum grade of D- Mechanical Engineering (ME) 3

ME 4520. Mechanical Vibration. (4 Hours) ME 4570. Thermal Systems Analysis and Design. (4 Hours) Covers concepts in mechanical vibration analysis. Topics include basic Introduces theories of thermal energy transport, including conduction, concepts of vibrations, vibration problems vs.dynamic problems, linear , and thermal radiation, and the design of thermal systems. vs. nonlinear vibrations, vibrational elements, harmonic motion; free Solution methods are developed for steady-state and transient vibration of undamped SDOF systems, stability, Rayleigh's energy conduction problems including thermal circuit analogies, internal energy method, free vibration of viscously damped SDOF systems, free vibration sources and extended surfaces. Convective heat transfer mechanisms of damped SDOF systems with Coulomb and hysteretic damping; are introduced and correlations to evaluate the heat transfer coefficient harmonically forced SDOF systems, harmonic motion of base and are discussed. Methodologies for calculating the thermal radiation rotating unbalance, forced vibrations of Coulomb-damped and hysteresis- heat transfer between surfaces are introduced. These theories are damped SDOF systems, general (nonperiodically) forced vibrations; free integrated with thermodynamics and fluid mechanics in the design of and forced vibrations of 2 DOF systems, damped vibrations, general thermal systems, including heat exchangers. Includes an open-ended eigenvalue problem, vibration measuring instruments; tuned vibration design project and students are expected to use computational methods absorbers, passive and active vibration absorbers, vibration-control throughout the course. systems (passive, semiactive, and active), modal analysis software, and illustrative examples. Prerequisite(s): ME 2380 with a minimum grade of D- ; (ME 3475 with a minimum grade of D- or ME 3480 with a minimum grade of D- ) Prerequisite(s): MATH 2341 (may be taken concurrently) with a minimum ME 4630. Ceramic Science and Engineering. (4 Hours) grade of D- ; ME 3455 (may be taken concurrently) with a minimum grade Examines the structure-property relationship of ceramics, focusing of D- mostly on modern engineered ceramics and glasses. Ceramics are ME 4550. Mechanical Engineering Design. (4 Hours) broadly defined as materials that are inorganic and nonmetallic and Explores development of the mechanical design process and its open- so encompass an extremely broad range of materials and material ended nature. Reviews fundamentals of stress and theories of failure properties. Discusses their structures from the atomic through the including fatigue considerations in the analysis of various machine microstructural level and properties from across the thermal, mechanical, components. Treatment is given to shafts, springs, screws, connections, optical, electrical, and chemical spectrum. Considers the ideal crystalline lubrications, bearings, gears, and tolerances. Includes team-based design and glassy structures, as well as the crucial role of point, linear, and projects that involve modeling and the design process. planar defects. Relates phase equilibria and transformations to a survey of modern techniques for ceramic and glass fabrication. Prerequisite(s): ME 2355 with a minimum grade of D- ME 4555. System Analysis and Control. (4 Hours) Prerequisite(s): ME 2340 with a minimum grade of D- Presents the theoretical backgrounds for the analysis and design of ME 4640. Mechanical Behavior and Processing of Materials. (4 Hours) simple feedback control systems, differential equations, and Laplace Continues studies of the physical basis for the mechanical behavior of transforms. Treats system modeling, linear approximations, transfer solid materials including , , , , functions, and block diagrams; and transient and frequency response fatigue, and creep properties. Also covers materials processing and and stability-frequency domain and root locus methods. Other topics may includes casting, forming, joining, and machining. include linear systems with time lag and relay servomechanisms with small nonlinearities. Prerequisite(s): ME 2340 with a minimum grade of D- ; ME 2355 with a minimum grade of D- Prerequisite(s): ME 3455 with a minimum grade of D- or (BIOE 2350 with ME 4670. Internal Combustion Engine. (4 Hours) a minimum grade of D- ; BIOE 3380 with a minimum grade of D- ) Presents the concepts and theories of operation of internal combustion ME 4565. Introduction to Computational Fluid Dynamics. (4 Hours) engines based upon the fundamental engineering sciences of Introduces numerical methods applied to solve fluid flow problems. thermodynamics, gas dynamics, heat transfer, and mechanics. Discusses Includes basic and physics related to computational the design and operating characteristics of conventional spark-ignition, fluid dynamics (CFD), together with practical assignments that use compression-ignition, Wankel, and stratified charge. Explores the commercial CFD packages. Emphasizes finite difference and finite relationship between vehicle load and engine load through differential methods. Other topics include mathematical properties of partial and gear-ratio selections. Includes laboratory experiments. differential equations, accuracy and stability analysis of numerical solution, CFD verification and validation, application to variety of fluid Prerequisite(s): ME 2380 with a minimum grade of D- ; ME 3475 with a dynamics problems, grid generation, and modeling. minimum grade of D- ME 4699. Special Topics in Mechanical Engineering. (4 Hours) Prerequisite(s): (ME 3475 with a minimum grade of D- or BIOE 3310 with Focuses on an advanced mechanical engineering project agreed upon a minimum grade of D- ); (MATH 2341 with a minimum grade of D- or between the student and instructor. May be repeated without limit. GE 2361 with a minimum grade of D- ) ME 4970. Junior/Senior Honors Project 1. (4 Hours) Focuses on in-depth project in which a student conducts research or produces a product related to the student’s major field. Combined with Junior/Senior Project 2 or college-defined equivalent for 8-credit honors project. May be repeated without limit. 4 Mechanical Engineering (ME)

ME 4971. Junior/Senior Honors Project 2. (4 Hours) ME 5554. Robotics Sensing and Navigation. (4 Hours) Focuses on second semester of in-depth project in which a student Examines the actual sensors and mathematical techniques for robotic conducts research or produces a product related to the student’s major sensing and navigation with a focus on sensors such as cameras, sonars, field. May be repeated without limit. and laser scanners. These are used in association with techniques and algorithms for dead reckoning and visual inertial odometry in conjunction Prerequisite(s): ME 4970 with a minimum grade of D- with GPS and inertial measurement units. Covers Kalman filters and ME 4990. Elective. (1-4 Hours) particle filters as applied to the SLAM problem. A large component of the Offers elective credit for courses taken at other academic institutions. class involves programming in both the ROS and LCM environments with May be repeated without limit. real field robotics sensor data sets. Labs incorporate real field sensors and platforms. Culminates with both an individual design project and a ME 4991. Research. (4 Hours) team-based final project of considerable complexity. Offers an opportunity to conduct research under faculty supervision. Prerequisite(s): ((MATH 3081 with a minimum grade of D- or EECE 3468 Attribute(s): NUpath Integration Experience with a minimum grade of D- ); (EECE 2160 with a minimum grade of D- or EECE 2210 with a minimum grade of D- )) or graduate program admission ME 4992. Directed Study. (1-4 Hours) Offers theoretical or experimental work under the direction of members of ME 5600. Materials Processing and Process Selection. (4 Hours) the department on a chosen topic. Course content depends on instructor. Covers the fundamentals and usage of processes and techniques for May be repeated without limit. bulk, thick film, thin film, and patterned structures. Covers techniques for improvement of mechanical or functional properties, for reliability, ME 5240. Computer Aided Design and Manufacturing. (4 Hours) or for operation in harsh environments. Includes case studies for which Covers basic aspects of computer graphics and CAD/CAM. Topics processes are selected based on efficacy, material input, and cost. include hardware and software concepts, generic structure of CAD/ Systems studied include biocompatible implants and materials for the CAM software and its modules, and CAD/CAM database structure. Also telecommunication, semiconductor, energy, and aerospace industries. covers the parametric representations of curves, surfaces, solids, and features that are widely used in existing commercial CAD/CAM systems. ME 5620. Fundamentals of Advanced Materials. (4 Hours) Discusses geometrical transformations, CAD/CAM data exchange Offers a deep dive into the interdisciplinary field of materials science that formats, prototyping techniques, and PDM. Presents applications such addresses the discovery, design, and prediction of new materials, with an as mass properties calculations, assemblies, mechanical tolerancing, emphasis on solids. Offers students an opportunity to gain knowledge , finite element mesh generation, process planning and CAPP, and practice in issues of materials science. Consists of fundamentals, CNC part programming, and Web-based CAD/CAM. properties (emphasis on electronic properties), applications, and advanced topics. Provides specific readings from the literature assigned Prerequisite(s): GE 1110 with a minimum grade of B or GE 1501 with a to support the in-class lectures. Offers a variety of opportunities to minimum grade of B or graduate program admission practice and demonstrate comprehension and learning. ME 5245. Mechatronic Systems. (4 Hours) Prerequisite(s): ME 2340 with a minimum grade of D- or graduate Covers integration of electronic/electrical engineering, computer program admission technology, and control engineering with mechanical engineering to provide a self-contained, modern treatment of mixed systems along ME 5640. Additive Manufacturing. (4 Hours) with their and applications. Topics include mixed- Discusses fundamentals, process characteristics, and practical systems integration; sensors, actuation systems; brief overview of applications of various additive manufacturing (AM) processes. Covers dynamic systems modeling, response characterization, and closed- digital workflow for AM, implications of AM on design, material for AM loop controllers; interfacing; data presentation systems and processes; and material properties, energy sources and interaction with materials, microprocessors; real-time monitoring and control; and applications AM processes, process characteristics and capabilities, process models, of mechatronic systems. The course also offers numerous MATLAB/ design of experiments and Taguchi methods for AM process parameter Simulink examples of select mechatronic systems and devices along with optimization, postprocessing of AM parts, process defects, and the Ansys open-ended design projects and assignments. AM module.

Prerequisite(s): ME 4555 with a minimum grade of C or ME 5659 with a ME 5645. Environmental Issues in Manufacturing and Product Use. (4 minimum grade of C or ME 5659 with a minimum grade of C Hours) ME 5250. Robot Mechanics and Control. (4 Hours) Explores environmental and economic aspects of different materials Covers kinematics and dynamics of robot manipulators, including the used in products throughout the product life cycle. Introduces concepts development of kinematics equations of manipulators, the inverse of industrial ecology, life cycle analysis, and sustainable development. kinematics problem, and motion trajectories. Employs Lagrangian Students work in teams to analyze case studies of specific products mechanics to cover dynamics of manipulators for the purpose of fabricated using metals, ceramics, polymers, or paper. These case control. Covers control and programming of robots, steady state errors, studies compare cost, energy, and resources used and emissions calculations of servoparameters, robot vision systems and algorithms, as generated through the mining, refining, manufacture, use, and disposal well as imaging techniques and the concept of mobile robots. stages of the product life cycle. Debates issues in legislation (extended product responsibility, recycling mandates, and ecolabeling) and in Prerequisite(s): ME 4555 with a minimum grade of D- or graduate disposal strategies (landfill, incineration, reuse, and recycling). Discusses program admission difficulties associated with environmental impact assessments and ME 5374. Special Topics in Mechanical Engineering. (4 Hours) the development of decision analysis tools to weigh the tradeoffs in Offers topics of current interest in mechanical engineering. technical, economic, and environmental performance, and analyzes specific case studies. Mechanical Engineering (ME) 5

ME 5650. Advanced Mechanics of Materials. (4 Hours) ME 5665. Musculoskeletal . (4 Hours) Covers stress, strain, and analysis of simple structures Using a three-part format, emphasizes the quantitative analysis of human including beams, plates, and shells. Topics include classical theory of musculoskeletal system statics and dynamics, including, in part I, gait circular and rectangular plates; combined effects of and in- analysis and estimation of the complex loads on human joint systems. plane forces; buckling of plates; effects of shear deformation and of large Investigates how the form of connective tissue and bone is derived deflections; membrane theory of shells; analysis of cylindrical shells; from function in part II, including a quantitative analysis of the material introduction to energy methods with applications to beams, frames, properties of bone, ligament, tendon, and cartilage. Working in groups and rings; Ritz method; and the concept of stability as applied to one in part III, students select and investigate a relevant, current topic in and two degree-of-freedom systems buckling of bars, frames, and rings. musculoskeletal biomechanics and present their findings to the class. Permission of instructor required for undergraduate students. Requires prior completion of an undergraduate course in biomechanics (Northeastern’s BIOE 2350 or equivalent). Permission of instructor ME 5653. Inelasticity. (4 Hours) required for undergraduate students. Introduces models suitable for rate-independent and rate-dependent plasticity, creep, viscoplasticity, viscoelasticity, and damage. Emphasizes ME 5685. Solar Thermal Engineering. (4 Hours) the interdisciplinary nature of nonlinear constitutive theories. Offers Develops a model for the hourly direct and diffuse radiation under a students an opportunity to understand the phenomenological aspects cover of scattered clouds and the transmission and absorption of this of nonlinear and time-dependent material behavior and to obtain the radiation by passive and active systems. Considers the design of air ability to develop and use mathematical models that describe inelastic heating systems and the storage of the collected energy by a pebble bed, deformation behavior. and considers elements of heater exchanger design. Makes a study of the economics of a domestic water and/or space using f- Prerequisite(s): ME 2355 with a minimum grade of D- or graduate chart analysis. Requires prior completion of ME 4570 or equivalent. program admission ME 5655. Dynamics and Mechanical Vibration. (4 Hours) ME 5690. Gas Turbine Combustion. (4 Hours) Covers dynamic response of discrete and continuous media. Topics Offers students an opportunity to obtain an understanding of the include work and energy, impulse and momentum, Lagrangian dynamics, basic physical, chemical, and aerodynamic processes associated with free and forced response to periodic and transient excitations, vibration combustion in gas turbine engines and their relevance to combustor absorber, free and forced response of multiple degree-of-freedom design and performance in applications ranging from aeronautical systems with and without damping, method of modal analysis, vibrations to power generation. Topics include the history and evolution of gas of continuous media such as extensional, torsional, and bending turbine engines, thermodynamic cycles, conventional and alternative vibrations of bars, and approximate methods of analysis. Permission of aviation fuels, combustion fundamentals, fuel injection and atomization, instructor required for undergraduate students. advanced wall cooling techniques, mechanisms of combustion noise and approaches to , and design and performance for ultra-low ME 5657. . (4 Hours) emissions. Focuses on numerical techniques for solving engineering problems. Topics include introduction to the finite element method; methods Prerequisite(s): ME 4570 with a minimum grade of D- or graduate of approximations and variational methods; Rayleigh-Ritz method program admission and Galerkin formulation; interpolation functions; truss, beam, plate, ME 5695. Aerodynamics. (4 Hours) shell, and solid elements; stiffness matrix and assembly of element Focuses on topics of practical importance in applications of fluid equations; application of finite element method in fluid and heat transfer mechanics to external flows over bodies. Covers problems; linear, nonlinear, and transient problems; numerical integration analysis in order to use the concepts of speed and and methods of solving systems of equations for static and dynamic and to design subsonic and supersonic nozzles, diffusers, and . problems; and use of a finite element general-purpose commercial Introduces normal and oblique shock waves and the Prandtl-Meyer package. Permission of instructor required for undergraduate students. expansion applied to supersonic flows over bodies and surfaces. Discusses Rayleigh and Fanno flows. Studies and applies the Bernoulli ME 5659. Control Systems Engineering. (4 Hours) and theory to external flow analyses and the Covers concepts in design and control of dynamical systems. Topics theory of lift generation on airfoils. include review of continuous-time system modeling and dynamic response; principles of feedback, classical and modern control analyses, ME 5978. Independent Study. (1-4 Hours) and design techniques such as root locus, frequency response (e.g., Bode Offers theoretical or experimental work under individual faculty plots and Nyquist Criteria), and state-space feedback; dynamic analysis, supervision. May be repeated without limit. design, and control of electromechanical systems; block diagram algebra or signal-flow graphs, effects of poles and zeros on system response ME 5984. Research. (1-4 Hours) characteristics; principles of controllability, observability, observer Offers an opportunity to conduct research under faculty supervision. May designs, and pole placement techniques; introduction to adaptive and be repeated without limit. learning control and digital implementation of control algorithms. 6 Mechanical Engineering (ME)

ME 6200. Mathematical Methods for Mechanical Engineers 1. (4 Hours) ME 7238. Advanced Finite Element Method. (4 Hours) Focuses on linear algebra, vector analysis, ordinary, and partial Focuses on advanced techniques for solving engineering problems differential equations with mechanical engineering applications. Topics with the finite element method. Topics include review of finite element include linear algebra, linear vector spaces, matrices, and eigenvectors; method; solution of linear and nonlinear algebraic problems; solution vector field theory, curvilinear coordinates, and integral theorems; power of dynamics problems; solution of contact problems using penalty and series methods for second order linear ODEs, special functions, Sturm- Lagrange multiplier methods; solution of nonlinear beams, plates, and Liouville theory, and orthogonal function expansions including Fourier shells; finite element formulations of solid continua including Lagrangian series; second order linear PDEs including the Laplace, diffusion, and and updated Lagrangian formulations, material nonlinearities, and use of equations and solution techniques such as separation of variables a commercially available finite element package. and orthogonal function decomposition. Prerequisite(s): ME 7210 with a minimum grade of C- ; ME 5657 with a ME 6201. Mathematical Methods for Mechanical Engineers 2. (4 Hours) minimum grade of C- Focuses on partial differential equations with applications to mechanical ME 7247. Advanced Control Engineering. (4 Hours) engineering. Includes function spaces; Sturm-Liouville theory; Reviews topics from modern control engineering and characteristics eigenfunction expansions; special functions; potential theory; solution of nonlinear systems. Covers fundamentals of Lyapunov theory and of elliptic, parabolic, and hyperbolic PDEs using separation of variables; stability analysis as well as nonlinear feedback control systems using the eigenfunction expansions, transform methods, and numerical methods. Lyapunov method. Includes an introduction to advanced topics: variable structure system control, adaptive control-system analysis and design, Prerequisite(s): ME 6200 with a minimum grade of C- robust adaptive control, and optimal and digital control. Requires prior ME 6260. Introduction to Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS). (4 completion of ME 5659 or a graduate-level course in modern control. Hours) Provides an introduction to microelectromechanical systems including ME 7255. and Nonlinear FEM. (4 Hours) principles of sensing and actuation, microfabrication technology for Covers the stresses, strains, and displacements in general continuous MEMS, noise concepts, and packaging techniques. Covers a wide media. Topics include vector and tensor calculus; definitions of stress, range of disciplines, from electronics to mechanics, material properties, strain, and deformation; kinematics of a continuous medium; material microfabrication technology, electromagnetics, and . Studies derivatives; rate of deformation tensor, finite strain, and deformation; several classes of devices including inertial measurement devices, Eulerian and Lagrangian formulations; geometric measures of strain; pressure sensors, rf components, and optical MEMS. Devotes the last relative deformation , rotation, and stretch tensors; compatibility third of the semester largely to design projects, involving design of MEMS conditions; general principles; conservation of mass; momentum devices to specifications in a realistic fabrication process. principles; energy balance; constitutive theories of materials (i.e., heat conduction, fluid mechanics, elastic solids, nonlinear elasticity, inelastic ME 6962. Elective. (1-4 Hours) deformation of solids); variational principles; introduction to the nonlinear Offers elective credit for courses taken at other academic institutions. finite element formulations for solids, such as nonlinearities in solid May be repeated without limit. mechanics, governing equations (strong form and weak form), finite element approximation, Newton-Raphson method, Lagrangian finite ME 7210. Elasticity and Plasticity. (4 Hours) elements (total and updated Lagrangian approaches), and solution Covers stress and strain analysis in continuous media. Analyzes procedure. Cartesian tensors using indicial notation; stress and strain concepts; Prerequisite(s): ME 7210 with a minimum grade of C- point stress and strain; relation to tensor concepts; equations of equilibrium and compatibility; constitutive laws for elastic, general, ME 7270. General Thermodynamics. (4 Hours) axisymmetric, plane stress, and plane strain formulations and solutions; Examines fundamentals of equilibrium thermodynamics. Topics the relation of elasticity to structural mechanics theories; physical basis include work, energy, heat, temperature, available energy, entropy, of plastic/inelastic deformation of solids; and constitutive descriptions of first and second law of thermodynamics, simple systems, closed plasticity including yielding, hardening rules, Prandtl-Reuss constitutive and open systems, availability loss and irreversibility, heat engines, laws, and viscoplasticity. multicomponent systems, mixtures of , chemical reactions, and chemical equilibrium. ME 7232. Theory of Plates and Shells. (4 Hours) Covers the mechanics of plates using classical theory (cylindrical ME 7275. Essentials of Fluid Dynamics. (4 Hours) bending, rectangular plates, and circular plates) and with Offers a fundamental course in fluid dynamics designed to prepare shear deformation. Includes combined effects of bending and in-plane the student for more advanced courses in the thermofluids curriculum forces, buckling of plates, moderately large deflections, membrane theory while providing a strong background in fluid mechanics. Topics of shells, analysis of thin cylindrical shells of revolution, and general include Cartesian tensors; differential and integral formulation of the theory of thin elastic shells. equations of conservation of mass, momentum, and energy; molecular and continuum ; the Navier-Stokes equations; Prerequisite(s): ME 6200 with a minimum grade of C- or (ME 6200 with a ; inviscid , the , and minimum grade of C- ; ME 6201 with a minimum grade of C- ) Bernoulli‘s equation; viscous incompressible flow; the ; some exact solutions; energy equation including heat conduction and viscous , low flow, exact and approximate approaches to laminar boundary layers in high Reynolds number flows, stability of laminar flows and the transition to turbulence, and treatment of incompressible turbulent mean flow; and internal and external flows.

Prerequisite(s): ME 6200 with a minimum grade of C- Mechanical Engineering (ME) 7

ME 7278. Complex Fluids. (4 Hours) ME 7300. Combustion and Air Pollution. (4 Hours) Covers the physical phenomena in complex fluids, including polymeric Deals with the formation of pollutants during combustion processes , structured fluids, and cells and biofluids undergoing deformation and their subsequent transformations in the . Emphasis and flow. Focuses on kinematics and material functions for complex is on the effects of design and operating parameters of combustion fluids; techniques of viscometry, , and linear viscoelastic devices on the nature and composition of exhaust gases, improvements, measurements for such fluids; mathematical expressions and postcombustion treatment of effluent gases, atmospheric chemistry, and constitutive laws describing rich and complex behavior of complex fluids atmospheric transport of pollutants, smog formation, acid rain, ozone under different flow conditions; continuum mechanics frame invariance formation, and destruction. and convected derivatives for finite strain viscoelasticity; differential and integral constitutive equations for viscoelastic fluids; the roles ME 7305. Fundamentals of Combustion. (4 Hours) of non-Newtonian behavior, linear viscoelasticity, and time- and rate- Provides an advanced course that is a comprehensive treatment of the dependent properties of a wide range of fluids, from cells and saliva, problems involved in the combustion of , gaseous, and solid fuels in to oil and polymers, with examples on normal stresses; elastic recoil; both laminar and turbulent flow. Discusses the fundamentals of chemical stress relaxation in processing flows; molecular theories for dynamics of kinetics. Examines the equations for the transport of mass, momentum, complex fluids; and more. and energy with chemically reacting gases. Topics include diffusion and premixed flames, combustion of droplets and sprays, and gasification Prerequisite(s): ME 7275 with a minimum grade of C- and combustion of coal. ME 7285. Heat Conduction and Thermal Radiation. (4 Hours) Emphasizes analytical techniques in conduction and radiative Prerequisite(s): ME 7270 with a minimum grade of C- transfer. Topics include formulation of steady- and unsteady-state ME 7310. Computational Fluid Dynamics with Heat Transfer. (4 Hours) one-dimensional and multidimensional heat conduction problems, Offers an advanced course in numerical methods applied to fluid flows solution techniques for linear problems including the method of with heat transfer. Topics include finite difference and finite volume separation of variables, Laplace transforms and integral transforms, methods for solving partial differential equations, with particular approximate analytical methods, phase change problems, and nonlinear emphasis on the equations of fluid dynamics and heat transfer. Other problems. Offers an introduction to thermal radiation heat transfer topics include mathematical properties of partial differential equations, including the electromagnetic background of radiation, nature of thermal accuracy and stability analysis of numerical solutions, applications to a radiation, radiation intensity, black body intensity, and radiation through variety of fluid dynamics and heat transfer problems, grid generation, and nonparticipating media. Discusses the fundamentals of radiation in an introduction to . Requires knowledge of computer absorbing, emitting, and scattering media including the equation of programming. radiative transfer with methods of solution, pure radiative transfer in participating media, and interaction of radiation with conduction and/or Prerequisite(s): ME 7275 with a minimum grade of C- convection. Requires undergraduate heat transfer course. ME 7374. Special Topics in Mechanical Engineering. (4 Hours) Offers topics of interest to the staff member conducting this class for Prerequisite(s): ME 6200 with a minimum grade of C- advanced study. May be repeated without limit. ME 7290. Convective Heat Transfer. (4 Hours) Focuses on the fundamental equations of convective heat transfer ME 7440. Mechanical Engineering Leadership Challenge Project 1. (4 including heat transfer in incompressible external laminar boundary Hours) layers, integral boundary layer equations, laminar in Offers students an opportunity to develop and present a plan for the internal flows, and turbulent forced convection in internal and external demonstration of a marketable technology product or prototype with flows. Develops analogies between heat and momentum transfer a mechanical engineering focus. Constitutes the first half of a thesis- including the Reynolds, Taylor, and Martinelli analogies. Covers natural scale project in technology commercialization. Requires work/training convection, heat transfer in high-speed flow, and transient forced with a sponsoring organization or employer to improve a process convection. or develop a project that is of significant value to the organization and demonstrates a quantifiable market impact while enhancing the Prerequisite(s): ME 7275 with a minimum grade of C- student’s technological and engineering depth and fostering the student’s ME 7295. Multiscale Flow and Transport Phenomena. (4 Hours) leadership development. Covers the fundamentals of flow and transport phenomena in multiscale systems. Begins with an overview of momentum, energy, and mass ME 7442. Mechanical Engineering Leadership Challenge Project 2. (4 transport phenomena, emphasizing microscale phenomena such as the Hours) slip flow regime. Introduces other driving forces and transport processes Continues ME 7440, a thesis-scale project in technology relevant to microscale flows, such as tension (capillarity) and commercialization. Offers students an opportunity to demonstrate their electrokinetics. These basic concepts provide the preamble for the development of a marketable technology product or prototype with a presentation of the more complex multiphase and porous flow transport mechanical engineering focus and to produce a written documentary behavior. This course material is supplemented with class projects and report on the project to the satisfaction of an advising committee. presentations by the students. Requires knowledge of thermodynamics, Requires work/training with a sponsoring organization or employer fluid mechanics, and heat transfer. to improve a process or develop a project that is of significant value to the organization and demonstrates a quantifiable market impact while enhancing the student’s technological and engineering depth and fostering the student’s leadership development.

Prerequisite(s): ME 7440 with a minimum grade of C- 8 Mechanical Engineering (ME)

ME 7945. Master’s Project. (4 Hours) Offers theoretical or experimental work under individual faculty supervision.

ME 7962. Elective. (1-4 Hours) Offers elective credit for courses taken at other academic institutions. May be repeated without limit.

ME 7978. Independent Study. (1-4 Hours) Offers theoretical or experimental work under individual faculty supervision. An independent study must be petitioned and approved by the academic advisor. The petition must clearly state the reason for taking the course; a brief description of goals; as well as the expected outcomes, deliverables, and grading scheme. Master’s degree students in thesis or project options are not eligible to take independent study.

ME 7990. Thesis. (1-8 Hours) Offers analytical and/or experimental work conducted under the direction of the faculty in fulfillment of the requirements for the degree. Requires first-year students to attend a graduate seminar program that introduces the students to the methods of choosing a research topic, conducting research, and preparing a thesis. Requires successful completion of the seminar program. May be repeated without limit.

ME 7996. Thesis Continuation. (0 Hours) Continues thesis work conducted under the supervision of a departmental faculty member.

ME 8960. Candidacy Preparation—Doctoral. (0 Hours) Offers students an opportunity to prepare for the PhD qualifying exam under faculty supervision. Intended for students who have completed all required PhD course work and have not yet achieved PhD candidacy; students who have not completed all required PhD course work are not allowed to register for this course. May be repeated once.

ME 8986. Research. (0 Hours) Offers students an opportunity to conduct full-time research under faculty supervision. May be repeated without limit.

ME 9000. PhD Candidacy Achieved. (0 Hours) Indicates successful completion of program requirements for PhD candidacy.

ME 9986. Research. (0 Hours) Offers students an opportunity to conduct full-time research under faculty supervision. May be repeated without limit.

ME 9990. Dissertation Term 1. (0 Hours) Offers dissertation supervision under individual faculty supervision.

Prerequisite(s): ME 9000 with a minimum grade of S ME 9991. Dissertation Term 2. (0 Hours) Offers dissertation supervision by members of the department.

Prerequisite(s): ME 9990 with a minimum grade of S ME 9996. Dissertation Continuation. (0 Hours) Offers continuing dissertation supervision under individual faculty supervision.

Prerequisite(s): ME 9991 with a minimum grade of S or Dissertation Check with a score of REQ