MECE 1100: Introduction to Mechanical Engineering
Cr. 1. (0-2.) Topics in mechanical engineering, computational tools, ethics, intellectual property, technical writing and presentation.
MECE 1331: Computing for Engineers (also CHEE 1331, CIVE 1331, INDE 1331)
Cr. 3. (2-2). Prerequisite: MATH 1431. Credit may not be received for more that one of the MECE 1331, CHEE 1331, CIVE 1331, and INDE 1331. Introduction to the computing environment: matrix arithmetic, programming essentials, spreadsheets, symbolic algebra tools; and solution of typical engineering problems using computer tools.
MECE 2334: Thermodynamics I
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: CHEM 1372, 1117, MATH 2433, and PHYS 1322. Fundamental concepts of heat and work, simple substances, energy analysis, first and second laws, thermodynamics of state.
MECE 2336: Mechanics I
[TCCN—ENGR 2301]
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: PHYS 1321 and credit for or concurrent enrollment in MATH 2433. Fundamentals of vector mechanics applied to systems of forces, resultants, free body diagrams, equilibrium and analysis of frames, machines and other structures. Centroids of areas, center of mass and moments of inertia.
MECE 2361: Introduction to Mechanical Design
Cr. 3. (2-3). Prerequisites: ENGL 1304, CNST 1330 and credit for or concurrent enrollment in COSC 1410 or MECE 1331. Introduction to engineering design. Individual and group projects.
MECE 3245: Materials Science Laboratory
Cr. 2. (1-3). Prerequisite: MECE 3345. Experiments in materials science and engineering topics.
MECE 3334: Thermodynamics II
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: MECE 2334. Power and refrigeration cycles, mixture of ideal gases, basic combustion processes, equilibrium, thermodynamics of compressible flow, thermal system design.
MECE 3336: Mechanics II
[TCCN—ENGR 2302]
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: MECE 2336 and credit for or concurrent enrollment in MATH 3321. Kinematics and dynamics of particles and rigid bodies.
MECE 3338: Dynamics and Control of Mechanical Systems
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: MECE 2361 and 3336. Design of system parameters and feedback control gains to satisfy transient and steady-state response specifications for mechanical systems. Transfer functions, time and frequency response, vibration isolation, automatic control systems. Design project required.
MECE 3345: Materials Science (formerly MECE 3445)
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: CHEM 1372, CHEM 1117, MECE 2334, and MECE 2336. Properties of materials described by and related to materials structure. Emphasis on mechanical properties of materials.
MECE 3360: Experimental Methods
Cr. 3. (2-3). Prerequisites: COSC 1410, ECE 3336, MECE 2334, and MECE 2336. Sensors, transducers, signal conditioning and analysis, and data acquisition and analysis. Measurement of length, strain, force, temperature, pressure and velocity.
MECE 3363: Introduction to Fluid Mechanics
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: MECE 2334, MECE 2336, and credit for or concurrent enrollment in MATH 3363. Fluid properties, control volume and differential balance equations, viscous and irrotational flows, dimensional analysis, laminar and turbulent flows.
MECE 3369: Solid Mechanics
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: MECE 2336 and credit for or concurrent enrollment in MATH 3363. Intermediate studies of the principles of stress analysis, buckling, energy methods, and the theories of failure; includes practical applications.
MECE 3370: Computational Methods for Mechanical Engineers
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: COSC 1410, MATH 3363, credit for or concurrent enrollment in MECE 3363. Mathematical formulation and computer aided solution of typical problems from mechanics of solids and fluids, heat transfer and mechanical engineering design and critical assessment of results.
MECE 3371: Numerical Methods for Mechanical Engineers
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: MECE 1331, 3360 and MATH 3363. Solution of mechanical engineering problems using computational methods.
MECE 3399-4399: Senior Honors Thesis
Cr. 3 per semester. Prerequisite: approval of chair.
MECE 3400: Introduction to Mechanics
Cr. 4. (4-0). Prerequisites: PHYS 1321 and credit for or concurrent enrollment in MATH 3321. Not for mechanical engineering majors. Statics of bodies, analysis of deformation and stress in elastic solids subject to bending and torsion, dynamics of particles, and mechanical vibrations.
MECE 4198:4298:4398:4498:4598: Special Problems
Cr. 1-5 per semester or more by concurrent enrollment. Prerequisite: approval of chair.
MECE 4332: Mechanical Design III: Integration of Component Design
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: MECE 3338, 3369, 3370 and credit for or concurrent enrollment in MECE 3345. Finite element theory for mechanical components and systems, failure theory in design, computer based design.
MECE 4334: Mechanical Design - Capstone Course
Cr. 3. (3-2). Prerequisites: senior standing in mechanical engineering, MECE 3338, 3369, and 4364. Credit may not be received for both INDE 4334 and MECE 4334. Applications of analytical, experimental and computational techniques in open-ended problems supplied by industry and faculty.
MECE 4364: Heat Transfer
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: MECE 3334, 3363, 3370. Steady and unsteady heat conduction; heat transfer by forced and free convection, radiation, and/or phase change; numerical solutions and heat transfer system synthesis.
MECE 4371: Thermal-Fluids Laboratory
Cr. 3. (2-3). Prerequisites: MECE 3360 and 4364. Experimental aspects of fluid mechanics and heat transfer; fluid behavior and fluid properties, flow variables and their measurement; temperature and heat transfer measurement; design and execution of student experiments.
MECE 4372: Mechanics-Controls-Vibration Laboratory
Cr. 3. (1.5-3). Prerequisites: MECE 3360 and 3338. Experimental methods to study dynamic response of structures and process systems. Course includes design of control systems and modification of laboratory hardware.
MECE 5300: Applied Magnetics
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: MECE 3345 and 3245. Overview of fundamental magnetic behavior of materials; device and sensor applications of magnetic materials.
MECE 5307: Fracture of Structural Materials
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: MECE 3445 and senior standing in mechanical engineering. Methods of materials characterization for fracture resistant or fracture safe design.
MECE 5312: Computational Fluid Dynamics I
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: MECE 3363 and BIOE 3440 or equivalents. Credit may not be received for more than one of BIOE 4312 and MECE 5312. Computational fluid dynamics simulations of biological systems using FLUENT software.
MECE 5323: Fundamentals of Tissue Engineering
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: CHEE 3363 or MECE 3363 or BIOE 3440 and MATH 3321. Credit may not be received for more than one of BIOE 4323, CHEE 5395, or MECE 5323. Fundamental concepts in tissue engineering and cell biology including structure, function, and replication.
MECE 5324: Advanced Continuum Biomechanics
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: MATH 3321 and BIOE 3440 or MECE 3363 or permission of instructor. Credit may not be received for more than one of BIOE 4324 and MECE 5324. Application of nonlinear elasticity and viscoelasticity to biological tissues including bone, skeletal muscle, blood vessels, and the heart.
MECE 5325: Application of Engineering Principles Applied to Biological Systems
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: BIOE 3440 or equivalent. Credit may not be received for more than one of BIOE 4325 and MECE 5325. Analysis and mechanics of biological systems with emphasis on the structure, function, and material relationships of the cardiovascular system.
MECE 5331: Machine Design
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: MECE 3338, 3369, 3371 and senior standing in mechanical engineering. General mechanical design considerations and processes, including materials, stress analysis, deflection, statistical analysis, failures resulting from both static and variable loading. Design of mechanical elements including screws, welding, springs, bearings, gears, brakes, and shafts.
MECE 5332: Introduction to Continuum Mechanics
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: MECE 3363, 3369, 3445, and senior standing in mechanical engineering. Vector and tensor analysis, kinematics of deformation, stress, the balance laws of physics, and basic constitutive theory with applications to elastic solids and viscous fluids.
MECE 5338: Fundamentals of Acoustics
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: MATH 3363, MECE 3336, ECE 3336, and senior standing in mechanical engineering. Introductory acoustics and ultrasonics: vibrations of strings, bars, membranes, transmission lines, plane and spherical waves.
MECE 5339: Introduction to Engineering Alloys
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: MECE 3345 and senior standing in mechanical engineering. Structure and properties of metal alloys; selection of alloys for various engineering applications; metallographic examinations; scanning electron microscope fractography.
MECE 5348: Vortex-Induced Vibrations
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: senior standing in mechanical engineering. Study of flow past fixed and oscillating cylinders. Vibration of cylindrical beams and columns. Vibration of a cylinder due to vortex shedding.
MECE 5350: Design of Alternative Energy Systems
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: MECE 4364 and credit for or concurrent enrollment in MECE 4334. Energy policy and economics, fundamentals of alternative energy devices, analysis and design of solar thermal collection and storage systems. Design project.
MECE 5360: Heat Transfer Component Design
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: MECE 4364 and credit for or concurrent enrollment in MECE 4334. Extended surface analysis and design, equipment performance calculations, electronic equipment cooling, heat exchanger selection and design, design project.
MECE 5361: Introduction to Compressible FLow
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: MECE 3334, 3363, and senior standing in mechanical engineering. Control volume solutions in one- and two-dimensional flows; normal and oblique shocks; isentropic flow; frictional flow; nonadiabatic flow; nozzles, diffusers, ejectors, and wind tunnels.
MECE 5363: Fluid Mechanics
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: MECE 3334, 3363, and senior standing in mechanical engineering. Flow in piping systems, boundary layers, turbulence, flow past bluff bodies, turbomachinery, compressible flow.
MECE 5364: Industrial Energy Conservation
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: MECE 3334, 3363, credit for or concurrent enrollment in MECE 4364. Technical and economic principles needed to assess the potential for energy conservation projects in energy-intensive industries. Applications of energy procedures involving steam usage, combustion science, heat recovery techniques and equipment, and industrial insulation. Lighting, ventilation, and air conditioning of industrial buildings.
MECE 5365: Vibration-Acoustical Transducers
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: MECE 3338, ECE 3336 and senior standing in mechanical engineering. Principles of transduction, motional impedance, calibration and reciprocity, measurement of acoustic-vibration quantities.
MECE 5367: Control System Analysis and Design
Cr. 3. (3-0). Pr erequisites: MECE 3338 and senior standing in mechanical engineering. Analysis and design of control systems in mechanical engineering, stability and time response, controller design, state variable approach.
MECE 5371: Vibration Analysis
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: MECE 3338 and senior standing in mechanical engineering. Single and multiple degree-of-freedom systems; free and forced vibrations of damped and undamped systems; approximate methods of analysis.
MECE 5373: Computer-Based Resolution of Open Problems
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: senior standing in College of Engineering. The resolution of open problems in engineering, including their characteristics, approaches for modeling, solution and validation of results. Examples from mechanical, electrical, chemical, civil, and industrial engineering.
MECE 5377: Fundamentals of Nondestructive Testing
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: MECE 3360, 3345, and senior standing in mechanical engineering. Types of defects in engineering materials and methods of early detection, liquid penetrants, magnetic particle inspection, eddy current testing, ultrasonic testing, radiography, specialized techniques.
MECE 5387: Intermediate Dynamics
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: MECE 3336 and senior standing in mechanical engineering. Topics in Eulerian and Lagrangian mechanics with application to mechanical systems.
MECE 5388: Intelligent Structural Systems
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: MECE 3338. Modeling, design and control of intelligent structures using various smart materials such as piezoceramics, shape memory alloys, magnetorheological (MR) fluid, and fiber optical sensors.
MECE 5397: Selected Topics
Cr. 3. (3-0). May be repeated for credit when topics vary.
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